Weaver as Original Progressive in Sixth Iowa District
General J. B. Weaver hints at a congressional run in Iowa's Sixth district. The piece contrasts his early populist gospel with modern progressives and notes his history with recall and popular election ideas. It also covers insurance reform, anti-trust actions, and reflections on politics, media, and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Weaver
Congress
Iowa
Cummins
Weaver
United States
Steel Trust
Standard Oil Co
Roosevelt
Tennessee Coal Co
Hughes
Taft Good Support and La Follette Battle Reflected
The Marshall town Times-Republican weighs in on Congresman Good backing Mr Taft and La Follette followers. Cummins avoids the La Follette clash while exploring orderly lines and a sparing national campaign. Debates at Wisconsin University and Iowa primary talk show rising partisan humor and political theater.
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Congresman Good
Taft
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Good
Leach
Cummins
Wisconsin
Land Lottery Yields Rail Fares Amid Settlement Drive
The government closed another land lottery as railroads collected fares near the land value opened for settlement. College presidents met in Chicago for a convention recently. No report on R T Crane attendance, while Mrs Booth Tarkington dissents on her husband being The Gentleman From Indiana.
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Chicago
R. T. Crane
Iowa State College
Ames
Annie Kilduff
Davenport
John Kilduff
Aga
Kilduff
Mecum Bros
Anamosa
Hamaker
Winnipeg
Canada
Barr
Reformatory
Henry Lunsheen
Minnesota
Moline
Barstow
St. Louis
Manchester
H. W. Hoag Electric Light
Primary race underway in Linn County Republicans
The Vinton Eagle notes the fight for spots on the Republican local ticket has begun in Linn county. Candidates must campaign through two cycles until the June primary, with the winner likely spending a year’s salary before election and the losers bracing for public backlash during the intense partisan effort.
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Waterloo Tribune
Vinton Eagle
Linn County
Dubuque Bank Opens and Local Crimes Noted
Neighborhood notes report a postal savings bank opening in Dubuque last Saturday, a $1,000 hardware theft from F. M. Jaeger & Co. in Dubuque, and a new pipe organ for Mt. Vernon’s First Presbyterian Church.
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Dubuque
F. M. Jaeger & Co
S. H. Armstrong
Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
Mt. Vernon
Methodist
Mechanicaville
Marriage of Ruth Leffler to Warren Gilbert in Marshalltown
Miss Ruth Leffler daughter of Dr and Mrs E G Leffler of Marshalltown married Warren Gilbert of Marshfield Missouri on October 25 at Marshalltown with Rev Charles H Gilbert and Rev Ellis officiating. Guests came from Wyoming Anamosa Monticello and other towns.
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Ruth Leffler
E.G. Leffler
Marshalltown
Onslow
Warren Gilbert
Marshfield
Missouri
Charles H. Gilbert
Union
E., Ellis
Northwestern University
C. C. Overley
Wyoming
John Russell
David Russell
Lizzie Russell
Robert Overley
F. O. Ellison
Anamosa
J. E. Gilmore
Monticello
Jones County Teachers Salaries Listed
Jones County school teachers currently employed and the wages paid to teachers are detailed in the latest issue of the Jones County Teacher. The list presents the accuracy of payroll information for the district's instructional staff.
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Jones County
Rural School Teachers Salaries and Names Across Townships
A lengthy list details rural school teachers by township with pay amounts for eight months or nine months in Cass and surrounding townships. Names include Nettie Brown Mina Brink Hattie Brink Lucile Howes Evelyn Adamson Hazel Miller and many others across Richland Center Junction Oxford Junction Wyoming Onslow Martelle and more with specific monthly or term pay figures.
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Mina Brink
Hattie Brink
Lucile Howes
Evelyn Adamson
Hazel Miller
Richland Township
Amber News Highlights and Local Visits
Amber notes show O. T. Ruhe at the Rapids last Saturday while John Ross visits relatives. Mrs. Harry Witham returns from Nebraska and John Rice of Minnesota visits friends. Rumor of a new station agent. Mrs J. W. Evans visits near Fairview. Mrs R. H. Meill of Waubeek visits Peter Robertson's home. James Livingstone ships home, paid $5.00. Amber Creamery pays 35 cents per pound for butter fat for October’s first half.
