Republican State Convention to meet at Cedar Rapids
The thirty sixth annual Republican State Convention of Iowa will convene in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday July 1 1891 at 11 a m for nominating candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor Supreme Court Public Instruction and other business Delegates equal one per county plus extras for votes over 160 cast for W M McFarland for Secretary of State in 1890 Total delegates 1058 Readiness urged for township ward committees and county central committees to be organized and reported promptly.
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Republicans of
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Caeerintendent of Public Instruction
Way
W. M. McFarland
Secreaf
Otes
Story County
Descantes
Stven
oWa
Cedar
Cemvntice
M.aares Republica
Republican county caucuses set for June 13 1891
The call urges township caucuses to select delegates to the county convention. Two delegates per precinct and one for every twenty five voters or major fraction. Townships will choose committee members and chairs. Meetings to be held Saturday June 13 1891 with notices given and arrangements made. C Boardman secretary.
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Een County Committee
C. Boardman
Oe Aecarheretary
Governor Horace Boies Proclaims Memorial Day in Iowa
The 30th of May is designated as a state holiday to honor departed soldiers of the Republic. Governor Horace Boies urges the people to observe appropriate services to respect the dead and reaffirm duties to the government. Des Moines, May 18, 1891.
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Des Moines
A. D
Horace Botxs
Third party in politics from convention rhetoric
The text argues a new party formed from convention orators will not gain strength or become a significant factor in future campaigns. It doubts the party’s ability to unite regular supporters and questions its moral character, despite claims of honesty and reforms.
Drought Ends as Copious Rains Benefit Iowa Crops
In Des Moines on May 23 1891 reports show rainfall on May 20 21 and 22 broke a drought. Wide areas received 2 to 3 inches boosting crops with corn planting nearly finished and fruit prospects favorable. Some northern localities did not share the heavy rain but overall sections benefited.
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Central Station
Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Letter Indicts President for Mail Fraud Conspiracy
The Des Moines grand jury indicts President John Newton of the Des Moines and Kansas City Railway and others for conspiring to defraud the mails. They allegedly loaded mails with old papers to boost routes payments by about 5000 dollars yearly per line, totaling roughly 100000 dollars. An attempted bribe to Des Moines mail superintendent James C Miller, offered as a cigar made of large denomination bills, was refused. An Iowa sportsmen meeting followed at Highland Park Gun Club in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John ©. Newton
Kansas City
Oxford
Sam
James C. Miller
Highland Park
Peterson
Harlan
Federal Grand Jury
J. C. Newton
Gershom H. Hill
Independence
James L. Hill
Medford
Mass
Iowa College
Hill
Hill Brothers
J. J. Hill
Mason City
C. Sherwin
Twelfth Judicial District
J. J. Clark
Rival publishers sue over Life of General Sherman damages
A $25,000 damages suit has been filed between rival publishing houses over The Life of General Sherman.
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General Sherman
Eleven dioceses approve Brooks as bishop of Mass
Eleven dioceses have approved the election of Phillips Brooks as bishop of Massachusetts while three voted against, including one from Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Brooks
Mass
Iowa
Presbyterian Assembly Likely To Uphold Briggs at Union Seminary
The general impression is that the Presbyterian general assembly will not vote against appointing Dr Briggs to the professorship at Union Theological Seminary. Such a vote could influence the Presbytery during the upcoming heresy trial.
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Briggs
Union Theological Seminary
June St Nicholas Charms Readers With Illustrations
The June issue showcases charming illustrations and strong content. John Burroughs contributes Talk about Wild Flowers, while Being Responsible for Toffy engages girls and The Swimming Hole Stories appeal to boys with early reading adventures.
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St. Nicholas
John Burroughs
Toffy
Cosmopolitan issue highlights and features
The central attraction this month is a prize essay on The Needs of the Family. Also included are Japanese Women in text and illustration, Two Modern Heroes with Edison, Beau Brummel tale, and departments with enhanced illustrations.
