Republican State Convention to Nominate Iowa Delegates
Des Moines hosts a Republican delegate convention on May 10 1900 at 11 am to elect four delegates and four alternates at large for the National Convention in Philadelphia June 19 1900. Congressional district delegates chosen May 10 at 9 am as recommended by the Republican committees.
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Iowa
Republican National Committee
Republican State Central Committee of
Republicans of
Des Moines
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
National Committee
Congressional Committee
State Central Committee
Leslie M. Shaw
Adair
Jefferson
Adams
Oceee Johnson
Allamakee
Jones
Appanoose
Keokuk Onsese
Audubon
Kossuth
Nton
Marion
Carroll Ok
Il Marshall
Cass
Mills Il Cedar
Mitchell
Cerro Gordo Monona
Cherokee
Monroe
Chickasaw
Montgomery
Clarke
Muscatine
A Seewe
O'Brien
Clayton
Osceola
Clinton
Pause
Wee
Emmet
Scott
Fayette Shelby
Floyd
Bret
Franklin
Vaca
Fremont
Tama
Green
Taylor
Grundy
Union
Guthrie
van Buren
Hamilton
Wapello
Hancock
Warren
Hardin
Washington
Harrison
Wayne
Henry
Webster
Howard
Winnebago
Humboldt
Winneshiek
Ida
Woodbury
Wright
Jackson
Jasper
Porto Rico tariff bill stance sparks Washington letter
Geo. F. Roberts editor of the Ft. Dodge Messenger now in Washington as director of the mints disputes Chicago Times Herald on the 15 percent Porto Rico tariff. He argues the House bill is sound policy and warns Iowa politicians against repudiating tariff on Porto Rico produced goods.
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Roberts
Porto Rico
Puerto Rico
Congress
Philippine Islands
Littlefield
United States
Senate
Washington
Des Moines Register
Allison
Geo. F. Roberts
Ft. Dodge Messenger
Chicago Times- Herald
Iowa
Washington Gazette Corrects Quotation Attribution
The Washington Gazette notes a prior misquote and attributes quoted sentiments to the Democrat. It defends Washington as limiting liquor with no drug store saloons and only limited bootlegging, asserting little liquor enters the city daily.
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Washington Gazette
Democrat
The
Gazette
Washington
Iowa
Journal Predicts Iowa City backs five mile limit law
The Journal foresees in less than five years Iowa City residents once opposing the five mile limit law will admit it was the best thing that happened to them. The piece cites opposition from newspapers the mayor and General Assembly members as they questioned the measure.
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the Journal
Iowa City
General Assembly
Iowa City Republicans Attack Sumptuary Law Debate
The Iowa City Republican criticizes liquor legislation as a throwback to Queen Elizabeth era sumptuary law, signaling a long-running, heated public dispute over regulation and morality.
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Iowa City
Envy Hints at Newspaper Woes in Sly Quip
A brief, humorous note contrasts envy with the hard realities of reporters. It frames envy as a sharp saw and hints at the elusive nature of press coverage.
Burlington moves to build a modern hotel in Iowa
Citizens in Burlington sign a five thousand dollar bonus agreement with Chicago promoters to locate a hotel at Third and Valley streets costing about one hundred fifty thousand dollars. Judge Thornell in Council Bluffs ruled on oleomargarine sales saying colored imitations may be marketed if wholesome and not misrepresented.
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Burlington
Chicago
Third
Valley Streets
Thornell
Council Bluffs
Men Never Satisfied Says Quote on Wealth
A pithy saying declares men are never satisfied. For every dollar a man gains he seeks two more, reflecting a restless pursuit of wealth.
What Doing as Jesus Would Means for the Church
A sermon argues that following Jesus does not require identical acts but living by his spirit and principles. It emphasizes guided growth, personal discernment, and the church’s mission to proclaim salvation over sociology or ethics, with large crowds at both services and an evening message on Paul before Agrippa.
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Jesus
Christ
Zacchaeus
Peter
John
Paul
Ananias
God
Fowler
Agrippa
Six Things Jesus Came to Do Sermon Outline
Mr. Fowler preached on Luke 4 18 19 outlining six Christ like actions for the church Proclamation to reach the poor Consolation through the gospel Deliverance from bondage Enlightenment and moral sight Then questions about the church conforming to Christ mission and avoiding compromise.
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Jesus
Christ
Mr. Fowler
Nazareth
Rome
Bartimens
Nicodemus
Revival at First Methodist Church Sees Forty Additions
The large church auditorium welcomed attendees for day and night services. Five new members joined, bringing this year’s total to over forty since October. Revival meetings continue daily with 20 more afternoon sessions and 7 30 evening services led by S D Goodale.
