State Convention Contests Split Iowa Platform Debate
Delegates converge for the Republican state convention in Des Moines amid a split over a plank on trusts and tariffs. LaFayette Young presses to drop the line on sheltering monopolies while Governor Cummins and allies demand reaffirmation. The Seventh district looms as pivotal as caucus outcomes threaten minority reports. Congressmen and Iowa officials arrive as the outdoor pavilion takes shape for the gathering.
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Des Moines
LaFayette Young
Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Mother’s Friend liniment advertised for easy childbirth
An advertisement claims Mother's Friend liniment eases pregnancy pains by external application. It warns against internal remedies and cites a Tampa hotel proprietor's wife as an example of easier births. The product, sold for $1 per bottle by The Bradfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta, offers a free illustrated book.
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Tampa
Fla
Iowa Crops Improve After Week of Fair Weather
Des Moines July 29 reports four to five days of fair weather boosted hay and grain harvests where soils dried. Heaviest rain hit northeast and north central districts causing hay spoilage. Oats suffer heavy losses in many areas while droughtier lands show good yields. Winter wheat oats look strong in the south, corn prospers in well tilled uplands, spring wheat strongest where acres are large, potatoes rot in wet soils, apples light but better than last year.
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Des Moines
Delegates Favor Open Air Shelter at Cedar Rapids Meeting
The plan to cover delegates with a sun shield was adopted at Cedar Rapids due to hotel shortages. Delegates preferred the open air setup over cramped indoor spaces, and the arrangement is being replicated here for the same reason.
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Cedar Rapids
EXPECT FOUR MILL LEVY EXPECT FOUR MILL LEVY
Des Moines Iowa July 29 The executive council is unlikely to announce results on railroad and other property assessments until after the state convention A 4 mill levy is possible to raise about 2300000 for general state revenue If total taxable value differs the levy may adjust downward from 4 mills The current estimates place state assessable value 10 to 15 million dollars less than last year
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Des Moines
Iowa
Executive Council
Sportsmen Shuttle Plan for Lakes Region Travel
Free bus transfers will meet BCRN trains at Spirit Lake and Montgomery to connect travelers to The Inn Arnold's Park and Manhattan Beach. A booklet from Cedar Rapids outlines Spirit and Okoboji Lakes with Iowa and Minnesota game laws. G P and T A directs riders to affordable hotel and boarding house options.
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Montgomery
Manhattan Beach
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Okoboji Lakes
Iowa
Minnesota
Beardshear Not Improving In Ames Report
Ames Iowa July 29 Dr Beardshear shows no improvement after reported rests. He remains unconscious most of the time and delirious at intervals. Dr Harriman college physician says there are no hopes for recovery though he may live five or six days. Condition worse each day with no sign of improvement.
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Ames
Beardshear
Harriman
Tramps Terrorize Town in Sheldon Iowa
About 100 hoboes invaded Sheldon on July 29 after police protection vanished amid a political clash. They drank heavily and menaced residents, provoking a mass meeting and a vigilance committee that armed with clubs chased them from the streets before the tramps fled west on a freight.
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Sheldon
Levee Scene Echoes River Steamboat Era
Four passenger steamers Quincy Helen Blair W J Young Jr and Ottumwa Belle tied at the levee drew crowds recalling peak Mississippi steamboating. Many aboard each boat as the old river lively scene returned briefly.
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Quincy
Helen Blair
W. J. Young, Jr
Ottumwa
Mason City capitalists buy 50,000 acres near Winnipeg
Mason City capitalists led by Will Potahan A. H. Yale and Truman Potter have purchased 50,000 acres of land near Winnipeg. Potahan will be the manager and will open offices in Winnipeg immediately.
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Mason City
Will Potahan
A. H. Yale
Truman Potter
Winnipeg
Potahan
Jilted Sweetheart Drives Man to Suicide in Clarinda
Clarinda Iowa July 29 Harry Raber traveling man for a Keokuk firm shot and killed himself after his sweetheart jilted him He said he was going to Texas to see her but walked up the track near the depot and ended his life Raber had just received a letter from his bride to be at Tyler Texas saying she would marry another He formerly lived at Keokuk.
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Clarinda
Iowa
Harry Raber
Keokuk
Raber
Texas
Faber
Tyler
Doan’s Kidney Pills Prove Helpful in Muscatine Case
A Muscatine hay dealer, Jno Haines of 1317 Sherman Street, testifies Doan’s Kidney Pills cured his backache and fatigue. He bought a box at Havercamp’s drug store after hearing favorable word of mouth. After three days he felt relief and finished the course. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the U S Remember the name Doan’s and take no substitute.
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Foster-Milburn Co
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Western stock yards merger reported in city news
Sioux City Iowa July 29 A merger of western stock yards companies about to be made and forming a trust with capital stock cited at 25000000 The yards to be included are at South St Paul Sioux City Omaha St Joseph Kansas City St Louis and Fort Worth corporate ownership spans six cities including Missouri and Texas locations
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Iowa
Western Stock Yards
South St. Paul
Omaha
St. Joe
Kansas City
St. Louis
Fort Worth
Burglars Raid Sigourney Homes in Sunday Night Crime
Burglars visited a number of homes in Sigourney Iowa on Sunday night taking small sums of money and valuables from each house. Police have no clue to the culprits at this time.
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Musquitine Trige
K. P. Hall
F. Whitman
F. A. Johnson
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