Vollmer Urges Voters to Back Majority Party
Iowa City debate notes Mr. Vollmer claims a nonpartisan bureau foresees a Democratic majority in the next Congress by fifty seats. He says Johnson county favors a new post office and rural mail deliveries if the majority party wins. He asserts one Democrat in Iowa could wield influence in a Republican era.
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Vollmer
Johnson County
Iowa
House of Representatives
McKinley
Journal Subscription Rates Notice
Muscatine Journal lists subscription rates for home delivery by carrier with weekly collection and semi weekly options on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Orders are handled by postal card or telephone and remittances should be made payable to Journal Printing Co. Muscatine Iowa.
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Electors Named for Congress Second District Seats
Electors at large John N Baldwin of Pottawattamie County Ole Roe of Johnson County and J N W Rumple of Iowa County named for the Second District Congress race.
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Pottawattamie County
Ole Roe
Johnson County
Congress
J. N. W. Rumple
Iowa County
County Ticket for Auditor Clerk Recorder and others
A slate of county candidates includes Auditor A C Noble of Goshen Township Clerk Charles Richman of Muscatine Recorder C H Reesink Attorney E P Ingham of Wilton Supervisor D D Webster of Fruitland
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Goshen Township
Charles Richman
Muscatine
C. H. Reesink
E. P. Ingham
Wilton
D. D. Webster
Fruitland
Township Ticket slate announced with candidate names
For Justices H. S. Howe and F. W. Eversmeyer. For Constables John Richley and Wm Schoenig. For Clerk J. E. Coe. For Assessor David Vanatta. For Trustee Wm Van ZyL.
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F. W. Eversmeyer
John Richley
Wm. Schoenig
J. E. Coe
David Vanatta
Wm .van Zyl
Vollmer’s quarrel shows unfitness for Congress
The Davenport Leader backed Vollmer, but he accused the paper of bad faith and demanded it oppose him. The columnist argues a diplomat would have discussed concerns with the editor and urges voters to back Capt. Rumple instead.
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Leader
Capt. Rumple
Vollmer Denounces Expected Democratic Caucus on Silver
A letter from Vollmer to the local press denounces the idea of a caucus on silver during his term. He asserts no caucus will occur while he is a candidate and cites an unchanged Republican Senate as blocking financial system reform. The piece criticizes his stance as puerile and ignorant of future duties.
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Senate
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House
Illustrated transportation number hawks Council Bluffs growth
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil showcases an illustrated transportation feature praised as one of the finest artistic works from an Iowa office. The piece highlights Council Bluffs advantages and portrays the city as prospering thanks to enterprising local journalism.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Anamosa Eureka Comments On Vollmer District Woes
The Anamosa Eureka laments Vollmer’s position in the 2d district noting he bears a gold record on one shoulder and silver flim-flam on the other. The paper says he is in hot water and that the chances for his being snowed under are improving daily.
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Vollmer
Volker’s 2d District Prospects Favorable If Visible
The Iowa Falls Citizen says Volker’s chances in the 2d district would improve if he settled in a location where people could easily find him. The paper also claims the Cit izen has a correct view of the Democratic situation in the 2d district.
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Volker
Dubueue Times Quote Sparks Debate on Disfranchisement
A Dubuque Times editorial ridicules targeting only negro ignorance and incapacity, arguing that universal disfranchisement of ignorance would avert complaints. The remark highlights racial politics and backlash in voter access debates.
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Japan passes bill banning smoking for under twenty
Japan moves to prohibit smoking by individuals under 20 with a new bill. Lawmakers vote to raise the legal age and enforce penalties for sellers who provide tobacco to minors.
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Press Opinions From Various Iowa Newspapers
The Davenport Leader refuses to back a party trick and asks Vollmer to declare his stance. Fairfield Ledger blasts a Democrat predicting Republican buys in the presidential election. Carroll Herald accuses James Sovereign of aiding boodler Clark in Montana to influence voters. Keokuk Gate City derides Bryans claim of empire power as egotistical and contemptible.
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James R. Sovereign
Iowa
Montana
Boodler Clark
Senate
Random Notes From A Turbulent Era News Snippets
A Vermont lawyer bills a client for waking at night to ponder the case. Omaha capitalists plot an eighty mile tunnel west of Denver with an electric road through it. Rock Island lines link to Mexican Central at El Paso. Holland’s census shows 5 103 431 people, doubling in 70 years. Prairie schooners flood Guthrie toward Kiowa and Comanche lands. Queen Marcherita retires with 300 costumes distributed. Queen Helena gains a $200000 diadem. A Missouri preacher previews Hell sermon amid threats from parishioners. An automatic spanking machine is ridiculed as misapplied genius. Streetcars in St Charles Rock Road Western add a rear mounted telephone device for overhead private wiring.
