Bristow’s Power and Police Edge in Washington Politics
Joseph L. Bristow, fourth assistant postmaster general, commands a vast postal and detective network while remaining unpopular with many powerful figures. Despite enemies, he dominates his role, pursuing justice with little regard for political ties, as the nation’s postal service and inspectors operate under his oversight.
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Washington
Joseph L. Bristow
Mr. Bristow
Bristow
United States
Riston
Bristow’s Tense Standing Sparks Post Office Probe
The article describes Bristow as a former editor and current newspaper owner with a sour reputation among lawmakers. It notes calls for his removal due to distrustful conduct and details a sharp clash with a Senate figure over a post office matter, as pressure for change in Washington grows ahead of a new administration.
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Bristow
Washington
M Bristow
Senate
Rob ert Hitt Ilinois Congressman with Lincoln ties
Congressman Robert Hitt of Illinois stands as a figure with a storied past in Congress history. He served as Lincoln era stenographer, witnessed the Lincoln assassination era, and later was part of the White House staff during a pivotal national moment.
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Congress
Robert Roberts Hitt
Ilinois
Committee On Foreign Relations
Mr. Hitt
Lincoln
Washington
White House
Andrew Jackson
Itté
Possession, My Dear Sir, Nine Points of Law
A witty dialogue from Detroit iKree Press contrasts legal possession with conscience as a playful legal quip.
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Detroit
iKree Press
Absurd Proposal Caption Sparks Sunday Laughs
A caviling line from a dusty old bachelor lampoons engagements ending in marriage while a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quips about men changing every seven years. The fragment hints at social satire and humor amid gossip.
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Cincinnati
Dusty Dave
Passing of Uncle Jerry Smith at the White House
Longtime White House color bearer Uncle Jerry Smith has died. his duties spanning Grant to the present, aged, sight dimmed, to be succeeded by a retiring Navy enlistee and an Army sergeant in rotation as ceremonial bearers. A beloved Washington figure, his departure prompts mourning and recognition of a fading era.
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Jerry” Smith
White House
Grant
Uncle Jerry
Jerry
Honorable Artillery of London
Navy
Army
United States
Washington
Quay Eyes Re election as Penrose Backing Favors
Louis A. Coolidge reports that Pennsylvania Senator Quay, once ill and predicting retirement, is likely to win another Senate term with Penrose's backing. Quay, long a dominant party boss, is praised for loyalty and a claimed Indian kinship, while the machine aims to avoid succession battles.
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Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senator Quay
Senate
Quay
Washington
Louis A, Coolidge
Engagment Breaks Follow Kitchen Calamity
A humorous exchange from era papers notes a broken engagement amid kitchen mishaps and light quarrels. Humorous jabs about cooking and its effects on relationships appear across titles, reflecting social wit and domestic foibles of the period.
Iowa National Guard Adjt. Gen. Seeks Arsenal and Camp Grounds
Adjt Gen Byers asks governor to fund an Iowa National Guard arsenal and permanent camp grounds. He urges a special annual appropriation up to 10000 for drill at home stations or repeal of the act, and proposes pay scales for enlisted men, plus subsistence. The guard totals 2550 with four regiments and one signal company. He also calls for publishing Civil War volunteer rosters with a 5000 manuscript appropriation and printing 10000 copies of four volumes.
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Adjt
Byers
Iowa National Guard
Adjutant General
Iowa
William G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
Harry H. Coughlan
Ottumwa
James Rush Lincoln
Ames
William B. Humphrey
Sioux City
Des Moines
Free Rural Delivery Routes Set For January One And Two
Rural free delivery routes announced for January 1 and 2 list towns Auburn Sac county Moville Bennett Manilla Mount Sterling Welton Paton with route lengths from 22 to 2514 miles areas of 22 to 54 square miles populations served from 452 to 1 080 and homes on route from 89 to 216 across Iowa cities counties and Greene county note includes additional routes and population figures for each area.
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Auburn
Sac County
Charlotte
Clinton County
Moville
Woodbury County
Bennett
Cedar County
Manilla
Crawford County
Mount Sterling
van Buren County
Welton
Paton
Greene County
Rasmussen Becomes United States Consul at Stavanger Norway
B M Rasmussen of Story County Iowa has begun duties as U S consul at Stavanger Norway a southern city of 25 000. Born in 1862 he long served in postal and government roles including Havana Manila and the Philippines before returning home to banking and leading the Bank of McCallsburg He is married and his wife joined him in Norway.
