High Waters and Political Campaigns Reach Iowa
Snow ranges from one to six feet across the Northwest as high water looms in spring. The National Woman’s Suffrage Association plans a statewide Iowa campaign starting next month with county conventions. A local critic urges editor Gallup to correct a false attack on Rev. Everly. Pettingill of Jefferson claims a new car coupler that also links air brake tubes. A firebug in Mackey Boone County is attacked as a threat after destroying a schoolhouse and two churches with cold lead proposed as punishment.
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National Woman’s Suffrage Association
Iowa
Pettingill
Jefferson
Mackey
Boone County
Cambridge Forms Y M C A With Reading Room
The town of Cambridge has organized a YMCA with a reading room attachment. The item appears in the Official Paper of Story County. The notice notes a focus on community activities in the small town.
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Story County
Cambridge
Prisoner population climbs at Anamosa penitentiary
The number of inmates at Anamosa penitentiary has risen beyond any previous total, reflecting hard times and a rise in crime.
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Anamosa Penitentiary
Diversity in Farming Shifts Focus to Livestock and Poultry
A rural plan outlines reducing corn while expanding livestock and poultry. Farmers to keep pigs longer, increase chickens and turkeys, grow cattle, and note rising horse values, signaling a broader diversification in agriculture this year.
Washington sampler mislabels cabinet portrait
A Washington DC publisher sends a sample plate of McKinley and his cabinet. The plate is praised as fine but mistakenly shows Senator Jas F Wilson instead of "Tawa Jim" as secretary of agriculture.
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Washington, D.C
McKinley
Jas. F. Wilson
Tawa Jim
Mrs Foster Seeks Governor Appointment for New Mexico
Mrs J Ellen Foster asks for President McKinley to appoint Mr J Ellen Foster as New Mexico governor. She cites her campaign work but the record on Mr Foster is unclear with no firm post election information.
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J. Ellen Foster
New Mexico
McKinley
Jefferson Plans Public Fountain Fund Drive
The city of Jefferson will host a public fountain project and on the 26th Hon. J. C. Mabry of Centerville will lecture on Dante for the fund. Mabry is remembered in Ames for last year’s memorial day address and his lecture on Date is praised as a masterpiece.
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Tur
Jefferson
J. C. Mabry
Centerville
Reed set for possible second term in county representative seat
Tur Story City Herald notes that incumbent J. F. Reed is entitled to a renomination and election if he desires it. Until he indicates his stance, opponents should let the matter rest as his work has satisfied constituents in the county. If Reed seeks a second term it should be granted without him having to request it.
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Tur Story City Herald
J. F. Reed
Congress
Washington
Boon election sparks layoffs and local thefts noted
The Boone city election won by Free Silverites is followed by 100 Northwestern shops workers laid off. A horse team was stolen near Webster City last week as the horse market shows signs of rising prices. Grim humor on Greek Martini era weapons and Turks remains.
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Boone
Free Silverites
Webster City
Prominent Sons Seek Jobs Under New Administration
The sons of notable figures pursue employment under the new administration. Fred Grant and John A. Logan are among those seeking positions, joined by Russell Harrison and the sons of Garfield and Slayes in the push for office.
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Pie
Fred Grant
John A. Logan
Russell Harrison
Garfield and
Slayes
New Man at the Throttle Promises Swift Train Progress
Tur Jefferson Bee prints an order declaring a new operator in control and warning croakers to yield. The message forecasts immediate momentum, stating hindrance will be futile and progress will surge, sweeping away opposition.
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Tur
Jefferson Bee
Noted Colloquy by Bob Ingersoll on Truth and Civilization
Coll. Bob Ingersoll argues against barbarism and extols truth as the wealth of intellect. He calls truth the dome of civilization the mother of joy and the sacred light guiding the human soul.
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Bob Ingersoll
Trio in Kentucky Display Long Names for Distinct Identities
A Kentucky paper finds three boys with unusually long names. The eldest bears Daniel Prophesier Vancas ter Bustersquire Hobbob Bush. The middle child is Charles William Henry Harrison Dalton Houston Austin Bush. The youngest is John Cornelius Edward Vanderbilt Bush.
