Misfortunes of Mickey Opens Ames Chautauqua
The Ames chautauqua opened under ideal weather with Judge Ben B Lindsey delivering The Misfortunes of Mickey. He discussed Denver juvenile court issues and wine shop abuses, aided by Mickey to rally 40 boys for a compelling session before local leaders and politicians. The coming program features a week of lectures, concerts, and moving pictures from Ames City Band and visiting speakers.
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Mickey
Ames Chautauqua
Ben B. Lindsey
Juvenile Court
Denver
Lindsey
State House
Congress
Cockle Bur Description by Prof. L. H. Pammel
Prof. L. H. Pammel summarizes cockle bur as a coarse annual up to three feet tall with brown spotted stems and three nerved flower heads. The seed is a transformed leaf with two prickly fruits, dispersal aided by its rough bur. Germination may occur in year one or two. outer seed coverings delay germination. It is not proven soil poisoning, but burs cause injuries and can be destroyed if controlled early.
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L. H. Pammel
The Star Attraction Dr. Eaton at Chautauqua
The article lauds Dr. E. L. Eaton as a star speaker at the Chautauqua. It praises his learning sincerity and radical yet practical approach. It notes his hobby of stargazing with a telescope and his interest in Mars canals and a new comet.
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E. L. Eaton
Chautauqua
Dr. Eaton
Prof. King
Contention Over Fourth Ward School Fares Reaches Court
The Fourth ward parents and the school board clash over who pays for student transportation. Attorney G A Underwood represents the board while E H Addison rails for the parents. A ruling today could prompt further court action if unsettled.
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Fourth Ward
Welty
Nevada
G. A. Underwood
E. H. Addison
Lost boys found after hours in Onondaga weeds near park
Randall Clarke four and a group of small companions wandered into a weed patch at the foot of Onondaga street Monday. They were located by an exploring party and were unharmed except for minor stings from Canada thistles. The piece notes the weed patch facing Hog plant and Story streets, owned by Prof. G E Patrick, and urges weed control and a warning sign to prevent future incidents.
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Randall Clarke
Lewis Clarke
Clarke Conservatory of Music
Onondaga Street
Onondaga
Hoggatt
Story Streets
Northwestern Park
Patrick
Washington
Arkansas
Sage Brush
Congressional Bee Buzz Stirs State Center Visit
Col. E. M. Wentworth of State Center visited town Monday to handle a persistent political issue described as a congressional bee hovering around his ear. He consulted the college bee department which advised to let the bee buzz and rely on nature to resolve the situation.
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Col
E. M. Wentworth
State Center
Thieves Target Local Tailor Shop In Monday Burglary
Burglars entered Fred Holmes tailor shop through a rear window on Monday night and stole clothes valued at about two hundred dollars. Mayor Sheldon’s suit was among items taken as detectives monitor additional grocery store break ins and count missing goods.
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Fred Holmes
Sheldon
Willey
Ames
Des Moines
Boone
Lincoln Wins Big Des Moines Mock Battle For Ames Unit
The Brown army under General James Rush Lincoln of this place claimed a decisive victory at Des Moines in a large simulated battle. Company C returned to Ames Monday evening praising the camp as the best they ever attended and noting lectures by regular army officers and strict drills as key experiences.
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James Rush Lincoln
Des Moines
Ames
Central Iowa Choral Union Sings at Slater Sangerfest
The Central Iowa Choral Union of several Iowa churches performed two concerts in Slater with a 1 200 seat tent. The Sunday program featured a Norwegian forenoon service and a cantata The King Triumphant by Finley Lyon. J J Jonassen directed the choirs and Miss A Rebecca Johnson led the organ with Mandrup Hinderlie at piano.
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Central Iowa Choral Union
Slater
Sangerfest
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Finley Lyon
Central
Des Moines
Marshalltown
J. J. Jonassen
A. Rebecca Johnson
Mandrup Hinderlie
Ole Nelson
Min Sjel
Lindeman
Tiger Still Peace Reputts
R. Palmer
Imanuel Choir
Story City
Lord
Edith Johnson
Cambridge
Guder Naadig
Han Vil Ikke
Linderman
O. Qualen
A. Holden
Yette Norskog
God
Ferd Mohring
Jesus Din Sade
Image
Rev. Qualen
Gounod
Slater Choir
Sullivan Emma Boyd
Roland
Heimark
Klare
Ellsworth
Story City Choir
H. R. Palmer
Gouard
Iowa State Fair to Feature Best Ear of Corn and Defender the Steer
State fair officials advertise two premier attractions the best ear of corn and the renowned Defender steer. The ear of corn grown by D L Pascal DeWitt sold for 150 dollars at a college auction and will be exhibited at the fair alongside the celebrated Defender steer, a model rather than a competitor, echoing Iowa State College’s livestock display.
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State Fair
Amess
State College
Iowa
D. L. Pascal
DeWitt
Iowa State cc
Chicago
Iowa State College
Edward
Lord Rothschild
Europe
Captain and Mrs I L Smith Return from Eastern Tour
Captain and Mrs I L Smith arrived home Sunday evening after a three week trip visiting Philadelphia Washington and Jamestown. They spent two weeks with relatives in Somerset County Pennsylvania and the Captain noted Washington has changed greatly since his 1862 duty. Both enjoyed the journey.
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I. L. Smith
Philadelphia
Washington
Jamestown
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
State Fair Soil Map Exhibit Attracts Farmers
The Iowa State College soils department will display a twelve by twelve foot soil map at the state fair showing counties and soil types with bottle samples of soil depth. Subsoils and an exhibit of soil experiment fields will explain cultivation and crop rotation daily for farmers statewide.
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Iowa State College
Council Bluffs Gets School Third Annual Meeting
The Iowa Highway Commission revises plans to hold its third annual meeting away from Ames. Ames officials offer inducements including a carnival to benefit road funds and use of county forces, with Council Bluffs to host sometime in the first week of September.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Council Bluffs
Commission
MacDonald
Coye Secures Timber Claim in Phillips County
W. J. Coye plans to make his home in South Dakota and, while there, found the best timber claim in Phillips county still government owned. He squatted on the quarter section, recorded the papers and fee, and plans to occupy the land.
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W. J. Coye
South Dakota
Phillips County
The Lion and the Mouse Appears on Page Three
A fragment notes The Lion and the Mouse appearing on page three of the issue. No further context or details are provided.
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Lion
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J. Rosani
Ames City Band
James 8
Montgomery
Wesleyan
A. M. Newens
Harry F. Huntington
E. L Eaton
G. B. van Arsdall
Lincoln McConnell
Alton Packard
Gen
Z. T. Sweeney
Robert Leeds
American Vitagraph Cuo
Frank M. Bristol
American Vitagraph O Co
Moving Pictures
Frank M. Bristoll
Elmer J. Burkett
Parland Newall Co
Lincoln
Brown Army
Company C
Col. Bishop
Gene Rushmore
Gene Underwood
Nervy
Tucker
Griffith
United States
the Choral Union
Mattie Nelson
Miss Nelson
Jonassen
T. Heimark
A. Shelveland
Otis Boyd
Stevenson
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