Tramp Killed by Train Near Ames, Claude Fountain Identified
Train No. 59 struck a walking tramp about a mile south of Ames killing Claude Fountain. An inquest found scraps of paper and a self photo in his pockets. Walter Van Horn, Fountain’s brother in law, identified the body. Fountain had previously escaped Mason City jail and had a long troubled history.
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Ames
Kodak
Claude Fountain
Hoboes
Mason City
Fountain
Walter van Horn
Marshalltown
Iowa
Reform School
South Dakota
Missouri
Four Sites Offered for New Post Office in Ames
A sub-committee of the Ames Commercial Club reviewed four site bids for a new post office. Bids came from the Baptist church parcel, Harriman lot at Onondaga and Burnett, Kellogg and Story corner plots, and a South Kellogg avenue site. A treasury commissioner will inspect the options and may choose an alternative if needed.
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Government Building
Ames Commercial Club
Union National Bank
Parley Sheldon
W. R. Rich
M. K. Smith
Baptist People
Harriman
Onondaga and
Burnett
Kellogg and Story
Miller, Bowman and Zenor
Lockwood
Kellogg Avenue
Washington
Treasury Department
Ames Teacher Letter Describes N E A Events in Cleveland
Cleveland hosts intercity spelling and lectures for the N E A with six thousand attendees at the Hippodrome. Winners include Marie Bolden, a colored student, and Pittsburg, New Orleans, and Erie teams. Booker T. Washington addressed delegates at the Hippodrome.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Intelligencer
Hippodrome
New Orleans
Pittsburg
Erie
Marie Bolden
J. Powell Jones
Carolina Rusticana
Holy
Heaven
Booker
Washington
Hipporome
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Rockefeller’s Church
James R. Garfield
University Circle
Western Reserveniversity
Rockefeller Park
Jane Adams
Sarah Aise Arnold
Simmons Colse Boston
Ames Contractor Oliphant Paterson Stockslager Dies at 70
Obituary notes Oliphant Paterson Stockslager born Fayette County Pennsylvania December 4 1837 died July 5 1908 at 812 Douglas Ave Ames Iowa. Civil War veteran of Company G Forty fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry enlisted May 3 1864 discharged September 15 1864 received thanks from Lincoln and Stanton. He came to Ames in 1868 worked as a mechanic helped build Old Main and was a loving husband father and citizen. Funeral from the home conducted by Rev. Andrew M. Shea with burial in Ames Cemetery.
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Oliphant Paterson Stuckslager
Fayette County
Douglas Avenue
Emily Harlan
Marion
Lynn County
Iowa
Atherton
Nellie Wellman
Council Bluffs
Alice Stockwell
Genoa
Neb
Jessie Martin
Ames
Harley Stockslager
Chicago
Fortyfourth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Davenport
Lincoln
Edwin M. Stanton
Southwest
Georgia
Johnston
Hood
Old Main
Andrew M. Shea
Women speakers headline Chicago Normal School session
The convention featured an all female general session at the Chicago Normal School with a boys chorusPerformers and attendees planned visits to major plants including Wooltex on Superior Avenue American Steel and Wire Co locations in Warrensville and Collinwood and an excursion to Detroit the final day. Mrs Alice Robinson notes cordial greetings from her niece Mrs P E Seas?
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P. E. Seas
Alice Robinson
When a Kiss Is Rebuffed by a Woman's Refusal
A statement notes that attempts to kiss a woman are commonly met with a facial barrier as she resists. The remark observes that consent and personal boundaries guide romantic advances.
Hedge Bindweed In Cornfields Threat To Crops
Dr. L H Pammel Iowa State College describes Hedge Bindweed Convolvulus septum as a pervasive perennial weed in cornfields. It clings to stalks and fences grows 3 to 10 feet long with arrow shaped leaves and two leaf like bracts per flower stalk. Roots resprout after cutting. Thorough cultivation and grazing by sheep can reduce it. European Binderweed is a related pest with smaller leaves and flowers and spreads by underground rootstalks. Seeds of both can contaminate grain.
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L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Crop and Weather Report on Iowa Corn and Hay Growth
Des Moines reports for the week ending July 6, 1908 show below normal temperatures and sunshine across Iowa with frequent showers. Corn has grown well despite conditions, hay harvest delayed and clover damaged, oats rust rising, and potato and fruit prospects steady. revised corn planting area shows a 6 percent decrease from 1907.
