Change to Semi-Weekly Telegraph Begins January Ninth
The Weekly Telegraph announces a shift to a semi weekly edition published Tuesdays and Fridays starting January 9. The Tuesday four page and Friday eight page issues will keep the $1.50 yearly price. Local news and county correspondence will be emphasized with new correspondents sought.
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TeLzenary
Cass County
Associated Press
Sewi-Weekly
Telegraph
Court House
Political shifts in Brighton and Anita rumors
Telegrapher J. K. Herbert rails against J. R. Soverign and endorses Gear. Cummins gains or loses support as details of the Sovereign incident emerge. Lola Worthing seeks Republican county auditor nomination from Anita. Bullock denies candidacy. Shullett plans retirement. local GOP jockeying noted.
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Lola Worthing
Anita
Bullock
Shullett
A. D. Bullock
Grant Township
Adjutant General Byers Returns Over Iowa Governor Link
Adjutant General Byers rejects a Washington trial report claiming Governors Shaw and Tanner of Illinois sent a call to President McKinley. He asserts the companion of Iowa Governor was himself, noting local Cass county residents would see a mix up with Illinois politician Mel Byers.
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Washington
Shaw
Tanner
Llinois
McKinley
Iowa
Cass County
Mel'’ Byers
Ilinois
Simpson College Promoted as Flourishing Indianola School
The advertisement praises Simpson College in Indianola as a flourishing institution. The writer urges parents to investigate its merits when considering sending young people away, noting Indianola as one of the best and cleanest towns in the state and calling the school progressive.
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Simpson College
Indianola
Schuol
The New Year 1889 and the Century’s Promise
A reflective column compares leaving the nineteenth century to entering the new century. It muses on past greats, human constancy, and the moral ledger of a person’s life. It urges temperance, honest love, and steadfast religion while warning that dwelling on past faults blinds vision for the year ahead.
Speakership contest in Des Moines mounts as Bowen and Eaton vie
The heated race for House speaker in Des Moines pairs Dr Bowen of Allamakee county and Mr Eaton of Mitchell county. Bowen aligns with Gear interests while Eaton backs the Cummins campaign. Supporters travel state to sway votes, with fate tied to committee placements and federal senatorial ambitions. Anita Republican urges A D Bullock for county auditor.
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House of Representatives
Des Moines
Bownen
Allamakee County
Eaton
Mitchell County
Bowen
Eston
Cummins
House
Gear
Raton
Cumming
Gerr
Senator Gear
Warren County Voter Bolsters Gear in Senator Race
The Teecrara discloses that J. M. Anderson of Warren County plans to vote for Gear for senator and will aid ex governor Gear's campaign, despite AP reports of Anderson backing Eaton. This shows Cummins lacks solid district support. Anderson intends to vote for Gear.
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Teecrara
J. M. Anderson
Warren County
Anderson
Eaton
Sparker
Cummins
Des Moines
Gear
Labor Commissioner Report Draws Fire over Brewery Ad
A Council Bluffs Nonpareil excerpt critiques the Labor Commissioner’s office and its recent report, calling the document largely promotional and arguing that years of reform aimed at separating breweries from workers’ wages have failed to curb influence. The piece urges legislative action to address the commission’s impact.
Senator Kyle Returns to Republican Fold on Gold Standard
Senator Kyle of South Dakota, long independent with free silver leanings, announces rejoining the Republican party. He endorses the gold standard as stable, arguing decades of alignment with world monetary systems and warning that a move to bi met al ism could hurt creditors and disrupt values. He says the third party movement has become radical and socialist.
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Kyle
South Dakota
Republican Party
Abolish Labor Commissioner Office Ad Seen in Report
The eighth biennial report, printed at state expense, harbors strong arguments for abolishing the labor commissioner’s office. It features interior views of Des Moines offices and full-page ads for private enterprises, plus a lithograph map of the Dubuque brewery praised as the largest and finest equipped in the state. The paper argues spending should be shifted to those benefiting from the advertising.
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Office of Labor Commissioner
TrLr- Graph
Des Moines
Dubuque
Atate
Council Bluffa
Policy of managing Iowa institutions to stay in place
The state board of control system will come before the legislature this winter for full discussion. This policy of managing the Institutions of Iowa has come to stay and while it will be attacked vociferously by opponents, the main features as now used will be maintained, per the Indianola Herald.
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State Board of Control
Iowa
Indianola
Herald
Iowa to Reclaim War Funds For Troops Care
The state of Iowa will receive an immediate partial repayment from the war department for about 850000 advanced to aid troops during Spanish war preparations. Only 35000 can be restored to the Iowa treasury by a special act of Congress.
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Iowa
War Department
Congress
The Burning Question About Century Boundaries
A debate rages over whether today marks the last year of the 19th century or the first of the 20th. Proponents of the latter argue by analogy, while opponents insist the 19th century ends with the close of 1900, the 20th beginning at 1901.
Road Tax or Road Labor In Cass County Debate
A letter from L. Bigelow argues for road labor over money tax, citing Grove township experience and comparing Atlantic township outcomes. He asserts farmers, familiar with road work from youth, perform better and warn that money-based systems spend more per mile with poorer results. He urges testing labor tax locally for truth.
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Mills County
Cass County
Grove Township
Atlantic
Atlantic Township
Grove
Case County
L. Bigelow
Atlantic views on Byers contest stir Cass-Shelby district debate
The Sunday Register reports an Atlantic correspondent says locals were surprised by claims the Atlantic would oppose Representative Byers of Shelby county. The note suggests Senator Emmett of Cass-Shelby influence may back the Byers contest, with a normal school in Atlantic as a potential bargain. Atlantic residents reportedly seek the school, not Shelby politics. Henry W. Fulton may seek the Republican county clerk nomination again. Persuade friends to read the Seur-Weekly Telegraph.
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Atlantic
Representative Byers
Shelby County
Cass County
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Cass-Shelby
Byers
Harlan
Henry W. Fulton
Washington Township
Local and Personal Notes From Atlantic Nebr
A long list of Atlantic residents and visitors marks New Year’s activity. John Eggera visits Avoca with his parents while others travel to Perry Griswold Walnut Shelby Des Moines and Council Bluffs. Local hires attend dances, church services and meetings as people return from holidays. A Cumberland bootlegging case ends as Mose Dexter finishes jail term but faces federal charges in Des Moines. An area home burns near Atlantic with substantial losses.
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Des Moines
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Harlan
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Lincoln
Neb
Smith Peterson
Wasson&Anderson
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Anita
New Years
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Marengo
Atlantic
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Port Orchard
Wash
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Jessie Stanley
Cedar Falla
State Normal School
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Hia
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Will Snyder
Roy Heaton
Ralph Wallace
Council Bluffs
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Larah
Thair
Howard Brett
Brett
Church of Christ
T. J. Reznor
Elliott
Town
Presbyterian Sunday School
Miles Fanny Wilson
S. Harrison
R. 5. Moore
Roslyn Steinke
Lena Wilken
John Anderson
R.S. Moore
Home Dept
Io Friends
Mose Dexter
Cumberland
Cags County
U. S
McNaught
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Atlantic Resident
Strong testimony from D N Folsom of Atlantic who recommends Doan's Kidney Pills after Mrs Folsom's relief from kidney weakness and backache. He praises the product, notes price 50 cents, and cites Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sale agents for the United States.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
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Florida
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Ping
Dean
Plamer & Co
Sis
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo N. Y
United States
Doan
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