Populist convention in Iowa nominates slate
Twenty delegates attended the state populist convention in Des Moines on August 24. They endorsed the Omaha platform and proposed forming a party newspaper. Ticket nominees included L. H. Weller for governor, Perry Engle for lieutenant governor, J. R. McDonald for supreme judge, Luke McDowell for railroad commissioner, and J. Harland for superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Stoines
L. H. Weller
John Youngerman
M. A. Stanford
Andrew Macomber
Committee
Des Moines
Alli Reed
State Central Committee
Muscatine
Chickasaw County
Perry Engle
Jasper County
J. R. McDonald
Polk County
Luke McDowell
Shelby County
J. ©. Harland
Woodbury County
State College Experiment Station Funds Judge Access
Attorney General Mullan issues an opinion that the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts to use state appropriations for the experiment station as a department of the college. He traces the station’s history under college control and supports funding for building projects and current expenses through the college trustees.
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Ames
Mullan
Des Moines
Mullen
Milton Remley
Iowa State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
Laws of the Twenty-eighth General Assembly
Remley
Iowa College of Agriculture
Congress
Spence of Mt. Ayr Elected Chairman of Republican State Central Committee
Robert H. Spence of Mt. Ayr Ringgold county was elected chairman by unanimous vote after a day of caucuses and conferences. The resolution named Spence as chairman with J. D. Whisenand as vice chairman and Charles W. Phillips as secretary, outlining district executive roles for the year.
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Des Moines
Robert H. Spence
Mt. Ayr
Ringgold County
Republcan
Charles W. Phillips
C. W. Phillips
R. H. Spence
J. E. Bruce
S. X. Way
Kk. W. Clayton
A. LB. Cummins
E. C. Brown
Martin
Busse Confesses to Murder and Arson Attempt
Louis Busse reportedly confessed to killing his wife Allison last June and attempting to burn the house to hide the crime. He awaits grand jury action at the October term, saying quarrels with his wife led to blows. Children from his first marriage have saved most of his property.
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Allison
Louis Busse
Busse
Young man jailed for hotel baggage dispute in Ames
Joe Billings a Chicago tailor agent claims to work for a Chicago house. He tried to beat his board bill at the West House Ames and after cutting the screen to throw his baggage from a window was arrested after collecting the bags, receiving thirty days in jail.
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Ames
Joe Billings
West House
Jusice Haverly
Billings
Chicago
Burglar’s Threat Roils Fort Dodge House
A burglar entered O. F. Cady’s residence in Fort Dodge on August 23 and woke Margaret Cady while removing a valuable ring from her finger. He warned her to stay quiet or face harm, demanded money and valuables, and fled through an open window tearing down curtains as he escaped.
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Fort Dodge
O. F. Cady
Margaret Cady
Northwestern flyer runs over man near Denison
The Northwest ern flyer train No. 1 struck an unknown man near Denison. He had evidently fallen asleep on the track and his body was mangled, requiring removal in pieces.
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Ledon
Denison
Northwestern Flyer
Emlin McLain Named President of Law Schools Group
August 23 reports Judge Emlin McLain elected president of the American Association of Law Schools in Denver, highlighting his leadership role among legal educators.
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Fmlin McLain
Emlin McLain
American Association of Law Schools
Denver
Woman Donates 30000 Church Memorial in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. T. M. Sinclair dedicates a 30000 church to the Third Presbyterian church of Cedar Rapids as a memorial to her late husband. Construction starts immediately on a 500-seat house of worship with Sunday school rooms for 400.
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Cedar Rapids
T. M. Sinclair
Third Presbyterian Church
Iowa Board of Controls Sets Coal Contracts for State Institutions
Des Moines August 26 The board of control has set annual coal contracts for the state institutions. Estimated need totals 53300 tons to start October 1 with contractors obliged to maintain full supply. The board aims to reduce fuel costs by shifting from mine run to mixtures of slack and pea coal in many contracts.
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Board of Controls
Des Moines
Board of Control
Engineer Fatally Injured by Moulding Shaft in Yard Accident
Ft. Dodge Aug 23 Frank Bender of Waterloo an engineer on the Illinois Central was switching in the yards when his cab failed to clear a box car. A moulding strip ripped through his breast and passed through him. He opened the throttle, the engine ran on into a freight causing damage and he was burned on the shoulders and arms.
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Dodge
Frank Bender
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Bender
Deadlock Broken in Iowa GOP Convention Nominees
After three adjournments and a three day session, Osceola county cast enough votes on the 2721st ballot to nominate B. F. Robinson of Emmet county at the Emmet Dickinson and Osceola Republican convention in Sibley Iowa. The motion to make it unanimous was carried.
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Estherville
Emmet
Dickinson
Osceola
Sibley
Iowa
B. F. Robinson
L. E. Francis
Dickinson County
Stage
Osceola County
Yeomans Sells His Farm in Major Iowa Deal
Inter state Commerce Commissioner J. D. Yeomans completes sale of the Ashton stock farm comprising 160 acres in Monona county to H. Edward Evans of Illinois for 34500 dollars. Evans formerly lived on the fruit farm that once belonged to him. He buys it back at a higher price.
