Nation army tournament crowds Des Moines Sept 20 to 25
Des Moines will host a six day national military tournament at the state fair grounds Sept 20 to 25. Over 6,000 troops from multiple states will demonstrate cavalry infantry engineers signal corps field bakery hospitals and more with daily aircraft and bridge operations amid a three mile parade reviewed by Taft and international observers from eight foreign armies including Canada France England Germany Italy Austria Russia Norway.
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Ferguson MacDonald
Sandford Lowe Hill
Brougher
Crampton
Hall Beard
Conrad Klueg
Bartha Acula Vincenti
Max Schenachek
Alexis Stroboski
Victor Nessa
Bridge Building Contest At Army Tournament Thrills Des Moines Crowd
Des Moines hosts a bridge building contest during the Army tournament September 20 to 25 as the engineering corps compete. Fort Leavenworth teams set a seven minute destruction of a three span bridge after rapid timber and pontoon construction in front of 20 000 spectators. The spectacle features blue and yellow cavalry uniforms and 1 200 sabers flashing in synchronized drill as troops simulate a retreat and pursuit.
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United States Army
Des Moines
Engineering Corps
Army
Engineer Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Nations to observe Iowa war game exhibition
Foreign armies from Canada England France Germany Austria Russia Italy and Norway will watch an Iowa war game. The maneuver marks a rare joint attention event drawing observers from multiple nations to evaluate the drill and tactics on display.
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Iowa
The Musical Saber Drill at U S Military Tournament
The saber drill by cavalry at the Des Moines military tournament runs Sept 20 to 25. A full regiment of 1,200 mounted soldiers rides into the arena. sabers flash, the band plays, and the drill unfolds without command.
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Des Moines
Des Moines to Host Army Tournament With Airship Demonstrations
The national Army tournament at Des Moines will feature daily flights of big dirigible balloons. Operators describe high altitude maneuvers and explosives demonstration as part of an offensive and reconnaissance display.
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United States Army
Des Moines
Pictures seek exclusive rights at Des Moines military parade
The moving picture makers press the Des Moines committee for exclusive filming access at the military tournament grounds and grand stand where Taft will review 6 200 soldiers. A rival offers 5200 dollars for days of operation and plans to produce a dozen films of 1100 to 1800 feet each.
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Des Moines
Taft
Time to Laugh Vaudeville Jokelets from an Era
An excerpt discusses vaudeville’s lingering laugh devices. It catalogs moments that reliably trigger audience laughs, including falsetto speech, a German comic exposing a green waistcoat, gymnastic falls, questions about marital status, and a chicken joke.
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Bohemian
Fragmented comic vignettes and a personal marriage confession
A collage of humorous scenes from a troupe and a candid marital memory. The narrator recalls clowns and musicians, a skeptical moment with a husband named Frank, and how small irritations sparked unease. The excerpt ends with an ad for Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming broad cures.
Theater Parties Budget Touted By Bride And Father
A prospective bride estimates theater parties will cost about 200 dollars yearly plus flowers 100 and bonbons 100. They propose marrying on 600 dollars annually with a snug surplus for food clothing and house rent, as quoted by the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Child asks to be pirate when grown up in Courier Journal
A playful exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal features a child asking to become a pirate and the parent offering options of pirating books or plays, capturing a lighthearted moment.
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Caan
Louisville Courier-Journal
Rotten picture critique sparks life drawn remark
The Cleveland Leader quotes a jab about a photograph saying it was taken from life while noting pity the artist wasn’t. The quip reflects a sharp cartoonish sentiment about realism versus artistry.
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Cleveland Leader
Love's Doubting and Nervous Quarrels in Early Marriage
The narrator recalls sudden flare ups that marred happiness in marriage with Frank. Minor spats sparked by nerves and adjustment stress gave way to remorse and self reflection. A particularly violent argument ends with Frank retreating to bed as the reader pretends to keep reading.
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Frank
Taxes Due by October First for County Bank List
Taxes must be paid before October 1 to avoid penalty. A complete list is available at Story County Bank.
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Story County Bank
Night on Bald Mountain Cures All with Dr King’s Discovery
Alex Benton climbs Bald Mountain to aid a neighbor tormented by asthma. He uses Dr King’s New Discovery which relieves his neighbor and later cures his son's wife of a severe lung condition. Claims include relief from coughs colds croup and hay fever with trial samples and a money back guarantee.
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