Taft Delegates At Large Favored By Iowa Republicans
Iowa Republicans in convention endorse Taft for president. Four delegates at large are instructed to vote for Taft and use all honorable means for his nomination. County vote tallies show Cummins Bax Adair and others receiving support as part of the taft resolutions and national convention preparations.
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Iowa
William Howard Taft
Taft
Willis Stern
Harrison
W. M. Chamberlain
Scott
L. D. Hews
Calhoun
S. W. Clouse
Delaware
Cummins
Mr. Cheshire
Ed. Pryor
S. W. Brookhart
J. M. Forbes
H. E B. Eaton
Vival Voce
Iowa Republicans Indorse Taft and Elect Delegates
Cedar Rapids Iowa April 24 Special Republicans in state convention endorsed President William Howard Taft and elected four delegates at large to the Chicago national convention. Delegates George D Perkins B F Carroll Luther A Brewer and James F Bryan won 761 to 720 amid a large gathering in the auditorium decorated with flags.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
William ‘Howard ‘Taft
Chicago
Iit
Geo. D. Perkins
B. F. Carroll
James F.bryan
Trewin
Tobin
Geg. D. Perkins
Luther A. Brewer
James F. Bryan
William Howard Taft
Thomas Cheshire
Des Moines
J. H. Allen
Pocahontas
J. C. Powers
Franklin
George B. Wilson
Clinton
A. B. Judson
Mills
George D. Perkins
Taft and Cummins Dominate Cedar Rapids District Meeting
Delegates split districts for Taft with six districts and Cummins with five as Cedar Rapids held district conventions. Taft totals reach sixteen delegates while Cummins tally ten. A minority report by J A Sammis was rejected by a 47 vote margin after a lengthy speech amid interruptions.
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Cedar Rapids
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Taft
Cummins
Cumming
Committee ‘On
Convention in Detail in Cedar Rapids Iowa
The Town Republican convention opened at 11:15 led by C F Franke, with invocation by Rev Joseph F Newton. Joe Farley read the official call and a male quartet sang as C M Thomas of Maquoketa served as temporary chairman, beginning the proceedings.
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Cedar Rapids
C. F. Franke
Republican State Central Committee
Joseph F. Newton
Joe Farley
Fort Madison
C. M. Thomas
Maquoketa
Delegates and permanent officers chosen at convention
At the convention reconvening, credentials were approved and delegates certified. James H. Trewin was named permanent chairman with Walter S. Ellis clerk Hazen I. Sawyer assistant clerk and L. C. Mabray reading clerk. Four delegates at large were elected on a single ticket with Taft candidates prevailing over Cummins contenders.
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Committee On
James H. Trewin
Linn County
Walter S. Ellis
Montgomery County
Hazen I. Sawyer
Lee County
L. C. Mabray
Monroe County
Reading
Minority report pledges Iowa Republicans push for presidential primary
The minority report from Cedar Rapids Iowa urges adoption of a presidential preference primary to reflect voters wishes. It endorses Theodore Roosevelt and Albert B Cummins, supports Sherwood pension votes, and instructs delegates to back Cummins for the Republican national convention.
Journalists condemn duels to curb affairs of honor
The Association of French Journalists passed a resolution to suppress duels by refusing to publish reports of affairs of honor. They argue publicity fuels dueling, emphasizing cost over danger, noting a cheap duel costs 73 dollars. A dramatist and cadre of auteurs escrimeurs face similar issues with hostile messages and earnings split.
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Association of French Journalists
Emersons Advice to Writers in Public Squares
A quotation on writing urges learning in the street not the college. It emphasizes defending every view in the public square and keeping in touch with fellow men, asserting the public arena as the writer's true home.
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Emerson
Emergon
Titanic disaster relief and memorials spark unity across cities
New York relief funds top $71,877.75 with church choirs, prayers, and tributes in major worship houses. Mayor Harrison asks aid for destitute survivors as officials estimate about 1,635 dead and 105 survivors, while services honor the heroic dead and shared grief.
