Prohibition Amendment Fails in House Vote
The Hobson resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to ban intoxicating liquor was defeated 197 to 189 in the House after a two thirds vote was required for submission. The piece notes cross party support, cites names of voters, and comments on a representative’s speech opposing the measure. The piece ends with a Christmas greeting from The Express.
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Hobson
United States
House of Representatives
Good
Greene
Haugen
Kennedy
Prouty
Towner
Woods
Vollmer
Scott
California Draws In Iowa and Kansas Influence
The piece notes many residents from Iowa and Kansas live in California where liquor interests prosper. It argues prohibitionists from those states find life easy or struggle as a hopeful minority, contrasting midwest energy with the Pacific coast.
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Iowa
Kansas
California
Golden State
Pacific
Middle West
Rail Freight Increase Sparks Debate Over Rates
The five percent advance in freight rates east of the Mississippi drew fierce opposition from antirailway critics. Proponents argue the raise is just, noting railroads have seen net earnings fall due to circumstances. To keep properties in repair and efficient, higher revenue is needed.
Clifford Thorne Travels and Bills Spark Committee Review
Clifford Thorne travels to Washington to argue the losing side of rate propositions and files state accounts for hotel bills and stenographer charges. The executive committee overseeing the inquiry has recently postponed his bills for explanation, marking a pattern of questioned expenses.
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Clifford Thorne
Washington
Clifford
Hale Resigns County Supervisor Post for General Assembly
J. K. Hale resigns as county supervisor after being chosen for the General Assembly and will take office in January. R. M. Peet previously held both roles when elected to the house, but Hale cannot manage both duties simultaneously.
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J. K. Hale
General Assembly
Mr.Hale
Des Moines Establishes Free Soup House for Needy
Des Moines opens a free soup house for hungry jobless visitors mirroring a past practice from Cleveland era policy shifts. The piece links aid to protectionist and free trade debates, noting how a shift toward open markets has historically preceded public relief measures.
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Des Moines
Cleveland
New York Papers Disturbed by National Affairs
The New York daily papers are disturbed over national affairs while Chicago papers praise themselves, suggesting media bias and self praise across major cities.
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New York
Chicago
Roosevelt era book offered as newspaper premium
A four dollar title 'African Game Trails' is offered as a newspaper premium for ninety eight cents, reflecting a Rooseveltian theme in promotional pricing.
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Rooseveltian
Billy Sunday on Heaven and Des Moines Uplift
The speaker argues Des Moines would be a grand place if only wickedness vanished and sinners converted. He paints heaven as free from sin sickness and poverty, where loved ones reunite, toil ends, and God wipes away tears, urging belief and obedience to Christ.
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Billy
Des Moines
Tif
Jesus
Heaven
Jesus Christ
God
Mr Bryan Falls as Secretary of State in Opinion
The New York World criticizes William Jennings Bryan as a secretary of state, arguing his lecturing habit and campaigns deter steady desk work. The piece labels him ignorant of department duties, unwilling to drudge, and a failure to sustain intellectual effort, despite his integrity and ideals.
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Bryan
New York World
State Department
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Elihu Root
Mr. Bryan
Free Trade and Free Soup Cartoon Endorsement
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat editorial praises a contemporary cartoon showing the republican elephant drinking from a bowl labeled free soup. It connects modern free trade with free soup, noting historical parallels from the 1890s and praising the cartoon’s preserved unities.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Democratic Party
Getting Right Hand of Fellowship in Monticello
The Monticello Times notes that a consent petition can no longer reach required signatures in Jones county and predicts the saloon will not be established again in Monticello. It credits anti liquor efforts and argues Monticello has thrived without license money, reflecting a broader trend of whiskey business retreating from the state.
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Hopkinton
Monticello
Quarantine Boundaries Reconsidered for Jackson County
After two months of frantic appeals, officials may redraw the stock quarantine so its limits follow county lines. Jackson County is split, with only the infected townships remaining under blockade.
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Jackson
Senator Cummins Announces Exit From Six-Year Term
Senator Cummins says he will leave office after six years to focus on practicing law. He cites opportunity to serve in different arenas and steps down at the end of his current term.
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Cummins
Christmas Time as the Kindest Season
A Dickensian reflection on Christmas as a time of open hearts and charitable spirit. The author extols Christmas as the single season that fosters forgiveness and goodwill, even without material gain, concluding with a blessing on the holiday.
Forty One Conversions From Alburnett Revival
Evangelist Hoff led a revival in Alburnett yielding forty one conversions. The item also notes local incidents across Iowa including a Winthrop school fire, a Marion burglar, and poker raids at Iowa City.
