Taft Sherman Ticket and Local Political Buzz
Hearst declines teaming with Bryan this year as Taft and Sherman lead the Republican ticket. Elks host Waterloo events and state convention in progress. Railroads grant fare concession for state fair. Vicarst launches an independent party criticizing both major parties. Cummins regains influence, while a call to push an opposition member is noted. An investigation into Story County board of supervisors action looms, highlighting public interest in the law.
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Story County Board of Supervisors
Preacher Calls for Fence Between Genders at Beach
A Clear Lake preacher objects to boys and girls swimming together and urges a fence to separate the sexes at the bathing beaches. He criticizes the idea as a sign of wandering thoughts.
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Clear Lake
Prouty Falls After Turbulent Campaign Against Nomination
Hull led throughout the contest while Prouty faced mounting trouble and finally tumbled. The account notes Prouty never showed a legitimate claim to the nomination as Hull maintained an early and constant lead.
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Prouty
Hull
Primary Law Tested by Local Election Delays
The statement urges timely investigation of county supervisors and primary election judges, arguing delays hinder the nomination for congress and that now is the moment to test the virtue of the primary law.
Governor rebuked over nomination recommendation
Cummins drew fire last week for urging a certificate of nomination for Prouty, while he was not entitled. State officials Carroll, Morrow, and Hayward firmly opposed the governor, delivering a sharp rebuke.
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Cummins
Prouty
Carroll
Morrow
Hayward
Des Moines Daily Tribune Sold to Democratic Syndicate
Charley Hellen sells the Des Moines daily Tribune to a democratic syndicate. The paper adopts a full democratic policy aligned with Bryan persuasion. Hellen, a veteran Iowa press figure for 28 years, retires amid broad fraternity regret.
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Charley Hellen
Des Moines Daily Tribune
Bryan
Iowa Press
Advice to Some Girls in Allison Tribune
A reflective, cautionary piece calls on girls in Allison to protect innocence and virtue. It warns that beauty, maturity, and moral balance fade if neglected and urges readers to heed the message as a shared heritage across social classes.
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Allison Tribune
Maxwell Tribune editor recalls death of horse after car ride
L R Shepard of the Maxwell Tribune recounts a motor vehicle encounter near Colfax. He describes the horse pulling a buggy suddenly dying after the press car passed, joking that the horse “gave up the ghost” at sight of the machine. The piece notes sympathy for owner Carl Kleingist.
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L. R. Shepard
The
Maxwell Tribune
Shepard
Colfax
Tribune
Mingo
Edwin Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Carl Kleingist
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Fragmentary Local Incident Report at Mingo Market
A neighbor helped transfer a woman, child, eggs, cream, and other goods into a wagon after a misfortune. The party asserts they took all precautions and claim no blame, while they loaded the load and moved toward Mingo for market.
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Mingo
A Question to Solve Hugo Munsterburg on Prohibition
Prof Hugo Munsterburg argues in McClures that prohibition would remove a major recreation and affect emotion and art. He warns that without substitutes the nation would lose relaxation and beauty, becoming dull and utilitarian. The piece shifts to local calls for license applications and weapon ordinance enforcement to curb crime.
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Hugo Munsterburg
McClures
America
Gaetano Garagaglia's Boot Shop Plot in Waterbury Tale
A colorful Harpers Weekly scene follows Gaetano Garagaglia speaking in a heavy immigrant dialect about boot polishing, boxing bets, and a scheme involving Pasquale Silvestro and Irish boxer John L. Sullivan. Rivalries, mortgages, and streetwise humor drive a dramatic finale in Waterbury with a boxing theater crowd.
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Harpers Weekly
Gaetano Garagaglia
William Simperson
Gaetan
Gaetano
Pugilista
Watterbury
Granda
Pasquale Silvestro
Calabria
Dees Place
Data Place
John L. Sullivano
Eminente Pugilisto
Championo
Sullivano
Boss
Pasquale
Deener
Larry Conolly
Larry Connolly
Pasquale Keela
de Teatro
John
Dessa
Curla
Beega
John L
Skeepa Dees
Real estate deals and transfers in Ames, Nevada, Slater and surrounding area
A sequence of property transactions lists Torris T Olson and others selling or conveying real estate across Ames, Nevada, Slater, Story City and surrounding towns. Deals include lot fractions, blocks, acreages, and connections to Briggs Ad, Woods Ad, Fairview Ad, and Shel dah crossing, with prices from 25 to 13 600 dollars and numerous buyers and sellers named.
