County politics and paper prices stir Iowa editors
The Jones County Times notes Republican editors push against EK R Moore for U.S. marshal, while Democrat editors face upheaval and resignations. The Oxford Mirror raises subscription prices, Kinney’s effort praised, and local papers swap writers Christie Scroppie across Des Moines and Anamosa outlets. Des Moines reports a bank failure and a bank debtor’s arrest, with little relief for debts.
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EK. R. Moore
U.S
Moore
Jones County
Boss Moore
Washington
Billy
Hogan
Henry Ford and the virtue of wealth sharing
The author argues Ford’s wealth should be shared with his employer and notes that more generosity by the rich would improve humanity. The piece praises Ford for aiding those who aided him and predicts loyalty and affection in return.
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Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Bull Moose Candidate to Challenge Cummins in Senate Primary
The article notes Senator Cummins backs Roosevelt yet faces a bull moose challenger in the upcoming primary. It highlights the dilemma of a politician serving two masters and the wary stance of rivals toward his Roosevelt aligned position.
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Cummins
Roosevelt
Special Election in Second District February 10
A special election in the Second district on February 10 will choose a successor to the late Congressman Pepper. The district leans Democratic and a Democrat is expected to win. Republicans and Bull Moose candidates are anticipated to field contenders.
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Pepper
Bull Moosers
Judge waives post office appointments until after special election
Judge Wade announces no post office appointments in the Second district before the February 10 special election. He is asked why not delay until the fall congressional elections and provides reasoning tied to the electoral timetable.
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Wade
No Campaign Spending Cuts This Fall Says Official
An official warns that there will be no reduction in political campaign costs this fall. The statement highlights concerns about funding for electoral races and the impact on candidates and voters.
Dubuque Seeks Bankruptcy Petition Amid Slow Week
Washington Post notes a slow period as Dubuque struggles to file a bankruptcy petition while reflecting on the harsh terms faced by borrowers and likening usurious lenders to sharks versus whales.
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Washington Post
Head of Cabbage Traces Costly Path Through New York Market
A New York Press feature traces a Connecticut farmer’s cabbage sent to New York through a chain of intermediaries from commission merchant to retailer. Each link lists living costs and rents, leading to a final 18 cent price paid by the consumer, illustrating the high cost of living.
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New York
Connecticut
Riverside Drive
West End Avenue
Broadway
Panama Canal Controversy and US Role Shifts
Sioux City Journal discusses President Roosevelt’s stance on the Panama canal crisis with Colombia. It argues the US right to use the isthmus may supersede Colombian sovereignty and calls for indemnity to Colombia while favoring a negotiated settlement.
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Sioux City Journal
Roosevelt
Panama
Colombia
United States
Canal
Senator Bristow Nominated for Re Election in Kansas Races
From Kansas, Senator Joseph L. Bristow announces re nomination for Republican renomination and reelection. Victor Murdock, progressive house leader, seeks the progressive US senate nomination with Henry J. Allen of the Wichita Beacon set as progressive governor candidate. Arthur M. Capper of the Topeka Capital is expected to run again for governor, signaling a clash between progressive Republicans and Roosevelt progressives.
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Sioux City Journal
Kansas
Joseph L. Bristow
Victor Murdock
House
United States
Murdock
Henry J. Allen
Wichita Beacon
Mr. Bristow
Inefficient Officers as Usual in Iowa City
Marshalltown Times-Republican notes calls for state Department of Justice action against gamblers in Iowa City while Johnson Independent exposes gaming venues and operators. The piece argues the town relies on the university and warns the student body could dwindle if crooks and booze promoters go unchecked.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Iowa City
State Department of Justice
Galoons
University City
Iowa
Johnson Independent
Independent
University
Let 'Em Come Let Many Iowans Return Home
The Greater Iowa committee reports that thousands of former Iowans are returning to the state. Figures show Iowa offers prosperity and pay, while other regions disappoint. Estimates predict 1914 will see a larger influx of returning residents seeking opportunity.
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Cedar Rapids
Greater
Iowa
No Longer Stand For It Prohibition Moves Iowa Politics
The Fairfield Ledger says the Democratic Party in Iowa can no longer be called the whisky party. It argues no bloc of Democrats would support a saloon plank and predicts prohibition will increasingly shape Iowa politics, regardless of its success.
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Fairfield Ledger
Iowa
the Ledger
Pay Up and Smile
Those with net incomes above 3000 should file a tax return or face penalties. Uncle Sam will tighten enforcement and the least likely outcome is a 50 percent tax increase for those who fail to file.
