Extra Editions Explain Their Rise and Decline in Newspapers
The piece surveys how extras emerged to announce dramatic events like disasters or assassinations, noting their decline as few items qualify for single issue sensational coverage. It cites historic examples such as a man falling from the Singer building, city fires, and major political or corporate shocks, comparing ancient Rome to modern press realities.
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Lomb
Free America
Buunin Geil
New York
Singer
United States
Yale
Harvard
Sts. Louis
Bryans
Former Vice President Stevenson Dies in Chicago
Adlai Ewing Stevenson 78, twice U S vice president under Cleveland, died after months of illness. Born Oct. 8 1853 in Kentucky, Stevenson had a long career in law and politics, serving in Congress and as a presidential elector before his 1908 gubernatorial bid. He faced deteriorating health after his wife’s death and a period in Chicago hospital.
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Chicago
Adlle EB. Stevenson
United States
Cleveland
Mr. Stevenson
Bloomington
Adlai Ewing Stevenson
Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
William J. Bryan
Cleve
Plotted
Illinois
Chas. S. Daneen
Christian County
Kentucky
Umnots University
Cantler College
Danville
Joe Blackburn
James §. Ewing
Legral
Stevenson
McCellan
Congress
Mllinois
John MecNulta
Roper
McNulta
Europe
Y M C A Mission and Community Aim
A Waterloo YMCA appeals to the public to support its youth program promising character building over temptation. The article urges generous bids for community betterment, portraying the YMCA as a nonpartisan, inclusive force that guides young men toward constructive paths and selfless service. It contrasts this with personal decline and social ruin, urging collective backing.
Crude Beginners Outsmarted by Chicago Woman in Suit
A Chicago woman armed with a breach of promise suit defeats English militants in a confrontation at an art gallery or palace. The English invaders, skilled at smashing tiles, falter against her legal challenge and resolve.
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Chicago
Significant shift as federation endorses women’s suffrage
At the Chicago biennial convention, the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, with 1,909,000 members, voted to endorse political equality for women. The move ends a long conservative stance and is seen as a major catalyst for national women’s suffrage and broader social change.
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General Federation of Women's Clibs
Chicago
United States
Renera
America
Thatiniea
Why a Bank Collapse Reaches Beyond Chicago
The report notes the Lorimer Mundar bank failure extended to two dozen institutions in and outside Chicago. It affected hundreds of depositors who faced financial hardship. The piece urges public demand for understanding the underlying reasons and early checks to prevent similar crises.
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Lorimer-Mundar
Chicago
Democratic Love Feast Reflects Shifting State Politics
A Jes Moines Democratic gathering last Friday discussed campaign plans and principles. The event highlighted Democratic hopes fading as Republicans show unity, while Progressives wither and party lines harden. Clarke narrowly carried the governorship. editors and candidates faced mixed prospects as the state eyes a November contest.
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Jes Moines
J. T. Meredith
Wilson
Roosevelt
Clarke
Throush
Notable Uptown Eatery Feeds Friends With Sharp Cashier
A terse account describes an uptown restaurant scenario where a manager handles a simple transaction by returning change in coins wrapped in paper. The piece hints at a broader, clever advertising scheme intended to attract attention and steady patronage.
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St Pau
Dispatch
Ft la
We Have Need of Our Enemies Continually
Dr Frank Crane argues that what we view as negatives and enemies actually shape health and character. He asserts health is power and that adversity strengthens the body and mind, noting people improve by opposing difficulty and that society’s temptations keep us from true growth.
A Moment of Fun and Old Plan Behind the Laughs
A montage of quips from newspapers mocks profit sharing and domestic quirks. Jocular snippets recall card games tainted money and a housebound wife, with lines from Detroit Bree Press Boston Transcript Philadelphia Press and others reflecting playful mischief and everyday tensions.
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Detroit
Bree Press
Supposin' Line and Campaign Talk Across Town
Vague notes hint at upcoming political runs by Basher and Connolly with mentions of Senator Vinninti. A disrupted report cites Darbugae on the pike and references to California road commissioners and polling. Read as a fragment, the piece sketches mixed campaign chatter and local governance mentions.