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Torris T Olson
Enry Hovlahd
Skunk River
Nevada
Briggs
Fairview
Woods
Bolstad
Smay
Cor
Briggs Ad
Bik
Fairview Ad
Woods Ad
M S$ Helland
Peter
Newman
Jenk
Slater
Helland
Ben C Dueland
Slater Junction
Christ Frousdahl
Enks
G H Vorland
Sheldah Crossing
Annie E Giddings
R Parsons
Ives Ad Ames
Alice BE Brown
Hus
SA Thompson
Maxwell
Parley Sheldon
W P
Agnes E Kinzley
Bankers National Bank
Chicago
National City Bank
New York
N. Y
Valley National Bank
Citizen's National Bank
Des Moines
Weather and harvest report from Iowa in July 1908
CHAPPEL'S WEEKLY GUESS notes average daily temperatures near normal with a range of plus one to minus one degree across the state. Rainfall below normal, sunshine excessive, with showers spread Tuesday to Sunday. Heavy rains Sunday night hit central and north central areas, especially the upper Des Moines valley. Telegraphed reports list 3.36 inches Boone, 3.05 Ft. Dodge, 2.10 Hatherville. Hay crop abundant, small grain harvest nearing completion in southern districts. Oats yield 10–25 bushels per acre. winter wheat and barley 20–35 bushels. Corn conditions favorable but needs rain to sustain rapid growth. potatoes and pastures in good shape. Crop service summaries show July 25 1908 corn 88, spring wheat 93, oats 85, flax 92, barley 94, hay 104, pastures 102, potatoes 93, apples 48, grapes 78. August 1 1908: corn 79, spring wheat 85, oats 76, barley 85, flax 88, hay 80, potatoes 90, pastures 100, apples 40, grapes 84.
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Des Moines River
Boone
Ft. Dodge
Hatherville
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Calabrian feud ends with a dramatic rescue
The narrator recalls a deadly clash where Pasquale Silvestro lunges and maims, then a turn as John L. Sullivan survives, moves his feet, and escapes. Pasquale laughs, approaching like a giant bear, before a sudden reversal reveals Sullivan alive and the assault halted.
Use and Abuse of Phones in Rural Life
A Wallace's Farmer column praises the telephone for rural farming but denounces its abuse by long idle conversations. It urges women to limit chatter to five minutes, noting delays for farmers in transit and business calls. The piece stresses phones as vital yet misused, urging mindful usage.
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Wallace
Pistol Dumping and Prevention in Lake Disposal
Record Herald reports a new firearms ordinance and the disposal of confiscated revolvers by dumping them into the lake. The piece criticizes old practices of auctioning weapons and questions progress on registration and licensing enforcement for citizens with deadly arms.
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Record Herald
Ebien Hines Acquirement of Sub Lot 2 Parcel 8
Ebien Hines and others transfer a 60 foot wide sub lot 2 of lot 8 in block 1 northwest southwest section 7 township 83 range 22. The deed value is $1000. The parties and exact location are outlined in the document.
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Ebien Hines
Patrick
Innes Band Concert Praised At Chautauqua
Tama resident Mr. McKean praised the Innes Band concert held in Ames during the Chautauqua. Directors doubted profit due to high ticket prices yet rainy weather did not deter a magnificent crowd. The audience recognized the band's wonderful ability and paid the value of the performance.
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McKean
Tama
Ames
Innes
Ames Times want ads promise steady results
The Ames Times urges readers to use classified want ads for reliable results in locating items to buy sell or locate services. The notice emphasizes consistent responses when you lose or find items and seek desired goods or opportunities through the newspaper’s advertising pages.
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