Des Moines Notes on State Republican Chairmanship
Des Moines reports that Frank P. Woods of Estherville was elected chairman of the Republican State Central Committee at Savery hotel on the 13th. S. D. Riniker of Rock Rapids became vice chairman and C. S. Franke of Parkersburg was named secretary. The committee plans to open headquarters in the Observatory Building and meet again during fair week to map campaign strategy.
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Observatory
Spence
Iowa
Witherville
Ft. Dodge
Cummins
Emmet
W. J. McCoy
Clinton
Mr. Woods
Messrs. McCoy
Franke
Converse
Estabrook
McColl
Riniker
Mr. McCoy
Messrs. Woods
Cowles
Epps
Copeland
Wright
Taft to Inspect Western Army Posts This Fall
Secretary Taft plans an inspection trip to western army posts this fall and will visit Fort Des Moines with General J Franklin Bell chief of staff. Dates not announced. The visit could influence Des Moines brigading and Fort Des Moines enlargement during the congressional discussion.
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Taft
Ft. Des Moines
J. Franklin Bell
Des Moines
West
General Bell
Congress
Fort Des Moines
Hull
Aged Ex Slave Samantha West Dies Near Highland Park
Samantha West, Polk county’s oldest evolved woman, died at home two miles northwest of Highland Park. Heavily noted as having lived 112 years, West previously lived as a slave in Louisiana and was revered in Des Pines for her long life and remembered by Groner Beck who spoke of meeting her when first arriving in town.
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Samantha West
Polk County
Highland Park
Propose Higher Fraternal Rates For Insurance
The insurance commission is to recommend minimum fraternal insurance rates based on the American experience table of mortality. The move, though not yet prepared by the legislative commission, is broadly agreed to by the commission and will be submitted to the legislature. It would raise rates from those currently charged and apply the same standard to assessment companies.
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Insurance Commission
Legislative Commission
New Naturalization Laws Change Immigrant Papers
The federal government after Sept. 27 will have exclusive supervision of naturalization. Governor Cummins received word from the president’s cabinet department. Local officials will no longer issue papers. the process shifts to a centralized system under federal control.
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Cummins
Capitol
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bids Opened for State College Agricultural Hall
Bids for the new agricultural hall at the State college in Ames were opened by trustees. The state appropriation stood at 250000 and all bids stayed within this limit. The contract was not awarded but referred to a committee for investigation. The lowest bid came from H W Schleuter of Chicago at 225000, with Des Moines firm Charles Weitz & Son at 225421 close behind.
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State College
Ames
H. W. Schleuter
Chicago
Charles Weitz & Son
Des Moines
Old Painter Urges Careful Season for Lasting House Paint
An experienced painter argues autumn offers best conditions for house painting with multiple days between coats. He warns against cheap mixtures and urges owners to mix pure white lead and linseed oil on site to ensure durability and reduce future costs. Plays suppressed by Puritans in 1633 and Pliny the Younger note.
Notre Dame School's Unique Tradition and Endowment
The text praises Notre Dame for its long-standing traditions spanning sixty four years, a strong faculty, and extensive facilities. It notes its paternal discipline and broad reach from grammar to college level, highlighting its development without any endowment. An announcement of courses is referenced on another page.
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University of Notre Dame
Stre Oten P
Deaf Women Form Club in Berlin
A new club formed by Berlin society women admits only deaf applicants. The group has over a hundred members who meet weekly in rooms on Wilhelmstrasse to converse by ear trumpets and sign language and drink tea.
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Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Pat Murphy Bets On Last Race Wins Then Checks Payoff
Patrick Murphy enjoys an afternoon at the race track and bets on the final race. A large gray horse wins by a neck, delivering him a 60-1 payout. He cashes his winning check in silver dollars, then jokes with the bookmaker about finding a bad coin among the pile.
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Patrick Murphy
Pat
Winning Start with Grape-Nuts Breakfast Change
A teacher reports indigestion from a simple breakfast of fruit toast and egg. She switched to hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream, noting relief, weight gain, and preserved energy. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Valparaiso Earthquake Death Toll Reported In Chile
New York reports from Valparaiso Chile indicate widespread damage with fires and possible hundreds killed or injured as buildings collapse. Cable lines were interrupted and later main offices reopened signaling perhaps less severe conditions than first feared.