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Rostron
Carpathia
White Star Line
Gaynor
Women’s, Relief
Old Trinity
St. Patrick’s
St. John the Divine
Trinityy Church
William T. Manning
Titanic Passengers From Nebraska Farm Town
FremontNebraska J B Thayer of Boston listed among Titanic passengers was former president of the Stand ard Cattle company which once bought Dodge county land near Ames and operated a sugar factory Leavitt. Mr and Mrs Thayer and their son were returning from Europe. Mrs Thayer and the son survived.
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Fremont, Neb
J. B. Thayer
Boston
Old Standard Cattle Company
Dodge County
Ames
Neb
Leavitt
Thayer
Europe
Memorial services held for Emil Brandeis in Omaha
In memory of Emil Brandeis, prominent Omaha merchant who perished aboard the Titanic, a Sunday afternoon service with sacred songs and tributes was conducted at the Brandeis theater. United States Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska was among the speakers, and the stage was lavishly adorned with flowers.
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Omaha
Emil Brandeis
Atlantic Ocean
Ser
Brandeis
Brandeis Theater
United States
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Titanic widow vows to expose real truth at senate hearing
Mrs. Henry B. Harris, widow of a millionaire producer, says fifteen hundred were murdered, not drowned, in the Titanic disaster and she will testify before the senate inquiry. She recalls being last to leave the deck, entering a collapsible boat with others, and credits Major Butt for guiding rescuers while condemning the ship's handling as murder.
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New York
Henry B. Harris
Atlantic
Harris
Senate Investigation Committee
Major Butt
Major
God
Mr. Harris
Titanic Disaster Obituaries and Memorial Tributes Across Cities
Witness accounts describe Major Butt and others perishing at sea after the Titanic sinking. Mrs Harris recalls heroism and sacrifice while Rabbi Hirsch honors Jewish victims at Carnegie Hall. Capta in Haddock denies rescue reports as Titanic survivors receive relief funds. Taft attends memorials in St Pauls Church and Ottumwa engineer John Adams dies with his fireman gravely injured in Conea lake incident.
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Washington
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Archibald Butt
Taft
John Adams
Ottumwa
Cone’a Lake
Muscatine
John Moriarty
Vision of Liberty Overcoming Self-Doubt
A short reflective poem urges broadening perspective beyond petty limits. The speaker seeks release from self distrust and fear, asking for renewal and resilience through inner vision. The lines invoke struggle with bitterness and a wish to rise above personal constraints.
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Murtel BE. Windram
Household Rats and the Meal Chart Method
Monotony in menus drains appetite and energy in housework. A wall chart listing family favorites, with ten to twelve potato and rice dish ideas, can rotate meals every five to six weeks. It promotes organized planning, stretches meats with dumplings and cereals, and emphasizes economy through better value.
That man is one who does less than he can
A terse maxim labeling a person as habitually minimal in effort. It contrasts behavior with duty and expectation, implying weakness or laziness. The line centers on character judgment and personal discipline without context or attribution.
Marmalade and luncheon ideas from a household column
Practical kitchen tips include marmalade made with carrots lemons and sugar with optional orange variation. Quick egg soup uses beef extract onion celery and eggs over rice. Stain removal with rice water helps rust. Spanish Toast features peppers onion parsley and tomato over buttered toast. Prunes and chestnuts make a sweetmeat.
Seance Returns Captain Kidd Spirit Reflects on Riches
A voice at the seance proclaims, I am the spirit of Captain Kidd, while the medium notes the spirit weeps, confessing regrets about past seafaring exploits and wishing he had instead opened an office and sold stock to folks seeking quick riches.
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Captain Kidd
First Oil Well and the Birth of an Industry
The note recalls coal oil as a medicinal liniment and marks Colonel Edwin L Drake’s 1859 drilling of the first oil well near Titusville Pennsylvania as the start of the American oil industry.
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Edwin L. Drake
Titusville
Women's College for Buddhists to be Founded in Kyoto
A meeting at Nish Hon ganji temple Kyoto unanimously approved founding a Women’s College for Buddhists as a high education university. The project, supported by the Women’s Association of the Buddhist sect, is estimated to cost 280000 yen.
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Women’s’ College For
Nish Honganji
Kyoto
No Harmful Drugs In Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea is described as free of harmful drugs and made entirely from healthful herbs. The ad notes that money can influence decisions when secrecy is desired. The quirky line implies a satire on financial influence and quiet deals.
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