Death of Father in Family of Eighteen Members
Earl F. Baldwin aged 97, Civil War veteran and father of Ross Baldwin city firefighter and E V Baldwin federal prohibition officer, Waterloo, and 11 other living children, died at 2 p.m. Monday at his daughter Mrs Myrtle Payne’s home in St Ansgar Iowa of complications from old age. The death marks the first break in a family of parents and 32 children. He was the third Civil War veteran in four days to die in the area. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today in St Ansgar with burial there. Baldwin was born August 25, 1844 in Bridgeport Connecticut and enlisted at 18 in the Thirteenth Wisconsin Infantry, serving three years and three months. He was once a Confederate prisoner in Gettysburg prison and later married Agnes Phelps. The couple lived in Durant Iowa and Lake Mills Iowa before settling with their children in Waterloo. Thirteen children were born to the couple, seven boys and six girls, all living besides the widow. They are Ross and James V of Waterloo, Fred and Myrtle Payne of St Ansgar, Agnes Allen and Helen Rice of Pueblo Colorado, Mrs Anthony of St Paul, Bertha Rollan of Austin Minnesota, Willard and Amos in Chicago, Everett in Sidney Montana, Heattie Buck of Lake Mills Indiana, and David of Booneville New York. Twenty-seven grandchildren are living.
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Ross, Baldwin
E.V. Baldwin
Waterloo
Myrtle. Payne
Ste Ansgar
Baldwin
Robert Anderson Post
Byron Leighton
William Snodgrass
St. Ansgar
Wilam Baldwin
Bridgeport
Conn
Thirteenth
Wisconsin Infantry
Agnes Phelps
Durant
Lake Mills
Grand Army Post
Ross and
Jamest V
Poll Tax Deadline Near. Waterloo Clerk Urges Payment
Two days remain to pay poll tax without a 1.40 penalty. Charles C. Mackay, Waterloo city clerk, warned men to settle taxes soon. Before Oct 1 the tax is 3.50, after that date it is 5, with additional penalties. Attorneys may be authorized to collect unpaid taxes after Oct 1.
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Charles C. MatcKay
Waterloo
Mackay
Methodist Women Meet at Home of Mrs Richards La Porte City
In La Porte City the M. E. Ladies Aid of the Methodist church held a social afternoon at Mrs T A Richards home. Celesta Broad presided, new officers elected for the year. Vocal solos by Mrs George Shalser and Mrs St J Wagner, Bible story by Neva McChane. Hosts were Mrs Richards and Mrs W W Milne.
Ames Town College and Miss Miles December Finish
Des Moines reports a Polk county relief appeal for mood sufferers in the Sioux City Hawarden district seeking 5000 dollars. Judge Hubert Utterback presented the plea before the Polk county council of the Red Cross as part of a 150900 dollar state fund request.
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Town State College
Ames
Miss Miles
John Barley
Miles Homme
Texas On Business
Des Moines
Polk County
Sioux City-Hawarden
Hubert Utterback
the Red Cross
Husband Faces Murder Threat Allegation in Divorce Case
Dora Shirley filed for divorce from Warren Shirley alleging cruel treatment and threats to her life. They wed July 5 1912 at Sioux City Indiana and have three children. Custody of the children and maintenance alimony are requested.
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Dora Shirley
Warren Shirley
Sioux City
Springfield Des Moines game postponed in little world series
Rain again caused another postponement of the fifth game between Springfield and Des Moines. Springfield needs only one win to claim the championship in the little world series.
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Springfield UI
Springfield
Des Moines
Midwest May Get One More Cold Day
Chicago dispatch notes unseasonal cold continues across the Midwest with minimums dipping to the 40s. Springfield and Peoria reported 44 degrees, while Chicago reached 43, ten degrees above Sunday’s low. Minneapolis and Kansas City logged 38, Madison 40, signaling lingering chill across the region.
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Midwest
Chicago
Mid- Lewest
Weather Bureau
Springfield
Peoria
Mercury
Cmicago
Minneapolis
Kansas
Citsr
Middlewest
Madison
Wis
May Get Federal Job
Des Moines Sept 28 Attorney George H Woodson is under consideration by the secretary of state for the Liberia ambassador post to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Rev Solomon T Hood.
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Des Moines
George H. Woodson
Liberia
Solomon T. Hood
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Earl F. Baldwin
Helen Rice
David Baldwin
Amos Baldwin
Hettle Buck
Ross Baldwin
Effie Anthony
Willard Baldwin
Ernest V.baldwin
Bertha Rollan
Myrtle Payne
Barl FP. Baldwin
Fred Baldwin
Agnes Baldwin
Agnes Allen
Everett Baldwin
LA Porte City
Neva McChane
Waterloo Evening Courier
David Allison
Henly
Neb
William Booth
Upper Iowa
Marshallown
Them
Haber
Sylvia Kober
Katherine Kouster
Winthrop
J. W. Kober
Mr. Kober
Dundee
Charles Futler
George Jenson
Cedar Falls
Tina Booth
M. HH. Thompson
Brrs
Eliza McCartney
Hudson
W. M. Blough
Henry Baliheim
Duluth
Minn
Escave Hayfever
Ilda Mae Miles
Sir Philip Gibbs
Fanny Heaslip Lea
Mary Synon
Frederic Arnold Kummer
Bruce Barton
Good Housekeeping Institute
Atwater
Kent
Model
Phileo
Pileo
Philco
Burgess
Atwater Kent Model
Cattle Congress
Chols & Gateq
Atwater Kent
Springfield-Des Moines
Americas
France
Jemima
United States
Aunt Jemima
Seay Brand
Chase & Sanborn
Chase &Sanborn Seal Brand Coffee
N. Wells St
NaNecing
Wisconsin
Chotee
Michigan
Jne
Waterloo and Vicinity
America
Coats
Dairy Cattle Congress
Crystal Theatre
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