Republicans Are Minus a Leader in Midwest Politics
Des Moines August reports that Republicans seek a party leader who rejects the old guard, unites the GOP and champions Progressive ideals to win a business‑oriented administration. Analysts foresee primaries in western states seven months away and discuss convention reforms to prevent factional splits.
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Des Moines
Mst
Old Guard
Country & Business Administration
United States
Wiling Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Progressiva
Borah
Iowa
Cumming
Ucket
Middlewest
Middle West
Dinmer Peil
Middlewaet
Laws Attacked In Court Over Des Moines Bellevue Hotel Case
A court fight tests the new anti vice law as County Attorney George Wilson seeks an injunction against the Bellevue hotel owners Mr and Mrs Ela M Carter and the Central Trust company The case challenges provisions of the new statute as unconstitutional citing due process jury trial tax provisions and court hearing timing The defense argues the act shifts criminal action to equity and harms property rights while the state presses to keep the hotel closed for a year pending action.
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Nes Moines
Aug
Lawa
George Wilson
Triat
Ela M. Garter
Central ‘Swat Company
Eran Jin
Agsres
Todemurrers
DP. Perry
Perry, Stripp &Stargzlinger
Central Trust Company
Thomas J. Guthrie
Carters
Wosson
Butleracsa
Read
Tudgy Styres
War Veterans Reunion in Traer Promises Big Event
Traer hosts a veterans reunion with soldiers their wives and neighbors arriving for a two day program in the town park. The event features a street pageant and free lodging and breakfast for veterans. The fiance committee budgets 650 dollars for expenses and sets August 24 and 25 for attendance.
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Traer
Distressing accident harms infant in Audubon home
In Audubon on August 17 a 12 or 12 year old boy poured carbons acid and carbolic acid into his 6 month old sister’s eyes while the mother was upstairs. The baby suffered severe eye burns and facial injuries. doctors fear sight may be saved in one eye but prognosis remains uncertain.
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Audubon
Wiliam Blohn
Tiny
Texas man applies for censored meat
Mason City reports beery censorship plans spreading nationwide. A Texan, Mr Woodfin of Liesburg, writes to Beer Censor R D Mason seeking censored beer claiming it would be purer for medicine. Mason replies with a grim wait until after death before any censored beer is sent.
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Mason City
Woodfin
Liesburg
Tex
R. D. Mason
Mason Jay
River man drowns after attempted crossing at Des Moines River
Comer Rogers, 36, drowned Sunday afternoon while attempting to swim across the Des Moines River near Lehigh. He left a widow and seven sons. Rogers, an employee on the Barger farm, swam across but disappeared a few feet from shore as his sons watched.
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Fort Badee
Comer Rogers
Des Moines
Black Farm
Lehigh
Rogers
Litay Barger
Tehkigh
Jack
Trey
Methodist Picnic Postponed Again Due to Wet Weather
The annual picnic of the First Methodist Church of Waterton was postponed for the fourth time today because of persistent rain. The article notes members’ reflections on religious life and mentions past biblical and local references as it explains the delay.
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Methodist
Bern
Amd Mathodist
Mhcent
Wulitan
Wesley Brothers
Vuele Peter Cart Wright
First Methodist Church
Nanh
Hotels Consider Lunch Rooms Replacing Bars in Iowa
Iowa hotel men debate turning saloon spaces into quick service lunch rooms after prohibition June 1 1916. C G Holden urges uniform courtesy and support among hotels while Des Moines style lunch operations prove profitable. discussion covers tipping ban opposition and hospitality emphasis.
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Davenport
Iowa
C. G. Holden
Waterloo
Iowa iBlate Hotel Men's Association
jHersion
New
Black Hawk
Uolden
Bes Maines
Lila Wlan, Co
Holden
Rotary Club
Tra
Des Moines
Ralph J. Igxie
Waterloo Fruit < Commission Company
Bruif
Northwestern Hotel Men’s @ssociation
Ten Years Indeterminate Sentence For Dougherty Robber
Mason City August 17 Ten Years indeterminate at Anamosa for Clifford Gladson the Dougherty holdup gunman. Manolgan nine months county jail. They were arrested after a posse caught them following the Dougherty escape. Allen received nine months at hard labor. Green thirty days for gambling.
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Mason City
Bard
Anamosa
Tudge Clark
Clfford Gladson
Dowgheny
Joh Manolgan
Dougherty
Nate Kendall
Albis
Gladsan
F. (. Allen
Charles W. Green
Record Wheat Yields Across Minnesota and Nearby Regions
Reported wheat yields reach new highs in Stearns county with 44 bushels per acre on Marquis seed. Across North Dakota and Wisconsin, harvests rise as weather aids cutting, rust stays light, and barley and oats push into the shock amid favorable conditions.
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SL. Cloud
Minn
Stearns County
N. P. Clarke
Brockway
C. S. Bunugll, Mnnaker
Marquis
Deyi’y Lake
Mouse River
Agricultural College Mey
Barnes County
New Richmond
Wis
St. Croix County
Star Prairie
Watertown
Dean
Atres Bar Jey
Auto overturn injures ball players after game trip
Five occupants including Guy Carpenter and Sumper ball club manager Bethel were thrown from an automobile after returning from a Waverly game. No one was seriously hurt though several suffered bruises. The car overturned near a culvert west of town at about 7 30 p m.
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Tripoli
Waverly
Saxéo
Sumver
Guy Carpenter
Bethel
Sumper Ball Club
Prosperity Signs In Iowa As Bank Clearings Rise
Iowa bank clearings gain across cities with Waterloo Davenport and Des Moines up over a year ago. Grain and livestock prices rise. farmers report wheat sold direct for 1.00 to 1.08 per bushel amid strong markets despite wet weather. Projections expect higher prices and a larger fall crop value than last year, with corn and small grains likely down in yield but higher in price.
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Iowa
Bradstreet
Waterloo
Davenport
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad For Children’s Summer Relief
An old advertisement touts Faler Cathartic Tablets as prompt and wholesome for summer discomfort. It promises relief from sluggish liver and inactive bowels without griping, suitable for bloating and fullness, and notes Foley Cathartic Tablets help stout persons feel lighter. Sold by druggists everywhere.
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Evening Courier and Reporter
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