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Edison and
Hisory
Beau Brummel
Supreme Court Upholds Original Package Law Victory for Temperance Faction
The court confirms the constitutionality of the original package law and the state's right to regulate its own affairs. Prohibition supporters rejoice as the decision clarifies the re enactment issue and affirms temperance advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Friends of Temperance
Third Party Convention Absorbs Union Labor Elements
Political observers note the convention may absorb the old union labor greenback base while its stance on prohibition remains decisive. The piece reflects historical commentary on party realignments and factional shifts.
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Union Labor Greenback
Des Moines wins bid. officers elected for next year
The meeting chose Des Moines over Atlantic for next year with 15 votes to 12. Elected officers include J.G.S. Smith of Algona as president, W. B. Leffingwell of Clinton as first vice president, Howard of Davenport as second vice president, Nelson Royal as secretary, and Chas. Perkins of Des Moines as treasurer.
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J.G.S. Smith
Algona
W. B. Leffingwell
Clinton
Howard
Davenport
Nelson Royal
Chas. Perkins
Des Moines
Atlantic
Henry W. Lathrop
State Historical Society
Kirkwood
Henry Marquart
Len Harbach
England
Scotland
France
Germany
Switzerland
Iowa
Frank F. Mace
Sioux City
Christian H. Martin
Jacob C. Reed
Henry A. Palmer
Violent hail storm hits Hull and state weather shift
Hull endured a violent hail storm last Thursday while statewide rain brought widespread, valuable benefits. A Burlington man Edward Jaiser was wounded in a burglary shooting Monday evening. A section foreman Hickey on the BCRN line was fatally stabbed Saturday night. The East Des Moines high school graduates thirty pupils this week. The Thomas orchestra plays Des Moines June 1. The Iowa diocese refuses to consent to Philips Brooks consecration. The state convention of the Congregational church met in Sioux City last week. Iowa City Lincoln Republican club reorganized and will meet weekly. D.N. Richardson of the Davenport Democrat to address Atlantic high school alumni banquet.
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Hull
Thomas Orchestra
Des Moines
East
Iowa City
Lincoln Republican Club
Edward Jaiser
Burlington
Hickey
D.N. Richardson
The
Davenport Democrat
Atlantic High School
Iowa
Philips Brooks
Spreading Hearsay and Local Incidents Across Iowa
Reports detail a bishop’s alleged heresy in Massachusetts, a Lyons spire fire narrowly contained, a Spirit Lake hotel blaze with no fatalities, Ballingall’s will leaving $75 000 to Ottumwa, a Danish mother’s murder suicide in Harlan, Col. Newton’s mail fraud attempt on the D M & K C line, Hill prize funding for Iowa College, and threats from Mason City saloon interests to local officials amid liquor-case prosecutions with White Caps involved.
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Massachusetts
Presbyterian Church
Lyons
Spirit Lake
Col. Ballingall
Ottumwa
Statues and legal blows amid a cyclone and blasts
Swedish residents gift a Linnaeus statue unveiled in Lincoln Park Chicago. John Culver loses his suit against the Chicago Herald over juror statements in the Cronin case. A May 20 cyclone devastates Centralia to Mexico Missouri with four dead and many injured. Sir John A. Macdonald, frail in health, faces possible resignation. A Irving New York accident involves a dynamite laden flat car explosion injuring workers.
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Chicago
Linnaeus
Lincoln Park
John Culver
Chicago Herald
Cronin
Centralia
Mexico
Missouri
John A. McDonald
Dominion of Canada
Dominion
Irving
N. Y. Central
Hudson River R.R
Public School Criticized As Cause Of Insanity Theme
A Cedar Falls writer in the North American Review argues public schools face blame for social ills and insanity. The piece contends teachers carry undue responsibility while physicians and reformers redirect critique away from broader systemic factors.
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March North American Review
Mississippi Valley
Public Schools Under Fire Raise Calls For Halt
A semi-vacuum of criticism targets public schools with talk of guardianship by outsiders. Teachers show cautious support for parent teacher cooperation until movements driven by inexpert agitators threaten school life. The writer recalls a janitor's kindness misread as motive and argues for limits, invoking Comstock laws and cruelty safeguards to condemn any insinuation that schools harbor insanity.
