Cement Work Supervision Urged For County Bridges
The piece warns that unskilled or dishonest contractors may skimp on cement work, risking weak foundations. It urges strict on site testing and county ownership of cement testing scales, plus oversight during construction to ensure value and safety. It also notes related saloon-law debate in Davenport and a forthcoming Jones County Fair with varied attractions.
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Davenport
Times
Dubuque
Keane
The
Rumors Shape Garst Governor Race and Cummins Link
The piece notes weak enthusiasm for Garst as a gubernatorial candidate amid rumors of a secret wish by Governor Cummins to back Garst. Neutrality declared by Cummins fuels suspicions. Garst’s foes hope to challenge boss influence and boost other progressive candidates including Harsh of Creston. Tillman resents chautauqua publicity and calls it a Democrat tactic.
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Garst
Cummins
Funk
Harsh
Creston
Marshalltown paper urges repeal of tax on moneys and credits
The Times-Republican argues against taxing moneys and credits and predicts lawmakers will not amend the law to exempt credits. It notes widows and retirees feel the burden, but opposes exempting lenders. It suggests strengthening the law to tax all property and references single tax advocates versus Iowa farming land owners.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Marshalltown Paper
Iowa
Saloon Opening Debate Faces Dubuque Parade
Alderman Thomas pushes for Sunday saloon openings for the German Catholic societies parade in Dubuque. The executive committee replies politely that officials won’t violate law. They contrast Iowa with Missouri and Davenport, note Governor Folk enforces liquor laws, and hint at political reform talk with a playful cipher about harmony and Q phi.
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Thomas
Dubuque
Davenport
Iowa
Missouri
Folk
Early Iowa settlements and firsts timeline
A historical list noting Iowa milestones from 1788 to 1882. It includes Dubuque as the first settlement and town laid out in 1833 1834 and 1836 events. first newspaper the Dubuque Visitor in 1836. first post office 1833. Black Hawk purchase 1832. leaders like Antoine LeClaire Milo Prentice and Patrick Quigley.
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Dubuque
Co. Davenport
Iowa
Berryman Jennings
Antoine LeClaire
John King
Samuel C. Muir
Keokuk
Milo H. Prentice
Patrick Quigley
Nicholas Carroll
Territory
Noble F. Dean
United States
Mississippi
Samuel 8. White
Burlington
Julien Dubuque
Marion area notes and accidents headline
The column reports Oscar A. Rosengren suing two Marshalltown drivers for damages from a collision. A Dubuque man fined for peeping, Tama County claims more schools than teachers, and exams yield few first grade certificates. A 29 year old Sumner man killed by a Great Western train after riding a freight car. Trappist Timothy visits home for a family reunion. Cornell College faculty gains include Dr. Oren Waite and S. W. Finger. Bank notes sold for pennies on the dollar. A Milwaukee railway accident near Marion injures twenty, with several seriously hurt. Bernard Iowa endures a severe tornado storm causing over 20000 dollars in damage to businesses and farms. Details follow on injured, property losses, and unroofings across multiple towns.
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William Miller
Sumner
Great Western
Timothy
Dubuque
Dyersville
Iowa
Oren B. Waite
E. G. Waite
Milwaukee
Keystone
Marion
West Bound
Express
T. McElwain
Evanston
F. C. Myers
Oakland Avenue
Council Bluffa
Baggageman Willand
Elgin
James Walters
Americus
Harry Steinburg
Chicago
John W. Jones
Sioux City
Carl Mershon
Olin
Davis Reynolds
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Adolph Johnson
H. M. Fisher
Waterloo
Sears & Roebuck Stock Slumps in May and June
Central City News Letter notes Sears & Roebuck reported May sales fell short by 37351 dollars and June by 253563 dollars. The piece argues this signals customer dissatisfaction with advertisements and misrepresented goods.
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Central City
Sears & Roebuck
Shall the Boy go to College College education urged by Dubuque paper
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald urges sending boys to college if affordable arguing college raises ambitions and broadens view. It cites Chancellor Smith comparing Who's Who entries showing college trained far outnumber others and offers statistics on lifetime opportunities. It notes college can both elevate and tempt, with no guaranteed outcomes.
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Dubuque
College
Death Message Refused by Mapleton Operator Sparks Debate
In the Cedar Rapids Republican account a Mapleton operator refused a Cedar Rapids death message to his own mother. The piece condemns unionism overreach, arguing a duty of mercy overrides such refusals, comparing it to rescuing a drowning man regardless of union affiliation.
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Cedar Rapids
Mapleton
Cummins relies on unlikely personal following for senate bid
The C R Saturday Record argues Gov. Cummins did not win on a personal bloc but by Democratic votes. It predicts Democrats will run Porter next year with solid party backing and a likely majority if he is their candidate. The piece warns Cummins may face weaker support in a future campaign.
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C. R
Cummins
Porter
What is a Republican as Defined by a Sioux City Journal
The Sioux City Journal debates party identity noting two types of Republicans and two kinds of Cummings Republicans, one group seeking office and the other defectors who favor Democratic ideas but fear admitting it. It also recalls Margaret Stillwell born in 1831 as the first white American child born in Iowa near Keokuk.
