Cascade protests temperance push amid Saloon debate
The Cascade Pioneer attacks temperance boosters amid a mulet petition fight, dismissing Monticello interests as behind the movement. It notes Cascade business leaders once feared dry counties but later saw trade rise, urging merchants to shed saloon links. It reports a Delaware County mob killing a Black fugitive, a coroner's sealed verdict, and praise for a county attorney. It also mentions a Des Moines saloon petition defeat blamed on a notary public error and critiques graft or paid canvassing claims.
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Cascade Pioneer
Mulet
Monticello
Cascade
Des Moines
Cupid Could Secure Him A Better Post Than Office
The text jokes that Billy Hogan failed to win the fat office on Thanksgiving. It suggests President Wilson might give him a Christmas stocking surprise. It adds Cupid could offer a more fitting gift than the marshalship he seeks, noting his effort would yield better results from love.
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Billy
Hogan
Wilson
Cupid
God of Love
Anamosa Eureka Reflects on Cost of Living Debate
The Anamosa Eureka quotes a remark noting that many democratic papers are not as incensed or frightened by the high cost of living as they were before the last election. The line highlights shifting press sentiment on economic pressure and political consequences amid recent campaigning.
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Anamosa
Gemmill to Succeed Boyd as State Education Secretary
Wm H Gemmill superintendent of Carroll Schools will succeed W R Boyd as financial secretary of the state board of education. Boyd resigns to return to editorial work after a notably able tenure.
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Wm. H.gemmill
Carroll Schools
W. R. Boyd
State Board of Education
Boyd
Railroads Seek Five Percent Freight Rate Hike
Railroads argue for a five percent increase in freight rates citing higher maintenance costs and wage increases from strikes and arbitration awards over the past few years.
Purity Training School Touted by Professors Parents
A Baltimore Sun note frames a purity training school as ideal for upbringing, naming Prof. Father and Prof. Mother as the faculty guiding instruction.
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Baltimore Sun
Love slows White House operations in Chicago tale
In a humorous Chicago Record-Herald item, affection disrupts routine at the White House setting, illustrating how romance temporarily halts official business in a lighthearted city vignette.
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Chicago Record - Herald
White House
Judge Ball Calls for Restriction of Unqualified Drivers
A home district judge urged a strict standard for automobile operation. He warned against letting youths or inexperienced individuals handle powerful cars on public roads. He emphasized roads belong to all and called for mutual rules to resolve new traffic rights and duties.
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Vernon Hawkeye
Milo Ball
Home Judicial District
Postal rates by zone and weight detailed in table
The excerpt lists zone based postage rates: Monticello and rural routes charge 5 cents for the first pound and 1 cent for each additional two pounds in the first zone. First and second zones cover about 150 miles with 5 cents for the first pound and 1 cent per extra pound, while subsequent zones range from 7 to 12 cents for the first pound and 5 to 12 cents for each additional pound as distance increases from 150 to over 1,800 miles.
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Monticello
Money Came Loo Easily and Peter Kiene’s Fall
The article recalls the C. A. & N. railroad spur between Anamosa and Doggan and notes the demise of Peter Kiene of Dubuque whose bank failed. It laments that mortgaged bonds replaced trusted loans, costing many saved funds of widows and workers. It questions the true collateral of a man known for a large funeral.
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Manchester
Anamosa
Doggan
Peter Kiene
Dubuque
On Keeping Young Collier's Weekly
The essay argues youth can be prolonged through books travel society and solitude which feed life and replenish the wells of vigor while ignorance cowardice and drudgery dry a person up before his time. It cites New England examples to illustrate how learning and experience keep a man youthful.
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Collier’s Weekly
Prosperity Report Follows Saloon Closures
Municipal experts who examined city books in several Iowa towns say business leaders report prosperity after saloons closed. Marshalltown is cited as more prosperous since closure, though businessmen opposed the move. They now would not reopen saloons.
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Des Moines Register
Marshalltown
Driving Out the Men
Lincoln Journal argues few stenographic posts remain for men as civil service limits persist. The piece notes women have dominated stenography and teaching and questions whether women voters might push men from these roles when suffrage expands.
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Lincoln Journal
National Civil Service Commission
The New Road Ideas Stir Rural Debate
In Marshalltown Times-Republican a reader questions the idea of road improvements. He asks if a $25 annual levy on a full quarter section would confiscate the farm and whether paving would increase a farm’s value by about $4,000 versus remaining on a muddy side road.
