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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
3
The piece notes Taft can receive the Iowa delegation and cites Governor’s past accuracy. It mentions the Kulp court martial ending in a reprimand. Times labeled it a farce. Geo C White of Story seeks the speaker’s chair, with dining car liquor sales halted by C B and Q in Iowa.
In the Marshalltown Times-Republican an editorial on Cummins letter to Torbert cites Fritz Norris nicknamed Fritzy acknowledging after a fierce contest he wrote a letter now capable of double construction.
A heated exchange targets prohibitionists and party infighting. The Polk County Republican Club, tied to the governor, reportedly refused ex Secretary Shaw a Des Moines speaking slot, blamed on opposition to Cummins. Critics warn such tactics harm the party’s image.
A Missouri paper reports John Eiler entered a home and kicked his son in the sitting room after mud was tracked on the parlor carpet. The son caused the father’s arrest, drawing calls to end such treatment and to remove violence from homes.
Roy Howard a Fort Des Moines soldier aged 20 was found guilty of manslaughter in Des Moines for the shooting death of a woman. He faces an indeterminate sentence not to exceed eight years. testimony showed he drank seventeen drinks of Des Moines whiskey the night of the incident.
The condemned murderer Cain, jailed for Charley Morris’s death, cut his throat the morning of his penitentiary transfer to avoid execution. He had been sentenced to life, and this paper had argued he should die for Morris then. Cain’s act vindicates The Times stance previously taken.
Washington correspondent Frank Stillman notes the fleet totals about 223 836 tons of armament the greatest tonnage for any flag. The ships cost near 100 million dollars and mount 362 high powered rifles. Broadside ammunition use could reach 50 000 dollars a minute with 21 000 six inch rounds among other calibers.
City residents close the year with steady housing and street improvements. The interurban line to the college and electric service began by Christmas, despite early complaints and railroad funding battles. overall town prosperity期待 a prosperous new year if community unity continues.
The piece argues early inside status on Cummins liquor-law violations shift Scott county support to Allison. It traces a party struggle over progressive versus standpat factions, noting Governor Cummins’ perceived leniency toward saloons. It predicts Allison will capture the senatorial seat amid anti Cummins sentiment.
The Boone Democrat quotes The Times on alleged post office orders to raise postage on papers sent to subscribers overdue over a year. The piece argues government overreach, questions the right to dictate credit terms, and mocks officials in Washington for padding salaries with new rules.
The piece laments public displeasure toward railroads and calls outharassment of the people while railroads amass large sums for mail carriage. It warns the worm will turn and urges subscribers to pay arrearages promptly before January 1, 1908.
Emmetsburg Reporter argues Garst is the handpicked progressive successor to Cummins and that Funk is excluded. It denounces a prearranged nomination, urges repudiation of machine politics, and says the governor’s race should not be a bargain or traffic.
Will Onstott a Kenosha Wisconsin resident and nephew of Mr and Mrs H F Jones lost his left leg after a barbed wire fence accident during a hunting trip with a friend Mr Wood near Mechanicsville The gun discharged injuring below the knee later necessitating an above the knee amputation His friends in Ames express deepest sympathy and note his past residence and work as a painter in Wisconsin
An old drug advertisement claims most appendicitis victims are constipated. It states Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores natural bowel action. It adds the product does not nauseate or gripe and is mild to take.
Andrew Reed, an elderly inebriate, died of pneumonia after exposure at Hanson Hospital in Cambridge. He had told locals of a wife in Ottumwa and a daughter in Cedar Rapids who would not help. Townspeople arranged services and burial at county expense, urging kindness beyond family enmity and noting strangers sometimes treat the dead better.
A fire caused panic at the Crystal moving picture theater in Albia Iowa injuring proprietor T C Hammond and trampling women and children as about 200 people fled. The blaze destroyed part of the building and machinery amid warnings about single exits and inflammable film stock.
A notable display at the Ames short course features apples grown in Iowa. The Horticultural Department will arrange the fruit exhibit in the Laboratory building east of the greenhouse, open 1 to 6 p m from January 1, inviting all visitors to view the collection.
Sufferers urged to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm promising relief from rheumatic pains. One application aims to ease rest and sleep, advertised as beneficial for those afflicted. Sold by Judisch Bros.
Notice of filing a written instrument claimed as the last will of John Zimmerman, late of Story County. Hearing set for January 14, 1908, at the District Court in Nevada. Interested parties must show cause why the instrument should not be admitted as the will. Witness dated December 11, 1907, by Clerk SOPER M.
On July 9 1907 the District Court of Story county Iowa appointed executors of Nels Jorgensen deceased. All persons indebted must pay the undersigned and those with claims should present them to the Court for allowance. Calla Gilbert Station Iowa July 9.
Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy mailed on request from Racine Wisconsin claims to show great value without cost to the user. Sold by Joel E B Cagwin. Also advice to mothers to strengthen children with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea touted as a safe winter tonic at 5 cents.
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