Iowa Political Plots and Interurban Rail Talk Dominates State News
The piece reports Emory English clinging to his Polk county seat after moving to Mason City and Julian Richards pushing for secretary of state with ties to Waterloo Courier history. It notes Democratic tensions in national halls, Lamar's sharp speech, and a Riverside push for four year county officer terms. Dubuque favors an interurban to Wisconsin, citing benefits for Dubuque and trade risks for smaller towns along the route.
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Emory English
Polk County
Mason City
Ife
Julian Richards
Waterloo
State University
Richards
Waterloo Courier
Henderson
Kretschmer
Dubuque
Democratic Party
Lamar
Williams
Wisconsin
Notable Iowa Leader John N. Irwin Dies at Keokuk
John N. Irwin of Keokuk dies on the 22nd inst after a storied career. He led a major dry goods house and served in the Iowa legislature as well as territorial governors for Idaho and Nevada. He was United States minister to Portugal and a respected public figure. His death marks the loss of a scholar and civic-minded wealth holder.
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John N. Irwin
Keokuk
Iowa
Irwin
Idaho Territory
Nevada Territory
United States
Portugal
Senate Justified to Hold Up Shonts Nomination
The piece argues the senate is right to block Mr. Shonts’s nomination if he remains Clover Leaf Railway president and highlights government salary work time concerns. It asserts the Panama business should be started correctly and counters claims of senatorial jealousy toward Roosevelt.
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Shonts
Canal Commission
Clover Leaf Railway Co
Senate
Pity of vandalism against shade trees in Iowa towns
Citizens push to protect mature shade trees from city councils street committees and utility companies. The article notes a $100 damage judgment against the C M St P Ry for destroying a shade tree and a $300 suit by a Des Moines resident over a favorite tree. It urges action to curb unwarranted tree destruction and safeguard front yards and streetscapes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Russia’s Revolt Prone to Anarchy and Terror
A historical European view warns that Russia faces a reign of terror as peasants, workers, adventurers, and nihilists ignite revolution. It argues demagogues seize leadership, crimes are committed in liberty’s name, and only after bloodshed will conservatives guide essential reforms.
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Russia
The Primary for the Rich Candidate
The Washington Post excerpt critiques Wisconsin politics and the idea of a cumulative primary. It argues that primary laws favor money over organization, with references to La Follette and legislative history. It warns that poor candidates face hurdles and that honest conventions and primaries matter in a representative government.
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Wisconsin
la Follette
United States Senate
Virginia
Sean
LaFollette
Minnesota
Illinois
Polk County
Towa
Congress of the United States
Washington
A Pure Food Law Needed in Iowa
A long plea for a strict pure food law in Iowa cites Professor Kinney’s analyses at Drake University showing widespread adulteration across foods. Milk, sausage, oysters, vinegar, beer, cider, butter, baking powder, tea, and confectionery all contain harmful additives, with more than three quarters of samples tainted. calls for public protection against these practices.
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Iowa
Union
Kinney
Drake University
Des Moines
Towa
West Union reports smallpox cases amid community notes
Neighborhood items list four smallpox cases in West Union alongside local incidents. Reports cover postmaster appointments in Lisbon and Tipton, bankruptcies, deaths by suicide near Urbana, school board certificate rules, road plans, and various local business changes and accidents.
Young Man Buys Real Estate On Credit
A column advises a young man to acquire a piece of real estate on credit with down payment and installments. The story argues the habit builds finances, forces saving, and yields long term gains as the property value rises or a home is built, keeping him ahead while others chase risky bets.
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Theoung
Anamosa Fur Shipment Sets Local Record
Noah Wolfe Tuesday shipped 2000 mink, skunk, fox and coon pelts to the eastern market in a record for Anamosa. D. M. Griffith traveled to Louisiana for several weeks of mild weather at a lumber camp. Matt Bruce was injured by a hog while repairing an enclosure. he fought the hog, freed his arm, and escaped.
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Noah Wolfe
Anamosa
D. M. Griffith
Louisiana
L. FB. Tucker
Griffith
Matt Bruce
Mr. Bruce
Local Leaders Judge Oratorical Contest in Hopkinton
Dr E G Dittmer Manchester Rev J Russell Jones Coggan and Mrs F B Bolton Monticello served as judges in the Hopkinton oratorical contest. Pat Evers and W T Kehoe traveled to Volga City to buy Poland China hogs for their herds. J E and Isaac Littlefield purchased 80 acres south of town for 3900 dollars and will clear timber for a farm. Joe Haigh laments the theft of a 200 pound hog from his lot last week.
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E. G. Dittmer
Manchester
J. Russell Jones
Coggan
F. B. Bolton
Monticello
Pat Evers
W. T. Kehoe
Volga City
J. E.and
Isaac Littlefield
W. M. Welch
Joe Haigh
Villian
Joe
Callilin vs Murphy Slander Suit Dismissed
Anamoga Eureka reports the case of Thos Callilin against James Murphy for $1,000 damages in slander. Judge Miller presided yesterday forenoon. after dinner the suit was dismissed at plaintiff's costs. Both parties from Washington township. testimony included Irish wit.
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Anamoga Eureka
Thos. Callilin
James Murphy
Miller
Washington Township
Football Accidents Fade as Coasting Fatalities Rise
A study notes a shift from sports injuries to fatalities linked to outdoor activity and transportation. Officials warn on safety measures amid broader public health concerns and lingering risk factors.
Secretary of State Adds Faculty and Institution Details to Register
The forthcoming Official Register will list every college in the state with names, degrees, and chairs of faculty. It will request each institution’s location, president, control, establishment date, endowment total, annual income, and permanent improvements value. Courses of study, degree years, degrees conferred, and 1905 attendance data will be recorded along with governing board addresses.
New View of Noah Meets Local News Mix in 1905 Iowa
From the Burlington Hawkeye and Washington Press comes a humorous Noah take, noting his 950 years and jovial habits. Also reported are Modern Woodmen assessments and death losses totaling 6.12 million for 1905 with 9 expected assessments in 1906, Belle Plaine bond votes for water works, Adelina Barnes in Maquoketa pleading guilty to 44 years teaching, a Clinton mail clerk found dead in a train car near Bellevue, Walford postmaster and merchant suicide linked to family troubles, and the death of 82 year old Thomas Grace of Farley.
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Noah
Burlington Hawkeye
Howard A. Burrell
Washington
Eddy
Clinton
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Bellevue
Green Island
Clubbing Propositions for Advance Subscribers
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HE Express
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