Call for Specific Tariff Plans From Cummins and Foss
Iowa farmers press Cummins and Foss to publish exact proposed duties on agricultural products and a bill showing how they would sacrifice western protection to aid Canada. They demand concrete schedules rather than generalities, noting current rates favor agriculture and prosperity.
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Cumming
Canada
Foss
Massachusetts
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Des Moines
Mr.Cummins
Cummins
Fossin
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Pittsburg
Cedar Rapids Republican backs crusade against vice
The Cedar Rapids Republican at length defends the vice crusade after reviewing grand jury testimony on indictments of local saloon keepers. It condemns habitual drinking as hell bound and accuses saloon keepers and police of neglect, urging newspapers to uphold law and order.
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Watkins
Republican
Hell
Law and Order
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Delegates at Bacon's rate convention seek passes
The Marion Register reports that at the Chicago gathering delegates overwhelmingly requested rail passes and were granted them, with all but sixty obtaining passes from the railway companies.
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Marion Register
Bacon
Chicago
Senator Chauncey Depew Clam Shell Discovery Tale
A clam shell found in the Mississippi River bears a portrait of Chauncey Depew. The veteran senator, famed for wit, is humorously cited as having ignored the injunction Dont be a clam in his later years.
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Mississippi River
Chauncey Depew
Cedar Rapids Plans Semi Centenary Celebration
Cedar Rapids prepares for a major semi centennial event with prize ideas for a fitting replacement for the "Seeder Rabbits." Meanwhile several exchanges publish the annual prospectus of the St. Louis Semi-Weekly Globe-Democrat praising and criticizing papers like the Daily Globe-Democrat and the Semi-Weekly for counterfeit ads and whiskey-house notices.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Globe-Democat
Daily
Globe-Democrat
Pastor mocks governor over liquor law vow and fine remittance
A Des Moines church pastor derides Governor remarks about enforcing liquor laws made at a state marshal clubs convention. The same day the governor remitted an $800 liquor law fine for a Des Moines druggist convicted by a jury.
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Pilgrim Congregational Church
Des Moines
Iowa Senators Back President on Railway Rate Policy
Senator Dolliver pledges to sustain the President in regulating railway rates as Iowa's delegation broadly supports a square deal. While differences on plans may exist, the group agrees on the general aim of fairness, rejecting ruinous proceedings and seeking a workable rule.
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Dolliver
Iowa
Congress
Real estate value views from Iowa mint director
George E Roberta of Fort Dodge says Iowa land could fetch 125 dollars per acre. He owns substantial land and argues some local markets may reach that price, but for rental income investors it would not justify the cost. A thrifty farmer could profit, but town dwellers relying on tenants would not.
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George E Roberta
Ft Dodge
The
Mint
Iowa
Roberta
Judge Endorses Wives Right to Rob Husband for Expenses
The Alton Illinois judge supports a wife’s right to take from her husband’s pockets for household costs. He condemns stingy husbands who withhold spending money and urges wives to seize funds to gain independence.
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Alton
Mlinois
Guardian Appointed for Grun dy County Land Owner George Wells
George Wells of Grundy county, owner of 12,000 acres and substantial property, is placed under guardianship amid discussion that wealth alone may not secure independence. The piece notes political shifts in several states and comments on education book contracts and county textbooks upcoming readoption.
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George Wells
Grundy County
Wells
Jess
Death at Kenyon prompts hazing critique and probe
The article condemns a student death during a so called initiation at Kenyon College and notes the prosecuting attorney may pursue charges. It cites a high school hair cutting incident as an example of cruel prank amid broader concerns about boorish college hazing.
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Kenyon College
The Kicker Well Described From an Exchange
A column notes the pattern of complaints among various townspeople. It observes the frugal church member and the slow payer both finding fault with public services while the least productive citizen voices most gripes about community life.
