Yeomen Fraternal Society Report and Des Moines Fair Plans
The August 1 statement from the Brotherhood of America Yeomen, based in Des Moines, reports total funds of 563,017.43 with a January 1 start and an increase of 79,823.50. Auditors found a healthy, well managed society with no irregularities and describe strong leadership and solid finances. The Iowa Insurance Commissioner notes Yeomen as the leading and wealthiest Iowa fraternal company, with 21,106 policyholders among 70,728 total in the state. A Des Moines Fair feature highlights a Knabenshue air craft flight over 640 feet, festival entertainments, grand vaudeville acts, fireworks, and a high-profile program for the state fair city event.
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Brotherhood of America Yeomen
Yeomen
Pelety
Benehe
Towa State Insurance
Carroll
Io Leading
Iowa
Wiliam Koch
W. EB. Duvy
W. EB. Duvy Is le
Yeomen Dof Directora
Fivs
Essfa
Des Moines
Capitol
National Capitol
Washington Monument
Diller
Alliaonlupe
Europe
Tellane
Volo
Buckeye
Marinette
Tritown
Liber
International Utation
Fort Dodge
Iowa State Democratic Ticket Nominated At Waterloo Convention
The Iowa Democratic state convention in Waterloo named Claude Porter for governor and John D. Denison for lieutenant governor. Other nominees included J B McLuen for secretary of state, C T Monroe for auditor, Fred Townsend for attorney general, W S Wilson for superintendent, and W L Carpenter among railroad commissioners. Resolutions backed tariff reform, direct senator election, and party integrity, with Bryan endorsed for 1908. A lengthy report of committee selections and speeches followed.
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Rock Rapids
W. L. Carpenter
Des Moines
H. K. Stoll
Mount Pieasant
E. M. Carr
Manchester
M. Fisher
Davenport
Supreme Court
T. W. Keenan
Shengadoah
H. M. Parker
Muscatine
Charles W. Milter
State Committee
Mark Cooney
Waterloo
Miller
Dan. W. Hamilton
Slourney
Hamilton
Republian
Cumming
Iowa
Republican Party
State Central Committee
A. R. Miller
Washington
8. W. Mercer
Iowa City
C. W. Miller
J. J. Hughes
Council Bluffs
John F. Dalton
Mansona
McGlary
Knowl
W. G. Seara
Sioux City
Resolutions
George Ray
Thomas Lambert
Sabula
Alpheus Matthews
Dubnane
D. A. Lyons
Cresco
C. EB
Walters
Tamar
Weaver
Coltaxi
Jerry B. Sullivan
James Breel
Bedford
Tng
Glenwood
Romans
Cenison Gand Smith
Che Inth
Brenenth
J. B. Elaventh
Credentials
W. W. Farrell
Jefferson
Wm. Theophilus
Scott
Ext Clark
Butler
Winnessck
John Clemons
Marshall
W. L. Etter
Keokuk
Saventh
Marion
Tom A. Dockstaden
R. G. Weissel
Adams
Sinth
R. G Hanley
McIntyre
Wapello
A. Sumner
Dallas
Charles
Fremont
Shelby
H. Steinhirher
Palo Alto
H. J. Linden
Plymouth
Gato Sella
Vimie
Upco
Walt Butler
T. J. Fitzpatrick
Dubuque
B. M. Carr
W. V. Gannon
Jerry Sullivan
Democratic Party of Tawa
Iva
United States
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Houses
Senate
Porter
Dehison
Botes
Bathh
Care
Denison
Leutenant
Sella
Democrats
Towa
Hsbane Inorg
Uclet
J. &. McLuen
Guthrie Center
Monroe
Mahaska County
L. F
William Jennings Bryan
Donald
Wright County
John D. Dennison
J. B. Weaver
Jasper County
Claude Porter
Emmet Finley
Donald Macrae
M. J. Wade
George W. Ball
Charles Dickson
Woodbury
Bert Boles
Holen
Ball Valli
Macrae
Ball
Porter Sa
Duty and Birth: A Young Jones Born Forty Minutes Ago
An OCR fragment notes a reflection on duty and aspiration, then records a birth: a young Jones is born about forty minutes ago. The text shows fragmented phrases and misspellings but preserves the core event of a newborn Jones and an implied sense of duty shaping life.
World News Oddities and Local Scandals Collide
A fragmented snapshot reports diverse items: Ashanti ruler with thousands of wives, a German monkey reported in cataract surgery, a proverb on responsibility, a late midnight door rattle near a Des Moines farmer, Loa Santa prune orchard in California yielding substantial profits, a London dairywoman jailed for substandard cream, and scattered garbled lines reflecting a chaotic page.
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Loa Gatos
Cal
London
Ahe
Heritage of Civil War Veteran Recalls Kidney Cure
Capt John L Bly of Co H 17th Ohio living in Newton Kansas recounts Civil War kidney trouble and chronic pain. He credits 1901 use of Deans Kidney Pills from Boster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for full recovery and long term health. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents per box.
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John L. Bly
Co. H
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Dly
Dean
Boster-Milburn Go
Buffalo
Tigers Tap Rubber Tress
In Perak Malay peninsula a rubber factory run by a Scotchman solved labor shortages by using valerian to lure tigers to scratch tree bark. Workers then collected rubber from the scratched trees, with tigers providing the tapping action in a clever if odd scheme.
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Perak
Malay Peninsula
Superb Service and Scenic Tours by Grand Tracic Railway
Descriptive pamphlets advertise a scenic route from Chicago to Montreal including Niagara Falls Muskoka Kawarthas Georgian Bay and Algonquin White Mountains and Atlantic coast resorts. Copies available from Geo W Vaux A G PL T 135 Adams St Chicago.
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Niagara Falls
Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
Georgian Bay
Tomogami
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
Thousand Islands
Algonquin National Park
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Chicago
Montreal
Geo. W. Vaux
Adama St
Peculiar Selfluminescent Centipede Defense Described
A Natura scribes correspondent records a luminous centipede emitting blue green light as a defense mechanism. It flashes on contact and discharges a light charge when disturbed, fading after exhausting its luminosity. The creature uses light to deter predators and protect itself.
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Natura
Postum Food Coffee Seen As Healthful Brain Aid
An elderly reader testifies that Postum replaced coffee to relieve nervous dyspepsia and improve nerves and brain function. She recounts her husband’s similar improvement and notes the family has used Postum for years with steady health benefits, praising its taste and non stimulating effects.
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Postum
Bret
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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State Convention
Claude R. Porter
John D
WW. L. Carpenter
W. J. Burke
Missouri Valley
BE. K. Stoll
Mount Pleasant
John Bennett
Lucas County
W. S. Lake
Linn
J. Ryan
Shepandagh
H. MM. Parker
Nevermore
John D. Denison
Jones
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Ashanti
Attau
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Heritage OF Civil War
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