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Iowa
B. M. Rasmussen
Story County
United States
Stavanger
Norway
Mr. Rasmussen
United States Mail Service
Cuba
Havana
Philippines
Manila
McCallsburg
State Bank of
Woman's Brave Fight Ends In Homestead Sale
A Burlington case ends with the sale of Horace Kelley’s homestead to settle misappropriations from the school district. Mrs. Kelley and her children faced the scandal as creditors were paid, the final payment totaling $856 from the proceeds.
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Burlington
Horace Kelley
Kelley
Notice on Cecil Rhodes scholarships examination plans
A Des Moines examination for Cecil Rhodes scholarships will be held this winter or spring. Prospective candidates must notify President George A. MacLean at Iowa State University before February 1. Committee includes MacLean, Bradley, King, McCormick, and Hill M. Bell.
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Cecil Rhodes
Des Moines
George A. MacLean
State University
Iowa City
Dan B.’. Bradley
Iowa College
King
Cornell College
McCormick
Coe College
Hill M. Bell
Drake University
Mothers' Congress Plans Convening Date And Delegates
The Towa Mothers' congress will meet late April or early May next year with the exact date set the week before the national Chicago congress. Each affiliated club may send its president and one delegate for every ten members, with entertainment and railroad rates arranged. Notify Mrs. Be. S. Burger, 1226 Eighth Street, Des Moines, to secure representation. John M. Kenny of Keokuk, Lee County sheriff, and Democratic candidate was defeated for reelection by Frank Lightfoot, Republican, by 28 votes in a 7500 vote total.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
State Grange
Park and Forestry Association of Iowa
Grange
Iowa
North Atlantic
North Central
Barrett
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Towa Mothers’ Congress
Chicago
BE. S. Burger
Eighth Street
John M. Kenny
Keokuk
Lee County
Frank Lightfoot
Beautify Iowa School Wards Initiative Launched
Iowa Park and Forestry association meeting in Des Moines launches a beautification program for Iowa school houses and yards. State Superintendent R C Barrett cites tree-planting growth, noting 219,904 trees in 1900 rising to 245,317 started in 1903.
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Iowa
Iowa Park and Forestry Association
Des Moines
R. C. Barrett
Coroner's Inquest Links Diphtheria Death to Caretakers
Davenport jury says eight year old Carrie Giessner died of diphtheria and that her parents and Anna Mandeville Christian Science leader aided and abetted before law. The grand jury may indict the parents and Mandeville for opposing proper treatment.
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Davenport
Carrie Giessner
Frederick Giessner
Anna Mandeville
Christian Science Leader
Miss Mandeville
Private banker George D. Woods dies by own action in Colfax
George D. Woods, 43, owner of private banks at Colfax Mitchellville Ira and Baxter, died by his own action in Colfax amid financial worry. A socially prominent man, he owned Colfax’s handsomest home. His first wife died years ago in Denver. Mrs Elizabeth Burdette, a trained nurse, cared for him and they married about a year ago in Chicago. He leaves a son and daughter.
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George D. Woods
Colfax
Mitchellville
Ira
Baxter
Mr. Woods
Denver
Elizabeth Burdette
Burdette
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Des Moines Woman Arrested After Fatal Bullet Wound
George Klingenbiel died in the county jail from a bullet wound inflicted by his former wife at three in the morning. Mrs. Klingenbiel, pursuing a divorce on grounds of drunkenness, had marched him toward the police station when a gunshot ended the pursuit during an attempted escape.
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George Klingenbiel
Des Moines
Death on Fast Train Alters North Dakota Youth's Path
Albin Gisleson age 21 died on a passenger train moving at high speed while traveling from a homestead claim near Minot to his home in Orchard North Dakota. He had recently entered the claim and left Minot to return to his old home to fetch his aging parents and sister before moving to his new North Dakota residence. The body will be sent to Orchard for interment.
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Albin Gisleson
Minot
N. D
Orchard
Mr. Gisleson
North Dakota
Death Follows Hydrophobia Bite After Quick Marriage
John Thorpe of West Union died in a rapid case of hydrophobia after being bitten by a dog last September. His wife, wed the day before, watched by his bedside as the fatal illness surfaced within twenty hours. The dog vanished soon after the bite and the threat was initially ignored.
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John Thorpe
West Union
Farmer W. H. Lundy Dies Suddenly at Lacey
Prominent farmer W. H. Lundy collapsed and died of apoplexy in Lacey while making a telephonic report to his wife about his ailing father. He telephoned Mrs. Lundy after learning of the illness and then died. He leaves a widow and eight children.
