Parker elected temporary chairman at Democratic Convention
Bitter fight in Baltimore leads to Judge Allen B. Parker’s election 578 to 5094 as temporary Democratic National Convention chair. Bryan and Kern clash over candidates. Parker’s supporters vow unity. keynote speech delivered before adjournment motion. News notes also describe summer open air concerts funded by local businessmen paying performers $20 monthly.
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Wm. J. Bryan
Allen B. Parker
Baltimore
Mack
Parker
Bryan
Kern
J. J. Fitgérald
Parcels Post expands to rural routes starting next month
Postmaster General Hitchcock announces a new parcels post rule launching on July 1 1912 for rural mail carriers delivering and collecting parcels. Under the plan fourth class mail under eleven pounds will cost up to 25 cents with one to two ounce pricing and gradual scales for heavier weights. If successful on rural routes the system may extend to city routes and compare favorably with private express rates.
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United States
Parcels Post
Hitchcock
Sam
Band Boys Appeal Draws Large Street Crowd
A sizable Thursday evening crowd gathered on the street to hear and enjoy the music from the band boys. It marked the first concert of the event series.
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Band Boys
McCarty Durkan Marriage Reported in Jamestown
Dennis McCarty of Fargo North Dakota wed Mary Durkan of Jamestown North Dakota this week at Jamestown. The bride taught in the county for several terms. The groom owns a farm northeast of town and will reside with family. After a wedding trip they will live in Fargo where he runs a business. The Times offers congratulations.
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Dennis McCarty
Fargo
N. D
Mary Durkan
Jamestown
Times
Ayrshire Booster Club Visits Town With Twenty Autos
The Ayrshire booster club toured the area on Thursday, advertising their city with twenty autos and a band. Notable local presence included Brother Cookinghaw as part of a lively delegation. The visit aimed to put Ayrshire on the map and inspire others to follow.
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Ayrshire
Brother Cookinghaw
Graetttinger
Danish Baptist Revival at Duus schoolhouse tent
Danish Baptists begin a two week revival in a tent at the Duus schoolhouse tonight, with daily meetings except Saturdays and Sunday services at 3 PM and 8 PM. Reverend M A Wes guard and Andrew Peterson lead, I F Banke, who helped two years ago, will return to sing.
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Duus
M. A. Wesguard
Andrew Peterson
F. Banke
Feckner Denied Parole Then Sentenced to Five Years
L. E. Feckner, taken to Anamosa after a Des Moines hearing with Sheriff Cullen, had parole denied by the state board. He will serve a five year term at the Anamosa penitentiary. He had prior trouble before arriving in Graettinger.
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Feeckner
Cullen
Des Moines
State Board of Parole
Anamosa
Graettinger
Impostor Solicits Sparks Fraud Ring in Titonka
A man posing as a state manager of the Woodman Accident Association of Lincoln Nebraska defrauded about twenty men in Titonka in May of recent years. He promised accident insurance policies within a week or ten days, but no policies were delivered. Investigators found he had worked for the company for twelve years but had prior defaults and no authority at the time.
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Woodman Accident Association of
Lincoln
Nubr
Titonka
Ono
Post Office Robbery and Internal Losses Reported in Rutland
The Rutland post office was robbed during the week, with about 500 dollars in money and stamps taken. The loot was moved to the stockyards where it was divided. The postmaster discovered the loss next morning and the robbers were later apprehended.
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Rutland
Humboll
Farmer Finds Wolf Cubs in Straw Tick Near Nashua
A farmer near Nashua in eastern Iowa found wolves in a straw tick. He moved the tick from a straw pile into his house and saw movement. Opening it, he discovered two wolves instead of a snake. He returned to the straw pile and located a nest with several cubs.
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Nashua
Graettinger School House Vote Urges Bigger, Modern Building
In Graettinger, residents consider the school question vital as crowding and limited facilities deter families from moving to the town. The piece argues a new, larger modern school boosts education, real estate values, and population, urging turnout Friday the 28th to approve a $5000 increase after last fall’s $3500 failure.
Third gang member to be tried in October
The third robber in the Cylinder bank dynamiting, Charles Fisher, is held at Emmetsburg after arrest at Sheldon. He faced a final hearing last Wednesday. A J Burt and B A Morling pleaded for the defense. Evidence against him appears strong, and he was seen with Gleason and Olkins in Sheldon the night before the robbery. He will be tried in the October term of court.
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Emmetsburg
Charles Fisher
Sheldon
A. J. Burt
B. A. Morling
Steee
Kelsey
Fisher
Gleason
Ollins
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