Insurance meeting warns on mortality rising in cities
Des Moines reports describe the annual American Life convention with medical directors warning of rising deaths from infectious diseases especially in large cities. Articles discuss habits, aging, and the impact on life insurance rates, plus politics and local education concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
American Life Convention
Amand Ravold
Missouri State Life
Milroy
Omaha
Roosevelt Westward Trip Spurs Big Costs
It cost New York magazine 3500 dollars to send Col. Roosevelt on the Western tour. The events stirred up local interest and caused more than 5000 dollars in effects and reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Magazine
Col. Roosevelt
West
Neighborhood News Roundup Charts Local Happenings
Jackson county buys voting machines for all precincts. Waterloo credits ten year growth from 14 000 to 26 000. Cascade sees Mrs Urnlin die after stair fall. Miss Molesberry wins 1900 verdict against Mason City banker. Richland couples wed in Cascade church. Linn county GOP pledges straight ticket fight. Delhi farmer loses legs in binder accident. Anamosa guard ill with infantile paralysis. Dubuque park suicide note hints education. Corn packers report shortages. Marengo Monticello buy extra corn. Cornell College seeks $400 000 Rockefeller grant. campaign for half a million underway. Frederick Hornstein detained on mental health claims. He plans to fight the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Uoonlin
Cascade
Olin
Laura Molesberry
Mason City
Susana Horch
George Rogers
Richland Township
St. Mary’s Church
J. B. Albers
Francis Heald
Republican Central Committee
Linn County
Frank Beal
Delhi
Beal
D. E. Beam
Anamosa Reformatory
Cedar Rapids
Ben Larson
Manchester
T. C. Gorman
Anamosa
Monticello
Washington Park
Dubuque
Marengo
Upper Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cornell College
General Educational Board
Rockefeller Fund
Board of Trustees
Rockefeller
Frederick Hornstein
John Hornstein
Boone Democrat
Chicago
Chicago University
Hornstein
What of the Future in Des Moines Party Divide
The Marshalltown Times Republican notes a Des Moines congressman group forming a party compact not to end deep policy differences. It questions whether progressives will back Walter I. Smith for speaker or remain aligned with party ticket lines after primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Des Moines
Nowise
Walter I. Smith
T.R
Washington
Primary Law Trial Redraws Lorimer Backers in Renomination
Hlimios pushes a new primary rule to curb bosses and reflect popular will. Last week the ballot term favored Lorimer supporters who were almost all renominated, including Democratic minority leader Lee O Neill Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlimios
Lorimer
Lee O’neil Brown
Col Bryan and Roosevelt Engage in Political Ribbing
Col Bryan jokes at Col Roosevelt while Roosevelt manhandles bosses in New York, keeping busy and focused on his agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Bryan
Col. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt's political tactics questioned in Des Moines critique
The Des Moines Register and Leader questions Theodore Roosevelt's leadership stance within the progressive movement. The piece argues Roosevelt risks harm if he aligns with Taft or wavers, suggesting ongoing maneuvering weakens his position and could lead to his exclusion from the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Des Moines Register
Roosevelt
New York
Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
The Irony of Politics in Early 1900s Cartoon Debate
The Sioux City Journal ran a Tuesday cartoon showing Bryan plucked as a goose, Teddy Roosevelt distant with Bryan's reforms, highlighting political irony. Cummins faces decline while Dolliver gains momentum, with regional contrasts between Iowa and Kansas shaping perceptions of insurgency and popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cedar Rapids
Coon Rapids Enterprise
Sioux City Journal
Bryan
Teddy
Cummins
Nebraska
Dolliver
Roosevelt
Cgummins
Iowa
Kansas
Debate Over Single Educational Board Continues
The letter from President Storms to the state board of education sparks discussion about abolishing the single board of educational control. The agricultural college faces strain from Storms’ retirement and board succession disputes. Skeptics doubt a largely honorary board with a limited executive committee will work. Other states employ full time boards with salaries supervising all levels of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Storms
State College
Ames
Indianapolis
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Des Moines Register
Storms
Single Board of Educational Control
The
Agricultural College
Senator Whipple
