Times Defends Independence as Clipper Targets County Officers
Tue Collins Clipper accuses the Times of backing the two term rule breach and claims it favors Groves Hamilton Ersland and Thompson. The Times denies favoritism and asserts freedom from influence, while the Clipper presses for primaries removals citing Grove’s Story county ties and Hamilton’s alleged aid to Grove.
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Times
Groves
Hamilton
Ersland
Thompson
Grove
Clipper
Story County
Washington Township
Bro. Ersland
Temes Times Official Paper of Story County
The Temes Times proclaims itself as the official paper for Story County with a yearly subscription priced at one dollar per year.
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Story County
UTan Admitted to Statehood Amid Celebrations
UTan was admitted to statehood on Saturday as residents welcomed inclusion in the sisterhood of states with public celebrations marking the event.
Farmer picks oranges on Christmas day in Jewell Junction
A Jewell Junction farmer reportedly picked oranges from an orchard on Christmas Day. The Jewell Record’s Walt Hellen questions the claim, suggesting possible misreporting.
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Jewell Junction
Walt Hellen
Legislature Opens Amid Crowds and Clashing Clans
The legislature convenes next Monday as clans gather and candidates pile into minor offices. The crowd grows large this year, and the old dispute returns with more talks than deeds as the usual plague of fishermen outnumbering sustenance persists.
Ames Professor Wilson Praised For State Benefit
Our Register notes with approval that Palmer Wilson known as Tama Jim Wilson, a professor of agriculture at Ames, stands out among college men and is of far greater value to Iowa than any classical professor.
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Wilson
Palmer” Wilson
Tama Jim” Wilson
Ames
Iowa
Clipper warns Ames Nevada in primary manipulation
A Clipper column accuses Ames and Nevada of forming political combos to subdue county townships and outlines a perceived primary system scheme. It warns Ames and Nevada voters to discard such tactics and highlights fear of candidate padding and cross voting influencing results.
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Collins
Ames
Nevada
Washington
Topeka Man Schemes Strawberries and Milkweed
The Topeka man is said to be drafting a scheme to cross milkweed with strawberries to grow a strawberries and cream crop, while the Des Moines Leader notes the Topeka man is being discouraged. Josefy Pulitzer of the New York World writes to Mr Cleve land about buying $1,000,000 in new bonds at 3 percent depending on Morgan & Co. deal, warning of a dangerous precedent for country newspapers.
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Tux Story City Herald
Topeka
Des Moines
Josefh Pulitzer
New York World
Cleveland
Pulitzer
Morgan & Co
Tuklowa Academy backs memorial and art building plan
Tuklowa Academy of Sciences at its tenth annual meeting in Des Moines adopted a resolution endorsing construction of a memorial, historical and art building to preserve material of historical and scientific value. The project is led by Hon. Chas. Aldrich, Curator of the Aldrich Collection, in the State Capitol and is considered a worthy movement.
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Tuklowa Academy of Sciences
Des Moines
Chas. Aldrich
Aldrich
State Capitol
Farmers and rail fare talk stirs no current agitation
Des Moines reports Henry Wallace claims farmers will push for 2 cent per mile railway fares as in the past. Railway managers dispute the idea and see no winter agitation. A new railway commissioner is seen as safe, with no provocation evident.
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Des Moines
Marshall Times
Henry Wallace
Iowa
Mr. Wallace
New curfew proposal targets married men after 10 30
The article notes cartoons show the new woman in knickerbockers and praises a curfew after 9 p m. It suggests a second rule requiring married men to stay home at 10 30 unless they have wives’ permits, calling it reform with a vengeance.
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Tut Perry
Beardshear and Wilson in Fight for Liberal Education
Friday’s Des Moines Leader notes President Beardshear and Professor Wilson of the Agricultural college defending liberal education within an association, but outnumbered by others. A supplementary report indicates the institution could join the collegiate association ex gratia, yet the pair persisted for smaller colleges and the proscriptive rule’s principle.
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Des Moines
Beardshear
Wilson
The
Agricultural College
Wedding Notice Published in Des Moines Leader
The Times approves transferring wedding notices from this paper into Leader telegrams with credit to the town. The Sunday Leader reprints John Myers and Mary Dendal wedding from Fon da, Iowa, noting the same item also appeared in the Chicago Chronicle as a Fort Dodge special.
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Times
Des Moines Leader
Leader
John Myers
Mary Dendal
Fonda
Iowa
Grapevine Telegraph
Sunday
Chicago Chronicle
Fort Dodge
Iowa science notes and locust discussion at Des Moines meeting
The Story City Herald reports the Iowa Academy of Sciences tenth annual session in Des Moines with local attendees including Prof. Pammel Weems Beyer Osborn Malley Franklin and Bissell. Discussions covered 17 year cicadas insect biology and pest issues plus mastodon remains and a practical note on corn to pork conversion by J R Sage.
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Iowa Academy of Sciences
Des Moines
L. H. Pammel
J. B. Weems
S. W. Beyer
Herbert Osborn
C. W. Malley
W S. Franklin
G. W. Bissell
Register
Emma Pammel
Emma Sirrine
Iowa
Ames
Fort Dodge
Boone
W. Beyer
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Yours
J. Jae
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Hull
J. R. Sage
J. K. Dawes
J. P. Watson
Strauss
Judisch Bros
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