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Insane Asylum
Comstock
Iowa
De Witt's Little Early Risers Pill Advertisement
Very popular small remedy for constipation biliousness and sick headache sold by all druggists.
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de Witt
Local residents and visitors figure in town notes
Henry Jacobs visited his Kansas parents last Wednesday. C Nelson sells his residence for 800 dollars. Talk grows of three new brick buildings this summer. Vinje of Nevada attended to business. Ole Knutson from Marshalltown visited Friday and Saturday. Scandia Brass Band received new instruments. Ed Barber clerked for S R Corneliasson & Co. Myer Branvig was a Story caller. C Nelson family will move to Chicago this week. A new fence is under construction as a noted improvement.
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Henry Jacobs
Kansas
Harry McDonald
C. Nelson
Vinje
Nevada
Ole Knutson
Marshalltown
Story City
Scandia Brass Band
Harry Turpany
Frank
Ed. Barber
S. R. Corneliasson & Co
Myer Branvig
Chicago
Booth’s Call for Funds in Darkest End Readies Subscriptions
The total sum requested in Booth’s Darkest End has already been fully subscribed, signaling strong reader support for the author’s appeal.
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Neral Booth
Heart Cure Promises Relief From Nervous Heart Troubles
Dr. Franklin Miles argues nervous heart conditions stem from the stomach and are serious. His new book on Heart Disease is available free at L. M. Bosworths. Miles claims his New Heart Cure treats nervous and organic heart disease, short breath, fluttering, and other symptoms, with Restorative Nervine for headaches and fits.
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Franklin Miles
Indiana
L. M. Bosworth
Miles
When Fathers and Sons Served in Congress Both Attended Princeton
The record shows that in every period when a father and son served concurrently in Congress at least one was a Princeton graduate. This link highlights the university as a common credential among political families.
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Congress
Princeton
La Grippe Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Refund
Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds declared best remedy for La Grippe last season reports say users were not only relieved but disease left better. Trial bottle free at L M Bosworth s Drug Store large bottles 50 c and 1 00 guaranteed satisfaction or refund Arch bishop Ireland quote about goodness and vice.
Rainy Evening at Wil’s Sugar Camp Sparks Local Social
Birds sing and flowers bloom as visitors enjoy entertainment at Wil son’s sugar camp Tuesday evening. Robert Little’s guests from Waterloo attended. Rev J W Henderson travels to Ken to attend the general assembly of the CP Church. Mrs Will Reynolds travels to arrange her father’s estate. Local store buildings receive new work and renovations.
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F. T. Wilson
Robert Little
Waterloo
J. W. Henderson
Ken
C. P. Church
Will Reynolds
Castoria Advertising Slogan Through Generations
A vintage advertising snippet recalls Castoria as a remedy from infancy to motherhood. The jingle traces a family’s use from babyhood through child, Miss, and on to grandchild care, highlighting enduring brand trust across generations.
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Castoria
Miss
President's train completes ten thousand mile journey risk free
The report notes the presidents train covering over ten thousand miles without an accident or schedule deviation, hailed as a marvel of rail roading and reliability.
Racing notes and track developments of the era
Mentions cures and liver aids by J C Ayer Co. Raceland gelding in paddock due to a bad leg at Gravesend. Nashville track work advances for Oct 19 meeting with 20000 in stakes. New York seed road for trotters under $150000 fund. Potomac unlikely for Chicago derby. Nelson boasts faster season in Boston. Rin Fax sold to Thomas H Williams for 5000. wins Tidal stake and Pacific Derby. France experiments with shoe removal and ice trials for horses. Tennessee senate passes betting restrictions to confine wagering to race inclosure, ending pool rooms in Nashville and Memphis.