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Sioux City Journal
Uncle Sam
McReynolds Makes Icebreak in Mild Winter Stat
Springfield Massachusetts Republican Attorney General McReynolds cuts ice in a notably mild winter as he pushes legal or political actions, drawing attention to his ability to move policy amid unusual weather.
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Springfield
Mass
McReynolds
Parisian Exposures and Local Tribulations In Iowa News
A long Iowa roundup reports deaths and accidents across towns from Garryowen to Lost Nation. Notables include Mrs Margaret Ericson of Garryowen, 94, and Hans Mohr of Lost Nation, 82. A string of incidents covers medical removals, a runaway vehicle fine, a fatal rabbit hunt, a paralysis stroke near Calmar, a suicide note, a burglary at Dubuque lawyer Fitzpatrick’s home, and two youths killed by trains near Lost Nation. The item notes triplets born near Walker and a wave of pure food inspector actions in Muscatine. It closes with a Washington dispatch on Iowa political patronage and the Wilson administration’s expected nominations Porter Reed Moore.
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Hans Mohr
Lost Nation
Sarah Dye
Monmouth
Thomas Turner
Ryan Liveryman
Manchester
Justice of the Peace
James Faley
Epworth
Dubuque County
Charles Merrill
Cedar Rapids
Calmar
Nicholas Beshl
August Danielson
Andrew Caldrow
Milwaukee
John Milback
Walker
Milback
Muscatine
S. Corwin
Anamosa
Mr. Corwin
Harry L. Watson
Belle Plaine
Chicago
Howard Kittle
Watson
L. Bush & Co’s
South State Street
Boss Moore
Washington
Des Moines Register
Leader
Iowa
Wilson
Senate
Claude R. Porter
N. I. Reed
Marsha
E. R. Moore
Department of Justice
Wade
Porter
Dan Hamilton
White House
Frank O’connor
Read
Moore
Hamilton
Gbhamp Clark
Jerry Sullivan
Kirkpatrick
Judge Wade
BR. Moore
Sheriff Hogan
Reed
Hogan
Kenyon
Dividing With Its Employes At Ford Plant
A crowd of 19 000 gathered at the Ford employment bureau seeking work and a share of the 10 million dollar fund for employees. Officials announced no hires that day, with 5 000 new workers to be added later. Henry Ford outlined a new plan cutting hours from nine to eight and distributing profits, setting a minimum pay of 5 per day for workers over 22.
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Ford Motor Car Company
Henry Ford
Travelers at Vesuvius crater spark banter
Tourists crowd the crater of Vesuvius and peer into the fiery depths. An American quips that it beats hell, prompting an Englishman to remark on how extensively some Americans have traveled.
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Vesuvius
Hell
Harmony. Carabao and donkey urged to live in fellowship
The piece argues that both the carabao and the democratic donkey should coexist peacefully as patient burden bearers in a spirit of brotherly cooperation.
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New York Tribune
Faced with Calamity Howling Mann Blames Ham and Pibbet
The Be e questions Speaker Clark about rebuking Minority Leader Mann amid calamitous claims while the Ham and pibbet issue remains unresolved.
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Omaha
Doctor Jacobi Claims Radium Cured Cancer
Abraham Jacobi, ex-president of the American Medical Association and a noted expert on women and children's diseases, says radium cured his cancer. He reported at a Buffalo Western Medical Society meeting that three radium applications totaling fourteen minutes produced a prompt cure, and Johns Hopkins physicians confirm but caution radium alone is not universally reliable and that surgery remains necessary in many cases.
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Abraham Jacobi
American Medical Association
Western Medical Socilety
Buffalo
New York Medical Journal
Jacobi
Johns Hopkins University
The Tables Were Turned in a Victorian Court Room
Sunday Magazine recalls Hawkins Q C arguing before Lord Campbell in a collision case involving a brougham omnibus. A mispronunciation by Hawkins prompts the judge to suggest saying broom to save a syllable and time. The advocate retorts that the judge could also say thus to save two syllables and time.
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Hawkins
Q.C
Lord Campbell
Brougham
Lord Brougham
Mustaches Go Global as Kaiser Sparks Fashion
The Globe-Democrat notes Kaiser Wilhelm calls the mustache a masculine badge for fighters, predicting effects beyond expected. In New York the barber bosses protest the rise of mustaches, blaming the Kaiser and arguing it adds four extra minutes to daily shaving.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Kaiser Wilhelm
New York
Extermination Foretold for Fox Indians of Iowa
Dr. Truman Michelson of the Smithsonian Bureau of Ethnology warned before the Anthropological Society of Washington that tuberculosis and trachoma are widespread among the Fox tribe. He cited a 1821 census showing about 3,000 Fox and current numbers near 366, predicting extinction unless government aid curbs disease.
