Gall for G P Convention Call and Delegates Rules
Official call for the 1916 Republican National Convention outlines start time June 7 in Chicago and detailed delegate selection. Four delegates at large per state, two at large per representative, plus district delegates with alternates and state election rules under primaries. Delegates must be elected 30 days after the call and before the convention, with credentials filed to James B. Reynolds in Washington and contests decided by the committee.
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Congress Hotel
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Congress
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Philipines
Porto Rico
Arizona
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Nevada
New Jerney
New Mexico
Wyoming
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James B. Heynolds
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Howe
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European police and American respect for law in doubt
A Chicago Tribune opinion piece argues European policing aims less at universal standards than public approval, warning against minor reform zeal that erodes general will. It notes minorities influence legislation, reducing trust in law, and calls Americans to emulate Pericles’ civic restraint to avoid petty tyranny of public opinion.
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Tribune Ira
Onle
Russia
Germany
Americana
Thucydides
Pericles
Marathon
Chicago ‘Tribune
Old Kind of Crank in Dear Movies and a Seed Corn Talk
A Greeley Republican lampoons a Dear Movies figure named Odie who would enforce blue laws. J A Eldridge of the Ermet County burm Improvement Association will speak in Gruver at 1 30 PM Friday January 1 about the seed corn proposition. All are urged to attend.
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Odie
Lyved
Digiplea
Tey
Greeley
J. A. Eldridge
Ermet County
Delegates to the Nation's Convention Set at 268
The apportionment of delegates will mirror the national committee plan approved December 16 1018 and ratified by Republican state conventions carrying the majority in the electoral college. Tuwa will have four delegates at large and two from each congressional district. The convention totals 268 delegates with eight states ahead of Tuwa and four others tied in representation.
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Way
National Committee
Tuwa
City council vindicated gas franchise in near unanimous vote
Estherville residents approved the gas franchise 465 to 60 Tuesday night, backing the council and a previous administration noted for municipal improvements. Jackson & Summers were chosen as franchisees, with Summers family planning to relocate. early plant work to begin as weather allows.
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Estherville
Jackson & Summers
Gan
Grover
Ation
Phils Paper
Andoratood
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Ones
Bold robbery at Smith drug and jewelry store
Entrance gained through front basement window Monday night. Robbers took rings watches and jewelry worth about three hundred dollars. They escaped via the back door. tracks in snow suggest a man and boy. A boy may have slid through the front window, aided by the unseen back stairs. No suspects yet. police hope for later arrest.
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Smith Drug and Jewelry Store
Estherville City Franchises Gas Plant Welcomed
The Ee usa Gas Company expresses gratitude to Estherville City Council and voters for granting the gas plant franchise. It commends council for fair deliberation and thanks citizens and business interests for support. The letter pledges honest service and continued cooperation as Estherville grows.
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Estherville
Ee USA
Ctivens
Geo. H. Jackson
C. Summers
Serial photo-play at King Theatre opens January 28
Mer Frank G. King presents a 16 week serial photo-play at the King Theatre starting Friday January 28. Each episode delivers a complete story and audiences may attend any time, though the opening installment on the 28th is recommended.
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Frank G. King
King Theatre
American Man Old Fogies' at 25 An Editorial
An editorial in the February Woman's Home Companion quotes William James on men at twenty five. It argues most men have few options, a working knowledge to support themselves, and a dull routine that does not change until death.
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Woman’s Homa Companion
William James
Without Mercy or Pity by Brand Whitlock
A quotation criticizes the professional reformer as humorless, merciless, and cruelly judgmental. It argues such reformers lack empathy and life knowledge, and their moral superiority produces hard, ungentle judgments with little warmth or light.
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Brand Whitlock
Annual Short Course and Farmer's Week at ISU
Iowa State College opens its annual winter Short Course and Farmers Week from January 31 to February 5. The program targets farmers engineers housewives manufacturers mechanics and professionals with practical instruction across agriculture engineering and home economics. Courses led by college faculty and specialists from other states promise value and applicability for attendees.
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Towa State College
Wf Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Ames
Tews
Stamp Tax Reminder and Youth Accident in Iowa
Dubuque reports reveal widespread ignorance of the re enacted War Revenue act extending for a year. Tax returns are due by March first to avoid penalties. Iowa corporations paid 469173.00 and individuals 264816.01 for the year. A 13 year old boy, Havaline Lucas, was run over by a freight car in the south yard, his foot severed above the ankle. warning issued to curb dangerous train riding by youngsters.
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Dubuque
Spesial
Collector of Internal Revenue
Iowa
Concrede
Havaline Lucas
Walter Lucas
Hmb
Andalgo
Cold snap tests California orange groves
In Los Angeles and southern California belts smoke palls hung over valleys as orange growers battled through the night with smudge pots against freezing temperatures. Forewarned by moisture from recent rains, orchardists reported little damage despite temperatures colder than during the 1913 freeze. San Bernardino recorded 24 degrees as street puddles froze.
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California
San Bernardino
Eclipse 1016 Era Promises Multiple Visible Eclipses
Emmeteburg Reporter Ralph’s Gaudies notes a series of solar and lunar eclipses in the year 1016. Two will be visible in the region, three elsewhere, with a January 20 partial moon event at 1:41 am and a February 8 total solar eclipse visible across the United States, peaking around 9:30 am. The author recalls an August 1844 eclipse and describes historic weather and farm impacts, then mentions a partial eclipse on July 1 night.
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Towa
United States
Emmeteburg
Two Victims in Grim Messenger Obituary Report
Obituary notices recount Amos Ketchum born 1843 in Elmyra died 1916 in Estherville Iowa after Civil War service and family details. Clarence Emel Ellis born 1887 in Estherville died Jan 13 1916 at parents home after illness. Both receive Christian church funeral services and Oak Hill Cemetery burial. obituaries highlight military service and family connections.
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Ketchum
Amos Ketchum
Elmyra
Estherville
Iowa
U. S. Army
107Th
N. ¥. Infantry
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Chancelloraville
Antetam
Athera
Chancelloreville
Ohio
Wisconsin
Bosg
Viandenburg
Adaline Lingenfelter
J. ‘Ketchum
Hattie Rose
H. O. Brown
Hie Bits
Soray
Clarince Emel Ellis
Ed. Ellis
Eatherville
Manhood
Rock Island Railroad Company
Edith
Clarence
Christian Church
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North Carolina
Johnston
Lou Sutth
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Ralph
Grim Messenger
Clarence Ellis
Pioneer
Esla
Acti-Freazer
Nichols- Deming Auté Sales Company
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