Cummins faces critique over free trade stance change
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald denounces Governor Cummins for abandoning the Iowa idea and the free trade line, labeling him a truckler. The Cascade Pioneer notes local ambivalence toward an electric railway to Dubuque, urging Cascade to pursue progress for hourly service and future transit expansion.
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Cummins
Iowa
Dubuque
Cascade Pioneer
Cascade
Milwaukee Railway Company
Storms Named Iowa State College President Amid Alumni Split
Dr A B Storms of Des Moines elected president of Iowa State College at Ames. Trustees praised his broad education focus and support for industrial training and technical education, contrasting with rival E W Stanton and Curtiss backed by agricultural interests. Storms praised as scholarly and popular preacher.
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Iowa State College At
Ames
A. B. Storms
Des Moines
E. W. Stanton
Curtiss
Stanton
Storms
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Detroit
Michigan State University
A. 8. Welch
Des Moines Register-Leader
Bearshear
Des Moines Critiqued for Looks by Chicago Correspondent
Wm. E. Curtis, Chicago Record-Herald special, finds Des Moines unattractive but notes potential beauty with more enterprise and taste. He says locals focus on post office sites and nominations, hindering art and improvement. Congressman Cousins energizes the republican state convention with praise for party principles and leaders.
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Cummins
Telegraph- Herald
Kansas City
Wm. E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Des Moines
Enterprise
McCurdy Defeats Move to Adopt Primary System
In Buchanan County a late Republican county convention failed to adopt the primary system. State house custodian T. B. McCurdy opposed it by warning of political corruption in Polk County where the system exists.
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Buchanan County
State House
Polk County
Two Men In A Buggy Throw Giant Cracker Injures Davenport Woman
A Fourth of July incident in Cedar Rapids involves a large cracker tossed from a buggy by one of two men, injuring Sadie Ellison of Davenport. The event sparks city reflection as Cedar Rapids plans two new hotels on the Clifton House site.
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Sadie Ellison
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Allison
Theodore Berquist
Knights of Pythias
Iowa platform stance hints at protection with flexibility
The excerpt argues the Iowa platform favors protection without rigid tariff sacredness. It suggests the national platform next year will reflect a middle ground between Cummins’ Minneapolis tones and the hard line of stand-patters, avoiding extremism.
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Iowa
Minneapolis
Cummins
Mob Rule in Evanaville Ends in Death and Destruction
A mob attack on the Evanaville county jail led to seven deaths and many wounded as soldiers guarding a prisoner fired in self defense. Bystanders suffered as authorities claim to have checked anarchy and restored order.
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Evanaville
Ind
Evanston
Primary system blamed for corruption in Hardin county
Brother Rann notes trouble in Hardin county where public charges allege corruption in recent primaries and many democrats were allowed to participate. The writer asks why the fiercest political conflicts arise in counties using the primary system.
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Brother Rann
Manchester
Hardin County
Cousins Delivers Tariff Tribute at Iowa Convention
Hon. Robert G. Cousins of the Fifth Iowa district electrified the Republican state convention with a tribute to Nelson Dingley and protection. Delegates cheered as he mocked free trade critiques, recalling McKinley era policies and restoring protectionist sentiment. Newsmen and delegates flocked to relay and discuss his speech.
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Allison
Dingley
Hamilton
Lincoln
Willam McKinley
James G. Blaine
Thomas Brackett Reed
Roosevelt
Marcus A. Hanna
Nelson Dingley
McKinley
Mechanic’s Hall
Boston
America
White House
City Hall
Chicago
Reform
Iowa
Convention
Orient
Mr. Cousins
Des Moines
Robert G. Cousins
Congress
Cummins
Dolliver
Perkins
Cousin
Savery Hotel
William KE. Curtis
Record-Herald
The Cemetery of Failure in July Success
A reflective piece lists traits that hinder success including lack of tact, fear of saying no, vanity, poor work finish, resisting advice, and poor teamwork. It warns that comfort and impractical knowledge fail to yield real power or progress, urging practical application and perseverance.
Local Social News And Delegates Named
Hazel Carrier of Monticello visits Myrtle Irish this week. Miss Jessie Sullivan of Monticello visits Mrs. F. H. Stoddard. Misses Anna and Nina Applegate of Scotch Grove visit their aunt Mrs. W. J. Johnson. Hon. George H Dunham announces delegates for county at Independence senatorial convention: H. L. Rann W. H. Norris W. Klaua E. C. Perkins W. E. Dow F. L. Minkler E. E. McCloud S. P. Carter W. H. McGill J. A. Rector L. J. Gates.
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Hazel Carrier
Monticello
Myrtle Irish
Jessie Sullivan
F. H. Stoddard
Anna
Nina Applegate
Scotch Grove
W. J. Johnson
George H Dunham
Independence
H. L. Rann
W. H. Norris
W. Klaua
E. C. Perkins
W. E. Dow
F. L. Minkler
E. E. McCloud
8. P. Carter
W. H. McGill
J. A. Rector
L. J. Gates
Christian Character From the Ram s Flora
Message speaks on humility shaping steady character and the sacred task of surrendering will to God. It urges keeping scripture in the heart to guard against worldly influence and to prepare for joyful outcomes through faithful discipline.
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Law and Order League
Hopkinton
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Oxford Junction
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Chelsea
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Wis
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Towa
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D. D.S. Qrfice
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Remley
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Wabash Ave
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Buckingham
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Nashua
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Deering Co
Deering
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A. Gulledge
Verbena
Alabama
Bucklen
Soetje
H.C. Bohlken
Monticello Bank
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