Republican convention opens with progressive bloc dominance
The Republican convention sat Saturday dominated by progressives while standpatters showed no intent to claim representation on committees. O. D. Kern opened proceedings after 11, F. J. Bighmey served as temporary chairman, EH I Corton and C L Stephenson as temporary secretaries, and C D Becker noted a time misunderstanding prompting a 2:00 p.m. adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Kern
F. J. Bighmey
EH I. Corton
L. Stephenson
EB. L. Johnson
C.D. Becker
C. D. Becker
Committee On
Runger
Committee On Permanent Organization
Cve
Humbert
Humbert Arose and Stated That He Was A Delegate From the Third Ward
Cedar Falls
Third Ward
Brandhorn
Blackhank
J .E. Williams
Hng
Platform in Brief From Republican Nation Convention
The Des Moines Capital recaps the Republican platform in a tabloid form, urging unity for November. Goals include a permanent currency, tariff revision, post office banking, fair labor laws, railway safeguards, farmer aid, constitutional equality for Black citizens, resource development, stronger armed forces, and expanded foreign commerce, with delegates seated amid credential disputes and party reconciliation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polis
Des Moines
Roosevelt
A People's Forum at the Republican Convention
A spirited column argues Chicago crowds rival Congress as the real forum of the people. It notes ward bosses and voters rubbing elbows, free speech, free cigars, and the show of power as thousands gather while only a fraction vote.
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Congress of the
United States
Chicago
Simon
Tolke
Denver
Congress
U.S. A
Guaranteeing Bank Deposits Debate At Illinois Banking Meet
In Peoria the Illinois Bankers Association Group 2 gathered 125 bankers from ten central Illinois counties. James P. Forgan of First National Bank Chicago argued against guaranteeing deposits, warning it would demoralize credit and harm state banks while favoring national banks upheld by political action.
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Ilinois
Illinois Bankers’ Association
Peoria
James P. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
Forgan
Hig
Atata
Congress
Study of Shelterbelts Windbreaks Across Plains States
The United States Forest Service launches a wide regional study in fourteen western states to measure windbreak effects on crops. Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma and Kansas are first. Minnesota North Dakota Iowa or Texas may join. Instruments assess heat cold moisture wind light shade frost and snow effects to determine if belts increase yields and how single rows compare with shelterbelts. Corn is the initial crop, with weekly readings and fall harvest comparisons to sheltered and unsheltered fields.
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Uncle Law
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
South
Dakota
Calorado
Texas
New Mexico
Utah
Californa
Washington
Idaho
Central Plains
Prairie
Canadian
Canada
Gulf
California
Mohave
Morris Thompson
Downe
Filinois
Forest Service
Uhrea
The Banking Debate and the Cigar Wrapper Craze in Waterloo
A banking official argues that despite flaws the system remains sound, with losses to depositors minimal over 42 years, while warning against sweeping laws that would curb risk in banks. Separately in Waterloo the cigar wrapper craze grips the town as children aggressively collect and seek wrappers, emptying stores and homes.
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Ita
Yorgan
Forgan
Cigar store and barber shop hit by pop culture craving
The piece notes a widespread craze among children who raid wrappers at cigar stores and barber shops in hopes of finding stray bands for glass cigar jars and ash trays. It suggests elders started the collection trend and that dealers may struggle to curb the nuisance as the craze fades with time.
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Waterloo
Havana
Jika
Tayo
Happer
Will Cure Consumption and Heat Strain Warned
A.A. Herren of Finch Arkansas touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and lung trouble claiming it cured consumption in early stages. Wrangler Bros J K Joder sell the product. Also notes soldiers exposed to heat at Fort Wadsworth with many hospitalized and others exhausted. Also Roosevelt writes Sprockles urging continued graft prosecutions and to disregard slander.
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A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
Wrangler Bros
J. K. Joder
New York
Ninth Regiment
N. G
N. Y
Fort Wadsworth
Faley
Kinney
Eure
Wangsler Bros
Roosevelt
Spreckles
San Francisco
Jeno
White House
President Roosevelt
Rudolph Sprockles
A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Trentment
Wangler Bros
Strawberry Can It Be Summer Yet in a Busy Home
A household guide blends canning tips with domestic reflections. It urges meticulous jar prep and sugarless fruit preservation, offers jelly and custard pie ideas, and argues summer balance through practical steps, shared duties, and a simple, frugal family rhythm.
Household duties and old philosopher quote uplift family work
A newspaper column extols each child’s duties at home and the mother’s role in shaping willing helpers. It cites a Branchton man’s recovery with Foley's Kidney Cure and ends with a brief product note and signatures, reflecting early 20th century domestic guidance and health advertising.
This Date in History for August 22
The entry records events from 1630 Winthrop Puritans landing in Salem to 1907 The Hague peace conference committees beginning sittings. It lists 1856 birth of H Rider Haggard and 1898 cable link between Washington and Guatemala City, with other dated notes including Victoria and Lexington/Jubilee references.
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Aune
Winthrop
Massachusetts
Salem
H. Rider Haggard
Ambassador Bayard
Windsor
Portin
Stocklyn
Peary
Queen Lietoria
Washington
Guastenamo
Cube
Barcelons
Julian Hawthorne Births and Career Highlights Across Europe
Julian Hawthorne, born Beaton June 22 1946, son of Nathaniel Hawthorne, spent youth in Europe including Germany. He studied civil engineering, worked for New York docks, quit in 1872, and published the novel Bressart in England and America. He later became a globe trotter for newspapers, wrote crystalline novels and short stories, and held posts at major metropolitan papers. A.M. Ake of Wood Indiana recalls illness and recovery with Foley's Honey and Tar, praising its cough relief and lung healing effects.
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Julian Hawthorne
Beaton
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Europe
Germaany
New York
Jand
Dresden
England
America
Mr. Hawthorne
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Waterloo Reporter
Matt Parrott & Sons
Waterloo, Lows
L. G. Parrott
Daly
Pastor Loo
Towa
Vetergany
Arizona
Abraham Lincoln
A People’s Forum
Maller
Alesna
Thel Fey
The
Jerri
the Mothers
Ine
L. C. Rorgers
Branchton
Boley
Wangier Bros
K. Jader
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