Delegates split as 200 unpledged in state convention race
Fifty one counties sent delegates with 200 unpledged. Parrott 138 Funk 129 Harlan 98 and the rest divided among Shaw Byers Harsh Flickinger and Fuller. Prohibition nominee Dr Eaton declared ineligible for governor for residing outside the state two years. S P Leland of Charles City rumored to replace him on the ticket.
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Parrott
Funk
Harlan
Shaw Byers
Harsh
Flickinger
Fuller
Dr. Eaton
S. P. Leland
Charles City
Odebolt Chronicle Letter Supports Active Governor
The letter argues Uncle James Harlan was too deaf and infirm two years ago to muster support at the convention and that he is no better now. It calls for a vigorous governor and blames General Drake's missteps on ill health.
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Odebolt Chronicle
Harlan
James Harlan
Drake
Republican convention endorses Leggett for supreme bench
The county GOP last Saturday backed Judge Leggett for the supreme bench and left the governorship undecided. Other candidates mentioned include Judges Ryan McCoy from the sixth district and Waterman from the second district. Supporters of Leggett express strong confidence.
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Judge Leggett
Supreme Bench
Ryan and McCoy
Sixth
Waterman
Education workforce figures across US colleges and schools
The passage lists counts of institutions and instructors in the United States including 492 colleges with 7,000 male and 1,500 female instructors, 150 seminaries with 1,000 instructors and 9,000 students, 100 law schools, 200 medical colleges with 25,000 students of which 1,800 are women, 5,000 high schools with 7,000 male and 8,000 female teachers, and about 2,500 private schools with 4,000 male and 5,000 female teachers, noting additional instruction lines not included.
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United States
The Counterfeit Bill Circular Loss Question
A banker finds a $10 counterfeit bill and returns it through a chain of payments from butcher to farmer to merchant to washerwoman. The washerwoman settles a $10 note with the banker, who then discovers the bill is fake. Assess who lost what in the chain and by whom.
Cost of living rises under Dingley tariff
The article lists price increases for various goods under the Dingley tariff: jellies up five cents, meats five percent, dresses and fabrics up to twenty percent, carpets to sixty cents a yard, and many staples such as sugar eggs and vegetables showing notable hikes. Several items like green peas and flowers are noted as free or heavily altered, reflecting broad consumer impact.
No-To-Bac Pill Ad Promises Quick Tobacco Cure
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure claims to make weak men strong and blood pure. Advertisement lists price 50 cents for 650c and one dollar with distribution through all druggists.
Democrats United Against Corrupt Republican Bosses
The Chicago Chronicle voices a united Democratic front across Iowa and Ohio. It argues that GOP governors Drake and Bushnell face likely defeat amid accusations of trusts, taxation, and monied interests. It urges gold Democrats to back a Decoy candidate to hinder the Republican machine.
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Chicago
Iowa
Drake
Ohio
Bushnell
Republican Party
Republic
Cheaper Diamonds and Tariff Debate
A World Herald excerpt argues lower diamond duties under a new tariff make diamonds cheaper while criticizing the Wilson-era tax. It questions how reduced duties raise revenue, suggests broader revenue impacts, and urges readers to seek a clearer tariff explanation from editorials.
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Omaha World Herald
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Globe- Democrat
Globe-Democrat
The
Continent Water Incontinence Stops With ANTI DiaREETIC
An advertisement claims immediate relief from nocturnal incontinence using Dr. KE Detch On’s ANTI DiaREETIC for both children and adults. Priced at $1, the medicine is sold by Bradshaw & Thoma druggists in Fairfield Iowa.
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Detchon
Bradshaw & Thoma
Fairfield
Iowa
No-To-Bac Cure Advertised by Sterling Remedy Co
An old advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a life changing cure for tobacco use. It promises easier quitting and stronger vitality with a money back guarantee. Sample booklet is offered free through Sterling Remedy Co in Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Summer Birds by Hiram Heaton
May and June bring a chorus of birds with wrens raising families and a curious robin story. The narrator notes changes in bird songs, helps a fledgling trio, and laments human hardship from sparrows hindering martins and a Polish boy’s care for young orioles.
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Mary
Baltimore
Pleasant Plain
Tam
Democratic prospects good in Ohio fight over silver
Despatch from St. Louis Republic reports General A. J. Warner praising unity among Ohio Democrats. He says support for Bryan and free coinage rises, with many Republicans switching sides as banks’ promises are shown, while gold Democrats return to the party. Warner notes disunity and caustic battles within Ohio Republicans between Foraker and Hanna factions, and predicts an irreconcilable conflict favoring the Democrats.
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St. Louis Republic
A. J. Warner
Ohio
Bryan
Warner
Foraker
Hanna
East
Silver and Wheat Prices Diverge Amid World Market Shifts
The Age of Steel notes a drop in London silver to 264d aided by Japan's gold standard adoption, while wheat prices rise. It explains India’s silver–wheat balance and Liverpool pricing, then cites India’s mint closure and end of free coinage as breaking the silver wheat link, with ongoing global shortages.
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London
Japan
India
Liverpool
Calcutta
New York
Australian
Indian Exchange
My wife’s pains relief after Hood’s Sarsaparilla
John Dempsey of Horton Iowa reports his wife suffered stomach and back pain and sick headache until starting Hood’s Sarsaparilla. He says the pain disappeared after the first bottle and has not returned since.
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Hood
John Dempsey
Horton
Iowa
Hood's Pills Act Quickly on Liver and Bowels
Hood's Pills are praised for acting easily and promptly on the liver and bowels. They are claimed to cure sick headache and related ailments.
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Hood
Democratic ticket and platform candidate list
Democratic ticket and platform for governor Frederick Fe. White and lieutenant governor Benjamin A. Plummer plus Justice L. G. Kinne and Superintendent G. F. Reinhart, with railroad commissioner 5. B. Crane listed as Silver party.
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Frederick FE. White
Dem
Benjamin A. Plummer
Democratic platform cries for free coinage and reform
The Iowa delegation voices support for the national democratic platform urging free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1. It condemns Republican tactics, accuses big interests of corrupt funding, warns of a government captured by money, and calls for reforms to restore popular government and representation.
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Iowa
Democratic Party
Chicago
National Democratic
Republican Party
Hanna
Senate
McKinley
Gage
Reed
National House of Representatives
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Tribune
Hiram Heaton
Royal Baking Powder
Royal Baking Powder CO
Justice
Supreme Court
L. G. Kinne
G. F
Reinhart
B. Crane
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