Belgium Delivers Delegation to Wilson Amid War Debates
A Belgian delegation appeals to President Wilson over alleged German army barbarities, yet American correspondents including James O'Donnell Bennett question the charges as exaggerated. The piece contrasts public sentiment in the United States with European events and notes Ireland's home rule developments amid the broader war. It also reports Western states proposing a summer home for the president near Denver and reflects on presidential temperament and past travel.
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Belgium
Wilson
Europe
United States
James O’donnell Bennett
Colorado
Denver
Bear Creek
Teddy Roosevelt
Dewel Praises Wilson as Bright Period in History
The author notes Bro Dewel’s claim that twenty five years of Republican administrations equal Wilson’s one year of work. He contends Wilson has nearly three years left to extend his achievements and predicts that future critics will refrain from challenging the comparison. Wilson’s tenure is described as exceptionally commendable.
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Bro. Dewel
Wilson
Bryan letter backs Connolly for Senate seat
Secretary Bryan fires opening shot of the administration in a Des Moines letter to Dr. J W Reynolds chair of the Democratic State Central Committee. He praises Connolly as a young man of unusual ability with public affairs interest and a record in Congress. Bryan expresses loyalty to the President and offers help in the campaign.
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Connolly
Bryan
J. W. Reynolds
Democratic State Central Committee
Maurice Connolly
Des Moines
Iowa
Reynolds
Congressman Connolly
Senate
Congress
Washington
Xoura
J. Bryan
Praise for Wilson Across Republican Editors
A compilation of editorials from Des Moines to Sioux City praising Woodrow Wilson for Mexican policy. It notes credit to the Wilson administration for avoiding war with Mexico, calls Republicans to acknowledge his balance, and mentions partisan quibbles and political theater around the issue.
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Des Moines
Wilson
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
Register and Leader
Sioux City Tribune
United States
Tims
Europe
Logan
Political War at Woody forces headline fragment
Fragmentary report describes Judge Quarton massing energies to drive a wedge through Woody forces. Woods proclaims republican identity as a bomb is dropped amid the clash. Readable text is highly garbled with incomplete phrases and unclear context.
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Britt Tribune
Quarton
Woods
Quarton Guide
Algona Post Office Building Favored in Debate
Swea City Herald notes Algona may receive a government post office building amid tax concerns and national pork barrel talk. The piece mocks spending while revenue stays tight, ending with a call that Algona deserve the project if funds are wasted elsewhere.
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Swea
Hraold
Algona
Opera Company to perform The Mascot and Fra Diavolo
At the Call Opera House manager H T Gillespie announces the Boston Ideal Opera Company will present two nights Friday and Saturday September 25 26. The cast includes Florence Glover Dorothy Doring Frank O Burgess Will Burgess and others under W F Glover. Performances promise bright vocal numbers and strong comedy with a guaranteed show.
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Call Opera House
H. T. Gillespie
The
Call Opera
Boston
Ideal Opera
Fra Diavolo
Middle West
Florence Glover
Soprana
Dorothy Doring
Frank O. Burgess
McCrumish
Tenery
Will Burgess
W. F. Glover
Andrews
Guarantean
A Quarter of a Century Ago from the Courier
A retrospective from September 27 1889 notes the Des Moines river at a low point, local social events, farm stock purchases, and city plans. It mentions an Episcopal picnic, a Livermore marriage, a birth, a widower’s return, property sales, a farm lead, hay losses in a fire, and political notes from Bancroft Register. Also references to a growing Normal School, visiting relatives, and upcoming weddings.
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Courier
Des Moines
Don t Lie to Your Wife at the Gall Opera
Fragmentary notice describes a show titled Don t Lie to Your Wife presented by 8 Primrose at the Gall Opera with uncertain line times and references to Chicago Tune brilliancy.
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Primrose
Chicago
Primrose Company Sells Seats for Sept Show
Mr Primrose's company presents an intact production with investiture songs and beauty chorus. Campbell B Casad, a New York newspaper man, supplied the theme and dialogue, noted for wit and satire. Seats on sale at Paine Drug Co on Wednesday, Sept 80.
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Mr. Primrose
Campbell B. Casad
New York
Paine Drug Co’s
Linden In A Nightmare Of War At The Iser
A verse depiction of a night battle near Linden and Munich, describing drums, torch lit riders, and red artillery as the Iser river floods the night with smoke and blood. The poem celebrates soldierly valor and sacrifice, naming the combatants and the deadly charge while painting a stark winter battlefield.
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Iser
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Sadie Sherman
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A. D. Clarke
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Mayne & Go
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Omaha
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N. W. University of
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Auditor's Office
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Fueratenau
Fenton
Milwaukee
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Gopher
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