County Seat Fight Raises Bribery Question in Monticello
A heated debate in Jones County centers on relocating the county seat to Monticello. Monticello offers to fund much of a new courthouse raising bribery concerns. Historical Iowa rulings say such offers are not bribery, while tax and death taxes loom over the public.
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Jones County
Monticello
Anamosa
Court House
Cadir Rapids
Supreme Court of Iowa
Delaware County
Delhi
Manchester
Supreme Court
Hawes
Dishon
Fort Madison Upholds City Ordinance Banning Prisoners
Judge Hamilton upholds a Fort Madison ordinance banning prisoners from staying in the city except on state duties. A penitentiary warden hired out criminals to pick cherries, prompting enforcement action. Residents oppose convicts roaming streets, citing negative city impact and community tone concerns.
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Hamilton
Fort Madison
John T Hamilton Quietly Rises Amid Partisan Newspaper Boilerplate
In a quiet campaign pivot, non partisan candidate John T Hamilton gains traction by leveraging boiler plate common in partisan press. The effort underscores how neutral messaging can still ride the wave of influential newspaper norms to reach voters.
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John T. Hamilton
Indictments and Market Fluctuations In Washington News
Indictments against those accused of conspiring to raise food prices trigger wheat gains in Chicago on rumors of European orders. The piece notes federal prosecutors may be kept busy by market moves and laments over price controls while calling for peace prayers endorsed by President Wilson. It also honors Col. David J. Palmer of Iowa, newly named commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, highlighting his Civil War service and prior role as a railroad commissioner.
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Spain
Wilson
Europe
Washington
Chicago
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
David J. Palmer
Iowa
Palmer
Democratic Promises On Cost Of Living Recalled
The article recalls how democratic orators two years ago pledged to lower living costs. It argues that affordability did not improve under the prior democratic rule, attributing high expenses partly to the European war and noting no relief during a year and a half before the war began.
Editorial on censorship and wartime reporting
The author questions wartime censorship and argues neutral readers should see factual reports rather than partisan accounts of enemy atrocities. The piece contends transparent coverage would improve credibility among non combatants and suggests withholding facts damages trust.
State fair attendance dips as railroads report 30 percent drop
Railroads report a 30 percent fall in receipts while state fair attendance trails last year. Authors attribute much of the decline to rising automobile use reducing rail travel.
Hamilton seeks state reform abolishing boards and commissions
The Burlington Hawk-Eye presses John T. Hamilton to name specific Iowa boards or commissions he would abolish. Hamilton criticizes state government costs and excess agencies but has yet to specify which boards he would cut, including labor dairy health miners and others.
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Des Moines
Burlington
Board of Health
State Miners’ Board
Hamilton
It Isn’t the Pay That Keeps Congress In D.C.
Sioux City Journal notes Chairman Underwood’s docking policy aims to keep congressmen in Washington by ensuring money and roll call attendance. It argues absenteeism from campaigns and chautauquas is curtailed to protect both officials’ finances and political duties.
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Col
Bryan
Sioux City Journal
Washington
Underwood
Eclipse of the Politicians
A St. Paul Pioneer Press note laments politics reliance on newspaper publicity. It argues campaigns risk being crowded from front pages as the war dominates editorial attention.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Automobile collision summary in Algona paper
An Algona Upper Des Moines-Republican item notes that about a third of the paper’s content covers automobile accidents, reflecting local reporting emphasis on crashes and their consequences.
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Algona Upper
Des Moines
The World War and Christianity: Peace Versus Armies
A meditation on Europe’s armaments and Christian ethics. The author contrasts nations’ devotion to power with Christ's message of love and sacrifice, lamenting wars while noting the moral test of suffering for others. The piece questions whether such spectacle fits a faithful society.
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Europe
Germany
France
Italy
Communion of Saints of the Nations
Switzerland
Community of the Faith
Christ
The Bricklayer Bishop
Bishop Robert McIntyre of the Methodist Episcopal church dies at 63. A Scottish born preacher whose St. Louis ties began as a bricklayer, he helped build projects here and in Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles. Known for vivid oratory, his two hour Wyandotte Cave lecture and a career spanning major congregations featured daily life on the union bricklayer’s path.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Palmer House
Denver
Los Angeles
America
Ingersoll
McIintyre
Bulwer-Lyttom
Sugarless coffee pledge in The Columbus Journal
The piece urges readers to quit sugar in coffee to avoid rising costs and health issues. It rails against sugar’s price and its alleged harms, advocating a sugarless life as a sign of manhood and womanhood while praising coffee’s natural flavor.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bright
Publicity urged to deter secret diplomacy in wars
The piece argues that secret diplomacy breeds conflict and urges open, public discussions of government actions. It cites the United States as a model and condemns hidden aims, claiming eventual crisis may require disclosure to the public. Public illumination is deemed the safeguard against political evils.
