Chautauquas at Fairfield and the Junction Do Well
Fairfield's annual Chautauqua meeting elected directors including Mrs. Alice Booker and Dr. J Fred Clarke. The association discussed gifting the park to the state with stockholder action pending. Gate receipts near $1,000 and a projected break even, despite rain and some pledged tickets not redeemed.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Chautauqua Association
Great Thavius Band
Alice Booker
Fred D. Mason
William Simmons
James P. Starr
W. H. Bangs
J. Fred Clarke
Thavia
Alice B. Booker
Columbus
Norman Hall
Hadley Concert Ce
Germans Plan Mass Migration to Argentina in Germany
Berlin reports that millions of Germans may seek work abroad once passes become available and that the Imperial Migration Bureau will send delegates to Argentina to guard migrants against exploitation. Argentina welcomes skilled labor and may grant land, farms, and schools, with citizenship required, where Chaco Misiones Chubut lands may host colonies and settlers receive cattle and machinery on credit.
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Berlin
Germany
Imperial Migration Bureau
Chaco Misiones
Chubut
Taft-Darrow Lectures Aim for Encouraging Balance
The Taft Darrow lectures plan to cover last year's $420 interest charge and hope to leave an encouraging balance.
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Taft-Darrow
Campaign to Renew Town Curfew Collapses in Council
The W C T U aided by the Ministerial Association urged renewal of the town curfew to protect children. The Mayor has the authority to enforce it, but the Council declined, letting the plan die. The group appeals for action to safeguard youth.
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Womans Christian Temperance Union
Ministerial Association
Must Be Earned Inspires Duty and Higher Ideals
A quotation on achievement links happiness to conscience and duty. It asserts that genuine victory belongs to those who pursue noble ideals and live by them rather than by worldly success.
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Newell Dwight Flillis
Washington Gets Boost in Capital Washington
A Des Moines Capital editorial lauds Washington Iowa for its clean streets and courteous people. It cites roadside signs along the White Pole road and praises local business conduct, schools, and churches. The piece emphasizes the town’s motto and welcoming atmosphere as appealing for a home.
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Des Moines Capital
Washington
White Pole
Itowa
Jowa
Iowa Duty to Uphold Capital Endorsement
A fragment states a civic duty to continually uphold the endorsement given by the Capital, urging the community of Iowa to act in alignment with the official endorsement.
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Iowa
Editor Sues for Damages in Nevada Assault Case
Arthur H. McKechnie editor of the Nevada Representative seeks $5,000 in a civil suit alleging a July 26 assault and malicious acts by Frank Leslie Barker and Jesse Royal Berke. He claims humiliation and mental distress after being waylaid near his office in the presence of his wife and baby.
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Nevada
Asailants
Barker Brothers
Arthur H. McKechnie
Acs
Deedh
Frank Leslie Barker
Jesse Royal Berke
Paintiff
Poppies Describe Varieties and Distinguishing Traits
The corn poppy features large outer petals that hide the inner parts until blooming. Flanders poppies differ from oriental opium varieties. The Shirley poppy is the cultivated form, with perennial or annual varieties depending on type.
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Flanders
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Michigan Ave
Chicago, Ill
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