Ames and Iowa roads and politics spark town action
The Ames paper critiques hazing at the college and urges residents to lobby Congress for a fifty thousand dollar federal building. It compares Ames to Boone and Webster City, cites a letter from a congressman about Ames, and notes road and education initiatives while discussing statewide party dynamics and tariffs.
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Ames
Webster City
Washington
Commercial Club
Commercial Club of
Boone
Iowa
Wheat Reaches Dollar Mark and Ames to College Road?
Obscure notes question the status of a boulevard project from Ames to the college. The text hints at stalled progress and a possible future thaw in spring, with no clear updates on the scheme.
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Ames
College
Meeting in Des Moines Discusses District Consolidation Strategy
Des Moines dispatches report a city meeting aimed at consolidating the district outside Polk county and backing a single congress candidate. They postponed action until after Polk county primaries, with Nevada’s two Story county representatives hinting that if Prouty wins Polk, consolidation outside against Polk will fade.
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Polk County
Congress
Nevada
Story County
Polk
Romance in Reality Portrait of Wm. Clark in Sioux City
Sunday’s Sioux City Journal features a half tone portrait of Wm. Clark with a sketch recounting early adventures. It notes Clark’s 1857 overland trek from Freeport Illinois to the western frontier and his capture by Mormons in Salt Lake City for several months after joining companions at Leavenworth.
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Lot Smith
United States
Utau
Doc” Hickman
Bill” Hickman
Clark
California
Sioux City Journal
Wm. Clark
Mr. Clark
Leavenworth
God With Us Shibboleth in Jap-Russian Conflict
The piece notes both sides claim divine support in the Jap-Russ conflict. It argues belief is shaped by personal inclination and asks what action follows from such assertions. It references the slogan God with us as a traditional warrior’s cry.
Merchants urged to oppose parcel post proposal
Local merchants plan to press their congressman to oppose the parcel post plan seen as attacking country merchants and aiding mail order houses. The commercial club would send a petition urging influence against the measure.
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