Nebraska Loses Dual Meet to Iowa State College
Nebraska drops first dual meet at State field as Ames wins with strong sprints and hammer events. Burruss nets fourteen points including a solo half mile relay. Lambert sets notable hammer and broad jump marks. Waggoner takes the two mile. Knowles edges Burruss in the 220. Meet features several record-worthy performances and close finishes across hurdles, jumps, and throws.
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University of Nebraska
Iowa State College
State
Nebraska
Ames
Burruss
Lambert
Thayer
Uhl
Waggoner
Knowles
Washburn
Coe
McDonald
McCullough
Jeanson
Laughlin
Kroger
van Marter
Morgan
Davis
Knode
Henninger
Nicoll
Carr
Hubbard
Craig
Weller
Brugger
Lampman
Nicholl
Jones
Beard
Benedict
All Ames
Alden
Mutch
Ehight
Ames Boys Win Big Over Nevada Team
Ames high school track team defeated Nevada by 76 to 23 in a Saturday meet. Nevada paper coverage focused on the boys’ four first-place finishes in basketball and downplayed the loss to Ames. Ames girls lost 28 to 3 to Nevada, with Nevada girls noted as top players in the region.
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Nevada
Ames High
Ames
South Side Baseball Team Beats North Side 21 to 9
A Monday Ames game pitted a south side selection against a north side team. South side won 21 to 9 with Poole and Gilchrist delivering the decisive batting while Darner and Miler worked the north side battery. The first inning tied 1-1 as the south side late spree produced ten runs in the fourth.
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Darner
Miler
Battery
Poole
Gilchrist
Iowa defeats Ames 11 to 4 in college baseball matchup
Iowa came to Ames and routed the home nine 11 to 4 after four runs in the first inning. Ames pitchers Harris and Fox allowed four more in the sixth as Kent and Kirk carried the Iowa battery. Smith of Ames hit two home runs while Fox improved at catcher.
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Ames
I. S. C. Bunch
Kent
Kirk
Harris
Fox
Smith
Nebraska
Ames Boys Rally Beats Drake In Nine Inning Baseball
Ames defeats Drake 5 to 3 after late comeback. At start of ninth Drake led 8 to 2 and Ames players Wel land Fox faced Drake Morgan Van Meter as pitchers. The home team showed resilience to secure the win in Des Moines.
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Des Moines Ay End
Ames
Drake
Welland and
Fox
Morgan
van Meter
Grinnell College Track Team Prepares for Iowa College Dual
The Grinnell track team travels to Grinnell on Saturday to meet Iowa College in a dual meet. Grinnell aims to deliver its best effort as the state meet prospects loom for the season. Iowa College and Iowa State College plan to optimize training to improve their chances at the state meet.
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Grinnell
Iowa College
Grinnell School
Ames
Iowa State College
Ames Shooters Dominate Local Match At Maxwell
Four Ames High shooters Adams Clark Kooser and Proper led in a Maxwell contest with Hatcher scoring 88 in a 50 shot event. Maxwell rivals King and others trailed as Ames took the top four places in the hundred shot tally.
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Maxwell
Adams
Clark
Kooser
Proper
Ames
Hatcherwell
Pic
Ship
King
Hatcher
Howard Adams
Bob Clark
Cap. Kooser
Ed. Proper
Will Hatcher
Quite a Youngster Heffelfinger and the Yale Footballers
Harper's Weekly recounts Heffelfinger the Yale guard of the 1890s as a big handsome figure. A rural couple visits New Haven to see the players and debates their height weight and training. The wife notes the size while the husband jokes about football making them grow. Heffelfinger’s fame as a star is referenced in a humorous countryman’s dialogue.
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Heffelfinger
Yale
New Haven
Zachariah
Harper’s Weekly
Base Ball At Boone Ends With Boone Lead
A pickup Ames team traveled to Boone on Saturday to play a local Boone squad. Boone prevailed 12 to 3 as Ames pitchers Burger Johnson Akin faced Maynard and Dake for Boone.
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Boone
Ames
Courage in youth speaks on a girl’s beauty
A young man shows bravery by complimenting another girl’s appearance to a girl he admires. The remark highlights social courage and dating dynamics in a small community setting.
A Miserly Father Maketh an Extravagant Son
A concise moral note contrasts a frugal father with the resultant spendthrift son, illustrating vice and virtue through household examples and parental guidance.