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First Methodist Church
S. D. Goodale
Evening Services at First Congregational Church
Special services are held each evening this week at the First Congregational church. Preludes illustrate Sheldon's In His Steps before sermons. Services start at 7 30 with song and praise, sermon at 7 45, inviting all to attend without forceful pressure.
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First Congregational Church
Sheldon
Women in Lyons Quarantined Over Smallpox Threat
In Lyons Greene county two women sick with smallpox were quarantined after mistaking the illness for chicken pox. They fled in male attire provoking a guard to intervene. The guard used a whip to stop them and drive them back to confinement.
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Indianapolis
the Sentinel
Lyons
Greene County
Bishop Patten Returns From Philippine Mission
Bishop Patten has arrived home after a three month stay in the Philippines on a church mission. The patent office reports a surge of activity with 735 more patents issued this quarter than the same period last year.
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Bishop Patten
Philippines
Patent Office
Yokohama
William Cunningham
St. Paul
Cambridge City
Ind
Lizzie Moore
Cincinnati
Justin Dewey
Superior Court of
Massachusetts
Admiral Dewey
Springfield
Mass
Bulgaria
Russia
Bay of Bourgas
Black Sea
Rufus Parks, Jr
Yale University
Paris Petit Bleu
Dreyfus
Denver Post
Sheldon
Yale
Forestry
George White
Ladysmith
Cleveland
Thirteen Dollars Seen as Unlucky by Some Men
A quotation notes that certain men regard finding thirteen dollars as an omen of bad luck, illustrating superstition influencing daily luck beliefs.
Complex family tangle prompts divorce action in Milwaukee
Dr W E Wyman files in Judge Ludwig's court seeking divorce relief and alimony reversal while contesting a decree in a bizarre kinship web. The defendant Eleonore is now married to Wyman’s late husband’s father, creating a tangled sequence where step relations and grandchildren blur lineages as the case seeks restraint on enforcing the decree.
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Milwaukee
W. E. Wyman
Ludwig
Wyman
Eleonore
Marie
Maud S. Died at Port Chester Farm at 26
Mand S known as Maud S trotter and record holder of 2.08% died at Schultz farm Port Chester New York on a Saturday morning. She was brought from New York a week earlier to be used for breeding by the Bonner estate but was sick upon arrival and treated by a veterinary surgeon. Despite efforts her condition worsened and the valuable animal could not be saved. Maud S was 26 and had a famed record of 2.08% set in 1895.
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New York
Poses
Maud S
Bonner
ISS
Shot by a Woman Hurts Prominent Iowa Man
Ottumwa Iowa March 19 County Attorney W B Barger of Chariton was shot in the head Friday night and seriously wounded. Mrs George Pyle was arrested and confessed to the shooting saying it occurred in her house while Barger says it happened on a public street by an unknown assailant. She states Barger and her divorced husband were at her home and she intended to kill Pyle. Some doubt her story and some believe she is mentally deranged.
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Ottumwa
Attorny
W. B. Barger
Chariton
George Pyle
Barger
Pyle
Steamer Louisville Freed After Ice Bound Ordeal
The steamer Louisville reached St Joseph Michigan at 35 p m Saturday after 37 hours iced in five miles offshore. With coal exhausted passengers especially women and children and provisions were moved to the tug Andy. A collision risk arose when ice packs six to eight feet thick pressed the vessels. Captain Graham said the noon decision to push through was dire but relief came with the tug’s aid. A separate dispatch notes other midwest items and a murder case in Renton Illinois.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Louisville
Graham
Andy
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch
A Muscatine office of 4, J. Toher & Co. Brokers with H. E. McKay as manager reports from Chicago markets dated March 19, 1900. The dispatch notes broker activity and market conditions in Chicago.
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J. Toher & Co
H. E. McKay
Muscatine Office
Chicago
Muscatine Market Prices Read Across Commodities
Muscatine Iowa March 15 market notes list Wood Pine and Hard Coal prices and grains flour and meal rates. Live stock dairy and produce quotes cover hogs sheep calves cattle lamb dressed poultry butter eggs cheese and miscellaneous items with market strength or weakness noted.
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Graham
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H. O. Weaver
Republican State Con. Com. Co
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Famous Trotter
MAUD
Joseph Harter
Back the Ripper
Germany
Berlin
Associated Press
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Jack the Ripper
Winter
Prechlau
Gurderer
Alton, Lls
Madison County
Alton
Alton Court
Hope
Terre Haute
Detroit
Detroit Board of Assessors
Renton, Ill
Harry Hubbard
William Espy
Exspn
Hubbard
Jay
Ansas City
Omaha
Liverpool
Muscatine Markets
Parnell Ave
Ohio
Korte
A. R. Bremer Co
J. J. Havercamp
McBride & Cope
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