Republican Ellison Nominated for Eighteenth District Judge
The Republican county convention endorsed Hon. F. O. Ellison for judge of the district court in the Eighteenth judicial district. Ex-senator Ellison is described as legally scholarly with judicial temperament and high personal character, promising a high standard for the judiciary.
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Republican County Convention
F. O. Ellison
District Court
Eighteenth Judicial District
Elison
Cummins Prospects Strain As County Conventions Go Looming
Last week saw fourteen counties hold conventions or primaries with eleven opposing the governor. The piece notes a shift in political momentum toward Republican gains, cites the Democratic Cummins machine, and praises Roosevelt aligned measures against trusts.
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Cummins
Shocking Confessions in Standard Oil Inquiry
The disclosure of deceptive oil industry practices reveals how some firms and their agents use dishonest tricks to ruin competitors and exploit customers. The witness, once with Standard Oil, continues to employ cunning methods against his former employer, raising concerns about honesty across trades and the many fortunes built on deceit.
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Standard Oil
Standard Co
Governor’s Cedar Rapids campaign run by John Reed
The governor entrusted his campaign in Cedar Rapids to John Reed. Reed previously exerted influence at Cedar Rapids and disrupted the judicial convention four years ago, provoking a Republican backlash. He kept ward work and surfaced as the governor’s manager, but his efforts did not bear fruit.
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Cedar Rapids
John Reed
Reed
Turmoil Within Churches Mirrors Political Unrest
The piece notes liberal ministers challenging doctrinal statements and names Rev. Algernon S. Craysey and Dr. Samuel T. Carter as figures facing discipline for disbelief. It argues that progressives and standpatter factions exist in church as in politics and that church unrest fuels broader societal hysteria.
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Algernon S. Craysey
Episcopalian Church
Samuel T. Carter
Presbyterian Church
General Conference
Illness Threatens William T. Hornaday Zoo Director
Dispatches report William T. Hornaday superintendent of the Bronx Zoological Gardens is seriously ill with a complication of diseases potentially life threatening. An Iowa native with a wide field experience, he studied at Ames Agricultural College before a world collecting tour for Ward of Rochester and long tenure at the Smithsonian.
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William T. Hornaday
Bronx Zoological Gardens
Mr. Hornaday
Iowa
Agricultural College
Ames
Ward of Rochester
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Zoological Gardens
New York City
Hornaday
American Natural History
Monticello Public Library
Presbyterian Assembly Session at Des Moines Draws Calvinitic Reflection
The article reflects on a great Presbyterian gathering in Des Moines and the Calvinist creed shaping stern, unwavering character. It recounts Linn county Republicans endorsing Rathbun for governor Smith for judge Cousins for congress and critiques tariff policy under Roosevelt and the Dingley era. It also reports the drowning of University of Iowa students William Thornburg and Elizabeth Ogden after a picnic on the Iowa River.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
John Knox
Scotland
Linn County
W. Rathbun
Milo P. Smith
R. G. Cousins
Cummins
Congress
Roosevelt
Republican Party
William N. Thornburg
Elizabeth Ogden
University
Iowa City
Iowa River
Mr. Thornburg
Linden
Iowa
Dallas County
Miss Ogden
College of Liberal Arts
A. B. Ogden
Williamsburg
Republican County Convention Supports Rathbun for Governor
The Jones county Republican gathering at Wyoming endorsed Capt. S. W. Rathbun of Marion for governor and Hon. F. Ellison for judge while backing R. G. Cousins for re nomination to Congress. Delegates nominated for state and judicial conventions and pledged unity behind Rathbun with anti Cummins sentiment noted.
