Iowa Democrats Unite Behind Champ Clark At Burlington
R B Louden is chosen as Iowa delegate to the national Democratic convention in Baltimore after a large Burlington meeting. Clark supporters win key credentials and unit voting, while Henry Dunn and John T Hamilton address the crowd amid strong Democratic optimism for the fall election.
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R. B. Louden
Burlington
J. H. Pearson
Washington County
Iowa
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Henry Bureker
Ottumwa
Tribune
Champ Clark
Democratic Party
Clark
Credentials Committee
Woodbury County
Wilson
Baltimore
M. F. Healy
Permanent Organization Committee
Emmet Tinley
Council Bluffs
Tinley
E. G. Dunn Boosters
Mason City
Ous
United States
White House
Washington
Dunn
John T. Hamilton
Cedar Rapids
Board of Supervisors
Iowa House
Congress
Fifth Congressional
Kinne
Board of Control of State
Hamilton
Illinois
McCormick Harvester Company
Merchants’ National Bank
Martin J. Wade
Iowa City
Henry Vollmer
Davenport
J. F. McGinty
Ringgold County
T. E. Dimond
O’brien County
Woodbury
W. H. Farnsworth
Sioux City
H. J. Stiger
Toledo
Jerry B. Sullivan
Des Moines
Democratic Party of
Taft
Roosevelt
James B. Weaver
Missouri
House of Representatives
Grand Lodge of Iowa Masons Meet in Burlington
A large turnout is expected for the sixty ninth annual Grand Lodge of Iowa Masons convention and school of instruction to begin June 7 in Burlington. About 600 attend the school June 7 8 and 10 and about 800 attend the grand lodge sessions June 11 12 and 13.
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Grand Lodge of Iowa Masons
School of Instruction
Burlington
Grand Lodge
Old City
Flint Hills
Grand Lodge Schedule and Public Tablet Unveiling
The Grand Lodge program outlines retirement by Master Masons, a formal address by Grand Master Louis Block, and distribution of his address. Reports from grand officers follow, with a public tablet unveiling. The sequence includes a Tuesday evening local entertainment and a Wednesday session with officer elections and committee reports.
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Grand Lodge
Louis Block
Grand Charity Fund
Growing Interest in Tiling Out Land in Jefferson County
Local men prepare to ditch fields as tiling gains traction. Drainage through tiles creates air access and storage capacity, aiding drought resilience. Experts warn many areas have too small mains for laterals, risking rework and costly fixes.
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Jefferson County
Lowa
Penn Township School Exercises at Center School
Interested residents are urged to attend at Center School on Friday May 31 for a 10:00 a m program. The program includes songs recitations flag drills readings solos and a diploma presentation followed by a basket dinner and afternoon field sports and a ball game.
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Penn Township
Center School
Catherine Turner
Edna Miller
Winona Kyle
Dorothy Macy
Mabel John
Vincent Beck
America
Beulah Lesler
Walter Drish
Nettie Nosinski
Irene Simmons
Vida Robert
Hazel Hosler
Velma Welch
Faye Allen
Ruth Coffin
Kelma Trail
Anna Tygret
Harold Coop
Eva Louder
Carroll Simmons
Unclear and fragmentary dialogue questions
A sequence of questions about family, domestic life, and social situations. The text references a wife’s mother, a bonnet, a stove pipe, and prunes, but lacks a coherent narrative or standalone fact.
A Life Line Dear Father Plea for Money
A brief note titled Dear Father requests funds to return home. The plea asks for money sufficient to cover travel and basic needs, reflecting a distressed appeal in a personal communication.
Memorial Day Arrangements With Speaker Rev Langston
Memorial services for Civil War veterans set for Lutheran church next Sunday May 26 at 11 00 am. George Strong Post G A R Womens Relief Corps Spanish War veterans to meet at courthouse 10 30 am then march to church. Rev W A Wolgemuth to deliver the memorial sermon officials plan a Decoration Day program with a park assembly 12 45 pm and a procession under Capt Ready and Co M 54 Iowa National Guard to decorate graves then return to the Christian church for music invocation Gettysburg speech and an address by Rev J A Longston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
George Strong Post
Women’s Relief Corps
W. A. Wolgemuth
A. W. Jaques
Park
Unkrich
Philip Cary
54Th
Iowa National Guard
Ready
Sons of Veterans
Women's Relief Corps
Samuel Turner
Friends
Robert Israel
Andrew Gantz
Flower
Court Street
Old Cemetery
Axline
Creek
Powell
Israel
Co. M
Christian Church
Lincoln
Helen Starr
Silo Construction Demonstration School At Iowa State College
The Department of Agricultural Engineering at Iowa State College will hold a silo construction demonstration school from June 3 to 7, 1912. It aims to train farmers, masons, contractors, and carpenters in concrete, clay block, and wood silos with hands on lectures and practice. A $2.50 fee covers part of the costs, with Ames headquarters at the Agricultural Engineering Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Iowa State College
Agricultural Engineering Hall
Ames
Fainting at Picture Show Reveals Missing Son
An elderly couple from Galesburg visiting Burlington attended a film that showed Governor Harper reviewing prisoners. The woman fainted at the sight of her son in prison garb, whom she hadn't seen in five years. The moment brought grief and relief as a long-lost child was identified.
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Burlington
Galesburg
Harper
Tennessee
Ottumwa
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Claude R. Porter
Centerville
I. S. Pepper
Muscatine
Claude Porter
N. D. Ely
W. W. Marsh
Waterloo
Frank A. O’connor
New Hampton
Parley Sheldon
N. F. Reed
Fort Dodge
Champ Clark, Jr
Young Clark
Clark States
Washington, D.C
Yaue
Fairfield Tribe
BIG Meeting OF
Iowa Masons
Masonic Temple
School of
Hotel Burlington
Grand Opera House
Langston Speaker
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