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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
1
Local notices rate five cents per line per insertion for events and entertained, cards of thanks and condolences two cents. Notices of church services and meetings charged as collective revenue. Advertisements must be paid by Tuesday evening. subscription rate one dollar per year.
The Des Moines Ministerial Association has declared war on Sunday theaters. Des Moines orchestra leader A. J. Kramer died suddenly there on Sunday. The piece notes postal and free-business talk by express companies and mentions W. J. Bryan as elected a Datto abroad. MARSHALL Field, Chicago merchant prince, died in New York. The Boone News mocks Cap Rathbun’s gubernatorial bid and notes Geo. D. Perkins’ unpopularity with standpatters.
A trio of brief notes from editorials and obituaries recounts Secretary Shaw being asked to remain in the cabinet for a further year, Nevada Journal hazing report sparking controversy, and tributes to W H Penn who died suddenly in Nebraska after a long career in railway mail service. The Register and Leader endorses Geo D Perkins as railroad candidate for governor, while President Harper of the University of Chicago is remembered for lifelong dedication to education despite modest means.
J H Rogers faces harsh rebuke for actions on the witness stand as critics call for restraint. The oil inspection issue is questioned after investigations reveal stencil tampering by oil trust men. Separately, the Mutual Telephone Company reports its Boone meeting and shows Ames leading in new phone numbers with 126 and other increases.
On Tuesday Capt. Greeley Story County Representative introduced a bill to prohibit hazing, making it a misdemeanor with a fine between ten and one hundred dollars or up to thirty days in jail. He also introduced a second bill the same day to reduce wagon road width from sixty six to fifty feet.
The piece argues that J. W. Blythe is a modest, capable man not controlling Iowa politics. It contrasts Blythe with criticisms of the Iowa State College board and President Beardshear, noting alleged missteps in salaries, mansion costs, and travel support while calling the board's recent actions insufficient for Beardshear’s successor and campus needs.
Deaths include Mrs. D C Wood of Cole from la grippe and Anfin Larson of Slater after pneumonia. Drakes fullback Ole A Kintz wed Dorothy Pringle of Des Moines. Gilbert and Story City farmers discuss cooperative grain elevators. Nevada bank elects directors J A Fitchpatrick and others. Mrs. Mary Doolittle of Story City wins divorce with alimony and child support. School consolidation case decided for consolidation, awaiting appeal. Dr C G Dickey buys M C Keith practice. Keith to move to Wyoming. Farmers Mutual Insurance selects officers John Evenson and George Larson. Gov Cummins lauds Iowa State College’s agricultural work. Mardi Gras excursion rates via Chicago and North Western Railway.
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