Minnesota Republican state convention nominates Jacobson for governor
The Minnesota Republican state convention opened at 11 20 am with J F Jacobson as the anticipated nominee for governor by acclimation despite opposition. Edward Young withdrew to back Jacobson, while Adolf O Eberhart Julius A Schmahl Clarence C Dinehart and George T Simpson were named for other statewide posts. July 16 sees Company G of the Second Regiment marching to Lake City for a ten day encampment at 200 acre grounds on Lake Pepin with new rifles and a drum major appointment for Roy Woodward.
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Julius A. Schmahl
Clarence C. Dinehart
George T. Simpson
Lake City
Lake Pepin
Mississippi River
Roy Woodward
Roy
Word to the Wise Promotes Local Pride and Ads
A local column urges readers to shed modesty and advertise, noting the rise of new churches and a humorously odd tip about using the word equilibrium to flatter a listener. The piece mixes light advice with a nod to contemporary local culture.
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Minneapolis Journal
McGregor Flood Prompts Typhoid Warning Then Cleansing
The report notes typhoid fever followed flood conditions at McGregor and nearby areas. Officials credit prompt city cleanup with averting health danger while asserting Austin remains at a high level of health.
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McGregor
Austin
Gentz Bros show suspect steals clothing from kids
A Black man with the Gentz Bros show allegedly stole clothing from children on Monday, obtaining two shirts three pairs of socks a pair of shoes a pair of pants a stiff body and several neckties according to newsboy reports.
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Gentz Bros
Fourth of July Parade Floats Promise Artful Display
Beautiful floats will appear in the parade on the Fourth. Merchants have worked for days to craft artistic and humorous floats and the public interest looks strong for a fine showing.
Dexterite Fails to Lift Cup at Famed Fountain
A well known Dexterite drank Tuesday from an inoperative sanitary fountain. He searched for the cup on a chain but found nothing and walked away still thirsty. His friends now enjoy a life at his expense.
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Dexterite
Anitary
Not Tim but Jim and Slim Jim in Sherman vote note
The Sun says Sherman will win a sizable vote in his state while being little known. The piece argues his nomination signals Taft must consider health as a key factor.
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New York Sun
Tim
Jim
Slim Jim
the Sun
Sherman
Taft
The Romance of Suffering in Age and Silence
A wise woman counsels a young girl to hide pain and endure, noting that bodily disorder and mental distress alike are hidden truths. She argues age brings patience and that an impatient elder is a lonely scholar, tolerated but unloved as one who has outlived his welcome. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps in Harper's Bazar.
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Harper's Bagar
College Boy Returns to Farm Life in Comical Clash
A farm scene shows a son from college returning for the summer wearing a pancake cap, exaggerated trousers, and a necktie while cows and pigs stare. The staid parents discuss the social impact of college life, believing he will outgrow his accent and style.
Old Home Coming Parade Honors Notable State Figures
St. Peter plans an Old Home Coming on Saturday featuring prominent natives and residents. The town highlights include five governors ten judges and figures such as William Dodd builder of the Oregon and Walter Kerr famed tunnel constructor. Also noted are Frederick Peabody Dr Mayo Judson Jones Prof Rankin and others influential in state and national affairs.
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William Doddman
Oregon
Walter Kerr
Hudson River
Frederick ©. Peabody
Drs. Mayo
Rochester
Andrews
Andrews Opera Company
Edward Eggleston
Frank Willard
Judson Jones
A. W. Rankin
State U
Geo. B. Allen
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Internal Cure Claim
An advertisement promises a $100 reward for testimonials proving a cure for catarrh and other diseases through Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. The text asserts a scientific breakthrough and fee offer, with claimed efficacy in all stages and conditions.
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Hall
Quiet Senate Padelford Wedding Ties Padelford and Johnson
A small Tuesday ceremony at the Senate Padelford home on Collins street united Hattie May Padelford to Alfred E. Johnson with Rev. G W Lutz officiating. Grace Padelford played the wedding march as relatives attended and a six o'clock dinner followed. The couple will reside in Left North Dakota after a short trip to Charles City.
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Senate Padelford
Collins Street
Hattie May
Alfred E. Johnson
G. W. Lutz
Grace Padelford
George Penny
Stacyville
S. Johnson
P. Johnson
Lyle
Left
N. Dak
Austin
Johnson
Charles City
North Dakota
Predicts Another Stormy Month by Hicks
The weather prophet I R Hicks forecasts a May July pattern with a period of magnetic unrest in early July centered around the 5th and 6th, a crisis of electric excitation on the 6th, followed by cool spells and a storm from the 9th to the 18th.
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Hicks
I. R. Hicks
Torm
Mrs Goslee Hosts Dinner For Mrs Tyler Before Spokane Move
Mrs H A Goslee entertained a small dinner gathering Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs C W Tyler who departs Friday for her new home in Spokane Washington. Covers were laid for eight.
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H. A. Goslee
C. W. Tyler
Spokane
Wash
Strawberry sociable at Peter Elmer home attracts many
Mrs Boales division of the Methodist Ladies Aid hosted a strawberry sociable at the Peter Elmer home southwest of Austin. Despite bad roads and heavy rain, about 150 attendees from nearby areas and Austin enjoyed a fine program with piano and vocal solos and readings followed by refreshments of strawberries ice cream and cake.
