Reed Reinstated as Iowa Democratic State Chair
N I Reed of Ottumwa was defeated for re election in the Sixth district caucus but reinstated as state chairman at a late night executive session. L S Kensington of Newton won the Sixth district, with W S Branagan later named a compro mise candidate for the Tenth district. The convention endorsed the initiative and referendum platform and nominated two candidates for supreme court, Maurice O Connor and John E Craig.
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Cedar Rapids
N. I. Reed
Ottumwa
Democratic State Central Committee
L.S. Kensington
Newton
Reed
Judge Wade
Iowa City
Earl Bronson
Spencer
Jack Dalton
Manson
W. S. Branagan
Emmetsburg
Branagan
E R. Moore
Anamosa
Wade
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Maurice O’connor
Fort Dodge
John E. Craig
Lee County
O’connor
Craig
Wilson
Marshall
S. C. Huber
Tama
William L. Read
Frank B. Wilson
Greenfield
William Theophilus
Davenport
Fremont Benjamin
Iowa Democrats Endorse Wilson Marshall Ticket At State Convention
Iowa Democrats approved a platform praising the national party's Baltimore platform and endorsing Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall for president and vice president. They call for a presidential primary, direct nomination by primary, and party committee selection by primary vote. They also seek state control of telegraph and telephone services and government ownership.
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Iowa
Republican Party
United States
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Baltimore
Form New Launch Club
The Lake Peosta Launch Club formed this week in Dubuque to organize about forty boat owners. The Dubuque harbor is crowded with boat houses and Lake Peosta two miles north provides first class anchorage.
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Dubuque
Gorty Boat Owners
Lake Peosta
Death of H. A. Byer Past Commander of Iowa G. A. R.
Word from the state house reports H. A. Byer former commander of the Iowa Grand Army of the Republic has died in Mason City. He was noted for his prominence in Masonic circles.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State House
H. A. Byer
Mason City
Byers
State Democratic committee rosters and officers listed
Central committee members include Norton Des Moines Van Lent Muscatine Harvey Cook Wright Timothy Donovan Kensington Jasper Riegelman Polk Reynolds Hughes Potawat ami Earl Bronson Clay. Resolutions committee lists Ray Nelson Dwyer DeWolfe Meyers Amos Robb Cleveland Whitmer Woodbury. Credentials committee names Miller Glenn Althouse Campbell Lowry Baumgard OMalley Weisell Witham Crow Monona. Permanent organization names Cruikshank Johnson Higby McCook Green Goshen Patton Hazen Schaah.
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State Central Committee
F. C. Norton
Des Moines
J. van Lent
Muscatine
Harvey Cook
Wright
Timothy Donovan
Chickasaw
E. R.moore
Jones
L. S. Kensington
Jasper
Henry Riegelman
Polk
J. W. Reynolds
Union
J. J. Hughes
Pottawattamie
Earl Bronson
Clay
Resolutions Committee
George R. Ray
P. J. Nelson
Duluque
J. W. Dwyer
Faye
Davis
J. P. O’malley
Dallas
R. G. Weisell
Adams
Olliver
Witham
Adair
E. L. Crow
Monona
John Cruikshank
Lee
G. al. Johnson
Johnson
Walter Higby
Independence
John McCook
Howard
J. A. Green
Arthur Goshen
Madison
G. B. Patton
Taylor
J. T. Hazen
A. J. Schaah
O'Brien
South Iowa Traction to Extend Tracks to Public Square
Centerville ready to begin work within ten days to extend the line from the depot a half mile west into the public square. The Albia line will be an interurban with a park on the Chariton river four miles north. The city orders street paving to the depot area to handle freight traffic as only passenger service will reach uptown. Dirt moving of 13 000 yards will be contracted. 3 500 square yards of paving planned.
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Centerville
Southern Iowa Traction Company
Albia
Chariton River
Fire wipes out Brenton & McCall elevator and sheds in Dana
A lighted match dropped into the gasoline room at the Brenton & McCall elevator touched off an explosion that sparked a blaze totaling about 32000 dollars. The Brenton & McCall elevator and contents suffered 15000 dollars in loss. The Western elevator and contents were valued at 12000 dollars. Jamison & Co machinery sheds faced 5000 dollars in damage.
