Strathcona Reflects on Labor Duty and Global Trade
Lord Strathcona on his 98th birthday defends work, endurance, and vitality while warning about life’s value of effort. He cites the benefits of hard labor and stresses resilience against ennui. He also notes changes in parcel post rates expanding rural and mail order access and cautions merchants about dependence on government policy. He quotes Charles W. Fairbanks on avoiding bloodshed for speculative gain in Mexico.
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Lord Strathcona
Canada
Charles W. Fairbanks
Mexico
Inventor built sea operating chamber for underwater pictures
An imaginative inventor created an underwater camera chamber lowered from a boat to film life beneath the sea. A San Francisco moving picture collector caused a disturbance in the white slave trial, forfeiting his negatives and paying a $50 fine for contempt of court. The piece notes moving pictures as a powerful instructional entertainment though sometimes overzealous seekers overstep bounds.
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San Francisco
California
Iowa State and Chicago Universities in Eugenics Debate
The article notes Iowa State University forming a new department of eugenics with Prof. R H Sylvester as head the first such department in the west He is to judge babies at the state fair and speculation hints at potential practical experiments but warns students prefer traditional mating methods.
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Iowa State University
Chicago University
R. H. Sylvester
Department of Eugenics
Iowa University
West
Prouty
Iowa
Keosauqua man winners injunction against millage tax
John W. Rowley of Keosauqua won an injunction in Ottumwa preventing Van Buren county from levying a millage tax to fund the extension of the state capitol grounds. Judge Hunter ruled the tax unconstitutional as it creates a state debt beyond constitutional limits. The case will be appealed, awaiting final court guidance.
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John’. W.rowley
Keosauqua
van Buren
State Capitol
Hunter
Ottumwa
Court of Last Resort
Quarrel Over Chicago Voting Machine Contract Money
The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Examiner spar over alleged payments to each other’s managers related to influence for approving a million dollar voting machine contract in Chicago. Both sides deny the charges in a classic old-time press quarrel.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Examiner
Chicago
Governor Foss switches parties as Essex Republicans rally
Massachusetts Governor Foss returns to the Republican fold after three terms as a Democrat saying the state and nation need the party back in power. The piece also notes Diggs conviction in California, Wilson’s ambassador remarks, Sulzer impeachment questions, and shifts in U S banking and Panama Exposition participation.
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Foss
Massachusetts
Essex
Lawson to furnish money to aid Sulzer hunt Tammany
Lawson pledges $100000 to back Sulzer in exposing Tammany Hall. The piece questions who will fund digging up the Lawson exposure, noting many would lose conversational causes if deprived of familiar phrases like fine and dandy and I should worry.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Sulzer
Tammany
Lawson
Tillman Opposes Suffrage Movement Sparks Harsh Response
A sensational remark attributes aggressive motives to Sanator Tillman as he criticizes suffrage activists and faces backlash. The quote suggests retaliation with a hat pin during political conflict.
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Tillman
Foss Considers Return to Massachusetts Governorship
The Sioux City Journal notes Gov. Foss, once a Republican, may reaffirm GOP principles and seek another term as Massachusetts governor. It suggests the party has faced misfortune since McKinley’s death and Foss’s moves are unlikely to greatly ease the party’s woes.
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Sioux City
Lind’s Quiet Diplomacy Highlighted in Springfield Piece
Springfield Mass Republican profiles Mr Lind noting his remarkable ability to keep secrets, calling it a diplomatic asset in handling sensitive matters.
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Springfield
Mass
Lind
Neighborhood News Summary From Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
A wide array of local items reports Jackson county plans eleven new bridges at 13060 dollars total. Frank Kenney to head Oxford Junction post office starting September 1. Interurban cars may run Cedar Rapids to Mt. Vernon by Thanksgiving. Hugh Leonard buys 160 acres southeast of Ryan at 155 per acre. Smallpox quarantine at Beloe vue lifted. Missing teen Margaret Miller from West Liberty. Cedar Rapids suit over beer bottle mouse found. Passenger steamers crowded on the Upper Mississippi. Bellevue ditch worker nearly buried. Several deaths and crimes noted including Beamer auto crash in Marengo and Clancy mystery. Mt. Vernon post office inspection finds minor irregularities. city content with Kepler. Anamosa prisoners shift road crew at Iowa State College. parole plan discussed.
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Jackson County
Frank Kenney
Oxford Junction
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon
Hugh Leonard
Henry LeClerc
Ryan
Belloevue
City Board of Health
Dubuque
Margaret Miller
West Liberty
John T. Carmody
Philip
Martha Wagner
Magnes Brewing Company
Mississippi River
George Bilmner
Mississippi
Norris
Manchester
Denver
Prand
George Uleh
Solon
Miller
Milwaukee
Marion
Clancy
Harry Delmire
Frank Vavra
Harvey Grimm
Hudson
Davenport
Kepler
Man claims to be his own grandfather sparks algebraic riddle
Angus Carney declares he is his own grandfather and presents a chain of marriages and relations that yields a tangled family tree. Neighbors perform mental arithmetic to verify the puzzling ages. The tale hinges on multiple convoluted steps and kinship terms.
