Corporations Back Democrats in Iowa Campaign Effort
Des Moines reports reveal Democratic leaders, under C. W. Miller and W. W. Marsh, allied with corporate lobbyists to defeat Cummins and Dolliver and push for rate regulation opposition. Republicans counter with speakers like G. W. Cullison and A. W. Maxwell, while independents drift toward Bryan and Roosevelt era allies.
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Cummins
Democratic Party
Iowa
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
G. W. Cullison
Shelby County
Republican State Committee
A. W. Maxwell
Democratic State Committee
Republican Congressional Committee
Bryan
Des Moines
W. D. Olney
United States
House of Representatives
Towa
Porter
Democratic Committee
Recalled Murder Case Sparks Iowa Town Memory
An elderly Tennant recalls a 1864 Nevada murder near the Frazier place. A prairie-chicken hunt led to a photograph and the capture of McMullen, sentenced to ten years in prison. The tale includes other early Iowa travels and stage coach days.
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Frazier Place
Nevada
Pike’s Peak
Kansas
Egypt
Illinois
St. Louis
Cambridge
Geo, Childs
Dan Stattler
John McLain
Theodore Alderman
Mr. Dieffenbacher
Townsend
McMullen
Personal notices span travels injuries and visits across Colo to Nevada
Niland of Colo and John Lowry of Illinois visit friends in Colo and Maxwell. Wrecks, typhoid fevers, and ankle injuries appear among residents and visitors from Nevada to Cambridge and Hurley. A long list notes meals, house calls, homestead improvements, and school board actions while many travelers report returns from trips to Minnesota, Oregon, Germany, and the Holy Land.
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Z. Shugart
Nevada
Ottawa
Kan
Maxwell
Jane Langley
Mary Smith
Oregon City
Ore
A. D. Schuyler
Anna Leon
Slater
G. A. Tilton
Collins
Burlington
Colo. L. Olinger
Dakota
Ralph Dalrymple
Cambridge
Kansas
Frank Clifton
Orchard
Nebraska
Fred Schworm
W. Gilmore
F. F. Morehead
Stanley Macomber
Jesse Wills
Casper
Wyoming
M. Goughhour
Ankeny
Naples
Italy
Gibraltar
Pompei
Herculaneum
Athens
Holy Land
Bertie Holland
Roland
Minnesota
Dr. Cozzens
Cole
Salem
H. R. Vasey
Melrose
New Mexico
F. C. Morris
Woodward
A. H. McNall
Shipley
Rasmus Severeid
Story City
Joseph Rapp
Omaha
Emma Flack
Tracy
German
T. M. Jones
L. L. Dale
Thien
Minn
Gilbert
Germany
Knudt Gaard
Elmore
R. K. Guard
E. M. Larson
Minot
South Dakota
H. J. Patterson
Dwight
Warren
Stockton
Ill
Kelley
M.N. Grove
Boland
Armour
E. H. Nelson
Leland, Til
A. K. Olson
E. G. Johnson
Ed Height
Denver
Colo
Florence Taylor
B. A. Rawson
New England
Canada
Ed Staring
J. W. Peterson
Sam Swenson
C. L. Johnson
Hyde County
D. D
Ella Olson
Ray Pulis
Martin Trousdalel
Hurley
F. D. Thompson
Los Angeles
F. L
Thos. Bromley
Mankato
John McVey
Henry Brehin
Astoria
Samuel Bowser
Harry L. Swafford
Lincoln
Maude Stallinger Seeks Divorce From Husband C J Stallinger
Mrs. Maude Stallinger of Maxwell files for divorce from C J Stallinger alleging repeated relocations, financial neglect, and injury to health from being forced to work to earn money after their moves.
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Maude Stallinger
Maxwell
C. J. Stallinger
Chautauqua Plans Face Uncertain Future in Ames
The Ames Chautauqua Association reports no contracts for 1907 talent and will not reveal figures. They may move grounds to improve access by rail and curb disturbances, with interurban service a potential factor. Sam Jones, once sought for the lineup, has died, leaving the platform’s fortunes in question.
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Chautauqua Association
Ames
Sam Jones
United States
Ames Chautauqua
Birth anniversary honors Iowa governor James W. Grimes
The piece notes James W. Grimes born October 20, 1816, as the third Iowa governor. It recalls Iowa politics through 1854 with sectional strife over slavery and Grimes’s Whig opposition, plus a U.S. senator election with Harlan. It also mentions social events hosting General and Mrs Lincoln, and a downtown dinner hosted by Dr. and Mrs. O. H. Cessna with Ethyl and Prof. and Mrs. Schmidt.
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James W. Grimes
Iowa
Towa
New Territories
West
Harlan
U. S
Lincoln
O. H. Cessna
Ethyl
Schmidt
Amusements show 'The Little Homestead' draws Ames crowd
A Wednesday night performance in Ames drew a good house for The Little Homestead. Monte the hunchback, Roy Carroll and Mrs Carroll delivered strong lines though some parts were uneven. Critics question the overall value of such stage attractions.
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Ames
Monte
Roy Carroll
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