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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Reporter
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1908
Page
2
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A Harmony Convention of Blackhawk county Republicans passed without incident and urged unity. The delegates endorsed C. E. Pickett for congress and supported Roosevelt, Taft, and the presidential ticket. Commentators cited Taft as the trusted leader and predicted progress toward reconciliation of factions within the party.
P G Holden warns farmers to avoid distant seed sources as tests show local corn outperforms imported seed. He urges selecting well matured ears from local stock, testing six kernels per ear, and sharing excess seed with neighbors. Republicans claim large delegate lead. Iowa politics shift as convention nears.
A notes-like retrospective compares James Madison born March 16 1751 and Andrew Jackson born March 15 1767, detailing their opposing temperaments while highlighting their shared patriotism and pivotal roles. Madison shaped early American governance while Jackson led military campaigns and governed Tennessee, leaving a lasting imprint on the nation.
Rear Admiral John Adam Howell born New York March 16 1840 graduated Naval Academy 1858. He served as lieutenant aboard Ossipee in the North Atlantic blockading squadron during the Civil War and fought at Mobile Bay later commanded De Sote and held posts in the coast survey ordnance bureau advisory board and Cuba blockade squadron duties.
A historical date list notes 1680 New Hampshire assembly at Portsmouth, 1689 Habeas Corpus Act suspended in England, 1760 Caroline Herschel born, 1799 Napoleon’s Acre campaign, 1815 Netherlands proclaimed king William of Orange, 41867 Mexico evacuated by France, 1871 Lillian Blauvelt born, 1888 Lazare Carnot death.
Frank Cooke of Union county suffered burns to his neck and hands when a sulfur spark from lighting a match ignited his luxuriant whiskers. He could not call the fire department and extinguishing the flames took effect after partial ruin of the whiskers and a threatened pneumonia risk. Medical ads follow.
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