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Peter Elmer
Austin
Boales
Methodist Ladies Aid
Brandvig
Abigail Lutz
Bert Hall
Boostrom
Lutz
Moving Pictures Tonight at Palace Music Hall
At 8:30 this evening the Palace Music Hall presents films managed by A B Hawkins with Harry Hummel as operator. Miss Ella Eide is pianist and Mrs 8 C Fritz is the soloist, with one show each evening starting at 8:30.
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Palace Music Hall
A. B. Hawkins
Harry Hummel
Ella Eide
8. C. Fritz
Chautauqua Opens in Austin Next Week After Rochester Start
The big Chautauqua opens in Austin next week with sessions beginning today in Rochester at the Metropolitan theatre. The Hungarian orchestra started the program at 2 p.m. with a concert followed by a lecture by United States Senator Dolliver. This evening the orchestra will again perform.
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Austin
Rochester
Metropolitan Theatre
United States
Dolliver
Notice of curb dumping ordinance enforcement
The ordinance prohibiting grass and leaf dumping in streets will be enforced. Debris spoils streets and clogs gutters, and a fine will be imposed on violators.
Lumber Building Blown Down on Third Street Land
A cheap lumber building blew down on land at the north end of Third street. View the site and mail bids to W. O. Craig. 30-5ta.
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Third Street
W. O. Craig
Local Socials and Visits Across Lansing Area
Mrs J Chaffee and family attended Nina Bassett’s wedding in Alden with Mrs GS LaBar returning home. Louise and Hazel Johnson visited Austin grandparents. WCTU events planned in Lyle and at Masonic Hall. Byron Morton of Blooming Prairie visited Geo Weber family. Auto mishap on a Pulled trip noted.
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J Chaffee
LO Thompson
Alden
Nina Bassett
GS LaBar
B Miller
Armour
S& D
Paddelford
Austin
H B Roe
Bessie Howells
Byron Morton
Blooming Prairie
Geo Weber
Ladies Aid
Masonic Hall
WCTU
SH Vaughan
A. J. Salzgeber
H. R. Soule
Clarence Beatty
Miss Fluffigirl Chooses Raw Silk Gowns Only
In a playful note from New York Press Miss Fluffigirl Miss Newthought declares her limit by embracing strict vegetarian fashion. She refuses to wear anything but raw silk gowns, highlighting her eccentric style.
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Miss Fluffigirl
Newthought
Miss Farbelow
New York Press
Taft in the War Department amid routine duty
Secretary Taft, in his final days as secretary of war, continues intensive work on Panama and Cuba affairs while meeting with Governor Wright and Rep. Burton. Burton discusses the convention and Ohio politics. Taft hints at future changes in the Republican leadership and promises smoothing out wrinkles in days ahead.
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Taft
War Department
Wright
Department
Panama
Panama Canal
Cuba
Theodore K. Burton
Cleveland, O
Chicago
Burton
Ohio
Vorys
Republican Party
Demonstration Fails as Suffragists Target Parliament
London reports a poorly organized suffrage protest with fewer marchers than expected. Police blocked access to the House of Commons as rioters used disguises and ruses. twenty nine women were arrested after attempts to reach the lobby and attacks on Downing Street and the premier's residence.
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Horce
Fernald Nominated for Maine Governor by Republicans
Bert M Fernald of Poland won the Maine Republican nomination for governor as William T Haines moved to make the result unanimous The convention endorsed President Roosevelts administration and the party platform and called for strict enforcement of the prohibitory law.
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Bangor
Bert M. Fernald
Poland
Maine
William T. Haines
Waterville
Fernald
Roosevelt
Father and Daughter Drowned in Mississippi River
Ezra Parmenter and his four year old daughter drowned when their launch capsized after catching on an overhanging tree limb on an island in the Mississippi. The Parmenter family were in a launch with the husband wife and two children. the wife and two year old son survived by reaching shore.
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Fort Madison
Ezra Parmenter
Mississippi River
Vorys Leaves Columbus for Washington Talks
Columbus Ohio July L a Arthur I Vorys departed for Washington to confer with Secretary Taft. He declined to discuss the national committee chairmanship but is not understood to seek the post.
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Columbus
L—aArthur I Vorys
Washington
Taft
St Peter Woman Dies By Self Inflicted Action
Mrs. P. A. Peterson a prominent St. Peter business woman committed death by her own hand, entering a cistern after weeks of despondence. The tragedy occurred in St. Peter Minnesota on July 1 as reporters note her long period of illness and despondency.
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St. Peter, Minn
P. A. Peterson
St. Peter
Haerself
Pulling That Hair
A woman vents frustration over hunting a single white hair amid brown ones. She recalls arduously plucking a white hair only to pull out a brown one, leaving the white strand still visible. The anecdote appears in the New York Press.
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New York Press
Horizon and neighbors shape a woman's view of the world
A Life magazine blurb contrasts a man’s horizon with a woman’s. It notes how the sight of families moving past her window and her neighbors washing clothes in candor expand the horizon beyond tariffs and arbitration, driven by gregarious instinct.
A New One For Him
A tourist asks about the climate being salubrious and a native hints at spelling humor with a garbled phrase. The exchange reflects local color and speech patterns in a brief, humorous vignette.
The Cult of the Hotel in London Life
The hotel tradition, a thoroughly British institution, anchors London society, theater, literature, politics, art and fashion. Suppression of great hotels would diminish the city’s distinctive ambiance and cultural vitality as noted by Milan Corriere Jelia Serra.
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Milan
Corriere
Jelia Serra
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