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Wyoming
Iowa
Capt. S. W. Rathbun
Marion
E. M. Babcock
I. J. Sokol
R.M. Corbit
J. S. Brownell
Geo. Lathrop
Dennis Bit
Committee On Resolutions
Jones County
Roosevelt
Congress
F. C. Ellison
House of Representatives
Jones
Cedar
Linn County
S. W. Rathbun
R. G. Cousins
C. H. Anderson
T. FE. Booth
A. L. Fairbanks
H.M. Remley
W. N. Dearborn
T. E. Booth
G. W. Davis
D. A. Clay
George Miller
W. G. Eilers
A. E. Grimwood
T. J. Cowan
C. A. Sutherland
Robert Abel
John Waite
Robert Scroggie
M. W. Jerrick
E. Reed
B. FE
Rhinehart
Park Chamberlain
J. HK. Remley
A. A. Cole
S. W. Flaharty
K. M. Corbit
G. W. Lathrop
J. W. Coxsee
KE. G. Peet
Farwell
Thos. Dawson
F. B. Bolton
E. M. Harvey
O. Ellison
T. A. King
Li. C. Freeman
J. F. Brown
Frank Zigler
Andrew McDonald
F. J. Sokol
Jerry Woodyard
C. E. Walston
T. H. Lightfoot
Monticello
County Central Committee
Fairview
J.E. Remley
Scotch Grove
E. D. Moats
Rome
Major Rathbun
Perkins
Cummins
Rathbun
Marion Register
Burlington Hawkeye
Linn ‘County
Gov. Cumming
George D. Perkins
McKinney Praises Hepburn as House Powerhouse in Reform Talk
McKinney extols Col Pete Hepburn as the most forceful man in the house of representatives while noting Hepburn's crusty temper and aversion to praise. The piece recalls Hepburn's sharp assault on a proposed measure and a heated exchange with Hopkins before Hepburn withdraws opposition to the bill.
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McKinney
Hepburn
St Louis Globe Democrat
Col
Pete Hepburn
Bartholdi
Rodenberg
House of Representatives
McKinley
Col. Pete
Hopkins
Kansas
Ile
Iowa
Speaker
Governor Cummins Critics and Tariff Trade Debate
The Centerville Jenegian notes Cummins travels the state avoiding tariff talk while farmers see corn oats hogs and cattle at higher prices since the last tariff revision. It warns reforms may topple tariff walls but favors careful fixes over sweeping theorizing.
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Cummins
Iowa
Matthiessen Declares Candidacy for Jones County Sheriff
A. Matthiessen announces his bid for sheriff of Jones County pending action at the Republican county convention. The statement asserts his candidacy and seeks party support.
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Jones County
Republican County Convention
A. Matthiessen
Oldest Olin resident seriously ill and other county items
Neighborhood news notes Wesley Southwick ill in Olin Jackson county votes split Perkins seven Custis six Manchester skips independence celebration soliciting committee discouraged Marshalltown jail break prisoners escape by sawing bars Leonard Wright of Mnorth dead long time Dubuque county resident 12 year old Albert Morman shot near Manchester Abbie Perham of Clinton age claim questionable Nellie Jonquin alleged to poison herself two physicians save life Anamosa Main street paving contract awarded to William Horrabin Farley bank opens with 25000 cash capital republican primaries listed for Delaware county offices candidates named for clerk treasurer auditor recorder sheriff county attorney representative superintendent and supervisors
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Marshalltown
Leonard Wright
Mpnorth
Cascade
Tle
Dubuque County
Albert Morman
Manchester
Abbie Perham
Clinton
Delaware County
James Bishop
F. BK. Dutton
R. B. Davis
John
B. Higman
J. W. Warrell
John Latimer
S. H. Morgan
Cowles
J. H. Inch
Veto of Long and Short Haul Bill by Iowa Governor
The Iowa governor vetoed the long and short haul bill after drafting it with J. C. Davis, Northwestern railway solicitor, and steering it through the senate. The house altered the measure to exclude interurbans before the veto, prompting debate over the governor’s motives and populist appeal.
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Iowa City Republican
J. C. Davis
Iowa
Northwestern Railway
Davis
Senate
Smith of
Mitchell
Hell Wether
House
Davia
One Cold One Another Preventive Emulsion Advice
A brief health note recommends early treatment for the season's first cold and warns the next cold may linger. Scott's Emulsion is described as both preventive and curative. Take its guidance to avoid extended illness.
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Scott
Suits Emulsion Free Sample Offer
An old advertisement from SCOT? and BOWNE chemists at 409-415 Pearl Street New York offers a free sample of Suits Emulsion. The pitch targets druggists with pricing listed as $1.00 and 80c in cased terms.
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Pearl Street
New York
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