Lincoln's 1864 Campaign and Hoxie Letters Details
The 1864 campaign that re elected Lincoln is described with notes on Copperheads and Republican organization. A letters from H. M. Hoxie to A. P. Ball, Union township Iowa, is preserved by A. M. Ball of Ames. The letter urges thorough voter canvassing and unity, with references to election procedures and a model Republican ticket.
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Abraham Lincoln
North
Lincoln
H. M. Hoxie
Hoxie
A. P. Ball
Union Township
Story County
A. M. Ball
Ames
12Th Iowa
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee
Nashville
War of 1812 veteran listed in Story County memory
Joshua Downs, arrived Gilbert Station in 1865, died April 12, 1882 at 89. Born December 15, 1793, he served in the Connecticut militia under Captain D Dennings during the War of 1812 and is buried at Ames cemetery. He left sons F W and Erastus A, daughters Calrinda and Jane, a grandson Will Barnes, and two granddaughters. other relatives spread across Iowa and beyond.
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Story County
Joshua Downs
Gilbert Station
Ames
Connecticut
D. Dennings
F. W. Downs
Gilbert
Erastus A. Downs
Salt Lake City
Clarinda Downs
Portage
Wis
Jane Lull
Michigan
Will Barnes
Gilpert
A. F. Bowman
Helen Graves
Iowa
Ira J Scott to be Inaugurated as County Superintendent
Ira J. Scott will be inaugurated into the office of county superintendent of schools this Friday and Saturday. The county teachers meet at Nevada in the Methodist church with F E King of Ames as president and Miss Letta Simmons as secretary. The program includes lectures, music, round tables, and discussions on rural schools, school consolidation, and agriculture in the country schools.
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Ira J. Scott
Nevada
F. E. King
Ames
Letta Simmons
Nevada High School
Scott
Story County
Charlotte Halgrim
Jessie Parrish
Norma Riker
Lillian Prieble
Ethel Hall
Alice Lewis
F. A. Nims
Carrie Edwards
Jessie Kelley
Marie Jensen
Grace Bergen
Nellie McNichols
Nellie Young
Fay Allen
Mabel Bancroft
J. R. Larsence
Lentz
Ladies Quartette
Ambrose
Riker
Sherman
Dean
Miss Riker
H. Seerley
Cedar Falls
Round Table
Supt Clevenger
Story City
Prin
Torp Gilbert
Dana
Cambridge
Prin Marie Reinertson
Slater
Prin. Ballard
Collins
Wood
Prin. Smithley
Cole
Prin Rogers
Roland
Gutler
McCallsburg
Frank Ingalls
W. F. Barr
Drake University
R. C. Barrett
J. R. Larson
A. van Storms
J. F. Riggs
Des Moines
Winsett
Building Starts When Frost Leaves
Benson and Marxer of Des Moines secured the contract for the new Engineering Hall annex. The College Board of Trustees awarded the bid, with a projected total around 35 000 dollars. work begins as weather allows and the two story brick annex on the west side of Engineering Hall should be ready by September 1 for the fall term.
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Benson & Marxer
Des Moines
College Board of Trustees
Engineering Hall
Electrical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Brainard and Micah French Serve as Story County Officials
In Story County Iowa officials Brainard and Micah French served together from 1864 to 1866. The Intelligencer calls for pioneers to document graves of War of 1812 veterans buried in local cemeteries. A letter from Hon John M Brainard on January 30 1909 is cited as part of the Historical Department collection.
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Ing
Micah French
Boone News-Republican
Story
M. French
Board of Supervisors
J. A. Fitchpatrick
Daniel McCarthy
Richard Jones
Monona St
Boone
MO. M. Brainard
Story County
Iowa
Intelligencer
John M. Brainard
Iricson
Boone, Iowa
Conaway
Northwestern Glee Club to Perform in Ames Saturday
The Northwestern University Glee Club of Chicago will give a concert Saturday evening February 13 at the First Methodist church under the Brotherhood of St. Paul. W A Stults directs music at Garrett Biblical Institute and Fenner King, son of Ames Supt. F E King, helped arrange the Ames date. The group is regarded as among the best in the country and Ames is urged to extend warm hospitality.