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Dana
Brenton & McCall
Western
Jamison & Co
Iowa Hogs Reach Top Price of Year at St Louis
In St Louis the Iowa hog market reached its yearly high as the Hogs topped 7 percent above Chicago and 40 cents over Kansas City, paying about $8.15 for medium weights around 186 pounds. Imogene loads averaged $8.10 with an 184 pound average.
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Iowa
St. Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Knoxville
Imogene
Attorney to Run Independent at Mount Ayr
Mount Ayr attorney L W Laughlin will start publishing the Independent this week. He will run the independent newspaper as a progressive Republican with years of active political involvement.
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Mount Ayr
L. W. Laughlin
The
Independent
Des Moines Woman Reunites With Deserting Husband
Mrs. Edward W. Leach forgives her husband who deserted her three weeks ago taking $700 from her savings. She leaves tonight for Portland Oregon to join him, then plans to move to Eugene Oregon to start a business with him.
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Des Moines
Edward W. Leach
Portland
Ore
Eugene
Leach
Editor's Son Tries Suicide in New Hampton
John Jackson of Fredericksburg attempted suicide by stabbing himself. He is 23, married in June to Lida Griffith, and is the eldest son of Don Jackson, editor of the Fredericksburg News.
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New Hampton
John Jackson
Fredericksburg
Lida Griffith
Don Jackson
The
Curtis Brothers Sash and Door Factory Declares Lockout
Curtis Brothers sash and door factory enforces a lockout affecting 350 workers with no reason stated by management. Local officials consider the move and potential labor remedies.
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Clinton
Curtis Brothers Sash and Door
Senate Passes Excise Bill With Tariff Board Amendment
The Senate voted 86 to 18 to pass the Democratic excise tax bill extending the levy to individuals and firms. Amendments repealing the Canadian reciprocity law and establishing a permanent tariff commission were attached, with a $2 per ton duty on Canadian print paper replacing the former rate.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
House
Permanent Tariff Commission
Arrest won’t halt Davenport and Iowa City interurban work
C E Coon’s arrest will not affect construction of the Davenport and Iowa City interurban. Stephen Bradley, secretary of the company, said officers had discussed the plan with bonding representatives before the arrest and were aware of the situation.
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Iowa City
C. E. Coon
Davenport
Stephen Bradley
Legs Severed In Train Accident At Wheatland
Herbert Carleton aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs H Carleton of Wheatland employed by Northwestern Railroad fell while trying to climb a refrigerator car with ice tongs. The tongs caused him to lose his grip and he was run over, both feet severed.
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Clinton
Herbert Carleton
H. Carleton
Wheatland
Northwestern Railroad Company
Maxwell-Uncle Jack Badger Plows Record Corn Run
Maxwell resident Uncle Jack Badger contends for a historic Iowa corn plow record. He claims fifty-nine years of continuous plowing, starting in 1853 while living in Illinois, and at age 70 retains notable vigor for the task.
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Maxwell
Jack Badger
Illinois
Ringgold County Druggist Dies After Choking on Beefsteak
H H Reinert a prominent Ringgold county druggist and businessman choked to death during dinner. Three physicians attempted to dislodge the meat but failed.
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H. H. Reinert
Ringgold County
Mr. Reinert
Niles Announces for Congress in Fifth District
Cedar Rapids businessman Fred A. Niles announces his candidacy for Congress from the Fifth district on the Roosevelt ticket. The announcement is contingent on Representative Good's stance on the new progressive movement.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred A. Niles
Congress
Roosevelt
Representative Good
Buck Elected President of Iowa Painters Association
T M Buck of Des Moines was elected president of the Iowa State Master House Painters and Decorators association at the meeting here. Sioux City was chosen as the site for the third annual convention in 1913.
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Des Moines
T. M. Buck
Iowa State Master House Painters and Decorators’ Association
Sioux City
Farm Sold in Poweshiek County at $192 Per Acre
Grinnell area farm in the southern Poweshiek county district sold for 15000 dollars. The property comprises twenty eight acres with medium improvements and changed hands at a rate exceeding 192 dollars per acre.
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Grinnell
Poweshiek County
Blame Placed On Railroad In Cambridge Tragedy
Milwaukee train crash near Cambridge last Thursday killed three girls. Coroner's jury finds the railroad company at fault for the accident and assigns responsibility to the railway operators.
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Perry
Corooner's
Cambridge
Iowa National Guard Camp Planned for Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls hosts a national guard camp from August 12 to 21 with leaders Lincoln Logan and Colonel Allen and Captain Mumma reviewing site details for the Iowa National Guard event in the city.
