Iowa Echoes on Politics and Crime in Transcribed Clippings
A collage of remarks on Chicago strikes, municipal ownership, and public figures. Mentions Governor Cummins and Senator Dolliver, Pat Crowe, Nan Patterson, and a 5 to 7 jury split. Notes J. H. Brown’s election as a Modern Woodmen delegate and anti combine efforts in Clinton. Describes Iowa Democrat radical wing gathering at Des Moines with Hearst Bryan alignment.
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J. H. Brown
Center Junction
Iowa
Moderns Woodmen of America
Milwaukee
Brown
Order
Iowa Democracy
Des Moines
Hearst
J. B. Sullivan
Lewis Murphy
Dubuque
C. D. Huston
Cedar Rapids
M. Carr
Manchester
James B. Weaver
Colfax
Iowa Democrats
Missouri and Wisconsin reforms and a pioneer’s death
Missouri presses reforms and enforces long standing laws while Wisconsin faces new laws under reform. The obituary honors James A. Bronson of Wyoming Jones County a founder merchant and longtime public figure whose memory will be cherished for education religion and public service.
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Missouri
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
James A. Bronson
Wyoming
Bronson
Jones County
Rising liquor expenditures shock temperance advocates
The article notes that despite anti narcotics education and sporadic laws aimed at cutting liquor use Americans have boosted spending on stimulants. It cites eighty one million people averaging 18.33 dollars annually and per family of five about ninety nine dollars, with whiskey up from 1.01 to 1.48 gallons per person since 1896 and wine consumption doubling.
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United States
Republic
Iowa Farms Likely To Consolidate Amid Population Shifts
The author notes a historic expectation that large Iowa farms would split after owners’ deaths, but that trend has not yet appeared. Census data will likely show rural population decline and larger average farm sizes, with subdivision delayed by high land prices and scarce cheap land.
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Iowa
Captain Hobson to Wed Miss Grizelda Hull of New York
Capt Hobson plans marriage on the 25th inst to Grizelda H Hull of Tuxedo Park New York. Observers joke that he may abandon his promiscuous osculatory behavior after the wedding given his fianc es unusual first name.
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Capt. Hobson
Grizelda H. Hull
Tuxedo Park
New York
Wilson praised as leading figure in U S agriculture policy
In an article praising Secretary Wilson, the piece lauds his impact as head of the Department of Agriculture under McKinley and Roosevelt. It cites advances in vanilla production in Florida, morpine from poppy, home camphor, licorice, and bold goals like cotton without boll weevil, cattle disease cures, and regional economic growth across the South and West.
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United States
William McKinley
McKinley
Rooesvelt
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Miami
Florida
Department
Europe
Asia
South
South Carolina
Mr. Wilson
American Republic
Albert Gallatin
The Fault Finders in Politics
The Kansas City Times critiques the democracy as a chronic fault finder opposing opposition policies. It argues democratic negative policy aided republican supremacy and caused losses culminating in a disastrous presidential election result in November.
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The
Kansas City Times
Democratic Party
Bernard Murphy Seen as Serious Governor Candidate
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Bernard Murphy could become a serious gubernatorial candidate if he decides to run. It argues he has strong personal support and would end up taking the candidacy seriously rather than remaining a joke.
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Cedar Rapids
Bernard Murphy
Iowa
Cleveland's Criticism Raises Women's Club Debate
In the Kansas City Times, Mr. Cleveland's well known courage is cited as now fully appreciated after he published a sharp critique of women's clubs, spotlighting the ongoing debate and public interest surrounding their role and influence.
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Kansas City Times
Cleveland
Home Made Royal Baking Powder Co New York
An advertisement from the Home Made Royal Baking Powder Company of New York promotes its baking powder product. The item showcases a branded label and emphasizes the quality associated with the company.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Famous Women Writers Not Graduates in the April Critic
Harriet Monroe surveys prominent American and English women writers educated largely at home or in modest schools. She notes figures such as Mrs. Wharton Mrs. Craigie Mrs. Wilkins Freeman and Julia Ward Howe who pursued literary life without college backing. The piece argues many achieved scholarly distinction through unconventional training.