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Rosehill
Lundy
Lacey
The Drake Estate Wealth Shrinks From Heir Estimates
The Drake estate of Gen. F. M. Drake, once valued at four to five million dollars, is now estimated to yield less than a million. His United States Steel holdings were sold at about 90, some at 60, while the rest remain held.
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Drake
F. M. Drake
United States Steel
Bride and groom wed after three days’ acquaintance
J. W. Buzzard of Wamego Kansas aged 61 and Miss Ada M. Sampson of Drakesville aged 28 married recently. The wedding followed only three days of acquaintance during which Buzzard’s son was jilted by the bride. She promised to be a good mother to him.
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J. W. Buzzard
Wamego
Kan
Ada M. Sampson
Drakesville
Iowa articles span law, crime and disasters in November
The report lists diverse Iowa events: a proposal for marriage license exams, November inheritance tax receipts totaling 35 978.60, the death of J B Atkins in California, Frank Matteson killed in a Grinnell area runaway, Mrs Emeline Jameson cremation after a Morning Sum fire, ex Game Warden Frank Johnson wounding Eugene Boyle in Burlington, a hung jury in the Trotter murder case, a Lyman Bros fire at Cedar Rapids causing 81000 loss, Drake University bequests totaling 115000, Concord post office discontinued mail to Gardiner, Judge Casady’s eighty fifth birthday, a Stocking Coal store fire in Hocking Valley with 40000 loss, and Judge Burnham overruling a new trial motion in N C mean embezzlement case with two years at Fort Madison.
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J.B. Atkins
Council Bluffs
California
Frank Matteson
Grinnell
Emeline Jameson
Frank Johnson
Eugene Boyle
Burlington
Des Moines
Trotter
Cora Lacey
Mitchellville
Lyman Bros
Cedar Rapids
Drake University
Concord
Hancock County
Gardiner
P. M. Casady
Stocking Coal Company
Hocking Valley
Marshalltown
Burnham
Carmean
Fort Madison
Iowa School Enrollment Decline Linked to Education
The 1903 Iowa public school enrollment fell to 550202 from 560173 the prior year, with 1900’s peak at 566000. State Superintendent R C Barrett cites higher literacy correlating with smaller families and possible immigration of families seeking cheaper western lands.
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Iowa
R. C. Barrett
Barrett
Canada
Spanish War Claims in Iowa Adjutant General Report
Adjt. Gen. Byers reports Iowa's total war expenses for aid to the United States at 147 644.06 dollars with 126 350.46 collected, leaving 21 293.60. Property returned reduces net due to 20 545.70, which the War Department disallowed as after enlistment. A bill by G N Haugen, Iowa congressman, is before House committees to grant refund without amendment.
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Adjt
Byers
United States
Adjutant General of
Iowa
War Department
United States Service
Adjutant General
G. N. Haugen
Congress
House of Representatives
Committee of War Claims
Wooden Shoes Move From Des Moines to Pella
A unique crate of wooden shoes passed through Des Moines port destined for Pella residents, likely brought from Holland by emigrants who made fortunes in America. Pella locals do not wear them daily but they are used at events featuring old world dress.
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Charles N. Kinney
Drake University
Formosa
Wort
Des Moines
Pella
Holland
America
Songs of Wales Eisteddfod Draws 1000 Entrants in Des Moines
One thousand people entered the Eisteddfod in Des Moines with preliminaries on New Year’s Day. Prizes up to 300 dollars lure vocalists from Chicago and elsewhere, with Gov. Cummins, Rep. Hull and judges among patrons. Adjudicators include Prof Rhys Thomas of Quebec and Prof Tali Esen Morgan of New York. A grand concert closes the year with city instructors and directors.
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Des Moines
Chicago
District Court
Rhys Thomas
Quebec
Canada
Tali Esen Morgan
New York City
State Fire Marshal proposal gains traction in Des Moines
The Des Moines fire insurance agents push for a state fire marshal to investigate arson and incendiary fires. The movement aims to press lawmakers next month to create the office with districts and assistant marshals. Also, the Iowa Retail Improvement and Vehicle Dealers association denounces the Harvester Trust for routing much of 1908 output through alleged illegal channels and urges confined distribution.
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Des Moines
Department
Iowa Retail Improvement and Vehicle Dealers’ Association
Harvester Trust
Rugt
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