Fort Dodge Gypsum Project Advances in Iowa
Waterloo capitalists back gypsum near Fort Dodge with 150 acres bought at Carston Station, a $100,000 company formed, nine shafts show a 23 foot deposit, and a $35,000 mill planned for 75 tons daily. Reunion of the Forty-ninth encampment set for Cedar Rapids Aug 7 to 15 with first postwar gathering after Cuba service.
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Carston Station
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Slugged and Robbed Man Found Near Dubuque Bluff
A young man, E. V. Peters, a Bayless commercial college student, was found unconscious at a bluff foot near Dubuque after reportedly being slugged and robbed of $0. He is at Finley Hospital with poor recovery chances. Also reported: a Baldwin-area man discovers his wife dead by hanging in a barn loft, suicide suspected. the Iowa Baptist Sunday School Assembly in Des Moines area. a giant Mississippi raft floated by Knapp, Stout & Co. near Stillwater. Nashua bank cashier Charles J. Poole missing since July 10. mushrooms reportedly poisoned three Cedar Falls residents. Colorado climate discussed with praise of elevation and pioneer resilience.
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Jackson County
Ceveral Houra
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Nashua
Lyle, Minn
Chicago
Millwaukea
St. Paul
Bank teller recalls daily money seekers and wildbankers
A New York Sun excerpt recounts bank visits by nightly denominations seekers and menacing individuals. A teller describes regulars who arrive at 11 each morning seeking funds, plus a drunken claimant who threatened with a knife and a dangerous encounter with a check scam. It ties to Lafayette and long struggle for freedom in Edward Page Gaston’s Woman's Home Companion piece.
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Ido
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New York Sun
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Empire
Edward Page Gaston
Woman's Home Companion
Siberian Post Horses and their hardy steppes
The piece describes Siberian horses tied at poste houses with heads raised high and kept warm between stages. Drivers scrape frost from legs with a toothed whip end, then hydrate the cold animals with ice cold water before the next leg, causing them to tremble yet appear ready for work.
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Archbishop Keany to visit Dubuque amid brief Iowa notes
Summary of Iowa items reports Archbishop Keany due in Dubuque around August 16. A man found dead by hanging near Monti in Buchanan County. Otis Lundred heads Republican marching clubs planned for campaign work. Professor E J Mason leaves Cluton High to take Colorado Springs job. Paul Foster, 16, injured in a racing accident near Loris, likely fatal. Victor Halu, Mount Vernon businessman, killed stepping onto a Northwestern track. Jongle Deering injured at Fort Dodge when arm caught in rollers at a collar factory.
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Sherman Lannary
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Hauer
Evolution of presidential nominations and electors
The piece traces how presidents and vice presidents were chosen from early joint ballots to the shift toward popular voting and state exercised electors. It notes pre 1800 legislative selection of electors, the 1804 amendment changes, and the 1824 caucus failure leading to broader reform, with examples from Tennessee and Colorado.
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Tennessee
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New York Sun
Fragmented 1920s Vignettes of Love and Courtroom Blunders
A collage of character sketches and anecdotes from early 20th century papers. A vaudeville style scene shows Miller proposing to Millie amid a spark of romantic tension. A Congressional barroom moment features a lawyer courtishly bungling a jury withdrawal. An amusing parental exchange in a hunting tale closes the snippet with a child's clever reply.
Explorer's Tale Ends With Elephant Body In Thicket
An explorer described peering into a dense thicket and finding a trunk shaped body. An inter fering critic doubted a trunkless body until the traveler clarified the body was that of an elephant. He resumed his story afterward.
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London Globe
Forgive me, dear, for sharing secrets in confidence
A Chicago clip presents a dialogue where a gos sip apologizes for mentioning to Mrs. Brown the confidential matters, and the wise woman responds that the disclosure was intentional to fulfill a stated purpose. The tone suggests a moral or domestic reflection on trust and discretion.
The Duke's Boston Tea Party Tale and a Soldier's Pledge
In Paris a table of aristocrats hears a trench tale about the Boston tea party as the Duke of Gloucester mocks the king and the rebellion. A silent young Soldier after the dinner declares I will join the Americans, signaling a bold resolve to fight alongside the American colonists.
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