Republican Senatorial Convention to Nominate in Muscatine
The Republicans of Louisa and Muscatine counties will meet at the Muscatine courthouse at 7 p.m. on the listed Wednesday in July to nominate a candidate for Senator and conduct other business. Delegates: Louisa 32, Muscatine 21. Party members nationwide are invited to participate in the caucuses and county chairmen are to arrange delegates. J W Bella and J W Garner are the county committeemen.
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JH. O. Weaver
Gubernatorial horoscope hints at river county leanings
The Clinton Herald outlines how Allamakee and Clayton favor Trewin while Dubuque backs Harriman. Jackson, Clinton, and Scott are placid, with Republicans content with any candidate, and Cummins most favored by city voters in Muscatine and parts of the countryside.
Political Delegation Counts From Four River Counties
The excerpt estimates potential delegate support in river counties with Cummins likely to receive 75 or 86 votes. It itemizes regional tallies: Trewin-Allamakee 16, Clayton 18 (total 34). Harriman-Dubuque 25. Cummins-Jackson Clinton Scott Muscatine 890. Anti-Cummins-Four counties Loniga 12 Des Moines 23 Lee 23 (total 76).
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Trewin
Allamakee
Clayton
Harriman
Dubuque
Jackson
Clinton
Scott
Muscatine
Anti-Cummins
Loniga
Des Moines
Lee
Democracy and plutocracy fight it out refrain
A Chicago Chronicle editorial rails at Bryan and his policy of pitting the poor against themselves. It cites a Lincoln Nebraska voice urging democracy versus plutocracy, warning that wealth line politics splits people and seldom succeeds.
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Chicago Chronicle
Bryan
Thermh
Lincoln
Neb
Conger Not A Scrambler Says Davenport Democrat
The Davenport Democrat argues Mr Conger is clear on not scrambling for office and that voters should judge governors by merit and action rather than political machine power. It questions when voters will practice consistency with their ideals of right and propriety and notes the governor’s role is an honor, not profit.
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Davenport
Conger
Fire from spontaneous combustion blazes Grace Lutheran
A Grace Lutheran church fire Sunday morning is attributed to spontaneous combustion. Rags soaked in oil were left in a small pile. by morning smoldering fire burned through the floor, implying the risk of similar fires starting under certain conditions.
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Grace Lutheran
Tama Jim Wilson Noted for Farming Skill Despite Theft Incident
The Waterloo Courier suggests Tama Jim Wilson’s pockets were picked in California with the presidential party, arguing the incident underscores his suitability to head the agricultural department since he is a farmer.
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Tama Jim Wilson
California
Waterloo Courier
Agricultural Department
State Auditor Merriam Names Deputy Auditor Captain Brandt
State Auditor Merriam announced the appointment of Capt Amos W Brandt of Des Moines late of the Thirty second Infantry to be deputy auditor of state. He goes into the office immediately.
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Merriam
Amos W. Brandt
Des Moines
Thirty-second Infantry
Buried Treasure Found in New Jersey Yard
A man in a small New Jersey town reportedly discovered a buried cache in his yard said to be from Captain Kidd’s seventeenth century crew. The find promises a comfortable future if the owner remains in good health as he starts life anew with the fortuitous treasure.
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Ramer
New Jersey
Captain Kidd
Siege of Pekin shows Chinese aid and grit amid famine
Mrs Edwin H Con ger recalls the two month siege with 600 in the British compound. She praises native Christians and missionaries for fortifications and aid while noting pony meat and a shrimp of sustenance sustaining all. The siege ended with relief on Aug 14 as shells and torches rained down.
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Edwin H. Conger
China
Des Moines Women's Club
Pekin
Legation
Methodist Mission
Conger
Proclamation Soon Opens Oklahoma Lands by Lottery Plan
Washington May 20. A proclamation to open 6,000,000 acres in the southwest Oklahoma Kiowa Comanche Apache reservation will create about 10,000 homesteads of 160 acres each. Heads of families 21 and US citizens may file for entry. veterans earn credit. Land will be allotted by lottery with a registration period of 30 to 40 days and a nonpartisan commission overseeing the draw.
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Oklahoma
United States
Washington
Congress
Interior Department
Dentist’s tale of sleepers during cavity work in Muscatine
A Muscatine dentist recalls patients who nearly sleep through drilling and hammering on front teeth. He cites one Illinois man who snored loudly and woke only after the work was done. Col Mand and the dentist joked about a washstand mix up with bay rum.
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Muscatine
Illinois
Col. M
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Piles Cure Ad by J. J. Havercamp Offer
An advertisement promises Rector as a remedy for piles with a full refund if it fails to cure. Each package includes a free pile pipe and sample offered, attributed to J. J. Havercamp.
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Rector
J. J. Havercamp
Editor Corrects Mormon Meeting Report in Columbus Junction
A Columbus Junction letter to the Journal rebuts a May 18 item claiming an evangelist of the Mormon church is holding meetings. I M Lane denies authorship of a note and clarifies that Evangelist J S Roth of Grinnell, a Reorganized Church minister, leads meetings in the opera house and opposes Mormonism. The letter cites biblical verses to defend its stance and urges truth and justice. The piece also lists local fraternal lodge and organization notices for Eagle Lodge AOUW, BPOE, and other groups with meeting details and officers.
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Pera House
Evangelist J. S. Roth
Grinnell
Opera House
Utah
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
I. M. Lane
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