Sherman Backing Prompt Leaders With Broad Support
Taft and Ted express satisfaction with James R. Sherman who holds a prominent chair and strong state backing. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad orders fifty locomotives for 1 million dollars. Nearly 400 lives have been drowned this year as campaign managers urge learning to swim before entering water. Democratic efforts aim to shed light on the recent congressional session as graduation funds are discussed. The Grand Army encampment in Toledo will consider government rail fare for veterans attending.
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Grand Army
Toledo
Supreme Court curbs publisher price fixing on books
The Supreme Court rules that publishers with copyrights may not set or collude to fix book prices. The decision blocks price setting and price agreements among publishers, limiting their ability to control retail pricing.
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United States Supreme Court
Senator Allison Joins Waterways Commission Members
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports Senator Allison is added along with two others to the Waterways Commission. The president signals Iowa’s stance on the senator’s future usefulness in this capacity.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Allison
Waterways Commission
Iowa
Railroad connects United States and Canada to cut Chicago Winnipeg time
A new railroad linking the United States and Canada to shorten the Chicago to Winnipeg journey has been completed. Trains will operate by month’s end, promising closer commercial ties between the two nations.
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United States
Canada
Chicago
Winnipeg
Progressive Republicans of Iowa Battle Ahead in Standout Lines
Knoxville Journal notes escalating clash among Lacy Young and Perkins as Progressive Republicans of Iowa contend with mounting ambitions. The piece highlights intensifying factional tensions and looming political maneuvering.
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Iowa
Lacy
Young
Perkins
Shem Tige
Knoxville: Journal
Barber Advertises as Tensorial Artist in Missouri Exchange
An advertisement in a Missouri exchange bills the barber as a tensorial artist facial operator physiognomical hair dresser cranium manipulator and capillary abridger, claiming ambidextrous shaving and hair cutting skills. The text centers on the barber’s wide range of cosmetic services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Exchange
Allison defeats rival for U.S. Senate nomination
A July clipping notes Allison’s decisive June victory over a self titled rival for the U.S. Senate nomination while maintaining full duties. The article also mentions a large map of Iowa displayed on a screen separating the West from the East, later toppled when the president was nominated revealing New York’s presence on the other side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
U. S
Iowa
New York
Questioning the Republican identity in national power
A rhetorical query contrasts the White House and the Capitol with the president and congressional majority, weighing action versus inaction and bold policy versus passive governance in a political reflection.
Survival regret blamed on Chicago nomination delay
The speaker laments that Lacy, Perkins and Young and Cummins might have been saved if life preservers had been worn and cast into Lake Michigan ten miles from land upon arrival in Chicago. A leave of absence until after the Vice Presidential nomination is suggested.
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Lacy
Perkins
Young
Cummins
Lake Michigan
Chicago
President William T King retires after 42 years at Cornell College
President William T King of Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa retires after 42 years as executive head. His term is longer than any living American college president and his life and influence have shaped the college as a river widening toward the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. King
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
King
Arkansas Coal Output Sets State Record in 1907
Arkan sas produced 2,670,438 short tons in 1907, the state’s largest output with a spot value of 4,473,683 dollars. The year surpasses 1903 by 441,266 tons and 1,112,862 dollars, and rises 806,170 tons or 43.3 percent and 1,473,354 dollars or 49.11 percent over 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Republican convention smoke clears as Sullivan convoy heads west
Five car automobile train organized by Roger C Sullivan leaves Chicago for the Democratic Convention in Denver. It will stop at major towns en route including Lincoln Nebraska the home of William J Bryan. Receiverships and party leaders will greet the group in several locales before Denver.
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Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
Denver
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraska
Taft Nomination Not Assured Until Vote Taken
The article notes the uncertain path to William Howard Taft's presidential nomination, balancing Roosevelt's limited support and Taft's strengths such as his Philippine work, while acknowledging predictions proved uncertain until the actual decision.
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William Howard Taft
U. S
United States
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Seventh annual convention organized in Dubuque
The seventh annual convention in Marshalltown last week, organized in Dubuque May 30, 1901, formed a state network of sixteen societies growing to over eighty societies and 5,000 members under the Most Rev. J. J. Keane. The state union links with the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, boasting 100,000 nationwide. In Chicago, La Follette drew loud gales on the floor, but on the convention floor he is portrayed as a demagogue with little Republican influence, even Wisconsin tiring of him.
