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Alfred Otto George John Baur
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Short Biography<ref>Alfred Baur/Obituary - information gleaned from newspaper obituaries in Clara Hinderer Baur collection</ref>

Timeline

1893

  • Born at Gibbon, MN the third child.
  • Baptized in Gibbon.

1894

  • Moves to Johnson, MN.

1900

  • Moves to

1907

  • Confirmed at Town of Eden, near Morgan, Minnesota.

1909

  • Attending DMLC - Writes postcard to Jacob Baur who is living in Morgan, MN.
    • Dear father, In my last letter I stated that I would come home Wednesday, but I believe I won't be able to because the mumps went down to my testicles and I won't be able to be up. Otto Netzke will remain with me until I am well. With Best Wishes, Your son Alf.
      • Most people who contract the disease recover fully. However, beyond those chipmunk cheeks, mumps can have serious (and sometimes permanent) complications that are not so comical: inflammation of the testicles and ovaries, encephalitis (swelling of the brain), meningitis (infection of the tissue around the brain and spinal cord), seizures, and deafness.
      • After 1909 mump patience were put in quarantine.

1910

  • Attending DMLC
  • April 20th writes postcard to parents
  • September 11th writes Lydia Baur a postcard telling her Prof. Meyer and Prof. Bliefernicht are preaching "tonight." Also, fast progress is being mad with the new building.
  • September 30th writes Emilie Sommerfeld a postcard in German telling her

1911

  • Age 18
  • Graduated from Dr. Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN, (attended to prepare for the holy ministry).
  • Sends postcard to Elsa Hinderer, age 18, living in Watertown, SD.

1913

  • Graduated from Concordia College, St. Paul, MN.

1914

1915

1916

  • Graduates from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. (attended for the final work).

1916

1917

1920

  • Friedens congregation called Pastor Alfred Bauer of Cedar Mills to serve as a vacancy pastor, which he did until January 1921.
  • 1921
  • Diagnosed with Cancer ????

1922

1927

  • Dies of cancer at age 34 years, eight months and eight days at 11:30p.m. on Saturday evening at at Cedar Mills, MN.
  • Buried at St. John's at Cedar Mills the day before Thanksgiving.

Alfred Baur served as a vacancy pastor at Fiedens congregation (Peace Lutheran Church) in Hutchinson from 1920 until January 1921.

Death

Funeral

Memories

The following is from a letter written by Ralph Baur to his kids.

Feb 1, 1922 was indeed a day the Lord made. Who would have thought when I was born that my Dad would not even get close to being 80 and having his children, whatever number, surprise him on his 80th birthday.

The mechanical inclination and know-how ability must have been handed down to you from him because before planning a trip to Washington he saw to it that you could lay back the seat for sleeping, he saw to it that a Ruxtal shift was installed so you could shift into a lower gear instead of holding down the clutch all the way up the mountain. For mountainous driving he also saw to it that the gas cap on the tank under the right front seat had a gas cap with an air valve welded on. The purpose was that if the mountain was too steep and with ordinary gas cap you had to back all the way up so gas would run from the tank to the carburetor. With the newly devised cap you merely fastened a tire pump to the tank and drove up the mountain the regular way. He never was able to make use of these innovations because he had to turn back in South Dakota because of severe health problems. In my youth I never saw another Model T Ford with such a conversion kit as that. So now you know-how and money saving devices.

Snow Storm of 1924

Cancer

Alfred's death was due to cancer which he had for "some time" and was confined to his bed for four months.

  • 1878: lung cancer still considered rare. Malignant lung tumors are only 1% of all cancers.
  • By 1918, the percentage rises to 10%
  • And by 1927: more than 14%.
  • 1929: German physician Fritz Lickint first recognized the potential connection between smoking and lung cancer. This discovery led to a nationwide anti-tobacco movement in Nazi Germany.
  • WOW….Yes: The Nazis were anti-smoking!
  • 1940: Lung cancer becomes second most frequent cause of cancer death, stomach cancer being #1 <ref>http://www.topmastersinhealthcare.com/lung-cancer/</ref>

Detroit, MI

"He <ref>Alfred Baur</ref> went through years of cancer misery. We traveled to Detroit and the Kock Cancer Clinic, which was to have a cure for this dreaded disease but of course it was not effective."<ref>Clara Hinderer Baur's written history</ref>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Medical_Center

Notes

Alfred had blue eyes according to his draft registration card.

FB Narrative

We have all seen the picture of Alfred, Clara, and Ralph sitting on some steps in Detroit, MI when he was there for cancer treatment. I found where those steps were. It is an empty lot now. Back then it was part of the Walther League Hospice. When viewing the area, the streets are lined with similar buildings boasting nine bedrooms.

The Detriot Medical Center is located nearby. What a huge facility. Terri says this is where her infant brother went for treatment of a hole in his heart. Little Jonny is buried beneath the headstone of his parents.

Grandma Clara Hinderer Baur writes in her history about Alfred's Cancer: "He went through years of cancer misery. We traveled to Detroit and the Kock Cancer Clinic, which was to have a cure for this dreaded disease but of course it was not effective."

