Marion county Democrats Nominate State Convention Delegates
The Marion county Democratic convention met in Knoxville on the 25th to select delegates for the state convention at Waterloo on August 1. The meeting proceeded with officers named, a credentials committee reporting full township representation, and a nominating committee submitting lists for state, congressional, and judicial conventions. Delegates included W. J. Casey, J. S. Cunningham, O. H. Amos, and others. additional names joined for the congressional slate. A resolution endorsed Bryan for president and Wade for governor before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Knoxville
Waterloo
Sniff
C. H. Amos
W. J. Carney
John Snider
Washington Township
Marlon Porter
Lake Prairie
J. J. Dean
Pleasant Grove
Perry
Summit
Crozier
W. J. Casey
J.S. Cunningham
O. H. Amos
W. M
Neal Shafer
Delos van Zante
F. M. Henry
N. J. Wood
Bryan
Wade
Elks Set Philadelphia as Next Meeting City
In Denver Colorado the Elks convention selected Philadelphia as the next meeting place marking a key decision in the ongoing session.
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the Elks
Denver, Col
Philadelphia
England supports 782 422 paupers in population of 34 million
William EB Curtis of the Chicago Record-Herald notes excluding private and church charities England supports 782 422 paupers of a 34 152 927 population at an annual cost of 70 081 345. The figure reflects public relief burden and governmental policy analysis.
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William EB. Curtis
The
Chicago Record-Herald
England
Bond issue to finance Colfax hotel replacement
Bonds totaling 100000 are issued in Chicago to fund a 138 room hotel in Colfax Iowa replacing the structure burned last year. The plan transfers the funds for construction at Colfax to erect the new hotel after the fire loss.
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Chicago
Colfax
Iowa
Notable Rich Die On Separate Paths To Afterlife
Alfred Bell the world’s richest man and Russell Sage a multimillionaire recently died. Both enter the afterworld by the same gate as the poorest, with the only difference being a longer wait in the sweat box before St. Peter.
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Alfred Bell
Russell Sage
St. Pater
Editor bemoans troubles as pup and subscriber fade
The Arlington News man laments woes in a clipped note noting the editor's pup has fleas and Tom Green of West Union has stopped his subscription to the News.
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Arlington News
Tom Green
West Union
Rockefeller sails toward New York amid arrest warrant
A Paris cablegram reports John D. Rockefeller has sailed for New York while a Findlay Ohio dispatch states Sheriff Groves holds a warrant for Rockefeller’s arrest. The Findlay probate court information cites a misdemeanor charge under state anti trust laws, preventing his extradition without consent.
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Paris
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Findlay
Ohio
Sherrif Groves
Rockefeller
President Roosevelts Bank Account at Riggs National
The text notes Roosevelt keeps an account at Riggs National Bank Washington. Bank keepers struggle to balance due to people who receive presidential checks preferring to preserve them as keepsakes rather than cash them. Many checks range from 81 to 810, with hundreds of dollars signed by the president.
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Roosevelt
Riggs National Bank
Washington
Press
Frost Touches Corn Crop in New York
The New York frost damaged corn crop severely on July fifth, leaving none to mature. The report notes panes in New York and cites the Atchison Globe as the source of the frost impact description.
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New York
Atchison Globe
The Hog as a Gluttonous Figure in Satire
A coarse verse depicts a human hog as a consumer of wealth and mischief, describing his greed, vulgar love of filth, and parasitic abundance. It satirizes how he profits from others, mocks cleanliness, and promises more indulgence as he grows fat.
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Mary
Advertising Fraud Targeting Rural Routes Directory
A swindle preys on merchants and farmers via a bogus rural route directory. The grafter convinces merchants to buy ads by claiming local patrons will only shop advertised businesses. He collects the ad and patron list then sells the data to a mail order house, leaving the merchant liable for payment.