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Amber
O. T. Ruhe
Rapids
John Ross
Harry Witham
Nebraska
John Rice
Minnesota
J. W. Evans
Fairview
Amber Creamery Co
Stock Farm for Sale Near Scotch Grove Iowa
A two hundred sixty acre stock farm near Scotch Grove station, one mile northeast, offered to close an estate. Part prairie and timber with a never failing stream. Buildings fair, schoolhouse half mile, post office one mile, church two miles. For particulars see E. E. Reed, Monticello, Iowa. Lotf
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Scotch Grove
E. E. Reed
Monticello
Iowa
Lotf
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Stone City
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Nellie White
Flossie Lyon
Sadie Lane
Anna Leytem
Wileabeth Carter
Emma Hein
Adnan Moore
Pauline Powera
Manall
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Anna McQuillen
Scotch Grove Township
K.D. Miller
Mary I. Jarman
Clara Thomson
Emma Bingelli
Maud Mellor
Viva Moore
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Harriet Walcott
Neva Larson
Louise Schneider
Margaret Pond
Florence Foley
Eva Brazelton
Alice Cowan
Elsie Bender
Elizabeth McCarthy
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Loyola Lane
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Martelle
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Oxford Mills
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Cass Township
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Beatrice Gavin
Jennie Birk
Ida Lake
Jennie Hale
Pansy Carter
Cavanaugh
Helen Baum
Ethel Thomas
Louis Breitbach
Agnes Foarde
Nellie Sutherland
Martha Laude
Ethel Rice
Warn Orr
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Theresa Gorman
Victoria Fowler
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Defiance Hill
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Sutton
Annetta Stanton
Temple Hill
Irene Leonard
Victory
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Greenfield Township
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Hazel Williams
Center
Jennie Mandy
Cottage Hill
Carrie Page
Cherry Grove
Elva Holtman
Hazel Hill
Effie Cummings
Laurel
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Jennie Cook
West Corners
Burleigh Fordyce
Te Oak
Edith Isley
Jackson Township
Antioch
Grace Byerly
Black Oak
Frances O'Rourke
Lena Johnson
Hazel Green
Lillian Varagher
Midland
Kate Hanlon
Newport
Irene Brady
Margery Murray
Pleasant Valley
Flora Fisher
Wayooner
Katie Gavin
Madison Township
Lillian Urban
Village
Herman Errickson
Niles
Doris Brown
Pine Grove
Wynema Trump
Madison
Jessie Quthrie
Oxford
Ralph Beck
Clara Sozma
Oola Monroe
Lun Mey
Blanche Monroe
Wayne Township
Hazel Hubbard
Florence Errickason
Ella Sieveka
Ruby Bodennhofer
Mary Farragher
Gladys Crawford
Nora Spellman
Margaret Spellman, Tanta Wadan
Lovell Township
Helen Cramer
Margaret Greer
Edward Wirth
Anna Boner
Bertha Locher
Anna Wernimont
Mary Pond
Nelle Lawrence
Rome Township
Inez Merritt
Virginia White
Mattie Herrick
Alonzo Hunter
Leslie Miller
Mattie Carson
Corrie Pay
Aliia Williams
Ethel Slocum
Grove Township
Manthe
Marie Flemming
Olive Cramer
Nellie Grilley
Grace Nance
Florence Hubbard
Florence Peet
Irma Sanford
Rose Seeley
Jatin Mover
Marjory Nelson
Washington Township
Malinda Gollobitz
Clara Heffernen
Alina Nivan
Casilda
Mary Morrison
Alice Finn
Wyoming Township
Baldwin
Alice Fast
Beer's Creek
Pearl LaMont
Peace Ridge
Grace Swan
Pleasant Ridge
Laura Wichhorn
South Prairie
Oliver Spooner
Spencerville
Valley
Mildred McClelland
Monticello State Bank
The
Lowell State
Bank
Geo. L. Lovell
K. C. Stirton
Home Savings Bank
Cross Hardware Company
T. S. Lazell
Ingersoll-Trenton
C. N. Patrick
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
Monticello, Iowa
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