Iowa Turmoil and Politics Echo in McCall McCurdy Clash
A Brock of fragments combines grocery items with a bold political lecture by Thomas W. Lawson arguing Rockefeller era power should face prison. The Iowa scene includes Sunday theater and baseball bills, plus predictions on Cummins ally Joe Blythe and Marengo Herald’s defense of populist principles and mass sentiment.
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McCalls and McCurdys
John D. Rockefeller
Henry H. Rogers
Thomas W. Lawson
Chicago
Peoria
Blythe
Joe Blythe
Iowa
Marengo Herald
Cummins
Slang usage cited with appendix reference and spring notes
A collection of general notes contrasts slang with appendix references. It mentions early flocks of ducks on the river bottom, the robin’s appearance, and the pleasure of guessing food ingredients. It also covers expectations on crop pricing, spring comfort versus winter heat, a Tama store receipt dispute with an Indian proverb, and local transport updates on electric lines and campus ties. It ends with Des Moines detective news about Eli Hardin’s suspension.
Forceful detective loses job over affidavits and fear of political backlash
The state toppled its only genuine detective after two women’s affidavits claimed he forcibly kissed them, urging caution before destroying a man of the capital’s trust. Hoch, a notorious murderer, was hanged in Chicago on February 25 after multiple stays of execution and a guilty verdict for poisoning his wife.
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Hardin
Hoch
Chicago
River reshapes course threatening inland Nebraska town
The Missouri River above Nebraska City has altered its channel eight miles upstream and cut through banks. Burlington route's $700,000 bridge will be stranded, forcing a new bridge construction three miles away. Recurrent spring washings threaten Nebraska’s map if the old channel persists.
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Illinois Central
Nebraska City
Burlington
Nebraska
Death of Hon. D B Henderson Iowa pioneer statesman
The Iowa soldier and statesman David B Henderson died in Dubuque last Sunday after a six month illness. The Register Leader quotes praise for his brilliant life and notes his Scottish birth and role as a central west pioneer amid the era’s storms and exactions.
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D. B. Henderson
Dubuque
Dave Henderson
Register-Leader
David B. Henderson
Scotland
Central West
Peck claims Jersey cow outproduces Spencer cow in Carroll Iowa
S W Peck of Carroll asserts his Jersey cow produced 624 pounds of butter sold at 20 cents a pound totaling 124.80 plus 15.25 dollars of milk sales for 143.80 net. He states this plus home use reduces the Spencer claim by 24 45 dollars.
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Carroll Herald
Spencer
Iowa
S. W. Peck
Carroll
Mr. Peck
Insurance Meeting at Aqunes Town Hall March 8 1906
The Protective Insurance Association will hold its annual meeting at Aqunes town hall on Thursday March 8 1906 at 2 o'clock for officer elections and business. The session opens to all with a discussion on improving insurance methods.
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The
Protective Insurance Association
Aqunes Town Hall
Cummins Perkins campaign clashes across Iowa press
Republican editors urge support for their candidate while Boone papers back Perkins. Denison Review touts primary voter choice and the Iowas fate in a struggle between reform and corporate power. Grandy Republican questions Perkins ties to Blythe as Cummins gains edge in the race.
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Cummins and
Perkins
Ocelwin
Cummins
Boone Republican
Burlington
Boone News
Iowa
Denison Review
Grandy Republican
Blythe
Cummins Opens Campaign in Fort Dodge Amidloyal Support
Gov A B Cummins formally opened his campaign at Midland theater Fort Dodge with a packed crowd from fifty miles around A Webster City delegation of over 100 attended along with travelers from the Minneapolis and Saint Louis line and the Illinois Central He praised Senator Delliver and pledged to support him while appealing to Republican rank and file and denying disparagement of rival candidates.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
Illinois Central
Cummins
W. T. Chantland
Folk
LaFollette
Roosevelt
Blythe
Delliver
Rooseveltt
Senator Delliver
Iowa Senate Clears Way for Marriage Penalty Release
The Iowa legislature faced a clash over teacher marriage and contract breaches. Senate amended a bill to remove the punishment of revoking teaching certificates while maintaining public disapproval. Senators Young Brooks Kinne argued directors struggle when teachers quit to marry, framing matrimony as a stronger bond than contracts.
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Iowa
Dan Cupid
Senate
Iowa Statehouse
Dowell
Polk County
Dan Capid
Young, Brooks, Kinne
Teaching ethics drive reform of marital contracts
The article discusses legislators reacting to teachers marrying while leasing contracts, arguing contract violations are improper for upright people. Senators backing the provision aimed to discourage this “contract-breaking” practice, asserting teaching requires the highest ethical standards and disapproval strengthens discipline among teachers.
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Pure Food
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Tama
Injun
Injen
Hell
Frank Clarkson
Des Moines Register
Eli Hardin
Des Moines
Boston Globe
St. Joe
Wellman
Far North
W. J. Semmons
Bosworth Drug Store
Ames
Mutual Phone Mo
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Emporium of Music
Arion
N. Y. Make
Alexander
Alice Blue
Alice Roosevelt
W. G. Stockwell
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