State Normal School opens fall term with new faculty
Cedar Falls Iowa August 23 The State Normal School fall session begins September 3 with a large enrollment expected. A new $100000 building nears completion and the south wing with eighteen bright recitation rooms opens at the start. New faculty include G B Affleck in physical culture and gym director Maj J A Olmstead in military science Miss Grace Knudoon in physiography Miss Margaret S Oliver in elocution and instructors Rena M Curdbet Emma Lambert Ethel Walker Ida Feenbeck and others in training and music departments.
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Board of Trustees
G. B. Affleck
Springfield
Mass
Maj
J. A. Olmstead
W. A. Dinwiddie
Grace Knudoon
Charleston
Jennie E. Curti
Chicago University
Margaret S. Oliver
Toulon
Pearl Pierce
Rena M Curdbeet
Oberlin
Emma Lambert
Robert Fullerton
Manchester
N. H
Ethel Walker
Charles City
Ida Feenbeck
Rock Rapids
Training School
Miss Annie Hancker Falls 16 Feet After Lip Bit Mishap
Davenport Iowa August 23 Miss Annie Hancker a Miller hotel waitress is recovering at home after falling 16 feet from a porch railing while listening to a joke. She sustained a lacerated lower lip and four stitches with bruises but no other serious injuries reported.
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Davenport
Annie Hancker
Miss Hancker
Miller Hotel
West Second Street
Gilman Estate Pays Portion Of Hospital Shortage
Des Moines Iowa reports the estate of Dr. H A Gilman former Mt Pleasant hospital superintendent paid 362 36 to the state. The state board of control found 5176 59 shortage in accounts. Bondsmen later covered about 1700. The board already received roughly 3400 from the estate after Gilman’s death.
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Des Moines
Iowa
H. A. Gilman
Mt. Pleasant
Gilman
State Board of Control
Railway seeks private sale of entire Minnesota towns
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway plans selling each of six new Minnesota towns Reading Wilmont Lismore Kenneth Walters and Conger as whole parcels with unplatted land to private buyers. No auctions or boom tactics. growth driven by demand for markets. Contact Thos H Brown Sioux Falls for terms and town agents for purchases.
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Minnesota
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Wilmont
Lismore
Kenneth
Walters
Conger
Thos. H. Brown
Gen'l. Terwwnsite
Sioux Falls
Owl-eyed advisor fools self by ignoring his own lessons
A proverb-like statement notes a man who appears wise gives advice yet fails to follow it himself, doubly undermining his credibility. The remark underscores inconsistency between speech and conduct.
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Ant
Delightful Breezes Brow at Clear Lake Resort Inn
Delightful Breezes Brow reference describes Clear Lake summer resort in northern Iowa reached by the Iowa Central route. Highlights include fishing sailing and bathing with extremely low rates for single travelers or parties of five or more. Inquiries via ticket agents or Geo. S. Batty Marshalltown Ia.
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Iowa
Geo
Des Moines Democrats face bleak convention aftermath
Iowa Democrats confront a fractured state committee and a stalled campaign as no member will take the chair. Des Moines reports show G A Huffman declined the chair role while A E Jackson and John H Reed were considered. Cato Sells loses influence as the convention rejects his railway tax plank and the party questions leadership.
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G. A. Huffman
A. E. Jackson
Tama
Stiger
John H. Reed
N.C. Roberts
Sells
Cato Sells
Democrats
Iowa
Ambition, Not Nomination Drives Political Maneuver
A political figure rejects the nominee path citing reluctance to work and take responsibility. He seeks to dictate platform and candidate, prompting a convention led humiliation aimed to sideline him. Some favored nominating him for lieutenant governor to deepen the damage while his frequent statements harmed his influence.
Hero Rancher Dies to Save Companion in Texas
Richard Ruty learns his brother Reuben, a 17 year old ranchero who had gone to Texas to break horses, died at Henrietta while saving a fellow rider. Reuben dashed to avert a collision, saved his friend, but his broncho fell pinning him and crushing his skull. The young man spoke no more after the fatal fall.
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Iowa City
Richard Ruty
Reuben
Henrietta
Tex Reuben
Texas
Drouth drives man to suicide near Prairiesburg
Wes ley B Holub, 33, shot himself one mile east of Prairiesburg after drought ruined crops and loaded debts. He left a wife and two children. The item notes his death in Cedar Rapids on August 23. The rest is an advertisement for Ely's Cream Balm promising relief from catarrh with a 50 cent price.
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Wesley B. Holub
Prairiesburg
J. W. Davidson
Att’y At Law
Monmouth
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Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Cresceus
Mass
Readville
Lord Derby
Charley Herr
New England
Cresenes
A New Broom and an Old Argument Go Head to Head
A saying about domestic disputes notes that a woman with a heated argument can use an old broom as effectively as a new one to sweep clean. The remark mixes humor with a caution about domestic strife and practical tools.
M. H. 8 Football Accepts Fifth Ward Challenge
The M. H. 8. football team of 1900 accepted a challenge from Moline's Fifth ward team. The game will probably be played two weeks from Saturday at the flatter place. Attendance and exact arrangements not yet determined, but the match raises local football interest.
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Moline
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