Newspaper editors favor Taft for president in midwest survey
The Chicago Tribune surveyed editors in ten midwestern states on progressive policies and presidential preference. Taft led in first choices with strong showings in several states, while Roosevelt trailed. Iowa showed surprising Taft support, affecting delegates outlook for the national convention.
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Chicago Tribune
Newspaters
Middle West
Taft
Ohio
Ulnon
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Roosevelt
Illes
Cadman
Fairbanks
LaFolletta
Lews
Hughes
New York
Denton
Knox
Roosevant
LaPollette
Dortelyou
Root
Fr Shaw
Cumming
Beveridge
Polks Old Time Hospitality Versus Modern Social Life
Jefferson Polk laments changing social customs in a Wes Moines address to about two thousand. He argues old hearth gatherings with nuts and roast dishes fostered virtue, contrasting dainty modern teas with costly entertainments and less emphasis on hospitality. He also criticizes schools, urging plain math and manual training to curb crime and prepare youths for work, noting evolution in education and labor.
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Wes Moines
Jefferson 8
Polk
Wells
Seriouy
This Date in History August 19 Highlights
August 19 entries list events and births: 1744 Derby defeats the French at Auherocue. 1718 Capitulation of St Sebastian. 1782 Royal George sunk near Spithead. 1935 Richard Blend born in Missouri. 1807 William Bowen Campbell, governor of Tennessee, died. 1891 Teutonic steamer set Atlantic record. 1895 Denver spa hotel explosion killed five.
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Derby
Auherocue
St. Sebastian
Royal George
Spithead
Richard FL Blend
Missouri
Ataan
Williaut Bowen Campbell
Tennessee
Teutonic
Spa
Denver
Colo
Birth note on George TE Roberts founder of mint director
George TE Roberts born August 19 1857 in Delaware county Iowa. He started as a printer and newspaperman in Fort Dodge and became a Republican power in Iowa politics. At 24 he was named state printer and his finance writings drew Lyman J. Gage’s interest, leading to Roberts’ appointment as director of the mint.
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George TE. Roberts
United States Mint
Chicago Bank
Delaware County
Iowa
Cage
Fort Dodge
Lyman J. Gage
Chicago
Mfr. Roberts
Gage
the Treasury
Van
Ywiut
A Childs Garden of Verses by Stevenson and Smith
The Library features Robert Louis Stevenson A Childs Garden of Verses illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Smith captures child life with twelve color plates and many black and white illustrations. The book pairs gentle verse with tender pictures, making it a cherished addition every child should own.
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Thames
Tevent
Robert Louis Stevenson
Jessie Wilcox Smith
Mrs. Smith
Stevenson
Uhuye
New Library Books Highlight Locomotives and Poetry
Division B shelves include a poetry collection linked to childhood memories on display. Division A adds a revised edition by H C Reagan, a practical locomotive engineer, with diagrams and emergency guidance. The note thanks local press for space and a librarian announces a vacation break with no weekly notes.
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H. C. Reagan
Panny Duren
Surprising Notes From Gossip And Public Life
The item surveys varied figures from finance law and society including John D Rockefeller discussing economy while avoiding games. It notes Dreyfus defender Malre Mornard decorated with the Legion of Honor, reflecting shifts in French sentiment. Hawaii Governor Carter warns of possible U S conflict with Japan, and Mme Guerin faces a lawsuit over a matrimony scheme. Van Rensselaer of New York, linked to the McClellan family, enters real estate as a notable businesswoman and society figure.
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Mathilda. van Rensselaer
New York
George White
George B. McClellan
John G. Wilmerding
van Renssdlaer
Oats Yield in Blacktank County Falls Short
Crop yields for oats in Blacktank county are expected to be the lowest in years with an average near twelve bushels per acre. Farmers report weights of twenty two to twenty six pounds per bushel, well below the normal thirty two to thirty six. No oats marketed yet but activity is expected late next week as threshing resumes amid unusually cool and backward conditions since July.
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Blacktank
Union Mill Company
Dirst
Richard Bolte
Augusta
Forecast of a busy political and social week
Washington reports next week centers on Secretary Taft departing for the Philippines and campaign swing from Columbus to Jamestown, Newport, and Oyster Bay. Prince Wilhelm visits Jamestown Exposition then Newport and pays respects to the president. Army encampment pays ten dollars per private week, with $1.25 daily to each soldier. Des Moines Rural Letter Carriers meet August 27 28 at the Commercial Club. Des Moines considers city water collection to cover Mrs Ensminger’s unpaid water and curb connections.
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Prince Wilhelm
Prince Gustav of
Sweden
Jamestown
Wilhelm
Newport
Oyster Bay
National Guard
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Des Moines
Fancie Ensminger
Beggar My Neighbor Brings Two Neighbors Together
In Des Moines era tales Miss Gatty frets over missing hens and fears trespass on Lalor land. Andrew Lalor returns the fowl with berries and offers a partnership, softening old grudges as Miss Gatty and Susanna navigate neighborly tensions and unexpected kinship by week’s end.
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Ike
Susanna
Misa Gatty
Sosanca
Miss Gatty
Lalor
Biss Gatty
Hera
Mis Gatty
Mr. Lalor
Fanny
Mise Gatty
Andrew Lalor
Busanng
Sisanna
Susenna
Hans
iSusinna
Thetis and the Puerto Rican's Dream of English Mastery
A fragment from Yonti's Companion recounts a Porto Rican man learning English in the United States. He struggles to think in English yet triumphs as he dreams in the language, waking to cry with joy at his progress and newfound confidence in speaking.
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Thetis
United States
Yonti
Not Deceived. A Napier anecdote about a soldier’s dog
In Bunbury’sDiaries and Correspondence Sir George Napier tells of a poodle trained to only take food from the right hand. After Napier, who had lost his right arm, offered bread with his left, the dog refused to take it. Other officers tried to fool the dog by mimicking a left hand, but the dog persisted, accepting only from the truly one handed.
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George Napier
Primes
Tonhouse
George
Sir George
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