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Iowa National Guards Camp
Iowa Falls
Lincoln
Logan
Allen
Mumma
Iowa National Guard
Democrats Platform Tariff Promise Examined
A political column questions the Democratic platform's tariff plank and its claim that the federal government should levy duties only for revenue. It argues the party may pursue protection later and challenges the honesty of such constitutional pledges amid potential policy shifts under Wilson.
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Wilson
Montgomery
Democratic Party
Lfe
Democratic House of Representatives
Tariff Board Destroyed by House Democrats
In a critical editorial the paper accuses Democrats in the House of Representatives of denying funds to the tariff board, effectively dissolving it by budget cuts. The piece argues the board provided essential data and honest recommendations to inform tariff revision and questions the party's intent to keep the public informed.
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Tariff Board
House of Representatives
Congress
Democratic Party
Great Foreign Trade Shows Record May Expansion
Imports in June surpassed May 1911 by about 26 million dollars with a twenty percent rise in that trade segment. Exports over last year’s level grew by over 22 million dollars, about thirteen percent. Overall foreign commerce rose roughly 48 million dollars, around seventeen percent, signaling natural growth in U S exports and imports and a prosperous outlook if public policy remains stable.
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United States
Meaning of Coming Elections and party contrasts
The piece argues elections are distant, giving voters time to study party principles and candidate qualifications. It asserts triumphant Republicanism ensures continued prosperity, while triumphant Democracy threatens untried and dangerous policies and facts, presenting issues above individual candidates.
Missouri Democrats Push Champ Clark as Nominee After Baltimore Ballots
Democrats argue Champ Clark won a majority on several ballots at the Baltimore convention and carried most states with presidential primaries. They claim the public voice is a more compelling factor than they expected in selecting the nominee.
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Missouri
Champ Clark
Baltimore
Clark
Voice of the People
Salina Atmosphere Shapes Race Comment From Senator Bristow
Senator Bristow predicts Taft will win no states, while noting the Salina atmosphere influencing reactions and the behavior of “little Joe” as an example of local mood.
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Taft
Senator Bristow
Salina
Little Joe
Congress Criticized for Inaction and Looming Recess
The piece denounces Congress as incompetent and irresponsible for delaying appropriations and delaying bills. It accuses lawmakers of cheap politics affecting the army navy judiciary and classified service and warns that a virtual three week recess without funding harms government operations.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Judiciary
Classified Service
Washington
Simply Party of Destruction Opposes Tariff Platform
The Democratic platform is outspoken against protection, favoring only a revenue tariff. It asserts protection is not a goal and labels the party as destructive to American industry. Voters are urged to reject candidates with no protective program.
Political Factionalism Tied to Baltimore Convention
The piece argues the Democratic ticket is beholden to a wealthy conservative bloc with veto power in Baltimore, saying their influence cannot be forgotten in a real crisis and will not be ignored by either side.
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Democratic Party
Baltimore
Free Trade and Hard Times Highlight Schoolmaster’s Lesson
A schoolmaster lectures on free trade amid hard times as his chief topic, framing current economic woes in classroom terms and reflecting public concern. The article frames the teacher as the central figure guiding readers through policy impacts and daily hardship.
Better Iowa schools commission seeks public input in Des Moines
The Better Iowa schools commission invites taxpayers to Des Moines August 28 to 31 to present views on Iowa school conditions and proposed legislation. Public hearings open day one, with committees reporting findings from investigations in Iowa and other states. aim to guide careful, well founded recommendations.
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Iowa
Better Iowa Schools Commission
General Assembly
A. M. Devoo
Commission
Des Moines
Ainte House
Deyoe
Towa
Gstate
P. G. Holden
Greater Des Moines
Des Moines Commercial Club
Government
United States
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Ames College
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State Fair. Co
N. J. Johnston
Burns Agency
Col
W. H. McGrath
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T. G. Glynn
Bureau of Identification
Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary
Daniel Davis
Omaha
Ed Pasol
Minneapolis
Charles Parsons
Iowa Society For the Friendless
Iowa State College
Iowa Colony House
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Grinnell Manufacturing Company
New Mexico
Waterloo
Western Passenger Association
Polk County
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W. J. Kennedy
Iowa States College
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J. A. Ward
W. W. Imler
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