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Des Moines
Iowa
East
Fall Injures Mrs Wettstein Five Feet From Ladder
Mrs Adolph Wettstein fell about five feet from a step ladder while picking cherries and was seriously injured. Neighbors and Drs Kelso Alpin and Proctor attended as she was carried into the Gamma Alpha house. She remained unconscious at times with possible brain concussion and neck injury feared.
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Wettstein
Adolph Wettstein
Gamma Alpha
Stultz
Kelso
Alpin
Proctor
Des Moines Doctors Diagnose General Paresis In Harriman Case
Des Moines physicians report Dr. W. E. Harriman suffers general paresis attributed to extreme mental strain. His condition remains largely unchanged, with a possible slight improvement but no expectation of recovery, and he remains at Hampton.
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W. E. Harriman
Des Moines
Hampton
Professor Bouska Resigns From Dairying Dept
Prof. F W Bouska associate professor in the dairying department handed in his resignation Tuesday. He has large land interests in California and will return there to engage in business ventures.
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F. W. Bouska
Bouska
California
City Fathers Meet Over Onondaga Street Sidewalk Plan
The city council held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening and an adjourned session Tuesday evening to discuss the grade ordinance for Onondaga street in preparation for letting the sidewalk contract.
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Onondaga Street
Fortunes From Picking Up Money Thrown Away
A report notes that several individuals have built large fortunes by collecting money discarded or discarded funds. It highlights the value of scavenging loose cash and the potential for profit from discarded wealth.
Dark Shadows to Disappear at Central Building Stand
Five stone pieces form an eight foot standard for the light cluster in front of Central building. J E Jorgenson directs placement as workers set the base, two rounds, the column, and the top square piece. The new lights promise an artistic finish to the building amid ongoing work on the agricultural front.
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J. E. Jorgenson
Botanist Mrs Brewster Hosts Montrose Region Plant Tour
In Grand Junction Colorado July 6 editor notes a botanical tour through Montrose Uncompahgre valley and San Miguel mountains. The party surveys greasewood pireon cedar and fir species, visits Mrs Brewster a longtime botanist, and describes local mining towns Tellerville Placerville Ridgeway Norwood and water changes in the San Miguel canyon.
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Grand Junction
Col
Intelligencer
Montrose
San Mieguel
Iowa
New Mexico
Colorado
Norwood
Pracerville
San Neiguel Mountains
Department of Botany
Lou Willey
Dry Creek
Ridgeway
Placerville
Tellerville
Punay
Mt. Abraham
Hayden
Mt. Sueffier
Missouri
Accidents on Lane Fourth Halt Fourth of July Picnic
Fay Taylor, a farmer north of town, was struck by a southbound train while crossing Hoggatt avenue with a wagon and team. He survived with head wounds and bruises, one horse killed, wagon wrecked, and a family picnic postponed.
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Fay Taylor
Hoggatt Avenue
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Boone Street
Silas Kalsem
The E. T. Grove Newsstand Expands Into Adjacent Room
The newsstand owned by E. T. Grove will occupy two rooms after renting the west side formerly used by the Emporium of Music. The partition will be removed three quarters of the way, creating one large display space. The Groves, successful with their shop, plan to showcase more stock year round and add a larger book stack.
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E. T. Grove
Emporium of Music
Mr. Grove
Work Begun on Dinky Station Building Move
Men began removing bricks from the Bookstore and post office on campus on Monday. After preparations the building will be moved near the athletic field to make way for a new structure also serving as a bookstore and post office.
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Dinky
Postoffice
Ames Fourth Picnic Echoes Quiet Independence Day
Fourth in Ames passed with an ideal day and large gatherings. Picnics filled Aumwalts Park Chanu Tauqua Park and the North Woods while many residents traveled to Des Moines Marshalltown Story City and State Center. About 150 attended the Margaret Hall college picnic dinner.
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Ames
Aumwalts Park
Chanutauqua Park
North Woods
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Story City
State Center
Margaret Hall
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Grave's Crossing
National Education Association
Mrs. Robinson
Brewster
C. E. Taylor
Fay
Charley
L. C
Miller
Empire Irrigation Co
van Liew
Cook
Layton
Mt. Wilson
Sar Neiguel Range
Little Beaver
Story County
Beaver
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