Iowa Voters Face Citizenship Debate and Horse Racing News
Pardon Secretary W S Richards discusses voting eligibility for convicts and those with jail sentences under Iowa law. The piece also notes rising interest in horse racing across Cedar Valley, listing upcoming meetings and secretary names for Waverly La Porte City Cedar Rapids and other locations.
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Iowa
Iyaces
Cedar Valley
Waverly
HE. H. Curtis
la Porte City
H. G. Coninger
Cedar Rapids
J. W. Griffith
Oskaloosa
W. C. Burrell
Waterloo
L. Baker
Carroll
J. EH. Jerome
Marshalltown
J. F. Finkle
Davenport
J. van Tayle
Des Moines
S. M. Bush
Independence
A. H. Fratwell
Yale class leader Adelbert Hay dies in New Haven fall
Adelbert Stone Hay former U S consul at Pretoria and son of Secretary of State John Hay fell from a third story window at the New Haven house in New Haven Connecticut. He was 30 and a Yale graduate of 1908 who had returned for commencement week. Police ruled accidental death after an initial examination.
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Adelbert’s. Hay
New Haven
Conn
Adelbert Stone Hay
United States
Pretoria
South Africa
John Hay
Yale
Hay
New Haven House
Young Hay
Bartlett
Mix
Old College Town
Hyperion Theater
Seth Moseley
Adelbert Hay
College Town
Macrum
Transvaal
Surrender Mindset of Insurgent Gen Cailles at Pagdzanjan
In Santa Cruz Laguna on June 24 Gen Cailles, the insurgent commander whose surrender is promised today, says he sees wisdom in surrender and supports liberal American intentions. The town hosts armed insurgents in uniforms while Cailles plans to run for governor and will return to Cavite, his landholding.
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Allison
William B. Allison
Shaw
Iowa
Santa Cruz
Laguna
Luzon
Cailles
Pagzanjan
Cailles Delines
Cavite
Miss Jane Smith Visibly Aged at 102 in Marshalltown
Miss Jane Smith of Marshalltown is likely the oldest woman in the state after celebrating her 102nd birthday. The quiet day was shared with relatives and friends who have long marked her anniversaries, and she remains sharp aside from deafness with all other faculties intact.
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Jane Smith
Marshalltown
Miss Smith
Missionaries Appointed by Baptist Board to India
The Baptist board of missions in the United States has appointed Prof. and Mrs. A. Loughridge of Marshall Texas as missionaries to India. They previously lived in Cedar Falls where Prof. Loughridge taught Latin at the state normal school until three years ago. Both are graduates of the state university and bring ten years of foreign mission experience.
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Baptist Board of Missions of the
United States
A. Loughridge
Marshall, Tex
India
Cedar Falls
Loughridge
State Normal School
State University
Ottumwa Woman Found Dead In Bed With Revolver
Mrs Aurelia Pilcher was found dead in Ottumwa with a small revolver by her side. She had been despondent and in poor health since her husband died a year ago. She had threatened suicide several times, but relatives did not take the threats seriously. No unusual events were observed before the death occurred.
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Aurelia Pilcher
Ottumwa
Humboldt College Ends Year With 19 Graduates
The Humboldt college closed a successful year with commencement exercises starting with the baccalaureate sermon and ending with the alumni banquet. Nineteen students graduated across teachers shorthand pen art and business courses, including three teachers course, seven shorthand, one pen art, and eight business.
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Humboldt College
New Professor Joins Iowa State University Faculty
Dr. J. Frank Brown a renowned Indiana educator and former Earlham College vice president resigns to join the University of Iowa faculty as assistant professor of pedagogy for the coming year.
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J. Frank Brown
Indiana
Earlham College
State University of Iowa
Strikesettled in Joliet Illinois linemen win shorter hours
The strike of linemen and electrical workers that blocked the Northwestern Telephone system in Joliet Aurora and Lockport ended with concessions. Workers won shorter hours and a half holiday Saturday. In Sedalia Missouri John W Cookman was found guilty of second degree murder for the March killing of Jessie McBride and sentenced to 13 years.
