Native long governor in six capitals younger men in office
Eleven Midwestern states will inaugurate new governors in January with native sons leading six states Indiana Kansas Nebraska Ohio Texas and Wisconsin. Ages range from 33 Keith Neville Nebraska to 55 Frank Lowden Illinois with Democrats winning four governorships and Republicans seven. Several governors will begin new terms and Gardner Goodrich Neville Frazer Sleeper and Burnquist are noted as new or returning leaders.
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Chicago
Middle West
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Texas
Wisconsin
Keith Neville
Frank Orren Lowden
Illinois
Emmanuel Lorenz Philipp
Missouri
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Gardner
Goodrich
Neville
Frazier
Sleeper
Ferguson
Philipp
Capper
Joseph A. A. Burnquist
Hammond
Burnquist
James P. Goodrich
Randolph County
Winchester
Ind
Arthur Capper
Harnett
Topeka
North Platte
Cox
James Middleton Cox
Buckeye
Congress
Springfield
Dayton
Pep
California
Washington
Nevada
James Edward Ferguson
Lone Star
Jim
Governors across states shift in early 20th century
The piece surveys new governors from Indiana James P. Goodrich and Ohio James Middleton Cox to Wisconsin Emmanuel Philipp and Minnesota Joseph Burnquist. It notes origins, careers, and policy aims including economy, anti prohibition, rural credit, and state ownership plans, with emphasis on native-born leaders and varied professional backgrounds.
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Bell County
Texas
West
Jeter
Sauk County
Emmanuel Lorenz Philipp
Wisconsin
Philipp
Landsmann
Frank Orren Lowden
Illinois
Illinois National Guard
Florence Pullman
George Pullman
William McKinley
Charles S. Deneen
Congress
Ogle County
Sinnissippi
Gardin
Frederick D. Gardner
St. Louis
Missouri
Gardner
Europe
Gardner Land Bank
Kentucky
Michigan
Vermont
Albert E. Sleeper
Burnquist
Joseph A. A. Burnquist
Iowa
Minnesota
Winfield Scott Hammond
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
North Dakota
Lynn J. Frazier
North Dakota Farmers’ Nonpartisan League
University of North Dakota
Frazier
Lithuanian Autonomy Debated by Duma Official in London
Martin Ychas, Lithuanian Duma member, outlines aims for autonomy with a Lithuanian Parliament and home rule, distinguishing Lithuania from Poland. He notes Cadet party support, hopes for liberty under Russia after war, and a strong American Lithuanian movement seeking independence, with eight million population and key Baltic ports.
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Associated Press
London
Lithunia
Sweden
Russia
Martin Ychas
Duma
Kovyno
Ychas
United States
Mr. Ycas
Lithuania
Poland
Warsaw
Baltic
Riga
Libau
Windau
Vilna
Grodno
Kovno
Suwalki
Europe
Canada
Constitutional-Democrats
America
England
Germany
Ydas
Szlupas
Scranton
Foley Kidney Pills praised by elderly Springfield reader
An eighty seven year old Springfield man reports kidney trouble relief from Foley Kidney Pills. He describes backache sore muscles stiff joints dark under eye puffiness and bladder disorders as kidney symptoms and says the pills gave quick, noticeable benefit. A. M. Fischer confirms the tonic, fast-acting relief.
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H. H. Adams
Springfield
A. M. Fischer
Madison Square Presbyterian Shipments Arrive for New Parish House
Furniture for the Madison Square Presbyterian Church parish house has been shipped from an Indiana factory and will soon be installed. The building has stood complete waiting for interior furnishings with a formal opening announcement to follow.
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Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Floods in Kentucky Cause Widespread Damage
Thousands of dollars in damage from floods hit several Kentucky streams and parts of Southeastern Kentucky. Rail traffic is almost suspended as highest stages in the Cumberland and Kentucky rivers rise. many fields planted to winter crops are flooded.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Cumberland
Witness-Created Copies Forge A Personal Historical Record
Eye-witness accounts produced long after events, drafted by a single biased writer and then combined with scores of contemporaries. The bound copies promise a near cold truth for future readers and posterity.
San Antonio church extension board to elect officers
The annual meeting and election of officers of the San Antonio city church extension board will be held at 8 o'clock Thursday evening at Laurel Heights Methodist Church. About one hundred ministers and laymen attend. several reports will be presented.
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San Antonio
West End
Prospect Hill
South Heights
Government Hill
Laurel Heights
McKinley Avenue
South Alamo
Alamo Heights
South Side
East End
Los Angeles Heights
Palm Heights
T. M. Dechman
J. E. Harrison
E. C. Jolly
W. N. Hagg
A. B. Stephens
B. P. Lane
J. H. Groseclose
C. W. Weddell
Indictments Returned in Taylor Killing Case
Grand jury in Georgetown Texas returned indictments against Harry McBride of Ardmore Oklahoma and Calvin McLaren of Taylor in connection with the death of Frank P. McLaren of Taylor on November 27. Calvin McLaren, son of the dead man, was found beside his badly burned car. Mrs. Carrie McLaren and Jim Pollard remain in custody as the investigation continues.
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Georgetown
Tex
Harry McBride
Ardmore
Okla
Calvin McLaren
Taylor
Frank P. McLaren
Carrie McLaren
Calvin
Jim Pollard
Chief of Staff Returns to San Antonio After Absence
Chief of Staff Colonel Malvern Hill Barnum resumes duties at the Southern Department headquarters in San Antonio after a three week absence. Lt Colonel Munroe McFarland acted as chief of staff in his absence as Mrs. Barnum’s aunt Mrs. R. H. Fife died January 1 in Detroit.
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Malvern Hill Barnum
Southern Department
San Antonio
Charters Issued for Hoffman Productive Co in Houston
In Austin on January 6 the Hoffman Productive Company of Houston was chartered with capital stock of 10,000 dollars. Incorporators listed include H. H. Hoffman and J. E.
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Texas Chalmers Company
Dallas
Capital
J. K. Wadley
Texarkana
Ark
W. W. Morriss Jr
J.B. Caldwell
Texas
Electra Central Oil Company
Leedey
Okla
Electra
State
C. F. Bufkin
Texona Oil & Gas Company
Phoenix
Ariz
Mankins
Archer County
Ij. W. Darling
Austin
Tex
Hoffman Productive Company
Houston
H. H. Hoffman
J. E
Dramatic Readings by Dr. Clark Planned in San Antonio
Dr. S H Clark associate professor of public speaking at the University of Chicago will give three dramatic readings in San Antonio in March under the YWCA education department. The readings are scheduled for March 29 and 30 with Rostand Cyrano de Bergerac the first evening, The Go Between The Go Between by Galsworthy the afternoon of March 30, and Bernard Shaws Androcles and the Lion the March 30 evening.
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Y. W
Dr. Clark
S. H. Clark
T) University of Chicago
San Atonio
Young Woman Christian Association
Education Committee
Clark
Rostrand
Cyrano de Bergerac
Galsworthy
Benard Shaw
Androcles
Educational Deparment
Association
Zangwill
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Emmet Bank
W. Commerce St
Alamo Plaza
Rees
Charles Rees
Gunter Hotel
Kaiser
Wilson
New York Times
Count von Bernstorff
New-Yorker
Staats-Zeitung
Berlin
France
Austria
Yucatan
Lloyd-George
Fiske
Constantinople
Barnard
D Funk & Wagnalls Company
New York
Methodist Church Extension Board
Calvin M’laren
Barnum
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
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