Colorado style shows in Cripple Creek labor strife and Iowa talk
A digest of political and social notes from the Midwest highlights Cripple Creek labor troubles in Colorado and Iowa politics. It references Des Moines graft cases, Grand Rapids prosecutions, Iowa Agricultural College losses, Senator Stirton and John F. Wade’s weights, Colfax banker George Wood’s life insurance, Mary Baker Eddy declining a New York church gift, and Des Moines to Cedar Rapids cross currents on state marshal law.
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George D. Wood
Colfax
Wood
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
New York City
Iowa Winter Hopes Dimmed by Sudden Weather Shifts
The article notes Iowa residents considering warm states, reports a mild autumn and early winter with cold snaps possible, suggesting the season may be shortened by sudden changes and potential blizzards. It emphasizes the unusual length of pleasant days and anticipates fluctuating conditions ahead.
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Iowa
California
Florida
Iowa group backs college graduate standard for teachers
A committee on secondary school relations of the Iowa State Teachers Association met in Iowa City to regulate admissions from state high schools to colleges and the state university. It informally favored accrediting high schools only if staff hold college degrees, a criterion echoed in discussions on placement on the accredited list.
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Committee On
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Iowa City
Bankers Employ Detectives To Shadow Young Employees
New York bankers use detectives to follow young workers after hours to learn their habits and associates. If seen in saloons, tracks, bad houses, or theaters, the employee is dismissed. Rev W A Bartlett notes how businesslike scrutiny resembles church rigidity and questions whether the church should loosen its bars.
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New York
W. A. Bartlett
Tax law reform and critics of non-resident ferrets
The piece notes winter efforts to amend the tax ferret law to allow county treasurers to collect unpaid taxes. It reports opposition from taxpayers and newspapers fearing liberty encroachment by non-resident agents. It also reviews Cleveland’s Christmas essay in the Saturday Evening Post, criticizing its heavy style and lack of clear humor.
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Saturday Evening Post
Cleveland
Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Roosevelt's Panama Canal Policy Stated in Vigor
The President’s message argues for recognizing Panama as a separate republic and for a treaty with its government. It details Colombia’s alleged failure to ensure peace on the isthmus and presents a concise U S position that will guide future historians and canal construction.
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Panama Canal
Colombia
Panama
Iowa Members Draw Notable Assignments in Cannon Committee Picks
Speaker Cannon assigned Iowa lawmakers to key posts across several committees. Cousins ranks third on foreign affairs and chairs expenditures in the treasury department, with Hepburn and Huitt among others leading on interstate commerce and military affairs.
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Iowa
Congress
Cannon
Cousins
Foreign Affairs
Treasury Department
Hepor
Mississippi
Wapva
Brransati
Havera
Lacey
Indian Affairs
Militia
Huui
Smith
Ninth District
Coxnor
Tuomas
Scarlet fever cases rise at Iowa State College
Seventeen mild scarlet fever cases are in the hospital at Iowa State College as the illness spreads despite strict quarantine. Faculty are taking all precautions to prevent closure of the school.
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Iowa State College
No Iowa Pride in Teachers Wages Campaign Begins
State Superintendent K C Barrett spearheads a drive to raise Iowa teacher pay amid church and ministerial support. Iowa ranks near the bottom for male and female salaries with averages of 48.66 and 30.17 dollars respectively, far behind Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A Pennsylvania law setting a $35 monthly minimum is praised, while Iowa reports only a small two to three dollar rise.
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Iowa
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
K. C. Barrett
Missouri
South Dakota
North Central
North Atlantic
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Barrett
Local Iowa Town News Parades Crimes and Fires
Richard Kirk longtime Vinton merchant dies. August Leuth, jailed kidnap suspect, escapes Tipton. A Dubuque carrier accused of corn theft. William Springer, late Illinois congressman, dies in Washington. Cedar Rapids to launch weekly Union organ The Tribune. Issac Armsby injured by bridge cross braces. Eight year old Walter Bleacher killed by freight train in Dubuque. Tipton fire sparks incendiarism talk at 8 S F Witmer store. Cascade Pioneer laments narrow gauge rail service. Oxford Mirror marks 25th anniversary. Kinney praises progress. Davenport injunctions target theatres and wine rooms amid moral crusade. Coroner verdict condemns Christian Scientists in death of Carrie Diesner. Grand jury may pursue Christian healers under state law. Dan Doty arrested in Oklahoma Territory tied to Iowa horse poisoning crimes from 1890s. legends recount Lightsfoot case and dynmite arson.
