Republicans Claim Surplus Despite Panama Costs
The piece notes the fiscal year beginning July 1 shows receipts outrunning expenditures with a end of month surplus of 1,102,003. It recounts 12 million spent on public works, mainly the Panama canal account, and a 60 million payment driving the deficit since May 1, 1904. It highlights nine years of Republican control since 1897, with a net surplus of 91,073,605 amid wars and tariff policy.
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Panama Canal
Treasury
Spain
Philippines
Islands
Panama
Shonts Defends Ties to Clover Leaf Amid Resignation Talk
Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Isthmian canal commission, testified before a senate committee about his resignation from Clover Leaf railroad. He said his large holdings in the corporation justified retaining the presidency to protect his interests.
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Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Senate
Clover Leaf Railroad
Shonts
Shonts Urged to Clear Ties With Railroad Post
The piece argues Mr. Shonts should resign as railroad president to avoid conflicts while he heads the Isthmian canal commission. It notes his public service, emphasizes the canal’s importance, and urges honesty, rapid completion, and non graft. The public would trust him more if he relinquishes the railroad role.
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Shonts
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Senate
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Lings
Equitable life policyholders gain from reforms
The Equitable Life Assurance report shows policyholders benefit from reform efforts. headline reductions in executive salaries and expenses improve efficiency. the company wrote less business but achieved lower expense to receipt ratios and higher dividends, with reserves adjusted toward prudence.
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The
Equitable
Fort Dodge Chronicle shifts stance to back Cummins
The Fort Dodge Chronicle announces a plan to sever ties with democracy and become independent to support Governor Cummins, prompting one exchange to call the move needless.
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Fort Dodge Chronicle
Cummins
Democratic papers back Cummins without shifting politics
The piece notes many Democratic newspapers endorse Cummins while maintaining their existing political stances, reflecting a strategic support rather than a shift in ideology.
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Cummins
First District Sees Rising Primary Interest After Hedge Exit
With Congressman Hedge not seeking another term three candidates have filed and four counties remain to report results. The developing race signals a heated battle as party interest grows and voters await additional results from remaining counties.
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Hedge
Chicago Raises Saloon Licenses and Shuts Dance Halls
The city council imposes a $1000 annual saloon license and closes dance halls. This move aims to curb vice and reduce unruly crowds, prompting responses from reform advocates and publishers in local newspapers.
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Chicago
Road Improvement Advocate Drives Support for Plans
A speaker urges a good roads movement and cites a man who drove fourteen miles yesterday ready to support a stamp without hearing arguments. The terse remark underscores public backing for funding initiatives.
Governor Cummins Accused As Office Seeker by Lafe Young
Lafe Young brands Governor Cummins as an itch for office and questions if the motive is the seven year term.
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Lafe Young
Cummins
Governors Cummins Backed by United Democracy
The Dubuque Times notes Gov. Cummins has strong support from a united democracy. The Davenport Times suggests the Des Moines Register and Leader views the Gillisland resolution as a bluff.
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Dubuque Times
Gov. Cummins
Davenport Times
Des Moines Register and Leader
Governor faces legislature and campaign in Iowa
The Clinton Herald notes Iowa's governor is the busiest man in the state with a legislature and campaign to manage. The Iowa City Republican says railways’ opposition to the primary bill shows they are not always wrong.
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Clinton Herald
Iowa
Iowa City
Bancroft Register Doubts Cummins Term Retention
The Bancroft Register questions any real demand for Gov. Cummins to be retained in his present office for another term.
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Bancroft Register
Cummins
Rock Valley Bee Opposes Crossley Bill For Iowa Civic Needs
The Rock Valley Bee argues that the Crossley bill or similar measures do not meet Iowa’s current civic conditions and urges reevaluation of proposed reform.
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The
Rock Valley Bee
Iowa
Iowa Governor Urges Legislature Bribery Charges Debate
The Burlington Hawkeye comments that Gov. Cummins should welcome a chance to prove bribery charges against the Iowa legislature, signaling a push for open confrontation over alleged misconduct.
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Cummins
Iowa
Burlington
Vinton Eagle on Primary System and Crossley Bill
The Vinton Eagle argues the Des Moines Register overlooks that a voter can back the primary system while opposing the Crossley primary bill, noting nuance in public opinion and legislative reforms.
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The
Vinton Eagle
Des Moines Register and Leader
Capital hopes legislature enacts fair primary law
The Des Moines Capital expresses hope that if the legislature enacts a primary law it will serve the interest of the entire party and not favor any faction.
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Des Moines
Atlantic Telegraph Calls Iowa House to Pass Gillisland Resolve
The Atlantic Telegraph hopes the Iowa house will pass the Gillisland resolution and asserts that any legislator who has taken money should have their name exposed and face political consequences.
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Atlantic Telegraph
Iowa House
Gillisland
Governor Cummins Faces Critique Over Gillis Land Resolution
Mr. Vernon Hawkeye condemns Gov. Cummins' charges and the Gillis land resolution, saying the governor refuses to prove himself and assumes others share his supposed craziness. The comment highlights partisan tension and disputes over land policy.
