Cummins Heads Ticket At Republican State Convention
At the Des Moines convention the ticket for governor to lieutenant governor and other posts was named. Cummins and Herriott led in nominations with Riggs winning the third ballot for superintendent. Barrett and Adams trailed in early votes. The platform endorsed protection, reciprocity, and trust control while Roosevelt’s admin was praised. Stand-patters opposed tariff changes.
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John Herriot
Supreme Court
Chas. A. Bishop Railway
D. J. Palmer
Public Instruction Resesends
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Republican Party
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Cummins
Lacey
Cousins
Jones County Wealth and Taxable Property Assessment
The Jones county assessment lists total wealth above exemptions and hidden property at 24.45 million dollars, with lands and lots valued at 19 million. Monticello leads towns in money and credits with 695,856, while Wyoming Center Junction and Oxford Junction show varied fortunes and banks influence. Local politics note Grover Cleveland’s rising stock amid Democratic divisions, with Bryan's supporters split but not aligned with Cleveland.
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Jones County
Wayne Township
Monticello
Anamosa
Clay
Washington Township
Wyoming
Olin
Center Junction
Atilin Osi
Cersen Beertesseeensteeneserenees
Oxford
West Cascade
Golden Rule Jones Attacked By Critics In Address
A critical portrait of Toledo mayor Golden Rule Jones is presented as an example of self styled reformers. The writer condemns vanity and eccentricities while arguing such figures undermine public trust and national unity.
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Jones
Toledo
Ohio
Walt Whitman
Jesus of
Mass meeting in Dubuque urges reform of local government
A mass meeting in Dubuque last Monday aimed to devise ways to redeem the city’s good name and promote better municipal administration. It notes officers often fail to meet public expectations and pander to lower classes active in elections, a common issue beyond Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Iowa Democrats Scramble Over Free Silver Platform
The Iowa Democratic convention focused on a knockout of a free silver resolution while neglecting a unified creed. Henry Watterson mocks the party’s effort as it refuses to reaffirm the Kansas City platform yet decries Republican policy, leaving their financial stance muddy and meaningless.
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Henry Watter+son
Iowa
Kansas City
St Paul teachers strike over new school facts policy
Grade school teachers in St Paul oppose the board’s plan to introduce new facts into public schools. They demand special teachers for items like Chippewa baskets and Filipino mats and fear students taught poorly in spelling and English will harm their reputations. They insist on teaching common branches first.
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St. Paul
Gossip Defined and Democratic Split in Iowa Reflected
Charlotte Gilman critiques gossip as idle talk about others, warning ill fed minds harm communities. The St. Louis Globe Democrat labels Iowa Democrats self repudiated, warning party divisions if echoed nationwide under Bryan’s leadership.
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Charlotte Gilman
The
Success
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Iowa
Local delegation note and Iowa corn crop update
Hon Lafe Young no longer heads the Cummins delegation from Polk County though this does not lessen his standing with friends statewide. The Climate and Crop service says Iowa corn crop size and condition near ten year average with warm weather could lift it to average. current conditions are below.
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Lafe Young
Cummins
Polk County
Iowa
Anamosa
W. D. Sheean
Chicago
Journal
Eddie Bowden
Iowa River
Iowa City
Jones County
Linn County
Frank F. Dawley
Cedar Rapids
Shiras
Earl Hayes
George Hayes
Maquoketa
Milton Remley
Dubuque
Marriage of Little Chicago proprietor in Anamosa
John Stoehr of Little Chicago in Anamosa wed Miss Mary McGinnis of Traer last week. Other local items note convicts injuring a hand, lightning strikes, barn injuries, church fundraising, drownings in local rivers, legal bench petitions, and a feature on inebriety origins from Independence Bulletin.
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John Stoehr
Chicago
Anamosa
Mary McGinnis
Traer
Average attendance in Jones County schools improves
The Jones County Teacher reports attendance rose from about 70 percent to higher levels with certificates of merit in rural schools and a rise in salaries. Perfect attendance increased from seventy eight to one hundred sixty two. South Madison had a unique perfect attendance in Emilie Fedderson's class.
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Jones County
South Madison
Emilie Fedderson
Resignation Talk Shadowing County Supervisor Legassick
County sources report Supervisor Legassick may resign though health issues hinder attendance at the June board meeting. Sam McNeil, a Chicago trained physician, recently graduated and underwent successful appendectomy with expected hospital release soon. Dr. Livingston traveled to Chicago for the operation. Frank M. Johnson and Martha J. Stevenson wed quietly at the bride’s Sand Spring home, witnessed by close relatives and officiated by Rev. W. FE Ross of Hopkinton. The couple will reside at Sand Spring.
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Legassick
Sam McNeil
Chicago
Livingston
Sand Spring
Frank M. Johnson
Martha J. Stevenson
W. Fe, Ross
Hopkinton
Johnson
Miss George of Monticello and Miss Carrie Iseman Visit
The Oxford Mirror notes Miss George of Monticello spent days last week visiting Miss Carrie Iseman. Invitations extend to Lost Nation Baldwin and Wyoming for celebrations, with Lost Nation favored by most. The B A National Band will perform there. Corwin House adds fire escapes improving safety for guests. J Wanichek's Jolly Juveniles entertained at the opera house last Friday with commendable young players led by a notable cornetist and slide trombone player.
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George
Monticello
Carrie Iseman
Lost Nation
Baldwin
Wyoming
Corwin
J. Wanichek
Opera House
Cornetiat
Democratic nominee for governor named J. B. Sullivan
The democratic candidate for governor is J. B. Sullivan a lawyer living in Creston not John L. as some critics claim.
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Sullivan
John L
J. B
Creston
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