Whos Who and Why Governor of California
A profile of James Norris Gillett governor of California praising his stance on the June 4 boxing bout between James J Jeffries and Jack Johnson. The piece recalls his 1906 actions on school integration, Roosevelt’s praise, and notes his birth in Wisconsin and political career ending with his 1907 election.
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James Norris Gillett
California
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Gillett
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Japan
Washington
Roosevelt
East
Theodore Roosevelt
National Congress
King Edward
Viroqua
Wis
Sparta
Congress
First member named in Taft Ananias club tale
Frederick M. Kerby becomes the era’s first Taft Ananias club member after his Washington stenographer role gained ink during the Pinchot Ballinger dispute. He disputed Ballinger and Garfield on ethics, spelling Kerby with a Y and facing White House denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick M. Kerby
Taft Ananias Club
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Kerby
Washington
Sam
Mr. Kerby
Kirby
Lawler
Taft
Secretary Ballinger
Glavis
Samuel
Ananias Club
Ballinger
Mrs. Eva Moore Re elected President of General Federation
Mrs Phillip N Moore of St Louis is re elected president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Her election followed a heated campaign though opposition dwindled after she fractured her ankle days before the Cincinnati convention. Moore, an Hinds woman born Eva Perry, married in 1897 to geologist and mining engineer Mr Moore who built a fortune through western mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip N. Moore
St. Louis
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Moore
Great
Free Republic
United States
Federation
Envoy Bryce Seeks Retirement From Washington Post
Right Hon. James Bryce, Britain’s ambassador in Washington, has asked to be relieved from duties after the death of King Edward. The envoy fears strain under a new regime, though he has long been valued for tact and discretion. On a Kansas visit he spoke with care to reporters and addressed University of Kansas students in Lawrence.
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James Bryce
O. M
Great Britain
London
Washington
Edward
Bryce
Kansas City
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Mr. Bryce
Masons to Meet in Waterloo with Grand Lodge Program
Waterloo set to host the Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge June 10 to 16 with a detailed program. A school of instruction runs June 30 and July 11 and 13, past grand masters will receive jewels, and 1,400 visitors are expected. Grand officers’ election is scheduled for June 15 with evening entertainment each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Masonic Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge
Great Western Railway Expands Roadbed near Lanesboro
The Great Western railway is advancing permanent improvements at Lanesboro. Last week ties were laid along the right of way and the section gang has grown to about fifty men, including many Greeks. Work to remove gravel from a south town pit may begin soon, with planned road bed repairs and other upgrades expected to allow several new fast trains.
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Lake City
Great Western Railway
Lanesboro
Must Keep Stock Off Roads Sidney Injunction Suit
After fifty years on a Percival area farm C Keyser, a wealthy Missouri bottom farmer, must keep his stock off the public highway. Neighbor W B Sheldon and others won an injunction suit tried locally, the first of its kind in this court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Percival
C. Keyser
Missouri
W. B. Sheldon
Will of O Connors Bequest To Catholic Institutions
The Dubuque county will of farmer Thomas O Connors filed for probate leaves 9500 to Catholic institutions in the city from a 25000 estate. House of the Good Shepherd receives 4000 Nuns of the Presentation 3000 Mercy hospital and St Josephs college 1000 each. Remainder distributed in small bequests. Michael Healy Sr dead at Ft Dodge aged 84 veteran of Mexican war and father of Michael and Robert Healy and the late Tom Healy. Dorothy Crandell Iowa’s smallest baby dies in Waterloo weighed 1 1/4 pounds at birth she lived over three years. Senator Allison monument funds receive letters urging erection. Thomas Murray Davenport city engineer since 1863 and county surveyor since 1867 dies at home. served forty three years. Indianola Women’s club offers prizes for beautifying unsightly spots with a photograph taken before cleanup.
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Dubuque
Thomas O'Connors
Dubuque County
New Mallory
House of the Good Shepherd
Nuns of the Presentation
Mercy Hospital
St. Joseph's College
Michael Healy
Ft. Dodge
Port Dodge
Michael Healy, Sr
Webster County
Michael
Robert Healy
Tom Healy
Murray
Davenport
Thomas Murray
Drake University Commencement Week Meeting Set in Des Moines
Theodore P. Shonts will visit Des Moines on June 14 to attend Drake University's annual board meeting. The session will decide next year's policy, endowments, and new faculty members.
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Wii
Drake
Des Moines
Theodore P. Shonts
Drake University
Librarians Meet at Clarion Iowa Library Association Session
The Northwest Iowa Library Association with about twenty libraries held a round table session in Clarion. President Mrs E B Faville presided with Miss Carrie Mann Onawa reading on Ladies' Club Work. Des Moines secretary Miss Tyler spoke along with Mrs Oberholtzer Sioux City. Suggestions were made to convert the basement into a rest room for clubs. Delegates enjoyed an automobile tour of the city.