I couldn't find any information concerning the Kock Cancer Clinic on-line. An empty envelope is addressed to Alfred in care of the Walther League Hospice. It turns out this organization was begun by the Missouri Synod. I believe it still exists.

After more digging I found a 1200 page document mentioning the Kock Cancer Clinic. It is a legal transcript. The doctor is getting his medical license revoked because of a treatment he used on a patient who was referred to him by the Kock Cancer Clinic.

The plot thickens. Grandma writes "We were at first spared the terrible flue that took the lives of so many but then we too came down with it in 1918. My husband Alfred made 45 flue calls and finally also got it, along with double pneumonia...... The congregation and his family prayed for his recovery, but we do not always know for what we pray. Had the Lord taken him then, much pain, agony and sorrow could have been spared him.

He went through years of cancer misery. We traveled to Detroit and the Kock Cancer Clinic, which was to have a cure for this dreaded disease but of course it was not effective."

One of the reasons the previously mentioned doctor was losing his license is because he promised a cure. He was using the Hoxsey cancer treatment. He also used a machine developed during WW I. The military purpose was to detect enemy planes. He was also using strange "electro machines" to treat influenza.

The envelope I mentioned was from an L. Lorandos living in St. Louis MO. I'm betting it was maybe a previous Prof of Alfred.

I also want to learn more about the Walther League Hospice. I know they are soliciting artifacts concerning people from the past who have used the League. This is a rambling post. Just wanted to share pieces of the puzzle I am working on. It all started with a small, empty envelope... Let your imagination run wild. Were the scribblings on the envelope made by little Ralphie as he sat bored and unaware of what was taking place????

Last night I finished reading the online NY Medical Review Board legal briefs about the Kock Cancer Clinic and its connection to the NY doctor. Parts of it were more like Perry Mason than real law. I could hear Norm Burger talking as I read lines. I like law and medicine so for me it was an interesting read. One of the main characters is "Miss Frankenstein." Really!

The dialog demonstrated the thinking of the times. Doctors wouldn't tell patients they had terminal illnesses. It was only told to close family or friends. Family history says Grandpa was brave, quietly suffered and few knew of his illness. Was Grandpa being brave or was he being kept in the dark?

The book takes place in 1935. One of the treatments is lying on a grounded copper bed coil, with the head faced North and the feet faced South. For those who don't know it, copper is a great conductor. Electricity loves to flow through it. I leave the rest to your imagination.

Leukemia, which has been called cancer of the blood, is mentioned in the later sections of the book. My grandma Hannah Lieski Jaus died of Leukemia back in 1935 when Mom was 5. Family records indicate she let herself be used for experimental tests. I do have to wonder what kind of experiments Grandma went through.

There are so many facts in that book I would love to delve into further, but that would take a year. Keep on track, Jim! Just make note of items like the Walther League Hospice so it isn't forgotten.


Val sent me the following email concerning Paul and Eugene Hinderer. She contacted St. John's secretary for more details (thanks Val!)

This is the secretary's reply: "I looked in the record books today and found in the Baptism records that Pastor Baur performed his last Baptism on June 26, 1927. This is the only place where the Pastor name was written. Then the next Baptism which was August 21, 1927 states the Pastor was Eugene Hinderer (very clearly written). The same handwriting shows for Baptisms through August 5, 1928 so I presume these were all performed by Pastor Eugene Hinderer. I found that Pastor Bauer died November 19, 1927."

I found a newspaper obituary for Pastor Eugene Hinderer. He served at St. John's in Tappin ND from 1923-1938. I sent their Pastor an email this morning asking if they have a "leave of absence" for Eugene in their records.

In the meantime, I am going to scan Eugene's obituary information. He was serving in Hartland, WI when he died. I have the complete newspaper section. Do any of you have ties to the the greater Hartland area? It contains a lot of HS graduation pictures.

Grandma's household auction wasn't held until summer of 1928. She apparently lived in the parsonage during that time. A new parsonage was also built in 1928.

On a side note, his daughter Kathryn Hinderer Heidi was teaching at Grace Lutheran School in Yakima WA at the time. I understand she was the schools first teacher.

I look forward to hearing back from the Tappin ND pastor and will let you know what I find out.

The Walther League Messenger

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http://hpnbooks.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Historic-St-Louis.pdf

Walter A. Maier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_A._Maier , he went directly to Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, where he supported himself by selling Oliver typewriters. Here, once again, it was the Hebrew language and Old Testament studies that engrossed Maier. And once again, his love for the subject caused him to excel in it. Upon graduation in 1916, and in recognition of his proficiency in the field, young Maier was awarded a graduate fellowship in Old Testament studies at Harvard Divinity School.[3][4] Due to the breadth of his academic goals, Maier studied at Harvard Divinity School from 1916 to 1918, and at Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1918 to 1920. These four years saw the completion of course requirements for both Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and the creation of a first draft of his doctoral dissertation, Slavery in the Time of the Hammurabi Dynasty. His perspicacity concerning Biblical Hebrew led to the mastery of other Semitic languages such as Arabic, Assyrian, and Babylonian, as well as the Hittite and Sumerian languages; and included the ability to read ancient cuneiform. The study of Semitics also led to his deep understanding of the history, literature, and culture of the ancient societies associated with these languages. In 1917, Harvard Divinity School awarded Maier the Billings Prize for oratory. He received an M.A. in Semitic language, literature and history from Harvard University in 1920; and in 1929 became the twentieth person to ever receive his doctorate from Harvard in Semitics.[5][6] Since America's oldest college had been founded in 1636, an average of one successful candidate every fifteen years had received this degree.