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Alburnett
Evangelist Hoff
Florence Gehrig
Ayersville
James Armstrong
Waterloo
Winthrop
J.S. Alexander
Marion
31St Iowa Infantry
University Center
Iowa City
Ida Grove
Drys
Farley
Worthington
Dyersville
Cascade
James B. Vox
Belle Plaine
Delmar
Clark
Anamosa
Costa
Constant Prayer Behind the Boarder at Chicago Inn
A Chicago boarding house tale unfolds as a new guest repeats a Bible line before meals, drawing quiet admiration from others. A fellow boarder later checks the reference Hebrews thirteen eight and discovers the phrase The same yesterday and today and forever.
London magistrate’s humorous cross examination tale
Retired London magistrate Mr Plowden recalls a case where he cross examined the burglar’s wife. He asks if she knew her husband was a burglar when they married and she admits, then explains she chose between two suitors, one a lawyer like him.
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Plowden
London
Where the Blame Lies
Marshalltown Times-Republican argues that city police can clean up vice in a month if united and supported by officials. It notes officers want to do their jobs but face stronger forces backing vice and political influence over law enforcement careers.
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Marshalltown
Wanted A Balance Wheel Jefferson Bee
Clifford Thorne appears to have been created without balance and his attack on Gov Clarke and state officers last week is part of a pattern of foolish indiscretions. He has done notable railway rate work, but his judgment outside that arena is poor, and even a useful man can spoil his value without common sense.
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Jefferson Bee
Clifford Thorne
Gov. Clarke
Thorne
Roosevelts Editorship Ties To Socialist Magazine
Col. Roosevelt has become contributing editor for a new magazine with a socialist editorial stance. The move has stirred little excitement and does not appear to rouse strong reactions from critics like Dr. Lyman Abbott of the Outlook, who reportedly struggled to keep pace with Roosevelt.
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Sioux City Journal
Col. Roosevelt
Lyman Abbott
The
Outlook
Tax sale adjourned as single bidder wins nine properties
Anamosa Eureka reports an adjourned tax sale in the treasurer’s office on Monday. Nine descriptions of real estate totaling 849.41 were knocked down to one bidder who attended. Treasurer Pearson notes greater difficulty finding bidders due to delinquent taxes than ever before in his tenure.
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Anamosa Eureka
Pearson
Thorne’s Ambition Sparks Railway Reform Debate
The Marion Register notes Clifford Thorne taking management of the country’s railways and warns nine-tenths would go bankrupt within a year while the remaining tenth would hold about 30 cents in treasuries. It accuses Thorne of pursuing a La Follette style challenge that will fail.
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Marion
Clifford Thorne
C. T
Tarka Faces Tough Luck Year Near Belgians
The piece notes the Tarka facing severe misfortune in a hard year beside Belgian competitors, highlighting the resilient yet challenged state of the team amid ongoing struggles.
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Kansas City Times
Municipal Christmas Trees and Religious Freedom
A letter argues against official city celebrations of religious holidays. It defends separation of church and state and warns such recognitions privilege the majority faith, citing Lutherans Catholics Mormons and others. The author asserts Jewish equal rights and public conscience deserve protection.
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Detroit
Springfield
Mormon Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Wm, H. Lb
Sohuets
War tax closes Cedar Falla opera house sparking closures
The Traer Star-Clipper notes a new 25,000 Cedar Falla opera house shut down due to a war tax. It argues hotels and churches could bear such taxes more fairly and predicts many venues will quit, criticizing democratic bungling as a factor.
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Traer Star-Clipper
Cedar Falla
Democratic Party
Farmers and autos spark a debate in Carroll Herald
The Saturday Evening Post denounces land mortgaging farmers for car purchases, but critics argue that farmers as a class are generally capable of buying and paying for automobiles, urging the magazine to target a different group.
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Carroll Herald
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Encouraging Change Mentioned by Public Figure
In the Clinton Herald an editorial notes that fears of worsening conditions and public intoxication fade when reflecting on Speaker Clark. It argues such displays would have drawn little criticism in a public man from sixty years ago and would not affect his reputation.
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Clinton Herald
Clark
What Has the West Done to Block a Republican Candidate
The Dun lap Reporter asks what the west did to prevent a Republican presidential nominee. It suggests Had ley of Missouri might have won if western support had backed him at Chicago.
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Waterloo
Boy dies after fall into shelled corn bin chute
In Monroe township near Vinton a 7 year old boy, Don, fell into a corn bin chute while a parent tried to reach him. The father used an ax to break into the chute but the child died of suffocation. Anamosa reformatory reports show inmate earnings and net totals for the summer. Mrs. J L Grant, Davenport widow of Judge James Grant, known early Davenport legal figure, dies. Clarence rural school district consolidation vote fails outside precincts. Clarence voters favor, others oppose. Judge John J. Moffitt to assume district bench January 4 for probate and equity cases.
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Robert Taylor
Monroe Township
Vinton
Don
Anamosa Reformatory
Ames
J. L. Grant
Davenport
James Grant
Chicago & Rock Island Railroad
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