Republican delegate convention for Iowa Second District in Clinton
A Republican delegate convention for Iowa's Second Congressional District will be held in Clinton on Wednesday August 20 1902 at 11 am to nominate a candidate for Congress. Delegates are apportioned by county plus an extra for Cummins 1901 votes. counties listed include Johnson Jackson Muscatine Scott and others with specified delegate totals. Joe R Lane chairs the 2nd District Republican committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Clinton
Congress
A. B. Cummins
Attorney General Co W Mullan Black Hawk County
Attorney General reports on file involve Co W Mullan in Black Hawk County. Details reference official action or inquiry conducted within the county jurisdiction and pertain to state legal matters affecting local proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Mullan
Black Hawk County
Good Will Not Taxable Under Indiana Law
The Indiana Supreme Court held good will cannot be taxed as property under state law. The Associated Press franchise may be taxable at its value, but the complaint failed to state a clear valuation. The Indianapolis News case upheld that good will is not property and not within tax statutes.
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Indiana
Supreme Court
Indianapolis News
State Board
Associated Press
Objection Well Answered By Wisconsin Republican Leader
Mr Babcock chairing the Republican Congressional Committee questions Judge Griggs claim that American manufacturers sell goods cheaper in Europe. He asks what if they are cheaper and says Democrats overplay the issue, noting their search for a new political angle after several days of hype.
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Babcock
Wisconsin
Republican Congressional Committee
Griggs
Democratic Committee
Europe
America
Ocratic
Republican Party
Philippines
Bryan
Washington
Middle West
Palmer-Buckner
East
Connecticut
Delaware
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
New York
Harold J. Mahin
Surplus products abroad to sustain mills and employment
The text argues trade rules require surplus goods to be sold overseas rather than dumped locally to avoid depressing prices. Jobbing houses prefer moving surplus stock to other regions, keeping mills running year round and supporting employment and prosperity.
Democratic tariff shifts Congress in 1894
A democratic tariff in 1894 changed a 100 seat Democratic majority in Congress into a 140 seat Republican majority. The tariff is a controversial issue for Democrats. The Danish American isles react to delays in annexation to the United States. Porto Rico’s prosperity is cited as a lesson causing restlessness in the West Indies.
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Congress
United States
Porto Rico
West Indies
Des Moines Register lists Hoff man and Wilson as congressional candidates
Sidelights note second district contenders William Hoff man of Muscatine and W H Wilson of Davenport. Afton rumor places Tracy in Iowa, sparked by a terrified report about an armed man forcing a barber to shave him in that town. Cedar Rapids boats on the Cedar River distract residents with loud whistles amid talk of river traffic.
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The
Des Moines Register and Leader
William Hoffman
Muscatine
W. H. Wilson
Davenport
Tracy
Afton
Iown
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Archbishop Ireland Urges Caution on Philippine Question
Archbishop Ireland cautions Catholics against haste in their attitude toward the final question in the Philippines. He says events forebode no ill to Catholics and urges acceptance of the situation with a graceful response to government demands.
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Ireland
Philippines
City Hall Phone Removal Boarded By Labor Assembly
The Des Moines trades and labor assembly sends a second committee to investigate why Iowa phones remain in city hall police station and fire departments. The council passes a second resolution demanding removal and the boycott of the Iowa company continues with no settlement in sight.
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Des Moines Trades and Labor Assembly
Iowa
Lowa
Burlington strike settled after lumber dispute and union setback
The Burlington strike began over Gilbert and Hedge Lumber Company refusing to discharge a thirty year employee who would not join the union. Unions refused their lumber, halting building for two weeks. Settlement unnamed. Burlington Journal says unions lost, many union men left town, work now hard to resume, and Hedge may gain or lose politically.
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Burlington
Building Trades Council
Gilbert & Hedge Lumber Company
Burlington Journal
Hedge
Seren belled rattlesnake killed near Sco field west of town
The Washington Press reports a seren belled rattlesnake was killed on Sco field's place west of town. its mate escaped, another was killed northwest of town, and flood refugees are noted. Iowa will yield above average crops this year despite earlier fears of heavy rains. Grinnell College sues the estate of Edwin Manning of Keosauqua for $20,000 real estate promised to the college but not transferred due to Manning's infirmities.
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Washington
Scofield
Iowa
Iowa College
Grinnell
Edwin Manning
Keosauqua
Manning
A Cure for Cholera Infantum Report
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recounts using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to save a neighbor’s infant with cholera infantum. Within two days the child recovered fully and remained healthy for nearly a year. She recommends the remedy and notes it never fails when used as directed. Sold by all druggists.
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Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
Chamberlain
Magnificent Lehigh Valley trains to New York and Philadelphia
Through tickets to New York and Philadelphia allow stop overs at Niagara Falls on the Lehigh Valley route. The line features double track and stone ballast with dining cars a la carte for passengers.