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Inx
Casper News Highlights G R Hagens in Wyoming Spotlight
Val. 1, No. 1 of the Casper News showcases local figures including G. R. Hagens of Casper. The piece lauds his role in the city’s legal scene and Commercial club, notes his win in the Gomes case, and cites his academic credentials, bar admissions, and clients like Rocky Mountain Bell.
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Casper
Wyoming
Pella
G. KR. Hagens
G. R. Flagens
Flagens
Gomes
Blackmora
Natrona County
G. R. Hagens
Hagens
Northwestern University Law School
Illinois
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Protectionist tariffs and corporate influence blamed for prosperity loss
A partisan critique argues that prosperity stems not from tariffs but despite them. It cites foreign nations pursuing new prohibitive tariffs, noting France, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Canada and others tightening measures through reciprocal treaties and border protection to favor domestic interests.
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Democratic Party
United States
France
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Roumania
Italy
Switzerland
Belgium
Brazil
Japan
Canada
Prohibitive Tariff System Burdens Foreign and U.S. Consumers
The excerpt argues that foreign nations lose the tariff’s effect while consumers abroad face higher prices. Americans also shoulder an unnecessary burden as most people resist democratic reform. It warns of a future reckoning, described as not far distant.
Miner Price Found Dead Near Albia On Railroad Bank
Price a well known Hiteman miner was found dead Thursday morning on the south bank of the C B Q railroad near the Crozier place west of Albia. Suspected foul play includes drugging and robbery with disarranged pockets. Wm Hutton who was with him Wednesday later reported the death and was jailed after giving inconsistent stories. Price attended college at Pella and graduated with the class of 1901.
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Price
Hiteman
Crozier Place
Albia
Sone
Wm. Hutton
Mr. Price
John BR. Price
Hutter
Pella
Wheel loose on Northwestern main line derails and damages rails
An extra time freight on the Northwestern main line westbound Sunday morning carried a wheel of a furniture cart that broke loose. The wheel rolled about twenty miles along the track, knocking off two inside bolts on every rail joint. Investigators found oil on nearly every track bolt from Nevada to Boone.
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Northwestern
Nevada
Boone
Eve and Ear Doctor Dr Weber Clinic Notice
See Dr Weber, the eve and ear doctor, on Wednesday August 8 at Keables after 1 p m. Examination free.
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Dr. Weber
Keables
Farm for sale with irrigated 160 acres in New Mexico
Property listing offering all or part of 160 acres irrigated from a well, two houses on the ranch with water piped to the house and horse troughs. Alfalfa apples and corn grown. Mention of healthful climate and monthly excursions to Pesos Valley. Contact L. S. Kennicutt Artesta New Mexico. 21
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Pesos Valley
L. S. Kennicutt
Artesta
New Mexico
Summer Vacation in Colorado Low Rates via Rock Island Lines
Rock Island Lines offers summer tourist tickets from Pella Iowa to Denver Colorado Springs or Pueblo and back for 21 75 from June 1 to September 15 with return by October 31 special round trip rate 19 25 from July 10 to 15. Tickets limited for return to August 20. Low fares to Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City Ogden Yellowstone and Pacific Coast with side trips. Details at Rock Island ticket agents in Pella Iowa.
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Rock Island
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Yellowstone National Park
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Rock Island Ticket Agen
Pella
Iowa
Democratic delegate convention called for August in Waterbury Iowa
A Democratic delegate convention in Town Water ary is called for Tuesday August 7 1906 to nominate candidates for state offices for the November 6 1906 election and conduct other business. Representation assigns Marion county 13 delegates with two per county plus one for each two votes over 100 for Parker in 1901. The committee urges county and township organizations be formed before the state convention and reports accompany credentials. Des Moines Iowa May 18 1906 by order of the State Committee sg. Morrisey Chairman C W Miller Secretary
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Alton B. Parker
Marion County
Des Moines
Iowa
Gem City Business College Ad in Quincy Illinois
Gem City Business College in Quincy Illinois touts itself as America’s largest business college with twenty teachers and 1400 students. The ad promises courses in bookkeeping shorthand typewriting penmanship banking and more, and notes graduates readily secure employment. It invites readers to request a 64 page illustrated catalogue free and lists D L Musselman president as contact.
