Democratic State Convention Called for Town August 7 1906
Delegates of the Democrats meet in Water vo to nominate candidates for state offices at the November 6 election and conduct other business. Representation allocates two delegates per county plus one per 200 votes over 100 for Parker in 1900. Marion county gets thirteen seats. Counties and townships should organize and send reports with credentials. Des Moines May 18 1906. S B Morrisey chairman C W Miller secretary.
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Alton B. Parker
Marion County
Des Moines
Iowa
Councilmen urged to reimburse funds for favors
The writer states two councilmen took money illegally and have repaid little. Streets need work and the city treasury needs replenishing. People would accept partial payments, even installments, before campaigns begin to avoid future suspicions about motives and favors.
Roosevelt Declines Third Term Bid Amid Bryan Challenge
The speaker asserts only Theodore Roosevelt could defeat William Jennings Bryan for president in the United States, noting Roosevelt has announced he will not accept a third term. The remark frames Roosevelt as the sole viable candidate against Bryan despite his stated refusal.
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United States
Bryan
Theo Roosevelt
Republican bets on Bryan for Democratic nominee
The Cedar Rapids Republican forecasts Bryan as the next Democratic presidential nominee and predicts a harsher defeat than before, echoing a prior forecast about Cummins. The piece frames the Republican as a poor prophet.
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Cedar Rapids
Bryan
Cummins
Rising Bryan sentiment alarms Republican press
The text notes growing pro Bryan sentiment nationwide as exasperating to the Republican press, comparing it to a red rag aggravating a bull, and concludes that the third effort will prevail.
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Bryan
Pella charity sock social boosts hose supply
The Young Ladies' Mission society in Pella hosted a sock social and the city just received 400 feet of new hose. The Chronicle notes this will allow them to reach one block farther than before, while Knoxville Express jokes about garter snakes not thriving in the lively town.
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Pella
Young Ladies’ Mission Society
the Chronicle
Knoxville Express
Knoxville
Bro
Casey
Imitation silk process eyed by patent office
A claimed patent proposes a method to mimic silk using a varnish coated linen or cotton fabric sprinkled with tiny glass lobules. After drying, the surface resembles costly silk and colors are applied before glass to enhance embroidery like real silk. The text also mentions the will of Russel Sage and its bequest to his wife, with uncertainty about its disposition.
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Patent Office
Sage fortune to fund public uses via wife’s will
The passage notes Mrs. Sage plans to use little of her vast fortune for herself and suggests most of the funds will go to charitable or public uses. It reflects Mr. Sage’s expectation that she will distribute large sums through her will, given his understanding of her preferences.
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Russel
Revolution in Russia Threatens World Peace
An era of upheaval in Russia raises alarms about global stability. The piece argues that insurrections and radical Nihilist and anarchist ideas spread by Russian immigrants threaten civilized order, predicting increased lawlessness in the United States and other nations unless order is restored.
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Russia
United States
Germany
France
Alfalfa News From Iowa Experiment Station Bulletin
The Iowa Experiment Station issues a bulletin declaring alfalfa can be profitably grown in the state. It highlights yields two to three times clover and timothy, high protein content, superior hog pasture value, soil enrichment, and best gains when fed with corn. Farmers are urged to request a copy of the bulletin.
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Iowa
Wordy Play In Albanian Jail Ends Cobb’s Languishing
A Knoxville newspaper item mocks a jail scene as Major Cobb is released after months of confinement described with rustic humor. The piece quips that corn-juice caused his prolonged state, framing the event in a playful, regional voice.
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Albia
Major Cobb
Donjon
Cobb
Knoxville Express
Express taunts Democrats to ease Republican rift
Casey voices approval as The Express urges harsher criticism of the democratic caucuses to foster factional unity. The piece argues Republicans should trade barbs with Democrats to boost internal party solidarity amid a major family split.
Consolations of the Gospel Sermon After Election Loss
The Des Moines Capital led a strenuous campaign but faced an inglorious defeat. A Sunday sermonette used the event as its text and sorviture citation, reflecting on the political contest and its aftermath.
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Des Moines
All Things Work for Good in Difficult Times
The quote reflects the idea that present hardships are not joyous but painful, yet they produce a later peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who endure the discipline. It underscores perseverance and spiritual growth through trials.
Acquaintance Before Marriage Tales at Ohare University
A fragmented item notes social customs at Ohare University with hints of marriage and social expectations. The brief mentions Leasor and speenblon in unclear context, suggesting a gossip style column or campus anecdote with dated social observations.
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the. Ohare University
Leasor
Aie Speenblon
Trial marriage idea draws university reproach
The Newton Record notes Chicago University flirted with liberal ideas by allowing what some call a trial marriage for couples to acquaint before formal ties. It criticizes the faculty's lax standards and lack of common sense as a requirement for tenure.
