Iowa Factions Vie For Lead In State Convention
Des Moines June 10 With returns from all counties both progressives and standpatters claim to control the August 3 state convention. Frank D. Jackson says standpatters will hold a 150 vote majority while Garst Dolliver Cummins camp declares a 100 lead for progressives. Convention to comprise 1383 delegates requiring 692 for control. progressives count 650 pledged, aiming for 800 total. Ex Governor Jackson expects no resolutions condemning insurgents, aiming for Taft endorsement. Carroll's majority forecast near 4000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank D. Jackson
Garst-Dolliver-Cummins
Jackson
Congress
City to hire hundreds for Foster sewer contract work
H. E. Foster of Foster & Wetsel, awarded a $250,000 city sewer contract, visits with C. J. Smith to assess ground and plan early work. A trenching machine test is nightly considered, with about 100 men to be hired within a week and 300 to 400 eventually.
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H. E. Foster
Foster & Wetsel
C. J. Smith
Smith
Daily World Today
Cure Your Kidneys Offer Promises Relief
A vintage medical ad urges readers to cure kidney complaints without risk. It claims kidney pains backache urinary disorders and related ailments can be ended by its remedy, presenting bold assurances to sufferers seeking quick relief.
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Dean
Bright
Wenatchee
H. McEwen
Fourth St
Ellensburg
Wash
Weeklong national events and notable celebrations ahead
Washington notes a busy week as ex President Roosevelt returns to New York drawing large crowds. Flag Day enlivens public buildings and schools. Democratic state conventions convene in Allentown and Augusta while Pere Marquette's Mississippi exploration is celebrated at Prairie du Chien. Glidden tour and Wright license aviation meet draw enthusiasts. Commencements rise nationwide including Chicago library wing ceremony. World Missionary Conference opens in Edinburgh with Canadian and U S delegates attending.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
New York City
Admiral Dewey
Manilla Bay
Taft
Villa Nova
St. Thomas College
United States
Pennsyl
Mississippi River
Pere Marquette
Prairie du Chien
Wis
St. Mary’s Academy
Marquette
Academy
Indianapolis
University of Chicago
William Rainey Harper
Canada
Edinburgh
Good Roads Rock Quarry Found for State Use
Professor Landes state geologist visited the region between Rock Island and Trinidad and identified a granite quarry suitable for road crushing. If opened, the quarry would charge 1 cent per ton haulable by rail, delivering at Waterville for about 50 cents per ton including freight, making it affordable for local road work.
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Landes
Rock Island
Trinidad
Waterville
Douglas County Press
Forest Fire Near Ruby Destroys Timber
Deputy Fire Warden J E Bonners reports a 320 acre forest fire near Ruby Stevens County destroying about 3 000 000 feet of merchantable timber valued around 17 000 dollars. The fire started before June 1 and reignited after control lowered in dry conditions. Fire Warden Welty urges deputies statewide to prevent further damage this summer.
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Olympia
J. E. Bonners
Spokane County
Ruby
Stevens County
Welty
Rail Frights Delay Trains After Seattle Fires
Fire and a freight derailment near Ballard delayed trains No. 44 and No. 28. No. 44, due at 5:15, arrived late as did No. 28, delayed by four to five hours due to fires in Seattle and the Bal lard freight incident.
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Seattle
Ballard
Mail route contract awarded after delay in Leavenworth
Frank H. Rice of the railway mail service oversaw the closing of a mail contract from this place to Thelma. No bids were submitted despite advertisement. A three year contract was signed with Joe Massie, who will assume the route once his bond is approved.
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Frank H. Rice
Thelma
Joe Massie
Burned to Death in Coulee City Jail
Herman Lee Wilson aged about 30 was burned to death in the city jail of Coulee City Washington on Wednesday night while confined for safekeeping as a mentally unbalanced man. The origin of the fire is unknown and appeared to start in front of the cell while Wilson was in the rear. He had worked on a farm near Steamboat Rock for weeks and was rational with occasional hallucinations. The coroner has been notified and his father living between Sanderson and Barry has been sent for.
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Coulee City
Wash
Herman Lee Wilson
Steamboat Rock
Sanderson
Barry
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