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Iowa
Aifort
Truman Michelaon
Bureau of Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
Anthropological Society of Washington
Michelson
When You Wish Rooms Were On The Ground Floor
An Atchison Globe note reflects on aging and comfort as people grow fond of single level living and easier access in homes. The brief meditation ties daily home design to the experience of getting older and the desire for practicality.
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Atchison Globe
Time for Democrats to curb quarrels with the president
The Kansas City Times urges democratic statesmen to restrain any impulse to quarrel with the president, arguing unity is needed at this moment.
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Kansas City
January 1889 in Monticello highlights
Twenty five years ago in January Monticello records show bank deposits at 322643 dollars and list multiple local deaths including Harry Babcock and Mary Ann King. Marriages occur Henry Peck with Cilla Corbett and W D Magee with Ella Eberhart. Temperature ranged from six below to forty six above, four inches of snow and 14 inches of rain. A fatal accident to John Grumm is noted alongside a German concert at the opera house and New Year’s caller events from local clubs and residents.
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Monticello
Monticello Bank
Harry Babcock
P. V. Babcock
John Nelson
William Forman
Henry Peck
Cilla Corbett
Maxwell
W. D. Magee
Ella Eberhart
J.T. Blanchard
Mary Ann King
Thomas A. King
Joseph M. King
John Grumm
Wayne Township
F. von Strode
Opera House
Siegfried Guenstein
Lydia Gruenstein
Lizzie Ambach
Andreas Marugg
Paul Gruenstein
Gaudenz Maruge
W. FP. Rohn
F. Koop
Fred Stuhler
G. G. Schaffer
Maggie Arduser
Young Women’s Cooking Club
Fr. M. Hicks
Hat
0. Shipman
Mary McConnona
Gerry Sumter
Pupil Recital At Presbyterian Church On January Sixteenth
Miss Harriet Mc Caskey and Mrs Imogene Stuhler present a piano recital at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening January 16 at 7 30Admission fifteen cents The program includes Part I Schottische and pieces by F R Webb Krogmann Bucklin Duccalle and more with students Lucile Schweitzer Elaine Reed Selma Prahm Carolyn Stahler and others Part II Grand Procession Golden Stars Pilgrims Chorus and other selections performed by SAS students and teachers including Mrs Imogene D Stahler and Lucile Chase
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Harriet McCaskey
Imogene Stuhler
Presbyterian Church
Little Prince
Krogmann
George Bucklin
Duccalle
Dorothy Allena
Ina Danoe
Ieeeeee L, EB. Orth
L. F. Orth
James Lazell
the Merry Gnomes
Florence Noble
E. Rohde
Anna’ Eden
Russell Patrick
D. D. Wood
Helen Kehoe
Miss McCuskey
Beahs Perrine
Ceee Eee
Aieen Lynes
Lucile Schweitzen
Crosby Adama B
Selma Prahm
Swaying Ferna
Quigley
Carolyn Stahler
The
Meissonier
Elaine Reed
Lynes Saraphine Schweitzer
Ziegler
Dennee Lucile
Saraphine Schweitzer
H. Bartlett
Homer Bartlett Ce
Arthur Fisher
Imogene D. Stahler
C. Hemann
Samaria Perrine
Shower of
Storg
Paul Wacha
Adele Wilkins
Pilgrims’ Chorus
Wapner-Lange
Billy Stunler
Ingelmann
Mildred Pierce
Lange Dora Kettlitz
Brookside
B. Tours
Lucile Chase
Unique Supper at Church by Presbyterian Ladies
The Presbyterian church ladies host a Marco supper at the church on Wednesday evening January 21. Menu includes tomato soup with noodles, olives, tomatoes, wafers, pork and beans, salmon, peas, macaroni and cheese, Parker House rolls, tapioca pudding, chocolate plane mango, tea and coffee. All proceeds go to the ladies. event features a high grade coffee urn and coffee making for occasions like this.
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The
Presbyterian Church
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Kinney
Anamosa Eureka
Christie Scroppie
Eureka
Anamosa Journal
Miss Scroppie
Des Moines
Wheelock
Colfax
York
Dubuque
Bleeding
Neighborhood News
Preston
Margaret Eriicson
Garryowen
David Doner
Mt. Vernon
James Edtler
J. A. Mizaur
Oxford Junction
Rochester Surgeons
Schottische
F. R. Webb
Monticello State Bank
Tos
H. M. Carpenter
Wm. Stuiler
I. S. Richardson
I. F. Becker
the Bank of Personal Service
Lowell
Lovell State Bank
Canada
C.D. Chase
Monticello, Iowa
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