Progressive Republican Club Forms at Iowa State College
The Iowa State College Republican students formed the Progressive Republican Club of the college with E. G. Reinhart elected president. Dr. B. H. Hibbard spoke on Progressive Republicanism praising courage and reform, and several political figures were endorsed including Byers and Judge Prouty.
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B. H. Hibbard
ER. G. Reinhart
Taft
Progressive Republican Club
E. G. Beinhart
Cincinnati
Ohio
William H. Taft
Beinhart
Iowa
Dr. Hibbard
Hibbard
House
Norris
Nebraska
Iowa State College
Indiana
Cummins
Dolliver
Kendall
Good
Haugen
Picket
Hubbard
Woods
Byers
S. F. Prouty
E. G. Reinhart
H. A. Wallace
H. A. Patterson
Coming Events Outline for Ames Calendar Year
A dense list of upcoming events in Ames includes lectures at the Methodist Church from April 25 to May 1, clean up days, baseball games against multiple opponents, Arbor Day, track meets, senior exams, May Day and Memorial Day observances, concerts, commencements at Iowa State College, chautauqua events, elections, and local celebrations spanning April through November with dates, venues, and participating organizations. Notable entities: Ames, Story County, Iowa State College, Iowa, Missouri, Cornell, Coe, Upper Iowa, West Des Moines High School, M. EB Church, Albert B. Storms, Dr. James Montgomery, John Nicholson, Memorial Day events, and the Ames Chautauqua.
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Missouri
Ames
Cornell
Upper Iowa
Ames Chautauqua
Story County
Jesse Cole
Loyal State University
Iowa State College
Ames High School
M. EB. Church
Albert B. Storms
Martha
John Nicholson
Sylvan Players
James Montgomery
Minneapolis
Story City
Nevada
International Graduate School
Story County Rural School
Story County Veterans
Iowa State Rural Mail Carriers’ Association
Central Iowa Baptist Association
Ames Iowa
Ames Proclaims Mothers Day May 8 Observance
Mayor Sheldon proclaims a city wide Mothers Day to be observed on May 8. Florist F. J. Olson suggests living mothers wear colored carnations while white carnations honor mothers who have died.
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Ames
Sheldon
National
F. J. Olson
Fire in the Fourth Ward Highlights College Alarm Failure
Fire wrecked a room in O G Foster home near the college and is blamed on ashes from a pipe left by a student. The college alarm failed. a downtown whistle alerted volunteers who carried water in pails to douse the flames. The Fourth Ward fire company missed a chance for practice due to the alarm outage.
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Fourth Ward
O. G. Foster
Grandfather of Mrs. Houser Dies in California
Rev and Mrs John T Houser were summoned to Vinton by telegram Monday for the death of Mrs Houser's grandfather M F McNie in California. The remains were to arrive in Vinton yesterday and the Houser couple traveled by automobile to Vinton.
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Vinton
John T. Houser
Fred Munn Returns to Ames Amid Stormy Weather
Fred Munn arrives in Ames during a raging blizzard and declares California has not seen such fine weather as Ames this week. Father Munn, Munn and Hiram are expected soon.
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Fred Munn
Ames
California
Fred
Father Munn
Munn
Hiram
Editor urges Des Moines grocers to boost home papers
Roth of the Chicago Retailer told Des Moines grocers that advertised goods sell and home papers reach farmers. He blamed retailers for mail order competition and urged local ads to build business and start mail order with home papers.
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Roth
Chicago
Des Moines
Des Moines Capital
Grandfathers Remedy Switch Cited For Juvenile Ailments
The article recalls an old home remedy known as the switch used by grandfathers to treat a broad range of juvenile disorders, reflecting a traditional practice once common in households.
Washington township republicans back Mr. George petition
Washington township in Story county endorses Mr. W P George with 131 signatures on the petition. The group notes Taft's 141 votes in the area and compares it to earlier elections, praising unity among standpatters and shared concerns on taxation freight rates and farm issues. George values the petition over any office.
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Washington Township
Story County
W. P. George
George
Taft
Mr. George
United States
Allison
Cummins
Alumni Banquet Tickets Urgently Needed at Ames High
Committees have prepared tickets for the 10th class alumni banquet and urge sales to meet a required 1000 tickets. Alumni near and far are asked to buy or request tickets by writing to Harle Smith or any Alumni officers. Floyd Williams seeks a complete out of town attendance list and a 382 name alumni roster is printed for address updates and future notices.
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Ames
A. H
Main Street
Harle Smith
Alumni Association
Floyd Williams
Ames High School
Esther Livingston
Mabel Walkey
Sewers Progress at Chautauqua Park Area
Old Chautauqua Park shows life as sewer work advances rapidly. Mr. Co BE Caine’s barn nears completion and residents will move in this week until their new home is ready. Judge Stevens plans to open the field north of the park for settlement soon.
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Chautauqua Park
Co. BE. Caine
Judge Stevens
Doctor Tilden pushes city sanitation measures
Dr. C G Tilden the newly chosen health officer joins the mayor in urging strict sanitation to remove filth before spring rains and prevent epidemics as heat brings deadly insects and diseases to the city.
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C. G. Tilden
Judge Prouty Schedules Hearings Across Story County
Judge Prouty spoke in Story County this week with illness affecting appearances. Governor Garst filled his McCallsburg engagement Tuesday evening and he will be in Nevada tonight with a hearing Friday afternoon and Roland Saturday afternoon and Story City Saturday night.
