Press Glances and Local Notes on Suffrage and Law
The Des Moines Capital praises Susan B Anthony while noting mixed opinions. A $44,000 damage suit against Northwestern Railway stems from the Ames accident that killed Sadie White in February and will be heard in the coming term. Rural mail carriers may use autos per a post office order, though few mail carriers will drive. Divorce cases appear light on the docket with eight cases listed, including Harkins and Neasham among others.
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Northwestern Railway Company
Ames
Sadie White
Post Office Department
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Alex Miller reports a political piece from Washington Iowa noting factions around Blythe Cummins and party loyalists. It hints at diverse supporters including Cummins men and anti Blythe standpatters with emphasis on voting behavior. The fragment ends without a clear conclusion or outcome.
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Alex Miller
Washington, Iowa
Democrat
Blythe
Grandson awaited to bring grandpa home from wanderings
A collage of brief items notes Mr. Rockefeller expecting a new grandson who will be honest and virtuous. The Atlantic and Midwest papers reference medals, weddings, and political jabs as republicans in Iowa face shifts in freight classifications saving shippers money.
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Omaha World-Herald
Rockefeller
Grandpa
Iowa Railroad Commissioners
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Primary election bill gains house support in Iowa
The Thirty-first General Assembly debates a Flenniken primary bill that preserves the primary principle with concessions. Gov. Cummins backs a two year implementation for a statewide system including conventions and secrecy safeguards. The piece places primaries on the third Tuesday in August of even years and highlights a political shift in the First district with Blythe opponents gaining ground. March weather notes close with heavy snow in Nebraska and Kansas.
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Thirty-first General Assembly
Senate
Flenniken
Clayton County
House
O Cummins
Iowa
Govenor
Gov. Cummins
Blythe
Carpenter
Louisa
Congress
Molesberry
Young
Burlington
Eugene Buttler
Lee County
Cummins
Roosevelt
Perkins
Gov
Dobson
Hall
Immigrant Car Flow Northward Affects Iowa Population
Over 400 immigrant cars have passed Webster City headed westward in two weeks per a switchman estimate. Most movers are Germans from southern and western Iowa, including Story county and Eldora. The Ames Chautauqua session August 1 to 10 features Robert M. La Follette and a roster of speakers, with study of domestic economy at Iowa State College scheduled each morning.
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Webster City
Iowa
Onawa
Story County
Eldora
Ames Chautauqua Assembly
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Spillman Riggs
Gilbert A- Eldridge
A. B Storms
A. M. Newens
Charles A. Young
Bible Study Temple Quartet Concert Co
Odeon Male Quartet
Dana O
Des Moines Judge Kinne Dies After Illness
Judge Kinne senior member of the board of control dies at his Des Moines home from heart failure after months of illness. He helped form the board with Governor Larrabee and John OCownie and served as the Democratic member. A longtime Des Moines lawyer, he served on the supreme court and belonged to the firm Kinne Hume Branshaw and to the Polk County bar for a quarter century.
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Judge Kinne
Board of Control
Des Moines
Larrabee
John Ocownie
Supreme Court
of Kinne, Hume & Branshaw
Polk County
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B. A. Knudson
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Carroll Herald
Harkins
Neasham
Waltz
Long
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Muanden
Atlanta Journal
Toledo Blade
Nicholas Longworth
Earth
Topeka Journal
Topeka
Courier-Journal
Mount Vernon
Nebraska
Kansas
Ladies Aid Society OF Memorial
M. E. Church
Odd Fellows Temple
Ames, Lowe
P. S
Kiuane
Tice Bosworth Drug Store
Mutual
Marinette
Marinette Gas Engine
Fitncs
W. M. Bartlett
Wellington Hotel
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W. G. Stockwell
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