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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
2
A garbled rural newspaper fragment covers politics in the Midwest, mentions Abraham Lincoln’s quotes, Missouri logs and lumber exports, Bryan and Stevenson, a New York Mutual Life change, Shaw urging more currency, Missouri grocers adverting truth, and U.S. Marines in Panama. It reflects 19th century Republican/Democratic debates, corporate boards, and international finance tensions.
Gov. Cummins selected a slate of reformers from Polk County for the Republican state convention. The list includes G. H. Carey, local counsel for major rail lines. Thomas A. Cheshire, attorney for the Des Moines Falls and Northern road. B Odell, longtime Chicago and Northwestern attorney. W. B. Coffin, Des Moines Interurban rail attorney. P. O. Hubbel, prominent railway stock owner. Robbert Fullerton, lumber magnate. O. B. Crocketh, corporation lawyer. S. F. Prouty, former millionaire and longtime candidate against Capt. Hu.Bradshaw, another corporation lawyer.
A fragment from The OFLWHIN REGISTER suggests a proposal where 5,000 paid annually would go to the city as a saloon tax, with broader implications for municipal finances and public policy. The article hints at tax allocations and local government impact.
A lengthy compendium recounts Iowa political factions and rivalries at the state convention. It notes Perkins forces and stand patters shaping nominations, with Cummins and progressives at odds. Also includes figures on coal production, tariffs, and regional newspaper holdings.
Osage News notes Perkins would refuse a fraud tainted nomination. readership hears calls for honesty. Editor Ellaworth raises questions about Percival Cummins and a flood of political intrigue. Other items warn of Russia’s battlefield actions and a drift toward education funding, while census history and local adverts pepper the page.
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