Sensational muck rakers face market backlash in politics
The piece rails against muckraking magazines over Senate treason lurid exposés and Standard Oil attacks while praising Tarbell and Lawson. It notes declining sales at Cosmopolitan, a Polk county political clash, and upcoming caucuses, with Cummins Perkins rivalry shaping regional maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Tarbell
Standard Oil Co
Thomas Lawson
Wall Street
Tarbell
Lawson
Hearst
Senate
Gorman
Allison
Cosmopolitan
McClure
Dispatches
May Pie Makers Honor Franklin While Saloon Hours Restricted
The text notes housewives in May honor Benjamin Franklin and claims he introduced the rhubarb plant. It reports Fayette county saloon laws banning opening between ten pm and five am, with Supreme Court Justice Ladd ruling that even brief openings violate the statute and only seventeen hours per day may be used for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Supreme Court
Fayette County
Linn County backs Rathbun in Iowa governor race
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Linn County unitarily supports Captain Rathbun and could hold balance power in a Perkins Cummins state convention vote. Mention of Toledo Blade cites steel rail price expectations and trust dynamics with the ice trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Capt
S. W. Rathbun
Cummins
Perkins
Capt. Rathbun
Herriott
Linn County
Rathbun
The
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Captain Rathbun
Ice
Anamosa Paving Plans and Local News Roundup
Neighborhood notes report Anamosa to pave most of Main street soon. Cedar county grand jury met briefly with no work. Miss Bertha Remley of Anamosa lands Iowa Falls central school post. John Johnson jailed in North McGregor kidnapping case. Mrs Roache’s ovarian tumor removed in Dubuque Mercy Hospital. Zion City figure Deacon Peters linked to Dowie trouble, son of late R O Peters. Waterloo seeks Chicago Anamosa & Northern rail line via bonds. Burglar attempt at Mrs Goerdt’s Dyersville home. chloroform found. Cascade gains Mayor. Flanigan named street commissioner with Seery and Kearney. Hayden to sue Johnson County board for back pay. George Freeman loses and retrieves $8000 wallet at Dubuque hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar County
Bertha Remley
Anamosa
State University
Central School of
Iowa Falls
John Johnson
Rose Butler
North McGregor
Waukon
Roache
Manchester
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Deacon Peters
Zion City
Anamose
R.O. Peters
Waterloo
Chicago, Anamosa & Northern Railway
M. B. Flanigan
John Seery
Kearney
Edward Bell
J. W. Hayden
Johnson Co
George Freeman
Farley
Western Hotel
Local changes in Jones County firms and community plans
Mr. Carroll leaves Jones County Telephone for Western Electric Chicago. R C Allen becomes manager. Lucas Strub returns to Monticello market work with his family. Louia Gardner tours carnival work with Bucklin and plans a season start in Louisville. Debate over a Fourth of July celebration continues, with Anamosa suggested. Mrs. Louis Wolf of Monticello is declared insane by county commissioners, with transport to Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Jones County Telephone Company
Western Electrical Company
Chicago
R. C. Allen
Burlington
Lucas Strub
Helberg & Thoeming
Monticello
Lucas
Louia Gardner
Monticello Express
Bucklin
Louisville
Kentucky
Gardner
Anamoga
Anamosa
Louis Wolf
Maquoketa Sanitarium
Jackson
Sheri Hogan
E. F. Miler
Maquoketa
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Polk County
Buttles
Billy Battles
Billy
Hoch
Kansas
Traders’ Insurance Company of
San Francisco
Wyoming
Des Moines
Drake University
Iowa
John Booth
Topeka
Paul Smith
DePauw University
Ames
Chicago & Great Western Railway
Cummings
W. L. Eaton
Eugene Buttles
Eaton
General Assembly
Stanard
Garfield
Standard, Oil Co
Congress
Cleveland
Jones County
Capt. S. W. Rathbun
F. O. Ellicon
Jones
Bauder
Snyder
Olin
E. E. Snyder
L. M. Carpenter
Park Chamberlain
Jamison & Smythe
Preston
Justice Weaver
Weaver
District of Columbia
Neighborhood News
Anamosa Eureka News
Monticello State Bank
Lowell State Bank
Geo. L. Lovell
Ard
R. O. Stirton
J. W. Coxsee, H. Sandhouse
W. Nicholas Holat
A. L. Fairbanks
W. A. Miriok
Hall
Chodde
Stuhlers
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co
J. A. Voorhees
Ud Istte
Scott
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