Anamosa Politician Names Sheriff Candidacy in 1903
Anamosa on April 2 1903 E J Woop announces candidacy for Jones county sheriff subject to the coming county republican convention. Des Moines ministers fund a Sunday ball players movement with 25 dollars amid lighthearted gags. Walt H Butler backs Hearst and Harrison. Des Moines Capital notes Hull loyalty while others pursue scalp. Northwestern Town floods delay plowing with June seen for field work. Anamosa Journal trims Green interview praising Roosevelt, hinting at Democratic support.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Des Moines
Des Moines Capital on Iowa road neglect editorial
The Des Moines Capital criticizes the state for poor road work. It says travelers cross Iowa and find no men or teams repairing highways and ditches to carry runoff. Roads have deteriorated for forty years with little improvement effort.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Bar Admission Ties Eligibility to Education
The Iowa proposal links bar admission to academic attainments, requiring high school or college graduation or passing equivalent academic exams. The recent supreme court session saw about half of applicants knocked out. Some law schools allegedly certified inadequate students to aid a few, but the strict standard is praised as proper to preserve professional merit.
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Iowa
Bar
Supreme Court
Welcome address praises Civil War sacrifice at Cedar Rapids
Congressman Cousins speaks to G A R veterans in Cedar Rapids praising Union sacrifices. He argues the Union army lost more men than Britain’s wars in five centuries and more than Europe’s forces since Waterloo. He cites Lee's surrender as surrendering slavery and notes Gettysburg as a crushing test survived by sacrifice.
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Cedar Rapids
Cousins
Great Britain
Europe
Robert E. Lee
Grant
Bonaparte
Wellington
Confederacy
Alexander
Hannibal
Caesar
Gettysburg
Tipton area notes four druggists win injunction suits
Local items report four Tipton druggists prevailed in injunction actions from last week. Other brief notes include Governor Cummins speaking at Lenox college, a $700 Fourth of July fund raised in Manchester, and the Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans’ Home dedication in Mason City.
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Tipton
Cummins
Lenox College
Manchester
Iowa
Odd Fellows’ Orphans’ Home
Mason City
Davis Graft Pioneer Settler Dies in Jones County
Davis Graft dies of pneumonia at his home near Newport Mills after a long life marked by health and family. He was over eighty, a widower, and the father of a large family, reported by the Anamosa Journal.
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Davis Graft
Jones County
Newport Mills
Anamosa Journal
Beware of the judge who stands by his friends
A Chicago attorney told voters at a judicial campaign meeting that any judge who favors friends on the bench corrupts the office. He urged judges to uphold the official oath without regard to personal loyalties, warning that rewarding friends or punishing enemies harms government.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Bell vs Clarion Town affirmed by supreme court
William Bell’s suit against Clarion Town, arising from his wife’s death after a loose sidewalk board struck her temple, was affirmed by the supreme court on its third trip through the courts. The town faces about $7,000 in costs and judgment.
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William Bell
Clarion
Supreme Court
Ram's Horn Blasts Urge Faith and Daily Piety
A devotional paragraph extols Christian perseverance urging daily gifts from God and living in Christ. It emphasizes that heaven requires earthly obligation, and divine plans become clear through perfection. It frames Christian strength as fidelity to God and timely spiritual opportunity.
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God
Christ
Heaven
Earth
Death of Dr. J W Kirkpatrick in Wyoming
Dr J W Kirkpatrick died suddenly after returning to his office from a country trip. He was found by E M Babcock and Dr Spence with no pulse or heart action as efforts to revive him began immediately. His death occurred in the prime of life leaving a note of mercy and service.
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The
Wyoming Journal
J. W. Kirkpatrick
Henry Henderson
E. M. Babcock
Wyoming
Mr. Babcock
Dr. Spence
Dr. Kirkpatrick
Earth
Harris Davis Habeas Case Heard Before Judge Miller
From Anamosa area yesterday a habeas corpus case argued before Judge Miller with Messrs Ellison and Cash for the state and Thos Milner for Frank Davis. Davis imprisoned since February 5 1891 for second degree murder seventeen years later his sentence suspended Aug 24 1900 by Gov Shaw. later revoked for alleged misconduct, Davis returned to Anamosa prison and good time forfeited. The case tests governor power to forfeit earned good time upon suspension revocation. Judge Miller ruled in favor of Davis.
