Senate Quay withdraws plan for state representation basis
Press opinions from Dubuque Times Sac Sun and Fairfield Ledger expose political maneuvering on representation in conventions and trust issues. Quay withdraws his plan to base state representation on GOP vote. Democrats face sugar duty proposals. Uncle Hod Boies vows to back the Democratic ticket, citing party loyalty over policy.
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Senator Quay
Philadelphia
Fairfield Ledger
Hod Boies
Shelby County Supervisors Move to Allow Saloons
Shelby County supervisors declare a saloon petition valid while striking 231 names from voter lists as alleged movers since the last election. The action exposes the board to ridicule and opens the way for liquor licenses in the county.
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Board of Supervisors
Shelby County
Sioux City Tribune sale and editorial move near Des Moines
Editorial writer Jud C. Welliver buys one third of the Sioux City Tribune and will supervise its editorial department. John D. Kelley remains prosperous publisher.
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Des Moines Leader
Sioux City Tribune
John D. Kelley
Welliver
The
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Board of Water Works Trustees of
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Eagle Point
Drake University
Edwin J. Toof
New England
Climate and Crop Service Weekly Bulletin June 25
Weather was fairly good for crops with rainfall unevenly distributed from light showers to heavy downpours. Local wind squalls and hail caused some damage but overall moisture was ample and beneficial. Corn cultivation advances toward July 1. oats wheat and barley favored by cool nights. Barley harvest nears. clover cutting ongoing. timothy thin but meadows improving. Apple conditions show a slight decline in central and southern areas.
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Community Notes From Grandview and Nearby
Grandview residents report sales and visits including Arch McGrew buying a binder and Will Kelley shipping hogs. A rain last week aided crops while church services and upcoming Dowell Hypnotic Entertainment Co. show set for June 26 and 27 bring activity to town.
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Arch McGrew
Will Kelley
Higeley
Columbus Junction
A. Thomas
Wapello
Aug. Judish
Davenport
Peter Haas
W. N. Sa
United Evangel Church
Fred Huffman
Wisconsin
James Eavens
Dowell Hypnotic Entertainment Co
Muscatine
Harry Gertz
J. J. Stingle
Vinnie Stingle
Clarence King
Ed. McGrew
Willis Thompson
Miss Williamson
Island
Miss Johnson
Columbus City
Medical Men Warn Against American Corn Diet
In Paris some doctors claim American corn causes leprosy cancer and internal disorders, urging caution. The piece mocks their expertise, suggesting patients risk death by following such diet warnings. It notes no guarantee exists when corn is consumed with juice.
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Waterloo
Paris
Educate wr Bowels With Cascarets
A vintage ad promotes Cascarets as a candy cathartic to cure constipation with a money back guarantee if it fails. It urges readers to seek immediate relief and mentions druggists refund policy.
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C.C.C
Presidential Campaign for 1900 Prospectus and Convents
A historical summary outlining the 1900 presidential campaign landscape. It surveys national convents and gatherings, previews party strategies, key figures, and proposed contest dynamics shaping the forthcoming election. It highlights organizational aims and anticipated political tensions.
Roach Reflects On Republican Convention Highlights
Hon. W. L. Roach, back from Philadelphia, praises the convention and Roosevelt’s momentum. He notes Iowa’s strong showing, the New York delegation’s shifts, and the party leaders like Depew, Foraker, Wolcott, and Lodge. Roach mentions Dolliver’s interests, Looming campaign paths, and the nation facing a critical choice between prosperity and democratic governance.
View of the Coming Campaign in Kansas City
A citizen analyzes the 1900 political scene as Democrats and Republicans shape their tickets. It covers Bryan’s running mate implications, McKinley Roosevelt on the Republican side, tariff debates, trust issues, imperialism charges, and war policies in Cuba and the Philippines with emphasis on the likely campaign focus on war policy.
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Kansas City
United States
William J. Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Munroe
Great Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias Carnival in Milwaukee
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias hold a large carnival in Milwaukee Wisconsin with the First Regiment Illinois brigade under Col T E Yosing joining Col Siegrosser and a broad turnout of Pythians from across the country. A big crowd of visitors attends aided by reduced railroad fares.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Knights of Pythias
Illinois Brigade
T. E. Yosing
Siegrosser
Education conference outlines papers on English entrance
This morning Miss Mary Gordon presented a paper on Primary Work. This afternoon Prof J W Denny of Ohio State University will discuss College Entrance Requirements in English. The session runs until Thursday evening with debates on the State Normal School township schools curriculum limits and other vital education questions.
