Society Buds Set a Bathing Beach in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Iowa July 25 society circles promise a lively season as a municipal bath house on the island hosts forenoon swims for the fair sex. Fifty four women register and bathe while the shore spectators watch. next day the beach is to be women’s all day. The county reports a bumper Bedford harvest with twenty five to thirty bushels per acre and 80 000 pounds of binding twine sold.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lazell
Cedar River
Wimmin
Lucile Kraut
Lottie Youngman
Alice Crosby
Bedford
Washington IA seeks two attorneys for judge seat
Washington Iowa on July 22 reports local politicians grooming two attorneys for Judge Preston’s seat in the district. If Preston is elected to the state supreme court, Governor Carroll would appoint a replacement. County Attorney Chas A Dewey and Marsh W Bailey are mentioned as potential choices with local backing.
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Preston
Washington
Iowa
Des Moines
Supreme Court of
State of
Washington County
Dewey
Carroll
Chas. A. Dewey
Marsh W. Bailey
Wilson Names His Campaign Committee
Democratic nominee appoints fourteen member committee to run the presidential campaign. William F. McCombs chairs. members include Robert Hudspeth, Josephus Daniels, Willard Saulsbury, Robert L. Ewing, A. Mitchell Palmer, Joseph E. Davies, Will R. King, and senators Gore, O Gorman, Reed, plus representatives McGillicuddy Burleson and McAdoo from various states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seagirt
N. J
Democratic Campaign Committee
Wilson
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Robert S’. Hudspeth
New Jersey
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Willard Saulsbury
Delaware
Robert L. Ewing
Louisiana
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Joseph E. Davies
Wisconsin
Will R. King
Oregon
National Committee
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Jas. A. O'Gorman
New York
James A. Reed
Missouri
Daniel J. McGillicuddy
Maine
Albert S. Burleson
Texas
William G. McAdoo
New York City
Heavy Grain Crop to Tax Railroads
Creston Iowa July 23 Local Burlington railroad officials face car shortages as they try to move a record wheat crop. Demand for seventy five cars is urgent due to a much larger acreage and exceptionally heavy yield. Prime quality grain boosts shipment needs across the southwest Iowa harvest.
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Creston
Burlington Railroad Company
Iowa
Carow and Schantz Bound Over To Grand Jury
Sam Carow and William Schantz were bound over to the grand jury on horse theft charges from Sam Conrad. Bond set at 1000 and 500. Carow in custody after failing to post bond. Witnesses from Packwood testified, and a damaging letter from Schantz found on Carow’s person tied them to the crime.
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Washington Journal
Sam Carow
William Schantz
Sam Conrad
Wayland
Grand
Squire Riley
Squire
Carow
Schantz
McCarty
Bond
Packwood
Shan Campbell
E. E. Phelps
O. H. Ruggles
Eddie Murphy
W. C. Estes
J. G. Clark
W. E. Gobble
Jefferson County
R. H. McCarty
This
Apples Reported to Be Plentiful Across States
New York reports a strong apple crop with Baldwin apples leading, and greenings also ample. Farmers in New York Maine Massachusetts Michigan Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia anticipate a big yield, while Minnesota Nebraska and Wisconsin show slimmer prospects.
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New York
International Shippers’ Association
Chicago
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Dam Bridge Completes Keokuk Mississippi Project
Keokuk Iowa July 22 The gap between Iowa and Illinois divisions of the colossal water power works was bridged at 3 47 pm with Superintendent Dexter P Cooper of Illinois and Superintendent H T Herrick of Iowa meeting in the river center. Photographers captured the historic crossing as workers began passing over the new dam on the Mississippi River amid towering water and white capped swells.
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Iowa
Illinois
Keokuk
Niagara Falls
Dexter P. Cooper
H. T. Herrick
Hugh L. Cooper
Mississippi
Herrick
Threshhold
Anschutz
America
Illinois Division
Mississippi River
Advice on Alfalfa Culture from The Iowa Homestead
The Iowa Homestead prints a valued original article on sowing alfalfa and securing a good stand. It notes the main obstacle being a poor stand and details plans that succeeded. The piece is described as worth many times the subscription, with The Tribune and The Iowa Homestead offered together at $1 per year, 25 cents extra outside Jefferson county.
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Iowa Homestead
Tribune
Jefferson County
Fort Dodge Tourists Return From Mississippi River Cruise
Dr. W. E. Alton, Mrs. Alton, Miss Sylvia Stevens and Miss Carrie Peeler completed a seven week voyage of about 1000 miles down the Mississippi. They built an ocean travel boat, started from Dubuque, and ended near the Ohio River mouth at Cairo before planning a Gulf trip in the fall.
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Fort Dodge
Mississippi
W. E. Alton
Sylvia Stevens
Carrie Peeler
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Gulf
Florida
Ohio
Gairo
Bride of two weeks husband jailed in Keokuk
Fred Wardlow from Clark County Missouri married July 5. He spent a night in Keokuk city jail after his wife filed desertion. He was released after explaining his actions. his wife had not received his letters.
