United Christian party aided by Benkert shines in Davenport
During a Centerville Ottumwa trial a public appeal to spare the accused stirred debate on governance and killing. William R. Benkert leads the United Christian party's executive committee, with his wife Katherine as secretary, steering national conventions and literature distribution from Rock Island to Davenport.
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Centerville
Ottumwa
William KR
United Christian Party
Benkett Deva
Davenport
Rock Island
Benkert
Fort Dodge High School Rebuilt After Major Fire
The Fort Dodge high school building, erected twelve years ago, was completely destroyed by a fire two years ago. Some wall remains stood, but reconstruction progressed and the new structure stands today. Residents hail it as one of the finest in the state.
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Fort ‘Dodge
Bulla
Ing
Fort Dodge
Walla Te
Rm Model
Elimination of Erosion in Turbine Blades
Parsons notes that early turbine tests in 1884 faced severe erosion from water droplets entrained by steam at 3800 feet per second, eroding a hard file by 1/32 inch in 145 hours. Modern compound turbines greatly reduce this erosion, enabling use of copper and brass blades.
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Parsons
Insurance bill shows rise in state life coverage costs
Auditor John I Bleakley released three volume insurance reports showing town and state life insurance costs totaling over 10 million dollars annually. The first volume covers fire insurance and is out, the second future life insurance reports and the third fraternal beneficiary data. In 1908 ten old Iowa in force policies totaled 112 million plus, up from 100 million in 1907, with beneficiaries paid rising from 1.21 million to 1.29 million. Non Iowa and assessment company in force climbed from 78.3 million to 25.5 million.
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John I. Bleakley
Fife
Iowa
Clay Modeling in Iowa by the Pumphreys
The Pumphreys promoters report work will begin soon in Chicago with the Kiln already under construction. Several small brick kilns here have produced in demand pieces, notably natural color decorations by H. F. Pumphrey. They are shaping a life size statue titled The Last of the Indians.
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Pumphreys
Pases
Chicago
H- F. Pumphrey
Mt Pleasant Hosts Mont-Voters Association Meeting
An executive committee meeting of the Mont-Voters Association of the First district was held on September 15 to set preliminary arrangements for entertaining elderly voters. Attendees included J. A. Kerk of Stockport as president, T. R. Rankin of Burlington, Ne Crutchfield of Wapello, J. A. Thomas of Mt. Pleasant, with Dr. Schaeffer of Keokuk and S. Gardner of Washington unable to attend. Mayor Dugade, J. A. Thomas, and August Hettich of Mt. Pleasant were tasked with handling remaining details.
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Mt. Pleasant
Frémont-Voters’ Association
Heir
J. A. Kerk
Stockport
T .R. Rankin
Burlington
Crutchfield
Wapelio
J.A. Thomas
Dr. Schaeffer
Kéokuk
S. ©. Gardner
Washington
Mayor Dugade
J. A. Thomas
August Hettich
Big Pleasant
The Path of Progress and a Jovial Explorer
Herr Hendrik Hudson returns upriver to claim his namesake path and comments that the scenery could be arranged to better showcase advertisements. The reporter notes the explorer’s lack of a wall and his ability to keep up with the times in a playful Puck tone.
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Hendrik Hudson
Puck
Monument to the Unknown Rebel Head in Monticello
An Iowa soldier monument was unveiled at Monticello’s Hitle cemetery. The handsome monument honors the unknown rebel head and departed members of Company H Thirty-first Iowa Volunteers, a unit raised in Jones county. It was donated by S S Farwell, a longtime county resident.
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Hitle
Monticello
Thirty-first
Iowa Volunteers
Jones County
S.S. Farwell
Historic street railway extension serves school of the deaf
The Council Bluffs and Omaha Street Railway plans a short extension to the school for the deaf, connecting with coal sheds. Supervisors granted permission for the track as fuel for the institution was previously hauled four miles by wagon. Coal cars will be moved to the siding at the heating plant site after the line opens.
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Council Bluffs & Omaha Street Railway Company
School For the Deaf
Listerle Lewis
Council Rifts
A Clock of the Old Time From What Cheer Home
Mr and Mrs Amos Taylor of What Cheer own a remarkable old timepiece a floor standing eight day weight clock with a cherry case and zinc weights balanced by iron pieces it has stayed with the family for over a century along with a silver teapot that has served the family just as long.
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Amos Taylor
Taylor
Farmers Advice Covers Stock, Crops and Dairying Basics
A long practical guide offers farm tips on feeding hogs and horses, maintaining fences, and managing cattle and sheep. It discusses pasture shade, milking comfort, ditch drainage, sow selection, clover hay, and silt basins for drainage, emphasizing thrift, livestock health, and efficient work routines.
Calling Down The Boaster From A July Oration
A Chicago editor recalls William Dean Howells rebuking Americans for motto boasting. He cites Howells’ Maine fourth of July oration where an orator boasted, and Howells spoke of a child’s rebuke to a hen that laid an egg, noting parental creation of effort.
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William Dean Howells
Chicago
Howells
Breakfast grievances and domestic privilege in maritime and London anecdotes
A seafaring recruit complains about breakfast on a ship, preferring a steak and a pair of eyes. In London a wife seeks redress for abusive language, but the magistrate says such abuse is a husband's privilege and she must endure it.
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Maxwell
Navy
Bar of Justice
Marylebone
London
Tuberculosis Conference in Stockholm July 8 to 10
Under the Swedish National League Against Tuberculosis the International Tuberculosis conference held its annual meeting in Stockholm from July 8 to 10. American speakers included Dr. Hermann M. Biggs of New York and Dr. John C. Wise, medical director of the Navy. Topics included care of tuberculous families, especially healthy children, and tuberculosis and the schools.
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Swedish National League Against Tuberculosis
Stockholm
Hermann M. Biggs
New York
John C. Wise
United States Navy
Doctors Test Grape-Nuts For Ill Child And Elderly Patient
A Kansas physician details two feeding experiments using Grape-Nuts. His four year old son with pneumonia improves rapidly on the cereal, gaining about eight pounds in a month. An elderly patient with severe stomach trouble also heals after a period on Grape-Nuts with milk and a touch of sugar, later tolerating rice or eggs as he recovers.
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Kansas
Tonga
Wellville
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Hesfindat
Central
Lows
William R. Benkert
Katherine.m. Benkert
Owa
Tan
Hoge
North Dakota
J. B. Reynolds
Maine
Nile
William
Dean Howells
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