Politician Calls for Moral Reform at Chautauqua
An address at a Springfield Minnesota Chautauqua features Governor Hanley of Indiana urging a shift from corruption and lax law adherence. He cites governors Pattison Folk Johnson and Cummins as examples, says revolution may be needed if gradual change fails, and warns against corporate influence on policy.
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Springfield
Tilinota
Frank Hanley
Indiania
Fattlyon
Chile
Folk
Missouri
New Dersey
Johnson
Minnesota
Cummins
Iowa
Pattiaon
Quimina
Poli~cies
Populist delegate and Iowa notes stir conference talk
A St Louis trip returns a Populist delegate who calls for a creed aligned patriot. Iowa politics buzz over Dolliver for president as Fort Dodge and Des Moines react. Iowa University forms five school debating league with Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota and Nebraska amid state cement plant growth and post office funding.
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Iowa University
Wisconssa
Ilaote
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Des Moines Judge Prouty Opens Sac City Independence Day
Judge Prouty of Des Moines delivered a patriotic address at Sac City on Independence Day. He defined three heroic periods in American history, contrasted battlefield sacrifice with civic duty, and urged a higher patriotism shared by all citizens. He argued the republic survives only when common people govern and share equal civic burdens.
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Judge Prouty
Des Moines
Sac City
An Western View of Iowa Campaign in New York
The Hon. Leslie Mortimer Shaw campaigns for Iowa Governor on the Republican side opposing Cummins and Quinmine style terms. The piece argues over tariff policy, Dingley tariffs, and national protection, noting public scrutiny and cross‑state interest. It mentions Albert Baird Cummins and George Douglas Perkins, with commentary on fiscal costs of the Fourth.
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Iowa
New York
Leslie Mortimer Shaw
Quinmine
Massachusetts
Cummins
Rodomontade
Shaw
Ofice
Albert Baird Cummins
George Douglas Perkins
Baraboo
Sioux City
Will
Fourth of July Disasters Reported With Severe Injuries
Dan Moines lists thirty two casualties from the Fourth of July incidents. Descriptions include fractured skulls, severe burns to eyes, torn ears, and fingers blown off. Toy pistols and dynamite are blamed for most of the disasters, with a seventy five percent share.
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Dan Moines
Local Ledger Lists Repairs and Work in Park and Streets
A fragmented itemized list details freight charges for coal and material purchases, plus numerous names tied to park and street work, blacksmithing, masonry, and hammering duties. It notes printing, cement crossing, lumber, and street maintenance with many workers named in a late 19th or early 20th century town record style.
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Grabe & Barger
Town Central Ry
Gregory Coal
BIB Heman & Hubbel
Hawkeye
SOG Duncan Electric Mfg
Albert Secrist Mfg
Mase, L. M
Rumsey Mfg
Buchena
Geo. Bush
John Keough
Tou Keough
Geo. Deckhoff
B. Scales
Ackley World
Saber Jacob Hendricks
John Sycard
EB. Coordes
Moise
H. Krummel
T. Loose
Fd. Schrader
Nebraska Woman Wins 250 Essay Prize On CONNET TATES SUCREAS
A Nebraska woman won 250 for an essay titled What Connectates Sucreas in a crowded contest. The piece quotes a host of reflections on success and virtue, includes a city girl’s dream of farming life, and critiques graft, adulteration, and the whiskey trade in heated legislative testimony.
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Nebraska
Doppy
Aarth
Osborne
Rete Comes By Turn In Public Views On Trusts
The Wall Street Journal notes relief at glare of publicity on Standard Oil and New York life insurers. It describes revelations about graft on the Pennsylvania Railroad and oppressive methods that destroy competition, reflecting broader trust concerns.
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Wall Street Journal
New York Fife Insurance Companies
Standard O11 Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Beef Trust
New York Life Insurance
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oli Company
Man and Woman Puzzle Caption Play On Names
A fragmented verse about a modest man and a woman, noting how three letters spell his name and how a higher creator approves of the game. The text hints at gendered contrasts with obscured spelling and an implied moral or social commentary.
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SIAN
B. Lamb
St. Louis
Tty
Grand Center Democrat
Mae
Weaver
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Callit
Dodge Post
Cook
Fort Copck
Dolliver
Mason
Trtnota
To&o
Ft. Dodge
Bennett
Lake City
Electrical Cement Post Company
L. A. Weller
Calamity Weller
Buchanan County
Polatot
Nashua
Congress
Webster City
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Eatherville
Sioux
Phouty
Amont Seumons
Tle
Richardson
Alabama
United States
Sherley
Kentucky
Theo
Ackley’s
One-Price Clothiers
Lowa
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Cts
Bkerchiese Fc
Elaéa Soule
Dempster
Hart, Schallner
Marx, Kaufman Bros
Kohn Bros
Rockford Sox
Rockfords
Black Sox
Aun
Sweet, Ure & Co
Querus
Moore, McNeil & Go
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