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Clarion
Northwest
Iowa Library Association
Storm Lake
Carrie Mann
Onawa
Waldorf Year Ends at Forest City Waldorf College
Waldorf college near Forest City closes a successful year with 29 graduates and about 225 enrolled. Plans are under way to expand buildings and facilities to accommodate more students next fall, led by President L. W. Roe and a strong faculty.
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Waldorf
Forest City
Waldorf College
L. W. Roe
Marshalltown Orders Paving Project Details
Marshalltown city council orders nearly four miles of paving with two thirds concrete and rest brick blocks. Bids open June 20, work to start by July 1 and finish by October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
City Counsell
Iowa Falls Masons Attend Grand Lodge in Waterloo
Falls-Masons Home Lodge No. 192 will be represented at the Masonic grand lodge and school of instruction in Waterloo by the worshipful master and wardens. The incumbents are Wm Kane, Dr W G Morton, and J A Westbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Parkersburg to Celebrate Fourth of July Spirit
Parkersburg raises 1000 dollars to celebrate the Fourth of July with boosters and business men planning new ideas for a large crowd. Odd Fellows organize in Iowa City forming the Johnson County District association. next convention slated for Oxford after a day of festivities.
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Parkersburg
Odd Fellowes
Iowa
Johnson County District Association of Odd Fellows
Oxford
Palatable Dishes From Azalea Bread
A Victorian style guide to repurposing stale bread into meals and desserts. It describes drying crusts into crumbs called Yaspings and uses for pud dings croquettes and croquettes along with methods for making bread puddings fried crusts and a garlic seasoned bread base for salads.
Waiders Salad Recipe Card
A ravenous appetite is no dinner ap petite. Ingredients One cupful sliced apples one cupful sliced celery and one cupful of chopped nuts. Salad Dressing One teaspoonful of galt one teaspoonful mustard one and one-half tablespoonfuls of sugar one saltspoonful of pepper one cupful of milk two eggs one and one-half tablespoonfuls of butter and one-half cupful of hot vinegar. Make the dressing. Mix dry ingredients and add the beaten egg. Add milk gradually and add vinegar slowly stirring rapidly and constantly. Cook over hot water till mixture coats a cold spoon stirring rapidly and constantly. Add the butter, strain and root. Wash and pare and slice apples wash and slice celery chop nuts and pour the dressing over.
Prune Cake and Laundry Hints From Old Column
A recipe for prune cake with sugar butter eggs sour cream soda flour and spices plus a fruit filling of raisins and butter. Also laundry hints suggest pinning curtains to a sheet on a carpet to dry without frames and using milk vinegar and salt to remove ink stains.
Household Hints from a Vintage Cookery Column
Copper may be cleaned with lemon or vinegar and salt then wiped and rubbed dry. Serve crisp cold celery with sliced cold meat. For frying use bread crumbs instead of cracker crumbs as they soak fat less.
Simple Rice Dessert
Combine one cupful cooked rice with one cupful sugar and one cupful chopped pineapple. Fold in one cupful whipped cream, mix lightly, and chill in glasses for serving.
Baked Pears and Household Hints from a Vintage Page
Wash ten large pears and bake them with sugar lemon slices and water until tender. Reserve the syrup to pour over the pears and serve with whipped cream. A sponge cake dessert can use pear syrup and a halved pear topped with almond. Also notes on removing iron from porcelain and stains from fruit with oxalic acid.
Common Household Tips For Plant Care And Food Storage
Advice on enriching fern soil with a common glue, wrapping odorous items in damp cloths, wrapping fruit in paraffin paper for refrigeration, and creating hot-dish holders from old hose legs. Practical, frugal guidance for everyday domestic tasks.
Chinese Rarebit Saute Recipe Card
Saute a cupful of cooked rice in two tablespoons of butter then stir in four beaten eggs and cook slowly. Fold in one cupful grated cheese and a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. Serve on toast or crackers.
Nut and Date Cake From Household Hints
A recipe combines dates and walnuts with sugar eggs and flour baked in a medium oven served with whipped cream. The piece also cautions carrying items upstairs to avoid extra trips and suggests marking a poison bottle with a cloth over the cork and a rubber band to prevent quick opening.
Starch Preparation Tip and Lemon Juicing Step
Stir the boiling starch with a paraffin candle kept for that purpose. It saves time and is a convenient way to add the wax to the starch. Squeeze a lemon juice on the beefsteak just before serving.
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Masons
Parvin
Cedar Rapids
Marion Lodge No. 6
Dorothy Crandell
Allison
Carolyn Young Smith
Indianola
Theodore P. 8Honts
Clover Leaf Railroad
Ames
Animal Husbandry Department
State Agricultural College
Ames College
W.J. Kennedy
William Koster
Mason
Tripoli
George Shoel
Gladbrook
George Macdonald
C. W. Hobbes
Earth
Heaven
Robert Browning
Fair Dominions
East India Company
Lo Yu
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