Reed Reinstated as Iowa Democratic State Chair
In Cedar Rapids on July 26 N F Reed of Ottumwa was defeated in the Sixth district caucus by L S Kensington of Newton but Reed was reinstated as state chairman at an executive session. Judge Wade ruled the committee could appoint Reed. Reed plans headquarters in Des Moines between Aug 5 and 15 and to campaign vigorously. The convention also nominated Maurice O Connor and John E F Craig for supreme court, and adopted a platform endorsing initiative and referendum, primary elections, government control of telegraphs, railroad valuation, and worker protections.
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Cedar Rapids
N. F. Reed
Ottumwa
Democratic State Central Committee
L. 8. Kensington
Newton
Reed
Judge Wade
Iowa City
Earl Bronson
Spencer
Jack Dalton
Manson
W. J. Branagan
Emmetsburg
Raranagan
E. R. Moore
Anamosa
Wade
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Maurice O'Connor
Fort Dodge
John EF
Craig
Lee County
O'Connor
Wilson
Marshall
C. Huber
Tamaé
William L. Read
Frank B. Wilson
Greenfield
William Theophilus
Davenport
Fremenot Benjamin
Committees Named for State Central and Policy Roles
A list of committee appointments includes state central committee members such as F. C. Norton Des Moines J. Van Lent Muscatine Harvey Cook Wright Timothy Donovan Chickasaw E R Moore Jones L S Kensington Jasper Henry Riegelman Polk J W Reynolds Union J J Hughes Pottawattamie Earl Broncon Clay and resolutions credentials and permanent organization chairs with George R. Ray Des Moines P J Nelson Dubuque J W Dwyer Fayette Sherman DeWolfe Grundy C P Meyers Jasper Charles H. Amos Marion W H Robb Union W F Cleveland Shelby G R Whitmer Woodbury Alex Miller Washington J J Glenn Iowa George Althouse Hardin J C Campbell Floyd A T Lowry Marshall Fr M Baumgard Davis J P OMalley Dallas RG Wessell Adams Oliver Witham Adair EK L Crow Monona John Cruikshank Lee G L Johnson Johnson Walter Higby Independence John McCook Floward J A Green Jones Arthur Goshen Madison G E Patton Taylor J T Hazen Pottawattamle A J Schaah OBrien
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Central Committee
F. C. Norton
Des Moines
J. van Lent
Muscatine
Harvey Cook
Wright
Timothy Donovan
Chickasaw
E. R. Moore
Jones
L. S. Kensington
Jasper
Henry Riegelman
Polk
J. W. Reynolds
Union
J. J. Hughes
Pottawattamie
Earl Broncon
Clay
Resolutions Committee
George R. Ray
P. J. Nelson
Dubuque
J. W. Dwyer
Faye
Interurban line to extend to Centerville depot area
South Iowa Traction Company plans to begin work within ten days to extend tracks from the depot a half mile west into the public square. The Albia line becomes an Interurban with a park site planned on the Chariton River four miles north. City orders street paving to Present depot for freight, passenger service ends uptown. 13,000 yards of dirt to be removed and 3,500 square yards of paving to be laid.
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Centervillea
Southern Iowa Traction Company
Albia
Chariton River
Small Town Has Big Fire in Cana Louisiana
A lighted match thrown into the Bren ton and McCall elevator gasoline room caused an explosion starting a 32000 fire that threatened the town. Brenton and McCall elevator and contents suffered 15000 loss, Western elevator and contents 12000, Jamison & Co machinery sheds 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cana
Brenton & McCall
Western
Jamison & Co
Iowa Hogs Reach Top Price In Hog Market Report
Hogs reached the year’s top price here posting 7 percent higher than Chicago and 4.08 dollars above Kansas City for a load from Knoxville Iowa paying 8.15 dollars. Medium weight hogs averaged 186 pounds. Loads from Mogene Illinois brought 8.10 dollars with an average weight of 184 pounds.
