Auditor Merriam Denies Charges and Building Plans Declared
The report recounts Auditor Merriam denying charges as fabrications after returning from the East. It notes Barrett may pursue a fourth term, with rivals Stuart and Riggs eyed if Barrett does not. Proudfoot and Bird win design for the lows Building at the St. Louis Exposition, costing about 45000 dollars with a 92 foot tower and reusable modular construction. The Polk County Republican Club aims to influence politics with 400 members, while the Grant Club continues education on orthodox Republicanism. Bradstreet signals holiday trade strength though building remains slow and steel industry capacity expands via US Steel acquisitions.
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Des Moines
Proudfoot
Iowa
Polk County
Republican Club
Grant Club
Cummins
Thomas Jefferson
Trong
Cumming
Jefferson
Ito
Kentucky Bloodlines Highlight Old Texas Letter
A Texas letter notes residents with Kentucky connections claim lineage to Daniel Boone and other Kentuckians. It suggests J W Gibson and Col Henry Watterson links while hinting at uncertain origins of a figure called the centipede. Further investigation is urged.
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Myallo Haan
Kentucky
N. M.scott
Daniel Boone
Breckinridge
J. W. Gibson
Col. Henry
Ball
Texas
Arizonia
Mountains
Ken‘tuckys
Administration aims to protect Monroe Doctrine amid Venezuelan turmoil
Congress departs for holiday confident in administration support for Venezuela. Germany and Britain move within U.S. limits, backed by a stronger Navy. President urges six new ships and more officers to enforce the Doctrine, while Cuban treaty ratification faces Senate delay and House consent questions pending January reconvening.
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Congress
Hays
Germany
Great Britain
South America
State Department
United States
Venezuela
Caribean
Tasker H. Bliss
Havana
Senate
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House
Hay
Untitled Historical Ad Snippet Hints Nervous Ailments
A fragmentary 19th century advertisement hints that Reoth Bitters quickly soothe nervousness stomach upsets and general system distress. The garbled text suggests a health tonic claiming rapid relief. Names, dates, and full product details are unreadable.
Civil Service Examinations Expand Appointments in 1902
The Civil Service Commission reports 24,988 appointments in the year ending June 30, 1902, a record high and 4,662 more than any prior year. Examinations for young men and women will be held in March and April in Burlington Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque Mason City and Sioux City to fill these posts. President Roosevelt supports merit based selection and expects continued growth beyond McKinley era levels.
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U. S
Civil Service Announcement
Columbian Correspondence College
Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Birth Notice of Baby Girl in Flat River Missouri
A fragile OCR fragment reports the birth of a baby girl to Edward E Rigga and his wife in Flat River, Missouri. The text notes the child weighed one pound and measured eleven inches in length, with several letters and words garbled. The source is incomplete and idiosyncratic but indicates a newborn birth in a local household.
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Edward E
Rigga
Rivar
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Phere
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Teer
Merriam
Barrett
Business World
Insurance Journal
Beehler
Public Schools of Laws
Stuart
Oskaloosa
Riggs
Sigourney
State
Bradstreet
Raila
United States Steel Corporation
Planta
Alaska
Civil Service
Maj.Doke
Elmer Wood
Toulton, Iowa
Moulton
Pillsbury
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