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Harriet Monroe
Wharton
Craigie
Wilkins Freeman
Elia W. Peattie
Imogen Guiney
Grace
Meynell
Sarah Grand
John Strange Winter
Humphrey Ward
Miss Corelli
Mary Johnson
Bertha Runkle
Margaret Potter Black
Carolyn Wells
Ellen Glasgow
Wiggin
Stuart
Dodge
Atherton
Margaret Deland
Burnett
Elizabeth Jordan
Local Notes and Community Happenings in May
Fred Matheson leaves Keith barber shop for Monticello while revival meetings run daily at Hopkinton M E church. A new Presbyterian church opens May 21. Lenox college awaits Andrew Carnegie’s endowment offer of 26000 with a matching condition, seeking a higher total and broader support from friends and philanthropists.
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Fred Matheson
Keith
Monticello
Hopkinton M. E
George L. Barker
New Jersey
New Presbyterian Church
Will McCullough
Will Ferguson
George N. Greer
Allegheny
Carnegie
Middle-Aged Woman No Longer Aged In Public Eye
From the New York Press this column notes a shift in how aging women are perceived and styled. It observes grandmothers and middle aged women dressing in girlish fashions, with gray hair styled as debutante excess. It asks why age is treated as a serious offense in society today.
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The
New York Press
Sherry
No Honor in Mere Money Getting
Opinion essay urging young men to choose a life of honor over greed. It contrasts tributes to Joseph Jefferson and criticisms of John D. Rockefeller, asking which path yields illumination, blessing, and lasting fame versus public scorn and a lonely old age from illicit gains.
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Kansas City Star
Joseph Jefferson
John D. Rockefeller
Sealed bids sought for renting opera house to 1905 deadline
The board of education invites sealed bids to rent the opera house for one or two years with use for school purposes and entertainments reserved. Bids due at the secretary's office by June 1 1905. The board may reject all bids and the Poggen klaus place and a 421f farm are advertised for rent in local notices.
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Board of Education
BR. P. Smith
Spelling School Revival Urged in Anamosa Eureka Report
The Anamosa Eureka notes a Stone City spelling school as a pleasant practice and urges revival of old fashion spelling in all schools especially in upper departments. It argues spelling schools incentivize good spelling for both young and old and should be kept where in vogue and started where absent.
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Anamosa
Eureka
Stone City
Topeka Herald Reports Water Diversion Plan at Niagara Falls
The piece notes Niagara Falls water could be diverted for commercial use and claims a "fool in a barrel" would be stopped by the plan. It frames the proposal as a significant disruption to existing natural usage and a push for industrial or municipal benefit.
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Topeka
Niagara Falls
Railroad and canal both found space in ee
The St. Joe Gazette notes with surprise that there is room in ee for both a railroad and a canal, signaling potential concurrent transportation projects. The comment hints at infrastructure development and possible regional impact.
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St. Joe
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Nan Patterson
Clinton
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Tama County
Bryan
Tipton
Lenox College
Martin May
Buchanan County
Harvey Schmelter
Fiftythird
Charles City
Thomas W. Purcell
Hampton
Purcell
Louis Streeter
Olin
Luther B. Wilson
Upper Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Monmouth
Illinois
Fred J. Clark
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Martelle
Frank Fuller
Klondike
iAnamosa
Fuller
Leander Clark
Toledo
Western College
Leander Clark College
Andrew Carnegie
John J. Kegler
Maquoketa
Kelso Bank of
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Spring Brook Township
Scoo District
Otto Wettstein
la Porte
Jones County Telephone Co
Maquoketa Telephone Co
la Porte City
Geneva Nebraska
Louisa Dolter
Charles Barker
Miller
Barker
Conservatory of Music
Theodore Thomas
Royal
Hopkinton Leader News
Opera House
G. H. George
Cass Township
Anamopa
W. A. Hale
Tata
Jones County Telephone Company
Jones County Telephone, Co
E. D. Chipman
Otto Wettstein, Jr
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State Banking Inwa
Geo. L. Lovell
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W. A. Mirick
Wm. Schodderbanka
J. 8. Hall
Philadelphia Inquirer
St. Louis
Scott
Scott's
Pearl Street
Babcock
Vermont Farm Machine Co
Bellows Falls
Minneapolis
la Crosse
Wis
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Kansas City
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St Paul
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Varley Calmuar
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