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William Springer
Illinois
Washington
Charles F. Springer
Anamosa
Cedar Rapide
the Tribune
Issac Armsby
Olin
Walter Bleacher
Dubuque
F. Witmer
Tipton
Davenport
Carrie Diesner
Christian Science
Amy Mandiville
Rail timetable woes hit Wyoming travelers hard
In the Wyoming Journal a letter notes the current railroad timetable causes delays for Cedar Rapids to Oxford Junction to Wyoming travel. Passengers face missed connections and overnight holds, with late trains and long drives to Wyoming. Freight delays also impact cattle shipments to Chicago, prompting talk of changes likely next Monday.
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Wyoming Journal
West
Cedar Rapids
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Chicago
Junction
Onslow
Northwestern Road
Davenport
Calmar
Monticello
Maquoketa Abducted Train Plan Draws Local Support
Maquoketa business leaders press for a morning passenger train Sabula via Miles and Preston to Maquoketa and urge the CMStP line to run a Clinton or Savanna to Marion local in mornings and return in evenings. Station Agent T J Hays notes support for service to Wyoming Monticello and Anamosa while a recent time card shift draws minor local complaint. Municipal waterworks ownership scheme in Ottumwa ends after a 369 vote extension to a private firm.
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Maquoketa
Sabula
Miles
Preston
T. J. Hays
Clinton
Savanna
Marion
Wyoming
Monticello
Anamosa
Jackson County
Davenport-Maquoketa
Ottumwa
Scott's Emulsion Promises Health For Pale Girls
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a cod liver oil based blood food that restores strength flesh and color in sickly young women. It claims regular use cures paleness weakness and nervousness and offers free samples with label on every bottle.
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Scott
Boston specialist offers free consultation tour across state
The president of the staff of physicians at the Boston Medical Institute conducts an advertised statewide tour offering free consultation and medicines to cure deafness catarrh paralysis rheumatism and other ailments. The notice urges early visits cites new methods electricity treatment and guarantees results plus glasses and eye treatments.
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Boston Mediical Institute
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Cripple Creek
Doa Moines
Zion
Elijah II
Des Moines
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Iowa Agricultural College
Minnesota Experimental Station
80Th General Assembly
Stirton
Senate
John F. Wade
Bob
Marshalltown
Herriott
Xoocer
DOG Dooe Neighborhood News
Richard Kirk
Vinton
August Leuth
John Telstow
Dubuque County
Cascade Pioneer
Bellevue
Cascade
Oxford Mirror
Kinney
Mirror
Bishop Cosgrove
George Giglinger
Iowa Theatre
Orpheon Theatre
Davenport Malting Company
Iowa Township
Enid
Oklahoma Territory
Dan Doty
J. P. Stotler
Doty
Township
William Lightfoot
Stotler
Lightfoot
E. H. Johnson & CO
Monticello, Iowa
Peasl St
The
United States
Our City
D. Potter
Lovell Hotel
National Bank
Farwein
J. M. Hioxa
HW. M. Carpenter
H. S. Richardson
Farwell
Frank M. Hicks
Ki. Sarles
John Schweitzer
John McDonald
G. Henry George
William Stahler
D. H. Soetje
I. M. Carpenter
McClure
McClures
McClure’s
S. S. McClure Company
Lexington Building
New York, N. Y
Lowell State Bank
Board OF Directors
Geo. L. Lovell
R. ©. Stirton
Cashier
J. W. Coxsee
H. Sandhouse
W. Nicholas Holst
A. L. Fairbanks
W. A. Mirick
J. 8. Hall
Ichodde
Ayer
Buckingham
R P Hall &Co
Nashua
N.H
W.W. A. Mirick
Old Congregational Church
Herrick & Bauder
Monticello State Bank
J. S. Houser
Eal
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Monticello, Low
WM. J. Couchlan
D. D.S
Eilers & Bolton
J.H. Lathrop
Willery
Tl. Memery
James Rumley
Remley & Remley
Antmosa
Town
Ofice
A. Matthiessen
E. Tarbox
Jones
Fred Puleston
J. W. Doxsee
Lovell Building
P. C. Babcock
A. M. Maurice
D.D.S.S
Dental Department
Drake University
Burrichter's Drygoods Store
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