Frolics and Frost Touch Up New Year Hopes
A lively column notes New Year prep with jokes on singing and resolutions. It mentions state marshal law touched by frost, plans for a leap year party, and a Saint Louis Exposition display of stuffed animals possibly linked to boodlers. William Jennings Bryan met Count Tolstoi, who called him not a socialist, prompting Bryan to tout non democracy claims.
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Saint Louis Exposition
Saint Louis
William Jennings Bryan
Tolstoi
William Jennings
Bryan
Inauguration ceremonies for Governor Cummins set for January 14
The inauguration events will occur at Foster's opera house in the afternoon and the governor's reception will be at the state house in the evening on January 14.
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Cummins
Foster
Opera House
State House
Teachers Association Training Week in Des Moines
The State Teachers Association hosts training for teachers this week in Des Moines. Senator Gorman struggles to marshal Democrats on the Panama issue. A quip notes even a Democrat fears his own conscience. Citizens without social polish blame weather for their conversations. The Czar of Russia cites weather in refusing to evacuate Manchuria.
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The
State Teachers Association
Des Moines
Gorman
Russia
Manchuria
Death by own action in love shocks small town
A Girus at Reiebeck took his own life this week in a act of love. The note contrasts with the common belief that men are the killers, asking when people will learn there are as many gullible fools in the sea as those they fail to catch.
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Girus
Reiebeck
John A. T. Hull
Story County
Ames
Nevada
Vivaldo
United States
Iowa
Mies Orton
Miles Orton
Tampa
Florida
Orton
Tucker
Agricultural College
England
Lewiston
Journal
Taft to Become Secretary of War Succeeding Root
William H. Taft will assume the role of secretary of war tomorrow succeeding Elihu Root. His father Alonzo Taft previously served as secretary of war under Ulysses S. Grant and as attorney general. The piece also notes weather, a harsh winter, and large meat shipments by Cudahy Packing to Russia and to U S forces in Manila.
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William H. Taft
The
Philippine Islands
Elihu Root
Alonzo Taft
Grant
Cudahy Packing Company
South Omaha
Neb
San Francisco
Cudahy Company
Russia
United States
Manila
Mississippi Valley
Iowa politics and crime notes mix in midwestern chatter
The passage notes Iowa governor Ansel Briggs a fifty seven year old figure, discussions of a Chicago illicit still, and a bustling Des Moines school board scene amid elections and rings. It mentions Fra Elbertus Elbert Hubbard planning marriage to Alice Moore on New Year’s, after a prior divorce and alimony.
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Iowa
Ansel Briggs
Chicago
Iris
Elbertus
Elbert Hubbard
Alice Moore
New York State
Elbert
Stevenson
Spelling Reform Sparks School Debate Across Iowa
A periodical criticizes new spelling reforms and teachers who push sound based reading. The piece argues for traditional phonics and strict spelling tests, calling for firm discipline to raise literacy and preserve practical education. It notes Ames politics, Miles Orton’s circus memory, and local shifts in education and rural life.
Great Western Holiday Round Trip Rates Announced
Christmas and New Year Holiday Rates, Fare and one third for the round trip to points within 200 miles via the Chicago Great Western Railway. Tickets on sale Dec 24 25 and Jan 1, good returning until Jan 4. For further information apply to any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
J. P. Elmer
Chicago
For Sale Registered Duroc in North Ames
A registered Duroc boar or sow is offered for sale by Jasper Zenor in north Ames. The listing notes the animal is suitable for both sexes and invites inquiries.
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Duroc
North Ames
Jasper Zenor
Trade or sale of 10 hp engine and wood saw
One upright traction 10 horsepower engine and wood saw offered for trade for horses or for sale. Contact W. M. Miner at Ames Route 3.
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W. M. Miner
Ames
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Nate Salisbury
Mr. Bailey
Kansas
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Ann
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