Kretschmer Withdraws From Iowa State Treasurer Bid
Fred N. Kretschmer quits the race after Cummins backers fail to deliver delegates and allegations of trade swirl. He says his withdrawal backs Senator Allison and won’t aid Perkins or Cummins, citing duty to Dubuque county and Iowa’s GOP unity.
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Kretschmers
Fred N. Kretschmer
Iowa
Kretschmer
Cummins
Allison
Perkins
Cummings
State of
Dubuque County
Third
United States
Senate
Republican Party
Springfield lynching trial report in Missouri context
A April 14 triple lynching in Springfield Missouri involved mob violence against three accused Black men. A special grand jury returned fourteen true bills against twenty-two defendants for murder or jail breach, while declaring the victims innocent and noting the accuser’s questionable conduct. The piece questions the likelihood of real justice amid hostile public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Missouri
Senator LaFollette Urged to Visit Iowa for Cummins Aid
The message shifts from light talk about a casual departure to a plea for assistance directed at Senator LaFollette to travel to Iowa and support Cummins in a pressing matter.
Cummins Reverses Veto On Short Haul Bill
The governor showed impulsiveness by supporting the bill in a message and drafting it, then after passage vetoed the measure reflecting a swift reversal of his own proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Richardson Named Candidate for County Superintendent
The Wyoming Journal reports Mr T G Richardson will seek the county superintendent’s office, pending Republican county convention action. The Express endorses the Journal’s portrayal of Richardson as exceptionally capable and reliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Journal
T. G. Richardson
The
Express
Journal
Richardson
Monticello Democrats Convene to Select Delegates
The county convention to pick delegates for state judicial and congressional races meets Monday June 4 in Monticello. Fairview leads with 13 delegates, Oxford has 10, Monticello 7, with Stirton for congress and Miller for judge favored by the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Fairview
Oxford
R. C. Stirton
Congress
Ben H. Miller
Delegates Debate Highlights County Selection Concerns
The dispute over Fred Kretachmer's appointment of delegates to the republican state convention in Dubuque County shows the folly of entrusting delegation to a single man without reporting the list for approval. The issue has especially harmed Polk County where Cummins often received the listing, a practice repeated elsewhere and not always satisfying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kretachmer
Dubuque County
Polk County
Cummins
Congress Ends Tax on Wood Alcohol Denatured Spirit Favorable Price Drop
Congress passed a bill removing the internal revenue tax from denaturized alcohol known as wood alcohol. The alcohol made from wood or starch-containing materials is not used as beverage fuel and may drop to about fifteen cents a gallon, cheaper than gasoline. It can injure eyes when fumes are inhaled by workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cummins Faces Setback as Perkins-Rathbun Lead in Delegates
The past week brought tough results for Governor Cummins as Perkins and Rathbun gain ground. Perkins counts 580 delegates to Cummins 536 with 104 for Rathbun and 26 in doubt, amid county caucuses in Pottawattamie Cass Warren Henry and Page against the governor. Perkins momentum is shown in Warren Cass and several other counties while Fayette favored Cummins and other counties sent mixed instructions. Delaware County is contested.
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Cummins
Perkins
Rathbun
Pottawattamie
Cass
Warren
Henry
Page
Delaware County
Warren County
Cumming
Fayette
Johnson
Iowa
Louisa
Wayne
Pioneer Citizen A Gearhart Injured In Stallwood Accident
Hale township resident A Gearhart sustained a fractured skull when a spirited colt kicked him after he parked his buggy at a Stan wood hitching post. He was found unconscious and taken to Hon. Tom Miller’s home where a physician treated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
A. Gearhart
Hale Township
Stanwood
Gearhart
Bryan Hesitates on Running Again Cites Possible Inducement
Fort Wayne notes Mr. Bryan keeps open the chance of another run while Republicans wary of bad omens. Los Angeles Times signals Panama Dam trouble with Gamboa Dam issues raising public concern about ongoing dam problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Bryan
Los Angeles Times
Panama
Gamboa
Hepburn to Open Inquest on Rate Bill Remains
Chairman Hepburn will hold an inquest on his rate bill to determine how far the remains can be identified. The action seeks to establish the extent of identification related to the billed items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
Hepburn
Dyersville Slander Verdict and Local Tragedies Reported
Neighborhood items record Mrs. Moreland's $300 slander verdict in Dubuque district court. Other notices include a toddler's drowning in a Davenport cistern, a Dubuque boy's fatal fall from an ice wagon, a Mt. Vernon hammock accident injuring Rev. J. T. Crippen, and the arrest of C. A. Fay for alleged assault. Additional deaths chronicle pioneer Dubuque resident William G. Stewart at 93 and R. N. Howe's apparent self inflicted drowning in Maquoketa river, leaving a wife and four children.