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Judge Prouty
Story County
McCallsburg
Governor Garst
Nevada
Roland
Story City
Payne declines run against Prouty and Hull in district race
Nevada editor William O. Payne will not enter the congress race against Judge Prouty and Captain Hull. He cites insufficient support and doubts about breaking regular candidates’ organizations. The Intelligencer notes Payne’s withdrawal leaves momentum for Story County Republicans to influence the convention, while predicting interest in campaign outcomes.
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William O. Payne
Nevada
Congress
Judge Prouty
Hull
Taft
Payne
Story County
Captain Hull
Prouty
Prout
Ames Gas Company Formed to Build Carburated Water Gas Plant
A new Ames Iowa gas company is formed with authorized capital of 50000 dollars to install a Tenney carburated water gas plant. H L Griffith will supervise construction and the American Construction Company of Newton Iowa has the contract for twelve miles of mains. Officers include C I Teney Des Moines president and John Boyle Vinton vice president with H Griffin Rochelle Illinois and C I Tenney Des Moines on the board.
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H. L. Griffith
Ames
Iowa
American Construction Company
Newton
Tenney
Ames Gas Company
C. I. Teney
Des Moines
John Boyle
Vinton
Griffiin
Rochelle, Ir
H. L. Griffin
Rochelle
C. I. Tenney
Farmers Telephone Company to Annex Rural Lines to Iowa Service
The Farmers Telephone Company will not create a separate exchange. They sign a ten year contract with Iowa Telephone Company and attach rural lines to current switch boards. Subscribers keep old phones and cranks are no longer used. Town subscribers lose direct ring to central if central is slow to respond.
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Farmers Telephone Company
Iowa Telephone Company
Iowa Company
Mutual
Central
War Prophet Lincon Warns Of Pacific Commerce Clash
Brigadier General James Rush Lincoln warned Monday that before Panama Canal completion the U S will enter a war over Pacific trade. He said early defeats will occur due to unpreparedness but the nation will recover and win through great sacrifice in an international conflict over commerce. Lincoln spoke on The Battle of Gettysburg at St Luke's church Good Fellowship club in Des Moines. He praised General Grant and soldiers from both sides.
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Panama Canal
United States
James Rush Lincoln
Gettysburg
Good Fellowship Club
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Des Moines
Lincoln
Register
Grant
E. E B. Faville
Last Blizzard Harshly Hurt Fruit and Crops
The week brought extreme cold with four days 3 to 12 degrees below freezing and unusual cloudless sun. Most fruit and garden crops were killed or stunted, small grains damaged, corn planting paused, and pastures growing slowly until warm rains arrive, says George M. Chappel, Section Director.
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George M. Chappel
Kellogg Awards Seed Corn Prize for Iowa Growers
W K Kellogg donates over 200 choice ears of prize corn to the Iowa Grain Improvement Association for seed trials. Farmers may request 1000 kernels, receive study blanks, and submit harvest ears to compete in the 1911 Grain Show in Ames. Five best ears chosen for Special Class. no seed charge. entries open to all.
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W. K. Kellogg
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Iowa Grain Improvement Association
Ames
Association
The
Grain Improvement Association
W. K K. Kellogg
Kellogg
L. C. Burnett
Iowa
Prof. Holden
Weekend blizzard sweeps across Georgia Florida and gulf
A weekend blizzard moved through the nation delivering heavy snow in Georgia and Florida before entering the gulf. Officials note it as one of the most damaging storms in years.
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Georia
Florida
Gulf
Odd Fellows Parade Delegation Attends Des Moines Celebration
A large delegation of Odd Fellows traveled to Des Moines yesterday for the order's celebration. The day was glorious and the event was praised by participating members.
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Odd Fellows
Des Moines
Turmoil in a City Home Described by Chicago Evening Post
A vivid spoof of domestic disaster unfolds as a chaotic scene of rugs on the lawn, broken statues, spilled paint on the piano, and a troubled household at dawn. The piece mocks relentless housecleaning woes and urban chaos in a humorous voice.
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Suez
Chicago Evening Post
College offers seed corn listings from tested varieties
The Farm Crops department will supply farmers with addresses of sellers with high germination seed corn. Over 60 000 bushels of varieties tested by individual ear tests or composite tests are listed for sale.
Valuable Bulletins From the College Experiment Station
The Experiment Station at the college issued bulletins for farmers stock raisers and horticulturists. They cover Feeding Work Horses Varieties of Plums in Iowa The Apple Leaf Hopper Danger of Feeding Roots and Succulent Feed for Lambs.
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Iowa
Frank Fowler Names Gustavus Lud Deputy Treasurer
Mrs. Hattie D. Fowler retires after a successful tenure as deputy treasurer begun when Frank Fowler became treasurer in 1909. Gustavus H. Lud of McCallsburg is chosen as the new deputy, reared in Warren Township, with strong business capacity, currently with McCallsburg State Bank, to begin next week.
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Frank Fowler
Hattie D. Fowler
Fowler
Gustavus H. Lud
McCallsburg
Warren Township
McCallsburg State Bank
Nevada
Civil Service Examinations Open in Ames Soon
The civil service exam in Ames runs until May 7 with applications accepted by Assistant Postmaster Floyd Williams through May 4. This will be the last Ames exam for a year and many vacancies are expected from the reserve list, urging high school graduates to prepare to fill upcoming positions as vacancies arise.
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Ames
Floyd Williams
Kidnapped Ames Lady Tracked by Photo Studio Scene
A young Ames woman was seized on the main street and confined in a glass case. A passerby used a file to breach the case before the door slammed shut and the crime was interrupted when a photograph of the victim sparked the incident. The man is asked to contact Mr. Quade.
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Ames
Charlie Quade
Mr. Quade
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