Candidate announces State Senate bid in Iowa counties
A notice from W. W. Govodokoontz of Keacer Doone County Iowa announces candidacy for State Senator in the County-first district pending Republican primary votes in June. He asks Republican voters of Boone and Story Counties for support and states intent to run in the June primary.
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The
Vines
Th ‘County
Iowa
Boone
Story
W. W. Govodokoontz
Tiuone
Lowa
Diexse Announces Candidacy for Story County Sheriff
Diexse declares candidacy for sheriff of Story County subject to Republican county primaries. W A Ricketts also seeks the office and names Jirnest CL Gretten of Nevada as a related figure, dated February 6, 2942.
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Diexse
W. A. Ricketts
Story County
Jirnest
Gretten
Nevada
County Attorney Candidate Seeks Republican Primary Nomination
Two notices announce candidacies for the office of County Attorney subject to the Republican primary. KF W Morgan in Cambridge and BE Hansen in Nevada Iowa place their bids for the nomination ahead of the January 1912 primaries.
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KF. W. Morgan
Cambridge
Republian
Red BE. Hansen
Nevada
Iowa
Candidate challenges primary decision in Nevada Iowa race
A candidate objects to a primary decision in the Nevada Iowa race. The filing notes Hirdie V Batchelor and the Wootnars are involved in the Republican primary. The date listed is March 18 2942.
Recorder Candidates Seek Story County Recorder Post
Several notices from Nevada and Cambridge announce candidacies for Story County Recorder. M L Tesdall and M M Mason declare runs in the Republican primary, urging voters to decide in June 1912. S. G. McCord also announces candidacy in Nevada with a March 29 date.
County Treasurer Candidates Appearing in Primary Votes
Two notices from Iowa in 1912 announce candidates for county treasurer. Frank N. Fowler of Nevada urges Republican voters to decide in the June 3 primary. Julius Hougen of McCallsburg requests support in the county Republican primary held in April.
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Julius Hougen
McCallsburgs
County Supervisor Candidacy Notices in Iowa Records
Multiple candidate notices appear for county supervisor positions in Iowa. Names include W Scott, Lewis Berhow, Casper J Timothe, and J Allen Zenring with filing dates in 1912 to 1942 and references to republican primaries.
Voter Pressure Shapes Ballot Refusal to Show Weakness
The text discusses a man who signed, withdrew, made affidavit, and had his name restored, arguing the matter should be decided by a vote. It notes that casting a ballot reveals personal strength or weakness to the public.
Titanic Sinks After Iceberg Collision Off Newfoundland
The White Star Line steamship Titanic struck an iceberg and wrecked off Newfoundland on its maiden voyage. About fifteen hundred people are reported killed in the disaster aboard the massive liner valued at ten million dollars.
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Titanic
White Star Line
New Foundland
Des Moines councilman John MacVicar seeks state railroad post
The former Des Moines councilman ousted by voters now runs for Iowa railroad commissioner. Local politicians claim to hold power yet observers say voters may repeat the same upheaval against MacVicar as they did in Des Moines.
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John MacVicar
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Mores
Common Connell
Four-year Candidate for District Court Clerk in Iowa
A candidate announces for the office of Clerk of the District Court in Story County subject to the Republican county primary. Ole Langland of Cambridge, Iowa, dated February 8 1912 and a second note mentions a 4 year candidate for Merk of the District Court subject to the Republican primaries in Nevada Iowa dated February 26 1912.
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Iam
Merk
District Court of
Story
Nevada
Iowa
the District Court
Ole Langland
Cambridge
Candidate for Superintendent of Story County Schools
Maude Wakefield Sibert announces candidacy for Superintendent of Schools of Story County Iowa, pending Republican primaries on June 3. The notice dates February 22 1912 in Nevada Iowa and April 3 1912.
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Fiesse
Story County
Political notes and campaign chatter from Story County
A 1972 column notes running for Representative in Story County as a Republican candidate, mentions Dan Hamilton's bid for U S Senate on the Democratic ticket, critiques Des Moines journalism, and urges voter action on hot issues like saloon petitions and safe Fourth celebrations. The piece references Roosevelt and party dynamics with local flavor.