Boards of Control
Gather Your Seed Corn Early From the Wallace Farmer
An Iowa seed corn grower urges farmers to harvest seed corn by the end of September even if not fully dented. Early picking saves millions in the corn belt when frost threatens in late September and early October. The piece endorses hanging and drying as Holden advises to ensure crop viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Holden
Political fight at New York Republican State Convention
The next major demonstration will occur when the New York Republican State Convention meets on September 27. The contest will center on the selection of the temporary chairman rather than the gubernatorial nomination, which remains in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt book hits market as campaign tour begins
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Col. Roosevelt has started a West and Northwest trip while his new book is released just as a sharp advertising push signals strategic timing for the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Republican
Col. Roosevelt
The man who would not divide his last dollar
Topeka Capital notes a social quip that the man who would share nothing with a friend never possesses the dollar to begin with. The saying underscores thrift or miserliness as a social character trait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Anamosa Visitors and Local Obituaries Highlight Wyoming News
The item lists visitors to Anamosa and nearby towns including J S Browne R M Corbit G W Evans D A White Hiram Arnold and families. It notes Ethel Hutton Jonnie Thomson Margaret Inglis and Leslie Fishwild leaving for Coe College Cedar Rapids. Funeral for Mildred Wiggins prompts several regional visitors. H L Grimm dies at 81 with extensive tributes and German Lutheran background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Iowa
J. S. Browne
R. M. Corbit
M. Hutchins
Gol. G. W. Evans
D. A. White
Hiram Arnold
Wheatley
Arkansas
H. HH. Doolittle
Cedar Rapids
S. G. Franks
E. J. Maxon
Rose
Queday Falls
Er. L. Barber
Ethel Hutton
Jonnie Thomson
Margaret Inglis
Leslie Fishwild
Cedar Rapida
Coe College
Margaret Jefferies
Mechanicsville
Minnie Hall
Brookings
South Dakota
J. R. Stephenson
HL. O. Grimm
Harry Grimm
Grimm
Main Street
Ife
Holstein
Germany
America
Catherine Hass
Davenport
Cold Valley
Ilinois
Jones County
Madison Township
Laura Myers
Fred Myers
Chas. Myers
Rock Island
Wm. Myers
Caroline Grimm
Louis Gould
Olin
Gustav Grimm
DeWitt
Albert Grimm
Louis Grimm
Mary Grimm
Grand Mound
Clinton County
Wm. Schollman
Omaha
John Berger
Onslow News Highlights Travels and Local Marriage Sensation
Onslow notes a trip to Chicago by C. Johnston with stock and many visits by locals including J. Tracy and W. Haines. George Chase lies gravely ill with slim chances of recovery. Kansas visitors, John Pitzenberger family, and a sensational local marriage between Cal Chase and Mrs. Jessie McKennan are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
C. Johnston
Chicago
George Chase
John Pitzenberger
Kansas
J.S. Tracy
W. G. Haines
Waukon
N. B. Noyes
Cal Chase
Jessie McKennan
Tribute to Womanhood at Crocker Brigade Reunion
Gol David d Pahner, head of the Railway Commissioners board, praised women in a Washington address to Crocker Brigade veterans. He cited mothers kneeling to pray for sons and husbands and recalled letters from home that sustained soldiers. He honored women who stayed home and prepared sanitary stores for the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. McCle
Cal
George A. Hanna
Crocker Brigade
Fred Lawrence
Mead County
South Dakota
Gauge Sears
N. B. Noyon
J. A. Wanna
Orlando McDaniel
Ir. . Paul
Frost
Tra Stimson
Lane
Will Lamey
Denton Stimson
Maquoketa
Ira
George Sears
Frank Ovyerley
Summit Street
Gol
David d. Pahner
Board of Railway Commissioners
Washington
Conrades
Crawel
Hopkinton Leader Tracks Milwaukee Trains on Old Schedule
The Hopkinton Leader notes Milwaukee trains run on last winter's timetable, causing regular delays and making guessing times more useless than ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Milwaukee
Colonel Questions Innocence Theory Ignored
The colonel dismisses the idea that a man is innocent until proven guilty, indicating skepticism toward that theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa State Teachers’ Association
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Neighborhood News
Jackson County
Waterloo
Excelsior
Wallace Farmer
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Stuhlers
Monticello State Bank
Lovell State Bank
Geo. L. Lovell
R. C. Stirton
Universal
Cross Hardware CO
T. S. Lazell
Eclipse Lumber Co
Atlas Portland Cement
J. H. Henry
URS
N. Schoen
Mfg
Furrier
North Third St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!