Carnegie’s poverty legacy and political barb in Iowa
The article notes Carnegie’s view that poverty is a legacy not many seek, critiques state house efforts against Pete Hepburn, and recalls a Chicago woman burning $15000 after her husband’s marriage, linking the act to moral and spiritual costs. It also mentions Senator Allison’s banquet speech as a rebuke to unaccountable politicians and suggests Iowa has a few such figures.
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State House
Pete Hepburn
Allison
Dubique Club
Congress
Iowa
President asks Shaw to stay in cabinet amid cabinet friction reports
Des Moines correspondents mock claims of tension between the President and his key cabinet members. The urgent request for Secretary Shaw to remain through the upcoming congressional session challenges those reports and invites further scrutiny.
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Shaw
Des Moines
Editor Lafe Young Returns From World Trip
Des Moines Capital editor Lafe Young arrives home after a five month voyage with the Taft party to the Philippines and Europe. He will resume his bright editorial work and receive a cordial fraternity welcome.
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Lafe Young
Des Moines
United States
Taft Party
Philippines
Labor abundance and wage pressures across rural to urban areas
The article asserts unprecedented labor opportunities nationwide with farmers offering high wages amid worker shortages. It contrasts U S conditions with London’s destitution and criticizes proposals to adopt England’s economic policies.
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the Tribune
Chicago
London
England
Influential Iowa Editors Began in Rural Newspapers
The most impactful Iowa daily editors largely started in country papers. Perkins of Sioux City Journal, Young of Des Moines Capital, Harvey Ingham of Recorder Leader, Waite of Burlington Hawkeye, and Boyd of Cedar Rapids Republican all learned on rural papers. Cole of Cedar Rapids Republican may be the exception. Their strong pens give them personal influence beyond urban journalists.
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Daily Press of
Iowa
Perkins
Sioux City Journal
Young
Des Moines
Harvey Ingham
Register-Leader
Waite
Burlington Hawkeye
Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Cole
Cedar Rapida Republican
Daily
Metropolitan Press
Massachusetts Voters Stand By Lodge as Honest, Independent Leader
The piece argues Henry Cabot Lodge's strength lies in scholarship intellect and honesty. Massachusetts residents value a proven record over reformers and will back Lodge as they did Webster Sumner and Hoar, trusting him to guide and protest when needed.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Congress
Old Bay
Lodge
Webster
Sumner
Hoar
Governor Cummins Suggests Law To Remove Officials Enforcing Liquor Laws
The governor backs a proposal giving the executive power to dismiss officials who fail to enforce liquor laws. The notion is viewed as another of his cautious ideas. Many Republicans still credit the protective tariff for prosperity and avoid aligning with Democrats.
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Cummins
Democratic Party
Senator Allison Speech on Duty and Integrity
The Dubuque club hosted a complimentary dinner for Senator Allison where Alphonsa Matthews voiced local praise. The senator delivered a measured address stressing fidelity to constituents and country, warning against self-serving use of public office and urging careful examination of issues before voting.
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Dubuque
Allison
Alphonsa Matthews
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Legislative Programme for Iowa Session
The Vinton Eagle outlines forthcoming legislature work with reforms in elections law anti pass and pure food measures changes to banking and insurance laws and liquor law revisions. It notes proposed statewide primary law prison reform education board of control tuberculous hospital plan and redistricting for new constitutional districts.
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Des Moines Register
Vinton Eagle
Eagle
Educational Board of Control
State Board of Contol
Sentence Sermons from the Chicago Tribune
A compact collection of aphoristic lines on faith pride and morality. It critiques ecclesiastical politics urging sincerity over ritual and notes the perils of church dominance and superficial virtue.
Mrs Lathrop Travels to Iowa City for Sister-in-law Care
Mrs Nathan Lathrop went to Iowa City to spend several days helping care for her sister-in-law Miss Gladys Lathrop who underwent an operation there on Tuesday.
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Oxford Mirror
Nathan Lathrop
Iowa City
Gladys Lathrop
Neighborhood News Digest From Dubuque to Tama
Reported incidents include Mrs. Joseph Huber of Dubuque dying at St. Marys church after an illness diphtheria narrows to one new case daily nationwide. Miss Anna Wehde commits suicide at Tipton. Ernest McGee’s rabbit hunt near Fayette ends with his eight year old son wounded but alive. Bald eagle captured near Coggon after wing wound. Daniel Leary murdered near Tama. Eight year old Leon Wescott killed in Waterloo during team jam. Cornell college expels seven for a class scrap. Mrs Silver’s daughter rescue from cistern at Gladbrook. Miss Mamie Murphy suffers lockjaw after tooth extraction. Editor 8S. P. Ayres of Marshalltown Herald dies by suicide after gunshot injury.
