Coffin to Lead Prohibition Party Campaign for Governor
Des Moines reports Hon. L. Coffin of Fort Dodge will wage a strenuous bid for the gubernatorial seat under the prohibition banner. He assails liquor influence in politics, demands direct vote for US senators, and urges reform measures including initiative and referendum. The party slate lists Coffin for governor and includes K W Brown for lieutenant governor and other officers.
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Coffin
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Congress
Senate
United States Congress
K. W. Brown
Ames
State Central Committee
United States
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J. S. Ward
George W. White
Fairfield
Watson
Hawarden
Benjamin
Radcliff
Marewa
FT. Johns
Woodbine
Supreme Court
P. P. Fetter
Oakland
Anna R. Edworthy
Dee Maines
Ida M. Wise
M. M. Dickey
Marshalltown
Bennett
Winterset
Cousins Renominated by Acclamation at Cedar Rapids
Fifth District convention names Cou eina by acclamation for the eighth straight time. Resolutions praise prosperity under the Dingley law. Marshall county committee on resolutions presented a reciprocity plank but it was not moved or voted on. Standout resolutions were adopted unanimously.
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Cedar Rapida
Coueina
Marshall County
Committee On
Lacey Renominated by Sixth District Republicans
The Sixth District Republicans nominate Congressman Lacey by acclamation for the tenth time at a convention in Oskaloosa Maj Joan FB Lacey receives unanimous support. Resolutions back President Roosevelt administration Iowa delegation State Auditor Carroll and Superintendent Riges. They pledge support to L M Shaw in the 1908 race and renew allegiance to protectionist principles.
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Oskeloosa
Joan FB. Lacey
Roosevelt
Iowa
Washington State
Carroll
Riges
L. M Shaw
Allegianes
Runaway Team Injures Woman In Davenport
A wagon driven by Mrs. Mary Gavert ran away as she and another woman, Wowan Murt, were traveling to the city with produce. The frightened team threw the women to the ground, injuring Wowan Murt and damaging her property.
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Wowan Murt
Davenport
Mary Gavert
Body Found in the River at Muscatine
The body of an unknown man was found in the river at Muscatine. He had been in the water about six days. There was no clue to his identity.
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Muscatine
Presbyterians and Cumberland church unite after 96 years
Des Moines reports the long awaited union linking the Presbyterian and Cumberland churches. The merged bodies total about 1,284,000 members, 9,600 churches, and combined property worth roughly 28 million dollars. One dissenting vote was recorded and a protest over methods withdrawn amid speeches by church leaders. In Iowa sports, Ames wins the intercollegiate track meet with 48 points, Grinnell second, and Drake notable in field events. several state records fall.
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Cumberlands
Des Moines
Presbyterian Assembly
Hunter Corbett
Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Church
Wm. Laurie
Bellfount
McLoud
Agricultural College
Ames
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Iown Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Staid Fair Grounds
Butassid
Grinnelline
Henninger
Clow
Chapman
C. G B. Fisher
Clowin Visher
Grinnell
Dawson
de Haan
Yaqua
Huff
Haggard
Drake
Bunton
Conway
Doc” Pell
Andy Chalmers
Severa
Pell
Presbyterians settle book of forms after compromise
In Des Moines the Presbyterian general assembly adopted a report from a Van Dyke led committee. The compromise removed any authorization or endorsement of the Book of Forms from the title page and preface and incorporated an opposition resolution noting no official recommendations. Dr. William F. McCauley led the anti side, with Dr. James D. Moffat revising the resolutions and the book to remove endorsing language. Despite some lingering opposition, votes ended with near silence.
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Des Moines
Presbyterian General Assembly
van Dyke
General Assembly
William F. McCauley
Cincinnati
James D. Moffat
Lightning kills former Boone resident Mrs Bob Allen
News comes from Boone of the sudden death of Mrs. Bob Allen, a former Boone resident now living in Brntr Nebraska. During a wind storm threatening a cyclone she and other women sought shelter in a cellar. she was struck by lightning at the doorway and killed instantly. Bob Allen previously worked as bridge foreman for the Northwestern in Boone and later for the Nebraska and Wyoming divisions in Nebraska.
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Boone
Bob Allen
Nebraska
Wyoming
Team Cut to Pieces Rides Into Pulverizer at Waverly
C C Adams drove behind a disk pulverizer when his team frightened and ran into the machine tearing them to pieces. He has endured eye injury from exploding acid, multiple fractures, finger loss, and blood poisoning amid other misfortunes.
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Waverly
C. C. Adams
Adams
Poultry Vigilance Association Formed at Clear Lake
A new group named Poultry Vigilance association has been formed to catch chicken thieves in Clear Lake. It offers a standing reward of 50 dollars for information that leads to arrests and convictions.
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Clear Lake
The
Poultry Vigilance Association
Flesh torn from thumb ends in amputation
Dana As John Jamieson a hardware man was driving a buggy with a horse in tow. The horse bolted causing the rope to jerk hard tearing the flesh from Jamieson's thumb down to the bone requiring removal.
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Dana
John Jamieson
Jamison
Toe injury from accidental shooting during gopher hunt
Charles Gunsche, a young farm hand, was accidentally shot in the great toe of his right foot by his employer Mr. Miller while they were out hunting gophers. The incident occurred on the farm where Gunsche works.