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J. W. Denny
Ohio State University
State Normal School
State Teachers' Association Opens Fifty-Third Session
The Ohio State Teachers' Association began its fifty third annual session at Put-In-Bay Ohio on June 26 with gatherings of educators from across the state.
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Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Put-In-Bay
Ohio
The
State Teachers’ Association
Newport Cottagers Exhibit Opens Rose and Strawberry Display
Newport R I June 26 The Newport Horticultural Society opens its rose and strawberry exhibition in Newport. The cottagers display their greenhouse grown specimens.
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Newport
R. L
Newport Horticultural Society
Train wreck toll rises near McDonough
Atlanta reports thirty seven bodies recovered from a Southern train wreck one mile and a half from McDonough. Three more found, including supervisor D. Y. Griffith and superintendent W. L. Morrisette. Most victims are unidentified negro section hands. total casualties near forty as culvert failure followed a pre wreck inspection.
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Southern
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D. Y. Griffith
W. L. Morrisette
J. H. Hunnicut
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Camp Creek
O. K
Boies Sees Militarism as Main Campaign Issue
Horace Boies on his Grundy county farm says the central issue is whether the republic stays free or becomes an empire ruled by military power. He argues all other campaign questions are secondary compared to this choice facing the nation. Major Charles M. Schaefer, 42, a Span ish War veteran and former regular army officer, appears to have died by suicide in New Prague Minnesota.
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Horace Boies
Grundy County
Here
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McKinley
St. Paul
New Prague
Minn
Chas. M. Schaefer
Minnesota Volunteers
Schaefer
North Wisconsin Seengerfest Closes With Big City Visit
Green Bay on June 26 reports 15 000 visitors from across Wisconsin for the North Wisconsin Seengerfest closing day. Weather was fine and about 10 000 excursionists joined the evening Hagemeister park picnic as outside societies participated.
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Green Bay
Wis
Wisconsin
Hagemeister Park
Woman Arrested After Fatal Stabbing in Milwaukee
Milwaukee reporters say Frank Bonn of Sioux City a white man who had lived with Nina Brown a colored woman for six weeks was stabbed to death Sunday night. Brown resisted three officers for fifteen minutes brandishing a knife and pepper before being overpowered. She says Bonn attacked her first.
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Frank Bonn
Sioux City
Nina Brown
Bonn
Milwaukee Carnival Week Opens as Rex Arrives
Milwaukee visitors fill hotels as the city launches its annual carnival week with a formal start this afternoon marked by the arrival of Rex the carnival king. In Wincona a drowning claim two youngsters Herbert Wigdale and Floryan Losinski aged 12 and 6 after accidents while swimming.
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Rex
Wincona
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Herbert Wigdale
Floryan Losinski
Losinski
Wigdale
Mixed 19th Century News Snippets From Across Regions
A Chicago bicycle theft chase ends with the thief abandoning the bike. A Worcester man patents a music typewriter. Glass paving blocks gain praise in Geneva. Joseph Real dies in Toledo from lockjaw after a racial assault. The Australian bill advances in Commons amid cheers. England builds a steam automobile as a curiosity in 1834. Texas Rep Bailey buys a 6000 acre Dallas county ranch. 300 County Democracy members head to Kansas City. Griscom presses US indemnity claim on the Porte. Ezra J Warner donates 20000 to Middlebury College. Yaqui Indians near ending warpath. Cuban teachers sail to Boston for Harvard summer school. A French architect uses captive balloon for cleaning towers. A Utica man dies on pension raise news.
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Joseph Real
Toledo
Haley Ravelle
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Porte
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Mexico
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Utica
Deadbeat drives credit binge in housing market
A borrower with poor repayment history leverages defaults to secure high credit lines. Banks tighten underwriting as lenders debate risk and regulatory scrutiny increases.
Summer Street Car Service Schedule Update
The article lists the summer timetable for South Muscatine and Fair Grounds lines. Departures from the company office start at 5 50 a m and run every 20 minutes to 11 00 p m with various offshoots, plus a Sunday table starting 8 00 a m and running to 10 00 p m then 10 16 p m. No passenger delivery after the last car.
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South Muscatine
Park Place
Fair Grounds
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