Independence Day Celebrations Across Ames and Surrounding Areas
Ames hosted a large Fourth of July celebration drawing four to five hundred attendees with a special train to Story City and two to three hundred tickets sold to Nevada. The event featured speeches by Prof. Cessna and Rev. Crissman, parades, picnics, and community dinners, with no major accidents reported.
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Ames
Nevada
Story
Cessna
Crissman
M. Hullibarger
Country Cosmopolitan Club
Buck's Woods
Story City
North Star Country Club
Ed Gunder
Ames Friends Church
Nevada Friends
Fantz
Miss Anna Ames Sues Count Nathoo for Fraud in Love Scheme
Anna Ames of Huxley sues Count Nathoo who was sentenced to twenty years in Des Moines for attempted murder, claiming he promised a husband for 250 dollars and a magic charm for 37.50, totaling 287.50, then fled with her money. She sought justice in Fort Madison where authorities confirmed Nathoo’s imprisonment.
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Anna Ames
Huxley
Nathoo
Des Moines
Anna
Re Mother
Temple of Justice
Fort Madison
A Bucket of Blood on Main Street Causes Alarm
Pedestrians on Main Street Sunday morning found a large blood patch that led many to fear a family murder or a butchered elephant. It turned out to be a barber named John Ballard stepping on glass, causing a minor cut but heavy bleeding.
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John Ballard
O. K
Johnson Knocks Out Jeffries in Reno Championship Fight
The black champion Jack Johnson knocked Jim Jeffries out in the fifteenth round in Reno Nevada. Reportedly 15 000 to 20 000 spectators traveled long distances to witness the bout and Johnson emerged as the world heavyweight champion.
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Reno
Nevada
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Boosters
Jeffries
Johnson
Kansas
Flying machines by Tuttle grandsons in Honolulu
A Honolulu report notes Malcolm Harley Tuttle age fourteen and Elbert Parr Tuttle age twelve of 1831 Keeaumoku Street built a small Wright brothers like aeroplane. One craft was shown at Punahou Prep School events as they work to reduce weight and enable flight.
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Curtiss
Bleriot
Paulhan
Wright Brothers
Honolulu
Malcolm Harley Tuttle
Elbert Parr Tuttle
Keeaumoku Street
Punahou Preparatory School
Democrats Meet in Nevada County Convention
The Democratic county convention in Nevada held Saturday selected a full ticket including Auditor John Hopkins and Treasurer W. H. Thompson. T. J. Matheny was named Clerk of the District Court and A. W. Rooney for Superintendent of Public Instruction with J. McCoy elected to represent as Representative. Delegates to the state convention were named with alternates listed. Congressional delegates include Ed Southwick and John Hopkins among others.
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Court House
Nevada
Dean Cc. F. Curtiss
Dyer
C. M
Michael S. Helland
Ad” Mills
Committee On
Chicago
Story County
J. C. Welty
L. C. Welty
I. C. Welty
John Hopkins
Ed Southwick
Maxwell
Carl Little
Ames
W. H. Thompson
T. J. Matheny
James Curtis
A. W. Rooney
B. G. Dyer
James McCoy
Scott
T. P. Worsley
Johnson
J. G. Wells
Parley Sheldon
J. M. Bricker
Carl L. Little
J. F. Warren
S. L. Akin
Pat Mulcahy
F. A. McLain
J. W. McCartney
L. N. Bauge
Lafe McKim
W. H Thompson
L. C. Baldus
H. B. Corlette
Streetcar Returns To Main Street After Paving Work
A street car ran down Main Street at 9 15 a m Saturday the first since paving began about a month ago. Interurban cars are running downtown again as cement work under the track is completed. A correction notes a previous furnished rooms for rent item should list Miss Mert Dugan as the recipient.
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Main Street
Grand Avenue
Mert Dugan
J. N. Fowler
Graduate School Opens Anew At Agriculture College
The opening exercises of the Graduate School of Agriculture were held in the agricultural assembly room at eight o'clock. About 130 registrants attended, with many wives present. The event featured remarks by Dr. H P Armsby and others, noting the growing role of agrarian graduates as teachers and researchers.
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Graduate School of Agriculture
Agricultural Assembly Room
Wilson
Iowa
Arkansas
Union
Columbus
Ohio
Ilinois
Cornell University
H. P. Armsby
Cessna
Dean Curtiss
W. O Thompson
Ohio State University
Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Thompson
Armsby
A. C True
Washington, D. C
True
Office of Experiment Stations
Agricultural Assembly Hall
Bad Dog Scare Over Poisoned Pets
A fox terrier owned by the L. R. Morris family showed poisoning symptoms leading to a neighbor boy being bitten while helping to treat the dog. The terrier died from strychnine poisoning, not hydrophobia, and a McDonald bull dog previously poisoned had recovered. Authorities caution pet owners amid heat.
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L.R. Morris
David McDonald
W. P. McDonald
McDonald
Bullocks Lease Wasser Property for Renovated Occupation
Mr and Mrs Dr Bullock have leased the Wasser property at Kellogg avenue and Ninth street and will move in once extensive repairs are finished.
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Dr. Bullock
Wasser
Kellogg Avenue
Ninth Street
Rural mail carriers convention to meet in Ames
The state convention of rural mail carriers will be held in Ames on Wednesday and Thursday August 31 and September 1. Delegates must arrange board and lodging with local providers who can accommodate them, and those providers should notify Ben Edwards about the arrangements.
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Ames
Ben Edwards
Corn Making Great Growth In Heat Drought
Excessively high temperatures and abundant sunshine dominated the past week with little rainfall. Corn has reached normal July growth, fields clean and soil good, haying underway, small grain holding up, winter wheat harvest starting in southern counties, and pastures plus early potatoes hurt by the dry spell.
Presidential selection at Iowa State College debated
The Des Moines Capital reports the educational board plans to nominate Dean C. F. Curtiss for Iowa State College presidency to succeed President Storms. An election is anticipated soon but may be delayed since board president Trewin is away in the South for several weeks.
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Congress
William H. Taft
United States
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Albert B. Cummins
Des Moines
Educational Board
C. F. Curtiss
Iowa State College
Storms
Dean Curtiss
Trewin
Local hail storm but no major damage near Ames
Heavy hail and wind swept the area northwest of Ames on Saturday evening. The storm knocked some corn down but caused no serious damage. Residents sought shelter as threatening clouds passed and then the weather subsided.
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Ames
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Joe Judge
Fay Campbell
Cecile Alexander
Campbell
Alexander
Guy H. Tuttle
Los Angeles
E. C Tuttle
4Th Ward
Honolulu Advertiser
Republican County Convention
Railroad Commission of
Tion
C. G. Lee
Eleventh Judicial District
G. Lee
Elland
Oley Nelson
Vette
Micheal
Helland
Michael 8. Helland
Slater
Mercy Hospital
General Assembly
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