Multiple Local Deaths and Accidents Reported in County
A string of notices records deaths and injuries across Cambridge, Slater, and Des Moines areas. Eliza Groseclose dies at Cambridge at 74, Byron Ryen dies after tuberculosis in Slater, J. W. Peterson dies after extended stomach illness in Des Moines, Ro ss Jones injured by short circuit at the electric plant, and Dr. J W Lyda dies after hospital care. Also noted is a two month old choking incident and a fractured arm in Cambridge, with broader chatter on graduates of Wisconsin University and the Ames high school administrator Sarah Ames.
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Byron Ryen
Slater
J. W. Peterson
Smith-Schooler Hospital
Des Moines
Madrid
J. W. Lyda
Lyda
Record-Herald
Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin University
Sarah C. Ames
CO. Smith
Ames
Iowa
Cummins faction runs vigorous ward campaign
A brisk gum-shoe drive by the Cummins faction in the first ward last Saturday drew attention for its energetic approach and community outreach. Local residents reported visible activity and canvassing across several blocks as organizers promoted their slate.
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Cummins
Hepburn Nominated By Acclamation In Congress Race
ReesonltTs in the first and third wards in the primaries last Saturday show bets on a sure thing were unsafe. Pete Hepburn was not challenged and received the nomination by acclamation on Tuesday.
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Pete Hepburn
Congress
G A R Encampment Holds Session in Boone
The G. A. R. encampment met in Boone this week with the veteran line thinning from last year and forecast to thin further at each subsequent gathering of the old guard.
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Boone
Fort Dodge speech by Hon. Tom Healy draws thin crowd
The Armory talk by Hon. Tom Healy of Fort Dodge last Friday evening drew a sparse audience. Under normal firings the appearance of the speaker would have elicited a robust turnout.
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Armory
Tom Healy
Fort Dodge
Healy
Paradox or circum stance in Iowa rail politics
The speaker notes that the anti-railroad candidate for governor has won every railroad town in Iowa except Burlington. Towns listed include Clinton Mason City Waterloo Estherville Boone Perry Creston Ottumwa among others, prompting a wry remark about the pattern.
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Iowa
Burlington
Clinton
Mason City
Waterloo
Estherville
Boone
Perry
Creston
Ottumwa
Anarchists in Chicago Conference Questioned
The text questions whether a Chicago anarchist conference is tied to a recent bombing attempt that nearly killed Spain’s king and queen and killed twenty others. It argues that identifying someone as an anarchist should justify treason charges and condemns anarchists as vermin.
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Chicago
Spain
Schurz stories in Paris amid Napoleon spies and art
Carlson Schurz recalls his Paris stay after fleeing Kinkel, chased by Louis Napoleon spies planning a coup. He is arrested and jailed briefly before a warning to leave France. The piece praises lively Latin Quarter scenes and encounters with artists and poets. ARTHUR Pue Gorman, longtime Maryland senator, dies in Washington. Governor Cummins faces railroading charges, protests persist. An assassin of the Spanish king is linked to archist sect seeking birth control and marriage abolition, described as degenerate.
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Carl Schurz
McClurr
Paris
Kinkel
Schurz
Garni
Latin Quarter
Louis Napoleon
Napoleon
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
Washington
Gorman
Masonic Grand Lodge Session in Des Moines Adjourns
The Masonic grand lodge of Iowa meets in Des Moines this week in a record gathering. W. H. Norris of Manchester serves as grand master. The body, formed in Iowa City in 1844, marks sixty two years of influence through its subordinate lodges as a force for good.
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Masonic Grand Lodge of
Iowa
Des Moines
W. H. Norris
Manchester
Grand Lodge
Iowa City
Congressmen Cousins and Lacey Renominated for Seventh Ninth Terms
The Webster City Freeman notes Cousins and Lacey have been renominated for their seventh and ninth terms and observes no standpatters reacting. It mocks progressives for seeking third terms and jokes that these public servants do not campaign for free trade across the state, calling them Montie.
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Cousins
Lacey
Mont. Hunter
Webster City
Freeman
Montie
Healy Attacks Cummins Candidacy at Ames Meeting
Tom Healy of Fort Dodge spoke for Gov. Cummins at the Armory in Ames Friday night. A railway solicitor Healy claimed railroads were crushing Cummins supporters, a claim some folks apparently believed.