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Fred Wardlow
Clark County
Missouri
Keokuk
Wardlow
Davenport
Members of House Call on Wilson
Sea Girl New Jersey July 22 150 members of the house of representatives headed by Speaker Clark visited Governor Wilson. They discussed his home district and sought his views on a passage about men of the meaner sort in Sabbath Illinois congressman Sabbath sought a clear explanation of alleged slander of race or nationality.
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Sea Girl
N. J
House of Representatives
Clark
Wilson
Sabbath
Illinois
House Appropriations Chief Expects Summer Adjournment
Representative Fitzgerald said the house would adjourn about August 15 and predicted an all summer session next year if Governor Wilson is elected president and calls an extra session to pursue Democratic pledges. Some visitors left for Washington, others stayed at coast resorts. Speaker Clark and his son Bennett visited Deal Beach before taking a special train to Washington.
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Fitzgerald
House Appropriations Committee
Wilson
House
Washington
Clark
Bennett
Deal Beach
Oldest Guardsman William Norton Retires From Service
William Norton known as Pap Norton of Webster City Iowa will miss this summer’s encampment as his term of enlistment ends. A longtime Company C member and former quartermaster sergeant Norton is a Spanish American War veteran famed as an effective hiker and mentor to new guardsmen.
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William Norton
Webster City
Pap Norton
National
Pap
Chickamauga
Iowa
Senator W. S. Allen Profile in Des Moines Pictures
The Des Moines Register and Leader published half tone photos of Senator W. S. Allen of Fairfield with his family. The write up notes Allen, nominated for secretary of state, has lived in Iowa his whole life, born in Hillsboro, Henry county, and received his early education.
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Des Moines Register
W. S. Allen
Fairfield
Iowa
Hillsboro
Henry County
Senator Allen and Family Ties Bind Iowa Towns
The article traces Senator Allen’s education from Hillsboro to the state university, his early law practice in Birmingham, and move to Fairfield in 1909. It notes his multiple municipal roles, terms in the general assemblies, and election to the Senate in 1908. Mrs. Allen’s club life, Grace Allen’s Parsons College and Drake connections, and Roy Allen’s farming in Van Buren County are also outlined.
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Jefferson
van Buren
Fairfield
Allen
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Grace Allen
Parsons College
Drake
Shenandoah
Roy Allen
van Buren County
Corydon Plans Three Day Homecoming Celebration
Corydon Iowa announces a three day public entertainment on August 8 to 10 as part of the old settlers reunion. Nearly 1 000 dollars has been raised for speeches aircraft shows a baseball carnival street fair and continuous vaudeville with A G Field among expected attendees.
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Corydon
Coydon
Iowa
A. G. Field
Des Moines
Tramps Establish Camp Along Clear Lake
A group of twenty to thirty Weary Willies camp on the south shore at Clear Lake Iowa. They form squads of four to five men and enforce rules to keep order and supply meals for the camp, with members coming and going during the summer.
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Clear Lake
Death Claims Ten on Illinois Farm
Mount Vernon Illinois July 20 the tenth mysterious death on the Ackerman farm in Clinton county followed the same illness pattern as eight prior victims. State chemists investigate while a field fog and red wisps were observed near the well area amid speculation of poisons or a toxic weed linked to a spate of deaths on the farm.
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Mount Vernon
Ackerman
Clinton County
Joe Ackerman
Associated Press
John Ackerman
Kaskaskia River
Hoboes establish a camp named Walk Inn for daily supply
A group of genuine hoboes from various backgrounds form a camp called the Walk Inn. They arrange one squad to work one day and another squad the next to supply the larder and necessities of camp life. The men are orderly and enjoy sports such as baseball.
Mystery Milk Sickness Tied to Ackerman Farm Deaths
Historical report describes poisoned water and milk on the Ackerman farm linked to twenty years of deaths from milk sickness. Palm heirs owned the property. the Palms and later tenant Ackerman fell ill and died after continuing to drink farm water and milk.
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Ackerman
Ackerman Farm
Godfrey Palm
Palm
Let Contract for Dam and Power Plant at Fort Dodge
James Stewart & Co. awarded the contract for a thirty foot dam and hydro electric power plant for the Northern Iowa Power Co. The project, begun with more than forty laborers north of Fort Dodge, will cost about 500000 and is overseen by engineer Max Tolz noted for work on James J. Hill projects.
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Fort Dodge
James Stewart & Co
Northern Iowa Power Company
Max Tolz
James J. Hill
Iowa suffrage leaders press plank in Democratic platform
Suffrage leaders of Iowa plan a strong push to include a civil rights suffrage plank in the Democratic platform to be adopted at Cedar Rapids. The issue shows no clear sentiment, and Democrats prefer to leave the decision to the resolutions committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Resolutions Committee
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Carow and Schantz
Grand Jury
J. T. Davies
Undertaker
H. C. Donaldson
American Lyceum
Chautauqua Park
Chautauqua
Leo D. Thoma
Sec’y
Champ Clark
United States
Hoboes Farm
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