Consolidation Creates Second Largest US Bank in Chicago
The Continental and Commercial National banks of Chicago merge to form a bank with capital and surplus of 25 million dollars and deposits of 184 million. Leaders George Reynolds and George J. Roberts trace training from country banks, stressing practical experience with borrowers and conditions. The piece also covers Iowa ties, Taft endorsements, and reactions to tariff and primary politics.
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Continental
Commercial National Banks
Chicago
United States
Tese
Iowa
George Reynolds
Consolidated Bank
Panora
George J. Roberts
Commercial National Bank
Delaware
City Bank
Garst Sends Congratulatory Note to Carroll
Former Governor Garst wrote to Governor Carroll praising his nomination and pledging support. The letter, dated June 8, follows the primary. Garst says Republicans should unite and blames former Democrats who align with the party for most trouble.
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Garst
Carroll
Warren Garst
Iowa
Mason City reports 230 new houses built last year
Local notes recount Mason City growth with 230 new houses built in the past year. Other items include ex Governor Folk opening the hhautauqua season in Toledo and Dr. Marquis installed as president of Coe College.
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Mason City
Folk
Missouri
Toledo
John A. Marquis
Coe College
Reinbeck
W. P. Drumbacker
State Hospital For the Insane
Independence
George T. McHiwen
Manchester
School of Applied Mathematics
Leland Stanford University
Clement Wilson
Mechanicsville
Methodists of
Olin
Joseph Scott
Head
Cedar County
Leander Clark College
Brooks
John Young
Vinton
Shellsburg
John Weichmann
Lewis Deklotz
Newhall
Ryan
Archdiocese of Dubuque
Strawberry Point Boys
Anamosa
Allen
Strawberry Point
Strawberry
Kinkelin
F. A. Wood
University of Chicago
George O. Curme
Northwestern University
Crume
Wood
Cornell College
Victory for Carroll Dominates Iowa Primary Returns
Des Moines reports the Iowa second statewide primary nominating B F Carroll for a second term and noting standpatters retain control of six congressional districts. Walter I Smith Horace H Towner and Charles Kennedy win nominations while J A I Hull loses to progressive S Prouty. George Cosson named attorney general. Palmer leads for railroad commissioner with second spot contested. Riggs tops for state superintendent and Garrett nominated for clerk of the supreme court.
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Des Moines
Iowa
B. F. Carroll
Walter I. Smith
Council Bluffs
Horace H. Towner
Corning
Peter Hepburn
Frank D. Jackson
Iowa Taft Club
W. H. Taft
Carroll
Geo. Cosson
Audubon County
David J. Palmer
Washington
Clifford Thorne
James H. Wilson
James Wilson
Superintendent of Public Instruction
John F. Riggs
Adam Pickett
Creston
W. Garret
Supreme Court
Monticello News From June 1890 Twenty Years Ago
Obituaries note William Weir dies at Cherokee at 61. Miss Clara Weir wed Rev Demorest. Captain James Davidson, former Express owner, dies at 54. High school graduates include Nicola Leen and Max Rettig. Bank deposits show 339103 dollars. June rainfall set a 37 year record at 11.75 inches.
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the Express
William Weir
Cherokee
Monticello
Isaac L. Sears
Davenport
Clara Weir
W. Su. Demorest
Charles Starks
Charles R. Howard
Josephine A. Holt
Anamosa
W. W. Hanter
North
Cedar Street
Henrietta Rearick
William Rearick
Castle Grove
James Davidson
Captain Davidson
The
Express
Ella Henderson
Charles Bartholomew
Minneapolis
Misa Minnie Ainsworth
Fort Dodge
John Kital
Leonard Wismeier
Richland
Monticello State Bank
A. S. Jackson
Vermont
Edith Sherman
Rockford Female Seminary
Nellie Carpenter
Katie Pearley
Prohibition Era Visitor Plans Drug Trade Claim
Earl Booze from West Branch visited Marion on Monday and disclosed he had sold his hotel interests there and seeks a new location to engage in the drug business.
