Old Soldiers Encampment and Weather Notes from Ames
The Ames Times reports the Story county old soldiers in annual encampment as the ranks thin. A heavy hall storm harms Linn and Benton corn. Des Moines boosters mock census figures. Roosevelt to speak briefly at Northwestern station. Des Moines council row nears end. state fair opens with no major conflicts. Dolliver cited as a double crosser in remarks about Taft.
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Story County Old Soldiers
Old Guard
Linn
Benton
Des Moines
City governance in Des Moines under strain and reorganization
Residents question who runs Des Moines as commissioners and mayor clash with police amid ongoing scrapping. The unrest highlights leadership gaps and calls for clarity on city affairs.
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Des Moines
Ames and Des Moines Notes on Population and Politics
A survey notes Des Moines population near 86 000 and Iowa’s loss in a decade. Mentions jurors in a Lorimer bribery case, a New York state convention dispute, and a Democratic platform summary. Ames figures include Leone Graves and Perry G Holden with local boosterish satire and promotional blurbs.
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Ames
Des Moines
Iowa
Holden
Wilson
Perry G. Holden
Fra Elbertus
Perry G Holden
Reinstatement of Des Moines Chief After Investigation
Chief Yeager of the Des Moines police force was reinstated following an investigation and trial sparked by the anti saloon league. The trial showed private detectives hired by the league were as bad as those they shadowed, prompting calls for better methods and common sense in their work.
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Yeager
Des Moines
Anti Saloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Campaign Book Showcases Insurgent Republican Voices
Washington news reveals the Democratic Campaign Book for 1910 features insurgent Republican speeches attacking tariff railroad spending and anti trust policy. It highlights Dolliver Cummins La Follette Fish Haugen Foss and Clark with extended quotes and favorable framing for Democratic critique.
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Register and Leader
Washington
Congress
Congressional Committee
Congressional Record
Dolliver
Iowa
Senate
Cummins
la Follete
Court of Commerce
Hamilton Fish
New York
Haugen
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Champ Clark
Harry Bulger Stars In The Flirting Princess Run In Chicago
Chicago sets a new season record with Harry Bulger in Mort H Singer’s The Flirting Princess reaching 340 performances. The show comes to Des Moines Auditorium for four days August 31 to September 3 featuring an all star cast, Vampire and Apache dances, and a barefoot chorus praised for beauty and talent.
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Chicago
Harry Bulger
Mort H. Singer
Auditorium Theater
Des Moines
Goddess of Liberty
Princess Theater
Princess
Singer
Eulalie Jansen
Chas Morgan
Maude Emery
Frank Carter
Dale Fuller
Arthur Cranston
Harry Dickerson
John Patton
Burne-Jones
Kipling
Paris
Book No 4 for Women Promotes Shoop Night Cure
Advertisement for a free book by Dr. Shoop of Racine Wisconsin detailing his Night Cure suppositories. Claims soothing antiseptic effects and quick relief. Mentions Cagwin's Drug Store as contact point.
Foley's Honey and Tar touted for hay fever relief
An old advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar provides quick relief from hay fever asthma and summer bronchitis. It says the remedy soothes inflamed air passages in the head throat and bronchial tubes, contains no opiates or harmful drugs, and that substitutes should be refused.
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Foley
Peaches Arrive Month End. Canning Urged
A car load of Colorado peaches will arrive here on the 16th of next month. Residents are advised to have their cans ready for use and preservation.
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Colorado
Geo. L. Pease
Orpheum Week Aug 28 Des Moines Vaudeville Show
The Orpheum theater Des Moines announces a vaudeville week with three strong sketches headed by Winning on Wind. Starred by Lewis McCord company with Margaret Armstrong Bertha St Clair Joseph W Fox Edward LeDucc and Richard Hal Geo L Pease. Also note a Peach carload shipment by Geo Pease on September 16 and a Des Moines marriage license for Wake Campbell and Ila May Bass.
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Orpheum Theater
Des Moines
Lewis McCord
Mr. McCord
Margaret Armstrong
Bertha St. Clair
Joseph W. Fox
Edward LeDucc
Richard Hal
Wake Campbell
Ames
Lla May Bass
Des Molinea
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Ames Times
L. G. Hardin
Sunday Register and Leader
Ingham
Roosevelt
Montana
William Robert Smith
British Institute of Public Health
Coal Combine
Col. Theo. Roosevelt
Northwestern
Smith
Pittsburg
Taft
West
Miles
Henry Courter
Boynton, N. Y
Dr. Miles
Census Bureau
Ole Langland
Cambridge Leader
Times
Ole
Neal Borwne
Lorimer
Mole Hills
State Central Committee
New York State
Lowa
Gov
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Jim Dahlman
Omaha
Register
Leader Outfit
Allison
James S. Havens
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Flirting Princess
M. H. Kelso
Hamilton Black
Dante. McCarthy
J. Y. Luxe
McCarthy & Luke
Attorneys At Law
Story County Bank
Ames, Iowa
Earl B.bush, Ph. G
M.D
Baker's Jewelry Store
M. J. Adams
Calla
Mutual Phone
T. G. Fultz
J. F. Tilden
Odd Fellows’ Building
Mutual
Geo. E. Baker
Bosworth
Iowa State College
City
Kelley
Jce
Golden Gate
Bette
Benson's Cash Grocery
Peerless
H. L. Mann
Ssr, Bee
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