Not Much Politics At St. Paul Convention
St. Paul August 10. Secretay Shipp says no public question could draw as many representative men to a conservation congress. Taft Roosevelt Pinchot Beveridge Dolliver and Hill named among speakers as insurgence is featured. The program will be announced later with topics on natural resources soils and tariffs. political hints are downplayed.
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St. Paul, Minn
Thomas R. Shipp
St. Paul
Secretary Shipp
Hames
William N. Taft
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Beveridge
Dolliver
Nelson
Buch
James J. Hill
Wallace JD. Simmons
James R. Garfield
Congress
United States Senate
House
Pinechot
Garfield
Taft
Eberhart
Meverly
Interior
Francis J. Heney
West
Great Northern Board
Hill Long
Thomas L. Lewis
Gaited Mine Workers of America
United Tes
Borrowed Smiles and Quips From Lippincott's
A collage of witty lines and jokes from Lippincott's and the New York Telegram. Humorous quips touch on hospitality mosquitoes and fishing metaphors, reflecting light satire and social wit of the era.
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New York Telegram
William F Cunningham Dead In Washington County
William F Cunningham died yesterday after a two week illness from typhoid fever and rheumatism at his farm six miles southwest of Kvighton. He was fifty two, born in Fayette county Illinois, and survived by wife Nellie Dwyer and two children along with two sisters and two brothers in Illinois and his aged father. He was a Modern Woodmen of America member and attended St James Catholic church. funeral tomorrow at ten with interment in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Kvighton
William F. Cunningham
Fayette County
Washington County
Ainsworth
Nellie Dwyer
Mr. Cunningham
Ill
Owen McKevitt
Modern Woodmen of America
St. James Catholic Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Humorous Exchanges and Snippets From Old Column
A collage of quick witticisms and dialogues including a tale of lying versus punishment from an old Houston Post snippet. Interaction partners discuss honesty, romance, dancing lessons, and a joke about appetite and soap, with brief banter and punchy lines.
Local Notes From Crawfordsville This Week
Crawfordsville area brief details include William Randall Holmes and L J Twinam traveling to Washington, Mr and Mrs Will White visiting Columbus Junction for a Chautauqua event, an accident injuring the oldest son of Mrs Will Sweet at a tile factory, Jerry Orris injuring himself on the street, and T J Harvey of Washington visiting. Also mention of the Wittings and Chris Sommer heading to Colorado on business.
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Crawfordsville
Holmes
William Randall
L. J. Twinam
Washington
Will White
Columbus Junction
Chautauqua
Will Sweet
Jerry Orris
Dr. Lease
8. K
Fire at Howard Laughead home quickly contained
A small blaze yesterday evening at the Howard Laughead residence on West Monroe Street was extinguished by one fire stream. The fire started in a rear summer kitchen from a gas stove and was confined to that room with minimal damage. Prompt alarm and rapid response prevented a possible disaster.
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Howard Laughead
West Monroe Street
Family quarrel echoes proverb in witty exchange
In a lighthearted column, Mrs. Nuwed advises her son with the proverb a soft answer turneth away wrath while Mr. Nuwed, Jr. recalls how a gentle question caused trouble, illustrating domestic wit in Smart Set.
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Mrs. Nuwed, Sr
Mr. Nuwed, Jr
Funeral of Father Edward Weil Held at Richmond
The funeral service for Rev Edward Weil, pastor of Holy Trinity in Richmond for nine years, was held yesterday at 10:30. Sol emn requiem high mass featured celebrants from Hills Riverside Davenport and Davenport. Forty priests attended and almost nine hundred worshippers filled the church. The remains were later taken to Churchville for a second service tomorrow. Weil's elderly mother could not attend the first service.
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Edward Weil
Holy Trinity Catholic
Richmond
Kottenstettte
Hills
Bh. Jacobsmeier
Riverside
Shannon
St. Ambrose College of
Davenport
Father Donahue
J. M. Walsh
Churchville
Des Moines
Father Weil
Capturing a Lion to Exhibit in Washington
Campbell Bros great consolidated shows plan an August 23 appearance in Washington. Purchasing agent H. C. Brashear recounts a four year elusive male African lion capture in its native forest. Natives dug a 15 foot pit as part of the hunt.
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Campbell Bros
Great Consolidated Shows
Washington
H. C. Brashear
Africa
Lions Captured in Clever Pit Trap Exhibit in Washington
A staged hunt ends with locals luring a lion into a covered pit using a tethered lamb. The animal falls in, is netted at dawn, and confined in a crate. The Campbell Brothers showcase the fine African lion at an exhibition in Washington on August 23.
Ways of the Somali described by a London Express
A London Express summary profiles Somalis as skilled in drill but poor fighters, noting their vanity and fondness for finery. It cites their chatter, hair care rituals, and indolent habits while describing Somali women as cowed and punished by men. The piece calls Somalis hypocritical yet devout and ends with a journal want ad suggestion.
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Lonion Express
Begin Classes At Once For Girls At Chautauqua Program
Miss Grace Ellen Lewis will lead girls physical culture work at the Commercial club gym starting tomorrow at 9 o clock. She arrives with sister Miss Corinne Lewis and will use the gymnasium until Chautauqua begins. All taxarentsd girls are invited free of charge, with instruction promoted as valuable for mothers to encourage daughters to attend.
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Grace
Ellen Lewis
Our Chautauqua
Misa
Corrinne Lewis
Sec. A. R. Miller
Miss Lewis
Cepaerge Club
Commercial Club
Chautauqua Egins
A. R. Miller
Showing of Fine Horses at Old Settlers Day
Ralph Hamilton of Keota will display fine horses at Wellman tomorrow during the Old Settlers celebration. Hamilton expects a bigger showing in Wellman than his prior display.
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Ralph Hamilton
Keota
Wellman
Old Settlers
Mr. Hamilton
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