Republicans of Washington County Convene for State Delegates
The Washington county Republican convention met at the Star Theatre with C. B. Myers presiding. Delegates to the state convention were chosen, including J. A. Young, J. D. Byers, Clifford Thorne, S. W. Naal, and others. speeches defended progressive Republicanism and denounced Taft nomination by fraud. Resolutions urged party unity, direct primaries, and preservation of Republican principles against third-party moves.
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Star Theatre
C. 8. Myers
W. H. Butterfield
H. H. McCleery
J. A. Young
Republican Party
Washington County
Iowa
United
W. S. Kenyon
Byron W. Preston
Supreme Court of Iowa
Supreme Bench
State Railroad Commission
Supreme Court
Te Commerce Commission
Steamships Deserted as Port Strike Ties Coastwise Lines
Eighteen steamships scheduled to sail from New York to southern ports were deserted by crews today under a strike order by the National Transport Workers' Federation. About 130 thousand workers will be out before night, with the strike expected to halt coastwise steamers from Canada to Mexico.
Roosevelt, Cummins, and a Pro Regulator Stand
The passage urges packing the tribunal with anti regulatory forces and praises Theodore Roosevelt as a champion of people's rights. It backs a national corporation commission to regulate all public and private industries and set maximum charges. It lauds Senator Albert B. Cummins as the best qualified national leader of the progressive cause.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Albert B. Cummins
America
A Model Servant Miss Ann Ansell Dies at 87
Miss Ann Ansell of Weybridge Surrey has died aged 87. Her long life of faithful domestic service included 71 years with the Hewett family from age 16 as nurse and trusted friend. She served a single household her entire life.
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Ann Ansell
Weybridge
Surrey
Prescott Hewett
Unfortunate Position in Debt Warns Against Unneeded Borrowing
The letter B laments being perpetually in debt even when there is no real necessity for it, warning readers about unnecessary borrowing and financial strain.
Plan for an international weather bureau outlined by Moore
Willis Moore of the U S Weather Bureau proposes a north Atlantic median line for daily ship weather observations. Western ships would report to the nearest westward relay, then to Washington for a storm chart and warnings. Eastern ships relay to London or Paris, with European warnings returned to Washington and relayed to vessels near threats.
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International Weather and Storm Bureau
Willis Moore
United States Weather Bureau
Moore
Atlantic
Washington
Weather Bureau
Europe
London
Paris
America
Boston to open world’s first appendicitis hospital
Boston will soon host the world’s only hospital dedicated to appendicitis treatment. Opened next October by Dr William Brooks Jr and Dr George Oliver Clark, it will be housed in the former Phillips House on Beacon Street with ward and private care. Ward patients face a maximum charge of 10 dollars a week, and no one will be refused service for lack of funds.
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Boston
William Brooks, Jr
George Oliver Clark
Bayard Thayer
F. R. Sears
George Agassiz
W. G. Weld
Dudley Clarke
C. BE. Mason
Edgar Harding
Charles D. Sias
H. Proctor
BE. Snow
William L. McKee
Frank Beebe
Phillips
Beacon Street
Oscar W Underwood Nominated as Democratic Leader
The speech by W B Bankhead champions Oscar W Underwood of Alabama for the Democratic presidential nomination. The lengthy address denounces the Republican party, praises Democratic pledges, and argues Underwood has the character and experience to lead a united ticket and push a fair tariff and lower cost of living. Underwood is described as born in Kentucky, educated in Minnesota, and serving in Alabama with eighteen years in Congress.
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Baltimore
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
W. B. Bankhead
United States
Lillingsgate
Republican Party
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Samuel J. Tilden
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Congress
Democratic Prty
Kentucky
Minnesota
Isaiah
Congress
Jericho
Ainsworth and Haskins Local Notes June 29 1912
Numerous brief items from Ainsworth Haskins and nearby towns detail visits by Mrs M H King and family Miss Marie Butterfield and other residents, examinations in Washington, travel to Joins Coppock camping on Skunk river, sales and business visits, a horse loss to lockjaw, oil deliveries, and family news including a marriage announcement and a child's death.
