Old Roads Drive Iowa Editors to Rally for Better Highways
Southern editors gathered in Des Moines for the annual summer meeting of the Old as the Hills association. Editor Long of the Osceola Sentinel urged newspapers to agitate for road improvements, citing the $1,000,000 daily bad road tax and the Blue Grass road example that spurred $50,000 in funding. He praised newspapers’ role in Iowa road revival and urged focused campaigning along specific routes to unlock funding and progress. The session also covered the state parole board’s expanded July term, resignations on the Board of Education, and new corporate filings including LuVerne State Bank, Standard Manufacturing Broux Oltys, and People’s Savings Bank.
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Deg. Moines
Long
Osceola Sentinal
Lowe
United States
Anderson
Indianola Herald
Egypt
Red Sea
Iran
Newsthera
Nagitation
Iowa
Blue Grass Road
State Parole Board
Haywart
LuVerne
Bank
Standard” Manufacturing Company Broux Oltys
People’s ‘Bavings
Grunay
Barred From Road Work Township Trustees
Carroll County citizens report a township trustee worked on road projects under a contract and drew wages. Special Counsel Nels J. Lea rules this illegal and indictable, with possible injunctions preventing further pay. The issue centers on Cunningham law road work and trustees’ compensation.
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Nels J. Lea
Attorney General's Office
Carroll County
Attorney General
Lee
Athletic Catcher Ira Thomas Shows Peak Form
Ira Thomas of the Philadelphia Athletics appears sturdier this season than ever. The Hartford native began his career in Hartford and moved from Providence to the New York Americans. He later caught Detroit’s only World Series game against the Cubs. After an arm setback, Connie Mack bought him hoping for a comeback, and his recent work with the Athletics confirms his arm is back and baserunners are scarce.
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Ira Thomas
Philadelphia Athletics
Hartford
Providence
New York Americans
Detroit
Tigers
Cubs
Connie Mack
The
Athletics
Quickest Trade On Record Between Cubs And Boston
The fastest major league deal saw Newt Randall moved to Boston and Orrch to Chicago in a midgame swap. Umpire announced Battreez would play Orph end Omph for Chicago while Randall joined Boston and Howard stayed with Chicago. The players exchanged uniforms in time for the game.
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Newt Randall
del Howard
Boston
Chicago
Cubs
Bostons
Chi
Battreez
Ouch
Orrch
Randall
Howard
Early Baseball Whispers and Players in Collapse
A garbled clipping mentions Larry Pitchei Ed sykea from Indianapolis, Stony McGlynn returning to form on Milwaukee soil, and jokes about the American Leaguers. It references Billy Sullivan’s hits, Sheckard Slim Caldwell from the Highlanders, and general quips about reputations and hard falls in the season.
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Mr. Good
Larry
Ater
Peoria
Ed Sykea
Indianapolis
Jack Pie
Aittle
ACA
David Harum
Billy
Sullivan
McGlynn
Waukee
Bodie
Clut ‘Sheckard
Slim Caldwell
Atte
Detroit Juvenile Pitching Talent Falls Short
A critical assessment notes that Detroit's young pitchers are far from standout. Lively shows a fair spitball when breaking well, Mackmen spin well, but overall few emerge as reliable stars. Veterans struggle, and unless the Tigers' twirlers improve, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia arms could dominate the race.
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Ig Agninat
Agattat
Norte
Mackmen
Cowington
Lafitte
Tigers
Macks
Chicago
New York
Jungeleers
Meyers on Rube Marquardt by Big Chief Meyers
Big Chief Meyers, an Indian catcher for the New York Glanta, praises Rube Marquard as a great pitcher in the future. He notes Marquard has improved, delivering better baseball than last year, and believes fans will soon applaud McGraw for the purchase. Meyers speaks highly and shares his opinions on the southpaw.
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Big Chief Meyers
New York Glanta
Algo
Rube Marquard
McGraw
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Board of Education
T. D. Foster
Ottumwa
Morrell Packing Company
State Board of Education
Carroll
Gaston
State Board of Control
Aftoona
State House
Warfield-Prat-Howell Company
Des Moines
Woodment of America
Fred Morgan
Woodman Treasury
National Committee
Morrow
Isag Follawa
Bal
State Executive Council
Horace
Bong
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Iprade
Walnut
Atreet
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