Taft Forces Win Opening Round at Republican Convention
Taft delegates narrowly outvoted Roosevelt supporters 568 to 502 to name Elihu Root temporary chairman at the Chicago convention. Root urged party unity, organization, and continued governance, while the speech noted reforms in food law enforcement, natural resource conservation, public service efficiency, and naval preparedness.
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Waterloo approves 50 percent water discount for lawn sprinkling
Water works trustees of Waterloo authorize a 50 percent discount on July and August water bills for residential use above the six month pre July average, with meter rules and a minimum charge of 75 cents. The move aims to help homeowners water dying lawns and beautify the city.
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Waterloo
Water Works
Real Estate Transfers in Cedar Falls and Waterloo
A. McK Wallace transfers lot 12 block 19 Normal addition Cedar Falls to Jac Pendleton for $1. Arthur C Cole transfers part of lot 3 block 19 Does addition Waterloo to E B Getty for $1. The James Gardiner Company lists real estate rentals and insurance services.
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Jac. A. Pendleton
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Arthur C. Cole
E. B. Getty
Doe
Waterloo
Adams elected national Republican committeeman for Iowa
Chicago June 19. John T. Adams wins the Iowa delegation caucus to become national Republican committeeman replacing E. E. Hart. Cummins supporters shift votes to Adams after promises to back Hart by Fiverist and Scott Lewis fail. Moore’s bid collapses amid opposition from Luther Brewer and Col. French. Dows, Morton, Perkins, Devitt, Carroll, Abraham, Brewer, Brown named to posts and notices.
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John T. Adams
National Republican
Cummins
Ernest. R. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Luther A. Brewer
Colonel French
Rudolph Robins
Adama
Moore
W. G. Dows
O. P. Morton
Clarion
George D. Perkins
James Devitt
B. F. Carroll
Lot Abraham
J. A. Brewer
11. G. Brown
How Any Woman Can Defy Nature and Become Queen of Beauty
Miss Valeska Suratt presents a simple beauty plan in a weekly Courier series. She rejects heavy rules and offers practical steps including a homemade facial cream using glycerine and eptol, applied daily with gentle massage. readers are urged to follow instructions and expect gradual wrinkle reduction.
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Courier
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Father Time
Woman Demands Post Mortem After Police Kill Dog
Mrs J F Smith denounces city officials for killing her son in law's English bulldog. Police found a sick dog near Sycamore and Hast Fifth streets and, after food and care, the dog was disposed of by the city scavenger. The owner seeks a post mortem to determine if death was natural or by shooting and considers legal action. The item closes with local notices of licensed workers.
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Charles Jones
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Tuberculosis Germs in Butter Question Debated
A Wallace correspondent asks if butter can carry tuberculosis germs. The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry proved infected milk transmits the germs into butter, which can harbor alive bacteria as sediment settles and cream globules carry them to the top.
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Palmer
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Tuberculosis Findings Prompt Butter Cream Precautions
Experiments by the Bureau of Animal Industry show guinea pigs fed tuberculosis milk died in two to five months. Post mortem exams revealed generalized tuberculosis. The Bureau suggests using only cream from TB free cows or pasteurizing untested cream to protect public health.
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