Connecticut Governor Faces Special Session Debate
Connecticut's Gov lolcomb faces pressure to call a special legislative session to ratify a suffrage amendment. He claims no power except in an emergency, which he says does not exist, while Lt. Gov. and Bridgeport Mayor threaten to act if he leaves the state. The article notes his reluctance to attend national events and outlines legal issues on party ticket vacancies and women delegates, with local notices of residents and moves.
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Connecticut
Lolcomb
Bridgeport
Holcomb
Chiease
Vermont
Massachusetts
Havner
Chariton
Decade of Wayne County notes from New Era dusty pages
From the New Era August 6, 1890 and earlier years, brief items recount i C Poston trip to Kansas City and home with family from Clifton Hill. Peter Moon's six months in Kansas. rumor of C B & D buying the Des Moines narrow gauge. births and deaths including Washington Chamberlain and Mrs John Herbert. a Soap Bubble Social fundraiser. weddings such as Wm Gelston and Hallie Stultz. Bridges death near Colorado homestead. notable Lewisburg obituaries. a boy loses a nose but it is reattached. Twenty years back, county prohibition convention set for Corydon. German-born George Gassett biography. accident amputations. Sunday school picnics. railroad rumors Indianola to Lineville. Derby and Grimes-Winslow building plans. Hasbrouck visit. 1916 oats and grain yields. Elmer Copperwell from Camp City NM. Temple Lodge anniversary at Garden Grove. Old Settler's Day. Lot auctions. teachers exams. circus equipment sold for horses in Arizona. B Moser moving to Oshkosh.
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I. C. Poston
Kansas City
Clifton Hill
Peter Moon
Kansas
Leon
C. B
Des Moines
J. J. Hasbrouck
Alvin Chase
William R. Bridges
Josiah Bridges
Cambria
Fremont County
Colorado
Lewisburg
D. G. Bates
Wm. Stout
Lewis Caldwell
H. Skinner
J. M. Greenlee
Prohibition Party
Corydon
George Gassett
Germany
Wayne County
Marion Dolley
Hasbrouck Farm
Drs. Arnold
Greenlee
Baptist Sunday School
Indianola
Lineville
Humeston
Derby
Wolverton & Co
Grimes & Winslow
Fred Hasbrouck
Ohio
Dell Greenlee
Geo. Dennis
W. H. Buck
Ba Rutledge
J. H. Bone
Geo. Moser
Elmer Copperwell
Camp City
New Mexico
Temple Lodge
A. PF & AL M
Garden Grove
D. P Goodrich
Richman Township
Old Settler's Day
G. A. Sires
B. Moser
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Local social notices from area residents and visitors
A long list of brief social items notes Mrs. Geo. Bishop visiting from Leon, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Ireland at the Lee Thomas home, the Kyner family in Chariton, and many others visiting relatives in Derby, Millerton, Unionville, and Garden Grove. Mentions include Miss Jessie Taylor returning from Chicago summer school, shipments and rentals nearby, and several trips to Creston Bethany and Des Moines for study or visiting kin.
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Mrs. Newton Ireland
Lee Thomas Home
McMillan
Pleasanton
Addie McNay
Dr. McNay
Garden Grove
Peaches Lead Short-Season Tree Fruit Shipments
Peaches top all short season tree fruits by carloads shipped from producing regions, per USDA Bureau of Markets. Among all fruits, peaches rank fourth in marketable scarlets, behind apples, oranges, and watermelons, with approx yearly averages of 67 000 for apples, 35 000 for oranges, 29 000 for watermelons, and 25 000 for peaches. A town needs fresh paint to cover outdated signs and mark changing businesses.
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United States
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
$40,000 Hog Died after sale in Goldfield
The Poland China boar named Yankee, sold April 7 by Williams Bros of Villisea to W L Ellsworth & Sons of Goldfield for $40,000, said to be the highest hog price. Ellsworths insured for $8,000. Death cause not stated. hog seemed fine night before. Also notes carload of hogs to Chicago and local social visits and Grace Birlingmair awaiting teaching duties.
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Williams Bros
Villisea
W. L Ellsworth & Sons
Goldfield
Ellsworths
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Humelton
Chautauqua
Hawaii
J. P. Berry
Wonders of Electricity
Harry Starnes
Everett Sanders
Magic
the Henrys
the Ringsdorf CO
Chicago
Ewings Ladies Band
Everywhere
Chas. R. Taggare
THE
Rouse Sisters
Iona
the Barnabys
New York
Junior Ghautauqua
Midland Quality
W. F. Leech
Mer
Roy Trullinger
Chas Hedrick
Centerville
H. N. Hoadley
Dainsville, Mo
Oole Dent
Brother Albert
Shenandoah
L. J. Carter
Oklahoma City
Shamrock
Texas
Geo. Bishop
Lloyd Kyner
Family of
Frank Kyner
Wessie Ekleberry
Leroy F
Letha Krouch
R. R. Stiles
Little Helen
Millerton
Harry Dredge
Unionville
Jessie Taylor
J. J. Taylors
C. W. Stevens
Traer
Vina Smith
Weldon
S. Spehr
Ankeny
Harriet MacRae
Drake University
Lew Gibbs
Nevada
J. M. Harris
Humeston Shipping Association
C. B. Miles
Mildred
Bethany
R. B. Scott
Gorden Grove
Miss Wymer
Ottumwa
W H. Sharpnack
Mrs. Minert
Ames
William and
Arkla
Jewell
W. S. Lewis
Milwaukee
Adams
Clarence Landrum
Forsythe
South Dakota
Merritt Spencer
Iowa City
A. L. Spencer
Laselie Bloomfield
West Union
A. N. Barnett
Edith Dicks
Shivaya
Pep Little Genius
Tull & Probasco Hardware
Sam Williams
J. H. Rickey of
Grace Birlingmair
Simpson College
H. Birlingmair
Mt. Ayr
Jas. L. Humphrey, JR
Ables Bros. Shop
W. Marble Hart
Oakland Cars
Derby, Iowa
Zephyr
Waprapf
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