Nansen Sued for Damages and Local Anecdotes Emerge
The Times reports Nansen, the arctic explorer, is sued for twenty thousand dollars over a missed lecture in Des Moines. Gov. Shaw visits Ames and remarks on dining hall capacity. A Nevada man cites aged couples in Iowa, noting John Corbin and Margaret Park born 1807 and 1809, married since 1830 with long family histories across several counties.
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Nanseen
Des Moines
Iowa
Nansen
Gov. Shaw
Ames
Margaret Hall
Gov
Steward Cavell
M. C. Allen
Nevada
John Corbin
Benjamin Corbin
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania
Margaret M. Park
Hunterdon County
New Jersey
Hardin County
Ohio
Webster County
Betsy Stever
Jefferson County
Corbin
Banner Changes Hands Editor Named at Belle Plaine
Tue Cole Banner passed to eight week old ownership shift with W A Root of Belle Plaine as editor and proprietor. The Times offers congratulations and friendship to the new proprietor. Dave Hill of New York, long aligned with the Democrats, remains aligned as he states I am a democrat still. Harvey Inghram, editor of the Algona Upper Des Moines and regent of the State University, notes the faculty suspended 23 students for a hazing incident and vows to root out such behavior with regents backing the move.
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Tue Cole
W. A. Root
Belle Plaine
The
Times
Dave Hill
New York
Harvey Inghram
Algona Upper
Mob Vows Rough Justice After Burlington Ax Murder
Tur Times voices ire over Storm killing of Mrs. Rathburn near Burlington. Inflammatory rhetoric questions legality of mob retaliation and urges swift, brutal punishment before legal processes conclude.
Senate balance shows GOP needs three more to control
The U S senate stands with one vacancy as 43 Republicans 31 Democrats 9 Silverites and 6 Populists. Opponents hold control while Republicans must elect three more senators to gain majority.
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United States Senate
Senate
Iowa Governor Shaw Praised as Leader Against Do-Nothings
The Tur Chicago Times-Herald lauds Iowa Governor Shaw in an extended editorial closing, praising his willingness to stand before do-nothings in Congress and force them to action, comparing his spine to that of a strong leader.
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Chicago Times-Herald
United States
Iowa
Congress
Shaw
Reading PA Woman Faints on Husband Reveal in Church
A Reading woman fainted upon seeing her husband at church after his twenty year absence from worship. She recovered with effort, and the incident is noted as similar to Ames cases. The Roland Record cites C. M. Soper of Ames as a county clerk candidate, with Myrah as a strong rival. The Times praises the fair coverage and forecasts a spirited but cordial nomination battle.
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Reading
Pennsylvania
Ames
Tulsp Day
C. M. Soper
Myrah
Roland Record
A. B. Myrah
Times
The
Record
Soper
Iowa suffrage articles to appear in state papers soon
The Iowa Equal Suffrage Association plans a series of concise articles by prominent Iowans to be sent to friendly editors statewide. The pieces aim to meet public demand for brevity and wit, arguing that suffrage will prevail despite initial opposition and comparisons to past innovators. Anna E. H. Satterler signs off. A note on Midland Monthly changes follows. The February issue features Mary J. Reid on Octave Thanet, Grant’s foresight, Belle E. Smith poetry, and Ed L. Sabin prize story The Christening of the Muertos.
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Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Iowa
Columbus
Jay
Galileo
Robert Fulton
George Stevenson
Fulton
Stevenson
Anna E. H. Satterler
Midland Monthly
Johnson Brigham
Messrs
Conaway & Shaw
Brigham
Midland
Octave Thanet
Mary J. Reid
Chicago
Grant
Henry and Donelson
Belle E. Smith
the Muertos
Ed. L. Sabin
Peoria
Chamberlains Cough Remedy and Liver Health From Moral Parables
An Iowa reader endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for frequent croup, praises its success in their family and shares a long digression on Prometheus and liver illness. The note ends with claims that Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery is superior to dyspepsia and that products are sold nationwide.
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Prometheus
Mount Caucassus
Dr. Pierce
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