New University Leader Praised. Football Fatality Reported
The Official Paper of Story County notes Geo E McLain as a leading western college president and handsome figure. A Muscatine high school boy named McGaughy died from injuries in a football game. A Kansas town marriage united Head and Foote. A Democratic senatorial convention occurred at Boone last week with Fitchpatrick opposing.
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Geo. E. McLain
Western College
Muscatine
McGaughy
Head
Foote
Kansas
the Times
Boone
Joe Fitchpatrick
Iowa editor prospects for capital city role eyed
Lafe Young praises Chancey Weaver and urges him to take the city editor job at the Iowa Capital. C A Weaver is hailed as a bright country press writer likely to boost the daily’s front rank with swift coverage. Dewey’s New York arrival is noted as preempting a public demonstration with a quiet harbor entrance.
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Tory
Lafe Young
Chancey Weaver
Webster City Journal
Iowa Capital
C. A. Weaver
Country Press of
Iowa
Ames City Murals Improve with Three New Churches
Three churches are under construction in Ames as murals are expected to brighten the city in the coming year. Also noted are Chicago Day events with the federal building cornerstone, a Topeka divorce suit of a 33 year old woman, and a Denver Post quote defending Cyrano de Bergerac’s author claims.
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Ames
City of
Topeka
Kans
Tur
Denver Post
Chicago
Railroad conductors honored with gold and silver stripes
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad marks years of service for its conductors with stripes on the coat. A gold stripe equals five years in service, while a silver stripe equals two years. Some veteran conductors may receive seven or eight gold stripes.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Nebraska debate between Prosperity and Coin Harvey rages
The New York Mail and Express reports a fierce public clash in Nebraska. The colonel leads the talk while General Prosperity distributes printed arguments that cannot be refuted.
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New York Mail and Express
Nebraska
General Prosperity
Coin Harvey
Pocahontas Ready for Big Railroad Welcome
Port Barron of Pocahontas Record describes a town breakthrough as a real live railroad nears, promising a grand welcome with a gates open celebration and a parade of notable speakers from Dolliver to Milliman, a festive event that outshines the 4th.
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Port Barron
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Weather Returns to Mild, Shortens Summer Feel
A recent week brought cooler air and lighter clothing impressions, with temperatures dropping from the peak of August heat. Residents report relief from heat spikes, noting brighter skies and calmer conditions as autumn nears.
Des Moines Trolley Parties Seek Funds for Home for the Aged
Des Moines residents continue trolley party fundraisers to aid the home for the aged. The effort distinguishes itself by a hands on approach to raise money rather than simple appeals, with participants contributing in exchange for promised value.
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Des Moines
Democrats seek to confine Iowa campaign to Bryan platform
The article notes Iowa under Republican rule is economically sound with a debt free state and a $250,000 treasury surplus. Democratic opponents strain to shift discussion to Bryan's Omaha national platform, lamenting calamities they cannot make resonate.
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Tuer
Omaha Bee
Iowa
Bryan
Omaha
Voters urged to compare past and present farm prices
The speaker argues free silver should not guide votes. They urge shoppers to visit elevators and stock yards to compare 1896 price levels with today and note larger crops and tighter labor markets. They warn against electing a Democrat on free silver grounds.
Corner Stone Laid for Congregational Church in City
The corner stone of the new Congregational church in this city was laid at 4 20 PM amid a pleasant day and strong speeches. Rev Wittum of Grinnell and Rev Wiard of Ft Dodge spoke, with Prof Wynn reading a poem and several ministers participating. The project aims for a $12000 structure that will be a public temple and community uplift, symbolizing cooperative effort and faith in God through human good.
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Congregational Society
Iowa
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Grinnell
Wiard
Ft. Dodge
Wynn
Snowden
Cedar Falls
Sedgewick
Belle Plaine
T. C. Douglass
Vittum
Babylon
Heaven
Earth
Jesus
God
Trusts and Prosperity Roar Through Hard Times Editorial
A Manchester Independent Union critique derides price rises blamed on trusts and imperialism. It mocks readers who must skip tin roofs plate glass and other luxuries while wages and farm costs climb, arguing the “prosperity” harms the poor and rich alike. It urges skepticism of Democratic claims as money costs soar and mortgages rise.
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Wall Street
Dewey Rouses City Crowd With Early Morning Start
The headline notes President Dewey rises at four in the morning, surprising about four hundred New Yorkers who habitually sleep late and attend late-night receptions and gatherings.
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Dewey
New York
Wake up Republicans before fall election campaign
One month remains until election yet little political chatter exists. The message urges Republicans to wake up and avoid being caught napming as key campaign issues loom for next year.
Young man urged to work over hills for pay
A cautioned speaker tells a young man to quit idling by the dry goods box and fumes from cigarettes. He should go east of town to earn two dollars a day scraping or shoveling dirt, and avoid hating himself into a strict populist stance.
Northern line expansion hailed as world’s greatest railroad project
A column touts the Northwestern two track project across Iowa as the world’s greatest railroad upon completion. It cites rail workers’ wages rising from $1.25 to $2.25 daily since 1896 and notes widespread prosperity with harvests high in Story county while criticizing prior economic fears and political opponents.
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Tur Northwestern
Iowa
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