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Vernon Hawkeye
Cummins
Gillisland
Castana Times Warns Iowa Leader Could Lose Washington Seat
The Castana Times praises the governor as peerless and warns that illness or death would threaten the state and his bid to win Dolliver's Washington seat.
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Castana Times
Iowa
Dolliver
Washington
Governor's shift on nominations reflects political power change
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes a 1904 governor favoring majority nominations and labeling plurality as weak, then 1906 shifts to plurality. It asks what changed the governor’s view, seeing those who oppose the earlier stance as enemies of the common people and allies of money power.
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Cedar Rapids
Legislature urged to reject Sunday amusements bill
The Waterloo Reporter doubts lawmakers will pass a bill banning Sunday amusements. It argues Iowa’s past attempts at legislating morals failed and warns such a Sunday strike would be another dead letter law with little effect.
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Waterloo
A DIMPLE MAKER From Scott & Bowne
A classic ad touts Scott's Emulsion as a cure for thinness in children. It claims fat starved kids gain dimples and rounded limbs, with the product described as perfectly nourishing and quickly digested.
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Scott
Prohibition Law Ignored Where Public Sentiment Opposed
Placeholder text from the old prohibitory law indicates it would be entirely ignored in areas where public sentiment opposed enforcement. The fragment notes a tension between legal prohibition and local attitudes, suggesting selective application rather than uniform enforcement.
Governor’s four year lapse on great state issues questioned
The Sheldon Mail questions the governor’s four year administration silence and asks why he finally acts on major state issues while noting the Damm family measures coinciding with the debate.
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Sheldon Mail
Gazette Calls for Civility Between Parties in Iowa Fight
The Cedar Falls Gazette urges Cummins followers who resist being labeled democrats to recall that opposing republicans dislike being called "corporation hirelings" and "corruption breeders." It argues charity could help both sides and that name calling harms the republican party and Iowa's industrial interests.
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Cedar Falls
Cummins
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The
Gazette
Iowa
Gilliland resolution taints scope of inquiry says Times-Republican
The Marshalltown Times-Republican condemns the Gilliland resolution as a subterfuge and squirm suggesting it twists the governor’s words into a bribery charge. It argues the measure seeks to curb investigations and may provoke a damaging political controversy.
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Gilliland
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Iowa's prominence in national politics noted by Oelwein Register
The Oelwein Register argues Iowa and its men hold a pivotal role in Congress amid the current vigorous political campaign. It contends no other state or territory equals Iowa in national influence over the past decade, highlighting the state's standout presence.
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Iowa
Oelwein Register
National Congress
Break All Records with Dr King’s New Discovery
A claim that all cures for coughs and colds are broken by Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption priced at 50c and 1.00 offered by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
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Dr. King
Havercamp
National Magazine March number notes high rank among American monthlies
The March issue showcases frontispieces of France's former president and Scandinavian kings. Joe Mitchel Chapple's Affairs at Washington adds portraits of prominent political and social figures. Gilson Willetts begins a four part Adventures of a Special Correspondent with new text and illustrations. Charles Warren Stoddard laments on Limelight lectures. A six poem group marks spring across the U S. Hubert Skinner recounts The Spanish Speaking World Today with surprising facts for American readers.
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France
Joe Mitchel Chapple
Washington
Gilson Willetts
United States
Hubert M. Skinner
Central
South America
Public Affairs As a Profession in American Government
Tausig argues in the March Atlantic that progress in U S municipal governance requires both legislative action and shifts in public mindset. Even without new laws, capable officers can be reelected and administrators given freer sway. remodeled charters will influence voter attitudes, and the interplay of law and tradition shapes the field for capable leaders.
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F. W. Taussig
Johnny Ivan’s Recovery and a Question for the Stock
In a hospital scene Johnny Ivan regains strength after a siege of illness and drought of news. He learns his strike savings and plans for Old Colony stock, while family figures weigh his future and a hidden letter hints at romantic change.
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Johnny Ivan
Denis Fogarty
Old Colony Plow
Bill Bates
Chicago
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Emma
Mrs. Winslow
Amelia Ann
Ally
Peggy
Billy Bates
Tyler
Billy
Roger Mack
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Miss Martin
Fairport Ridge Social Notes March Visit and Illness
Mrs. Henry Brase is slowly improving after a sickness period. Diphtheria threatens the Hunn children at their Muscatine home. Numerous locals and Muscatine visitors, including John Kemper and Shroder, stop by for calls or travel to Davenport for treatment.
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Henry Brase
M. Hunn
Muscatine
John Kemper
C. K. Beatty
New Era
P. Hunn
Ed. Welch
Fairport
Davenport
Death by Indigestion and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An old warning about indigestion links undigested food to fatal outcomes and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy. The ad claims tablets digest food, ease symptoms, and improve health after meals, priced at 50 cents per package.
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