Republican County Convention in Jones County Iowa July 23 1902
The Republicans of Jones County Iowa will meet in Anamosa July 23 1902 at 10 30 AM to select 11 delegates to the Des Moines state convention. Delegates allocated by township and precinct voting in 1901 Cummins governor race. Township caucuses set for July 19. committee notices to be promptly given.
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Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Cass
Jeden Madison
Castle Grove
Oxford
Clay
Jon Theston
Richland
Fairview
Rome
Greenfield
Scotch Grove
Hale
Wayne
Sackson
Washington Lovell
Wyoming
Monticello
J. A. Belknap
Ch'n Co
Has the era of good feeling returned to the nation
The Cedar Rapids Republican questions if the era of good feeling under Monroe’s administration has returned and whether Tillman or Bailey should be consulted. Captain Rumple declines a renomination bid for Congress in the Second district, a move not signaling Democratic encouragement. The Waterloo Reporter laments Henderson’s renomination. The Cedar Rapids paper warns he may be rejected again, this time as Speaker. Ella Wheeler Wilcox advocates vegetarianism, claiming she rarely eats red meat, surprising readers.
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Cedar Rapids
Monroe
Tillman Or Bailey
Captain Rumple
Congress
Waterloo
Henderson
Republican
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Third district democrats poised to defeat Col Henderson
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald expresses confidence that the Third district democrats will beat Col Henderson this fall. It notes the 11,000 plurality from two years ago does not hinder their optimism.
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Dubuque
Lawyers Eye Cedar Rapids Superior Court Vacancy
A group of Cedar Rapids lawyers seeks Judge Rothrock's resignation timing and proposes hiring John Reed to organize a snap convention. Senator Moffit as chair could provide material assistance in arranging the process.
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Cedar Rapids
Superior Court
Rothrock
John Reed
Senator Moffit
President Seerley cites common faults in normal schools
He enumerates defects noted by many, listing too little scholarship too much theory and too little practice meager equipment operation on the one man instead of faculty idea exaggeration of training school results and narrow teacher selection.
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Seerley
Minneapolis
Democracy in dire straits reflects uncertain aims
Mr Griggs chief officer of the democratic congressional committee notes Roosevelt’s Pittsburg speech set the fall political issue. The piece argues the party’s principles seem poorly fixed and rely on a prominent Republican’s utterances to determine what its members should believe.
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Griggs
Democratic Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Pittsburg
Wu Ting Fang Succeeds by Liang Cheng Tang
The Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang will be succeeded by Liang Cheng Tang. Americans admired Wu for progressivism and western adaptability. The younger Tang, Harvard graduate, should fill the role and maintain popularity as a public speaker and official.
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Wu Ting Fang
Liang Cheng Tang
United States
Mgr
Harvard College
Tom Johnsons Presidential Bid Draws Democratic Turmoil
The Cleve land candidate for the Democratic nomination would intensify party strife with socialist leanings. Bryan wing members may find him acceptable for social policies while Cleveland followers fear him. Conservative figures would distrust his stance on coinage and he could inflame class tensions while leveraging wealth against the masses.
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Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Bryan
Johnson
State Bar meeting in Dubuque this week
The State Bar association holds its annual meeting in Dubuque this week. The report covers various local incidents and notable events from Manchester, Farley, Waterloo, Dubuque, and surrounding towns, including accidents, deaths, and civic notices.
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The
State Bar Association
Dubuque
No Stand for Reed-Rothrock Thuggery in Jones County
The Anamosa Hareka letter condemns John A. Reed and his allies for coercive control over caucuses and conventions. Judges Thompson and Treichler are said to have broken pledges to support the county's rightful claims, provoking intense public indignation. Voters vow to resist continued political intimidation.
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John A. Reed
Thompson
Treichler
Jones County
Reed-Rothrock
Cedar Rapids
Delegate questions the judiciary action after convention
Said to Carry a Knife. J W Coxsee of the Monticrio Express asks if a man who approves the judicial convention action can be a fair judge. He follows with more questions implying a negative view of the convention’s propriety.
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J. W. Coxsee
The
Monticrio Express
A Providential Porter from Lippincott's
A Scotch Presbyterian gentleman traveling with his 5-year old son asks if he will say prayers before bed. The boy refuses and asks what the porter is for, prompting a humorous reply about divine care.
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Lippincott’s
Not to be Depended On. Cedar County vote at judicial convention
The Mechanicsville paper notes Cedar county backed two Linn county judges and one Cedar county judge at a judicial convention, despite earlier opposition to dividing the district. The piece questions Cedar's past promises to Jones county and wonders how Jones will vote if Cedar fields a congressional or senatorial candidate.
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Ananosa Journal
Jones County
Cedar County
Linn County
Mofiit
Jones
Linn
Cedar
Express
Wyoming Journal
Eureka
Rothrock
John A. Reed
Mechanicsville Pioneer
Jones Counties
Wealth Flaunting and Socialism Threaten Nation
The Cediy Rapida Republican laments a vulgar display of wealth by affluent men like Mr Schwab and warns that wealth excesses plus socialism form the two great evils facing the country. It calls for prayer for deliverance from these companion threats.