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Chicago University
Newton Record
Free beer war roils Clarkburg saloons and drinkers
In Clarkburg West Virginia Aug 4 a beer price war escalates as Clarksburg Brewing cut ice to ten cents a hundred pounds and Reymann Brewing of Wheel ing supplies ice free to saloons. The dispute widens with Reymann offering free beer for five years and free beer distributed to all consumers.
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Clarkburg
W. Va
Clarksburg Brewing Company
Reyman Brewing Company
Wheeling
Reymann Company
Confession and Prayer from The Knoxville Journal
The Journal asserts it has tried to be fair during a strenuous time and offers to amend any unintentional errors. It says no malice was intended and seeks reconciliation, noting two reflections on the publishers’ personal integrity. It ends by blessing the Republican party after a county convention defeat and upcoming victory.
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Republican Party
Knoxville Journal
Chautauqua Ad Requests Free Local Inquiries
The Indianola chautauqua treasurer sent a half column of locals asking space for advertising. He notes inquiries from the vicinity and urges readers to visit and read what the chautauqua offers, thanking the paper in advance.
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Gaul
Indianola Chautauqua
Electric Bitters credited with curing multiple ailments
The testimonial claims E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Indiana found relief after two years of kidney trouble and general debility from Electric Bitters. The product is touted as a sure cure for stomach, liver and kidney complaints, blood diseases, headaches and weakness, priced at 50 cents and guaranteed by H M Langerak.
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E. H. Wolfe
Bear Grove
H. M. Langerak
Where Col Bryan Stands on Sullivan and the Entertainment Fund
Des Moines Daily Capital reports Col Bryan questions Illinois national committeeman Sullivan’s election and calls for his resignation. Bryan also sets a cap of 50 on contributions to the Bryan entertainment fund, requires disclosure of donors, and argues against politics by wealth or petty office holders.
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Des Moines
W. J. Bryan
William J. Bryan
Sullivan
Democratic Party
Illinois
Bryan
Colonel Bryan
Bryan Entertainment Fund
Col. Bryan
Gallien
Mpong
Aryan
Baa
Heen
Reform Virtue Gaining Public Support Against Corruption
The author notes growing public sentiment against stealing and political graft after reforms. He warns that without reforms to curb committeeships, Americans must labor and wait. He emphasizes improved views on securing office and the need for more time to realize change.
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Sullivan
Wealth of the World’s Richest Painted in a Metropolitan List
A metropolitan tabloid list estimates the hundred wealthiest people with total ownership around 6.76 billion dollars. John D. Rockefeller leads at 6.0 billion, followed by Beit, Robinson of South Africa, and the Russian czar with 350 million. Other names include Carnegie, Morgan, Astor, Vanderbilt, Sage, Field, Flagler, and Gould among many. Estimates cite banking, finance, real estate, railroads, and oil as main wealth sources.
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Chronicle
Alfred Bell
Russell Sage
St. Peter
St. Peter’s
United States
John D. Rockefeller
A. Beit
South Africa
J. B. Robinson
Russia
Andrew Carnegie
W. W. Astor
J. Pierrepont Morgan
William Rockefeller
Henry H. Rogers
W. K. Vanderbilt
Senator Clark
John Jacob Astor
Lord Rothschild
Marshall Field, Jr
Henry M. Flagler
Mrs. Hetty Green
George Gould
J. O. Armour
August Belmont
Jno. W. Gates
Joseph Pulitzer
James G. Bennet
Woman worries over wrinkles then seeks relief from tea
A descriptive line notes a woman fretting about wrinkles until she acquires them, then fears having them. It suggests Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to bring a bright, smiling face, available in tea or tablets for 35 cents, cited to FED and Stubenrauch.
Harmony With a Vengeance in Cedar Rapids Campaign Feud
The Cedar Rapids Republican attacks the Des Moines Register and Leader over alleged delegate theft in the state campaign. It accuses the Cummins and Perkins factions of stealing regular delegates from Walpole and Jasper counties to secure Garst’s ticket, arguing power justified the acts.
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Register and Leader
Des Moines
Cummins
Perkins
Mot
Des Moines Register
State Committee
Walpello
Jasper
Garst
Jefferson County
Gem City Business College Ad Promises Quick Jobs
An advertisement from Gem City Business College in Quincy Illinois touts itself as America’s largest and most successful business school. It claims twenty teachers four thousand students and a single building with courses in bookkeeping shorthand typewriting penmanship and banking. It invites readers to obtain a 64 page illustrated catalogue free and explains graduates readily secure employment as stenographers or bookkeepers.
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