Story County Newslets Highlights From Nevada Ames and More
Local items report a Rock Island gravel train derailment blocking D M I F N Ry traffic last Monday and a rain halted Cherokee Indians vs Story City game. Maxwell plans a colt show August 23 to boost horse breeding interest. Dr Charles Knowles fled with his office girl and faced pursuit. Nevada men capture a escaped ape, a 18 to 19 Nevada over Milford township game, and a horse sale dispute in the court. Story County Fair dates September 11 to 13 with expanded stock and poultry shows. The Fieldberg church dedication at Huxley on August 5 includes corner stone artifacts from local congregations. A Nevada peddler jailed for selling without a license prompts debate on state versus local licensing. Ongoing political commentary references Cummins and Iowa GOP, plus an interurban railway plan between Turnoone and Webster City. The editorial tone notes curiosity over tariff issues and local civic matters. Also mentioned are wage talks, a drowning incident, and Oklahoma’s nickname “Cowboy” state. Major entities include Story County, Nevada, Ames, Des Moines, Huxley, Webster City, and Cummins.
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Cedar Rapids
Campaign talk and town notes recall Iowa politics
The column reflects on the end of Tae Ames Chautauqua season in 1906 and hints at upcoming campaigns. It mentions Centerville born Iowa governor candidates, praises Waterloo, notes Hampton awaiting a Des Moines Iowa Falls railway, and jokes about whiskey claimed to kill typhoid germs by a Chicago health commissioner.
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Hampton
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Nothing Railway
Chicago
Story of William and Martha Strange Coincidence
Barney of Britt recalls a newspaper anecdote where a woman notices the matri mon columns and comments on a strange coincidence a William Strange marries Martha Strange. Her husband replies that the next news might be stranger.
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Barney
Britt
William Strange
Martha Strange
Democrats Nominate Two For Congress In Iowa Districts
R C Stirton of Monticello is nominated by Democrats to oppose Bob Cousins for Congress. M J Carter of Ossian is also named to run against Haugen in the Fourth District at New Hampton Iowa. The Inwood Herald warns that overzealous progressives may spook standpatters. A Miss Sas is elected to a Boone schools position and likely quiet in that grade. The piece opens noting the absence of Harry Thaw in current discussion.
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R. C. Stirton
Monticello
Bob Cousins
Congress
Sas
Boone
M. J. Carter
Ossian
Haugen
New Hampton
Iowa
The
Inwood Herald
Washington hint Shaw to stamp state for Republican ticket
A Washington correspondent intimates that Secretary Shaw will stamp the state for the Republican ticket this fall. The assertion is not made positively but is presented tentatively.
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Washington
Shaw
Woods elected chairman of state central committee
Frank P. Woods of Estherville, tenth district member, was chosen chairman of the republican state central committee at the Des Moines meeting on Monday. Woods is not a standpatter, judging from his home district.
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Frank P. Woods
Estherville
Republican State Central Committee
Des Moines
Woods
Old soldiers enjoy national G A R encampment in Minneapolis
Veterans at the national encampment in Minneapolis this week savor fine weather and a festive mood. Though ranks thin, the old veterans anticipate annual reunions with eagerness, as they always promise a big time.
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Minneapolis
Political forecast names Cannon or Fairbanks for 1908
The Inter Ocean bets on the 1908 presidential race with a blunt forecast: aside from unlikely revolutionary change, the Republican nominee will nearly certainly be Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois or Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana. The statement signals a clear party alignment and emphasizes the newspaper's stance on the expected frontrunners.
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Inter Ocean
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Prance Sues Over Alleged Affection Swapping in Oelwein
A local case in Oelwein involves a man named Prance suing another man for allegedly diverting his wife’s affections. The court action centers on relationship entanglements and wrongdoing claims as the pair heads to further proceedings.
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Oelwein
Progressive Republicans urged to unite amid Iowa tensions
A call for unity addresses threats toward Congressman Hub Bard of Iowa's eleventh district. The message notes November snow in Iowa and urges opponents to lay down the tomahawk and seek reconciliation.
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Hubbard
Eleventh District
Iowa
Tillman and LaFollette allies vie in Floyd Chickasaw bid
In Clinton Iowa a speaker quoted saying average men are dirty dogs. The Democratic party backs Tillman while the Republican field includes B F Whent of Charles City who seeks the state senate from Floyd Chickasaw. Whent claims Cummins republican credentials.
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Phcw
Tillman
Clinton
Iowa
Republican Party
LaFollette
B. F. Whent
Charles City
State
Senate
Floyd- Chickasaw
Cummins
Sigourney Democrat Nominates DAN Hamilton for Sixth District
DAN Hamilton of Sigourney was nominated Monday as temporary chairman of the late Democratic state convention to run for Congress in the Sixth District against Major Lacey. Weaver was turned down.
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Hubbard
Eleventh
Cummins
Lacey
Pelf
John Kelley
Eleventh District
Dan Hamilton
Sigourney
Congress
Major Lacey
Weaver
Young Parker Amusement Worker Marries in Animal Cage
A Parker Amusement official wed last week in a ceremony held inside a cage surrounded by growling and squalling wild animals. He vows readiness for life’s realities and plans practice in facing the future.
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Parker Amusement Company
Glidden Graphic Assails Towner Not Shaw
The Glidden Graphic says the hissing targeted four-fifths rebuke of temporary chairman Towner rather than Shaw. Towner, selected by the state central committee, was known as a standpatter, and delegates expected a standpat speech, making the attempt to soften the offense seem slim.
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Shaw
Towner
State Central Committee
Boone Independent editor links unionism to suffrage stance
Tur Times notes P. de Swick as an ardent union man and speculates on female suffrage views without asserting them. The piece quotes caution against misusing mailboxes and smoking, urging restraint and respect for federal symbols.
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