Multiple political shifts noted after adjournment of congress
Senator Allison vacationed in St Augustine while M P C Knox was spoken of for Attorney General. Iowa increased railroad assessments by nearly two million dollars, unanimously approved by the state council. Chicago Record sold to H H Kohlsaar who merges with Times Herald to form Record Herald with Frank B Noyes acquiring an interest. State property loss by fire prompts insurance cost inquiries. Anamosa election leans Republican with Hakes losing assessor post to a Democrat. W A Jackells wins mayoralty over John Lull by about seventy.
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State Executive Council
Chicago Record
Windy City
H. H. Kohlsaar
Times-Herald
Record- Herald
Frank B. Noyes
Washington Star
Associated Press
Board of Control
Anamosa
E. M. Hakes
W.A. Jackells
John Lull
Jackells
W. O. Jackells
Park Chamberlain
T. A. Watters
D. M. Hakes
J. K. Hale
D. A. Peet
D. B. Sigworth
J. P. Scroggs
George Watters
Hakes
Jackell
Lull
Metcalf Electric Light Co
Cascade Pioneer
Illinois Central Railroad
Cascade
Pioneer
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Legrand Jamison
J. W. Jamison
Northwestern
Otis
Bertram
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mowry Visits Jones County as renomination bid grows
Col Welcome Mowry of the Iowa Railroad Commission surveyed the political field in Jones county last Tuesday as he pursues renomination. The situation hinges on the Fifth district and Senator Penrose's bid for lieutenant governor, with local supporters divided between the two men. Russia's treaty moves jeopardize the China partition agreement, prompting Germany Japan and Britain to withdraw from its terms. The United States plans no alliance with European powers and aims to keep an open door for American trade in the Orient.
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Welcome Mowry
Iowa Railroad Commission
Jones County
Senator Penrose
Penrose
Col. Mowry
China
Russia
Germany
Japan
United States
Clinton County
Oxford Mills
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Anamosa
Vinton
Hugh Brody
Marietta Spaulding
Anamosa Journal
Gray
Baker
Martelle
Linn County
J. K. Bloom
Bloom
Maryland's Gorman Pushes Disfranchising Law
Ex Senator Gorman of Maryland advocates an election law to disfranchise illiterate black voters and several white men. The measure, already passed by the Maryland Legislature, targets about 26 000 black voters and 18 000 white voters, reducing Republican influence and prompting debate over fair representation and apportionment tied to voter eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorman
Maryland
South
Nebraska Legislature and Cedar Rapids Feud Over Nominations
The two Cedar Rapids daily papers attack each other as the Nebraska legislature faces adjournment without senior term nominations. Republicans hold a majority but factional strife blocks a senate pick. Also noted is Prof. George Herron’s controversial lectures and his divorce from his wife on grounds of desertion and cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Delaware
George Herron
Iowa College
Man Herron
Christ
Stock Market Alarm Warns of Impending Crash
Conservatives note stocks remain abnormally high due to manipulation and speculation. Railroad and industrial shares rise to twenty year highs as the press cautions that a third major speculative peak has been reached and a crash is likely. The Iowa State Register warns it is perilous to buy now and safer to sell while prices double their expected value in months ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Iowa State Register
Smallpox Fears Lead Des Moines School Closures
Residents in Des Moines fear a smallpox spread as wintering cases rise. County officers have contracted the disease, prompting a public vaccination drive and the closure of all public schools to prevent further transmission.
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Des Moines
State Board of Health
Railway to add day trains on Omaha Chicago route
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway will boost passenger service by adding more day trains between Omaha and Chicago and on the Des Moines branch around May first. Travel in small towns not served by night trains and traveling men petitioned for the daytime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Omaha
Chicago
Des Moines
Tornado Devastates Birmingham Suburb. Eighteen Dead
A portion of a Birmingham neighborhood was leveled by a tornado last Monday morning. Eighteen bodies were recovered from the ruins before night, with scores more injured and taken to hospitals. Many of the injured are feared dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Appointment of Delaware official as interim insurance head
Former County Clerk F. H. Paul of Delaware county is named temporary successor to E. L. Camp as head of the insurance department in the office of the state auditor. The appointment is made by Auditor Merriam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Paul
Delaware County
E. L. Camp
Office of the Auditor of State
Merriam
Scribner's Magazine April issue details
The April Scribner's Magazine features travel adventure and art articles by Wyckoff Fox Weeks and others. It includes six short stories with three new writers and three familiar names. The issue also showcases a colored Foringer cover and eight illustrated pages by Frederic Dorr Steele, color reproductions for a "Blue Ribbon Horse" story.
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Scribner’s Magazine
Walter A. Wyckoff
John Fox
Edwin Lord Weeks
Foringer
Frederic Dorr Steele
Miller Buys Estate Land Near Town in $2,500 Bargain
Mr. B H Miller purchased the residence and two lots of the late J L Sheean on a vantage site south of town. The transaction, handled by Robert Johnson & Son, secured a $2,500 bargain for Miller according to the Anamosa Eureka report.
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B. H. Miller
J. L. Sheean
Robert Johnson & Son
Miller
Anamosa Eureka
Local Attorney Race Signals Likely Victory for Park Chamberlain
With Mr Park Chamberlain on the republican city ticket for attorney and Mr B H Miller on the citizens ticket for the same office it looks as though the firm will pretty nearly have a cinch on the job. Both are well qualified for the place. Anamosa Eureka.