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Iowa
East St Louis
Chicago
Kansas City
Knoxville
Mogene
Mount Ayr Lawyer Launches Independent Newspaper
Attorney L. W. Laughlin will begin this week the publication of the Independent at Mount Ayr Iowa. He is a progressive Republican and has for years held 42 active political interests.
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Mount Ayr
L. W. Laughlin
Publicaon
the Independent
Forgives Her Husband: Mrs Edwards Seeks Fortin OF Liaison
Fragmentary OCR records show a note about Mrs Edwards forgiving her husband who deserted her three weeks ago and left with $700. The visible text mentions Leach leaving tonight for Fortin OF to join someone from Portland and Eugene, with unclear rest of context.
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Hut
Tool
Hunts for family former Des Moines resident seeks heirs in Hawaii
A. C. Ponts of Honolulu visits Des Moines after 35 years seeking two sons to claim inheritance before returning to Germany to care for money tied to an aged sister. He had lived in Winterset, Omaha, Los Angeles, and Honolulu, learning of a second marriage by his former wife Edgar. The two sons, who later used their stepfather’s name, now reside in Des Moines and a Des Moines suburb.
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Dea Moines
A. C. Ponts
Honolulu
Des Moines
Germany
Young Ponts
America
Winterset
Omaha
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Atlantic
Iowa
Ponts
Edgar
Towan
No Reduced Rates for Fair in Iowa Railroad Proposal
Des Moines reports railroads in Iowa will not offer special fare discounts to the Iowa state fair. The Western Passenger association, in Chicago, rejected requests from the Iowa State Fair, the Interstate fair at Sioux City and the National Cattle Congress and Dairy Show at Waterloo for reduced rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
State Fair Board
Western Passenger Association
Chicago
Record oat and barley harvest crowds photo fields
Local farmers report very heavy oats and barley yields in Clear Lake, with crops reaching five feet in height and heads about eight inches long. Many farmers have had photographs taken of their fields as the harvest appears to set records.
Monster Crop Harvested in Ringgold County
Harvesting of a monster wheat and oats crop in Ringgold county is complete with haying and threshing well underway A large share of timothy hay will be threshed for seed due to a favorable seed prospect.
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Mount Ayr
Ringgold
Sevenfold birth in Marshalltown at seventh street
A baby girl was born at 7 South Seventh Street in Marshalltown to Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Tisdale. The child weighs seven pounds and is their seventh household member.
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Marshalltown
South Seventh Street
D. A. Tisdale
Belle Plaine Builds New $50,000 High School
The new high school in Belle Plaine, costing $50,000, nears completion and should be ready for the September 2 start of school. The building features an assembly room five recitation rooms domestic science and manual training rooms and a gymnasium.
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Belle Plaine
Scott Nominated for Congress in Eleventh District
LeMars report states G. C. Scott of Sioux City was nominated on the first ballot to succeed the late BE. Hubbard. Senator L. B. Francis of Split Rock was a strong opponent at the convention.
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Scott
LeMars
G. C. Scott
Sioux City
BE. H. Hubbard
L. B. Francis
Split Lake
Pioneer Teacher Mrs Mader Dies in Ottumwa at 72
Ottumwa report says Mrs. A. J. Mader, who arrived in 1852 as a girl and taught there before the Civil War, died at age 72. Seven children survive, all at her deathbed. The note ties to old Glenwood tennis history and a 1914 Southwestern golf tennis event decision made at a Shenandoah meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
A. J. Mader
Mystic Workers Meet Clinton Picnic Hails Dixog Pick
The Mystic Workers of the World of eastern Iowa held their annual picnic in Clinton with nearly 1000 attendees. Dixog TL was re elected to set the location for next year s gathering.