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Ux Coes
Bouthal
Vinninti
Connolly
Yahs Metnes
Darbugae
Autoists Killed by Trains More Numeros
Despite precautions to prevent accidents the number of autoist deaths rose over the year, says a Chicago Great Western statement. Drivers ignore crossings, cabmen urge caution, and trains use continuous whistles. The railroad is installing 400 foot warning signs at dangerous crossings and enforces strict safety for employees. An advertisement promotes Wang & Millers shot Store for gear.
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Chicago Great Western
Great Western
Hsa
Reverend Jones on social service at Iowa City address
Rev Dr Erie McCollum Jones urged social service as repayment for education in a University of Iowa event. She cited duties to dependents, the needy, and society, listing issues from fair distribution and clean politics to community leadership and crime prevention. She framed educated individuals as society’s finest asset.
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Erie McCollum Jones
Iowa City
Young Man's and Young Women's Christian Associatione
University of Iowa
President to lead battleship fleet to Colon for canal opening
Washington D C announces President Wilson will personally navigate a fleet from Hampton Roads to Colon to celebrate the canal opening. He will ride the Oregon to San Francisco for the Panama Pacific exposition, then return. Rome restores order after church burnings during striker unrest. Portland reports three of four balloons in a national race accounted for. one crashed. Hutte Montana martial law imposed after Miner union split. saloons close. guns seized amid street battles. Des Moines board of control allocates 12000 dollars to open a road across Ames College campus. Des Moines reports F G Warden of Chicago a hotel magnate to lease Chamberlain hotel, taking charge Nov 20.
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Washington
D. C
Wison
Hampton Roads
Colon
Oregon
San Francisco
Rome
Italy
Portland
Ore
Hutte
Mont
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Ames College
F. G. Warden
Chicago
Chamberlain
Spring Creek TWP Local Notes and Social Roundup
June 12 notes report Mr and Mrs T Montgomery of Rowley visiting their son Elmer plus several local attendances at a Will Orth reception for Amanda’s marriage. H Gram hosted 40 youths for Miss Sanderson’s sendoff. Alds society to meet June 22 at Mrs Broad’s home. Oelwein visitor Matilda Suier and Buechele sisters with Dorothea Lange. Notting-Happle wedding drawn from Bennington. Fred Garling mends after long illness. Heavy rains boost plowing. crops prosper. Wang Miller shoe ads.
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Spring Creek
Gram
Ruey
Ald Society
Chas. Broad
Matilda Suier
Oelwein
Buechele
Dorothea Lange
Notting-Happle
Benning Jton
James Smirl
West Union
Fred Garling
Isle of Safety Proposed to Protect Pedestrians in Waterloo
A Waterloo traffic danger at Bridge and Commercial streets prompts talk of an isle of safety. Observers note near misses as drivers cut corners. Proposals call for a concrete stand with a red light to guide westward and southbound traffic, aiding enforcement and saving lives.
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Isle of Safety
Waterloo
Irving Hotel
West Fourth
Chicago
Emmons Johnson
Bankler
Bridge Street
Bridge
Cedar Valley Interurban Grading Near Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids June 15 The Cedar Valley Interurban between Center Point and Cedar Rapids nears the downtown. Graders are within city limits with one camp at the Glass farm on Center Point road and another near the Shaver farm. Twelve grading camps operate between Cedar Rapids and Center Point as bond terms push completion by September with hopes for October operation. The line has spurred property sales between Dante Park and the old Coletream farm, all of which has been bought up.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Valley
Center Point
Glass Farm
Shaver
Avenue
Cedar Rapides
Dantes Park
Coletream Farm
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W. O. Payne
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Jehu Wo Rewi
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Nts
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Dr. Frank Crane
Boston Transcript
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Phiadophia Press
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Wang & Millers
Divine
Dr. Jones
Ice
Nature
Hollister
Hollister Drug Co
Wang & Miller's Shoe Store
Lochl
CASS
Iowa Gleaning & Dye Works
Waterloo Cleaning and Dyco Works
F. H. Latier
Lafayette Street
Fourth Street
Evening Courier
Bos Candy
Lafayette Building
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Gerrit J. Bennett
Aine
National Oats
Daniels Park
New
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Harry W. Brown
Alfred W. Hootmann
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Klinefelter & Sons
Park Avenue
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