Hall of Shame targets Senators Burton and Mitchell
The Missouri battleship won a race among major U.S. warships last week. It was commanded by a brother-in-law to President Roosevelt, aimed at preserving a family record. Commissioner Cockrell criticizes elevator practices and argues farmers should not bear storage taxes. carriers should provide storage. A State Auditor report cites Iowa leading in bank numbers with 1,585 banks and deposits over 250 million dollars, as other states trail. Iowa communities are described as thrifty and trustworthy for banking.
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Missouri
Roosevelt
Iowa
Heidelberg
Longfellow
Alhambra
Granada
Liona
Bidwell
Charles Theodore
Germany
United States
Munich
Belgium
J. W. Doxace
City Owns Electric Plant Bolsters Costs Over Private
The Burlington Hawkeye notes Columbus Ohio favors municipal ownership of an electric lighting plant. It cites a yearly per light cost of 99 dollars under the present system versus 77 dollars under private ownership. The piece argues city governance can run the plant but stresses the need for capable management.
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Burlington. Hawkeye
Columbus
Ohio
Senator Mitchell Convicted in Public Opinion Trial
Senator Mitchell convicted of practicing law before the Interior Department while a U S Senator and sentenced to a $1000 fine and six months in jail. He has appealed and may escape punishment, but the public verdict is final and calls for resignation.
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Mitchell
Department of the Interior
United States
Great Court of
John Clay Stresses Education for Stock Yard Workers
John Clay a commission merchant of the Chicago stock yards told Iowa State College students that denying young men a stock yards education and slaughterhouse training will be balanced by college study. He emphasized the value of education gained through practical work and noted the truth in his remark.
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John Clay
Chicago
Iowa State College
Cuban physician offers fever fighter help to New Orleans
Announcement says yellow fever is epidemic in New Orleans but fears ease due to Cuban doctor experienced in fighting the disease. He offers services as a fever fighter with screened patients reducing mosquito transmission and dampening the dread once felt.
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New Orleans
Cuba
Demand for Fair Rail Rates Gains Public Support
Railroads claim rate legislation is waning yet public talk shows continuing dislike of discriminations and rebates. Citizens press for equal rates for all, oppose demagogic rate rhetoric, and seek regulation, ending rebates and private car abuses.
Industrial department forms under Chicago and Northwestern
The Chicago and Northwestern rail road creates an industrial department to work with Business Men's Associations of nearby towns to attract factories. It stresses town growth depends on people and civic effort, not just location or resources, and urges tireless public spirited work to keep towns alive.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Iowa
Rhine to Munich through Germany a travelogue of history
J W Doxace chronicles a Rhine journey from Bonn to Mainz and Heidelberg to Nuremberg and Munich. He notes castles vineyards and legends, German farming and roads, student life in Heidelberg, Oberammergau, and the Kreuzesschule passion play, with reflections on culture and travel in 1905 Germany.
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Munich
Germany
Bonn
Cologne
University
Beethoven
Bingen
Rhine
Columbia
Charlemagne
Luther
Huss
Petrarch
Charles V
Napoleon
Caesar
North
Longfellow
Lord Byron
Martin Luther
Nuremberg
Albrecht Durer
Hans Sach
Adam Kraft
Heidelberg
Oberammergau
Kreuzesschule
School of the Cross
Christ
Holland
British Isles
Wisconsin Governor LaFollette Sentences Barbed Train Remark
The governor, on a crowded train, suggested hanging Stuyvesant Fish and said he would like to pull the rope. Critics urge better tongue control before considering a U.S. Senate bid, noting his talent and ongoing agitation but risk of spoilage through reckless talk.
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LaFollette
Stuyvestant Fish
Wisconsin
United States
la Follette
Ute Indian land homesteading registrations begin with nightly queues
Thousands register for a chance to homestead Ute Indian land as six o clock unfolds lines at the booths. Workers receive checks granting spots the next morning, marking a shift from last year’s Rosebud registration chaos. Secretary Martin launches probes into foreign firms doing business in the state lacking proper incorporation filings. Many improvement and mining firms have sold stock illegally. fines at eleven dollars per day will be collected.
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Martin
Mercy over Money in Illinois Justice Debate
A defender notes that murderer Hock escaped the gallows with last moment funding for an appeal, arguing that justice must protect the poor as fully as the rich. The piece contrasts Illinois laws with Iowa, urging humane, lawful treatment and conviction based on evidence regardless of wealth.
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Hock
Illinois
Iowa
United States
Humanity
Wyoming Semicentennial Celebration Next Week
The town of Wyoming plans a semi centennial event to recall early settlers hardships and successes. Officials say the celebration will foster patriotism and civic pride, contrasting it with other towns that opted for street carnivals.
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Wyoming
Maquoketa
Colonel Cox
Jackeson
United States
John Paul Jones
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Johann Gutenburg
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