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Ames and Waterloo politics and local notes mix with regional chatter
A sprawling Ames Iowa page recounts political splits at Waterloo, populist activity, city governance moves, and trade disputes. It notes the Grand Lodge meeting in Boone, Baraboo evangelists, and local brass in Des Moines, with broader talk of tariffs, Coxey, Mary Lease, and local newspaper growth.
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Wn Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Ames
Des Moines
Charhan
Register
Morrill
Waterloo
Barhaoo
Wis
Baraboo
Morris
Masonic Grand Lodge
Boone
Jim Weaver
Jim
Iowa
Jim Berryhill
James
Polk County
McVicar
Berryhill Congress
Berryhill
Providence
Congress
Hull
Pfeffer
Kansas
United States Senate
Coxey
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Washington
Mary
Mary Ellen
Jerry Simpson
The
Times
the Times
Adviiser