Porter Chance in Iowa Senate Battle
The piece analyzes A B Cummins renomination for the U S Senate amid Brookhart opposition. It notes likely Cummins victory but weak support margins, compares past races, and discusses Porter poised to capture the seat with Brookhart dissidents defecting. It also covers a wet vote in the river counties for Frank Thompson and prospects for repealing the eighteenth amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Cummins
United States Senate
Iowa
Brookhart
Senator Cummins
Orpheum Benefit for Fourth Infantry Band Auxiliary
The Orpheum will present The Mysterious Mr Browning next Monday evening to raise funds for the Fourth Infantry Band Auxiliary. The film follows two brothers separated in childhood and later reunited through a detective, with a tale of crime, pursuit, and eventual reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Infantry Band
Orpheum
Browning
Schmidt
Fairfield
Mr. Browning
Red” Harrigan
Underworld
Unpopular Candidate Faces Wet Vote Challenges
The passage notes Thompson has served multiple terms but lacks broad appeal in his county and district. It argues popularity matters beyond being incumbents and that wets require more from a candidate than mere experience.
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Thompson
Jefferson County Historical Association Postpones Meeting to June 11
The June meeting of the Jefferson County Historical Association is postponed to June 11 at 8 p m. A literary program accompanies the regular business and includes songs, declamations, recitations, and reminiscences led by C W Gage and others such as Mrs C M Graham and Albert Thornberry. The program features Fairfield's First School, Soldier's Dream, and Blue and Gray with readings by Mrs Florence Gage and J F Droz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Historical Association
C. W. Gage
Fairfield
C. M. Graham
Albert Thornberry
Florence Gage
J. F. Droz
Lucille Lepper
Chicago couple wed in May ceremony
Miss Marion Sherley Franzee of Chicago and William Merrill Banta, formerly of this city, were united in marriage in Chicago on Saturday May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Sherley Franzee
Chicago
William Merrill Banta
Thomas & Son catalog printing praised by Tribune
The Thoma and Son wholesale paint and glass house showcases a large catalog described as fine work. Tribune quality in production accuracy and prompt delivery is highlighted, urging readers who need printing services to choose the Tribune for catalogs.
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Thoma & Son
Tribune
Methodist Conference Notes From Des Moines Meeting
Rev. Frank Seeds reports that the Methodist general conference meets every four years and is the church's legislative body. Women may serve as local preachers and handle marriages and burials but are not annual conference members. Fourteen bishops were elected, two colored bishops chosen, and the body included 825 delegates from around the world with bishops dying in Asia Africa and the United States.
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Methodist General Conference
Union of All Methodists
New York
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Asia
Africa
Parsons Alumni Celebrate Class Reunions in City
Parsons college holds a week of reunions after its forty fifth commencement at Barhydt Chapel. The 1900 class speaker was Rev. Wm Scoular. the 1895 class gathers in the city with seven members present and three absent including Miss Blanche Norton in Turkey.
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Parsons College
Parsons
Barhydt Chapel
Wm. Scoular
Lucia Bellows
City
W. W. Fry
St. Paul
Lloyd Walters
Okmulgee
Okla
Edith Smock
Chicago
Clella Bashaw Shouler
Leon
Iowa
M. W. Higby
Boone
Cora A. Ball
Wilson Reed
Blanche Norton
Turkey
Alice Condit Crozier
Walter Crozier
Great Bend
Kans
Kopp for Congress Wins in Hard Fight
In this county primary the contest to nominate a congressman was the sole major race. Kopp won the district by about 1200 votes. Holsteen and Thompson trailed with about 200 and 160 in county tallies. Randall narrowly took the county treasurer post, while Wade and Jones were elected hospital trustees.