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America
D. L. Musselman
Pres
Quincy
Illinois
Quieting Title Action in Marion County Iowa
Plaintiff seeks a decree to confirm title to real estate and quiet title against defendants without personal costs unless defense is made. If not defended before noon on October term 1906 starting October 2 in Knoxville, Iowa, default will be entered and decree rendered as prayed.
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District Court
Knoxville
Marion County
Iowa
Notice of suit over disputed Finarty land in Marion County Iowa
Coenraad Ver ploeg files equity petition claiming sole ownership of the N E S E of section 26 township 76 range 18 Marion County. He asserts 16 years peaceful possession and a defective chain of title from Joseph Finarty, via a 1850 warranty deed not fully recorded, and cites unknown heirs and claimants. The defendants and their unknown heirs are named in the notice with residence details unknown.
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Samuel Finarty
Mary E. Finarty
Margaret C. Flaugh
Alexander Flaugh
Minerva Roberts
Virgil Roberts
Q. T. Finarty
James Finarty
Sarah Finarty
J. W. Finarty
Joseph Finarty
Emeline
David Finarty
Elizabeth Withers
Louis M. Withers
Elizabeth Finarty
Township 76
Range 18
Marion County
Iowa
District Court of
Coenraad Verploeg
Great Western Sells Reduced Homeseeker Tickets
The Chicago Great Western railway offers half-rate tickets on the first and third Tuesdays to Minnesota North Dakota and Canadian Northwest for homeseekers. Apply through any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn, state party and travel date in booking.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Great Western
J.P. Elmer
St. Paul
Minn
For Sale House with five rooms and new seven-room home
For sale a good five room house and a new seven room house both in good location near the square. For particulars ask Sjaardema one block north of Blommer's, 20-22.
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Sjaardema
Blommer
Henry Veenman guest of John Lucas family in Pella region
Henry Veenman of Pella who travels for the Paella Stacker Company was a guest over Saturday and Sunday at the John Lucas home. His wife is a sister of Mrs. Lucas. Miss Carolyn Van Viiet, who has been taking a library course at summer school in Iowa City for the past six weeks, returned home last Saturday evening.
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Henry Veenman
Pella
Paella Stacker Company
John Lucas
Mrs. Lucas
Alton
Carolyn van Viiet
Iowa City
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August Pella
Democratic County Convention
Rock Island Lines
Deniocrata
Waterary
B. Morrisey
C. W. Miller
Gem City Business College
Quincy, I
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Maas
Sarsaparilla
Officers
Dat Ward
Ass WL
Allen Wo
M Kruger A
CG Kurper
Gaasa van Schreiner
Rhynsburger
Ac van der Sluts H. F
Johnson H
D van Zante
Slob
James Jansma -K
van Dissekiors
OsKacosa, Iowa
Drs. Fellows & Fellows
Tor Tule Beck Row
E. M. Cole
H. Kuyper, C.N. Cole, F. M. Frush
H. Rietveld
H. J. Vanden Berg
Peter van Sittert
J. S.rhynsburger
Post Office Directory
Overland Mail
Ipm
Tam
Opm
Ter
College Directory
L. A. Carrison
C. A. Hawley
H. J. VandenBerg
W. A. Young
Kruger
C. C
F. Pella
Opera House
T. Vander Myden
W. Kimmell
R. M
Wan
Gezel
Sachean
C. Bruinetoos, C
Opera Block
L, M
Donal V, G
Main
Franklin
Viersen
Vieltla Brothers
Barburg
G.C Welch
See
Church Directory
Second Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor
Third Reformed Church
First Christian Reformed Church
Second Christian Reformed Church
M.E. Church
W.S. Riddle
T.j.edmond
Epworth League
First Reformed Church
Caristirn Endeavor
Ena
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