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Joseph Huber
Dubuque
St. Mary’s Church
Anna Wehde
Tipton
Ernest McGee
Fayette
C. W. Henderson
George Bell
Coggon
Daniel Leary
Tama
Leon Wescott
Waterloo
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Silver
Gladbrook
Mamie Murphy
Whittaker will case advances with likely uncontested probate
The Whittaker will case now shows a strong likelihood that the probate of Lodema Whittaker’s will will not be contested. A state wide teaching certificate bill is planned to allow teaching credentials to be honored across all counties. Rev Louis Meyer of Hopkinton faces offers from Chicago missions and Funk & Wagnall publishers, prompting a possible move.
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Whittaker
Lodema Whittaker
Ma’ams
Hopkinton
Louis Meyer
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Chicago Hebrew Missions
America
Europe
Rey Meyer
Funk & Wagnall Publishing Company
New York
Local Notes and Notables in Anamosa Area
Anamosa Eureka News reports visits and health notes from Mon ticello and Anamosa, including Mr Heminway seeking Texas climate for health and a nine year old burn from a coffee pot incident. Rev Daniel Russell returns from Europe to Bellevue with Miss Jennie Kelso. The obituary of Ed M Cowan from St Louis follows a funeral at St Mark's and Riverside cemetery. Ice production history noted dating to 1788.
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Sarah Lewis Hosford
Monticello
Heminway
Texas
H. Walters
Walters
Anamosa
Daniel Russell
Bellfield Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
Europe
Jennie Kelso
Bellevue
Russell
D. Russell
Strawberry Hill
Rome
Ed. M Cowan
St Louis
St. Mark’s Church
St. Louis
Riverside Cemetery
Felix H. Pickworth
Cowan
John
Lloyd
Scarcity of Wood for Fuel Plagues Oxford
Notes of News and Opinion report a wood famine in Oxford with farmers urged to bring fuel to town. Little wood is available locally, and residents fear wood may become nearly unreachable next year, forcing a shift to coal.
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Oxford Mirror
Oxford
Ponte
Hair color and mental health statistics cited
Anamosa Prison Press notes a study of 165 English asylum patients finding only one with red hair and four with light hair and complexion, arguing hair color is not linked to insanity. The piece also mentions a controversial point about dark hair and mental disorder, plus related observations.
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Anamosa
Feuding milliner and customer in Olin riot acquitted
Mrs A H Lane clashed with Mrs Carl at a millinery shop over a bill. A slap and a punch led to a police call. Lane was charged with assault and battery but acquitted, and the milliner was discharged after the court deemed no fight occurred.
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Wyoming
Olin
A H Lane
Carl
Lane
Mra. Lane
Standpatters Defeat Lieutenant Governor Hope in Massachusetts
The Standpatters and their allies split votes at the Republican state convention, costing the lieutenant governor candidate a hoped for 29 000 majority by yielding only 1 900. Governor Cummins momentum shows in both governor races as Standpatters remain loyal to their party. The Burlington Hawkeye notes Jones County will gain complete rural mail delivery by January 1 with 22 carriers and 2 500 to 3 000 rural carriers statewide in coming years.
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Vinton Eagle
Massachusetts
Grandy Republican
Guild
Cummins
Jones County
Burlington Hawkeye
Iowa
Mikado Joins Royal Garter Order Amid Travel Woes
The Topeka Herald notes the Mikado will join the Order of the Royal Garter, marking a milestone as officials report earlier signs of trouble keeping up with duties. The item hints at palace concerns and ceremonial duties ahead.
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Topeka
Order of the Royal Garter
Jones County Teachers Association Meets at Oxford Junction
Fall meeting held November 18 in Oxford Junction with Miss Nancy G Carroll as president and T G Richardson secretary. Attendees from the area included OC R Scroggie Mary I Jarman and others. program featured music talks and a educational address by R OC Barrett. A humorous note recalls a Iowa patriot frustrated by no state election and being denied a vote.
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Jones County Teachers’ Association
Oxford Junction
Nancy G. Carroll
T. G. Richardson
OC. R. Scroggie
Mary I. Jarman
Mildred O. Bates
Agnes Habermann
Nellie Lane
Mary Locher
Lutheran Church Music
Mies Myra Jones
Mies
Jessie Fawcett
Anna Panuska
Waterloo
A. W. Graham
Grace McKean
Mies Etta Fishwild
R. Scroggie
Midland Schools
Myra Jones
R. OC. Barrett
Superintendent of Public Instruction
German Mutual Insurance meets at Center School
The German Mutual Insurance Company will hold a meeting at Center School in Wayne township Jones county Iowa on December second 1905 at 9 o clock a m. 28w2 H Harms.
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German Mutual Insurance Company
Wayne Township
Jones County
Iowa
H. Harms
Scott's Emulsion Ad Promotes Vitality Across Ages
A pharmacist lauds Scott's Emulsion as a reliable remedy from infancy to old age. It promises nourishment to rebuild weak development and restore flesh and vitality, claiming effects stem from nourishment not found in ordinary food. A free sample offer is included.
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Scott
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