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Ainsworth
M. H. King and Son
Fairfield
Floyd Letts
J. A. Trotter
Francis
Bennett
A. B. Sands
George West
Washington
T. J. Whitlock
Whitlock
Brighton
Jennie Jackson
Colleg
Tarkio
H. T. Jackson
Pacific Coast
Jack
Frank Trotter
Harold Nichols
John Wharton
Frank Carson
Harry Campbell
Haskins
Marie Butterfield
Neta Wehr
Inez Booth
Leona Huffman
Marion Reames
Chas
Palmer
Standard Oil Man of
Will
Alex
Joe McCreedy
L. E. Hoyle
M. M
Steele
J. H. Reed
Crawfordsville
L. L. Twinam
Helen Reames
Enid Annas
Sands Bros
Ollie
Alva Beardsley
Joy
C. C. Sands
S. E. Crozier
Oelwein
Chas. Taylor
Well
Wm. Beardsley
Mary Freding
G. C. Reames
Iowa City
Mell Whetstine
Wellman
Newt Whetstine
Epworth League Convention Opens at Marengo
Attendees including Wellman Wellman Edw Henn Chas Steiner Ora Starr Geo Canott and Geo Brown attended the Epworth League convention in Marengo on Sunday June 28 1912 The Misses Liberty Zimmerman Ida Long and Jennie Dodds were present for the full session reporting a fine convention and excellent speakers Mrs C M Booth and two children also attended
Crawfordsville Daily News Socials and Visits
Mrs H C Hull returns home from Kirkwood Illinois. Mr and Mrs Guy Tomlinson and children visit Morning Sun relatives. Walter Keiper Bert Jeffrey and others travel to Washington. Mrs Mesenger returns from Des Moines. Mrs George McHirey visits Clyde Huston. Walter Orris family heads to Iowa City by car. Mrs H B Davis daughters visit Washington. J H Huston visits Will Caldwell in Dallas. Crawfordsville ball team travels to Mt Union for a game. Mrs Kemps Hampsher from Washington visits at Max Keller’s home.
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Crawfordsville
H. C. Hull
Kirkwood
Ill
Guy Tomlinson
Walter Keiper
Bert Jeffrey
Brown
W. E. Ton
Wooley
Mesenger
Des Moines
D. N. Anwyl
George McHirey
Wyman
Clyde Huston
Walter Orris
Iowa City
H. BE. Davis
Sadie
Ada
Washington
J. H. Huston
Dallas
Will Caldwell
Mt. Union
Kemps Hampsher
Max Keller
But It's Never Shut The Secret Door Woman's Mouth
A brief item from Lippincott's Magazine notes a curious passage in a period piece describing a perpetual door and a mysterious woman. The prose suggests a symbolic or gothic mood rather than a literal doorway event.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Considerable Begonia Blooms From Wilton Woman Plant
Mrs. Frank Ireland of Wilton Maine tends a gigantic begonia standing seven feet one inch tall with a two inch base stalk. It began blooming last month and has blossomed continuously, now bearing 20 pink and white clusters.
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Frank Ireland
Wilton
Bell in Bath City Hall Loses Tongue After 100 Years
The Paul Revere bell in Bath Maine city hall lost its 15 pound tongue the other day and went silent for the first time in over a century. The bell originally hung in North Church steeple and residents noticed the curfew no longer rang at nine.
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Paul Revere
Bath
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J. D. Byers
Clifford Thorne
C. Pearson
W. Naal
E. Edmundson
Jas
Kinney
W. Brookhart
J. D. Glasgow
D. C. Waterman
E. Foster
B. Dill
W. Hi. Jeffrey
Luther Gormley
J. BE. Wright
H. J. Scott
New York
Ening Journal
Tional Transport Workers’ Federation
Canada
Mexico
Appendicitis Hospital
Alabama Statesman
Furkaning
I'ay
Parnell
Jessup
Ft. Madison
Vera Paterson
Maurice Wagner
Phil Wagner
Frank Pierce
Keota Chautauqua
B. L. Godlove
Riverside
F. D. Snavely
Jesse Longwell
Laura Jayne
Mary Jayne
Grover
South Dakota
Jayne
Elsworth Palmer
Henry Wetrich
T. K. Ryan
Cedar Rapids
George Glider
John
North Dakota
Hardley Bell
Davenport
Nichols
Jim Bitting
M. &. Varney
Will Brown
B. Z. Oldaker
Clarence
Jacob and
J. A. Harwood & Son
the Shoers
South Side
Wen
Aighison & Finney
the Evening Journal
Orville Elder
East Main Street
Nashington
No. 6
Mutual
Chicago
Lyle Thomas
Black
J. H
Care of Journal
Geo, Schneider
Frank Wilson
East Main
Oliver
Mabel Morton
Percheron MA
D. Rittenhouse
Route 38
RES. Itt
Journal Office
T. J. Allen
Dewelle
Boeton
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