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Atlantic
Chas. Gunsche
Mr. Miller
Family Accident Near Flugstad Leaves Father With Severe Injury
G C Lemon and son George were working on a farm in Flugstad when a hammer slipped and struck the father's hand resting on a fence post. The hand was mashed severely and the man collapsed. The son was stunned, fearing he had killed him.
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Webster City
G. C. Lemon
George
Flugstad
Kansas Cook Thins Recovery With Gasoline Woven Polishing
A Kansas cook used gasoline to thin a substance for polishing, resulting in severe injuries and a grim outlook for recovery. Local authorities investigate the incident as a potential accident and seek further details.
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Kansas
Shooting at Oskaloosa Ends in Murder Threat
In Mahaska county near a Monroe mining camp a dispute over a cigar led Tor Elmore to fire his 44 caliber revolver at Leonard Roberts. Roberts was seriously wounded, possibly fatally, as a dozen friends watched. Elmore fled but remains at large. authorities informed by Roberts’ family amid fears for his recovery.
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Oskaloosa
Leonard Roberts
Tor Elmore
Buxton
Mahaska County
Elmore
Roberts
Monroe
Porter is badly slashed in hotel quarreL
Frank Ware a porter at the Crawford hotel received a deep gash on the back of the head from a pocket knife held by Charles St Clair a former employee during a quarrel in the lodging quarters. St Clair drew the knife and slashed Ware saying bare the skull the wound will not prove serious.
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Fort Dodge
Frank Ware
Crawford Hotel
Charles St. Clair
St. Clair
Ware
Head Knocked Off at Crossing Kills Erie Engineer
J D Johnson, veteran O B and Q engineer, died at a busy street crossing. He was leaning from the locomotive cab window when a passing switch engine struck him, severing his head.
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Burlington
J. D. Johnson
Conductors Bonded on Waterloo Cedar Rapids Line
The Waterloo Cedar Walla and Northern road has adopted a new policy placing all conductors under $1,000 bonds to deter embezzlement. The measure aims to curb theft of company funds and enforce financial accountability among crew members.
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Waterloo
Waterloo, Cedar Walla & Northern Road
Reward Offered for Tham Jailbreak Suspects in Marshalltown
Sheriff Hutson set a $160 reward for the capture of six jailbreakers in Marshalltown. No clue has been found. Two arrests were made at Waterloo and two at Grimel, but those men were later cleared.
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Tham
Marshalltown
Hutson
Waterloo
Grimel
Frugal Diet Keeps Spanish Soldier in Good Condition
A brief note describes the minimal rations for a Spanish soldier, stating two meat portions daily are unnecessary as he remains fit on black bread, a little oil, about an ounce of garlic, and a few cigarettes.
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Garlin
Policy clash in Russia sparks looming cabinet crisis
May 28 dispatch from St. Petersburg details a parliamentary revolt as lower house actions threaten constitutional upheaval. Government and bureaucracy confront a pivotal choice between a real constitutional government or a potential bloody revolution, with Premier Goremykin declaring exceptional laws stay until terrorism ceases.
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Russia
Partiament
Gormykin
Peterhof
M. Kokoshkine
Amamesty
Goremykin
M. Roditcheff
M Kovalesky
Mirabeau
Count Heydon
Offerl
Grand jury charges 34 indictments against 19 bridge firms
Lima Ohio May 27 Thirty four indictments against nineteen bridge companies and agents alleged to be in a trust and to have charged from three to five times proper prices for bridges in Alten county were voted by the grand jury yesterday The names of the indicted men will be made public later A stray line notes that No Alonzo a barber shop and a back stand are not synonyms.
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Bridge Trust
Lima
Alten County
Vintage Patterns for Young Girls and Misses
Pattern notes describe Nos 6482 and 6349 with white tatted mousseline waist designs and a fivegored skirt, plus a Misses Walley waist No 5482 and a fivegored skirt No 5349. Sizes span 14 to 18 years. fabrics include albatross, challia, taffeta, and net. prices ten cents per pattern. orders via paper Pattern Department with size and pattern number.
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Pattern Department
Potter Department
Paradoxical Arctic Water State On Snow Consumption
Arctic explorers assert that freezing water into snow augments it and that natives endure extreme cold rather than drink snow. They claim water becomes drinkable when heated or melted, revealing paradox about consuming snow to obtain liquid water.
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Arctic
Shah to Found Tehran School of Fire and Industry
The shah of Persia plans to establish a Tehran school of fire aria and industry, aiming to advance technical education and industrial development in the capital. The initiative signals a broader modernization effort and state focus on skilled labor training.
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Shah
Shah of
Persia
Teheran
No Whiskers and Trimmed Ice at Local Soda Fountain
A fragment from the Loulavilla Couster Journal praises immaculate soda fountain upkeep with hourly ice shaving, while a cynical Indianapolis Star quote jokes that if you dislike your job another will have it soon.
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Loulavilla Couster-Journal
Indianapolis Star
Electric Oil Promises Body Energy and Pain Relief
An advertisement describes a compound called electric oil by Max R. Zaegel of Sheboygan Wisconsin that allegedly generates electricity in the body through friction. It claims to strengthen nerves ease pain heal wounds and even cure rheumatism piles back pain and catarrh urging readers to request a free sample by mail to 170 Main St. Sheboygan Wis.
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Max R. Zaegel
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Sheboygan
Wis
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