Mixed Political Read: Iowa GOP, Senate Euchre Balance
The piece analyzes election returns and quotes the Wyoming Journal on Billy Hogan’s expression. It notes the Iowa GOP’s large late-year lead, Bryan’s stance in the Bennett case, and predicts a weak Democratic Des Moines legislature with few senators, likening it to two euchre tables. An Iowa midshipman among hazing expulsion is mentioned, with case facts kept neutral.
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House
Senate
Des Moines
.paper sale to Senator Funk falls through
The State Register Leader recalls its ten day old announcement that an interest in the paper was sold to Senator A B Funk and associates. The deal collapsed due to personal reasons and Gardner Cowles of Algona acquires a block of stock and joins the business department.
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State Register-Leader
A. B. Funk
Register-Leader
Gardner Cowles
Algona
Peet to Seek Retention of County Supervisors Post
New state representative R. M. Peet vows to keep his earlier county supervisor seat despite election to the legislature. The constitution bars holding lucrative public offices, with militia posts and certain local roles exempt if annual pay is low.
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R. M. Peet
United States
General Assembly
Justice of the Peace
Two-Thirds Rule Hamstrings Cleveland Nomination Talk
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues that Democratic conventions operate on a two-thirds rule. It contends Grover Cleveland cannot be nominated next year as the Bryan faction is likely to block any candidate disliked by that faction.
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Cedar Rapids
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Bank President Also Railroad Commissioner Cited in Collapse
The Sheldon bank closure is linked to its president Railroad Commissioner Brown. The text argues political obsession distracts leaders from banking duties, suggesting politicians rarely balance public and private roles effectively under modern competition.
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Sheldon Bank
Brown
Democrats Face Slim Senate Gains In Off-Year Return
In Iowa the Democrats show only eight of fifty in the state senate and twenty-two of one hundred representatives. The party had expected twenty or more senate seats and fifty-one representatives, but the returns yield a modest gain amid 60,000 plurality against them and a fractured Republican affiliation ahead of the presidential campaign.
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Iowa
Democratic State Central Committee
Senate
Wade Faces Likely One Term As Second District Drifts
In the Second district the Republican plurality this year is about nine hundred versus last year's thousand for Wade. The Cedar Rapids Republican criticizes financiers who argue Western money funds crop movement, noting the West merely lends its deposited funds to Eastern banks. The accommodation lies in the West letting Eastern bankers use its money.
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Wade
Cedar Rapids
State plans separate inebriate asylum for the legislature
A proposed bill this winter would create a separate inebriate asylum apart from insane asylums. The aim is to house those sentenced to treatment under proper restraint, distinct from the insane patients.
Sabbath observance in modern life and old ways
Rev Joseph K Mason of Chicago discusses Sabbath meaning noting fifty years ago Sunday bells rang twice and families attended church with time for devotion while today parks theatres and transport tempt leisure. He says returning to old ways is impossible but laments lost blessings, especially for workers as Sunday labor claims grow.
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Joseph K. Mason
Chicago
Extra Session Focused on Cuban Reciprocity Treaty
The extra session opened last Monday will mainly ratify the Cuban reciprocity treaty with limited debate on other matters. Leading Republican senators expect no financial legislation this session, as debates over such a subject demand time and would block progress on the treaty.
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Congress
Reading Character in the Mirror of the Mind
The essay argues most people reveal their character through facial expression voice and manner rather than phrenology. It notes that minds memory and soul resemble a glass house and that as we act we set up a mirror for others to inspect. It contrasts bold self reflection with fragmented self presentation.
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Drummond
Mary Mac Lane Teases Next Book Topic
Chicago Inter Ocean notes writer Mary Mac Lane nears her readers with uncertainty about her next book and readers unsure of her previous work.
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Chicago
Mary MacLane
Tipton Fire Bug Suspect Claimed and Other Local News
Tipton residents suspect a fire bug behind several blazes. Marion trial updates include manslaughter verdict in the Usher case. A Sunday barbecue in Lisbon fed thousands with roast ox and more.
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Usher
Marion
Wm. V. Richardson
Onslow
Elizabeth McQuown
Mt. Vernon
Lisbon
Outside View of the Matter from Mt Vernon Hawkeye
An Outside View of the Matter from the Mt. Vernon Hawkeye discusses last year’s judicial convention. It notes Jones and Cedar counties are represented by a Democrat and questions the handling of Jones county rights and Col. Moffit’s role, implying he would have been renominated if not for the convention fallout.
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Mt. Vernon Hawkeye
Jones and Cedar Counties
Col. Moffit
Jones County
Post election tales at Tipton Advertiser prompt questions
A Tipton Advertiser report discusses post election ballots with three prohibition votes. One voter, initially backing all pro prohibition and Republican candidates except one, crossed over to support Bob Leech. The piece notes Leech advocated laxer saloon laws. It adds the Supreme Court ruling on docket preparation for January term, requiring inclusion of cases filed before August 1 last.
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Tipton Advertiser
Neer Post
Representative
Bob Leech
Leech
Supreme Court
Anamosa and Monticello Democrats Attack Barber in Sheriff Race
In Wyoming Cournel's report it is claimed democratic politicians labeled Barber a rabid prohibitionist to burden saloonkeepers and sway Republican voters. The article notes the widespread circulation of these lies aimed at influencing election returns.
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Wyoming Cournel
Anamosa
Monticello
Barber
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous column notes that some men marry to avoid engagement costs and that college education benefits a man after recovery. It quips that a man can please a woman by recalling she treasures an old flower, and jokes about women at funerals and stage comedies.
Anamosa News Highlights Local Jobs and Accidents
J H Chapman of Cedar Rapids formerly Anamosa county clerk joined American Cooperative Company at the prison as bookkeeper. S L Easterbey suffered a serious fall causing a double fracture and facial bruising. Arthur Arnold in the Chicago Art Institute earned a third promotion in three weeks. H S B Johnson shows exceptionally large corn ears with 1800 kernels per five ears and urges competition for Ames prizes.
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J. H. Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
American Cooperage Company
S. Li. Easterbey
Arthur Arnold
Chicago Art Instiute
Arthur
Johnson
Iowa State College At
Ames
Scott's Emulsion Promotes Fat Feeding For Consumption
Advertising copy discusses salt pork as a traditional remedy for consumption and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a refined fat option. It claims fat aids recovery, notes a blend of cod liver oil and hypophosphites, and urges buyers to look for the label on bottles from Scott & Bowne at 409 Pearl Street New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
N. Y
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