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Iowa in Brief Detectives balk at Mabel Scho field murder clues
Detectives refuse to pursue the Mabel Scho field murder case citing private subscriptions as of little value. A Dubuque poll by the Republican committee forecasts McKinley leading by 400 to 500 votes this year, down from a 144 vote margin four years ago. Waterloo Postmaster Munger reports a written confession from C F Rollins admitting arson near Marshalltown three years back, tied to J R Faust who was jailed three years at Ft Madison penitentiary.
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Munger
Waterloo
C. F. Rollins
Marshalltown
J. R. Faust
Ft. Madison
Condemnation of Nets Tied to Pen tech Bros Fishing Case
In Houghton Michigan on October 30 1920 forty two hundred dollars worth of nets owned by Pentecost Bros a Chicago fish and game concern were condemned at Eagle River by Assistant Game Warden Brewster from Lansing. The 3 1 2 inch mesh nets used for trout fishing were not allowed for that purpose though certain fish permit such mesh. The Lansing office will decide whether to sell the nets for whatever money they fetch or burn nets if mesh is unusable for any fish.
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Houghton, Mich
Pentecost Bros
Chicago
Lansing
Michigan Federation meeting votes on honorary male members
Lansing hosts the sixth annual Michigan Federation of Women's Clubs meeting. Lorraine Inman of Grand Rapids wins a motion to make President Snyder of the State Agricultural College and the husband of Martha Root of Bay City honorary members. The proposal sparks near uproar and is laid on the table.
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Michigan Federation of Woman's Clubs
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Grand Rapids
Snyder
State Agricultural College
Martha Root
Bay City
Collision damages freight trains near Port Washington
Port Washington Wisconsin October 30 report says a north bound freight stood on the main track when a second freight with two engines crashed into its rear. The impact wrecked the caboose and several grain cars. Engineers Maxwell and Fireman Buchner of Milwaukee were injured severely but survived.
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Wis
Maxwell
Buchner
Milwaukee
Unique Farmers Union forms in Jackson County Illinois
Carbondale Illinois reports a May 17 charter for a Farmers Union aimed at economic social improvement. The movement plans expansion to all agricultural counties as it grows locally. Grand Rapids Michigan notes city water taps found at several factories and potential legal action if unpaid.
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Als
Jackson County
Thanksgiving Proclamation and War News Digest
The president issues the annual Thanksgiving proclamation with November 29 set for the day. General Elwell and General Fitzhugh Lee are assigned to command the departments of the Lakes and the Missouri respectively. Prince Christian Victor dies of enteric fever at Pretoria, the Queen’s grandson. A New York prison keeper dies after two inmates attack him during an escape attempt. Cecil Godwin loses an arm in a corn husking accident, as does his father. Portage Wisconsin’s Burlingame sustains serious injuries in a runaway. Upham Russell’s Shawano store burglarized. $400 stolen. three men arrested. Chicago post office clerks join the Federation of Labor. A cyclone damages farm buildings near Wichita. Nate Teller Alvord helps create a theft-proof bookkeeping system for banks. Herreshoff ordered to build the cup defender. Captain Haesell says Boers will resume fighting next spring.
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Berlin
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What Shall We Have For Desert
A family question answers dessert choice with Jell-O. Quick two minute preparation with hot water and no baking. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers. 10c to 10cts.
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Filavors
Mountain Landscape in Porto Rico Ranges 1000 to 2000 Feet
Observers note Porto Rico features numerous mountains between 1000 and over 2000 feet high. These peaks are mostly pointed with no flat summits, seldom forested, and many are cultivated up to their very tops.
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Porto Rico
Ottumwa Voter Registration Surpasses 1896 Totals
In Ottumwa the seven wards report 4,387 total registered voters, 305 more than the combined 1896 secretary of state vote. The rise signals city growth and sustained political interest since Bryan and McKinley debated.
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Board of Registration
Bryan
McKinley
Ward Clubs Schedule at K P Dance Hall
Three ward clubs meet weekly at K P dance hall with First Ward on Monday Second Ward on Friday and Third Ward on Thursday. Fourth Ward meets Monday at Stewart's Hall.
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K. P Dance Hall
Stewart's Hall
Beggs Hair Re cure claim without proof
Mrs M Evans of Cairo Jr says Beggs Hair Re did not remove dandruff or stop hair loss after other methods failed. The claim suggests the product cures the disease and hair will take care of itself, urging readers not to waste time.
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