Senator Dolliver Dies After Heart Examination
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver, senior Iowa senator and famed orator, died at his Fort Dodge home after a sudden heart failure during a routine stethoscope examination by Dr. E. M. Van Patten. Dolliver had been ill over a year and a half, with previous operations and heart trouble, and leaves wife Louise Pearsons Dolliver and five children.
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Ft. Dodge
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Iowa
E. M. van Patten
Dolliver
van Patten
Morris
Dolliver Funeral Thursday in Fort Dodge
Senate committee appointed to attend with Cummins as chairman. Fort Dodge Iowa October 17 due to the sudden death of Senator Jonathan F Dolliver tentative funeral arrangements have been made for Thursday at 2 pm services likely under Rev W H Spence of Fort Dodge First Methodist Episcopal burial at Oakland cemetery invited Rev Dr Frank Gunsaulus and E R Hillis to attend and Bishop Luther B Wilson and Governor Carroll to give orations
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Fort Dodge
Jonathan F. Dolliver
W. H. Spence
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Oakland Cemetery
Frank Gunsaulus
Chicago
Dwight Hillis
Brooklyn
Luther B. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Carroll
Senators to Attend Funeral for Senator Dolliver
Vice President Sherman appoints a U S Senate committee to attend the funeral of late Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa in Fort Dodge on Thursday October 20 at 2 pm. Members named include Cummins Bailey Elkins Paynter Nelson Burrows Kean Clapp Beveridge Shively Burkett and Money.
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Washington, D
Sherman
United States Senate
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Cummins
Bailey
Elkins
Paynter
Nelson
Burrows
Kean
Clapp
Beveridge
Shively
Burkett
Money
Who Will Succeed Dolliver in Iowa Senate
Des Moines Oct 17 The question of Dolliver’s successor dominates Iowa politics. With Dolliver dead and no declared frontrunners, the governor may appoint. names mentioned include Walter L Smith William P Hepburn Warren Garst D Jackson Lafayette Young D Perkins H W Byers John Fy Lacey Hubbard and others amid uncertain guesses.
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Dolliver
Iowa
Walter L.'Simith
Congress
Ninth
Wm.p. Hepburn
Warren
Garst Frame
Jackson
Lafayette
Young
D. Perkins
H.W. Byers
Aub
Funk
John
Fy Lacey Alba Hubbard
Wn.hayehen
Ind
Othera
Iowa News items reflect a busy year of appointments and incidents
Raymond A. Griffith named post office inspector at West Liberty. Ed Collins crushed between engine and car at Boone. Civil service exams Nov 5 for rural carriers at Mandamin and Boyden. Floyd county courts convict R R McCleland of plural marriage. W J Bryan speaks at Adel Corydon Des Moines Leon Osceola. Iowa Historical Society reelects Dr Benjamin F Shambaugh as president. Adolph J Holub appointed postmaster at Hansell. Corydon water sewer bond issue 45000 at 4 percent sold at par. Nearly 100 King's Daughters attend Iowa convention in Des Moines. George Clark becomes Newton postmaster succeeding M A McCord. W A McGarry dies in DeWitt by accidental shotgun discharge. Old Home Week ends in Pella with Bryan speech. Christ church contract awarded at Hampton 8000 expected cost. Ex-State Senator Brighton dies in Fairfield. Siebel flour mills fire at Oxealoga losses 50000 to 75000. Charles Gebhardt buried at sea May 26 1910. Barns burn west of Prairie City with 3000 loss. Cedar Rapids surpasses Council Bluffs in population 32811 vs 29292. Des Moines council on commission form government hit SNAG as election petition legality questioned. Miss Gay Dolliver summoned to Fort Dodge to aid Senator Dolliver illness. Burlington soil standard a success. Otto Zeglen pleads guilty to manslaughter in Le Mars. Two men jailed for hog theft in Marshall County. Pensions awarded Iowa farmers list. Rural carriers and postmasters appointed in several counties.
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West Liberty
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North-Western
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Boyden
R. R. McCleland
Floyd County
W. J. Bryan
Adel
Corydon
Des Moines
Leon
Osceola
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Benjamin IF. Shambaugh
Iowa City
Adolph J. Holub
Hansell
Franklin County
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King’s Daughters of
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Newton
M. A. McCord
W. A. McGarry
DeWitt
Pella
Hampton
Brighton
J. H. Brush
Fairfield
Siebel
Oxkalooga
Charles Gebhardt
Germany
America
Arthur Kane
Prairie City
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Alfred C. Mueller
Gay Dolliver
Sioux City
J. P. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
Burlington Railroad
J. C., Simpson
Department of Agriculture
Otto Zeglen
Delbert Church
le Mars
le Grand
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Marshalltown
Barney Halverson
James Pokasta
Quarry
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William J. Bowers
Mary BR. Chew
Francis Davis
Nettie Freeman
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Henry B. Gibbs
James W. Jones
Jacob Lang
Michael H. Mack
William J. Nelings
French L. Nelson
Elizabeth Shanifelt
Hiram Stoker
Agency
W. Scott Searles
Goldfield
Freeman L. Pinder
Fred Beaver
Honey Creek
John C. Printz
James C. Duggan
Webb
Roy OG
Birdsall
Arthur’ H
Bird+ sell
West Grove
Ernest Barnett
Oscar R. Southern
Highland Center
Wapello County
Benjamin L. Denny
J. Melcher
Vienna
Duduaque
Henry L. Smith
V. A. Blenn
Waukon
Junertion
Allamakea County
William Callahan
N.M. Blackwell
Bankers Knew Their Man in His Customary Condition
A country bank receives a message to pay 25 dollars to John Smith. A drunken man claiming to be John Smith is brought to the city bank. Clerks isolate him and request identification. The country bank replies to wait for identification. The response: Identification complete. Pay the money.
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John Smith
Success Magazine
Place of Honor Harvest Feast Ends With Remark by Giles
In a harvest feast scene, Farmer Hodge sets a seat of honor for Giles, the eldest hand and hostess host. Giles quietly resists the coveted place, then asks to sit opposite the pudding instead, adding a gentle, humorous twist to the rural gathering.
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Hodge
Giles
Mr. Giles
Tit for Tat Remarks Echo Dissent Losses in NY Interview
Lloyd C Griscom comments on party dissensions in New York describing a tit for tat spirit that deteriorates politics. He cites a seaside dance scene illustrating jealousy and pursuit as a metaphor for rising tensions.
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Lloyd C. Griscom
New York
Like the Other Kind in a Down East Village Tale
A city visitor courts a country beauty in a down east village. He sends a jar of cold cream as a gift and learns of her sly remark about the cream. A biting quip ends with a satire on marriage vows and social expectations.
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Lippincott’s
From Coffee to Postum A Health Change Story
A testimonial recounts a speaker who suffered nerve weakness and poor health from coffee. After a physician advised stopping coffee, the speaker switched to Postum, found the transition easy, and reports improved sleep, steadier nerves, and overall wellness, claiming complete recovery.
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