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Joliet
Ill
Northwestern Telephone Company
Aurora
Lockport
Sedalia
John W. Cookman
Jessie McBride
Dresden
Normal Institute Circular Emphasizes Teacher Training
Superintendent Barrett issues a circular to normal institutes stressing the institute as essential for teacher training and discipline. It argues instructors set the example for punctuality management and expression, and that institutes should be model schools while occasionally providing academic instruction where needed.
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Barrett
Equal Suffragists push campaign across state clubs
The Equal Suffrage association of Iowa, led from Des Moines by Mrs. N. Nelson, expands work after the Minneapolis convention. Early reports show many prospective legislators favor the suffrage bill, with local clubs rallying in counties without conventions to back nominees who will back submission to the people. Holdover members are being tracked to gauge future chances.
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Des Moines
Boards of Supervisors
D. W. Telford
Cerro Gordo County
J. K. Wichman
Hancock County
John McLennan
Polk County
W. J. Taft
Humboldt County
Equal Suffrage Association of
Minneapolis
N. Nelson
Honest Convicts Report of Pocketbook Theft Incident
Warden Hunter of Anamosa reports Gustav Hamann, a 20 year old inmate and teamster, found and returned a pocketbook containing 569.57 dollars and a deposited certificate of deposit at the farm. This marks a second such incident in the institution with prior loss of 25 dollars. Hamann was sentenced last year from Lyon county for seduction.
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Hunter
Anamosa
State Board of Control
Gustav Humann
Hamann
Lyon County
Control of Marriage Studied by Iowa Officials
At the quarterly conference in Des Moines the board of control and state institution superintendents discussed preventing marriage of the unfit. Dr. F M Powell of the Clarinda insane hospital presented Unsanitary Marriages, prompting calls for legislative action and a state commission of experts to study the issue before any statute.
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Board of Control
Des Moines
F. M. Powell
State Hospital For the
Clarinda
Powell
Two youths held for horse theft near Parkersburg
Two young men named Shepard and Howard were arrested in Cedar Falls for stealing a team of horses and a buggy from Okee barns at Parkersburg. They tried to sell the outfit in Cedar Falls for 70 dollars. Sheriff Law pursued them to Waterloo and jailed them before returning them to Parkersburg for trial.
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Shepard
Howard
Cedar Falls
Parkersburg
Law
Waterloo
Des Moines County Fair Association Formed in Burlington
Articles of incorporation filed in Burlington establish the Des Moines County Fair association with capital stock at 10 000 and a 20 year life. The group aims to organize one of the best county fairs in town and holds plans for a first exhibition this fall.
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Des Moines County Fair Association
Burlington
Family dispute ends with arrest after knife threat
In Oelwein a husband was arrested following an assault and battery incident sparked by his wife Mrs. W. A. Turner attempting to discipline a child. He reportedly remonstrated as she pursued him with a butcher knife, and he retaliated with a beating.
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W. A. Turner
Oelwein
Burlington Banker W H Moorehouse Dies in Chicago
W H Moorehouse a respected Burlington resident died in Chicago where he had gone for treatment. He was 66 and had lived in Burlington 30 years. At his death he was president of a bank in Brookings South Dakota.
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W. H. Moorehouse
Burlington
Chicago
Brookings
S. D
Democratic Leaders Decry A New Platform For 1904
An Indianapolis Journal critique argues that Democratic leaders and editors fail to agree on a firm 1904 platform. It notes divisions over imperialism tariffs and trusts, and mocks calls for a "we are democrats" stance. It highlights Bryan Watterson and Dubois as symptom of party disarray.
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Democratic Party
Bryan
Watterson
The
Democracy
Tke Gen. Weaver
Town
Teller
Dubois
Cleveland
Chicago
Tam
Indianapolis Journal
Mr Bryan as a Public Critic and Political Leader
The Detroit Free Press criticizes William Jennings Bryan for clinging to party leadership after defeats and for attacking the Supreme Court and imperial policy. It notes his inconsistent stance on Spain, the treaty of Paris, and Philippine policy, arguing his rhetoric harms credibility and risks political aims over principle.