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Anamosa
Miller
Messrs
Cash
Thos. Milner
Frank Davis
Clinton
Shaw
Davis
Norwich
Conn
Cummins
Davia
John Connolly
Des Moines
Connecticut
Mullen
Ellison
Close the Country Stores Early
The Iowa Capital urges country merchants to shorten hours and close stores by 6 30 pm. It argues workers deserve evenings off and calls for cooperation of merchants and clerks to push the reform.
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Iowa
Scarlet fever grief and church organ recital in local notes
The family of William Gearhart in Spring Valley mourns a four year old child who died last Sunday from scarlet fever. Mrs. John Finn of Whitewater township remains in a precarious health state. Mr. and Mrs. Dennison plan a brief visit to Onslow before heading to Wyoming around June 1. Mrs. Dennison will visit Jesup relatives. St Martins church prepares a new pipe organ with a recital by Prof. W. H. Douely of Indianapolis on Sunday May 24 at 7 pm. The C M & St Paul removes telegraph service from Zwingle station, cutting off local communication. Tommy Baxter, a McFadden Bros salesman, was bitten on the left leg by a farmer's dog last Thursday night. the dog escaped after Baxter received cauterization. Sydney Farragher visited with a 1855 Iowa map showing few towns in Northwest Iowa and Jones county blooming as an agricultural tract. Ads note ABC Family Tea cures constipation and related ailments for 25 cents per package. Pecan Oil advertised for horse ailments.
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William Gearhart
Spring Valley
John Finn
Whitewater Township
John Dennison
Onslow
Wyoming State
Dennison
Jesup
St. Martin’s Church
W. H. Douely
Indianapolis
Ind
C. M. & St. Paul
Zwingle
Scott's Emulsion Promised To Cure Soft Bones In Children
An advertisement claims soft and crooked bones in children stem from improper feeding and can be corrected with Scott's Emulsion. It touts small daily doses to straighten bow legs and strengthen joints, offering a free sample and listing Scott & Bowne, chemists in New York, and druggists nationally.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
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Hearst
Harrison
Walt
Dubuque
Pennsylvania
Hull
Green
Stone City
California
Roosevelt
A. A.baker
Masonic Grand Lodge of
W. B. Sherman
Cleveland
Ohio
David Gibbons
Philadelphia
Linn County
Lisbon
St. Raphael’s
Harry Betchel
Northwestern
DeWitt
Betchel
J. F. Allen
Vinton
Benton County Times
Birch Tree
Shannon County
Missouri
Bryan Democratic
Chas. E. Heckerman
M. B. Shirk
Shirk
Heckerman
J. J. Huber
Mechanicsville
Frank Zedek
Oxford Junction
Annie Laurence
Prairieburg
Father Lacomy
Wm. Steenblock
Clinton County
Oxford Mirror
Fields
Linn District Court
George W.'. Young
T. A. Gormley
8. P. Geiger
Mt. Vernon
Young
Cascade Pioneer
Sydney Farragher
Wayne Township
W. F. Rohn
Michaels, Stern & Co
Rochester
Michaels - Stern Fine Clothing
Rochester, N.Y
Boys’ Clothing Department
E. H. Johnson & CO
Monticello
Cross
Ayer
Buckingham S
R P Hall & Co
Nashua
J.H
A. M. Maurice
D.D.S. Frice
Lovell
Drake University
Crown Bridge
Orthanthia
Hoip
A. F. Tiede
Scotch Grove
J. W. Doxsee
Lovell Building
M. E
Babbath
Epworth
W.E. van Buren
Fred Puleston
Hicks & Ellers
H. M. RemMary
James Remley
Remley
Peter Meyer
A. Matthirssen
WM. J. Couchlan
D.D.S. Entist
Hicks & Eilera’stors
Iano
Weber Piano Company
Wabash Ave
Chicaco
H. C. Bohlken
Monticello Bank
Herman's Pathine Store
E. Tarbox
Jones and
Audjoining
Anamosi, Lowa
A. Matthiessen
Actiqueer
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Monticello State Bank
W. A. Mirick, MD
Old Congregational Church
Calla
Herrick & Bauder
Babcock
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