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United States
London Daily News
Europe
Chicago Herald notes Marshall endorses single 1916 Democratic candidate
The Chicago Herald reports Vice President Marshall states there will be only one candidate for the Democratic nomination in 1916, signaling a firm stance against competing contenders and reflecting a break with traditional party practices.
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Chicago Herald
Marshall
Man 35 Years Passes Birthday Indifference Cited
An Atchison Globe item notes a man aged 35 who treats birthdays as of no consequence and does not celebrate the day.
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Atchison Globe
British statesmen struggle to calm ire in Ireland
Irish unrest challenges British leaders as they seek to ease tensions and restore order across Ireland with political adjustments and policy announcements. The Post reports on mounting opposition and the authorities’ attempts to quell violence while maintaining governance.
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Chicago Evening Post
Ireland
Edgewood to Dedicate Soldiers Monument This Fall
Edgewood plans a September 23 dedication ceremony for its soldiers' monument with Gov. Clarke as principal speaker. A Dubuque county petition calls to reduce the county board of supervisors to three members. Rev. C B Upson, rector of Farley and Dyersville Episcopal churches, recently married Mrs. Jessie E. Joseph widow of Rev. Frank Joseph. Two killed four seriously injured and twenty nine slightly injured in statewide automobile crashes around the state fair. Jacob Starry longtime Jones county resident dies at daughter Mrs F M Gratts home near Olin. funeral led by Masonic lodge. William Ryan arrested in Dubuque as death inquiry proceeds into injuries from a girl fight with Ryan. victim Albert Vaughn.
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Edgewood
Clarke
Dubuque County
Board of Supervisors
C. B Upson
Farley
Dyersville
Jessie E. Joseph
Frank Joseph
Jacob Starry
Jones County
F. M. Grattt
Olin
Masonic
William Ryan
Dubuque
Albert Vaughn
Ryan
The Potato Sings Silent Aid in Hard Times
In Lincoln Journal, the potato is celebrated as a staple that steadies prices amid rising meat sugar and bread costs. It notes Ireland’s gratitude and monuments in Offenberg and Murz praising the potato, and bares a call for a public mass meeting in its honor with a kitchen wall inscription.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ireland
Offenberg
Germany
Francis Drake
Europe
Murz
Sharp War Quips Across Papers Stir Opinion
A collage of editorial quips from Albany Rochester Chicago and New York papers mocks wartime leaders and their rhetoric. References to Austria Servia Kaiser Huerta Villa and other figures appear alongside commentary on British poetry and European diplomacy.
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Austria
Albany Journal
New York World
District court docketed cases for September term announced
The district court schedules cases for the September term starting September 1st with juries delayed to the second week. Listings include promissory notes, accounts, guardianship petitions, divorces, quiet titles, equities, attachments, garnishments, and injunctions involving numerous named parties and local entities.
Connolly's Iowa Campaign Not a Top Priority This Year
Des Moines report says Congressman Connolly stays out of Iowa campaigning, not for $20 daily penalties but due to independent means and limited action possible. The piece suggests no aggressive canvassing effort and notes the congressman’s disconnected year in Iowa.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Oconnolly
Iowa
Connolly
Washington
Congressman Connolly
War censorship hides soldiers behind a curtain of silence
The piece notes how in war soldiers vanish from view as censorship shields sends word and official reports. It describes British troops writing postcards with no postmarks and families learning only through casualty lists, while units move unseen behind the curtain.
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Chicago Tribune
Great Britain
England
Hopkinton Leader Sees Government Ownership as Next Move
The Hopkinton Leader argues that governing bodies should push for government ownership to curb high costs, contending free trade fails amid a world war ongoing.
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Hopkinton
Tax figures stir Cedar Rapids debate over city rates
The Vinton Eagle notes Cedar Rapids faces a 37 mill city tax that could distract from the state’s half mill levy for capital extension, highlighting how local finance shapes public concern and policy focus.
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Vinton Eagle
Cedar Rapids
John T. Hamilton
Militariam Debacle Sparks Calls for More Armaments
In a reflection on European military failures, The New York World notes that the debacle has stirred jingoes to demand increased militariam here. The quote underscores rising public pressure for stronger defense measures.
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Europe
New York World
Hope They Avoid Battle at The Hague
A note from the Pittsburgh Gazette Times expresses hope that no confrontation will occur at The Hague, implying concern about potential international conflict.
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Hague
Pittsburgh Gazette- Times
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George Topping
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J. WH. Davies
Burton, Price Co
Houser Bagley
Beck & Corbit Iron Co
J. H. Sherman
Henry Davis & Sons Va
K. I. Giltrap
Equity
Hazel Hughes
Nelson S. Hughes
Richard Owen
Bert Clark
Anna Wosaba
John M. Wosaba
Mary Kramer
Gertrude M. Norton
Kelle Glick
Harry Glick
Love Bennett
C. B. Bennett
Christ Tschantz
Isaiah Williams
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Robert Johnson
J. J. J. Stutt
Clark O. Walworth
Gera Cramer
James Cramer
Rudolph Bohren
Mary Gordon
John Quirk
William D. Thompson
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