Noisy political talk and quips in a 1900s Times column
A miscellany of comments mocks ant control and mother‑in‑law pests, notes a total solar eclipse, previews a London Bible revision, and discusses the Gear Cummins fight in the state convention. It cites the Chicago Chronicle’s growth, Dewey and McKinley praise, and satirizes social topics from washing to a proposed Fathers Congress.
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Gear-Cummins
Atropos
Congress
Fort Dodge Post
Mother's Congress in Des Moines Draws Wide Attention
A Times reporter covered sessions of the Mother's Congress in Des Moines noting its large crowds and overflow meetings. Highlights included Prof. Mary Roberts Smith of Leland Stanford University speaking on Immaculate Womanhood and Mrs. A. J. Murray of Washington as a dignified delegate. The event showcased hospitality from Des Moines clubs and press groups, while comments on organization urged future backbone and focus.
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Mother's Congress
Des Moines
Mary Roberts Smith
Leland Stanfords University
California
Smith
Leland Stanford
Ames
J. P. Roberts
Cornell College
Ithaca
N. Y
Roberts
Iowa State College
Heres
Cornell
A. J. Murray
Washington, D. C
Theodore Birney
Congress
Grant Club
Cit
Iowa
Mid-Summer Meeting of Des Moines Editors Promises Laughs
The Up per Des Moines Editorial Association plans a Des Moines gathering noted for pleasure and bravado. The piece pokes fun at quirks of Kansas and a Mothers Congress, then describes a left handed social skit with a quirky menu and staff performances.
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Upper
Des Moines
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