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San Antonio
Angus Carney
Anne
Carney
Smoking's Impact on Boys Warned in Manson Journal
The Manson Journal reports a shop interview claim that early cigarette smoking harms boys, stunting growth and character. It argues persistent smoking leads to dullness, laziness, dishonesty, and untrustworthiness, and promises proof if asked.
Public debt rivalries and political graft in New York
Henry Watterson ridicules New York City debts and the Fisk era graft, contrasting past Tweed era amateurs with modern professionals who wield power through manipulation, silence, and ruthless efficiency.
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Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
New York
Walpole
England
Fisk
How the Term Originated
Judge Adam and Eve scenes reveal a wife who cries after every small slight. The punchline shows Adam reflecting on poets’ line about “Dewy Eve” as he recalls a ring gift and missed anniversaries. It reads as a playful, old fashioned domestic anecdote with light humor.
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Adam
Eve
Flo
Bankrupt merchant in Andrew owes nearly entire assets
G. G. Jackson of Andrew filed for bankruptcy with assets around 8000 dollars and liabilities near the same amount. A severe storm near Maquoketa caused 3.68 inches of rain and about 10000 dollars in damages. A Milwaukee Telegraph operator in Bellevue fled with 40 dollars in cash and a pile of tickets to Chicago last week.
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G. G. Jackson
Andrew
Maquoketa
Milwaukee
Bellevue
Chicago
August 1888 Monticello events and notable births
Monticello records from August 1888 list P. O. Babcock purchasing a blacksmith shop, Fair Week events August 27 to 31, births of a daughter to D L Davia, a son to K A L Bigley, and a boy to Wm Stuhler. Notables include Blind Boone piano revival, a German girl Lizzie Jennett in the poorhouse, marriages of Garside to Lilly Paul and Wood to Jessie Dennison, school leader W A Doran lecturing in Davenport, and the Hoag Duster factory starting feather muff and boa production. The Jones County Fair offered bicycle medals. Rev. J L Countermine resigned to attend seminary. a record heat day on August 1 and a 135 degree roof crew reading.
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Monticello Express
P.O. Babcock
IM. HH. Starka
Jones County
D.L. Davia Boone
Beach & Bower’s
Dop and Pony Show
Monticallo
K. Hawkings
K. A. L. Bigley
Wayne Township
Lewis Peltier
Bowen’s Prairie
Blind Boone
K. of Plodge
Lizzie Jennett
Monticello
William Stuhler
William G. Garside
Lilly B. Paul
Onslow
W. A. Doran
John
B. Elwood
Mary Cornish
Osape
Iowa
Jones County Fair Association
J. L. Countermine
Presbyterian Church
Chicago
C. W. Hosford
Sarah B. Lewis
Anmmosa
J. B. Fiske
Hoag Duster
Henry B. Smith
Mra
Mary Fawcett
George EB. Wood
Bellevue
Ohio
Jessie Dennison
Anamosa
Mr. Wood
Newa
Death of David Smith Passes After Illness at 80
David Smith died at his son Albert Smith’s Main street residence in Monticello after a lingering illness. Born 1884 in Cattaraugus County New York he lived through Iowa years including Langworthy and Oxford Mills before settling in Monticello. Survived by sons Albert and Charles both of Monticello. Funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at Albert Smith’s home with Rev Roy V Porter and burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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David Smith
Albert Smith
Main Street
Mr. Smith
Cattaraugus County
New York
Adaline Biglow
Iowa
Montticello
Smith
Albert
Charles
Monticello
Ile
Jones County
Roy V. Porter
Oakwood
Miss May Starke to Wed Joseph W Starks in Anamosa
Miss May Starke daughter of the late Norman Starks will marry Joseph W Starks of Coleridge Nebraska this afternoon in Anamosa. After a short wedding trip the couple will return to Monticello for an extended stay. Dr W A Mirrick has been bedridden nine days with stomach trouble and exhaustion from professional duties.
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May Starke
Norman Starks
Joseph W. Starks
Coleridge
Nebraska
Misa
Starks
Monticello
Anamosa
Mrs. Starks
W. A. Mircick
Detroit Woman Visits Aunt in City Home
Mias Zersine of Detroit is visiting in the home of her aunt Mrs. A. W. Steiner, spending time in the city.
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Mias Zersine
Detroit
Michigan
A. W. Steiner
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Germany
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Alice Grote
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C. C. McClaughry
Iowa State College
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Reformatory
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Geoste 1B
Tia
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N. M. Carpenter
Wm. Stuhler
I. S. Richardson
FO. Becker
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Eclipse _Lumber
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