Johnson Emerges as Aspirant for Iowa Speakership
Des Moines reports Joseph J. Johnson of Merion county is campaigning for the Fortieth General Assembly speakership. He claims 48 of 95 Republican house members are pledged, with Democrats unlikely to contest in preliminaries. Other candidates include Francis Johnson and Safe Hill, with Forsling ready to join if rivals split. Johnson notes southern towns have not yet produced a speaker.
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Courier
Des Moines
Dee. G
Joseph HH. Johnson
Knoxville
Merion County
Forty-third General Assembly
House
Johnson
Francis Johnson
Dickinson County
Hill
Floyd County
L. B. Forsling
Woodbury
Early 1900s Speakership Battle In Iowa Legislature
Former Governor Kendall helped shape state politics beginning in 1900 while Joseph Johnson, born 1878 in Marion county, emerged as a key Republican leader. Johnson studied at Pella and Chicago Law School, practiced in Knoxville, and led the floor during the state bond issue and extra session last March. Safe Hill of Nora Springs runs a newspaper, L. B. Forsling is a Sioux City lawyer. Johnson has long backed good roads.
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Kendall
Monroe County
Thirty-second General Assembly
Iowa
Joseph Johnson
Johnson
Marion County
Pella
University of Chicago
Knoxville
Francis Johnson
Dickinson County
Safe Hill
Nora Springs
L. B. Forsling
Sioux City
Marion
House
Oklahoma Gusher on Land Adjoining Baldwin Estate
Mr and Mrs A L Olds receive a telegram reporting an oil gusher on land adjoining the H Baldwin estate in Oklahoma The late Mr Baldwin was the father of Mrs Olds who recently received an offer of 1600 dollars for their land parcel
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Charles City
A. L. Olds
H. ©. Baldwin
Oklahoma
Baldwin
Olds
Farm in Oil District Sees Hauling for Drilling Preparations
Mr Olds notes the Santa Fe railway holds the oil lease on the farm and is hauling equipment in preparation for drilling. The farm sits in the oil district center. The statement also mentions Andorra as the world s oldest republic.
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Olds
Santa Fe Railway
Republic
Andorra
Fighter Does Not Succumb to Cold
Army men learn to take care of themselves and do not pamper colds. They knock them out between morning and night.
Pape's Card Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
A plain tasting tablet that is easy to carry and take and claimed to be highly effective against grippe or flu with time and several tablets. The advertisement urges remembering the name Pape's Card Compound and notes 35 cents at druggists.
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Pape
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