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Northwestern University Glee Club of
Chicago
First Methodist Church
Brotherhood of St. Paul
W. A. Stults
Des Moines
Garrett Biblical Institute
Fenner King
Supt
F. E. King
Ames
Northwestern
When Greek joins Greek then was the tug of war
A brief quotation from 1692 attributed to Nathaniel Lee notes a playful image of joined Greeks and a tug of war, reflecting literary wit from the period.
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Nathaniel Lee
Whipples Measure Again Introduced
Senator Whipple re introduces his board of control bill now pitched as an educational board to manage Iowa's three state institutions. The piece criticizes trustees for delays and personal influence hindering road openings and promotions, citing Miss Morrison’s demotion and unsafe campus crossings as results of the current system.
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Senator Whipple
Board of Control
College
Ames
Beardshear
Northwestern Railroad
Northwestern
Agricultural College
Iowa
Gov Cummins
Miss Morrison
Board of
Jack Morrison
Keokuk County
Iowa State College
Musical Programs by Ames People in College Chapel
A record of a musical program in the college chapel celebrating Mendelssohn’s hundredth birthday with performances by Professors and students. The listing includes piano pieces, songs, hymns, duets, trios, and choral numbers, plus a later D A R program and a news note on an Iowa Student Volunteer convention with a full weekend schedule.
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Medelssohn
A.S. Thompson
Fern Chadsy
Birthday Remembrances and Historic Battles Featured in Ames Record
The article lists notable birthdays and anniversaries spanning Feb 5 to Feb 12, highlighting figures like Jonathan Dolliver, John Sherwin, Ole Bull, and Abraham Lincoln. It also recalls battles and events such as Plassey, Fort Henry, Ellau, and Williston Station, with a note on Lincoln's birthday centennial observance in Ames.
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Iowa
United States Senate
Iftynine
Senate
Dolliver
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Fort Dodge
United States
Kingwood
West Virginia
Old Virginia
John Collins Sherwin
Supreme Court of
Berlin
Ohio
Charles L. Marston
Mason City
Dean Marston
Ames
Seward
Illinois
Benjamin Franklin Felt
Spencerets
Galena
Ole Bull
Simon Miller
Dubuque County
Grant County
Wisconsin
Plassey
Lord Clive
Great Britain
India
Russia
Japan
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
France
Fort Henry
Henry Clay Dean
Jeff Davis
America
Ellau
Bonaparte
Baltimore
Qualia Battoo
Roanoke Island
Williston Station
William Henry Harrison
Berkeley
Virginia
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Ira
THE
Northwestern Glee Club
Mr. J. Jacob
Mr. Mecaskey
Douglas
Kellog
Chautauqua Park
Franklin Township
Carl Fritz Henning
News-Republican
Maryland
Ericson Library
Southland
Henning
Cardinal Grosbeck
Dakotas
California
Whipple
Ames People
Amy Hoopes
Lillian Storms
St. Paul
Robert Mason Clark
Jerusalem
Selma Vangsnes
John Feroe
Mayme Wood
Niva Nichols
Elijah
Ethel Pike
Mereness
Pike
American Music Program
D. A. R. Society
A. L. Potter
Clark Ave
Nevin
Ethel Cessna
Hastings
April—Nevin
E. B. Smith
Buck
Fisher
MacDowell
Iif I
Rose
Hesselberg
Grace Tinsley
Alto
Rose- Johns
E. H. Munson
Grinnell
Laflamme
Iowa Student Volunteer Union
Mission Study Institute
Smith
Miss Brown
Babcock
Iowa City
Charles Davis
Rock Island
Constellation
W. W. Cornwall
Spencer
Supreme Court
Albion
Battle Old River
Elizabeth City
Thomas A. Edison
Battie Aikens
United Staes Victory
Kentucky
Methodist Church
Albert B. Storms
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