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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
8
A man ends his troubled relationship, departing from the wife who bore him four children, as he abandons their shared troubles and refuses to maintain the liaison.
A Des Moines labor leader Urick urges voters to back Bryan for president White for governor and Cummins for U S senator. The Times warns primary election boards will publish voter ballots from June primaries, implying legal risk for those who follow Urick’s advice. The Fred Russell Rockwell City case shows politics influencing careers and personal ruin.
The piece muses on a recent Cornell football game and the cyclical nature of political posturing. It notes Walter Wellman’s shifting endorsements, a Kansas or Oklahoma figure Haskell pursuing Hearst in a slander suit, and a quip about oats and corn framing a broader economic contrast between 1896 and 1908.
The Ames College observance of its forty year foundation included a Morill hall address by Prof. Bessey on laying foundations and reminiscences of Dr. Welch. A football game saw Freshmen win five to zero, with a concert in the Chapel ending the day. An editorial appeal urged community support to fund a new church building, stressing moral impact and local benefits without debt.
Music lovers in Ames are invited to the Armory on November 2 to hear Prof. W. S. Squaire perform modern campaign songs without charge. The event promises a night of melody and harmony for all attendees.
Captain I L Smith of Nevada dies in a streetcar wreck on Troost Avenue Kansas City. Thirteen injured as cars failed to avert collision. Remains brought to Nevada. He was 70, longtime Story county official and father of M K Smith of Nevada. funeral held Wednesday with Masonic and civic pallbearers.
The Iowa National Guard state shoot is underway in Des Moines with many top marksmen from companies statewide competing for medals. Ames sends Fultz Barker Underwood Connor and Edwards of Company C who will stay until Friday. Lieutenant Underwood was a high scorer in a previous shoot and several Ames shooters are expected to win medals.
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