04 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
1
The Ames Chautauqua runs August 1 to 20 with a strong slate of speakers performers and lectures. Highlights include Italian music dance lectures on Palestine and Uncle Sam with days filled by education music and religious talks presented by Mountford and Welsheimer among others.
The Democratic county convention dealt with internal disputes and generated a list of officers. Pat Stelden was elected chairman, Carl Li Little named secretary, and vacancies were noted for several county ticket roles amid unclear details and contested seats.
July fourth delivery windows for mail and parcels are described. Collections from all street letter boxes start at 9:00 am and end at 5:00 pm. The Duchness district distribution point closes early. carrier service is limited to campus deliveries with a separate window from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Weekend events include Cambridge Nevada and McCaleburg area fourth of July baseball, North Sier Club outings, Ames College anniversary of land grant, picnic by Aquaw Creek, and a Chautauqua program led by ex WS Kigeht Roone Lane. Women's Clubs host an address by Mary Safford and community picnics at New Chautaugia Park. Maxwell Chautauqua links Iowa State land grant celebration.
Mrs J G Gardin, who underwent a serious operation at Methodist hospital in Des Moines Saturday morning, is improving nicely and is expected to be at home by next Tuesday. Best wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery come from many friends.
Fragmentary OCR describes a political convention in Baltimore selecting a candidate for government, mentioning Woodrow Wilson and a Princeton University president Hampden or related figures. The text is garbled with numerous names and phrases, but implies a contested Democratic convention and anticipated outcomes.
Local notices announce Nevada will visit the city for a game next Tuesday. The piece mentions a large travel party, anticipated crowd, and plans to escort the team into town for a public event to promote good roads and local reads, with C. M. Kittredge managing arrangements.
A seven year old boy suffered severe burns from a cracker at Maxwell while a group watched fireworks on the 1672 Feareh of Mycete event. He ran to find his mother but she wasn’t there. He died hours later from his injuries.
Miss ernice Shugart resigns from her Daily Intelligencer role at the start of the week. She will spend the summer at home with her parents.
A new gas pipeline between Accex and Nevada is completed with nine miles required to connect the plant. Storage tanks are in place across towns and 73,000 feet of gas line will supply a Ravet distribution. Officials from Amexcan Oral Waauteer of heathy ahices oversee the project and maintenance.
Fragmentary OCR text describes rain aiding corn growth and garden conditions. Mentions local areas and events with scattered phrases about weather, farming, and community notes. Includes references to counties, schools, and gardens, but many words are garbled.
A local band performed in the park on Thursday night drawing a crowd from Ames. The group, formed recently, displayed promising harmony under the guidance of Mr TF Breasts. Attendees praised their effort and potential amid a warm community welcome.
The Ames Hotel will close dining for dinner and sipper service as Water Canaday, proprietor, announces the change. The move affects guest meals and beverage service, with hours adjusted to the new dining policy.
A new shoe shop named Weartuowell stam opens in Ames this morning on West Main Street. The店 promises affordable prices with shoes ranging from about 14 to 28 dollars. Roup and Son pledge to offer an excellent assortment at prices lower than commonly seen locally.
A meeting of the dispatchers association at Carl Little’s office discussed adding an extra policeman to the force. No action was taken as the mayor was out of town, and he must appoint all police, including special officers, upon his return.
The Galen Tilden and Stephenson families have set up tents at the Golf and Country Club and plan to stay for the event, enjoying a pleasant stay amid the club grounds.
A distorted account outlines a county convention with chair and secretaries named, noting resolutions endorsing Republican ticket, progressive principles, primary election law, and provisions for nominating presidential candidates. Miss Birdle V. Batchelor led the field for county recorder on the first ballot amid roll call voting.
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