Hughes and Fairbanks Nominated to Republican Ticket
The Iowa convention backs Hughes for president and Fairbanks for vice president. Hughes, a former New York governor, runs on a platform denouncing Democratic weaknesses and pledging honest public service. Delegates anticipate a united party rallying behind the ticket with Harding and Havener possible winners in other races.
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Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Justice Hughes
New York
Hughea
Democratic Convention Fault Attributed To President
The article argues the Democratic National Convention failed to perform fully due to yielding to the president. It claims the platform and candidate selections reflected his wishes and leadership.
Funeral notice for Bull Moose Party mourners
A friend announces the funeral of the Bull Moose Party member aged four, noting mourners will be Democrats only. Clifford Thorne also stubbed his toe as the Sioux City Journal questions where Bob Healy fits in.
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Bull Moose Party
Thersto
Democrata
Clifford Thorne
Sioux City Journal
Bob Healy
Chicago convention echoes in Roosevelt era politics
The account details a calm convention atmosphere with Roosevelt supporters clashing in the galleries and women marching for suffrage. It notes Lodge and Harding speeches, police in the hotel lobbies, and strong nominators Willis, Kendall, and Butler delivering effective addresses while other orators faltered after long speeches.
Blessed and thrice blessed is the boy who finds work
The Cedar Rapids Republican urges boys to engage in useful work, earn and save, and avoid idle time. It advocates involvement in a father’s business or any constructive task, warns against evil associations, and stresses hard work as better education than schooling alone.
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Cedar Rapids
The Wisdom of Roosevelt Declines Presidential Run
The Chicago Herald reports Colonel Roosevelt will decline the Progressive Party nomination for president though not absolutely. The move is described as the wiser course, to be made final in a few days with party acquiescence expected amid post convention reflections. Sioux Falls Arpus Learder notes spellbinders after conventions.
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Chicago
Harding
Chicago Herald
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
National Committee
Justice Hughes
Hughes and Fairbanks Chosen GOP Standard Bearers
Charles Evans Hughes was chosen as the Republican nominee on the third ballot at the national convention with 9494 votes of 987. Roosevelt led by a small margin among other candidates, while Fairbanks won the vice presidential nomination with over three quarters of votes. Hughes resigned from the Supreme Court to accept the nomination and pledged strong Americanism and national security.
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Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
Roosevelt
Bull Moose Party
G.O. P
la Follette
Lodges
Fairbanks
Indiana
Burkett
Nebraska
Fairbanke
Supreme Court
Pairbanks
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Fatal Wisconsin road mishap follows Dubuque revelry
An auto carrying Henry Schultz returns to Dubuque from a Wisconsin roadhouse when it crashes into a telegraph pole at high speed. Fred Bisanz, 32, is killed, James ONeill is severely injured, and Miss Mabel Lempke and Miss Marie Gibbons are injured but expected to recover. Schultz is arrested.
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Wisconsin
Dubuque
Henry Schultz
Fred Bisanz
James O'Neill
Mabel Lempke
Marie Gibbons
California Senator Pela Faces War and Preparedness Debate
Brief note cites Senator Pela of California amid discussions on war readiness and religious considerations influencing policy. The fragment hints at preparedness themes and faith contexts shaping stance.
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Pela
California
Hell
Local Clergy, Academia, and Honors Recap
John Stager, newly ordained priest, raud his first mags at Wor thington Tuesday morning. Dudley Odell McGovney elected dean of the Iowa State University College of Law. Drake University awards LL D to Governor Clark. 208 University graduates announced. Mr and Mrs John Baird mark 65th wedding anniversary. J D Jowel of Arlington killed in warehouse accident. Cornell president Dr William I King improving at Saratoga. Dubuque German colleges to build a $60,000 service hall. Upper Town University names Chauncey P Colgrove president to fill vacancy.
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University of Missouri
Iowa State University
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Clark
John Baird
Lisbon
Scotland
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Jowel Hardware Co
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Ele
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Saratoga
New York
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Etia
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Hoon
Dubuque
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Thaureday
Chaunce
Wilson moves to abrogate treaties to aid seamen law
The Oakland Tribune notes President Wilson’s plan to abrogate treaties with Austria-Hungary Belgium Bolivia Brazil Colombia Congo Denmark France Great Britain Greece Italy Netherlands Romania Spain Sweden Norway Tonga to implement the La Follette seaman's law. Two reform bills in Congress could replace old pacts with new commercial agreements after peace.
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Bolivia
Brazil
Columbia
Congo
Denmark
France
Great Britain
Greece
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Netherlands
Rumania
Spain
Sweden
Norway
Tonga
Presbyterians Reject Sunday Sports. Lawyer Seeks Revision
The Chicago Evening Post notes the general assembly disapproved all Sunday sports. A lawyer member urged a modern view to allow non commercial exercise but faced strong opposition. He argued physical welfare from Sunday activity, while the assembly clung to St Paul’s dictum that bodily exercise profits little.
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Chicago Evening Post
Hoe Presbyterian General Assembly
St. Paul
Waste of Human Energy and the call to control
The Dubuque Times-Journal argues that vast energy is wasted due to lack of control. It extols mastering a system of control or poise to harness vitality, stamina, and mental gifts, warning that unfocused effort exhausts assets and that ambition defines American excellence.
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Dubuque
No Sympathy For the Speculator
The Chicago News opines that buyers paying above intrinsic value due to speculation deserve loss. It argues those who bet on rising prices risk fools’ fate and only win by selling to someone greedier, leaving the original buyer with no sympathy.
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Chicago
Burlington Hawkeye Embraces Electric Instead of Steam
A Burlington Hawkeye report notes the town’s transport update as no steam tractor returns, replacing it with an electric vehicle. The shift highlights modernization efforts and local adoption of cleaner power.
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Burlington
Eclipse Corner Features Farm Notes and Local Humor
The Eclipse Corner jokes about a windmill smashing an Iowa gate, a Jewish owner quip about Heaven and Hell, and summer readiness with screens to fend off pests. It notes a farm tour for Jones County on June 27 and 28, invites women, and promotes Red Cedar posts and Peer-Jess fence posts for sturdy fencing.
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Iowa
Lowa
Suroiner
Jon Meyer
Joe
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Jones County
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