Iowa glow fades as rumors and feuds spill over
The piece notes Sylvester Wilson linked to Aguinaldo Janta in Hong Kong and recalls his Nebraska and Missouri ties. It mocks Cyrus Cummins allies in a political fight, cites Ohio Kentucky aims, and alleges a Waterloo street fair turning fake. It warns of a Wales Wakefield feud in Centerville with barn burnings and local clashes. It laments housing demand in Ames and urges more rental housing investment to spur growth.
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Aguinaldo Janta
Hong Kong
Sylvester Wilson
Wilson
Nebraska
Missouri
Dreyfus Pardoned Sparks Global Sentiment
The Times notes Dreyfus will be pardoned as world sentiment shifts France toward justice. It also mentions the death of Charles Pillsbury in Minneapolis, and comments on political battles involving Des Moines, Cummins, and railroad power, with Bryan’s bloc strategy under scrutiny.
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Dreyfus
France
Charles Pillsbury
Miller
Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Barkley Nominated for Iowa House by Boone County Republicans
Boone county Republicans last week nominated Mr A J Barkley as their candidate for representative. Barkley is known to Ames settlers who expect he will fit well in the Iowa lower house. R V Veneman, likely son of Representative Veneman, was named for Boone county superintendent of schools by the same convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Barkley
Boone County
Chicago Chronicle Critiques Iowa Democratic Stand
The Chicago Chronicle argues that the U S must win a substantial victory in the Philippines and establish a settled government before withdrawal. It rejects anti imperialist calls and warns against admitting defeat or negotiating peace with Aguinaldo, naming Bryan Altgeld and Stone in the critique.
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Chicago Chronicle
Iowa
United States
W. J. Bryan
Altgeld
Stone
Democratic National Committee
Aguinaldo
Fifty-First Iowa sails from Manila if no hitch at all
The Fifty-first Iowa is slated to sail from Manila today barring any published hiccups in the plan. In domestic notes the autocrat of the breakfast table is described as a hired girl and an scarce item like the molars of a chicken. Invitations go out for the inauguration of George Edwin McLean as president of the State University of Iowa at Iowa City next Friday the 29th. Ex Secretary Alger declares he will not seek the U S senate seat from Michigan. Cherokee county faces a grim senatorial contest with a house member pledged to Cummins and instructed to vote for Gear. Ogden Messenger’s free silver advocate of 1896 now complains of business load, saying it floods his office amid gold standard times.
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Times
Ames
George Edwin McLean
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Cherokee County
House
Cummins
Gear
Ogden Messenger
Ames City Reveals Surprising Summer Building Boom
The city of Ames shows a notable rise in construction this summer with more housing and facilities than many residents realized, signaling robust growth and development across the community.
Iowa Democrats Aim to Bamboozle Sound Money Voters
The leaders of the off wing of the democracy in Iowa would be pleased to cover up the money question and push aside the tariff issue to lure sound money democrats back into the fold for use at the polls.
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Iowa
Fellow in Washington Iowa Hinted to Fly Own Invention
A Washington Iowa fellow was billed to fly in his self built flying machine yesterday. Reporters have not confirmed whether he rose or fell. If he attempted flight, success or failure remains unknown, though such devices often end in uncertain outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
White man's burden cartoon targets Freddie White in Iowa race
The Cedar Rapids Republicans publish a Sunday cartoon titled White man's burden showing Fred White, the populist candidate for Iowa governor, with Aguinaldo strapped to his back. The caption warns the burden could break White’s back as the campaign continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred White
Iowa
Aguinaldo
Freddie
Permanent recruiting station opens in Des Moines
A permanent recruiting station at 221 West Fourth Street Des Moines invites volunteer and regular army enlistments. It will recruit for the 38th Infantry at Jefferson Barracks Missouri 39th Infantry at Fort Crook Nebraska 40th Infantry at Fort Riley Kansas 44th Infantry at Fort Leavenworth Kansas 45th Infantry at Fort Snelling Minnesota 48th Infantry colored at Fort Thomas Kentucky 49th Infantry colored at Jefferson Barracks Missouri and all branches of the regular army. Young men urged to investigate.
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West Fourth Street
Des Moines
Jefferson Barracks
Fort Crook
Neb
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Ft. Leavenworth
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Ft. Thomas
Regular Army
Webster City Street Fair Set to Welcome Outsiders
Next week Webster City hosts a grand street fair from the 26th to the 29th promising unprecedented hospitality for visitors. Organizers pledge food housing and clothing in top style for all attendees if they can meet the prices, with the promise of removing roots if needed.
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Webster City
Money center shifts to the middle west promise
The piece argues that money has moved from the eastern market to the western states enabling railroads and town growth. It contends eastern stringency builds the west, with Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and others forming a solid currency base, predicting the middle west as the new money hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Middle West
Men of Money
Greater America Exposition in Omaha Promises Vast Attractions
The exposition features a Government building, a $300,000 Art Exhibit, silk weaving and ice making machines, a gold mine, a Wild Indian camp, a Lagoon carnival, an electrical fountain, serpentine dance, top concert brass band, a premier midway, colonial exhibits, and claim that surrounding states will unlikely see such a western fair. Rail rates are low and educators tout rapid learning for children.
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Omaha
America
Woman’s three year struggle ends in cure with Electric Bitters
Mrs. John Dowling of Butler Pennsylvania credits Electric Bitters with curing her malignant stomach trouble after two months of use. She reports improved digestion weight gain and renewed strength. The remedy is advertised as aiding digestion and appetite and is sold at Tilden and Loughran’s Drug Store for 50 cents. Excursion tickets from Chicago Great Western Ry are offered at low rates to Colorado Springs Pueblo and Glenwood Springs.
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John Dowling
Butler
Tilden & Loughran
Chicago
Great Western Ry
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Maple Leaf
F. H. Lord
Adams St
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