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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
1
The notice lists Daily Freeman Tribune subscription rates by mail and delivery, identifies W F Hunter as editor, and states the paper as official for city and county business matters. It notes price per year and city delivery charges.
The official count shows 140,277 Republican votes for United States senator with Cummins at 90,622 and Savage 49,655. Governor: Clarke 86,141 Lee 87,192 Rowley 19,363. Democratic United States senator totals 76,410 with Meredith 24,299 Connolly 42,114. Governor: Hamilton 55,529 McGinnis 18,307. Progressives: 5,359 for United States senator with Schenk 2,950 Basher 2,400. Editorial note on Meredith and new editorial praise for Chase.
The Iowa press urges Republican unity for the fall elections. Writer notes regulars should support Cummins’ re election and warns misaligned Republicans not to claim regularity. Also discusses counties and cities carrying their own liability insurance starting July 1 and argues large entities can self insure to save costs. Party loyalty section begins with President Taft.
The New York World attacks Senator O'Gorman for opposing President Wilson on canal tolls and coastwise subsidies. His stance is praised as bipartisanship and duty, while critics warn against splitting the party. The piece defends his rights to oppose the president and notes local political tensions without detailed personal history.
The piece analyzes three local candidates for the general assembly in a reflective tone. It highlights M. L. Henderson Joe Furdal and Rube McFerren, noting public scrutiny and family backgrounds while acknowledging limited personal knowledge of each. It critiques sensationalism and calls for fair consideration of their qualifications.
Cap the fire dog lived with the station crew and alerted them to a fire when the telephones and bell failed. He stood ready at the chief’s cart, woke firemen with a bowing bark, and helped drive the response to extinguish the blaze. The chief praised Cap as the best fireman in the station.
Wood the gyroscope inventor and violet ray demonstrator travels to Chautauqua to present science in plain language. He notes his many patents and aims to open eyes to recent discoveries. A highly skilled American inventor, he draws intense local interest.
Morning program at Chautauqua provides supervised pleasure activities for children. A competent supervisor leads jolly games and stories amid trees birds and insects with a final day dinner pail brigade ending a week of wholesome joy.
Cap the fire dog receives praise from a lead fireman who insists Cap did his best. Cap humbly replies he is not a fireman, only Cap, the canine helper, in a tale cited by Edna Everett in Kindergarten Review.
At Greeley’s store the biggest wallpaper sale to date unfolds with 1546 drawing paper available from the office stock. shoppers rush to grab bargains as supplies last.
Scrambled timetable fragment shows a 3:08 p.m. entry with unclear numbers and times. The readable portion lists a train time of 3:08 p.m. and mentions other digits like 2152 and 38. The fragment lacks clear destinations, lines, or schedules.
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