Democratic ticket names for state and local offices
The ticket lists presidential candidates Woodrow Wilson and T. R. Marshall and plugs for U S Senator D W Hamilton Governor Edward G Dunn Lieut Governor Glenn A Kenderdine Secretary of State Chas B Murtagh Auditor J A Sinclair Treasurer G L Caswell Attorney General C E Walters Superintendent Robert E Rienow Railroad Commissioner Samuel W Mercer Presidential Elector N C Roberts and multiple state and county offices with successors Eli Blough and F W Moyer for supervisor terms starting 1913 and 1914 respectively.
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Woodrow Wilson
T. R. Marshall
U. S
D. W. Hamilton
Edw
G. Dunn
Glenn A Kenderdine
Chas._ B. Murtagh
J. A. Sinclair
G. L. Caswell
C. E. Walters
Robert E. Rienow
Samuel W. Mercer
N. C. Roberts
J. F. Elder
A. E. Labagh
Frank Mowery
C. W. Moburg
C. H. Linder
J. S. Cowan
Ed. Alfred
Laura Mahon
J. F. Ready
Eli Blough
F. W. Moyer
Compulsory School Law Praised in Fairfield Context
A town compulsory school law requires children seven to fourteen in good health to attend a public private or parochial school for at least 24 consecutive weeks. The piece notes Iowa’s literacy standing and Fairfield’s strong school system with little truancy.
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Iowa
Fairfield
Conservatism or Cowardice in Fairfield's Convention Bid
The Southeastern Iowa Teachers Association plans a spring meeting expected to draw 500 to 800 visitors. The piece criticizes Fairfield for passive interest and cowardice in not actively pursuing the event, arguing that effort would prove the city can host and gain publicity.
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Fairfield
Southeastern Iowa Teachers’ Association
City urged to host visitors and secure accommodations
The Evening Tribune calls for an organized effort to welcome visitors and secure adequate lodging, noting railroad facilities can make the city a convention hub and urging timely action rather than relying on individuals or small groups.
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Flower
The
Evening Tribune
Demented man spots fear among Batavia farmers wives
An elderly man identified as Herman Bruce, claiming Greek birth and Bruce lineage, terrified local women along the road near Batavia with a case knife. The county insane commission found no need for custody and released him after examination, noting his worn appearance and odd speech. Transportation was arranged to Washington, Iowa.
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Herman Bruce
Athens
Greece
Robert Bruce
County Insane Commission
Bruce
Batavia
Washington
Iowa
Proceedings Against Senator Smoot Reported In Library Files
After Frank J. Cannon's Chautauqua lecture on the Modern Mormon Kingdom readers ask about Reed Smoot’s seat. The four‑volume reports are held by the public library, offering substantial material for those willing to read.
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Frank J. Cannon
Chautauqua
Public Library
Reed Smoot
Utah
Cannon
Old Settlers Day Set For October First
At a board meeting this afternoon the date October 1 was set for Old Settlers Day. The hospital opening was scheduled for October 17 with plans for an elaborate program. The committee decided these events would remain separate rather than on the same day.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure this remedy cannot cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo offers Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, claiming blood and mucous surface action. Testimonials free, 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists.
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Hall
Fate's Strange Freak Prompts Stephen Meeting Irene
Stephen helps a distressed woman, Mrs. Goodwin, and is drawn into an unexpected country visit. There he encounters Irene Mervue who turns out to be Mrs. Goodwin’s son’s beloved, later revealed as Helen, Stephen’s sister’s friend.
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Stephen
Duval
Irene
Mrs. Goodwin
Meredith
Ashcroft
Helmville
Helen Somebody
Helen
Vermont voters face decisive Progressive push in state election
Montpelier reports a heated Vermont race with 70 000 voters expected to select a governor and lawmakers. Progressive candidate Fraser Metzger faces Fletcher, Howe, Smith, and Sutter as candidates spar over tariffs and prosperity amid a roving slate of orators led by Roosevelt.
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Montpelier
Progressive Party
Vermont
Roosevelt
A. J. Beveridge
Indiana
H. B. Lindsey
Denver
Allen M. Fletcher
Harlan B. Howe
Fraser Metzger
Clement F. Smith
Fred W. Sutter
Foss
Massachusetts
Ariff
Eugene W. Chafin
Archbold donations to justice and oil leaders face federal charges
Justice John P. Elkin admits receiving 5000 and 10000 from John D. Archbold for political purposes. Archbold to be served with a capital summons in Dallas federal court over charges of conspiracy to violate anti trust laws and to maintain a monopoly with other oil leaders indicted last week.
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Indiana
John P. Elkin
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Dallas
Tex
Europe
New York Pier
Federal District Court
Archbold
Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association
Prisoner Granted Home Parole to Welcome Birth
Fred Walgamush of Michigan City prison was granted an honor parole to return home in Howard County for the birth of his child. Governor Marshall ordered Warden Fogarty to release him for this purpose, marking the first time a prisoner was allowed home for a birth. He must report back promptly after the birth.