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Waverly
Sioux City Journal
Cummings
Margaret Stillwell
Keokuk Now
Iowa
Joseph Ludmila of Cedar Rapide Ends Life After Job Loss
Joseph Ludmila, a Cedar Rapide resident, died by hanging following unemployment. Police report indicates a self harm act with no further suspects. An investigation is ongoing to determine motive and confirm circumstances.
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Joseph Ludmila
Cedar Rapide
Miss Nellie Quirk Elected To Fill School Vacancy
Nellie Quirk wins the public school vacancy after Mary Wozenilek resigns to take a Cedar Rapids post. The move ends Wozenilek’s successful tenure in the local classroom. Frank Blizek sues railway for 10000 dollars in damages over Michael Blizek’s death at a Lost Nation Milwaukee crossing due to weeds obscuring view.
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Nellie Quirk
Mary Wozenilek
Cedar Rapids
Pete Hansen
Frank Blizek
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co
Micheal Blizek
Milwaukee
Lost Nation
Uncle Sam Danford Visits Hazel Green Friends
Uncle Sam Danford of Hazel Green called on friends in town Tuesday noting his corn is a good stand and a strong crop. H. H. Wheeless was elected delegate from the M E church to the Cedar Falls lay conference in October with O. Spence as alternate. Captain J F Merry, president of the Flat Iowa Regiment volunteers, plans a reunion at Vicksburg on the old ground next May.
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Sam Danford
Hazel Green
H. H. Wheeless
M. E
Cedar Falls
O. Spence
J. F. Merry
Society of the Flat Iowa Regiment, Volunteers
Vicksburg
The More They Abuse Mrs Eddy, The More Believers Grow
The quote notes a paradox where criticism of Mrs Eddy and her ideas strengthens followers. It observes that about half of humanity enjoy abuse or critique, thriving on it, and suggests this sentiment persists in the contemporary world.
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The
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Eddy
Anamosa Mosa Fair Promises New Attractions
The Anamosa Fair runs August 26 to 30 with a 40 by 80 foot stage hosting acts by Dimitra Bilyck, the Sutcliff seven Scotch acrobats, Marzello and Millay, Sisters St Onge, Anita and Paul, Douglas and Douglas, Weitzmanns on the high wire, and daily baseball games plus timed horse races and runs. The State Reformatory opens to visitors each forenoon.
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Annamosa
Anamosa
Iowa
Dimitra Bilyck
Frozen North
Sutcliff
Marzello
Millay
St. Onge
Paris
London
Berlin
Anita
Paul
Douglas
Bluch
Weitzmann
State Reformatory
Anamosa Fair Base Ball Schedule Teaches Youth Matches
Baseball schedule for the Anamosa fair lists games from August 27 to 30. On Tuesday Springville Juveniles play Martello Juveniles and Prairieburg meets Coggon. Other pairings include Center Junction versus Wyoming Waubeek versus Buffalo Central City versus Mt. Vernon Maquoketa versus Monticello Greeley versus Cedar Rapids Green's Opera House Martelle versus Springville and Morley versus Cedar Rapids Rail Splitters.
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Springville
Martello
Prairieburg
Coggon
Center Junction
Wyoming
Waubeek
Buffalo
Central City
Mt. Vernon
Maquoketa
Monticello
Greeley
Cedar Rapida Green
Opera House
Martelle Va
Morley
Cedar Rapids
Bids Sought for 30 Tong Range Coal Delivery
Bids for furnishing 30 tong of range coal for Jones County Iowa must be received at Anamosa up to noon September 15 1907. Coal delivered on track at the county coal shed and graded per specifications or will be rejected. W M Byerly Commissioner on Public Buildings.
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Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
County Coal Shed
Proposals for 100 tons of Indiana coal for Jones County Iowa
Proposals will be received in Anamosa Iowa to furnish 100 tons of Indiana black coal by September 15 1907. Coal to be delivered on track at Amber Iowa. The bidder’s right to reject any or all bids is reserved by J K Hale Commissioner on Poor Farm. The notice notes a separate Minneapolis Journal item about Judge Sandia and Cantillon in relation to a game.
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Monticello
Bateman
Locher
Indiana
Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
Amber
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Tillman
Fort Madison
First
Methodist Episcopal Church Society
Neighborhood News
Oscar A. Rosengren
Marshalltown Automobilists
Henry Bennett
Jack-the- Peeper
Tama County
S. W. Finger
Cornell College
Finger
Yankton College
Chicago University
Snyder Bank of
Michael Frank
Perry
Banche
Eugene Mauser
Lund
Will Staton
Charles Gibbs
Abraham Abel
Arabia
Bernard
Cascade
Dubuque Times
Donavan
Smith & Houlihan
B. W. Seward
James Arthur
T. Barrett
Tim Crowley
John Maloney
Union
Oxford
Hopkinton Leader News
W. M. Byerly
Com
J. K. Hale
Minneapolis Journal
Standard Oil Company
Sandia
Cantillon
MetebekeSshetoner
Eget
Monticello State Bank
Consersalios
Barceloy
Promisig
Sarrety, Promirnrs
Lowell State Bank
Lovell
J. W. Doxa W
Iard
R. O. Burton
Aughier
OO Bidwell
W. A, Mirick
A. J. Fairban
J. 8. Hiall
Sohodde
the Diamond Creamery Co
Monticello, Iowa
McLaughlin
GEO. Stuhler’s Sons
W. H. Proctor& CO
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