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Mystic Workers Meet
Clinton
Mystic Workers of the World of Eastern Iowa Gang
Hinole
Dixog
Lightning Killa Farmer Dies Near Mills Farm
A farm laborer near Mills was killed by a bolt during chores at the Qie Nea a3 farm. The deceased was Alfred Thompson, a farm hand with the local band employed on the property. Authorities investigated the incident and urged caution around electrical infrastructure.
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Lightning Killa
Magon City
Alfred Red Thompson
Mills
Conventions Planned in Des Moines for August Meetings
Des Moines will host the Iowa State Association of Auctioneers on August 6 and 7 at the Iowa Hotel with talks on auctioneers protection. The Iowa Rural Carriers’ Association meets in Des Moines around August 22, and federal Postmaster General Hitchcock may address the gathering. Knights of Pythias prepare their state convention in Des Moines just after the fall faith gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Association of Auctioneers
Des Oines
Lowa
Iowa
Union
Iowa Rural Carriers’ Association
Federal Post Office Department
Washington
Hitchcock
Knights of Tythias
the Rural Carriers’ Organization and
Knights of Pythias
Dea Motnea
Knights
Denver Bishop Warren Dies After Retirement Speech
The Denver area obituary reports Bishop Henry W. Warren of the Methodist Episcopal Church, recently retired by the general conference last May, died after pneumonia. He had made a strong impression upon retirement with a convention speech about youth entering the old age arctic, saying he was going home to show how far the gulf stream can reach.
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Denver
Henry W. Warren
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Arctic Ocean
Creston Boy Killed In Lumber Car Death Tragedy
Creston reports six year old Temple Dill son of Mr and Mrs Grant Dill crushed to death in a lumber car at North Platte Nebraska while attempting to ride to Omaha on his way home. He had been a messenger in a local telegraph office before heading west.
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Creston
Lafayette Young Leaves Des Moines for European Tour
Ex senator Lafayette Young returns to Des Moines after visiting his daughter Mrs John P Herrick in Olean New York. He departs again Monday for the east and will sail later in the week for a tour of Europe.
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Lafayette Young
Europa
Des Moines
John P. Herrick
Olean
N.Y
Young
East
Europe
Fox Hunters Plan Summer Meet West of Perry
Perry secretary of the Town State Fox Hunters association announced the summer meeting will be held west of the city. He brought fox hounds from Hazelwood kennels Earlham for the event.
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Perry
Ginnery
Town State
Fox Hunters’ Association
Hazelwood
Earlham
Manual Training Fund Defeated by Local Election
Davenport voters rejected the school board proposal to allocate 40,000 for a manual training building connected with the high school. The measure failed in the special election with participation by women opposing the proposition.
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Davenport
Kansas City Plats Exhibition in Keokuk With Local Club
Kansas City team of the American association will play an exhibition game in Keokuk against the local Central association club. Red Corriden, shortstop of the visiting major leaguers, played his first professional ball in this city four years ago.
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Kansas City
Keokuk
American Association
Central Association
Red” Corriden
Keokuk Manager Quits After Poor Showings
Arthur H. Quiesser resigns as manager of the Keokuk club in the Central association after a disappointing season. William Prout, manager of the Rome club in the Georgia league, selects Quiesser's successor.
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Keokuk
Arthur H. Quiesser
William Prout
Rome
Quiesser
Potter Enters Race for Congress in Mason City
Potter of this city agrees to consider running for Congress after letters and telegrams from the Fourth district urged him to become a candidate. He consented to serious consideration of the matter.
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Potter
Mason City
Cal
Interstate Shoot Opens at Em ery Near Mason City
The interstate shoot opened Wednesday morning at Em ery halfway between Mason City and Clear Lake. The entry list shows several prominent shooters in the country competing on the course and marks a notable start to the event.
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Mason City
Emery
Clear Lake
Osage Citizens Vote to Raise 35000 for Local Railroad
At a mass meeting in Osage citizens voted to raise 35000 to donate to the Mason City and Osage railroad. Articles of incorporation for the railroad were filed last week. Fire destroyed a Fort Dodge egg warehouse with about 300000 eggs lost and a damage estimate over 30000.