No Sympathy for the Express Co. in State Debates
In a sharp query the State Register and Farmer contrasts two holdups. It asks the moral difference between an illegal $100,000 hold up of an ex-Teas company and an alleged holdup by a country newspaper for 75 cents for a service not worth a quarter, noting no sympathy for express company theft.
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Express Co
State Register
Exteas
Express Company
Lincoln the Lawyer series by Frederick Trevor Hill to be printed by Century
Frederick Trevor Hill who authored The Accomplice and The Case and Exceptions has completed work on Lincoln the Lawyer a series to be printed by The Century beginning in December. His articles rely on court records and personal inquiries from Lincoln’s twenty four year legal practice in the old Eighth Illinois Circuit.
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Frederick Trevor Hill
Eighth Illinois Circuit
Lincoln
Iowa News Roundup Highlights Rail Plans and Local Courts
The Chicago Great Western Railway weighs a Dubuque to Chicago double track project. Clinton resident Mrs. Besse dies after a stair fall. Cedar Rapids man Daniel McGee breaks a leg from a rug mishap. J B Gourley sues Iowa Creamery Co. and receiver for 700 dollars. Clinton hosts a three cornered post office race among Gardner, Smith and Oates. College football scores feature Des Moines College, Coe, and State University outcomes. Col D B Henderson worsens, near death. Population gains list Iowa cities with 1905 versus 1895 tallies. Maquoketa Sentinel sold to Swigart family. partnership continues. Cascade drug case details and railroad gauge talks noted. Butter contest prizes announced with 219 titles and pro rata share. Delaware district court hearings include Schmitt case and a will contest in Hopkinton. Manchester paving case set for trial.
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J. B Gourley
Linn County
Iowa Creamery Co
John Durflinger
Clinton
W. 8
Gardner
Tumbo’' Gardner
G. A. Smith
H E. Oates
Clinton Herald
Iowa
Mt. Vernon
Des Moines College
Cornell
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Normal
Iowa City
State University
Gunnell
Col
D. B Henderson
Julien
Dubuque
Mercy Hospital
Waterloo
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapida
Burlington
Maquoketa
W. C. Swigart
Reliable Sentinel
Manchester
Delaware District Court
Hannah F. Schmitt
Lodoma Whittaker
Hopkinton
Reform Presbyterian Church
Cornelia Isbell
Frederika Heyden
Royal nuptials favor princesses and princes by age
In royal families the princesses marry around 22 while princes wed around 25, reflecting a pattern in noble marriages.
Hopkinton News Sketches Local Happenings and County Actions
Hopkinton reports Mr Martin Kane of Sand Spring seriously in W C Lux market sold 62 hogs last Monday bringing $735. Fred Wheeless leaves for Oakland to study banking then seek western work. Hallowe en passes quietly as police deter mischief. Supervisors meet monthly with a special session in December to set the next year’s jury list under a new election law. County business gains from monthly meetings aiding road and bridge bills and adjourned sessions.
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Martin Kane
Sand Spring
W. C Lux
Hopkinton
Fred Wheeless
Oakland
California
Iowa
Hallowe'en
Miss Clara Dunn Visits From South Dakota
Miss Clara Dunn arrived from South Dakota yesterday morning for a visit with her parents, Mr and Mrs T H Dunn. Dunn is a Jones county school teacher who went to Dakota over a year ago and lived on her claim in Lyman county about 80 miles west of Chamberlain.
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Anamosa
Clara Dunn
South Dakota
T. H. Dunn
Misa Dunn
Jones County
Dakota
Lyman County
Chamberlain
Fertilizing Impoverished Soil and Blood
A chemist can analyze soil to choose the right fertilizer for different crops. If the blood is impoverished, a doctor may prescribe tonics or a concentrated fat food to supply missing fat and enrich red corpuscles. Fat is the key needed nutrient.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Ad
Scott's Emulsion nourishes and strengthens the body when milk and cream fail to do it. The emulsion is palatable and beneficial for body wasting in children or adults.
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Scott
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