Corn is King and Duncombe portrait controversy in Iowa
Des Moines Capital objects to John F Duncombe’s portrait on the soldiers monument while praising the Iowa Soldiers Monument Commission overall. Boone Democrat founder Hornstein sells paper to Chas Boynton after 24 years in the editor chair. notes on locomotive specs and C B Q mail contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Dunbomb
Des Moines
Iowa
Duncombe
J. Honstein
Boone Democrat
Chas. H. Boynton
First National Bank of
Carroll
Hornstein
Boone
Homestead Silence Ends With Special Edition Attacks
A special Homestead edition blasts the Wallace family and the Agricultural College, criticizing dairy officials and Prof. Wilson and Curtiss. It argues silence is best and predicts the Wallace allies will gain support. Also preview of Des Moines state fair spectacle Americus with patriotic scenes, performances, and grand pyrotechnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Wallace
Agricultural College
Pierce
Mr. Wallace
Boardman
Prof
Wilson
Curtiss
Mr. Boardman
Des Moines
Americus
Charlestown
Massachusetts
Mass
Lord Cornwallis
Washington
Egg and currency debates dominate midwestern notices
The piece surveys egg industry scale with Chicago storage capacity and consumption rates, noting vast storage plants and per-minute egg value. It shifts to a political tract arguing silver restoration, denouncing gold monometallism and urging Republican unity to defend the currency and raise silver standards. It ends with Cedar Falls approving a motor line ordinance for C. W. McElyea and praising nearby rail ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Republican Party
Cleveland
Carlisle
Harter
State Bankers’ Association
Saratoga
N. Y
Democratic Party
Congress
Rivalry Over Fast Mail Trains Between Major Railroads
Railroad men discuss Chicago Burlington and Quincy versus Chicago and Northwestern for fast mail contracts. Northwestern cut Chicago to Council Bluffs time to eleven hours thirty minutes. By September the Q plans to reduce Chicago to Omaha time to seven hours with a new single cylinder engine capable of eighty to ninety miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Burlington and Quincy
Chicago and Northwestern
Omaha
Northwestern
Council Bluffs
Chicago
State Fair touts original features new exhibits
The fair will emphasize original features and move away from old conventional exhibits, which have faded in importance. Officials say the traditional displays are relegated to the background as new, innovative attractions take prominence.
Walace's Farm and Dairy Expands Offices in Ames
Walace's Farm and Dairy leased the current room and basement for a year to serve as a press and mailing room. The first floor will be an office and the rear a composing room, supporting a planned weekly edition for Ames in the Midland agricultural region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walace
Henry Wallace
Washouts Delay Trains Across North-Western Line
Heavy rains on Tuesday night disrupted service with a washout west delaying No 2 five hours and one east delaying the fast mail and No 5 for an hour yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fast Mail
Pierce-Wallace Co Leads In Public Attention Race
The contest to capture public focus pits the Pierce-Wallace Co against the Holmes case with early indications favoring Pierce-Wallace as the stronger attention magnet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce- Wallace Co
Holmes Case
Pierce-Wallace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flenderson
Quorum Shoe
Henderson
M. Soper
the Intelligencer
Ames
Story County
Hudson Bros
Pacific Points
Judisch Bros
J. S. Thompson
Ptanos
OPERA
J. B. Elliott
M. Hemstreet
Ance
Pompeii
Sijiver
Cedar Falls
C. W. McElyea
State Normal School
McElyea
Ames and College Railway
McElyen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!