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Osage
Citzens of
Mason City & Osage Railroad
Fort Dodge
A. R. Loomig
Farm lands near Montezuma fetch high price
In Poweghick county William Cunningham's 180 acre farm southeast of Montezuma sold for 25000 dollars. Buyer is Joseph Horn from Newton. The sale underscores strong demand for rural land in the area.
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Montezuma
Poweghick County
William Cunningham
Seven Uiley
Joseph Horn
Newton
Mitchell postoffice burglary nets cash in shoes and prampa
A break in at the Mitchell post office was carried out by a burglar identified as Dogge Burglara. The thief blew open the sale and escaped with about 390 in prampa and 40 in coach, according to local reports.
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Hobborn
Dogge
Mitchell
Progressive Mect at Des Moines Third Party Convention
At Des Moines on July 25 the Progressives adopted resolutions denouncing Taft as a traitor to the common people and praising Theodore Roosevelt as the greatest living exponent of political morals. The platform urged direct election of senators true to Roosevelt or the Democratic nominee, favored initiative and referendum, railroad valuation by a public commission, and protection for labor, with woman suffrage endorsed. About 785 delegates from various walks of life attended, including nearly 100 veterans who defied standpatters’ expectations.
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Towa
Iowa
Des Moines
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Republican Party
Baltimore
Roosevelt
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hig
Department of Labor
Des Moines Hosts Large Convention of Auctioneers
Plans center on Des Moines at the Iowa hotel August 6 and 7 with many auctioneers expected. A key issue is the state fair August 22 and possible moves by federal post office officials to appoint a postmaster general. Knights of Pythias members are coordinating events to follow the state fair, promising notable interest.
Oat Crop Photos Stir Farmers Record Breaker Year
The oat crop yields are heavy with many fields reaching high levels. Farmers have had photographs taken of their yields along with barley and rye. The unusually strong crop has sparked widespread interest and record expectations.
LeMare G C Scott Dominated First Ballot at District Convention
LeMare G C Scott of Sioux City led the first ballot to succeed the late R H Hubbard at the district convention. Senator L B Francia of Spirit Lake opposed him as the rival candidate, shaping the convention’s outcome. Tennis event noted in Glenwood for 1913 as part of the Southwestern Iowa Tennis Meet.
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Glenwood
Glen
Iowa
Cure for Barber’s Itch Promised by Reamnol Ointment
A dated testimonial from April 11, 1912, claims Reamnol Ointment cured barber’s itch in ten days after other remedies failed. The advertisement also touts Reamnol with Hornet Soap as a universal cure for skin and scalp conditions including pimples blackheads and dandruff.
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Rungellville
Tann
Sayet
Steve
Meeting Emergencies in a Train Station Debate
Senator Dixon condemned political deception as he warned of a flagrant scheme. In a station a short man and a bigger accomplice conspired to pass a half ticket, with one arguing the other should pass because of the beard and a sly mole quip as a cover.
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Dixon
Tye
George
Pun Punishment and Wicked Soul in a Fiery Exchange
A Milwaukee Sentinel excerpt describes Fit Punishment and The Wicked Soul cooling on a stove as Dante inquires about a wretch. Satan answers that the first man who asked if it is hot enough is the one to blame. An old bachelor claims real luck in love lies in avoiding facing the person.
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Dante
Satan
Milwaukee Sentinel
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Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
South Iowa Traction Company
Centerville
Interurban
Man From
Wintereet
Hawaii
Shénandosh
the Rural Carriers’ Organization and Knights of Pythian
Warren
Fox Hunt
Interstate
Doctars
LeMare
R. H. Hubbard
L. 8. Francia
Spirit Lake
Rose Dale
Liptons
Thar
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