Fairbanks Campaign Faces Republican Opposition
Washington dispatch notes Republicans move to check Vice President Fairbanks 1908 bid while Fairbanks' allies quietly build a nationwide organization. It highlights Colonel Lyon’s Texas force and the cost of the Brownsville riot inquiry, Taft's canal funding stance, Gatun dam doubts, and Littlefield praising newspapers for oversight.
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Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Fairbanks
Durbin
Indiana
Roosevelt
Cecil A. Lyon
Texas
Lyon
Local high school debating teams prep for southeastern Iowa championship
The Iowa City High and local high school debating teams meet Saturday March 2 in Iowa City for the southeastern Iowa title. Our team will argue the negative on the standard question, after three prior debates where the affirmative won each time. The negative angle is new but strong, and the team has prepared to contend with solid arguments and aims to deprt themselves creditably in the contest.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Baptist church hosts week of special meetings
The church plans consecration service and youth service on Sunday February 17 with evangelistic topics The Bible and mir acles. A boys meeting Monday February 18 and girls session Tuesday are listed alongside fasting prayers February 19 20 with visiting pastors. Evangelistic meetings continue February 21 22 including a young peoples night The entire city is invited to join.
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The
Baptist Church
Meao
Second Place In Iowa Cow Barn Drawing Contest
Howard McCleery of Iowa State College Ames won second place in a contest with about a hundred entries. He produced the second best drawing of an ideal cow barn and received $15 prize money.
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Howard McCleery
Iowa State College
Ames
Howard
Government to issue 24 stamp booklets soon
The post office reports government plans to release cent stamp books containing 24 stamps each. The books will sell for 25 cents and aim to provide greater convenience for the public.
Dray Wagon Service Offered by E G Norton Purchaser
Buyer announces purchase of E G Norton dray wagon and offers prompt dray work. Contact by phone 390 and reach Jonn N Dodd at 74 easterly od to.
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E. G. Norton
Jonn N. Dodd
City Banks Close In Honor Of Washington's Birthday
J Lindley Coon of Newton visited the city briefly calling on friends before traveling to Ainsworth to see his parents Mr and Mrs Sidney Coon for a short stay.
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Washington
J. Lindley Coon
Newton
Ainsworth
Sidney Coon
Miss Tina Patton and Miss May Long Travel to Chicago
Miss Tina Patton and Miss May Long departed this afternoon for Chicago to study the latest millinery styles.
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Tina Patton
May Long
Chicago
Miss Blanche Stewart Returns to Millinery Work
Miss Blanche Stewart has resumed her duties at the Miss Mike C. Lewis millinery store after a several weeks vacation.
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Blanche Stewart
Mike C. Lewis
Mi o na stomach tablets promise cure or money back
The Columbia pharmacy advertises Mi o na stomach tablets with a 50 cent box and a refund guarantee if they fail to cure. It claims help for indigestion distress after meals, headaches, back and side pains, sleeplessness, and other stomach trouble symptoms.
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Columbia
Columbia Pharmacy
Whale exhibit proposed for Jamestown exposition stockade
An author describes a plan to trap two or three large Atlantic whales in a ten acre seawater stockade at Hampton Roads near Jamestown exposition grounds to entertain visitors. A sea tug would lasso a chosen whale and herd it into the enclosure before display. The idea hinges on securing a suitable site by April 26.
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Atlantic Ocean
Cape Charles
Cape Henry
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Biscay
Barnum
Army officers face $2,000 clothing investment before service begins
A Columbus Dispatch report details how an army officer with a commission must spend about $2,000 on uniforms and gear to meet strict regulations. The article notes loans on credit for multiple uniform sets, footwear, saddlery, horse equipment, quarters, and personal items, with pay as low as $1,040 yearly for a second lieutenant.
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Uncle Sam
West Point
Columbus Dispatch
Ghost of Trichinopoly Haunts Tennur Road Nights
The Madras Mail reports a spectral figure known as the Ghost of Trichinopoly seen nightly between 11 and 2 along Tennur road. A former temple dancer, she emerges wet from the river with silk hair and carries a brass lota, and a single finger gesture proves deadly to any approaching man.
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Trichinopoly
Tennur
Madras
India
Entertainment for Washington's Birthday at M. E. Church
The Junior League of the M. E. church presents an entertainment next Friday night at the M. E. church to celebrate Washington's birthday. Admission is 10 cents.
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Junior League
M. E. Church
Washington
Hughes sick at home on East Main street
W. H. Hughes is reported very ill at his residence on East Main street, with neighbors awaiting more medical update and potential visitors.
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W. H. Hughes
East Main Street
Formation of Natural Bridges Explained
The article reports a new view on natural bridge formation. Professor Cleland suggests that at North Adams the bridge arose from solution along a joint plane near Hudson Brook rather than cavern roof collapse. Walcott had proposed a similar origin for Virginia's bridge, implying dissolution across joints as a common cause in marble limestone sandstone and lava.
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Virginia
North Adams
Cleland
Hudson Brook
Walcott
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fo ley's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Kidney Troubles
Advert reads that Fo ley's Kidney Cure can stop irregularities and cure kidney and bladder trouble not beyond medicine, sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Curious exchange on blessings and bliss in Philadelphia Press
A curious man wonders about a poet’s line blessing brighten as they take their flight. Another man replies with a wry comment about single blessed ness and unhappily married life. Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
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