Grover Cleveland Declines Nomination for President
Former president Grover Cleveland firmly declines to be presented as the Democratic nominee. In a Princeton letter dated November 25 to Brooklyn Eagle editor St Clair McKelway, he states his determination not to seek the presidency again, urging the Eagle to convey his decision to the public.
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Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
St. Clair McKelway
Brooklyn Eagle
the Eagle
Alton B. Parker
Court of Appeals
Princeton
Nineteen Football Fatalities Prompt Restrictions
The Chicago Tribune reports nineteen football season deaths in 1903 with many injuries. Some colleges halted play after severe casualties and injuries, though first class teams largely escaped fatal outcomes. Yale and Harvard had leg fractures, while western big nine teams saw mainly minor injuries.
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Chicago Tribune
Yale
Harvard
West
Colis Junction
Greenfield
Parenta
Pella Boy Promoted to Local Rock Island Agent
W H Herbig Rock Island division freight agent at Pella has been promoted to local agent in Kansas City. He leaves for Kansas City tonight and will return to Wichita Saturday morning. The 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and building and loan director plans to move his headquarters to Kansas City.
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W. H. Herbig
Rock Island Ry
Wichita
Kansas City
Walt
Pella
Rock Island
Herbig
Wichita Eagle
Iowa
D. W. Moffit
German and American Building and Loan Association
Scottish Rite Masons
Big Iowa Steer Tops Chicago Show
A Silver Crown steer from Iowa Agricultural College won the Short Horn Breeder's First Prize at Chicago's Dexter pavilion live stock show. Society boxes showered the animal with roses as students cheered. Mrs. John J. Spoor led the floral decorations amid a festive Aberdeen Angus display.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Chicago
Dexter Pavilion
American Breeders’ Association
John J. Spoor
Silver Crown
Popcorn Popping Theory Mentioned by Scientist
A scientific writer explains that popcorn pops as starch polymers expand under heat causing fracture along radii while the endosperm swells and the hull holds, the fractured quarters fold and meet beneath the embryo. The Press at Louisian noted a different impression earlier, suggesting the corn gets very hot and must burst.
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Louisian
Boasts of His Crimes Surfaces in Chicago Confession
Chicago police weigh a confession from Marx and Niedermeyer detailing a string of robberies, train thefts, and murders across years. The pair implicates Harvey van Dien and Roeski, with Niedermeyer claiming dozens of actions for reward payouts to his mother.
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Boastfudy
Jesse James
Harry Tracey
Chicago
Chicago Street Railway
Marx
Harvey van Dien
Peter Niedermeyer
Roeski
Niedermeyer
Dowie Faces Financial Collapse in Zion City
Dowie struggles with mounting creditor seizures as receivers take control of Zion City assets. He urged followers to donate vast sums, promising divine aid, while local factories halt pay and workers rely on Zion City coupon notes amid court appointments by Judge Kohlsaat.
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John Alexander Dowie
New York City
Elijah 11
Kohlsaat
Chicago
Dowie
New York
Zion City
God
Fred. M. Dupont
Chicago National Bank
Albert D. Currier
Lawoyer
Dowle
Senior Class Recital Delights Central College Audience
The Central College School of Oratory seniors Megan Leland and Ethel Leland along with J J Hollebrands presented a term recital in the Auditorium last Monday. A varied program featured piano duets, readings, cornet numbers, and vocal selections, highlighting reader magnetism and versatile talent.
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Department of Elocution
Central College School of Oratory
Megan
Ethel Leland
J. J. Hollebrands
Charlotte Leland
Harriette van Spanckeren
Miller
Guinevere
Tennyson
Portia
Nerissa
Miss Leland
Berenice
Pugilism Poised Against Football in Newton Herald View
In a Newton Herald opinion piece, boxing is praised for fairness and decency compared with football. The writer notes boxing rings with strict rules and calls football violent, expecting fewer but louder critics when major games unfold.
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Newton Herald
Bussey Man Fined for Beating His Wife
Rev. D. Webster was arrested in Bussey last Saturday night for beating his wife. He appeared before Justice Pack and was fined ten dollars and costs. The incident repeats prior abuse in the town as citizens grow indignant. His wife is nearly helpless and unable to travel, delaying his departure to Ohio.
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Bussey
Rev. D. Webster
Justice Pack
Ohio
Newton Boy Honored To Lead Iowa Baseball Team
Jay Clark of Newton a Towa College Grinnell 1902 graduate will captain the Iowa baseball team in the state cup series at Harvard next spring per a Des Moines daily. Clark was chosen at a Towa club meeting at Harvard. Town had one of the best teams last spring, losing only to Maine.
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Jay Clark
Newton
Towa College
Grinnell
Iowa
Harvard
Des Moines
Clark
Towa
Maine
Rural Carriers in Iowa Plan Pay Reform Meeting
The Rural Carriers of Iowa will meet at the Goldstone hotel in Des Moines during holiday week. They seek a united movement to raise salaries, arguing the $600 annual pay plus horse and wagon upkeep is inadequate. Officials support better pay to attract qualified carriers and fund maintenance costs. The state organization aims to secure agreement and prompt action.
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Iowa
Goldstone
Des Moines
United States
Death of the composer of Silver Threads Among the Gold
H P Darks, famed composer of the ballad Silver Threads Among the Gold, was found dead in his Philadelphia bed last week. A copy of his song lay on his music stand, and it is believed the words were on his lips at death, the piece written about thirty years ago shaping his life.
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H. P. Darks
Philadelphia
Safe Blowers at Beacon Raid On Coal Company Safe
Bandits dynamited the Beacon company store of the Oskaloo sa Coal and Mining Company at Beacon last Monday morning and stole about $75 in cash. The explosion was heard by many and the flash seen across the street. The robbers escaped and no clues to their identities remain.
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Oskaloosa Coal and Mining Company
Beacon
He Sreet
Ae Robere
Drake Will Found Gifts Drake University $50,000
The late Francis M. Drake's will was located in Des Moines. It provides a $50,000 bequest to Drake University and equal division of the remainder among six children. The value of the estate is disputed, with estimates ranging from $500,000 to $3,000,000, while initial probate efforts face heirs seeking to challenge the document.
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Drake University
Francis M. Drake
Des Moines
Scottish Rite Mason's
Drake
J. L. Sawyers
Centerville
Gen. Drake
F. M. Drake
Millie D. Shonts
Jennie Sawyers
Eva D. Goss
Cummins' Vice Presidential Boom
Governor Cummins has long been viewed as a potential vice presidential candidate. Reports say he would enter the Republican nomination race, driven by friends rather than personal campaigning, with a eastern tour planned to test support as the convention nears next year.
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Gov. Cummins
Cummins
Knoxville Choral Society Concert Opens In Knoxville
The Knoxville Choral Society gave its first concert at the K of P hall on Tuesday evening to a large audience pleased by high grade music. Mrs Harrington and Mr Cox delivered notable violin numbers. Henry Cox of Pella leads the 30 member group, formed about sixty days ago, seeking a permanent basis and recalling Knoxville Marion county’s historic musical reputation.
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Knoxville Choral Society
P. Hall
Dr. Harrington
Cox
Henry Cox
Pella
Knoxville
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
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Pella Boy
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Dowie’s
Howard
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