Cosson bill criticized as a delusion in temperance policy
The piece denounces the Cosson bill as a trap aimed at delaying the state marshal measure and pleasing saloon interests. It argues sheriffs would not enforce more crimes due to local pressures and notes political maneuvering around postmaster appointments and railway commission proposals. It also highlights an educational bill favoring county superintendent selection by ability over availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosson
Burgess
Judiciary Committee
Jamieson
Senate
Senator Pushes Higher Licenses for Medicine Vendors
Dr. Chapman leads in the senate with a bill to raise pharmacist license fees fivefold, threatening to close many itinerant medicine carts. Rattlesnake Pete Quigley wins praise as his bounty bill passes, and a Roosevelts quip is noted. The Times-Republican defends Warden Sanders, questions California’s Pacific fleet stance, and reports on Elsie Dinsmore and the Peppermisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Senate
Quigley
Allamakee
Thirty-Third General Assembly
Many Iowa Local Ties and Officials Noted in Week
Notes from Iowa cities recount marriages in Dyersville Worthington and Waucoma. Oldest settlers, postmasters, and officials in Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Buffalo Grove are named, while a Narrow Gauge train is blocked by snow and cargo seizures target Witwer Bros. in Cedar Rapids. Legislative moves include school system reform debate and parole on bills affecting sheriffs treasurers and district judges.
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Mary Soppee
Anton Koch
Dyersville
Pella
M. A. Clark
Delhi
Anamosa
Louis Roth, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Annapolis
Cousins
W. L. Clark
Buffalo
Scott County
Iowa
John Timmer
Frances Rubner
Worthington
North Fork Township
Waukon
D.J. Murphy
W. E. Beddow
Cascade
Bellevue
Northwestern Christian Advocate
Epworth Seminary
Dubuque
Alexander Simplot
Buffalo Grove
Herman Ternes
Joseph Morgan
Morgan
Ternes
Witwer Bros
California
Riis Lectures on Slums Show How Cities Can Transform
Jacob Riis spoke in Cedar Rapids last night sharing his battle with slums. The lecture recounts his rise from immigrant hardship to police reporting and collaboration with Theodore Roosevelt on urban reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Riis
The
Cedar Rapids
Riis
America
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Prohibition Sentiment Shapes Assembly Holiday Move
The General Assembly passes another holiday to close saloons an extra day this year. Prohibition advocates who spoke of climate change were absent last Friday and Saturday.
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General Assembly
Jones County Bank Loans Reveal Southern Lands Concentration
County auditor Louis Gardner uncovers that Jones county school fund loans totaling $28,090.78 across 35 mortgages concentrate heavily in the southern lands. Rome township leads with 12 mortgages totaling $13,015.78, followed by Fairview with 11 mortgages at $6,125. Jackson township has 8 mortgages totaling $5,050, while northern townships Wayne $2,000 and Cass $600, Hale $800, and Greenfield $500 represent smaller positions.
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Jones County
Louis Gardner
Wayne
Cass
Hale
Greenfield
Rome
Township
Fairview
Jackson Township
Jackson
Make a Clean Sweep
The Wyoming Journal notes a proposed full revision of the school law in the current legislature. It argues that past sessions endlessly tinker the code, altering around forty provisions, and contends an entirely new law would be preferable to continual patchwork changes.
The Rich Man's Law
The Marion Register warns that the primary advocates will regret backing it as the law favors the rich. It will cost an officer salary to be a candidate whether one wins or loses under this system.
Senator Root Criticized for Complacency and Old Ideas
The Des Moines Register and Leader criticizes Senator Root for complacency and outdated views, claiming he resists modern reform efforts and fails to align with current political urgency. The piece portrays him as unreformed and out of touch.
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Senator Root
Des Moines Register
Leader
War of 1812 veteran buried in Hazel Green Cemetery
A note from Mr. Winner Ellis, Mr. Vernon, identifies his grandfather Benjamin Ellis of the War of 1812 and states his remains lie in Hazel Green Cemetery near Center Junction. The piece also notes mandatory labor for wags and reports Zinn Electric Light adding a 100 horsepower boiler, moved from a car, costing $1400, to cope with low river water affecting water wheels.