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Randall
Spielman
Kopp
Congress
Thompson
Holsteen
Jefferson County
Brookhart
Cummins
Kendall
C. W. Wade
W. C. Jones
Local notes on families and visitors in the area
Local news lists Clyde Burrows recovering from surgery and stationed in Germany. A Chicago visitor stays with the McClelland home. Carl Adams welcomes a newborn son at Jefferson County hospital. Roy Spence visits from Akron to see his parents. H H Mowyer heads to Cheyenne for summer with son Harper. Amy Beers returns from Pennsylvania. Clyde Sparks vacationing in Pittsburg mountains. G W Richardson attends Parsons College trustee meeting. W D Rumer and granddaughter Helen return to Alliance after visiting Fairfield relatives. Lou Gaines in Rochester Minnesota critical condition with doctors consulted. John H Lyon visits Chas Lyon and relatives in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Burrows
Clyde
Burrows
U.S
Germany
W. H. McKee
Chicago
Carl Adams
Jefferson County Hospital
Roy Spence
Akron
Ohio
R. H. Spence
H. H. Mowyer
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Harper Mowyer
Amy Beers
Pennsylvania
Clyde G. Sparks
Pittsburg
Penn
G. W. Richardson
Clarinda
Jos. Bradley
Richardson
Parsons College
W. D. Rumer
Helen
Alliance
Nebr
Fairfield
Lou Gaines
Rochester
Dr. Clarke
John H. Lyon
LaHarpe
Chas. Lyon
Fairfield Building Company Bets On One Hundred New Homes
A Fairfield Building Company official says the plan calls for about one hundred houses next year as labor and materials stabilize. Western Plano sees over a dozen tenant houses already under cover with exterior painting and more erections underway. Renters report relief from landlord pressure and expect repairs to improve, while factory leaders anticipate further improvement as housing expands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Building Company
Fairfield
Duncan sale of Herefords draws Jefferson County breeders
Jefferson county breeders show strong interest in the J. K. Duncan pure bred Hereford sale set for Friday June 28 at Oakville. The event features Fred Reppert, famed livestock auctioneer, opening at Duncandale Farm two miles south of Oakville. Local breeders are urged to attend whether buyers or not and many plan to drive over to hear Reppert on the block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
J. K. Duncan
Oakville
Duncan
Fred Reppert
America
Duncandale Farm
Colonel Reppert
Centerville Wedding a Brilliant Fairfield Affair
Miss Carolyn Stubbs and John C Wooden wed on a Centerville veranda in an elaborate ceremony attended by relatives from Fairfield Billings Des Moines and Fairfield. The bride wore silver lace over duchess satin with orange blossoms while attendants in jade gowns carried colonial bouquets. The groom a Des Moines attorney is a former Centerville boy with Northwestern and Columbia Law ties. They plan an East coast trip and will reside at 2714 Ingersoll Ave Des Moines after July 1.
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Fairfield
Carolyn Stubbs
Centerville
Bert” Stubbs
D. P. Stubbs
Appanoose County
C .E. Stubbs
Billings, Mont
Iowa
John C. Wooden
C. R. Wooden
D. C. Bradley
Bradley
Stuobs
Evelyn Abney
Sherman Texas
Louise Manatrey
Olive Ellis
Evansville
Ind
Mr. Wooden
Robert E. Wooden
William S. Bradley
Ernest Widmer
Logan F. Metcalf
New York
Kenneth S. Thorp
Elmer Nelson Owen
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Des Moines
Abney
Manatrey
Ellis
Fionor and
C. FE. Stubbs
Hansen & Wooden
Rock Island
Boston
Ingersoll Avenue
Capital
C. E. Stubbs
Billings
Montana
O. D. Stubbs
Theodore Hochuly
John P. Manatrey
Louise and
Hazel Manatrey
Keneth Stubbs Thorpe
Duluth Couple Visit Higley Home as Scoular Delivers Address
Rev. and Mrs. Wm. F. Scoular of Duluth Minnesota visit the Higley home. Rev. Scoular gave the commencement address at Parsons College yesterday. Mrs. Higley plans to accompany them on the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Scoular
Duluth, Minn
Higley
Scoular
Parsons College
Mrs Morris Returns Home From Fort Morgan Visit
Mrs. S. J. Morris has spent seven months with her daughter Mrs. E. H. Robinson in Fort Morgan Colorado and has now returned to her own home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Morris
E. H. Robinson
Fort Morgan, Colo
Sparing the Editors Feelings in Johnstown Breeze
The Johnstown Pa Breeze notes readers balk at editorials and price increases. The columnist quips subscribers claim they cannot afford the paper, then suggests many simply dislike the publication in their homes. He observes only strawberry box prices have stayed steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown, Pa
Breeze
Corralled Park Fences In Fairfield Sparks Public Roar
A grassy Fairfield park was fenced and shrubbed by park commissioners to curb crowds. Citizens roared at the restraining barrier as the authorities attempt to herd the public away from the green space. E pluribus unum.
