Roosevelt at Naples and political notes
The Herald notes Roosevelt enjoyed a bully reception in Naples while speculating on Chancellor Day’s potential trip. It reports Republicans winning spring city elections in St Louis and Chicago, praises lawmakers who refused to raise salaries, and critiques the Payne tariff bill with Chicago Tribune commentary. It mentions Marshalltown’s power plant deal, Castro’s Venezuela stance, and Iowa’s Congress gag rule opposition. Cownie’s board seat change is noted. The Register and Leader ran a cartoon Wednesday.
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Iowa
Congress
The
West
Hull
Smith
Kennedy
Cannon
Register and Leader
Seventh district sentiment and Hull’s gain for Des Moines
A political cartoon portrays Hull as a nurse flirting with a policeman while a tariff issue and a baby labeled Seventh district sentiment are cited. The piece argues Hull trades fort buildings for district support, calling for principled representation for Iowa and criticizing temperance campaigning in Ohio and Iowa.
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Hull
Des Moines
Congress
Seventh District
Register
Rew Fort
Leadership Lacks in Temperance Fight and Local Plants Sold
The Iowa legislature shows little leadership as both house and senate move to kill opposing bills. A severe hurricane in Toledo, Ohio, causes mass unemployment while eastern cyclones rise. western storms lessen. Independent packing plants in Marshalltown and Nevada are bought by Swifts, likely to close one or both. May wheat prices reach twenty year high with $1,263 paid in Chicago. Ray Breuer, 19, from Latimer, treated for abscess of the lung after an operation at Emergency Hospital assisted by Dr. Morse and Dr. Willard Caldwell. Hardin County Savings Bank has ample funds for quality real estate loans, 40 years in business.
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J. F. Hardin
Des Moines
Iowa
Ohio
Old Western Reserve
Marshalltown
Nevada
Swifts
Ray Breuer
W. A. Breuer
Latimer
Morse
Willard Caldwell
Hardin County Savings Bank
Hardin County
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Eldora
Lowa
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Chicago
Iown
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Joe Cannon
Castro
Roosevelt
United States
England
Venezuela
Fort de France
West Indies
Carroll
J. P. Conner
Cownie
Board of Control
Senate
Conner
F. F. Jones
Villisca
Bea
U.S
U. S
House
Toledo
Court House
Herbert A. Huff
Winchester Hotel
Plymouth Rock
Tucker
Edora
Ras
Herald
al Iehrida
Leading Grocery
Ferndell
Eaco
James Scurry
W. L. Walker
Goldfinder
Norman Brilliant
Royal
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