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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
1
Jurist Juper Woolson Dies in Des Mes Home
Juper Woolson, a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Iowa, died Monday at his Des Moines home. He served on the federal bench and was known for his judicial tenure and local influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juper Woolson
United States Court of the South
Iowa
Des Mes
Kentucky Describes Turment, Departure to Harsh Ground
Fragmentary text references Kentucky and decline, noting unsettled muddle and a lone individual to chronicle. Vague lines mention departure toward a hunting ground and a shotgun roof, implying deterioration without clear events or proper names.
Iowa-born Speaker of the House earns national honor
An Iowa native rises to the high and exalted post of Speaker of the national House of Representatives, placing Iowa in an honored role beside the presidency and reflecting statewide pride in the achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
House Ofpresentatives
Iowa
Davenport Bridge Ownership and Northern Line Plans
The Davenport bridge under construction will become property of the Northern line. Northern will operate its trains to the Tri Cities Davenport Me Rock Island. The C. and N. W. is routed through Davenport via Clin and the project advances toward own trains serving Davenport, Moline and Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Clin
Tri
Rock Island
President McKinley Delivers Broad Congress Message
The president’s lengthy address outlines firm demands on Cuba pledge, maintenance of the gold standard, congressional action on trusts, and swift subjection of the rebellion in the Philippines. He presents a frank, comprehensive view on major national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinle
Congress
Messig
McKinley
Cuba
Philippines
Two Publishers Crippled By Troubles Before Thanksgiving
The period before Thanksgiving saw DEweEyY misfortunes after marriage and Lirrincorr and Harper suffer failures, crippling two major publishing houses. The Southwestern Iowa Horticultural Society, with twenty five counties, will hold its annual meeting in Logan in December 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lirrincorr’s
Harper's
Southwestern Iowa Horticultural Society
Iowa
Logan
Mystery around Yellen Lease persists in vague hints
The text notes a continuing, unclear focus on a Yellen Lease while unsure of its location and significance. It maintains an oblique inquiry tone about the lease matter and its obscured details.
Thanksgiving Plow Day Delights Farmers Before Snow
Farmers in the region enjoyed an unusually late Thanksgiving, with plowing permitted the day before the holiday. Thanksgiving fell on the last day of November, followed by a snowfall the next day.
Blair Promoter of Northwestern Line Dies in New Jersey
Joun S Blair a key early Iowa railroad promoter and founder of what became the Chicago and Northwestern main line died at his Blairstown New Jersey home Saturday at an advanced age. He was reputedly worth about a hundred million dollars largely in railroad interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joun S. Blair
Iowa
Great
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Blairstown
N. J
Hobart estate valued at five million stirs attention
The vice president’s fortune is noted as a rare political legacy. A mare named Auntie Shucks was bid in at Des Moines by Matt Ribbens. A Lake Beacon report mentions Iowa counties Franklin Mitchell Story Winnebago and Dickinson, and a broad republican vote context. Five counties appear in the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Auntie Shucks
Des Moines
Matt Ribbens
Perry
Nevada
Shrit Lake Beacon
Iowa
Franklin
Mitchell
Story
Winnebago
Dickinson
Thanksgiving snow greets Iowa with railroad leadership news
Thanksgiving brought the season’s first snow while Des Moines papers highlighted a new annual number for a farm paper and lauded Ret. Clarkson as a Senate secretary candidate. Congress opened with Reed rules adopted and David B. Henderson named Speaker, as Iowa’s Aishton exits to a higher post leaving H. J. Slifer in charge of double tracking Chicago to the Missouri River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallack
Des Moines
Congress
Henderson
Ravel
House
Washington
David B. Henderson
Iowa
Hepburn
H. J. Slifer
Chicago
Missouri River
Northwestern
Supt. Aishton
Aishton
Oldest Inhabitant Recounts 1862 Echoes in Fall
The Times awaits the oldest inhabitant’s comment on a fall comparison with 1862, noting expectations of a Webster City appearance and referencing nearby Dodge weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atl
Times
Webster City
Bryan Supporters Richard Croker and Dave Hill Rise
Richard Croker and Dave Hill back Bryan in 1900 indicating Tammany may join the band wagon on issues from free Silver to imperialism or embalmed beef. Hill is a shrewd grafter and Croker is no slouch in backing the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Croker
Dave Hill
Bryan
Tammany
Hill
Croker
Des Moines Leader Claims Largest Circulation Yet
The Iowa daily notes its marked editing independence and top cartoon work as factors in achieving the largest circulation ever reached, highlighting its state and general news service and Special features on both the Daily and Sunday Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Leader
Iowa
Daily
Sunday Leader
Roberts Faces Objection Over Polygamy Rule In New Congress
Monday amid oath rites for new congressmen an objection arose over Roberts of Utah suspected of polygamy. He was asked to step aside until organization and his case would be considered. Roberts showed nervousness but complied. Twenty eight petition rolls, each about two feet across and claimed to cover seven million homes, were piled before the Speaker’s desk protesting Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roberts
Utah
Des Moines Curfew Law Ridiculed as Blue Law Mockery
The piece denounces Des Moines curfew ordinance forcing all residents to be off streets by eleven. It ridicules the city council for blue law nostalgia and claims the law makes the city look foolish and out of step with progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs Moines
Iowa
Des Moines
Connecticut
Daily Capital Des Moines Announces One Day Territorial Offer
Des Moines publisher offers the Daily Capital for 1900 at $2.00 to readers who mail a check on December 28 1899. The move marks Iowa’s 53rd anniversary of statehood and aims to introduce the paper through the 1900 legislative and presidential year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital
Des Moines
Iowa
Associated Press
Thorougly
Lafe Young
Local grocers advertise goods and specials
Ames Grocery Co. ad noted among listings. C. F. Lerts promotes toilet soap and coffee at 25 cents. T. J. Miller & Son tout fresh oyster crackers weekly. Calumet baking powder pitch appears with best available claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Miller & Son
C. F. Lerts
A. C. RB
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Mary— Yellen
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Senate
Ret
Republican Party
Dewey
William Jennings Bryan
Letts
Ames Grocery Co
C. F
Geo. E. Rae Ler
Gunther
Judisch Bros
Parley Sheldon
H Schlieter
Tory County Bank
B. J. Shelden
Ames
Bimpless Near Safest
Gimbel
Monarch
Joe Coke
Oxford
Royal Tailors
South Side Street
Union National Book
Nen’s
Furnisher
Knudson & Barber
Ames, Ic
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