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New York
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Niagara Falls
Iowa Has Spoken For The West In Tariff Debate
Washington dispatch notes Iowa’s GOP convention bolsters tariff revision with reciprocity and protection. Westward sentiment grows. campaign plans include possible recess tariff study and stiffer Western pressure on Congress. Iowa’s stance shifts national discourse, signaling broader prairie state support for reform.
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Washington Bureau Journal
Harold J. Mahin
Washington
Iowa
East
West
Congress
58Th Congress
Ordinance Granting Rights to American Telephone Company of Iowa
City of Muscatine grants American Telephone and Telegraph Company of Iowa the right to construct and maintain telephone and telegraph lines in Muscatine streets. Poles to be placed under Street and Alley Committee supervision, no poles on Second Street between Oak and Locust, sidewalks repaired by company, city may repair and bill costs. Company must follow all ordinances and provide free space for fire alarm and police wires.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company of
Iowa
Muscatine
Amerian Telephone and Telegraph Company of
City of
American Telephone and Telegraph Company of Iowa
City Recorder
State of Iowa
Muscatine County
City of Muscatine
Second Street
Oak Street
Locust Street
Niagara Falls Trip Special via Several Rail Lines
Niagara Falls excursion offered Thursday August 7 1962 with round trips from Muscatine Sandusky and Put In Bay at 12.15 and 8.65 respectively. Special trains include Pullman sleepers first class coaches and buffet cars leaving Peoria at noon. One night out reaching Niagara Falls Friday 8 00 am returning by August 18 with side trips to Toronto Thousand Islands and Montreal. Stopovers at Chautauqua Lake and Sandusky on return. Buffalo to Cleveland by C B Line steamers optional. Inquiries at M N S depot.
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Niagara Falls
Iowa Central Ry
Muscatine
Sandusky
Put-In-Bay
Pullman
Peoria
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Montreal
Chautauqua Lake
Bay
Buffalo
Cleveland
A WORD 0 THE GREAT ARMY OF SUMMER TOLLERS
August as the month titled The Great Army of Summer Tollers appears in the fragment, noting the period August and listing a sequence of words that resemble a poetic or cryptic label rather than a clear news item. The readable text centers on August and a titled phrase.
Painee's Celery Compound Boon for Heat Ridden Workers
An August weather testimonial touts Paine's Celery Compound as vital for office and shop workers facing sleeplessness irritability and fatigue. It highlights George W. Demarest of New York who credits the remedy with restoring health after back and kidney pain headaches and chest soreness, claiming full recovery after three bottles.
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Paine
George W. Demarest
West 67Th Street
New York
Washington Democrat Calls Republicans a Trust
The Burlington Hawkeye reports the Washington Iowa Democrat says the Republican Party is “nothing but a big trust itself.” It notes a pattern of trust in the party since 1855, cites 1,341,264 votes for Freemont in 1856 and 7,208,224 for McKinley in 1900, concluding the Republican Party is indeed a trusty trust.
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Burlington
Hawkeye
Washington
Iowa
Freemont
M.kinley
The Passing of County Fairs
Washington Press notes Van Buren county fairs fade away after decades of popularity. Once the social centerpiece they declined as the era of big pumpkins ottoman covers quilts and wall art faded into innocuous desuetude after 25 years of prominence.
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Washington Press
van Buren County
Drunkenness Irreparable Ruin: Creston Attorney Sentenced
Carroll Herald reports that a Creston attorney was sentenced by Judge Towner to Mount Pleasant for habitual drunkenness. He will be sent for treatment by a physician and discharged when cured. The piece argues curing habitual drunkenness is impossible and decries intoxication.
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Carroll Herald
Creston
Towner
Mount Pleasant
Muscatine Island News Roundup Aug 5
Miss Ida Appel of Muscatine spent a week with Aunt Mrs Henry Hahn. Nettie Richards returns home from Council Bluffs where she taught for three years. Elliot, long ill, shows slow improvement. P W DeCamp and daughter Alma visited Mrs DeCamp’s mother Mary DeCamp of Letts. Mrs Henry Vail and son visit Island relatives. Mrs George Hummel leaves for Nebraska after visiting. Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Gonse died Thursday at 2 30 am. funeral Saturday at Island church with Rev W L Clapp, burial Island cemetery. Mrs Charles Williams and daughter from Des Moines visit G W Pelton.
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Fruitland
Ida Appel
Muscatine
Henry Hahn
Nettie Richards
Council Bluffs
Elliot
P. W. DeCamp
Alma
Mary DeCamp
Letts
Henry Vail
Keota
George Hummel
Nebraska
Jake Gonse
Island Church
W. L. Clapp
Island Cemetery
Charles Williams
Des Moines
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Winnebago County
Scott M. Ladd
O'Brien County
C. A. Bishop
Polk County
J. C. Crockett
Hardin County
W. W. Cornwall
Clay County
E. A Dawson
Bremer County
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Prairie
Tillinois
Pittsburg
R. 8S
McNutt
Bert C. Benham
Vigor
Painee
Muscatine Island
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