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Marshalltown
Itll All Be Needed Coal Save Narrows Future Hope
Local insight notes coal savings in recent weeks may prove useful later, reflecting cautious optimism about supply. The Chicago Record Herald remarks on disciplined consumption and potential future utility of stored fuel.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Governor Blease Pursues Pardons to Ease Isolation
In the Chicago Tribune report, Gov. Blease wields the pardon prerogative to avoid isolation within South Carolina, signaling a proactive stance on mercy releases. The Lincoln Journal adds a lighter note about gophers with idle winter days and little to do.
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Chicago Tribune
Blease
South Carolina
Local notes and court actions in Anamosa district
Obituaries mention Dr. S. S. Douglas and Thomas Benhart of Oxford Junction. Bootlegging arrest of William Merritt and a Jackson county attorney merger marriage to Margaret Hamilton. Various transfers and sales in Oxford Junction and Maquoketa. District Court proceedings cover multiple estate matters and real estate cases with numerous guardianships and judgments.
Farmer from Anamosa Seeks Daughter in Dubuque
Faulkner Diet rich of Anamosa Iowa arrived in Dubuque Thursday morning seeking his daughter raised by a Dubuque woman. He did not know the daughter's new name or the woman's current name. He and his daughter were said to have married within the last two years. Police aid was offered but no success by noon. Faulkner appeared prosperous but spoke limited English.
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District Court
Alt
Ellison
Monticello
Eli Bowning
Iowa City
John Behrends
Rudolph Grenenwald
Leaper
Faulkner
Anamosa
Quiet No Longer on the Cedar Rapids Farm
Senator Kenyon says he dreams of quiet days on his farm but notes farming has become a hustle like the city, with activity and effort replacing tranquility. He hints at broader pressures in rural life and public life.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenyon
Illinois woman wins breach of promise case for 17400
Topeka Capital notes a Illinois woman collected 17400 after a breach of promise dispute and comments that no man is worth such a sum to a woman. The item treats the verdict as an bargain driven outcome with scornful tone.
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Topeka
Illinois
Roundabout Revenge in Early Political Jesters
The Lincoln Journal notes Senator Hitchcock uses opposition to Wilson as a method to strike at Bryan. The Topeka State Journal questions the nine hours of nightly sleep for Wilson. The Omaha Bee wittily asserts that major issues are resolved over a banquet table.
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Lincoln Journal
Hitchcock
Wilson
Bryan
Topeka State Journal
Judgment in Walton case grants costa against plaintiff
Walton Virginia judgment awards costs to the defendant. Walton case notes the defendant has leave to file a trial notice. In the case Co M and St P Ry Co versus Hegan the defendant is allowed to amend his answer and may do so by December 6.
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B. Paul
Iheodore Wolf
Ray Yousse Et al
Standard Land Co
M. Curtin
Dan Hogan
Vermont Farm Machinery Co
Ssa McLaughlin
Minnesota Harness Factory
T. McLaughlin
L. Thoeming
Peter Carson
Lawrence Jacobs
Hdgar
C. Wilson
Donald O. Sinclair
Charles Dunahower
John Bailey
William Hamilton
John Blank
G. F. Faragher
Flossie Dutton
Johnston Ex. Co
Hall Mfg. Co
John Leaper
Va. P. H. Wodd
Schott D. Monroe
Chaplin
Costa
Walton Va
Walton
Hegan
Florence Parrott Weds Anton Wroblowski in Worthington
Miss Florence I Parrott and Mr Anton O Wroblowski were married October 25 at 6 pm by Rev Kelly at the Parrott home near Worthington. The bride wore white satin with oriental lace and carried white roses. the bridesmaid wore white embroidered muil with pink trim. The groom from Monticello works at the G electric company. after a brief honeymoon they will reside in Monticello.
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Chas. Parrott
G Electric Company
Monticello
Mrs Hicks backs new bridge site over river sand
Mrs Elmer Hicks of Monticello backs the board of supervisors move to place the Lux bridge farther upstream. She describes the old approach as a long sand bed near Hopkinton that trapped cars and puzzled travelers, praising the firm-ground location chosen.
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Wicks
Manchester
Elmer Hicks
Monticello
Lux Bridge
Board of Supervisors
Hicks
Hopkinton
Pekin
Olivia
Mrs. Hicks
Old Bridge
High School Notes Reported by Martha Batcar
Thanksgiving vacation ends and pupils return to studies. Football score West Branch 94, our team none. Roy D Autremont builds a museum cupboard for Mr Miller's office. Three new high school entrants raise Sophomore Freshman and Review. Senior German class exempt from exams for first time in three years. Civics class girls puzzled by the mace in the House chamber. A political economy exam suggests a new diversion utilizing the waist. Freshmen search for material for a three minute speech. Miss Hurd to join Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls as Home Economics critic after Christmas.
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West Branch
Roy D’autremont
Hurd
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
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