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The
Nebraskan
St. Louis
McKinley
Mr. Bryan
Supreme Court
Bryan
Spain
Washington
Detroit Vree Press
Dem
Art in Architecture Nine Room Residence Plans Priced at 1900
George A. W. Kintz outlines a nine room residence costing $1,900 with a stone foundation and 22 by 40 foot footprint. First and second floors stand 9 feet 6 inches high with detailed room sizes, materials, finishes, and features including cedar shingles, gas piping, maple and Georgia pine floors, plaster finish, and a copper tinted parlor. The design emphasizes a neat plain style suitable for city or suburb with extensive detailing and a rear stair leading to basement and second floor.
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Pee
Prass
Gia
Attan Mushroom Growers Ant Cultivation Described
The article explains how a species of ants desert the American mainland to farm mushrooms. Ants shred plant material and deposit it in underground chambers where fungus mycelium grows into small edible blooms. These subterranean swellings become the mushrooms that feed the ant colony.
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W. M. Wheeler
Desi Deratum Emphasizes Simple Durable Affordable Cars
The piece argues Americans favor simple, light, durable and cheap motor vehicles over heavy complex machines. It asserts public preference for cars that last and are affordable for people who previously used horse and buggy.
Oysters Pack a Ton As Banquets Spark Quick Harvest
A remark notes that fourteen thousand oysters make up a ton and in good seasons banquets prompt quick use of this marine staple, a view some people hold about the prince of marine foods.
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Prince of Marine
Boom in Railroad Building Expands Steam Railways
The year will see over 8000 miles of new steam railway constructed in the United States. Oklahoma and Indian Territory are slated for 612 miles in the expansion program.
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United States
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
The Pen's Journey Through Time and Distance
A brisk writer pens at 30 words per minute, so in an hour he travels about 300 yards with his pen. The image links pace with travel as speed and distance blur into a single steady act of writing.
Manila Population Figures Rank City Size in United States
Manila displays a population of 44 732 placing it below Newark New Jersey and ranking seventhteenth from the top in the list of U S cities by size.
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Manila
Newark
N. J
United States
Pope Owns Most Expensive Silver Chair
The pope possesses a silver chair valued at $9,000. It was given by a wealthy admirer and stands as the costliest chair in existence.
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Pope
Oldest Timber Ties in Ancient Egyptian Temple
The article notes the earliest timber used in Egypt's ancient temple stonework may be four millennia old. Tamarisk wood ties shaped like hour glasses were driven into block cavities to join stones, making dislocation unlikely.
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Anccient Temple
Egypt
Paternalism in Japan Postal Bank Deposits Capped
The Japanese postal system includes telegraph and telephone services plus postal savings banks. Deposits are limited to 500 yen per day, with ten yen minimums possible. Funds go into public loan bonds including war bonds, and interest is paid on all deposits.
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Japan
Perfect Love Turns to Perfect Brute in Marriage
In a brief note from Somerville Journal, Lulu reflects on changing impressions of her fiancé and husband. She once praised him as simply perfect while engaged, but after marriage now calls him a perfect brute.
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Jailu
Llsie
Lulu
Somerville Journal
Woman's Mental Complexity Quip at Costly Saving
A witty exchange features Harriet and Harry about spending ten dollars freely and economizing on ten cents. The Chicago Times Herald quotes Harriet's line about feeling ten dollars’ worth of virtuous complacency in saving the ten cents.
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Harriet
Harry
Cuicago Times-Herald
Gone Up the Flame
Yonkers Statesman reports a rumor that a restaurant owner burned kerosene to economize and died in a blaze. The exchange implies the owner abandoned effort and finances, leaving associates puzzled about his fate.
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Bill
Jill
Not Guilty Plea Amid Mamma Fight Incident
A fragment from a 19th century paper reports a defendant pleading not guilty after a confrontation described as a mamma dispute. The exchange centers on a boy denying serious injury while another claims a punch to the nose.
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Johnny
Puck
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Town Association
Anamosa Penitentiary
Sagr Association
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