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Park Chamberlain
Republican City
B. H. Miller
Citizens
Anamosa Eureka
A Letter From Mother Keeps Him A Boy At Heart
A Boston Journal verse recalls that a letter from mother eases the distance for a son far from home. No matter his age, the writer says, a mother’s note makes him feel young again, seeing him as a child despite years and wear.
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Carrot
Boston Journal
Cascade elects J B Dominy mayor and council slate
J B Dominy was elected mayor of Cascade by a 73 vote majority over independent candidate J L Conlin. Councilmen elected were W S Carney J L Devaney and D D Moore.
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J. B. Dominy
Cascade
J. L. Conlin
W. S. Carney
J. L. Devaney
D. D. Moore
Figs and Thistiles from Ram's Horn
A collection of maxims and reflections on ethics religion and social life. It contrasts wakefulness with watchfulness, discusses church finance and integrity, and offers cautions about speech and behavior. An aphoristic meditation on virtue and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Gambling
Christ
Senator Trewin Likely Candidate for Governor
From the State Register and New Hampton Chronicle reports Senator James H. Trewin of Lansing is expected to run for governor. He is praised for his record in the state senate and his role in the code revision, with broad support and some opposition, seen as a counter to factionalism.
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Register
Trewin
New Hampton Chronicle
James H. Trewin
Lansing
Boots Meek Tie Local Note In Anamosa Journal Tribute
Homer Boots and Miss Jana Meek wed on Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Black presiding. Boots works with Cook & Boots real estate and described as a hustler. Bride is I. H. Meek of Strawberry Hill's daughter. They honeymoon in Chicago and receive best wishes.
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Homer Boots
Jana Meek
Rev. Black
Cook & Boots
I. H. Meek
Strawberry Hill
Chicago
Anamosa Journal
Marriage Licenses Issued In March By District Clerk
The clerk of the district court lists March marriage licenses for Frank Schwartz and Sophia Schwitters, Geo Osborne and Ora J Thornton, Lewis Hughs and MM Drumbarger, Elmo DeLancey and Lulu Fish, Bert Roberts and Anna Stone, JIL Boots with Jana Meek, Joseph Cripps with Vanny Hempy, John Stoner with Ora Bruce, Frank Fisher with Mattie Brown, Christopher Sampica with Amy Hunter, John Thompson with Margaret Carson, CA Carstensen with Catharine Petergon, and George S. Erwin of Anamosa receiving a monthly pension increase to 24 dollars.
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Frank Schwartz
Sophia Schwitters
Geo Osborne
Ora J Thornton
Lewis F. Hughs
M M Drumbarger
Elmo DeLancey
Lulu C Fish
Bert B Roberts
Anna B Stone
Jil Boots
Jana Meek
Joseph Cripps
Vanny Hempy
John Stoner
Ora Bruce
Frank J Fisher
Mattie Brown
Christopher Sampica
Amy Hunter
John Thompson
Margaret Carson
CA Carstensen
Scott's Emulsion Offered For Rheumatism Claim
Advertisement asserts rheumatism may stem from digestion and that Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil can cure if the cause is digestive. if not it does no harm. It promises a free sample and notes the genuine bottle bears a picture. 50 cents to 1 dollar at druggists.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N.Y
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Congress
Allison
St. Augustine
Florida
M. P. C. Knox
Pittsburg
The
Griggs
Neighborhood News
E. L. Metcalf
Center Point Herald
L. C. Barber
Center Point Journal
Metcalf
Chicago Inter Ocean
Huxley
Mr. Huxley
John Morley
Brinton
America
Bacon
R. G. Ingersoll
Senator Trewin
State Register
Tipton
Cato Sells
Dubuque
Royal Baking Powder
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Andrew Ballou
Charles Ballou
Hale
Jesse Ballou
Andrew Ballou Jr
Nichols & I
Nichols
Thos Alrichs
Castle Groves
Ahaa
Scotch Grove
John Cole
Houstman
John McMurrin
Joslin
Phoebe Gardner
RoMe
Henry Denio
Henry Dearbon
SN Fellows
Isabella J Matson
AnNamoosa
Michael M Perryman
H P “Arm
John H Smith
Anton Smith & Wfto Jos
Lattiner
Richland
Mineatrece
Peter Till
Geo Ambuhl
Anton Smith
Mary Wasaba
Rosa Fresinger
Skinner & Wf
Chas Arthur
Oaklands
J Lewis & Wf
Sarah EH Coyle
Center Junction
Horatio W Sanford
M Hf
Houstiman
Sec
Jackson
Coca
George S. Erwin
Scott
of Health
Star Clothing
J.B. Zimmerman & CO
Axminsters and
Wilton Velvets
Ingrams
Monticello
Stuelera
Afit
North Cedar Street
Oregon
Cr. W. Brown
A. Kempf
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
M. W. Herrick
Moneee
the Stabler
J. W. Doxsee
Monticolio
Montlacilo Bank
A. B. Clark
Questeopathic Physician
South Cedar Street
Wirat
Montlocillo
Lown
C. Ellison
T. R. Broandrack
Ellison & Broandrack
A. Matthiessen
Wll Ee
Mounticello
Jowa
A. F. Tiede
P. O. Babcock
Soronan
Wm.j. Coughlan
Weer
Antiset
Hicks & Esiers
T. B. Kent
Main Street
Post Office
J.H. Lathrop
Actioneer
Willory
F. M. Magee
Herman's
W. A. Mirick
Congregational Church
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