Republican County Convention At Monticello September Fifth
The Republicans of Jones County will hold a convention at Monticello on September 5, 1899 at 10 30 for nominating candidates for county offices including Representative Treasurer Superintendent of Public Schools and two supervisors. Delegates are apportioned by township with one additional delegate for each twenty five votes over thirteen cast for Geo Dobson in the November 1898 election.
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Jones County
Monticello
Vuluucl
Geo
Dobsom
Cass
Clay
Pairview
Greenfield Hale
Jackson Lovell
Dubuque
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Republican State Ticket Highlighted for Iowa Ballot
The ticket lists Governor Leslie M. Shaw of Denison Lieutenant Governor J C Milliman of Logan Superintendent R O Barrett of Osage Railroad Commissioner Er A Dawson of Waverly Supreme Judge John O Sherwin of Mason City.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Denison
J.C. Milliman
Logan
A. Dawson
Waverly
John O. Sherwin
Mason City
Candidate for County Treasurer Announcement
J W Perera of Monticello announces candidacy for county treasurer subject to Republican county convention. August 16 1899.
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J.W. Perera
Monticello
Congressmen and local figures cited in Indiana speech
Congressmen Dolliver replied to Bryan at Rome City Indiana yesterday to general satisfaction among anti Bryan faction supporters. Lafe Young declares he is no longer partisan yet sees only Cummins amid the senatorial merry go round. Capt A F Burton, Iowa officer charged with cowardice and relieved of command, previously led Oxford Junction school in 1892 93.
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Bryan
Rome City
Indiana
Lafe Young
Cummins
A. F. Burton
Iowa
Oxford Junction School
Miss Herrick Denies School Superintendent Ties
Miss Mattie Herrick states her name was used without permission in connection with the school superintendency and she will not permit any association with the convention.
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Mattie Herrick
Editor Sam Sloane Reflects on 1900 Palms and Nebraska Statesman
Sam Sloane editor of the Charles City Citizen recalls delivering a Palmer and Buckner speech in Monticello three years ago and states he will not swallow the 1896 platform. He looks ahead to 1900 hoping to again help challenge the Nebraska sage brush statesman.
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Sam Sloane
Charles City
Monticello
Sage Brush
Nebraska
Dreyfus Trial Criticized for French Proceedings
The opinion notes French court procedure in the Dreyfus trial is improper with speeches from witnesses and disregard for evidence rules. It warns that public sentiment in France drives outcomes, saying the process would be unacceptable in civilized countries.
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Dreyfus
France
Cedar Rapids Republican Sees Dubuque Delegation Trade Pressure
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the Dubuque delegation’s visit to the Jones county fair and hints at neighborly trade pressure. It boasts that Dubuque visitors spent money on a Dubuque horse while praising Cedar Rapids as a preferred partner for local business.
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Cedar Rapids
Republican
Jones County
Dubuque
Monticello
Col. Glasser
Indies’ Brass Band
Dubuquers
J. W. Conchar
Sultana C
Sultana
Charles Wales
D. C. Glasser
J. J. Taylor
Proposal to license bagnios shocks Dubuque in 19th century debate
In Dubuque city authorities discuss allowing openly run bagnios in exchange for fines. The piece decries the plan as social vice and a moral compromise. It argues that the people of Dubuque will reject the scheme, urged by moral voices and local newspapers.
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Bagnios
Towa
Dubuque
Times
County GOP convenes at Monticello for state office bids
The county central committee calls the Republican county convention at Monticello on Tuesday September 5 to nominate candidates for county offices. F J Sokol of Onslow leads a field for representative. other names include A L Fairbanks Cass Wm Dearborn Stone City T H Dunn Wayne and E G Peet Greenfield. W J Mills Hale and F M Haslet Monticello pursue treasurer. J F Petcina also signals. Sheriff Hiram Arnold seeks renomination. Sokol and Peet retire from supervisor posts January first. talk of successors and possible candidates from Hon George W Lathrop arises as three weeks remain.
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County Central Committee
Republican County Convention
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F. J. Sokol
Onslow
A. L. Fairbanks
Cass
Wm. Dearborn
Stone City
T. H. Dunn
Wayne
E. G. Peet
Greenfield
W. J. Mills
Hale
F.M. Haslet
J. F. Petcina
Tur Express
Paul
Wyoming
Gregg
Wickes
Oxford Mills
Hiram Arnold
Messrs
Sokol
Peet
George W. Lathrop
Government by injunction and the limits of social liberty
A Texas court issued an injunction to stop a neighbor from visiting a wife amid marital tensions. The inmate was jailed for contempt after ignoring the writ, and the habeas corpus challenge failed. The piece argues against broad use of injunctions to regulate personal relationships and cautions that adult freedoms should not be curtailed by courts.
