23 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
1
Public notices and announcements outline advertising rates including 5 cents per line per insertion for entertainments and lectures, 25 cents for cards of thanks, and free first publication for non revenue gatherings. Display rates available on request with changes due by Tuesday evening and annual subscription at one dollar per year.
Dispatches report rising meat prices and a strong toast to the Oyster Bay tariff. The State Fair opens tomorrow promising one of the west’s greatest fairs with the public urged to attend.
Iowa leads in Chautauquas with sixty and forty to Illinois on the list. Wisconsin requires five day advance license for marriage. A Sioux City minister preached coatless, arguing discomfort need not accompany religion. The Washing ton correspondent predicts the governor might lose re election yet the legislature could elect him to the senate. New York sits lower on the Chautauqua list.
A local figure in May City Iowa identified as Townsend has been traced six centuries back in family history and is now challenged to set a new record. The note frames Townsend as a possible standout in local historical records.
A Des Moines paper labels the park near the state house Drunk Park while Ames locals call Willow Park and other riverside areas by colorful names such as the Banks of the Wabash, illustrating regional shade and pride in place.
John Thompson of the Ames Times mocks Lon Hardin amid a light exchange in the Ogden Messenger. A playful dig about how people attack profitable firms but ignore struggling ones ends with a quip about yesterday's liver dinner.
Two scorching days last week caused many fatalities across the latitude. McGinty, Democratic state secretary, is mentioned in passing. Durango Iowa postmaster retires after twenty nine years. Republican and Democratic state committees meet in Des Moines to map the campaign plan. Rumors say the president favors Joe Cannon for the succession, a claim echoed for all candidates.
At a Belmond meeting of the Wright County Medical association yesterday the subject was given to Dr Malnix. It asks if he succeeded in putting nature off watch, though the result is not yet known.
In New York a District Attorney named Jerome challenges Hearst for the Democratic nomination for governor. Hearst is portrayed as leading a powerful urban voting bloc. The piece notes unlikely alliances among public figures and religious leaders, with Dowie and Voliva forming an agreement on church and secular leadership.
A long column of political notes reviews Iowa campaigns and party maneuvering. It cites local figures Jarnigan Hubbard and Shea along with national tariff debates, praising leadership and cautioning voters about economic risks and shifts.
Speaker Cannon, nomination for the eighteenth Illinois district, is a longtime stand patter and a foremost protectionist. The district GOP endorses him for president and cites him as an ideal candidate with full support.
A column recalls attacks on Dolliver and hints that a successor will be chosen by the next legislature. It notes progressives now aim at Dolliver's seat, warning readers to ensure a legislature that sustains the Republican leader and Iowa’s political balance.
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