Local notes on telephones, hotels, and politics in Nevada and surrounding towns
Exchanges E. E Thompson of Boone and Mr Kettel of Ames eye a second telephone line as Dr A White contemplates leasing the Marine hotel to his daughters. News covers postmaster Myrah appointment, Sudan land development, a Boone jail case, a divorce inquiry in Prairie City, and national politics with Roosevelt and Hanna amid allegations and Panama Scandal fallout.
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E. E Thompson
Boone
Kettel
Ames
A. White
Marine Hotel
H. E Myrah
S. Stokke
Incumbanut
Mr Myrah
Republican Party
Roland Record
Mabel McKee
Monroe
Des Moines
Mel Brown
Brown
Prairie City News
Bank seeks receiver for Consumers Mercantile Jewell
The Farmer's Bank of Kamrar sues in district court to appoint a receiver for Consumers Mercantile company of Jewell alleging insolvency. It holds three notes totaling 8000 dollars dated October 7 1908 with due dates January 7 October 7 and April 7. The company operates stores in Kamrar and Jewell led by president L Q Coleman.
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E. H Hemmen
H. V. Fisher
Webster City Tribune
Farmer’s Bank of
Kamrar
Consumers Mercantile Company of Jewell
Jewell
Boone business group weighs $40,000 opera house plan
Boone residents consider a project led by R Dyer and the Montgomery Brothers to build a $40,000 opera house on a central site at Ninth and Arden. The Montgomerys pledge $25,000, with $15,000 to be raised by the Columbian Commercial club, which formed a committee to advance the plan.
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Boone
Boone Business Men's Association
Ocolumbiamn Club
R Dyer
Art of
Montgomery Brothers
E. O
W. U
Columbian Commercial Club
R. Wyer
L Moore
W. H. Daniel
Dr Myers
T E
Ninth
Arden Streets
Democrat
Boone Commercial Club
Boone Democrat
Ames
Record-Setting Divorce Suits Face County Courts
Story County reports a record number of divorce filings this term surpassing any previous session. A proposed state bill could curb hasty marriages. National matrimonial bureaus and divorce courts show rising activity. A Zion youth expelled for reading a Sunday paper. Slater schools close due to measles.
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Story County
Theft attempt at Drexel cafe ends in arrest
A Drexel cafe employee in Boone tried to flee with cash and clothes belonging to the cook after buying a St. Joseph Missouri ticket but was arrested before departure. Webster City’s old Catholic church burned last Wednesday afternoon with no insurance, a total loss, while the empty building was blamed on arson linked to Mr LeRoy who had rented it for dances.
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Foster
Arman
Black
Webster City
Boone
Boone Standard
John A. Hammon
Memorial Lutheran Church
Omaha
Hammon
Nevada
Missionary Society
League of the Church
Story County Friends —Journal
St. Joseph
Missouri
LeRoy
Chinese noblewoman laments American social decorum
A Chinese noblewoman visiting this country says Americans dress for guests in China but here they undress, expressing shock at American society. She fears the country’s high living makes people degenerate and worries about the future.
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China
Maxwell Tribune Defines a Kiss in Figurative Terms
An ambiguous definition quotes a local girl who calls a kiss an anatomical juxtaposition of facial muscles in a painfully exquisite contraction. She warns a neighbor boy to kiss her once to change her view, while odd phrases about celestial sounds and perception follow before a blunt statement about naming a spade an agricultural tool.
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Maxwell Tribune
Oil trust crushes Chardon man in a tale of greed
An account portrays Melvin Hossler of Chardon Ohio as losing a two year fight with Standard Oil. The piece accuses John D Rockefeller of driving rivals from the market, cutting prices, and pressuring customers while predicting a future tyranny of money and industrial greed.
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Chase & Sanborn
Boston
Melvin Hossler
Chardon
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Hossler
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Hossler
Rockfeller
Standard Company
Giant Oil Trust
Democratic
Republic
United States
Bill to install two clocks in township hall introduced
Representative Harris introduces a bill requiring at least two clocks in the township hall and placing the question on the ballot for voter decision. Also mentions the Rocky Mountain Tea and a signature line from L. M. Bosworth.
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Harris
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B. A. Knudson
The
Chase & Sanborn Coffee and Tea Man
Iowa
Kodak Developing Machine
L. M. Bosworth
Cade & Steigerwalt
W. F. Stratton
Cambridge, Iowa
Union National Bank of Ames
Phone State Bank
Cambridge
Loughran
Bauer
Prescription Druggists
Skunk River
Cambridge Phoenix
Leigh Hont
Agricultural College
Sudan
Africa
Hunt
Korea
Egypt
Upper
Nile Valley
Booker T. Washington
Far East
Russia
England
Petr Kochka
Henna Vs. Roosevelt
Hanna
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Roosevit
Bryan
Mark Hanna
Teddy
Senate
Cleveland Press
Bush
Democratic Party
Panama
Matrimonial Bureaus
Zion
Slater
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Boswoath
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