Miss Birdie Bachelor Seeks Nevada County Recorder Post
Miss Birdie V. Bachelor of Nevada makes a formal declaration of candidacy for county recorder. She has served as overseer of the poor and is urged by residents who have interacted with her in public affairs. She is described as eminently qualified for the role.
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Birdie V. Bachelor of
Nevada
Bachelor
Fort Dodge Petition Canvass Yields Repeated Name
A Fort Dodge canvass by the board of supervisors revealed a saloon petition foul up as one fellow’s name appeared four times in the list. The incident suggests irregularities in the petition and prompts scrutiny of the process.
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Fort Dodge
Board of Supervisors
The Rule of Poker in a Local Shoe Store
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recounts a storefront bargain tale where a shopper challenges shoe pricing by poker rules. The clerk offers three of a kind deals in men’s shoes, the buyer buys two pairs for six dollars, and the exchange ends with the line that three of a kind beats two pair but not four nines.
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Seasort
Brame
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Colfax as Mayor Judges a Stone Breaker in Jail
A satirical note recalls Sehuyier Colfax son of the late Vice President who served as South Bend mayor and police judge. He once sentenced a jailed man to break rocks for thirty days, prompting a jailer to joke that the mayor had a swelled head over a rock formed in 3,000 years.
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Sehuyier Colfax
Indiana
South Bend
Colfax
Jim
God Almighty
Saturday Evening Post
How She Cured Him
Fay Templeton at a Ritz supper in New York praises the American businessman for hard work and jokes that an intelligent wife can cure overwork. She cites a tale of a husband and wife in Egypt where a wife’s somber dress prompts him to note half mourning.
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Fay Templeton
Ritz-Carlton
New York
Egypt
Washington Star
Lew Morris Seeks Presbyterian Church on City Corner
Lew Morris, a Kansas City character, was approached by a polite stranger asking for the Second Presbyterian church. Morris replied with comic humility that he did not even know where the First Presbyterian church is, eliciting amusement from bystanders.
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Lew Morris
Kansas City
Thirteenth Street
Grand Ave
Second Presbyterian Church
Lew
First Presbyterian Church
Not That Kind of a Bird Campaign Remark
A campaign meeting speaker extols a mayoral candidate with grand claims about governing the city and spreading good news. A heckler retorts that the speaker would be shot for being a goose, highlighting the heated yet humorous exchange in a Kansas City Journal-Times caption.
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Campaigh
Nile
Kanaas City
Tre
Misquotation Sparks Debate Over Interview
President Farrell of United States Steel faced trouble after a conferee friend was misquoted. The misquote altered the argument's meaning, likened to a typographical error where a marriage notice changed wording to imply George Brown and Mary Jones were connected, causing confusion in Washington Star reporting.
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Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
George Brown
Mary Jones
George
Mary
Washington Star
Liniment Claim for Rheumatism Relief Advertised
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Liniment to rub on affected areas for quick relief from rheumatism this spring. Sold by T. J. Loughran and A. M. Bosworth in Te a AE.
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Chamberlain
T. J. Loughran
Tun
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Henry Nosback
Fergun
Satis
Ames
Pantorium
E. M. Kooker
Story County Bank
Recorder
M. L. Tesdall
M. M. Mason
Gambridge
Tole
G McCord
Mareh
Frank N. Fowler
W. Scott
Lewis Berhow
Auxiey
Bows
Rimors
Casper J Timothe
Slater
C. W. Scott
J. & Allen
Zenring
Schaols
M. A. Manning Armes
Moing
Des Moines Tribune
Moingona
Coal Valley
Jane
Hull
Dan Hamilton
Sigourney
U. S. Senate
Dan
Times
Roosevelt
POKER
John
Mr Blank
bin Femerson
Kodaks
Bosworth Drug Store
Main Street
City and College Free Delivery
Ollegiate Presbyterian Church
John W. Innes
West Gate
Champlin’s Hall
South Side
Iowa Telephone Co
W.h.poole
Main St
Ohio
S. L. Akin
Haverly Transfer
Duff Avenue
Westinghouse
Ames Engneering Company Telephone
GEQ
Baker
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