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Tom Healy
Fort Dodge
Gov. Cummins
Armory
Ames
Healy
Great Western Railway
Cummins
Ames Primaries and Iowa’s Congressional Leaders
The piece questions Cummins supporters in Ames and the source of funds used to hire ward heeling for Cummins, noting a governor’s pay and campaign activity. It discusses Iowa’s growing influence in Congress with Robert G. Cousins poised to chair the foreign affairs committee, joining Hepburn Hull and Lacey, and Walter Smith’s role on appropriations and sundry civil and fortifications bills.
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Cummins
Perkins
Ames
Story County
Robert Adams
Pennsylvania
Robert G. Cousins
Iowa
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hitt
Illinois
Minneapolis Journal
Hepburn
Hull
Lacey
Public Lands
Congress
Cousins
Foreign Affairs Committee
Walter Smith
Appropriations
House
Season’s favorables and farm progress across the state
The week opened frost free and cool before turning to normal temperatures with light showers. Dry conditions aid corn, with adequate moisture for crops. stands generally better than usual. Small grain and hay suffer in drier areas, but most fields show fair to good growth. Pastures and minor crops remain promising. Numerous local land transfers and property deeds are listed, followed by ads for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and discounted rail excursion tickets to the State Firemen’s Tournament in Clinton, Iowa and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Coburn of Kansas Named Senator Succeeding Resigned Burton
F D Coburn a Kansas political and agricultural figure and father of Prof Gertrude Coburn has been appointed senator to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Burton who resigned after a lengthy contest on irregularities. Coburn long served as Kansas secretary of agriculture and was once discussed as a possible secretary of agriculture for the nation. The appointment may end his prospects for that national post.
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F. D. Coburn
Kansas
Gertrude Coburn
Iowa State College
Burton
Coburn
Wilson
Senate
Excursion Tickets Sold for Mystic Shrine Meeting
Reduced rate excursion tickets offered for Rock Island Illinois meetings June 13 to 15 with return by June 25. Chicago and North Western Railway agents handle sales with limited return. Additional sale dates June 10 to 12 for a Business Meeting of Mystic Shrine, return by June 17.
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Chicago
North-Western
Mystic Shrine
Chicago & North-Western Ray
Excursion Tickets Offered for Western College Commencement
Excursion tickets to the semi centennial and annual commencement at Western College, Toledo Iowa, are on sale at reduced rates June 13 and 14 with return validity through June 15. Limited certificate plan options apply through agents of Chicago & North-Western Railway.
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Western College
Toledo
Iowa
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo
Very low excursion rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo via the North Western Line in effect July 10 to 15 inclusive with favorable return limits. Two fast trains to Colorado daily with only one night. For full information apply to agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Grand Lodge B
Colorado
Chicago & North- Western R
Remedy a Household Word Through Personal Endorsements
Many users praise Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy but remain unnamed for testimonials. The medicine is a trusted home remedy for diarrhoea and bowel troubles, offered for sale by Judisch Bros.
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Judisch Bros
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Story County Newslets
Eliza Groseclose
Cambridge
Ross Jones
Mr. Jones
Nevada
Rep
Hi. V. Nye
C. L. Nye
S. W. Arthur
Nye
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bullock Manufacturing Co
Little Leta
T. J. McKee
J. P. Allemann
Slater News
Misouri
Loughran & Bauer
Emporium of Music
W. G. Stockwell
Pittsburgh
White Mountain
Jewell
Chas Olinger
W H Harmon
E L Kinsel
Julia Burger
Blairs
Ad Cole
Geof Nelson
Bettie J Penfield
JB Howe
Ward Pontius
Ontario
Oscar Thompson
Andrew K. Johnson
Marie J Hesse
Matilda KE Kline
CG Lee
S P O’brien
Geo E Mead
William C Schultz
Josephine Grubbs Carpenter
H Harman
Arthur H Fay
James ‘Vy Shields
Stewarts
Jas Gibson
James A Gibson
Abbie E
Edith L Rainbolt
John
Kalsem
South Tiga
Robert B Hutchison
Sadie A Koons
Edward K Childs
McCalls
Snse
Hollister
L. M. Bosworth
Chicago & North-Western R
Council Bluffs
Rock Island, Il
Hamilton
Wellington
St. Clare
Swift Pride
S. & S. Majestic
C. Hamilton
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