New Party Chooses La Follette For President Hopeful
The story reports a Chicago meeting of Forty-eight leaders planning a third party ticket for the upcoming election. Senator Robert M La Follette is presented as the likely presidential candidate with possible support from reform groups and radical reform factions across the country.
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LaFollette
Wisconsin
Labor Party of the
United States
Nonpartisan League
Single
Tax Party
Triple Alliance of the Northwest
People’s League
National Public Ownership League
Gov. Frazier
North Dakota
San Francisco Convention Seen as Unbossed by Sullivan
Political writer Mark Sullivan argues the San Francisco Democratic convention was unbossed unlike Chicago. He says Sullivan’s forecast for the nominating outcome missed but notes observers can see the internal workings of both conventions and that even with leaders, San Francisco delegates could vote freely within the convention system.
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Mark Sullivan
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Chicago
Sullivan
Palmer
McAdoo and Cox Seen as Front Runners for Convention
The San Francisco convention analysis notes McAdoo as the strongest delegate and popular choice, with Cox as the likely second option if McAdoo stalls. It argues anti administration forces would coalesce on Cox, given his delegate strength.
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San Francisco
McAdoo
Cox
Bryan Defeat and Hoover Fate Highlight Republican Convention
The article notes Bryan's defeat amid a party drive to remove him as a future factor and suggests his twenty four year dominance wore thin. It casts Hoover as a brilliant but brief political comet whose fall seems tied to shifting stances and perceived partisanship, implying the party would not have nominated him otherwise.
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Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Communify Club at Libertyville July 15
The Libertyville Community Club plans an open air meeting on July 15 featuring Miss Alice Louise Shrode, a versatile entertainer known for songs, monologues and impersonations. Libertyville ladies will provide a supper menu including fruit compote, meat loaf and ice cream. The event depends on weather and aims to showcase Libertyville hospitality.
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Libertyville
Alice Louise Shrode
Shrode
Sne
Fairfield Chautauqua
Misuse of Term Drug Addict Divides Public Press
A western city’s retail druggists urge editors to stop using the broad term drug when narcotics are meant. They argue warnings gain impact only with plain specific language such as opium coca alkaloids and substitutions. They contend secrecy harms public understanding and call for precise wording.
Torpedo Ingestion Injures Two Children
In Cedar Rapids three year old Maxine Phillips was badly injured when a torpedo she chewed exploded tearing a gash in her jaw and raising fears of blood poisoning. In Waterloo four year old Florence Kennedy was seriously hurt after biting a torpedo picked up in the street tearing part of her cheek and badly lacerating her mouth. Both children are under medical care with serious concerns about recovery.
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Maxine Phillips
Waterloo
Florence Kennedy
N. R. Kennedy
Hoover’s Fall From Popular Favor Ends His Political Path
The passage notes Hoover faced pressure from both parties and shifting public opinion. It asserts he was misled by public favor into aligning with Republicans, contradicted his prior statements, and ultimately lost support as the Republicans rejected him and Democrats neither fully accepted nor desired him.
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Clay
It Pays to Tie to the Tribune
The Tribune offers quick printing service with quality preserved on every page. Businesses needing fast, reliable printing opt for Tribune service, emphasizing neat, evenly printed results and dependable turnaround.
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The
Tribune
Republican Scrap for County Chairmanship
Republicans of Jefferson county met in county convention Saturday at the court house and named delegates to the state and judicial conventions. They adopted resolutions pledging support to the presidential ticket and voiced their desire for a return of Republican power to restore confidence, with A. G. Jordan as chairman and Dean Taylor and Don McGiffin as secretaries.
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Court House
A. G. Jordan
Dean Taylor
Don McGiffin
Ames College Aid and Farmer Protests Echo The Times
Hiram Heaton laments in a Tribune piece that fifty years of Iowa farming have left vast tracts unproductive and land desertlike. He urges Ames to promote soil use with rock phosphate lime and fertilizers, cites soaring ranch and irrigated land values, and argues Iowa could attain tenfold incomes if nature’s resources are fully used.
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Tribune
Ames College
Taylor
Iowa
Ames
Emerson
California
Texas
Curtis for Governor Is Dark Horse Boom
Des Moines reports speculation that Dean Charles F. Curtiss of Ames Agricultural College could emerge as a dark horse Republican nominee for governor. Delegates from Deems Havner Kendall and Moore factions may realign at the state convention to push Curtiss’s chances, arguing he could win in November and help Cummins.
