20 Aug 1903
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
1
A syndicated column juggles politics and local concerns. It mocks political opinion as unstable, forecasts an early frost, and urges road weed cutting along public highways. Rumors of Illinois Central HQ moving to Waterloo surface, with Ames contemplating using housing-number penalties to fund sewers.
The text discusses opposition to lynching and endorses measured justice. It mentions a plan to place Gov Cummins’ picture on AR badges for a national encampment and suggests a designer wanted to spread an Iowa idea into California via this channel.
The Oskaloosa Times Journal notes ten more counties left Republican ranks last year. It urges quadrupling that gain this year. The Marshalltown Times Republican counters that the Democratic party failed to live up to its obligations and should not have acted as it did.
A letter addressed to Lord Jesus Christ Son of God Boone Lona arrived at the Boone post office. A neighbor notes the writer is “crazy beyond a shadow of doubt” and warns Ames women to beware after a separate incident where a woman fell and broke her neck while observing another’s clothes.
The mayor of West Union Iowa sues the city for damages after a fall when his horse stepped into a soft street spot. He alleges serious injuries and faces a potential conflict of interest as both plaintiff and defendant in the case.
Town Talk outlines new towns along the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western Railway. Free copy available by writing Edwin B. Magill Mer Townsite Dept Fort Dodge Iowa.
The Sunday Chicago Record Herald offers a four page illustrated sporting section with extensive coverage of baseball racing bowling cycling boxing golf and yachting news. The daily issue’s sporting page is also highly popular among sporting men.
The week brought cool cloudy weather with light rainfall overall and damage from wind hail in some areas. Threshing and stacking slowed due to dampness, fog, and cloudiness. Corn progress is delayed by the persistent cool and cloudy conditions, though some progress exists. Farmers seek warmer weather to advance early plantings and salvage late fields. A large hay crop and heavy forage stocks, with favorable late potato reports and abundant early apples.
Ames Iowa Aug 11 The Iowa State Agriculture College is described as the world’s largest most progressive and comprehensive. The piece notes 1322 regular students plus about 500 in special courses and outlines the college’s history leadership including Beardshear and the incoming president Rev Dr A B Stories. It discusses campus size buildings finances and plans for a new good roads department and packinghouse to study livestock and seed breeding.
A female traveler laments gender inequality in lodging charges and treatment at hotels. She recalls a five hour wait at a Grand hotel in winter with a cold parlor, dirty lamp, and shabby surroundings, while men receive better accommodations for equal or even lower cost.
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