Revolutionary Soldier Tale from Nelson Taylor’s Memory
An Ames area note recounts Nelson Taylor’s near ninety one years and a remembered Revolutionary era figure Jacob Elliott. Elliott escaped execution by leaping into the Susquehanna, hiding in a log, and surviving a brutal pursuit before later life with an Indian wife and kin, inspiring a poem.
Dr James S Montgomery to Speak at 1907 Chautauqua Program
Minneapolitan Dr James S Montgomery appears on this year’s Chautauqua program as a well traveled, self made minister with Irish roots. He will speak August 15 evening and August 16 at 10 30, sharing a strong factual message drawn from his overseas experiences. Season tickets likely keep last year’s price with a special advance rate before a potential price rise.
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James S. Montgomery
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Toledo
Denver
Fowler Church
England
Nevada Bank Building Fire Causes Major Loss
A fire Monday at three am badly damaged the Peoples Savings bank building in Nevada with losses estimated at ten to twelve thousand dollars. The blaze, likely from unknown origins, was stopped early thanks to a swift Nevada fire crew. Upstairs tenants including Attorney Hansen and Drs. Williams Stitzer Bailey faced heavy losses, while insured damages covered most items.
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Peoples Savings Bank
Nevada
Hansen
Drs. Williams, Stitzer and Bailey
D. M. Grove
F. W. Price
St. Cloud
Minn
Replanting Trees Urged by Charles F Saylor at Ames
Charles F Saylor special representative of the government in the agriculture department spoke in Ames on Arbor Day urging planting of historic trees. He praised Ames College for reviving historic sentiment and described plans to distribute historic trees to schools and parks, linking Arbor Day to patriotism and education. He recalled trees from Vicksburg, Jeff Davis, Calhoun and others as examples of living history.
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Jacob Elliott
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Queen Esther
Elliott
Esther
Susquehanna River
Charles F Saylor
Department of Agriculture
Ames
College
Curtiss
Wilson
Beardshear
Towa
Department of Horticulture
Iowa
Sherman
Pemberton
Vicksburg
Jeff Davis
John C. Calhoun
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Thomas Jefferson
General Lafayette
Cottage Grove Avenue
Des Moines
Donald
Storms
Memorial Day Observed in Ames With Ceremonies
Memorial Day will be observed in Ames at the Armory at 2 p.m. Richard Barrett will be the orator and Mayor Sheldon marshal the day. The parade includes the College Band Ames City Band Drum Corps College Cadets and veterans groups. A memorial service at the U B church will be led by Rev J W Stiverson. No baseball or sports on Memorial Day.
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Ames
Armory
Richard 2
Barrett
Sheldon
Marshall
Ames City
Ae G
Hermannapp
J. R. Lincoln
Ames Public School
Woman's Relief Corps
G. A. R. Post
U. B. Church
J. W. Stiverson
Ellsworth
George A. Newman
Iowa Department of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Republic
Story Boone Supervisors Meet on Publication and Bounty Plan
Story and Boone county supervisors met in Ames to discuss publication of spending. Boone favors no publication while Story intends public notices for about 100000 dollars. Bounty on gopher hides due July 4 with ten cents per hide. stories expect farmers to raise prices by ten cents.
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Story-Boone
Story and
Boone
Ames
Silliman
Boone Board
Story County Board
Nevada Elects Superintendent
The Nevada school board elected Prof. Fred A. Nims of Extra to succeed Prof. Kephart who refused re election as superintendent. Nims brings years of experience and education for the school room, and his credentials support his fitting for the position.
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Nevada
Nevada School Board
Fred A. Nims
Extra
Kephart
Nims
Truth as a Trusted Ally in Honest Pursuit
A concise aphorism notes that truth remains a steadfast ally for those who seek it with genuine honesty. It emphasizes integrity and clear, open inquiry as guiding principles.
The White Rose of Miami: A Schoolhouse Reading Classic
A nostalgic reference describes The White Rose of Miami as a popular schooldays staple read by nearly every person aged sixty five. The remark evokes memories of classroom literature and shared cultural touchstones from earlier years.
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Miami
If You Knew Dad
Poem recalling Decoration Day pride in a father who stayed at home during the war. The speaker contrasts bravado with human mortality and honors a parent who chose duty at home to protect his family.
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Dad
Matilda
Edgar Welton Cooley
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