Desirable and Inevitable in Republican Choice
The Courier assesses Taft Cummins and La Follette as presidential contenders. It argues Taft would struggle to win re election, La Follette could win Wisconsin but not eastern states, and Cummins presents a strong compromise candidate with broad appeal. It emphasizes Republican unity and the need to nominate a leader who sustains party principles while facing inevitabilities.
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China Faces Revolutionary Change and Sun Yat Sen Emergence
A historical note on China’s sudden political shift to a new leader. Sun Yat Sen, a Canton native educated abroad, emerges as the revolutionary figure guiding a republic after the fall of the Manchu dynasty. Amid global attention, observers weigh whether this upheaval signals chaos or a lasting, peaceful transformation toward prosperity.
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China
Mexico
Sun Yat Sen
Canton
Honolulu
Hong Kong
England
Peking
New York
Real estate clerk dies with $1.306 million in trunk
A Kansas City real estate clerk who began work thirty years ago at six dollars a week died recently leaving only a trunk holding $1,306,000 in sureties. He had no family and was thought to be poor. The obituary notes his life as marginal and his name warrants erasure from time.
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Kansas City
Lemon Growers Deliver Southwest Specimen to Railways
The lemon growers of the southwest presented a fine specimen of their produce to the railroad system via the Interstate Commerce Commission, signaling cooperation between growers and carriers in transport arrangements.
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Southwest
Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri at stake in clash over Clark and Folk candidacies
A balanced political clash in Missouri centers on two men, Clark and Folk, neither of whom is seen as likely to win the presidency. The piece critiques the heated contest and its impact on state affairs.
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Missouri
Clark
Folk
Clarke as Iowa governor front runner in 1911 talk
The Clarke candidacy dominates discussion across papers with Iowa politics watching if rivals can challenge the Clarke movement. Other items touch on Taft, Roosevelt, and Lorimer maneuvering as campaigns loom, with editorial takes from Davenport to Cedar Rapids.
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Clarke
Marshalstown
The Evening Chit Chat New Year Resolutions
A short reflective piece listing small, practical aims for self improvement in the new year. It urges gentler thoughts and actions, steadier effort in daily tasks, honest self-examination, and kinder, healthier living while toning down vanity and self preoccupation.
Time to take stock of life for the new year
The piece argues for annual stock taking of time and wealth, noting Waterloo's growth, urging personal and civic self control, thrift, and soul care. It cites Taine and ends with a moral prompt on whether one's soul is solvent, asking if readers have taken soul stock.
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Waterloo
Tennyson
Young
France
Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
Ruth Cameron Seeks Small Gains for 1912 Progress
In a brief note Ruth Cameron expresses a desire for modest improvements to her course and life, aiming to make the year 1912 marginally better than 1911. The message reflects personal reflection and forward-looking resolve.
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Ruth Cameron
La Follette’s slow advance faces eastern hurdles
The East shows little headway for La Follette with scattered supporters in New England and Mid-Atlantic states. Observers note no eastern state east of Ohio has secured enough La Follette organization to gain a delegate, reflecting the pioneer’s challenging, reaction to new ideas and entrenched loyalties.
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LA Follette
Colliers
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Woodrow Wilson
Mellin's Food Free Sample Offer from Boston Co
A sales notice invites readers to write today for a free Mellin's Food sample from Mellin's Food Co in Boston Massachusetts. The item emphasizes a direct mail sample request likely targeting households seeking infant or nursery nutrition product.
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Mellin’s
Mellin's Food CO
Boston, Mass
Follette Supporters Split as Wilson Gains Ground
Follette fails to command one third of the Republican vote as his personal following trails behind the count of those influenced by his ideas. Wilson is among the harvest reaped where La Follette sowed, having written books and delivered lectures opposing Follette’s platform.
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la Follette
la Foliette
Wray M D Practice Limited to Office Work and Surgery
Dr Wray of 509 10 First National Bank bids practice limited to office work consultation and general surgery with hours 10 to 12 before noon 2 to 6 after afternoon and Saturday evenings. Appointments by request. Office phone 827 residence 2260 Red.
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M.D
First National Bank
Edgar H. Knittle
Natl Bank
Walter M. Blowers
Nat'l Bank
La Follette’s influence and a Waterloo law firm pairing
The article lauds Robert M. La Follette as a powerful political thinker and potential president. It notes beneficiaries across parties and predicts a Williams & Clark law firm in Waterloo with offices in the Black Hawk building. Clark is new to Waterloo and well read in law, while Williams’ practice has grown too large for one person.
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Williams & Clark
Black Hawk
Clark
Waterloo
Williams & Clark Law Partnership forms practice duo
J. E. Williams and J. H. Clark, formerly of Waverly, have formed the Williams and Clark Law Partnership to practice law together in a new firm arrangement.
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J. E. Williams
J. H. Clark
Waverly
Rheumatism Relief Claim From Chamberlain's Ointment
The text asserts that nine of ten rheumatic cases are muscular from cold or damp and need no internal treatment. It recommends applying Chamberlain's ointment freely for quick relief and notes it is for sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
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