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J. T. Crippen
Cornell College
Iowa
Mt. Vernon
C. A. Fay
Clinton Daily Advertiser
Henry Utroska
William G. Stewart
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Virginia
Missouri
Michigan Territory
R. N. Howe
Manchester
Maquoketa
Kretschmer Refuses to Sell in Iowa Political Plot
The Cedar Rapids Republican reports Kretschmer balked at a proposed deal with Gov Cummins to name Dubuque county delegates in exchange for delivering progressive votes. The Waterloo Courier labels him a traitor, but supporters praise his honor for skipping a Clarion meeting. The piece condemns corrupt political trafficking by progressives in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Republican
Waterloo
Kretschmer
Dubuque County
Cummins
Dubuque
Clarion
Kretechmer
Iowa
An Easy Office Without Duty
The Washington IA paper mocks Iowa’s governor, describing the office as unnecessary. It says the governor spends little time in the state, travels out of town, seeks renomination, speaks to stay in the limelight, and issues commissions to notaries rather than governing locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ia
Iowa
Board of Control
We Want Our Own Yell From Vinton Eagle
Perkins and Rathbun counties roll in at four to five per week. Brother Cummins has left the northwest. The eastern state voters want genuine straight Republicanism and reject the mixed party yell both Democrats and Republicans share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Eagle
Perkins
Rathbun
Cummins
Richardson Nominates for County Superintendent
Thomas G. Richardson of Wayne township seeks the Republican county nomination for county superintendent. A Monticello High School graduate class of 93, he taught thirteen terms in district No. 5 and has served as grammar room teacher in our public schools. He is a trusted citizen and longtime Republican, noted for business qualifications and party work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Richardson
The
Wyoming Journal
Thomas G. Richardson
Mr. Richardson
Wayne Township
Monticello
Richardson
Lacey and Cousins Win Unanimous G.O.P. Nominations
In Iowa two district conventions backed John F. Lacey for the Sixth and Robert G. Cousins for the Fifth with unanimous re nominations. Both leaders are praised for steadfast service and national recognition as they defend protectionist tariff policy and reject reform rhetoric.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob’’ Cousins
Cousins
Congress
Rough Riders Tales from May Atlantic Campfire
In stories told by John Burroughs, Roosevelt chortles at Rough Riders' misadventures. One rider writes from Arizona claiming he shot a woman by mistake while aiming at his wife, while another rider’s loan repayment turns a looming trial into a quiet fate as laughter echoes among trees.
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Roosevelt
John Burroughs
Rough Riders
Arizona
George Ade on Road Making in Indiana
A European Letter observes Indiana voters must work the roads or pay a road tax. Farmers once sabotaged highways to dodge taxes by plowing and scraping to create bad roads, then stopped after the tax was considered paid. The author jokes about using road work as a military retreat tactic.
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George Ade
Indiana
Montana
Anamosa Eureka News Highlights Local Woodmen Gift and Fare
Mary Cotton received two thousand dollars in cash from the Modern Woodmen of America through Anamosa Camp clerk H H Soper. The lodge has 240 members and J Vasen of Davenport plans a class of fifty to be initiated June 5. A L Fairbanks of Cass, active since 1855 on government land, traveled to Chicago with two carloads of cattle earning about 2495. He plans to vote in Des Moines August 1 against A B Cummins, whom he opposes for Iowa farmers.
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Mary Cotton
H. F. Cotton
Woodmen of America
H. H. Soper
Anamosa Camp
Cotton
J. Vasen
Davenport
A. L. Fairbanks
Cass
Chicago
Fairbanks
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
A. B. Cummins, A Man Whom Mr. Fairbanks
Iowa
Mr. Fairbanks
Memorial Services Planned at College Chapel
Memorial services Wednesday at 2 30 p m in the college chapel with Prof Frank B Taylor delivering the principal address and a few brief remarks by other speakers. Meantime a canning factory section at Independence collapsed last Wednesday due to heavy storage room weight. Johnnie Stutt, who joined the U S Army for service in the Philippines, has been confined in a San Francisco hospital for over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Frank B. Taylor
Independence
Johnnie Stutt
U. S. Army
Philippines
San Francisco
John
Hopkinton
Miss Bessie Ewing Elected Waterloo Primary Teacher
Miss Bessie Ewing has been elected as primary teacher at Waterloo and will resign her Anamosa post at year end. The brick paving contract is signed and nearly certain to proceed. Work should start next week and is due to finish by August 1. Main street sewer and water lines are being installed and poles moved. sixty days of heavy street work lie ahead. Milwaukee Journal notes reform train nearing capacity for block signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Ewing
Waterloo
Anamosa
Main Street
Centenarian James R. Bradley Dies After Long Life
James R. Bradley aged 101 died in Lamoni Iowa while living with his son. Born in England March 18 1805 he lived in Wisconsin and Jones County before settling Amber Iowa in 1862 His wife predeceased him and he survived by son John R Bradley and daughter Jane Sheen plus many grandchildren The funeral was May 21 conducted by Elder John Heide.
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the Express
James R. Bradley
Bradley
England
United States
St. Louis
Lafayette County
Wisconsin
Jones County
Amber
Lamouia
Decatur County
Iowa
Mr. Bradley
John Re, Bradley
Lamouin
Jane Sheen
Hymon
South Dakota
John Heide
Fulton Town
Mayland
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Matthiessen Announces Sheriff Candidacy in Jones County
A. Matthiessen declares candidacy for sheriff of Jones County subject to Republican county convention action. He presents himself as a serious candidate seeking party support and election to the sheriff’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Republican County Convention
A. Matthiessen
Tunbridge Wells Reverts to Horse Omnibuses
The town of Tunbridge Wells in England has sold its motor omnibuses and returned to horse-drawn vehicles for street transport after a period of motor omnibus service.
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Tunbridge Wells
Eagland
Low Rates to Twin Cities Rail Fare Sale
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers one fare plus two dollars for a round trip to St Paul and Minneapolis with tickets on sale May 28 20 30 81 inclusive. Final return limit June 9 extension to July 15 upon two dollar fee. For details contact F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
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Kiburz Bros
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Mark Twain
Twin Cities
Scott
Monticello State Bank
Tohns
Lowell State Bank
Geo. L. Lovell
Directo
Stirton
J. W. Coxsee
H. Sandhouse
W. Nicholas Holst
W.W. A. Mirick
J. A. Hall
Chodde
J. A. Voorhees
Maple City
Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth
H.C. Bohlken’s
THI
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Prop
M. E. Church Directory
Epworth
W.E. van Buren
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