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Gravesend
M. F. Dwyer
Nashville
Riley
New York Driving Club
Potomac
Chicago
Nelson
Boston
C. H. Nelson
American Association
Thomas H. Williams
San Francisco
Senator Stanford
Rinfax
Washington Park
France
Tennessee Senate
House
Memphis
Local Progress Report Notes Farm and Town Improvements
J C Jacobson nears completion of new residence while Ben Lavingston builds a wind wheel sighting twenty four in town. McCaskey orders drain tile for farm west of Squaw Creek as farmers plow corn and grain prices dip prompting more market hauling. Lake roofs his hotel. Chas Shephard of Des Moines seen on streets. Hoagland and Forthan return from Omaha. Road supervisor J H Jacobson starts roads. Gilbert Bros. expand with a large store room. Wm Ruth erects a barn three miles southeast. Community prospers as new improvements rise. G P Brown remains shy of courting for two weeks in Nevada.
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J. C. Jacobson
Ben Lavingston
McCaskey
Squaw Creek
E. Lake
Chas Shephard
Des Moines
N. J. Hoagland
Andrew Forthan
Omaha
J.h.jacobson
Gilbert Bros
Wm Ruth
G. P. Brown
Nevada
I. B. Thomas
Carroll
Abram Little
Robbery at Carroll Express Office Seizes $4000
Saturday night at the American Express Company office in Carroll a $4000 robbery occurred. Night clerk C H Mathews slept through the break in as two men entered via the window, forced the clerk to unlock the safe, bound him, and fled with the cash. Mathews reportedly confessed as an accomplice and named two others, later returning the money.
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American Express Company
Carroll
C. H. Mathews
Express Company
Mathews
Electric Bitters Praised by Ida Ville Residents
Ida ville Indiana locals praise Electric Bitters for kidney and liver relief. Wm Timmons, postmaster, calls it superior to any other medicine. John Leslie, farmer, says it made him feel like a new man. J W Gardner, hardware merchant, reports renewed strength and appetite. 50 cents a bottle at L M Bosworth's Drugstore.
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Wm. Timmons
Idaville
Ind
John Leslie
Same Place
J. W. Gardner
L. M. Bosworth
Theatrical News From New York and London
Lotta’s year of rest boosts her voice while Nat Goodwin and The Nominee wrap 110 New York performances. Marie Wainwright leads in 500th performance of The Twelfth Night. London audiences pay halfpenny to twopence for programmes. Sybil Sanderson sues a London paper over death link to Prince Badouin. Shiloh hailed as a success of scenery and supernumeraries. Hubert Herkomer pursues rainbow effects on stage in England.
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Lotta
Nat Goodwin
New York
Marie Wainwright
London
Sybil Sanderson
Prince Badouin
Shiloh
Philadelphia
Hubert Herkomer
England
Supreme Court refuses NY murderers appeal
The U S Supreme Court declined to hear appeals from four New York murderers sentenced to death by electric chair, leaving their executions intact.
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U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Harper's Magazine June issue to feature Peter Ibbetson and poems
George du Maurier's Peter Ibbetson illustrated by the author will begin in Harper's Magazine June issue. Will Carleton contributes a page poem Hear the Drums March By to Harper's Magazine for June. The Portia club is based in Boston and consists of female lawyers.
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George du Maurier
Peter Ibbetson
Himself
June Naner
Harper’s Magazine
Will Carleton
Portia Club
Boston
Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion and Spavin Liniment Ads
A collage of patent medicine notices promotes Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion and English Spavin Liniment sold by L. M. Bosworth Druggist in Ames Iowa. Claims include curing horses blemishes and ailments and saving money per bottle. Also cited: Chamberlain's Pain Balm curing inflammatory rheumatism for J H Straub and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by Henry Cook of New Knoxville Ohio. Presbyterian Board of Missions reports a $15,000 debt.
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Woolford
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Ames
J. H. Straub
Fort Madison
Iowa
J. F. Salmon
Chamberlain
L. M. Bosworth
Henry Cook
New Knoxville
Ohio
Presbyterian Board of Missions
Hall's Catarrh Cure addressed in Ohio firm oath
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The firm is in Toledo Ohio. The remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Notary public A W Gleason signs.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cagney &Co
Restorative Nervine Promoted By Dr Miles
The article touts Nervine by Dr Miles as a cure for nervous diseases including headache blues and sleeplessness. It mentions a promotional free sample at L M Bos and emphasizes nerve strength as key to success in life.
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Miles
St. Vitus
L. M. Bos
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