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Yeomans
Sioux City
Iowa
Interstate Commerce
J. D. Yeomans
Ashton
Monona County
H. Edward Evans
Illinois
Evans
Towa
Executive Council
Supreme Court of Michigan
Detroit Street Railway Company
Supreme Court of Ohio
Edmunds
Horace Boies
Cheshire
Cummins
Kirthe
Hubbard
John Hoerriott
Hull Postoffice Robbed in Burglaries
Hull reports its postoffice burglarized with three explosions blowing the safe. Authorities say $47 in stamps and $150 in cash were stolen in the incident on August 23.
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Hull
Boy Drowns After Being Washed From Raft in Missouri River
Ernest Porter, 10, was swept from a raft on the Missouri River near Sioux City by waves from a steamer and drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Ernest Porter
Missouri River
Family approves elopement plan in private discussion
Mother voices support for elopement while Father agrees it is the cheaper option. The exchange suggests a parental approach favoring a swift private wedding over formal arrangements.
Soldiers' Home Drin Habit Prevalence Tied to Chief Ob
The report focuses on the drin habit prevalence at the Soldiers' Home and identifies the chief obstruction as a central issue. It notes how drinking patterns influence care outcomes and calls for policy review.
Two Sisters Drowned in Maquoketa River
Maquoketa report says Bessie 21 and Hazel 16 daughters of William Reeve were drowned today. Their bodies were found two hours later in nine feet of water, clasped in each other’s arms. The father recently lost his wife and lies prostrated with grief.
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Maquoketa
Bessie
Hazel
William Reeve
Attending to One's Own Business Cited by Gossips
A cautious admonition notes that some sin remains unseen by gossip and emphasizes the value of focusing on personal affairs rather than others. The piece advises restraint and prudence in social scrutiny.
Phillips the Nominee Ex Mayor Ottumwa Nominated for Governor
The Iowa Democratic convention in Des Moines nominated Thome Phillips of Ottumwa for governor after a heated floor battle over platform vows. The majority backed a Kansas City platform alignment while a minority demanded full support for state issues and silver.
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Ottumwa
Kansas City
Des Moines
Committee On
Iowa Democracy
Walter H. Butler
Claude Porter
John J. Seerley
Seerley
Haffman
State Central Committee
J. N. McCash
Republican Party
Sharon
Committee On Permanent Organization
John M. Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Redmond
Talting
Democratic Party
Democratic Party of
Iowa
United States
Committee On Resolutions
C. A. Wendle
Chicago
Wendle
Sam P. Wright
Tipton
D. J. O'Connell
Keokuk
Mr. Butler
Kansas City Platform
Free Silver
D. W. Hammaiton
Sigourney
Butler
Walt Butler
Democrats
General Assembly
Candidates for Iowa Illinois governorship and other statewide offices
A long excerpt outlines candidates T. J. Phillips for governor and George E. Ferguson for lieutenant governor. It details Phillips as a miner turned mayor of Ottumwa, Ferguson as editor of the Logan Nucleus, and profiles John Shortley of Perry, W. B. Johnson of Carroll, and A. C. Brice of Taylor County with career highlights and party shifts.
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Nority
Butler
Wade
Hamilton
Judge Wade
Sharon
Cato “Ells
Sells
Jud Caldwell
Tama County
H. J. Stiger
Toledo
John R. Lewis
Ottumwa
Thomeas J. Phillips
Phillips
Stiger
Weaver
Redmond
Ball
Samuel Whiting
Johnson
William D
Iowa County
Supeen
Carroll
Log Steece
Des Moines
Whiting
Steece
Fred White
White
A. C. Brice
Taylor County
John Green
Jones
John M. Lewis
Wapello
J. J. McMahon
Tama
Mr. Phillips
T. J. Phillips
Whitebreast Fuel Company
Iowa
Ilinois
Whitebreast Company
George E. Ferguson
Logan
John Shortley
Perry
Dallas County
Wisconsin
New Hampton
Chickasaw County
Upper Iowa University
Jackson
Carr
Manchester
Scott
Brooklyn
H. H. Cardell
Shortle
Cuba
Cleveland
Ismes
Maine
State Department
Brice
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Chicago, Milwaukee & S J. Paul
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Inter State Commerce Commission
Rock Island
Hotep Railway Company
Scott Couity
Scott Geog Oe
Washington
Havana
Manila
Sapunibens
Colonial Falls
Party of Prohibition
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Board of Supervisors
Pirst
Roberts
Charles G. Hippell
Davenport
KM. Carr
D. A. Lrons
Cresco
Firth
A. E. Jackson
F. McConnen
Bloomfield
George A. Hul
Lies Moines
Tighth. A. W. Maxwell
Seymour
J. H. Quick
Woodbury
Burlington
W. Pp Ely
W. M. Highee
Fairbank
Abop
Kikader
Mfp. Jackson
Polk
Centerville
W Cleveland
Harlon
Debnis
Powery
Cheventh
Story City
W. (. Anderson
Oskatoosa
Dame McNell
Warren
Freeland
Corydon
C. Dennis
Red Oak
Jorday
Boone
James Parson
Rock Rapids
John F. Leach
Henry
G. W. ‘Ball
Iowa City
F. P. Hagerman
Thomas J. Phillips
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