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New York
Valparaiso
Chili
Valparaison
San Francisco
Lisbon
Central and
South America
Pacific Ocean
Santiago
Root on Argentine progress during Buenos Aire visit
Secretary Root and President Alcorta toured Estancia and other sites with cabinet members and the diplomatic corps. At a Prince George hall reception by the North American Society of the River Plate, Root urged American investment to spur Argentina’s growth, noting the U S shift from debtor to creditor and Argentina’s potential to become a creditor nation with foreign capital.
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Alcorta
Diplomatic Corps
North American Society of the River Plate
Prince George Hall
Purdie
Blaine
Bureau of
United States
Argentina
Negro convicts kill guard during escape from stockade
In Charleston a guard and three chain gang convicts feigned illness to approach water. Alonzo Goodwin Hammond Wilson and George Kenny overpowered H. C. Stella, slit his throat, then escaped in civilian clothes with two trusties remaining locked in the stockade.
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Charleston
D. C
Alonzo Goodwin
Hammond Wilson
George Kenny
Ashley Junction
H. C. Stella
Illinois Mayor James S. Neville Dies in Indiana
Bloomington mayor James S. Neville 55 died suddenly Friday at two o'clock while visiting West Haden Indiana. He led the Illinois warehouse and railway commission and presided over the German American Bank of Bloomington. A longtime state political figure and ally of ex Governor Yates.
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Illinois
Bloomington
James S. Neville
Illinois Warehouse and Railway Commission
West Haden
Ind
Yates
Cannot Import Mexicans Opinion Blocks Mexican Laborers in Texas
Acting Attorney General Charles H. Robb issued an opinion stating Mexican laborers cannot be imported into Texas under contract for railroad or public construction work and those admitted must be returned to Mexico.
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Washington
Charles H. Robb
Texas
Mexico
Longworths Leave Oyster Bay for Washington and Cincinnati
Representative and Mrs. Longworth depart Oyster Bay for Washington with a brief stop before proceeding to Cincinnati. The move signals continued travel for the congressional couple as August advances.
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Longworths
Oyster Bay
L. 1
Longworth
Washington
Cincinnati
Rebecca Clark aka Sophia May Dies in Maine at 723 Years
Skowhegan Maine August 17 Rebecca Clark known as Sophia May author of many children books died in Norridgewock at the age of 723 years
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Skowhegan
Rebecca 5. Clark
Sophia May
Norridgewock
Yeomen Funds, Membership, and Audit Report
The Brotherhood of America Yeomen headquartered in Des Moines reports total funds of 563017.48 with a January 1 to August 1 increase of 79813.50. A three-state auditing committee found finances sound with no irregularities and high confidence in Supreme Officers. Iowa insurance data show Yeomen as a leading insurer with 21106 of 76718 Iowa policyholders. William Koch serves as Grand Foreman and W E Davy as Chief Correspondent. board members come from four states.
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Brotherhood of Ameria
Yeomen
Des Moines
Iowa State Insurance Commissioner
Carroll
Yeomen Soociety
Iowa
Flight of an Airship at Des Moines State Fair
Des Moines hosts a major amusement feature on August 27 with Knabenshue air ship performing a 600 foot flight from the State Fair grounds to the capitol dome and back. The program includes a parade of acts, elaborate scenery, and top music by Liberatti and the Fifty sixth Regiment band, promising a premier Iowa State Fair show.
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Sylvester
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Fifty-sixth Regiment Bard
Fort Dodge
Accidental Biscuit Weighs Less Than a Pound at Fowler Inn
The Grindstone editor sharply critiqued a local cook Miss Fowler of the Fowler Inn recounting she had a mishap last week. She baked biscuits weighing under a pound each drawing attention to her culinary miscue at the town inn.
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the Grindstone
S. D
Fowler
Fowler Inn
Comedian Delivers After Curtain Raiser in Western Mine Town
A popular East comedian starred in a four act comedy in a Western mining town. At the end of the third act the miners rose and began to depart with their belongings. The comedian hurried to the curtain and announced another act, prompting the miners to respond that the only remaining act is to escape if they must stay.
Fearful Dentist Forces Tooth Extraction With Revolver
A French legislator visits a dentist who, upon pulling a tooth, draws a revolver and compels the patient to have all teeth removed. The doctor is said to be insane and the patient bites him. In Erie Kansas a woman frets over her husband dying first and joining his first wife in heaven.
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Erie
Kansas
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