Kock Cancer Clinic

Hoxsey Therapy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoxsey_Therapy Hoxsey Therapy or Hoxsey Method is an alternative medical treatment promoted as a cure for cancer. The treatment consists of a caustic herbal paste for external cancers or an herbal mixture for "internal" cancers, combined with laxatives, douches, vitamin supplements, and dietary changes. Reviews by major medical bodies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society,[1] M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,[2] and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,[3] have found no evidence that Hoxsey Therapy is an effective treatment for cancer. The sale or marketing of the Hoxsey Method was banned in the United States by the FDA on September 21, 1960 as a "worthless and discredited" remedy and a form of quackery.[4]


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Disproven Methods

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unproven_and_disproven_cancer_treatments

Notes

  • Two funeral services were held.
    • A special sermon was preached at ten 0'clock in the morning for only the members of the congregation. At this time the Heidmann of Arlington spoke in the German tongue.
    • At 1:30 in the afternoon a German-English service was held for the general public.
  • In addition to his wife and son, his loss is mourned by the parents, six sisters and one brother.
  • In the funeral service, held in the morning for the congregation, Pastor Heidmann preached on the comforting words which the deceased had spoken to his wife shortly before his departure: "I die, but God shall be with you." Gen. 48:21.
  • In the afternoon funeral service many pastors, sorrowing friends and relatives gathered and were shown by Professor A. Schaller why they could, in spite of their bereavement, celebrate a joyful Thanksgiving Festival: Because the veil of darkness and sorrow has been removed from the face of the deceased; because he has won a great victory, and because God has visited him, so he can exclaim: Lo, this is my God; I have waited for Him, and He will save me: this is the Lord; I will be glad and rejoice in His salvation. Isaiah 25:6-8.
  • In both services Rev. Immanuel Albrecht spoke inspiring words of comfort. He was president of DMLC
  • The nearest relatives:
    • Wife - Clara Hinderer Baur .
    • Son - Ralph (five years of age)
    • His father and mother - Rev. Jacob and Emilie Sommerfeld Baur.
    • His parents-in-law - Rev. Paul and Klara Schneider Hinderer.
    • Six sisters and one brother.
One brother
    • Theodore Baur, living at Sanborn, MN.
Six sisters
    • Mrs. Arthur Streich (Lydia Baur) of Sanborn, MN.
    • Miss Tabea Baur of Minneapolis
    • Miss Marie Baur of Minneapolis
    • Miss Agness Baur of Minneapolis, and Miss Helen and Miss Cordelia Baur, living at home.
  • Rev. Mr. Baur continued the work of his ministry under great difficulties, concealing the graveness of his condition from his friends and relatives. He actively conducted the work in his congregation until July of this year.
  • He underwent two surgical operations, and had taken numerous X-ray treatments.
  • Suffered breakdown while attempting to drive to the west coast in July.
  • Went to Detroit, Michigan, for medical aid, which however, was of no avail.
  • He returned here several months ago, since which time his condition gradually weakened, and he was relieved from suffering Saturday evening.
  • The body lay in state in the church, and many hundreds of friends came to attend the last sad rites.




Among the brother pastors who came to attend funeral services
  • William Sauer of Watertown, SD. (DP of Dakota District and I believe Jacob Baur's step-brother who emigrated from Germany)
  • Rev. Eugene Hinderer of Tappen, ND;
  • Rev. Robert Heidemann and daughter, Miss Elsie, of Arlington
  • Rev. H. Boettcher of Gibbon
  • Rev. and MrsAppel of Buffalo Lake
  • Rev. Mr. Tinge of Brookfield
  • Rev. and Mrs. F. Zarling of Renville
  • Rev. and Mrs. Earls Schmidt of Wood Lake
  • Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Nickels of Redwood Falls, MN
  • Rev. Henry Albrecht of Lynn Town
  • Rev. R. Fischer of Acoma town; Rev. M. Schuetze of Ellsworth town
  • Rev. J. Th. Lund and Rev. W. J. Schulze of Hutchinson.*
  • Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Burginerger,
  • Mr. and Mrs. Casper Weber,
  • Mr. and Mrs. John Yaeger,
  • Miss Esther and Erwin J. Yaeger,
  • Mrs. William Yaeger,
  • Mr. and Mrs. Walter Yaeger, all of Sanborn,
  • Dr. and Mrs. Wilbert W. Yaeger of Revillo, South Dakota.

Comments

None of Emilie's family is listed as attending the funeral.

Occupation(s)

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References <references/> Family Histories: Harms -- Jaus -- Lieske -- Hinderer -- Baur --

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