Republicans Likely Nominate Albert F. Dawson in Second District
The Second district shows a probable Republican nomination for Albert F. Dawson as the congressional candidate. Hon. John Downie is reappointed to the state board of control by Governor Cummins, and the nomination is expected to be confirmed by the state senate. Six Iowa bankers killed themselves after their banks became insolvent, with the note that their actions followed losses from customer funds in speculation.
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Albert F. Dawson
John Downie
State Board of Control
Cummins
State Senate
Iowa
Edward O. Soule
Home Savings Bank of
Iowan Falls
Board of Trade
Cedar Rapids
Huston
Davenport
James Davis
J. N. McCash
Des Moines
Antisaloon League
Dubuque
Rev
McCash
Sin
Archbishop Keane
Maquoketa
Governor Cummins Names Candidate in Polk County GOP Rift
Governor Cummins attacks Blythe at Polk county republican meeting and endorses A. B. Funk as a rival to fight Blythe. In a signed statement he explains his aim at the national convention is to vote for Theodore Roosevelt and push tariff and reciprocity planks into the platform. The piece ends with a tepid moral warning about divine retribution.
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Cummins
Polk County
Blythe
A. B. Funk
Theodore Roosevelt
Sparse Legislative Session Sees No Major Action
The winter session is described as lacking strong leadership and new ideas. Few bills stand out, with most proposals following failed measures from prior sessions. Hope is voiced that many measures will be relegated to the legislative waste basket.
Reed to be judge in Northern Iowa district court
H T Reed of Cresco is named to succeed Judge O P Shiras on the U S district court for the Northern District of Iowa after a winter deadlock in the Iowa delegation over the nomination. Reed, born in Vermont in 1846, has lived in Howard County since 1853.
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H. T. Reed
Cresco
United States District Court
Northern District of
Iowa
O. P. Shiras
Shiras
Allison
Haugen
Cousins
Birdsall
Reed
Dolliver
Connor
Healy
Thomas
Wright
Senate
Judge Reed
Vermont
Howard County
Davenport Republican supports Roosevelt endorsement harmony platform
The Davenport Republican, favoring Canadian reciprocity due to Davenport Rock Island and Moline implement makers, endorses J. W. Blythe's call for Roosevelt nomination and shifting the platform shaping to the national convention as a sensible harmony proposition.
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Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
J. W. Blythe
Roosevelt
Christians in Baltimore Conflate Fire Salvation by Mental Work
The Baltimore Christian Scientists claim mental work saved valuable property in the great blaze. A participant described the fire approaching 150 feet from his building before diverting away. Mrs. Ellen Cross, calling herself C. D. S., asserts scientific prayer defeated the conflagration with solemn certainty.
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Christian Scientists of
Baltimore
Baltimore Christian Scientists
Christian Scientist
Ellen Cross
Electric lighting growth far outpaces gas use in America
The Electric World reports startling gains in electric lighting surpassing gas. Census data show about 4,000 electric central stations in 1900 versus 876 gas plants, with many isolated electric lamps likely in cities. Despite higher cost, electric light's convenience and fire safety promise steady expansion.
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America
Hearst Funds Promoting Campaign Across Iowa Counties
The Cedar Rapids Republication criticizes Hearst money backing campaigns in Iowa. The column questions who benefits in Jones county and whether supporters will admit the aid or if the volume of work done for him will reveal the influence.
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Iowa
Hearst
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
Tarbox Actioneer
Jones
Earth
Anamosa
Jows
Smoot Investigation Probes Mormon Polygamy Claims
The Smoot inquiry finds Joseph Smith and Mormon leaders still linked to polygamy though church head says no polygamous marriages have been solemnized since the anti polygamy law. Public sentiment grows against Mormon practices with possible impact on Smoot’s senate bid.
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Smoot
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Church
Mr. Smith
Mr. Smoot
Senate
Iowa delegates and tariff clash at Polk county convention
Governor Cummins faces opposition as J. W. Blythe seeks a delegate-at-large seat. Polk county's delegation, led by James G. Berryhill, pushes a stance hostile to Cummins free trade views. Lafe Young endorses protection and condemns farmer-manufacturer sectionalism.
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Cummins
J. W. Blythe
Iowa
Blythe
Committee On Resolutions
Polk County
James G. Berryhill
Cumming
Judge Prouty
Lafe Young
Des Moines primaries signal shift away from Cummins ideals
The Des Moines primary results show Captain Hull defeating Judge Prouty, a Cummins candidate, chilling Cummins backers. The Marshalltown Times Republican cites dishonesty in Prouty’s campaign and notes the governor’s visible support for Prouty, implying a setback for Cummins at the Chicago convention.