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Cediy Rapida Republican
Schwab
Sharp Bits of Wisdom from the Davenport
Republican humor column yields pithy maxims on vice virtue and marriage. Bits ridicule vanity happiness and temptation with light satirical observations.
How Are You Speculating From the Des Moines Register
The author argues that speculation hinges on borrowers using bank funds. If buyers invest their own money and can hold purchases indefinitely, banks should face no worry. Yet if large loans finance investments, a banking check is needed to ensure borrowers can liquidate debts at maturity.
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Des Moines Register
Minnesota
What Was In Him and Other Small News Notes
A humorous student composition is shared mocking flights of fancy. An Amosa council ordinance requires bowling alleys to close by 10 30 p m. The Linn delegation’s gag methods in a judicial convention draw criticism. Governor Cummins appoints his sister as a clerk in the state executive department.
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Maine
Chicago
Telegraph Company
Indiana Supreme Court
Western Union Telegraph Co
Texas
Supreme Court
Chicago Journal
Tress
Anamosa
Linn
Cummins
Castle Grove Caucus Call to Delegates Assembly
Castle Grove township Republicans are to meet at Miller school house Dist No 3 on Saturday July 10 at 7 20 p m to choose three delegates for the county convention to be held in Alamos By Orper or Com
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Castle Grove Township
Miller School House
Dist. No.3
Alamos
Wayne Caucus Selects Delegates for County Convention
The Republican electors of Wayne township will meet at the center schoolhouse at 2 p.m. on Saturday July 19 to choose four delegates to the county convention.
Monticello Republican Electors Meet for Delegates
The Republican electors of Monticello township will meet in carfengs at the city hall at 3 oclock p m Saturday July 19 to select 10 delegates to the county convention. P O Bancock Committee.
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Monticello Township
Carfengs
P.O. Bancock
Train Fare Notes for Chicago to New York City and Atlantic City
The document lists an $18.00 fare to New York City and Atlantic City with a return via Nickel Plate Road. Travel dates July 17 and 31 and August 7 and 14, with a 12 day return limit. Stopovers at Chautauqua Lake and Niagara Falls within the final limit. City ticket office 111 Adama St. John Y. Calahan, General Agent, Chicago, for particulars.
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Palmer House
Chicago
Spain
America
George Washington
Yorktown
Congress
United Colonies
Bismarck
Gladstone
Disraeli
Gen
Winfield Scott
Sir Isaac Newton
Martin Luther
George Stephenson
Queen Victoria
Atlantic City
Nickel Plate Road
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
Adama St
John Y. Calahan
It is as easy to escape from death as from women
A fragment cites a quip about escaping death as readily as escaping pursuit by women, attributed to a nineteenth or early twentieth century sentiment, reflecting dated gender attitudes from historic newspaper prose.
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Republican County Convention
W. G. Ernurs
Neighborhood News
Manchester
Martha A. Magee
Farley
Harry Gilbert
Blackhawk Creek
William B. Allison
Ed. Widner
Clinton
John Feldman
Dyersville
Golden Star Creamery
T. F. Norton
Cedar Falls
Ed. A. Kolar
Ackley
Town Central Railroad
Merton Weber
W. F. Weber
Bellevue
Louis Derry
Belle Plaine
Julius Lienan
Wheatland
Upper Town
Methodist Episcopal Church
Marshall Town
Goodsell
Chas. Barnard
Independence
R. A. Wheeles
Squire Wheeless
Hopkinton
Buchanan County
Spingville New Era
Erna
Dan Breen
Davenport
Mexico
Fred Arnold
Philippines
Henry Arnold
Arnold
Washington
Fred Hinnies
Dubuque County
Anamosa Odd Fellows
E. M. Harvey
Anamosa Lodge No. 40
Nero
Diogenes
Alexander
Dick Whittington
William Tell
Professor Chadwick
Venus de Medici
Shakespeare
Brutus
Cassius
Julius Caesar
Cwsar
Nathan Haskell Dole
Alexander Dumas
Congressman Cousins
Cuba
Young Republic
Fitzhugh Lee
Gen. Lee
Him
Star Clothing House
Dea
Erricksen & Zimmerman
Weber Pianos
Weber Piano Company
Fifth Ave
16Th St
New York
Wabash Ave
Chicago, Ill
Nebraska
Burlington
Exchange
J. Francis
Omahe
Orper Or
Com
Wayne ‘Caucus
Wayne Township
Center School House
Biudis
Ricianogon
Scott
Scorer & Browne
Qrdgis
Pearl Street
New York City
John McConnon
Henney Buggies
W.F. Rohn
Mon
tGcilo
Mn Omaha
Sioux City
Gadesie Do
St. Paul and
Minneapol
Cecaes Warley Voc
Cece, Do —Freight
Annmosk, Marton Fret
Hoo Tun
Inday
J. E. Bateman
Dealhk
W. First Bt
Menny
Minois Central Railroad
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