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Fairfield
E. Pluribus Unum
Enlarged Fairgrounds Proposal Defeated in County Vote
The Jefferson County Fair association failed to win county approval for buying eight more acres to improve grounds. The county opposed by 760 to 1292, while Fairfield supported 105 votes. city forecasts of a large win did not materialize. Officials blamed misunderstanding and public misperception of the plan as a private enterprise.
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Jefferson County Fair Association
Fairfield
Diary of 1832 Black Hawk War diary found in Iowa archives
The State Historical Society of Iowa acquired a diary by J. S. Tilford who joined a ranger company in southern Indiana in July 1832. The unit marched through Indiana and Illinois to a Fort Armstrong camp near Rock Island on the Mississippi amid Black Hawk outbreak preparations. They later moved to Fort Gibson to spend the winter.
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State Historical Society of
Iowa
J. S. Tilford
Indiana
Illinois
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
Mississippi River
European Settlements in Iowa Through History
The State Historical Society of Iowa notes settlements across the state started by Europeans seeking homes away from big cities. It highlights Amana as a rare successful American communal venture and the Icarian community in Adams County, dissolved after years of struggle. It also mentions New Buda in Decatur County founded by Hungarian nobles in 1850 and English and Dutch and Bohemian and Scandinavian settlements near Le Mars, with diverse Quaker and Amanu faiths.
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Iowa
State Historical Society of
Amana
America
Adams County
New Buda
Decatur County
le Mars
Big Conclave Draws Rebekahs and Odd Fellows to Kansas City
Members of Fair field lodges I O O F and the Rebekahs plan to attend a six state convention in Convention Hall Kansas City on September 4 and 5. Arkansas Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma totaling 260000 members participate with lodge degrees exemplified by talent from six states. Encampment Canton and Rebekah branches join a grand parade through Greater Kansas City led by the Patriarchs Militant in full dress. The drive to recruit members runs across all lodges, promising perhaps the largest Odd Fellows gathering in order history.
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Fair Field
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Convention Hall
Kansas City
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Canton
Rebekah
Order
Patriarchs
Mormons and Monks in reorganized religious communities
In the cosmos of American faith the passage notes the Amish Mennonite communities the reorganized branch of the Mormons at Lamoni and the Trappist monastery at New Melleray near Dubuque reflecting divergent paths within Protestant and Catholic traditions.
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The
Mormons
Lamoni
New Melleray
Dubuque
Cross Section of History Publications Across America
The State Historical Society of Iowa gathers a wide range of historical publications from many American organizations. Pieces from the Pacific Northwest describe frontier struggles among England Spain Russia and the United States for the Pacific coast. Materials from Georgia Massachusetts Maine and more cover old and new south Puritans Canadian boundaries and industrial growth. Publications on Iowa and the middle west travel to Maine Georgia Texas California and Washington.
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America
Library of the State Historical Society of
Iowa
Pacific Northwest
England
Spain
Russia
United States
Pacific Coast
Georgia
Massachusetts
Maine
Lexus
California
Middle West
Texas
Washington
Iowa Elects Its First United States Senators
After two years of political stalemate Iowa finally elected two long-time Democrats Augustus Caesar Dodge and George Wallace Jones in December 1848. The conflict began with joint conventions in 1846 and continued through 1847, as party maneuvering kept the seat vacant.
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Iowa
United States
Dan E. Clark
The
State Historical Society
General Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
Augustus Caesar Dodge
George Wallace Jones
Card of Thanks for Sam Nelson Family
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy and for the floral offerings at the time of our bereavement for our dear husband and father Sam Nelson. Mrs. Sam Nelson and Children.
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Sam Nelson
Mabee Performs Duty in Unionville Living Department
O L Mabee of Unionville Mo is in the city Monday where he has hadiceaia in W S Cromers vul caniaing department.
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O. L. Mabee
Unionville
Ani
Hadiceaia
W. S. Cromer
Vulcaniaing
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Porter
Brookhartites
Connolly
A. C. Savage
Claude &. Porter
Gov
Harding
Claude Porter
Frank Thompson
United States Supreme Court
John Barlycorn
Frank Seeds
Plano
Sale OF
Herefords
Fairfieldian
Europe
EU Cerereseanesns
Soecc Soc Seccoee
Blackhawk
Ai A Ee
Packwood Waaetsnseneenastne Neceseseereene
Abingdon
Batavia
Enaegecesstaseteateatersssssenens
Brookville
Center
Cedar Ave
Liberty
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