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Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Jackson
Death alters Bob Ingersoll's views on the hereafter
The remark questions Ingersoll's posthumous grasp of the afterlife, suggesting he knew less about the matter after death than before.
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Bob Ingersoll
Mrs Bauman, Editor’s Wife, Dies After Stroke
Mrs. B H Bauman, wife of the Mt. Vernon Hawkeye editor, died last Friday from a stroke suffered the prior Monday. Before marriage thirty five years ago she taught at Cornell College.
Neighborhood notices recount Iowa incidents and trials
The itemized column reports a threshing accident near Independence, a wrongful death suit against Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit, a Morley theft case dismissed, a Dysart freight accident injuring Clarence Hill, a Tipton census showing 2552 residents, and Ferdinand-scale fraud near Waterloo. It also covers a jail escape in Monticello, a Morley arm loss, tobacco versus butter debate at Anamosa prison, and Monticello fair attendance by Dubuque merchants with parade and ban on most saloons.
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John Cownie
Board of Control
Anamosa Penitentiary
Iowa
John Downie
State Board of Control
Ananiosa
Downie
Temple Hill boy in precarious condition after trampling
Ausie Gavin six year old son of Joe Gavin of Temple Hill was trampled by a horse about ten days ago. He was improving until yesterday when a sudden deterioration left his life despaired of at this writing.
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Ausie
Joe Gavin
Temple Hill
Cascade Pioneer
Democratic State Convention Nominates Ticket At Des Moines
At the Democratic state convention in Des Moines the ticket was named for the 1898 race with Fred E. White as governor M L Bevis as lieutenant governor A Van Wagenen as supreme court judge W H Calhoun as railway commissioner B P Holst as superintendent of public instruction Cato Sells and Hy Basher withdrew from gubernatorial race The platform backs the Chicago platform and Bryan for president the party denounces the Philippine war and opposes contract labor in state institutions Also notes a weed-cutting law effective July 4 1898 and enforcement steps for landowners along highways
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Des Moines
Fred E. White
Keokule County
M. L. Bevis
Ringgold County
Supreme Court
A. van Wagenen
Woodbury County
W. H. Calhoun
Marshall County
B. P. Holst
Boone County
Cato Sells
Hy. Basher
Wmn
Monticello Fair Aims for Cooler Dates and Better Attendance
The Monticello fair reports good exhibits in moral hall and livestock though vegetables and fruit were meager. Weather was hot with peak temperatures around 92. Organizers are urged to move fairs to late August or early September to improve comfort, crowds, and receipts, and align with trotting circuit to aid farmers and stock exhibitors.
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Monticello
Moral Hall
Ellison Family Heads to New York City for Clifford’s Career
Senator F. O. Ellison and his wife left yesterday for New York to visit son Clifford Ellison. Clifford, senior surgeon at Randall's Island hospital, will soon begin general practice in the city. Two uncles are doctors, and his strong school and hospital record signals a bright future, inspiring pride in Jones county friends.
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F. O. Ellison
New York City
Clifford
Anamosa Eureka
Distinctive Colonial Exhibit At Greater American Exposition
The Colonial Building showcases diverse resources from Hawaii and the Philippines with live native villages and real country life scenes. Special sections like Filipino Cuban Hawaiian villages display people at home, singing and playing music, while observers are invited to experience authentic cultures. Maquoketa horses fared poorly at Monticello with a third place finish and a California man lost money betting on four horses at Hedrick.
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Maquoketa
Monticello
California
Hedrick
Maquoketa Excelsior
Monticello Train Tickets Boost Fair Attendance
One hundred eighteen tickets were sold from this point to Monticello for the regular passenger train this morning. Many others rode freight trains or drove in, bringing total attendance to about 150 for the Monticello fair as good weather aided the fur management and overall turnout.
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Monticello
Anamosa Journal
Minister Corrects Church Program After Typo Error
A minister known for noting typographical mistakes in newspapers had a church program proof printed without errors. He marked corrections, and the finished program was delivered. A friend later pointed out the closing hymn line read Jesus lesigns and heaven rejoices indicating another typographical lapse corrected after review.
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Jesus Lesigns
Heaven
Boy Bennie Kaiser Drowns Bathing in Mississippi
Twelve year old Bennie Kaiser drowned last Monday while bathing in the Mississippi River at Dubuque. Local authorities recovered the body and began a routine inquiry into the accident.
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Bennie Kaiser
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Take Weeks Break-Up-a-Cold Tablets Ad
A small medicine advertisement promises to cure a cold while you sleep with the slogan No cure, no pay and a price of 25 cents. It credits O H Soetjesole as the agent.
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O. H. Soetjesole Agt
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