West Liberty High announces 1908 commencement schedule
West Liberty Iowa May 16 special bulletin lists class day on May 20 and graduation on May 27 with a full program. Includes sermons, junior reception May 22, alumni reception May 29, and the diploma presentation by Supt. E. F. Schall. Class roster features Leta Atkins through Emma Whitmer.
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West Liberty
Iowa
Geo. Furniss
P. H. Green
Eaton
Alma M. Nichols
Mistress Sherwood
Ary E. Hill
Harry W. Hall
Arthur Sullivan
F. C. Ensign
State Inspector of High Schools
Ie. F. Schall
Leta E. Atkins
Ethel M. Aker
Mary C. Anderson
Mabel Anderson
Mary I. Abbott
Mary A. Ball
Willard E. Battey
Margarette Battey
Charles A. Connelly
Archie H.ditmars
Irma Evans
Isabelle H. Green
Elizabeth W. Longbotham
Mildred Luse
Maude Martin
Alma IM. Nichols
Hazel Nichols
Ethel D.nixon
Nina A. Reeves
Madge Pickfering
Clara D. Rockafellow
Chestter B. Stevens
Willet A. Whitacre
Wilma L. Whitacre
David B. Wilson and
Emma B. Whitmer
Electric Bitters Promised for Dyspepsia and Organ Ailments
To dyspepsia, liver complaints and kidney troubles is needless. Electric Bitters is the guaranteed remedy. 50c. Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Orchard Alive Today Because of Reprieve
Boise Idaho May 16 Yesterday was the day set for the hanging of Harry Orchard who confessed as assassin and desperado. Governor Gooding granted a reprieve until July 2 delaying the death sentence while authorities determine if it will be commuted to life imprisonment. Orchard has repeated his tale on the witness stand and offered no requests for indulgence as he awaits the outcome of further review by the governor.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Steunenberg
Yester
Frank R. Gooding
Senator Borah
Governor Gooding
Local Notes: Mrs Waldsmidth in Iowa City Sanatorium
Mrs. George Waldsmidth enters the new sanatorium at Iowa City for treatment. Raymond Dautremont is painting and papering near Washington this week. Miss Mary Younkin visited from Iowa City and later left for Colorado Springs to rejoin her husband who had moved there weeks ago.
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Riverside
George Waldsmidth
Iowa City
Raymond Dautremont
Washington
Mary Younkin
J. O. Saville
Eva
Colorado Springs
Iowa gains a large slice of pork bill in public buildings
Washington reports the Iowa delegation secured 759000 for Iowa public buildings in the house plan. Allison and Dolliver previously moved 430000 in the senate, with Ottumwa post office funding of 225000 and Lemars 75000 approved in the senate. Other Iowa items include Burlington 5000 Cedar Rapids 10000 Council Bluffs 65000 Mason City 5000 Decorah 60000 Estherville 60000 Shenandoah 60000 and Davenport 60000 in various forms.
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Washington Post
Conference committees keep Capitol busy
Three conference committees make his rooms the busiest place in the capitol. Representative Walter I. Smith of Iowa chairs the panels while Senator Allison handles the house side in the fortification appropriations conference.
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Iowa
Allison
House
They Do Monotonous Work and Still Hopeful Stenography Path
The June Delineator weighs stenography as a livelihood noting strict typing demands and routine work. It warns many reach only fifteen dollars weekly, stressing six months of training and strong spelling, punctuation, memory, and neatness as keys to success.
Matt Quay's Great Strategy in 1888 Campaign
Charles Wad sworth Camp profiles Senator M S Quay as a pivotal force in the 1888 race pitting Benjamin Harrison against Grover Cleveland. It recalls prior New York colonization charges alleging non res ident voters import to sway city results and notes Quay’s prominent role in the Republican effort.
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Directory Publishers
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Metropolitan Magazine
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M. S. Quay
Our Barbarous Fourth condemned by noise reformer
Mrs Isaac L Rice founder of the New York Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise argues that the nation's Fourth of July celebrations reveal human folly with grim statistics. The June Century will print her condemnation and safer observance suggestions. Dr R O Beard of the University of Minnesota writes on the pathological aspects of noise and an editorial on offenses to ear and eye.
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Isaac L. Rice
New York Society For the Suppression of
R. O. Beard
Universary of
Minnesota
The Popular Magazine June Issue Delivers Large Reading
The June number of The Popular Magazine features thirteen pieces of storing fiction and 224 pages of reading matter. It emphasizes solid value over snippets and lists, offering substantial stories without filler.
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Popular
Sword of Esme Da cres launches in Gunter's Magazine
In the June issue of Gunter's Magazine Alan Gordon debuts a new series The Sword of Esme Da cres. Each issue promises a complete ad venture with thoroughly researched settings and a charmingly recreated atmosphere that invites readers to dive into historical intrigue.
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Sword of
Esme Dacres
Alan Gordon
Out of the Fog introduces Esme Dacres in London duel
A June instalment of a serial tale shows Esme Dacres amid courtly intrigue and fog shrouded duel scenes. The piece contrasts courtier and yeoman roles while hinting at tensions between Elizabeth Tudor and Mary Stuart. Gunter's Magazine presents two other serials and various short stories across 160 pages of fiction.
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Elizabeth Tudor
Mary Stuart
Esme Dacres
London
Gunter’s
Underground Conduit Adoption Expands in Cities
Overhead wiring is disappearing as telephone electric light and power companies build subways or underground conduits. Legislation in many cities pushes Public Service Corporations to adopt underground systems, reducing maintenance costs and improving reliability, despite high initial costs. Cement Age notes this shift and predicts broader adoption as funds permit.
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