Local notes on politics and events from Ames
The Ames Times previews upcoming congressional primaries and a government building for Ames. It reports on gunfire injuries in Enterprise, a suspect captured, a Des Moines death at a store, and local journalism changes with Emory English and Bert Keltz moving to Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Morris
Johnson
Cain
Enterprise
Ames
Emory English
Mason City
DesMoines
Ed. Chassell
English
Bert Keltz
Cummins Warns on Nomination Tied to Rail Legislation
Gov. Cummins, discussing Iowa railroad laws from the past winter, urges in a magazine paragraph that selecting leaders who are seen as rebuking states for action would be a fatal mistake in the next campaign.
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Cummins
Iowa
Cummins Predicts 1908 Campaign Split
Gov. Cummins writes that the 1908 presidential race will be between progressives and stand patters in a November magazine piece. The rest covers Wall Street turmoil, a New York bank collapse, and costs at the Hague peace conference where dinners and perquisites ran high.
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Knickerbocker Bank
New York
Wall Street
Wallstreet
West
Hague
Compressed air and presidential timber fill the talk
The Cedar Rapids Republican riffs on new inventions and politics as Roosevelt Fairbanks Taft row through the nation. Hughes stays in Albany attending to duties while Davenport liquor riots spark concern over law violations and local power.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Taft
Phillipines
Hughes
Albany
Davenport
State of
Iowa
Ames Post Office Fight Draws Local Interest
The piece notes Claude Campbell of the Record, a former Ames boy, as a leading candidate in the Jewell post office battle. It remarks that congressmen waver until the dispute becomes fierce and blood runs hot, urging quicker resolution to avoid lasting bitterness.
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Jewell
Claude Campbell
The
Record
Ames
Conner
Blackwood Credits Graham for Ames College Name Change
In theIntelligencer R E Blackwood recounts Ames narrow escape from being named Collegeton of Onondaga and attributes the naming credit to G W Graham. The piece highlights local history and the town's civic memory.
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R. E. Blackwood
Ames
Collegeton
Onondaga
G. W. Graham
Disputed Locating of Ames Institution Sparks Rail-Town Snarl
In Ames, residents dispute the site choice for a local institution. J. L. Dana Judge Evans and 8 P O'Brien are named as key workers for the present location. O'Brien recalls living here before the county's 1855 founding and before the college was sited, while some fault the railway route and town naming.
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Graham
J. L. Dana
Judge Evans
P. O’brien
O'Brien
Ames
O’brien
Collegeton
The Stupid Rhinoceros Hunt Flows Through Dense Africa
A hunter recalls tracking a rhino by scent and sound, the animal charging in a zigzag path guarded by signal birds. After a close stalk in tall grass, the narrator shoots the beast at twenty yards, killing it instantly. Natives secure the horn and skin while porters help process the carcass.
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Appleton’s
Jewel setting in watchmaking described
The article explains how watch jewels are prepared and secured. Jewels are shaped as circles and bored near the pinion diameter. A diamond dusted steel point enlarges the boring, then setters use a lathe to embed the jewel in a metal cushion and trim the surrounding metal to fit the jewel hole precisely.
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New York Times
The Electric Crater Arc Light Effect
An arc light forms at two carbon electrodes with a cup shaped end from positive electrode. The crater emits most light violet with golden yellow vapor from carbon, while shadows of insects near the arc appear enlarged due to concentrated crater light.
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Wit
St Louis Republic
The Warrant That Came and The Hanging
The article recounts a Somerset tale of a woman sentenced to death in the 19th century whose warrant was never sent. A clerk later finds the warrant and the sheriff proceeds with the execution. The piece cites a London Chronicle note and ends with a sale pitch for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy via Judisch Bros.
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Home Office
Aylesbury
Missus
London Chronicle
Parrot’s Crack Adds to Pastor’s Card Talk
According to Hoyle Rev Joseph Gravely debates the evils of card playing during a pastoral visit. A parrot interrupts with the line When you are in doubt play trumps. No family member can explain the bird’s quip to the pastor’s satisfaction.
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Hoyle
Joseph Gravely
Parrot
London Punch
How a Deaf Boy Prays With a Sore Finger
A humorous exchange from the Kansas City Independent questions how a deaf and mute boy would say prayers when afflicted with a painful finger. The dialogue features Tommy asking Mamma and Mamma replying with a playful incongruity.
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Tommy
Kansas City Independent
The Main Thing Behind A Seraph Face
An enthusiastic admirer praises a woman with a seraphic face while a practical manager questions whether she has the backing of an angel. This exchange highlights idealized beauty versus practical support in a social setting.
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Baltimore American
Chipper Responds to Wood Dinner Question
The Houston Post quotes a playful exchange where Chipper asks if someone will saw wood for dinner and is met with the reply that they do not eat wood.
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Houston Post
He who knows most forgives most Italian Proverb
A concise Italian proverb notes that greater knowledge brings greater capacity for forgiveness. The saying links wisdom with leniency in judgment and conduct.
Foley’s Honey and Tar Offered Free of Opium Content
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is safe for children and adults. It also touts Foley's kidney cure as effective for kidney trouble not beyond medical aid and notes sale by Cagwin.
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Foley
Cagwin
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Ames Times
New York County
Hearst
Dickinson
Irene Blydenburg
Wisconsin
Earth
Kooser’s
City Delivery
the Stultz Cafe and Bakery
Judith Bros
B. W. L. Hall
Waverly Va
Judisch Bros
Loughran& Bauer
Cleveland
Mutual
Canier Bros. & Hermans
Burley
Canier Bros. & Herman
Fowler's
B. A. Lockwood Grain Co
Frank N. Fowler
Parley Sheldon
B. J. Shelden
S. A. Keenan
K. Asst
Cash
AME
National Bank of Commerce
Knautle, Kachod & Kubue
First National Bank
Chicago
Marshalltown
Des Moines Savings Bank
Sorenson & Gamrath
Fish and Game
Ance
Union National Bank
W. M. Greely
Pres
Henry Wilson
E. W. Stanton
W. Pres
T. A. Dodds
Asst
Bankers National Bank
National City Bank
N. Y
Vailey National Bank
Citizen's National Bank
Nelson & Nible
AMKS
Lowa
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