Iowa News Roundup Reflects Political Pokes And Gas Plant Tragedy
A Iowa farmer education note, suffrage and primary talk, and a St Louis exposition statue idea headline the items. Admiral Evans and a Simpson College president face sharp media scrutiny while an Arcola coal raid shows citizen action. A Mapleton gas plant explosion kills two to endanger acetylene use.
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Cummins
Iowa
St. Louis Exposition
Cherry Sisters
Mapleton
State Superintendent Blames County Officials for Low Rural Wages
State Superintendent Barrett asserts county superintendents drive low wages in country districts by lax certificate practices. He argues elective office leads to political expediency over qualifications, leaving immature or incompetent teachers in rural schools. He predicts higher standards could force districts to pay better wages to attract capable educators.
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Barrett
Cousins recover and resumes seat in Congress
The Iowa friend of Robert G. Cousins reports he has recovered enough to leave a Chicago hospital and take his seat in Congress. South Dakota battles over moving its state capital with Mitchell claiming victory in a dirty county seat style contest.
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Iowa
Robert G. Cousins
Chicago
Congress
South Dakota
Mitchell
Jones County Needs More Inmates From Saloon Teams
Of the 175 inmates in the state inebriate asylums five or six come from Jones county. The statement argues this is too low and urges that every saloon in the county have at least one representative.
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Jones County
Cedar Rapids Banks Boost Time Deposit Rates
Cedar Rapids financial institutions raise time deposit rates to four percent, a half cent higher than what Dubuque banks pay as reserves tighten. This move reflects regional liquidity pressures and competition for savers.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Boies-Jacksonian Club in Waterloo Pushes Governor Candidacy
The Boies Jacksonian Club of Waterloo promotes Judge Van Wagenen for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination at a recent banquet. The piece notes the fleeting nature of such honors and questions how many local Democrats can name prior governors since Boies’s retirement. It adds a prompt to think for two minutes.
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Boies-Jacksonian Club
Waterloo
van Wagenen
Commonwealth
Boies
Insane Hospital Populations Rise Despite Prosperity
The state board of control reports Iowa’s insane hospital census rose from 4,415 in 1901 to 4,589 at the end of 1902, diverging from the overall economic trend. The 1902 figure excludes the state jail hospital, which houses 175 patients, including four women.
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State Board of Control
Iowa
Jay Hospital
Senator Hoar Bill Aims at Trusts and Railways
A US Senate anti trust bill backed by Senator Hoar broadens interstate commerce oversight and bars rebates by railways while requiring public disclosures from corporations seeking to operate across borders. It imposes penalties and allows suspension of interstate commerce after due process. The Ames Iowa State College completes a new $215000 engineering hall four stories high. It houses mechanical civil electrical and mining departments and serves 554 students. tuition for state residents is free.
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Hoar
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa State College
Ames
The
State College
Iowa
Illness Calls Scheers to Monticello on Telegram
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Scheer were summoned to Monticello on a telegram announcing the serious illness of Mr Harm Harms, who is the father of Mrs Scheer and Mrs Sbe Iben, another daughter of Mr Harms.
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Adam Scheer
Monticello
Harm Harms
Sbe Iben
Harms
Ryan
Woodman Conventions Map Dates for Proposed Assessment Plan
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes that Modern Woodmen of America members should watch the dates for the new assessment plan. Subordinate camps will elect delegates in February to county meetings, with county conventions in April and state conventions in May. Delegates to the head camp will decide acceptance of the plan, with only two weeks between state and head camp meetings.
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Cedar Rapids
Woodman of America
Wedding at Spring Valley as Benton Marries Mabel Gearhart
In Spring Valley at the home of Mr and Mrs John Gearhart Miss Mabel Gearhart wed Herbert Benton of Farley in a noted ceremony. Also reported Cascade Creamery will rebuild at once after losses adjusted Tuesday and a local obituary notes the death of Robert Martin Sr after a brief illness. Robert Martin born in Ireland in 1822 visited Cascade area since 1858 and long lived in the community.
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John Leytem
Julia McMullen
St. Martin’s Church
Cascade Creamery Company
John Gearhart
Spring Valley
Miss Mabel
Herbert Benton
Farley
Robert Martin
County
Monaghan
Ireland
Hartford
Connecticut
Iowa
Cedar County
Robert G. Cousing
Cascade
Margaret Crawford
Thomas Crawford
Cadet Captaincies Earn Merit At Iowa College
Eugene H H Bruntlett of Madison township a student at Iowa Agricultural College Ames has been named captain of a college cadet company. Four companies four captains appointed by merit with commissions issued from the State Adjutant General's office.
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Wyoming
Eugene H. H. Bruntlett
Madison Township
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
State Adjutant General’s Office
Milwaukee Road
Oxford
Anamosa
Monticello
Hopkinton Leader Items
W L Barker and Anna L Stevenson married at Sand Spring on New Year’s day with relatives present and Rev officiating. Barker farms in the Bay settlement as their home. The Republican central committee elected Will S Beels as chairman E E Moore Coffins Grove as vice chairman F B Blair Manchester as secretary and Frank Mead Delaware township as treasurer. Vacancies filled: Hopkinton Will S Beels Delhi E R Stone Thorpe J D Frontress. Jimmie Littlefield, son of Geo Littlefield, wounded by a gun misfire while loading a gun. cartridge jammed, load tore a wide gap in his calf. He is recovering with good prognosis.
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Hopkinton
W. L. Barker
Anna L. Stevenson
Sand Spring
Russ
Bay Settlement
Republican Central Committee
Will S. Beela
E. E. Moore
Coffins Grove
F. B Blair
Manchester
Frank Mead
Delaware Township
Will
Beels
Delhi
E. R. Stone
Thorpe
J. D. Frontress
Jimmie
Geo. Littlefield
Jones County Supervisors Convene in January 1908 Session
Jones county Iowa Supervisors meet January 5 1908 in Anamosa with Chairman Dunn elected for 1908 and committee appointments made for Finance Poor Farm Roads and Bridges Equalization Public Buildings School Funds Bonds Salaries Claims and Outside Poor.
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Jones County
Iowa
Auditor’s Office
Anamosa
Clay
Dunn
Scroggie
Sutherland
Cunningham
R. M. Peet
R. A. Scroggie
R. M Peet
E. G. Peet
T. H. Dunn
Clay and Peet
Poor Farm
Scrog
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John H. Peck
District Court
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Emulsion Advertises Scott's Emulsion as Nutrient Booster
An old advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as a fattening and strengthening tonic. It claims the product builds bone, flesh, blood, and nerve for invalids, convalescents, consumptives, weak children, and anyone needing nourishment.
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