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Marshalltown
Dubuque
J. J. Keane
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Chicago
la Follette
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Im Weaver
Debs
Tom Watson
National Corn Exposition Looms in Omaha Next December
Omaha hosts the National Corn Exposition December 9 to 19 offering corn from around the globe, cattle hog and horse sales, dairy conventions, implement dealers and grain growers shows in South Omaha, plus fruit and vegetable displays in Council Bluffs. The event is pitched as a top class farm vaudeville rivaling county and state fairs and the Trans Mississipp I Exposition. Nebraska Iowa Colorado Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana and Ohio farmers organize corn clubs and show associations aiming to win prizes at local, state, and the national competition.
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Omaha
South Omaha
Council Bluffs
West
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Editorial on the term old man in newspapers and Army
The piece discusses the use of old man as a term of endearment and respect. It notes captains in the Army who are liked are called the old man and that newspaper offices commonly refer to the paper owner as the old man. It argues the term signals goodwill among colleagues and friends.
Unsustained Interest in Life Insurance Debate
Cedar Rapids Republican notes a decade apart pattern in policyholder voting. It recalls low turnout at Mutual Life elections then contrasts with a bigger turnout later, now dropping again. The piece cites a Fourth of July issue of Woman's Home Companion with stories and essays urging travel and reflection on American life.
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Cedar Rapids
Mutual Life
Woman's Home Companion
James Montgomery Flagg
Danny
Edward Everett Hale
America
Mrs. Sangster
DeWitt Kidney and Bladder Pills Promote Kidney Strength
An advertisement hawks DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as prompt and thorough, claiming rapid strengthening of weakened kidneys. Sold by Lang erak's Drug Store at 23 26.
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DeWitt
Langerak's Drug Store
What Ails You Ailments and Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
An advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming to relieve liver indigestion and related symptoms. It lists ingredients, asserts no habit forming drugs, and promotes endorsements from medical authorities. Includes an offer to send a free booklet and mentions Pleasant Pellets for digestion.
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Pierce
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Phila
C. Wood
Univ.of
Pas
Edwin M. Yale
Hahnemann Med. College
Chicago
John King
Jno
M. Scudder
M.D
Laurence Johnson
Med
Dept. Univ. of
N. Y
Winley Ellingwood
M.L
Materia Medica
Bennett Medical College
Perce
Bufalo N
Dr. Pierce
Bryan's the Prize Neighbor in Quiet Western Twilight
A carpenter in a small cottage praises his neighbor known as the Great Commoner. The speaker leans on his hoe amid a soft July evening, recalling how Bryan offered pasture sharing when the speaker’s own land failed. The piece portrays Bryan as the squarest Christian and a model neighbor.
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Jim
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promoted at Langerak's Drug
DeWitt's Witch-Hazel Salve praised as especially good for piles and sold at Langerak's Drug Store. The ad notes the product and store location 23 26, prompting customers to purchase.
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DeWitt
DeWitt's
Langerak's
Magic polishing cloths from whiting and oleic acid
Instructions from Woman's Home Companion for July describe mixing two pounds of whiting and a half ounce of oleic acid with a gallon of gasoline. Soak flannel rags, wring out, hang to dry, and store away from flames. The treated cloths polish silverware cleanly and preserve shine indefinitely.
German Doctor Offers Free Diagnosis and Treatment
AAM Des Moines Iowa ad for Dr Bair promises one month of treatment with instructions or a full examination and diagnosis free of charge for paralysis catarrh consumption rheumatism cancer fits piles tumors gall stones gravel liver or blood disease. Pay what you can when satisfied. Write your case to 1122 6th Ave Des Moines Iowa.
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Bair
6Th Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Health Boost
Advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as cure for dizzy spells tiredness stomach and liver troubles claiming lasting wellbeing all summer. Ends with price 35 cents for Tea or Tablets sold at F. D. Stubenrauch. 23 26-
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
F. D. Stubenrauch
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