Grangers Debate Campus Road Opening at Iowa State
An Iowa State College campaign argues for a campus road to Ames despite opposition from the Agriculture Department. Proponents claim the link would aid students and farm traffic, while critics warn of litter and damage to grounds and campus beauty.
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Iowa State College
Board of
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Hades
Towa
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Col
Agricultural Department
Intelligencer
Gibraltar
Adam
Granger Hayseed
College
Board of Control
Des Moines
David
Boone Street
North Pass
Governors of Iowa Leslie M Shaw Biography Note
Leslie M Shaw the seventeenth governor of Iowa and U S treasurer under McKinley and Roosevelt was born in Morristown Vermont on November 2 1848. He moved to Iowa in 1869 and graduated from Cornell College in 1874 and the Iowa College of Law in 1876. In 1896 he spoke on the gold standard and was elected governor in 1897 and 1899 before serving as treasury secretary.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Treasury
United States
McKinley
Roosevelt
Morristown
Cornell College
Iowa College of Law
William Jennings Bryan
Western banks calm as east faces financial flurry
A Western banking calm contrasts with a nationwide stock market blow. Ames reports no panic with local bankers conservative and ready. clearing house certificates backstopped by western issuers assure depositors. Overdrafts cause minor concern among a few residents.
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Wall Street
West
United States
Ames
Leslie M Shaw Iowa Governor noted financier and reformer
A profile of Leslie M Shaw born November 2 1848 in Vermont tracing his rise from farm work teacher and tree seller to Cornell College and Iowa College of Law. It highlights his 1876 Denison start, 1896 governorship, financial feats including surplus growth, veto of a fire insurance bill, parole of convicts, and his role in appointing Dolliver to the U S Senate. He is praised for prudence, economy, and public service.
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Mt. Vernon
Iowa College of Law
Denison
America
Treasury Department
Washington
Gor. Shaw
State Treasury
San Francisco
Philippines
Lowa
Board of Control
Gov. Shaw
Larrabee
Judge Kinne
John Downie
Board of Paroles
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
Tenth
United States Senate
John H. Gear
Northern Pacific Adds 10000 Cars Amid Shortage
The Northern Pacific reports adding 10 000 freight cars and 260 engines as rail strikes hinder grain and fuel movement. Despite shortages, Ames has sufficient cars with daily shipments of bricks coal lumber potatoes and other goods offsetting grain box car needs. The Northwestern railroad is expanding activity out of Ames with strong demand.
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Northwest
Interstate Commerce
Lane
White House
Ames
Northwestern
Ames Considers Unified Stock Show and Sale Plan
Ames Commercial Club discusses a proposed two to three day stock show and sale for top Iowa stock. Plans call for horse cattle sheep and pony classes judged by experts with premiums awarded under club authority. Proposals note potential sites north of the old Chautauqua grounds and a connected picnic park and electric-line extension.
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Mammoth Stock & Sale
Hue Checker
Ames Commercial Club
O’brien
Jo Steward
van Frey
Iowa
Cal
West Liberty
Chariton
B. van
Ws Barr
Graves
D. Merz
K. Graves
Ira Rouser
Jo_ Ballard
S. Koozer
H. N. Donhowe
Davis
Chautauqua Association
Commercial Club
Mail Carrier Injured In Campus Ditch Accident
Chris Barbour, delivering college mail, was seriously hurt Monday evening after his buggy fell into an open six by ten foot ditch on a dark campus. The horse disappeared and the buggy broke apart. Barbour lay unconscious for over an hour but showed no permanent injuries yet. H F Hallingsworth now oversees college mail transport.
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Chris Barbour
Mr. Barbour
H. F. Hallingsworth
Largest skin graft operation in Iowa saves boy
Sixty pieces of skin supplied by Keokuk Y M C A volunteers were grafted onto Henry Lange after severe facial and shoulder burns. The procedure included twenty pieces in the first session, fifteen in the second, and two larger follow ups, described as the biggest of its kind in Iowa.
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Keokuk
Barrett Named as Potential State School Commission Member
Prof. R. C. Barrett, former state superintendent of public instruction, is discussed for a spot on the Iowa state school law codification commission. Though highly qualified, he may not be able to leave his college duties to serve.
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Barrett
Iowa
R. C. Barrett
Detectives Seek Wreckers After Stratford Waterworks Attempt
Stratford residents push for justice after a $500 reward attracts Pinkerton involvement in the waterworks bombing attempt. Authorities pursue leads, wary of amateurs, and hope for proper detectives to uncover the guilty parties.
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Pinkerton
Bar of Justice
Rewar
Saal
Oma T Dren
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