Announcements for Recorder and Clerk Nominees
A series of historical political notices from Story and Swaty counties announce candidates for county offices. M L Trspa All Huxsey and MARLES M HARTLETT seek the County Recorder nomination. M SoPpEn seeks Clerk of the District Court. W ELETR and W T Surra announce themselves for State Representative. Dates range April 1905 to May 1906.
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County Recorder
Story County
Marles M. Hartlett
Story City
Lam
the District Court
M. SoPpEn
Aviron Candidate Retains Primary Election Status
Aviron announces candidacy for county auditor pending Republican primary decision. In Dunaugh, Nevada Iowa, on April 20, 1906, the candidate remains subject to party rules and local election processes.
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Krepg
Dunahnugh
Nevada
Iowa
San Francisco Bargains Amid House Cleaning Confusion
The piece notes broad social chatter on finances and politics, touching on San Francisco money handling, a city budget mismatch with Pittsburgh’s anti pass stance, Polk county campaigning for Perkins, and opposition from railroad executives and editors to Cummins. It mentions Perkins’ brief service and a Democratic organizer handling Grand Army posts.
Hotel Monte Colfax Blaze Prompts Plans To Rebuild
The hotel damaged by fire last week at Monte Colfax is set for reconstruction. The piece notes that money can influence city action and that Chauncy Depew’s retirement from public life draws sympathy from many Americans.
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Monte Colfax
Chauncy Depew
Rail politics drive Polk big vote dates by Blythe Hunter Young
The Blythe Hunter Young coalition backs a major vote date plan in Polk County aimed at advancing railroad interests. This organized effort seeks to mobilize support among local voters and leverage political influence to push schedule changes benefiting railway projects.
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Polk County
Blythe- Hunter- Young Combine
Iowa railway rate debate stirs papers and political backs
Mr. Perkins recants his claim of enabling railway rate regulation in Iowa amid Caummins opposition while several prominent papers dismiss Gov. Larrabee’s statements as untrustworthy.
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Perkins
Iowa
Caummins
Cummins Visits Lee County Sparking GOP Independence
Gov. Cummins toured the heart of the reservation in Lee county and held meetings where Republicans welcomed him with unusual enthusiasm. Many GOP members in Lee county now believe the county could shift away from Burlington control.
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Cummins
Lee County
Burlington
Fred Danahugh Named Candidate for County Auditor
The notice proclaims Fred G. Dana hugh as candidate for county auditor. It asserts no questions about his qualifications and cites prior abstract office experience and deputy auditor service under the Peterson administration as fitting him for the role. The piece notes a wide circle of friends ready to back his installation.
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Fred G. Danahugh
Danahugh
Peterson
Des Moines Interurban Aims Farm Power Network
The Des Moines Interurban Railway plans to provide light and power to farmers along its routes. Alden Indiana is already lighted by a nearby power plant, with motors for grinding churns pumping water and other farm tasks. If two miles from the line, rural farmers may benefit, and small towns could also receive electric light from the car line as lines expand across Iowa.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Towa
Combining Milk Producers Form Iowa Cooperative Creamery
A central Iowa group led by B. F. Hetler of Altona forms the Farmer's Co-operative Produce Company to buy Capital Creamery and run a large cooperative creamery. They aim to handle milk from 1000 farmers, reduce middlemen profits, and offer higher butter prices while maintaining quality through experienced management.
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B. F. Hetler
Altona
Capital Creamery Co
Heller
Chicago
Buffalo
Geo O White Announces Candidacy for Representative
Geo O White, a farmer from Bland Township for thirteen years, has been resident in Nevada for over two months and serves as president and manager of the Farmers Grain Co. He is described as energetic and capable, promising to be faithful to legislative duties if elected. Meanwhile a farmer in Indiana blames a San Francisco disturbance on a long-dry artesian well, an excuse noted as trivial beside gold and silver losses to sympathizers nationwide.
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Webster City
Geo. O. White
White
Bland
Nevada
Farmer's Grain Co
Indiana
San Francisco
Progressives Set for Likely GOP Victory at Des Moines Convention
The article notes strong momentum for progressive principles at the Republican state convention in Des Moines in August. It suggests little sign of a move toward bourbonism and emphasizes the rank and file's steadfast resolve within the party.
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Des Moines
Fourth District Republicans Rename Haugen Endorse Cummins
The Fourth District Republican Convention endorsed Governor Cummins and his administration after unanimously renominating Congressman Haugen. Railroads had tried to organize against him over rate legislation, but the district remains solid for Cummins.
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Haugen
Gov. Cummins
Per Kin e Defense of Free Silver Echoes Earlier Republican Stance
The text cites Mr. Per kine defending free silver by recalling resolutions he wrote that were adopted by a republican state convention. It notes he did not disavow extreme populist free silver arguments in his newspaper during a pivotal national moment. He framed the West as opposing Wall Street and warned the West must back free coinage or face conflict with the East.
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Perkine
Wall Street
The News Des Moines Advertises Three Months Trial
The Des Moines Daily News promotes a three months trial subscription offering independent coverage of state and national questions. It pledges fearless, condensed reporting including market and farm news, household hints, and sporting gossip, with renewal optional.
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Seal of
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B. A. Knudson
Pure Food Grocery and Meat Market
Ames
M. L. Trspa All
Huxsey
Jam
Office of Representative
Eletr
Evada
Aviron
Pittsburg
Panama Canal
High Allivial Asr
Ft. Dodge
Conner
Big Tenth District
Dolliver
Pres. Roosevelt
Tenth District
Congress
Doliver and
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Shaw
Fualy
George D. Perkins
Two Hill
Towain
Sioux City
George Griswold
Griswold
THE
DES Moines Daily News
W. J. Semmons
P. S
Bosworth Brag
Marinette
Emporium OF Music
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W.G Stockwell
Ames, Iowa
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