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Kentucky
Daniel Prophesier Vancaster Bustersquire Hobbob Bush
Charles William Henry Harrison Dalton Houston Austin Bush
John Cornelius Edward Vanderbilt Bush
Tuk City Council Adopts Attendance Pay Ordinance
Tuk City Council of Zearing enacts an attendance based pay plan for officials. The mayor earns one dollar per meeting attended and loses one dollar for each meeting missed. Councilmen receive fifty cents for each meeting they attend and forfeit fifty cents for each absence to promote regular attendance.
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Tuk
Zearing
Three American Women Seized by Spanish Soldiers
A Sacramento Democrat laments the seizure of three American women aboard an American vessel bearing Old Glory. They were forced to disrobe under the pretext of inspecting for messages to Cuban patriots, sparking calls to grant Fighting Bob Evans the power to enforce drastic anti Spanish measures for years.
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Tue Sac County Democrat
Bob Evans
Hell
Let Us Have a Sugar Factory Now Is The Time
Sugar beets yield about twenty ton per acre at four dollars per ton. This gives eighty dollars gross per acre versus four dollars from corn. Experts say costs to grow and deliver beets to the factory won’t exceed half the gross price, leaving about forty dollars profit per acre.
Split in Democracy Deepens as Silverites Nominate Harrison
The piece notes a Civic split in the Democratic party with gold and silver factions diverging. In Chicago the silverites control the city convention and nominate Carter Harrison Jr for mayor. The Chronicle denounces Harrison and the silver wing’s stance on money, urging no compromise with “the enemy of sound money.”
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison, Jr
Chronicle
Harrison
East prize fight contingent fails to materialize
Report notes the big eastern group did not travel for the Carson prize fight. Some roads advertised special trains from Chicago on Sunday night but none ran. Regular trains carried all who wished to go despite weather. Washington welcomed inauguration with sunshine after days of clouds. Local papers send playful jabs about editors with pups and common afflictions.
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Carson
Chicago
Washington
Treasury Secretary Encounters Civil Service Hurdles
Secretary Gage of the Treasury tries to remove the head of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving to place a friend, but civil service rules require removal for cause with charges filed and successor passing a competitive examination before appointment.
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Civil Service
Gage
Treasury Department
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Reform needed in national elections and praise for working women
An exchange argues against fixed congressional terms and urges changing the convening date to reflect shifting issues. It also extols the working girl, praising her bravery, diligence, and honesty while noting her labor sustains families and counters hardship.
Deficit Fears Mark New Administration Amid Campaign Chatter
Commentary notes that ongoing state printing and binding work continues as Democrats pivot to silence on a budget surplus. The writer warns of a looming deficit facing the new administration and questions the party’s stance.
Iowa delegation recommends federal appointments in northern and southern districts
A Washington special reports Iowa's delegation backs H G McMillan Edward Knott J W Patterson Lewis Miles George M Christian J M Kemble and E F Sperry for key posts in the northern and southern districts including district attorney marshals and internal revenue collectors. They also urge preserving the Des Moines pension agency and advertise loan and clothing discounts at Story County Bank and Soper's.
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Washington
Sunday Papers
Iowa
H. G. McMillan
Lyon County
Edward Knott
Bremer County
Internal Revenue
J. W. Patterson
Lewis Miles
Wayne County
George M. Christian
Powshiek Coun
Ter
J. M. Kemble
Muscatine
Des Moines
Cleveland
E. F. Sperry
Marion
Local Trades Board Notices At The News Stand
Classified fragment notes painting paper hanging kalfemining and exchanges. Mentions Burr Kooser and J J Keury. Lists sale of Pure Bred Plymouth Rock cockerells and exchange options.
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Plymouth Rock
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Odebolt Chronicle
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Burr Kooser
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Canier Bros. & Hermaw
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