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Des Moines
Captain Hull
Judge Prouty
Cummins
Marshalltown Times- Republican
Prouty
Iowa
Chicago
Hearst Gains Ground in Iowa Democratic Rift
The Iowa Democratic scene tilts toward Hearst as old Bryan supporters and erstwhile foes back his movement. Backers push to win seats at the state convention and aim to secure a significant bloc of national delegates.
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Hearst
Bryan
Iowa
Kansas City
United States
Yellow papers and war news reliability questioned
The excerpt notes that yellow journals dominate war reporting by sticking to an old plan of publishing fakes one day and mild denials the next. It warns anxious readers to rely on them for daily news, while true news may later raise doubt about its authenticity.
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Yellow Journals
Conditions Of German Army Stir Public Outcry
The article describes harsh treatment of privates by strict officers and widespread scandal reaching America. It notes dueling as an accepted army custom with imperial sanction. Lieutenant Bilse’s A Little Garrison sparked debate and led to his dismissal and six months in prison, with German papers conceding some truth.
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America
Bilse
Extradition Question Darkens Dye Case Across States
The Iowa governor refused South Dakota’s extradition request for Mrs. Sherman Dye, citing that a fugitive must be in the requested state to be pursued. The case concerns poisoned candy linked to Miss Rena Nelson’s death in Pierre, with Dye denying any candy delivery.
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Sherman Dye
Boone
Rena Nelson
Pierre
South Dakota
Cummins
Mullan
Missouri
New York
Zigler
Dye
Nelson
Iowa
Congressmen and Postoffice Recommendations Debated
From the Cedar Rapids Republican this piece notes 161 congressmen and senators were found to have made recommendations on clerk hire and rentals to the postoffice department. It argues the fault lies with department officers and calls for overhaul of clerk hire law to end discrimination and simplify the process.
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Cedar Rapids
Postoffice Department
Bristow
History as She Is Taught Recounts Student Answers
A Lippincott's essay recalls a young teacher aiming to instill U S history. Final exams reveal surprising student responses praising figures like Andrew Jackson Grant Monroe Lincoln De Soto and John Paul Jones with humorous misstatements and vivid, sometimes anachronistic, details.
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Lippincott’s
United States
Andrew Jackson
Grant
Monroe
Jackson
Tincoln
Jefferson
de Soto
Mississippi
Putnam
John Paul Jones
Anti-Docking Bill Urges Unanimous Passage in Iowa Senate
From the Burlington Hawkeye: an editorial urging the Iowa legislature to pass the anti tail docking bill unanimously. It argues the tail protects horses from flies and gnats and condemns styling cruelty, calling for a brief, decisive debate and swift enactment.
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Burlington
Iowa
Tariff rippers target Iowa senatorial seats
The Marion Register notes talk of Dolliver and Crimmins possibly sharing the Iowa senate race, while the Marshalltown Times Republican argues both could fit in the U S Senate. The piece mocks the idea of anyone securing a seat if they pursue it.
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Marion Register
Allison
Marshalltown Times- Republican
United States Senate
Dolliver
Crimmins
Iowa
Dubuque
Senate
Insane Commissioner Grants Mat Lawson to Independence Asylum
The Anamosa county hearing committed inmate Mat Lawson to the independence asylum after a paralytic stroke left him helpless. Local items note stock sales by H. I. M. Niles, the Niles store closure after fourteen years, and deaths of a Glenwood pupil. Frayne Frisbee sells his Cass farm to W. A. Hale and plans to move to Anamosa. Lodges initiate new members, and Wm A. Cunningham seeks leadership of the Mystic Workers of the World as the Journal moves to a new building with a modern typesetter.
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Mat Lawson
County Poor Farm
Asylum of Independence
H. I. M. Niles
Noah Wolf
Niles
Ann McBride
Glenwood
Myr
James R. Frighee
Cass
W. A. Hale
Anamosa
Hoe
Gavin
C. W
Anamosa Lodge No. 46
A. IF
A. M
Hobart Myrick
Bert Peet
L. J. Breelat
H. R. Churchill
Buckley
Stoehr
Wm A. Cunningham
The
Mystic Workers of the World
Journal
Ham Sues Potter Over Breach of Promise Suit
Sarah H. Ham of Dubuque presses a $100,000 breach of promise suit against George A. Potter a Duluth millionaire. A Duluth trial is expected to be held soon.
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Sarah H. Ham
Dubuque
George A. Potter
Duluth
Emulsion touted as fattening tonic for invalids
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a nutritious remedy for those unable to eat well. It claims to increase bone, flesh, blood and nerve while helping convalescents, consumptives, and weak children regain strength and flesh.
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