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Marion Register
Earl Booze
West Branch
Heralded Progressive Gains in Iowa Primaries
The Sioux City Journal surveys statewide races noting Carroll won the governorship against Garst and that insurgent gains were limited. Palmer was renominated for railroad commissioner, with Thorne unlikely to yield a net progressive victory. regulars appear to hold the state convention fight, while three of four congressional races favored the regulars.
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Taft
Iowa
Cummins
Sioux City
Carroll
Garst
Col
Dave Palmer
Palmer
Thorne
Cannonism
Smith
Byers
Brookhart
Kennedy
Darrah
Towner
Woods
Pickett
Good
Grilk
Higher Interests For Farm Loans
Large insurance firms raise farm loan rates from five to six percent and others exit the market to deter land speculation. The demand for loans remains strong, signaling growing indebtedness among farmers and potential risks for land buyers. In Iowa and surrounding areas, speculation drives high interest, with concerns about crop shortfalls and mortgage pressures.
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Corn Belt
Iowa
Primary vote canvass confirms close results and nominating rivals
County supervisors canvassed the primary vote last Tuesday with no major changes from unofficial tallies. Republicans backed 24 for county superintendent with no 86 percent share. Democrats cast scattered votes for treasurer, sending McNeilly and Hughes to the county convention. Complete totals include Governor Carroll 568 361, and many other offices with Republican, Democrat, and scattering votes listed.
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Board of Supervisors
Thomsen
M. J. McNeilly
G. J. Hughes
Dress and rhetoric in a Baltimore Sun feature
A Baltimore Sun item recalls an elocutionist who dresses to fit recitations. She wore maroon for a sailor tale and Irish paint for a Celtic wit talk, blending performance with costume. The text notes political quips about South Dakota election frequency and references Halley’s comet influence on a poll result.
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Northwest Territory
Dubuque
Jones County
Wisconsin
Kicker
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Ash Mason
Lee Cline
Dave Young
George Schoel
Tropoli
Bremer County
Lenox College
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Agnew
Walker
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Mabel ‘Ann McCuskey
Millard Thompson Morrow
Cornelia Rebecca Parkhill
Hazel Ona Tibbitts
Hopkinton
Evangeline Mary Brazelton
Bessie Mae Heath
Frank Thomas Hersch
Waterloo
Edith Mae MacFarland
Winthrop
Hazel Elizabeth Perkins
Belhi
Jones County Medical Association
Hejmnian
Hunter
Redmond
A. G. Hejinian
Aileen Corbit
T. G. Gorman
Frank Sigworth
W. W. Hunter
T. M. Redmond
John Railsback
Thomas Oliver
S. Byers
Monticello High School
Nicola Leen
Max Rettig
Caroline Page
Eugene 4. Gilmore
Geneva Starks
George W. Curtis
Mary H. Smith
Wallace
Atchison Globe
Clarke
Hayward
Bleakley
Morrow
Feely
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Cosson
Riggs
Welty
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Heminger
Lark
Scattering
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Wilson
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Ottosen
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Gardner
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Moon
Porter
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Sheldon
Anders
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Curran
Ames
Walters
Mitchell
van Boskirk
Harnagle
Dewey
Jones
Huber
Byerley
Murfield
Finn
Baltimore Sun
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Mr. Halley
Egan
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Soacee
Lovell State Bank
Geo
L. Lovell
R. C. Stirton
Home Savings Bank
the Diamond Creamery Co
Monticello, Iowa
Eclipse Lumber Co
J. H. Henry
H. M. Remey
James Remley
Remley
Attorneys AT Law
Main Street
Willengage Inn
General Practice of Law
W. A. Mirrick
South Cedar St
Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart
Citizens’ State Bank
W. E. Daly
Actioneer
Amber
A. M. Maurice
D. D. So
Lovell
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