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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
2
The Ames Times surveys statewide politics and local events with sharp remarking on the Cummins faction and the Republican label in Iowa. It references a Boone baseball mishap and a Sherlock Holmes style quip about real estate optimism as reporters note county fairs, earthquakes, and Elks conventions.
Ten thousand people attended an automobile tournament at Boone Tuesday. About two hundred cars were on the ground with values from six hundred to three or four thousand dollars each.
Former Vice President Fairbanks condemns those who willfully and maliciously assault public servants, asserting they are traitors to the state regardless of political faith or outward declarations of duty. He emphasizes loyalty to public service above all.
Ex governor Folk cites widespread Democrats joining insurgent currents in multiple states and warns the danger to Democratic organization. Senator Ericson of Boone dies after gallbladder surgery. he served in Iowa legislature and was famed for philanthropy in Boone. He died at seventy after an around world trip. Debate over a law used against public figures continues, with critics calling for repeal due to personal disclosures harming officials.
The piece recalls a new Des Moines river drowning victim as summer yields more water incidents and mocks gender norms with social satire on women’s appearance. It notes Dolliver and Cummins in a political fable about influence and fame.
The Sioux City Journal argues Cummins delivered an insurgent keynote at the Iowa Republican convention. He did not endorse Taft or Gov. Carroll, sketched a path toward a new party, and criticized the party record while praising selective legislation. The piece forecasts a national readjustment and tense party dynamics in Iowa.
Des Moines reports a major action by the Iowa Board of Railway Commissioners with the attorney general filing a formal complaint at the interstate commerce commission in Washington. The case targets proportional class rates against the seven largest Iowa railroads and commodity rates against all roads in the state.
The board of Railway Commissioners ordered by the attorney general to court the Interstate Commerce Commission on a rate discrimination case shows through rates from Illinois to Des Moines. The article also covers the Republican state convention topics in Iowa, including the primary law debate, Taft endorsement, Peterson law impact, liquor policy, and prospective state legislators.
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