Larceny Case Sends Gamusu to Prison Term
Gamusu was sentenced after a larceny charge to a term spanning one to eight years, with the range reflecting antecedent factors and local sentencing guidelines.
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Gamusu
Earthquakes Renewed Straining Guadalfara Refugees Rise
After a three week pause the Guadalfara quake resumes with strong shocks. Many weakened buildings destroyed but no fatalities reported. An exodus continues as trains carry refugees to safer areas. Mt. Colima volcano 130 miles south threatens eruption.
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Guadalfara
Mex
Mt. Colima
Boy Slain on Vacation in Cobden Ontario
Grant Appleby, a Toronto college student visiting his parents near Cobden, was murdered in front of the homestead. He was stabbed twice to the heart. Police have no view of the killer’s identity or motive.
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Cobden
Ont
Grant Appleby
Toronto
Letter Demands Action Against Alleged Illegal Resorts
A secretary of the organization forwards to Mayor Boyle a letter listing alleged illegal resorts and demanding the arrest of proprietors, dispersal of inmates, and closure of the establishments. It warns that failure to act will invite other remedies under the law.
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Boyle
Governor Dix to receive Harris mercy death appeal
Mrs. Sarah Harris, 33, paralyzed for three years, appeals to Governor Dix for a merciful death under a legislative act. The Albany request, dictated at Audubon sanitarium, notes she cannot move and endures constant pain. The superintendent warns she could live twenty years yet remain incurable.
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New York
Dix Wil
Sarah Harris
Harris
Audubon Sanitarium
Albany
Gotham Gambling Wiped Out Raid Nets 6000 In Paraphernalia
Police Inspector John F Dwyer led detectives in closing a four story clubhouse on West Forty second Street near Broadway. No arrests were made but $6000 worth of gambling paraphernalia including 2000 packs of cards and a full poolroom outfit were confiscated.
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New York
New York Tenderloin
John F. Dwyer
West Forty-second Street
Broadway
Mystery woman found with Potter in Seattle death case
The unidentified woman who accompanied Louis Potter to Seattle and was with him at death was located in the physician's office. She refused to reveal her identity and said she was not married to the sculptor. The Chinese doctor who treated Potter remains missing.
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Seattle
Louis Potter
Snyder
Potter
Instructions for Kindergarten Pupil Enrollment
Guidance for parents on sending children to kindergarten. Classes organized for the Logan and Lincoln districts begin Monday morning September 2nd with two sessions for equal division and morning meetings only. Parents are urged to enroll their child promptly to start with the others.
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Professor Flower
Logan
Lincoln
Cheap Tickets to West and Northwest
I am employed by the Burlington Route to provide cheap through tourist sleeping cars and special excursion parties. I offer maps, details of cheap tickets, and help plan trips West or Northwest with comfortable, inexpensive travel arrangements. Contact my office or write for information before the opportunity ends.
Taft Arrives in Boston En Route to Beverly
President Taft arrives in Boston early in the morning while traveling by automobile from Columbus to his Beverly summer home. The stop occurs as he continues the journey to Beverly and is reported from Boston.
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Columbus, O
White House
Boston
Taft
Columbus
Beverly
Madness in Swiss Town as Guard Shoots Ten
In Berne on Lake Constance a native named Schwartz went berserk and fired on passersby, killing four and wounding six before barricading inside his home. Police and locals besieged the residence, confusion sparked a fatal firefight within the crowd, and Schwartz fled into the forest unseen.
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Berne
Switzerland
Romanshorn
Lake Constance
Schwartz
Newport Law Enforcement League Targets Gambling Holls
Newport Rhode Island September 2 The campaign of the Law Enforcement league to suppress gambling places and other illegal resorts in Newport has been brought to the attention of the authorities through a letter sent.
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Newport
R. I
Law Enforcement League
Washington Building Indicates Early School Start
The note says classes meet only in the afternoon and that attendance starts Tuesday afternoon September 8. Parents are advised to enroll children in kindergarten for that Tuesday session.
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Washington Building
Tragedy in New York as Father Kills Two Sons Then Himself
Jacob Haas, 64, driven by illness and poverty, killed himself and his sons Laurence 6 and John 7 by gas last night, sparing four-year-old Jacob to comfort his wife Anna. He had worked as a bottler and lived in a small flat. bodies found this morning.
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New York
Jacob Haas
Laurence
John
Jacob
Anna
Hans
Heat Prostration Strikes Crowd at Columbus Centennial
Ambulances rushed to Ohio State University field as fifty to seventy five people, many women and children, suffer heat prostration during a Centennial children pageant drawing thousands of spectators in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
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Smoot
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
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FATE
New York World
Sea Girl
N. J
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Michigan City
Stork
Mexico
Toronto College
Cobden, Ont
Dix
Gotham
Logan Building
Lincoln Building
Burlington
President Taft
Self
Fulton County
Scranton
Fritz & Droz
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