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Charles F. Curtiss
Ames Agricultural College
Deems-Havner
Deems
Havner
Moore
Kendall
Deems- Havner
Curtiss
Polk County
South State
Cummins
Fairfield Ad Club Seeks Slogan Prize for City Promotion
Fairfield invites contest entries for a catchy slogan reflecting progress, cooperation, and community life. Five dollars in gold will be awarded to the first postmarked entry if multiple submit the top idea. open to non members, due by July 24 to R. S. Jones. The city hosts Parsons College and multiple schools and industries.
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Fairfield
Ad Club
Parsons College
Conservatories of Music
R. S. Jones
Birmingham Has Fine Celebration
Fairfield and Birmingham residents joined in a July Fourth celebration with 6000 to 7000 attendees. The event featured a parade, bands from Fairfield and Stockport, two quorums of vocalists, speeches by J R Files and E W McManus, football games, races, and horse contests, all ending without incident thanks to vigilant police.
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Lee Dustin
Orpha Ogden
Chas. Ayler
Glenn Williams
Old Settlers’ Quartet of
J. R. Files
E. W. McManus
Congress
Keokuk
Williams
Miranda
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Burch & Beitel
Frank Corry
Birmingham Savings Bank
Claude Calhoun
Billy
Joe Norris
Bernie Popejoy
Roy Robison
Vet Nelson
Washington School Scene of Explosion
An early Sunday explosion damaged the Washington school building in the Fourth ward. The blast shattered windows and tore a large hole in the ground, apparently from dynamite set off by youths. Police investigate with no suspects yet identified.
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Washington
Fourth Ward
Post-nuptial Shower Honours Mr and Mrs Ringelspach
A surprise shower was given to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ringelspach by relatives and Chandler Farmers Union members. They wed on June 22. Guests presented many gifts including ten dollars in cash. Ice cream and cake were shared as the social evening concluded.
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Chandler School
Republican Paper Bolts Kopp in Congress Contest
The Republican paper drops support for Kopp and backs Ed McManus, the Democratic nominee, in a high profile congressional race.
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Donnellion Review
Congress
Ed McManus
Fatal accident at Keota man falls into vault while cleaning
One man died and another was badly burned in a near fatal incident at Keota when Charlie Mann fell into a vault during scavenger work at A A Hulse Co. Ed Conklin entered the vault to rescue Mann and was overcome. James Buck was pulled in trying to help before Paul Howdyshell saved them both. Conklin survives but faces an uncertain recovery. Mann died minutes after removal from the vault.
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Keota
Richland Clarion
Charlie Mann
Ed Conklin
A. A. Hulse & Co
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Conklin
James Buck
Holy
Buck
Paul
Howdyshell
Virginia
Boyd Smith
Scott Undertaking
Butterflies as Big Business In Detroit
Detroit entrepreneur Morris A. Strickler nicknamed Butterly Burbank runs a butterfly farm selling wings for mansion decor and hatpins. He plans a 22 acre facility costing 25000 to raise 3,000,000 butterflies yearly using tropical stock and plant partnerships from Edsel Ford's greenhouses.
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Mich
Morris A. Strickler
Butterly Burbank
Strickler
Tropics
Edsel Ford
Strekler
Dubuque Approves Bonds for New High School System
Dubuque voters approve bonds totaling 785000 to fund a new high school system. A prior 175000 bond had been authorized. The funds plan to build three junior high schools and one senior high school.
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Dubuque
Democrats Meet in Jefferson County Convention at Fairfield
Jefferson county Democrats met in Fairfield on July 3 1920 nominating Bruce Hutton for county auditor A Rakow for county treasurer W J Conner for county coroner J Ey fenstine for supervisor term 1921 Harry Parsons for supervisor term 1922 and John A Brown for state representative Strong resolutions praised Woodrow Wilson and criticized the Republican majority in Congress The convention elected permanent leadership and adopted a delegates list for the state convention despe.
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John A. Brown
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Chas, Linder
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J. W. Dole
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M. Rom
J. A. Stewart
W. C. Miller
Jessie Winn
R. Bruce Louden
Anna Woolums
Geo. W. Yager
J. C. Hilk
J. P. Manatrey
W. A. Louden
Frank M. Droz
Ruth Sunderland
R. H. Spence
Geo. B. Peebler
F. P. Mowery
L. E. Zihlman
W. J. Kennedy
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