Runaway spooks Center Street as wagon breaks
Monday morning Fred Miller caused a street scare by a runaway wagon with milk cans. The team swung, Fred fell, and the wagon tongue broke. They halted after hitting a tree and street light near Aug Benson place. John Christen sustained a broken arm in a hayfield accident while driving to the barn. The piece ends with an ad for E Z dust pans at Thomas Bros.
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Fred Miller
Center Street
Fred
Aug Benson
John Christen
Thoma Bros
Taft Nominated for President by Republican Party
William Howard Taft is officially notified as the Republican nominee for President. His acceptance speech pledges to continue the Roosevelt policy and to work for the government and people's best interests. The Cedar Rapids Business College sends an 18 page catalogue with pictures of the building and rooms. At Elgin Canning Co. a yard crew paints the large warehouse, keeping them busy for a few days.
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Wm. H. Taft
Republican Party
United States
Cedar Rapids Business College
Elgin Canning Cos
First Engine and Behemoth Analogy in Old Debate
A traveler in a hotel lobby discussed modern progress and noted 75 years since the first steam engine, claiming an Iowa rail line within 15 miles. Hiram Bissell corrected the date, arguing Job described engines, citing Behemoth as a boiler and iron beast, concluding ancient writers nearly predicted modern engines.
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Saya
the Manson Journal
Iowa
Hiram Bissell
Pocahontas
Job
Ron
U. P
Open Air Meeting Draws Big Crowd in Elgin
On Sunday evening 7 to 8 about three hundred gathered on Elgin's main street to hear the entire service under the Methodist Church. The first Open Air Meeting was a decided success with many urging further gatherings. Organizers plan similar events in August.
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Elgin
The
Methodist Church
M. E. Church Notes Regular services and visits
Regular preaching Sunday August 2 at 10 am followed by Sunday school at 11 am. Junior League at 2 30 pm. Convocation service Thursday evening. Mrs Frank Kimball and daughters Lavaun and Myrtle will visit Decorah Burr Oak and nearby relatives and friends for a week or more.
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Frank Kimball
Lavaun
Myrtle
Decorah
Burr Oak
Taken Up Near Elgin Four Head of Cattle Reported
A notice from Hans Winkler states four cattle at his Elgin area farm two heifers and two steers have been taken up. The owner may recover by proving ownership and paying costs of keeping. The notice reflects a rural community practice of reclaiming stray livestock and invites property claims. The surrounding text includes unrelated editorial and culinary notes from the Farm Journal.
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Elgin
Hans Winkler
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