Rock Island Railroad quits politics to work with business
Des Moines July 16 The Rock Island Railroad announces it is out of politics and will partner with business leaders, not maintain lobbyists in Des Moines or other capitals. President Winchell says laws will be fought in court if oppressive, and service in Iowa has not been cut for the 2 cent fare. Adjutant General Thrift urges Des Moines to advertise for army maneuvers and a temporary camp near the state fairgrounds for the governor led review.
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Chicago
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Fair Grounds
War department allotments for Fort Des Moines
The War Department announces Fort Des Moines allocations including one double captains quarters two double lieutenants quarters a quartermaster storehouse. Funds total 81000 dollars with construction to start in fall bids to be issued soon. Congress will be asked to authorize chapel funds next session.
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Rominger Listed as Republican Candidate for Sixth District
Bloomfield Iowa July 16 The Davis County Republican will announce in its next issue the candidacy of Ellsworth Rominger for congress in the sixth district. Rominger chairs the Republican congressional committee for the district and has strong local support. In 1904 he was the Roosevelt elector for the sixth district carrying the district by over twelve thousand votes in every county.
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Bonanza Poker Duel From Helena’s Golden Era
A Scrap Book reminiscence recalls a famed Silver Bow club game in Helena Montana where Marcus Daly Senator Hearst and J B Haggin faced a New York drummer with a two week card. The traveler deposits a hundred dollars and asks for chips, prompting a sharp exchange about money's value and prestige.
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Hypocrisy and discipline at a deaf and dumb institute
A Tatler quote on moral masks by Schopenhauer contrasts with a scene at a deaf and dumb institute where students drill. A superintendent explains deaf boys imitate cadence from a drummer, keeping time visually as they march to school.
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Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Vacation for Mothers and Self-Employed Workers
An essay urges mothers and self-employed individuals to take a summer vacation to gain energy and productivity. The piece argues a break yields better work, improved home life, and renewed cheer and courage through exposure to new faces and landscapes. Also promotes Dr Shoop Magnetic Ointment for piles with jars sold by J H Stewart.
Iowa Weather Forecast Shows Showers Then Fair
The forecast for Iowa calls for showers tonight followed by a Wednesday with fair skies. The report is filed from Washington D C for The Evening Journal.
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the Evening Journal
Iowa
Local News and Notices From the City
Horace McMillan of Cedar Rapids visited the city yesterday and departed for Chicago with his mother who travels there for her eyes treatment. An advertisement offers free trial packs of Dr. Shoop’s Pain Tablets promising relief from headache neuralgia and other pains due to blood congestion, with a Racine Wisconsin address.
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