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Winner Ellis
Vernon
Benjamin Ellis
Hazel Green
Center Junction
Zinn Electric Light Company
Agriculture Department reports higher January farm animal value
The January estimate from the Department of Agriculture shows a rise in the total value of all farm animals on January 1, 1909, versus the previous year except for swine and some minor cattle classes. Hogs command higher per head value though numbers are down. horses average $95 each, compared with $54 in 1897–1906.
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Department of Agriculture
Jones County Doctors Face Ethics Question Over Malpractice Pact
State wide dispute centers on a claimed Jones County Medical Association resolution promising not to bid for pauper cases or sue each other for malpractice The assertion comes after a confrontation between Representative W Miller and Dr Duhigg with Miller citing testimony from William M Byerly and a copy of the alleged record The Jones County Medical Society has not yet issued a formal response to verify or deny the claim
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W. Miller
Bremer County
Waverly
State Board of Health
Duhigg
Des Moines
Miller
Jones County
Register and Leader
Iowa Medical Association
Jones County Medical Association
Heo
William M. Byerly
Ananmosi
Jones County Medical Society
January marriage licenses issued by district clerk
The January list records multiple couples from Iowa towns such as Oxford Junction Scotch Grove Monticello Anamosa and Wyoming receiving marriage licenses. Names include Leonard H Carroll Sadie Hall N Edward Nevins Blanche DuBois Clara Lindsey Allan Fairbanks Cora Condit Minnie Gordon W H Conley Ada Seeley Mike Lawrence Frances Lasack Gerd Bohlken Lizzie Warner Orville Hosford Dora Young Frank Studer Pa ur Johnson Eloise Franks Ben Herren Minnie Harms. The Los Angeles Times note remarks on weather and complexion in a light aside.
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Leonard H. Carroll
Onslow
Sadie Hall
Danville
Edward WH. Nevins
Oxford Junction
Blanche EH. DuBois
J. C. Thompson
Brownwood
Texas
Clara M. Lindsey
Wyoming
Allan I. Fairbanks
Hettinger
N.D
Cora BH
Condit
Anamosa
Vaughn Lindsey
Olin
Minnie Gordon
Albert Peparick
Fannie Shoedeck
Frank W. Starks
Scotch Crown
Minnie Tlowe
Scotch Grove
W. H. Conley
Adaelaide Seeley
Mike Lawrence
Central City
Frances Lasack
Gerd J. Bohlken
Monticello
Lizzie Warner
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Tenth
Connor
Roosevelt Boys
United States
Marshalltown
Pacific
Elsie Dinsmore
Neighborhood News
Joseph Webster
Waucoma
Webster
United States Express Company
Continental Express Company
C. M. & St. Paul Railway
Pacific Coast Extension
Frank B. Dickey
Delaware County
Roswell
New Mexico
Dickey
Valley Junction
Mr. Dickey
William Starr
Castle Grove Township
John
Vassar College
Rocky Mountains
Ethelinda de Wiggs
Slimkins
Miss Wiggs
Alabama
Featherly
Mabel
Fanny Finch
Frances Fowler
Frances
Fannie
Ohio
Mary Ann
House
Polk County
Wyoming Journal
Marion Register
Anamosa Eureka News
Nix
Washington Herald
Los Angeles Times
Monticello State Bank
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Promiahng
Lovell State Bank
Geo. L. Lovell
R. C. Stirton
Home Savings Bank
Diamond Creamery Co
Monticello, Iowa
Erstarlighead
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
Jones
J. A. MeLaughlin
S. M. Hasford
J. A. McLaughlin
Andrew Davidson
Dennis Delay
James Hogan
J. A. Howie
Arthur Fairbanks
Thomas
Keloo
J. J. Noble
Voorhees Coal Co
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