Governor Promises Strong Enforcement of Law and Prizes Fight Stance
The governor spoke at the Davenport Presbyterian church urging obedience to the law and readiness to prosecute violators or negligent officers. He pledged to seek stronger measures from the next general assembly to speed enforcement against illegal saloons while declining to act on his own initiative. He will assist in upholding the law if alerted to prize fights, though he criticized the recent attempt to halt one. The article notes Iowa college judging honors and political commentary on national issues.
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Statesmen urged to pause on quick currency remedies
Speaker Cannon criticizes rapid makeshift bills and calls for deliberate action. Weston is described as a steady veteran, a tough old bird, while the statesmen with remedies should sit down and ponder the currency issue.
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Roosevelt Opposes La Follette Candidacy In Raw Politics
The piece notes President Roosevelt’s apparent hostility to La Follette’s presidential bid amid a broader view of October bank failures and currency strains. It cites saloon petitioning, Dolliver and Allison rhetoric, hog market rebound, Davis’s rumored run, a Gaé incident, Hughey stock posture, and Des Moines indictments against Seara Roebuck & Co over white lead paint and gem claims.
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Senator Allison Deserves Reelection Say Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune urges Iowa Republicans to keep Senator Allison in office. It praises his long record from the civil war through reconstruction and tariff battles, noting his intellect, experience, and vigor. It warns against replacing him with aspiring juniors and argues he is best suited to meet urgent national economic questions.
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Governor Cumming Urges Davenport Citizens to Obey Laws
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Governor Cumming in Davenport defense speeches claiming the press misrepresented him. The piece questions his six year record and urges gratitude to the press for prompting him to call Davenport residents to obey the law.
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Democrats Not Unanimous on Bryan Third-Term Nominations
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports that the Brooklyn Eagle argues for Bryan seeking a third term while criticizing a party shift toward wealth for him. Democratic testimonials grow hotter as calls for more enrichment and further impoverishment are noted.
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Local highlights skip through Iowa towns and deaths
A broad survey of neighborhood items reports injuries from a corn shredder in Hopkinton, a Cedar Rapids death by morphine, smallpox quarantines, fires in Tipton, debt at Jackson Co fair, new skating rink in Manchester, and multiple obituaries. It notes rail and college news, robberies in Maquoketa, and a summarized Des Moines message outlining Republican policy.
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Hopkinton
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Cedar Rapids
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An Embarrassing Situation in Hopkinton Leader Tone
The Iowa governor faces a sharp temperance versus liquor interest clash on the eve of a campaign. He is torn between past liquor ties and rising temperance pressure as votes may decide his influence and policy. The governor’s position is described as increasingly strained and pivotal.
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High land prices push Iowa farms toward Illinois
The Manchester Press reports Delaware county land selling at $150 per acre, signaling rising Iowa prices. It notes Illinois farmers have historically bought cheap Iowa land, but says the trend is reversing as only modern scientific farming and up-to-date machinery can yield adequate returns from $150 land.
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Intemperance CR USA and District Court Proceedings
A long editorial denounces alcohol as a social poison from distillery to death and ruin. District Court at Anamosa convened with Judge Treichler. calendar entries include default judgments, estates and guardianships, probate items, and a list of several cases such as Lattner vs Peet, McMickla permit to sell intoxicants, and various guardianships. The piece also notes a forthcoming Fra Diavolo performance by Beggar Prince Comic Opera Company at Monticello’s opera house.
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Oxford Mirror Reports School Settlement And Dyersville High Dedication
Oxford schools closed awaiting a settlement amid teaching staff turmoil. Miss Sutherland released after board action. Miss Magoon resigns for $75 settlement. Board seeks new principal and assistant, aims to reopen the high school soon. Also notes state traffic speed law and a new Catholic high school dedication at Dyersville.
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Oxford
Farmers Warn Hunters To Stay Off Their Lands
Farmers G. W. Eiben John Schmidt Sebert Harms and Andrew Ambuhl warn hunters to keep off their farms. They accuse hunters of taking down fences and driving through meadows. They advocate licenseless gun use and oppose hunter regulation.
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John Schmidt
Sebert Harms
Andrew Ambuhl
Lands Sold for Unpaid Taxes Near No Bidders
County Treasurer Pearson conducted a brief sale of lands for unpaid taxes last Monday. Total taxes did not exceed 14 dollars and no bidders attended the sale, prompting him to solicit buyers in the street to move the few parcels offered.
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