Returns show Cummins with plurality in Iowa election
Full official returns give Governor Cummins a plurality of 79 069. Ex Governor Larrabee presents Iowa with a magnificent pipe organ for the Iowa building at the St Louis exposition. The Commoner notes 1908 elections show no clear party trend. Ralph H Clock of Hampton seeks the house journal clerk post, with success likely tied to pace.
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Cummins
Larrabee
State of
Iowa
Ralph H. Clock
Hampton
House ‘of. Representatives
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The Times Republican notes that decency and respectability are common in towns but condemns decency as cowardly while vice appears unafraid.
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Marshalltown Times Republican
Debates on state marshal law and Jewish standing in America
The piece argues against a harsh state marshal law plan with 55 detectives and contrasts it with existing enforcement practices. It also discusses Rabbi Hirsch of Chicago and defense of Jewish Americans, noting their distinguished roles and the public’s mixed views while stressing that many Jews are well regarded in society and business.
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Cedar Rapids
Republican
United States
Rabbi Hirsch
Chicago
East
America
Champ Clark Calls Cockrell Presidential Boom and Panama Debate
Champ Clark declares that if Senator Cockrell consents to run, he may be nominated at the national convention. He claims credit for starting the Cockrell boom a year ago in Kansas City. Democratic leaders aim to attack Roosevelt over recognizing the Panama government while avoiding full opposition to the canal.
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Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Cockrell
Missouri
Champ
Kansas City
Democratic Party
Rooesvelt
Panama
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
Roosevelt
Democrats debate third term for Cleveland and new blood
The Anamosa Journal notes strong party division over a Cleveland third bid with Olney Parker Hill Bryan Hearst all discussed. It suggests risks of another run and favors a fresh candidate unaffiliated with past factional wings to unite the Democrats.
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Anamosa Journal
Dem
Cleveland
Richard Olney
Judge Parker
David B. Hill
Bryan
William R. Hearst
Gorman
Democratic’ Party
Railroad Freight Storage Rules Issued by Chicago Milwaukee Line
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway adopts storage rules effective December 1 at Monticello and other stations. Storage charges apply after 48 hours from 7 a.m. on freight unloading. depots may not provide storage unless convenient to the company. Carload freight and any unpaid storage must be paid before removal. time is computed excluding Sundays and holidays.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y' Co
Monticello
Canada to heap coals of fire on our heads at fair display
The Globe-Democrat quotes a columnist praising Canada for a strong, defiant response to an adverse decision in a lawsuit. The piece frames the forthcoming world’s fair display as a fitting rebuke and asserts the right spirit in facing defeat.
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St. Louis
Neighborhood News Highlights from Waterloo to Iowa
A compilation of rural Iowa items reports James Mealey's bankruptcy in Oelwein with debts of 20000 and assets 10000. Other notes recount accidents, deaths, smallpox in Arlington, and local political and crime mentions including a priest suing residents in Grundy county and a Morley ex post master facing charges.
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James Mealey
Oelwein
Ed. Brundage
James Burke
Anamosa
Father Power
Matthias Reving
Dubuque
Pioneer Maquoketa dentist Dr Hodge dies
The article notes the death of Dr. A S Hodge a pioneer dentist of Maquoketa. It also details the Small Delinquent Tax List showing eight townships with clean records and several with only one description, plus towns without delinquency. It contrasts tax lists from 1857 58 with later times and mentions the Eureka publication costs to the county and purchasers.
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Anamosa Eureka
Cass
Castle Grove
Greenfield
Hale
Jackson
Madison
Richland
Wayne
Lovell
Washington
Oxford
Wyoming
Scotch Grove
Onslow
Center Junction
Martelle
Cascade
Eureka
One Way Colonist Tickets to Pacific Coast Sale
The railway company offers colonist tickets from Monticello to California and other western points for 31.70 dollars. Tickets valid daily through November 30. A through tourist sleeping car leaves Monticello Tuesdays at 6 PM via Kansas City arriving Los Angeles Saturday at 8 AM. Call depot for details.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Monticello
Kansas City
Los Angeles
A. I. Jackson
Excursion to the Live Stock Exposition Chicago
Railroad offers round trip tickets to Chicago for eight dollars and ten cents to attend the International Live Stock Exposition. Tickets available November 29 to December 1 and valid for return until December 7. Agent 2138 A. I. Jackson handles sales.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
A. I. Jackson
Brick House and Four Lots for Sale at Corner of Cheatnut
Four lots and a brick house with eleven rooms at the corner of Cheatnut and Fourth streets offered for sale on easy terms. House heated by furnace and in good repair. Listing by W. A. Overing dated the 14th.
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Cheatnut
Fourth Streets
W. A
Penny in the churn and Scott's Emulsion advertisement
An old dairy proverb praises a penny in the churn while promoting Scott's Emulsion as a nourishing cod liver oil remedy for weak pale children. The ad touts taste appeal, hypo phosphites, and universal availability from Scott & Bowne with sample offers and price details.
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Scott
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