Return to the circle ballot urged in Iowa discussion
Post election debate favors restoring the circle on ballots to allow straight party voting with minimal effort. Citizens and officials cite complexity of the current system, arguing for uncomplicated design, back to Australian rules and simple crossing methods, to ease voter participation and reduce downballot confusion.
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Iowa
South Dakota
Council Bluffs
George S. Wright
Republican State Central Commuities
Fourth Ward
Yoteta
Come Party
Blackhawk Campaign Contested In Close State House Race
The Register and Leader notes tight legislative contests in Greene and Blackhawk counties. Stillman and Feely faced plurality shifts, with Stillman at 16 and Feely at 2,202 this year. Both men joined the Senate caucus supporting Cumming, seen as a factor in voter sentiment and speakership talk.
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Register
Blackhawk
Jaul EB. Stillman
Greene Enlaty
Sid Guy Aa. Feely
Blackhawk County
Stillman
Feely
Wacklawk County
House
Seely
Cumming
Lanuss
Fooly
Get the hook Political Rant After Election Riff
A fragmented political column criticizes press bias and party rhetoric. It mocks pacific stand patters and questions the meaning of Roosevelt's phrase, urging readers to focus on upcoming changes and to prepare for November reflections. The piece also berates superficial commentary and calls for truthful reporting.
This Date in History November 9 highlights events through time
Highlights include Howe’s wintering in Philadelphia in 1777, British repulse at Ogdensburg in 1813, Gov Simon Snyder’s death in 1814, Jackson’s navy yard plan in 1829, Edward VII’s 1841 birth, Hamilton widow’s death in 1851, Punston’s birth in 1465, Boston fire in 1872, and a 1967 royal birth.
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Philadelphia
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Simon Snyder
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Jackson
United States
Norfolk
Narragansett
Washington
Charleston
King Edward VII
Great Britain
Buckingham Palace
London
Alexander Hamilton
Washington, D. C
Dr Chaorley F Thwing AWRU President Born 1853
Dr Chaorley F Thwing born in New Sharon Maine on November 9 1853. He attended Phillips Academy Harvard University Andover Theological Seminary and served as pastor in Cambridge before leading Plymouth Church in Minneapolis and later Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio. He traveled widely and wrote on religious and educational topics.
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Chaorley F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Adelbert College
New Sharon
Phillips Academy
Warvard University
Andover Theological Seminary
Cambridge
Mass
Plymouth Church
Minneapolis
Western Reserve University of
Cleveland
Ohio
Thwing
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward In 1886 Toledo Notice
State of Ohio Toledo City Frank J Cheney sworn that he as senior partner of Cheney & Co will pay $100 for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason. Advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Pills and offers free testimonials and coupons for Beach's glycerine soap and powder. Ladies canvassers promoted to visit Waterloo homes with coupons for free items.
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Toledo
Tareas County
Frank J. Cheney
Cheney & Co
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
J. Cheny & CO
Ohio
Tac
Hotl
Waterloo
Foley's Kidney Remedy ingredient noted in German chemical
The text cites hexamethylenetetramine as a uric acid agent and antiseptic in Foley's Kidney Remedy. It urges usage for urinary irregularities and avoiding ailments, mentioning Wangler Bros and J. K. Joe. The fragment also references a motivational line about seizing opportunity and ranch life.
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Wangler Bros
J. K. Joeder
Calgary to Banff A prairie prospectors tale of vast wealth
An energetic tour describes southern Alberta's potential focusing on Calgary’s growth alongside Laggan Banff and Lethbridge. It highlights irrigation canals water power grain crops sugar beets dairy and stock, with rail expansion and booming construction driving a vision of prosperity and new industries across the region.
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G. Lowrey
New York Evening Post
Great Britain
Japan
Wm. Mackensie
Canadian' Northern
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Rockies
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Canadian Pacific
Alberts
Hergy
Robin Adair
Buffalo
New York Horse Shors
Saxon
Priscilla
St. Louis Fair
Jentila
British Columbia
Yukon
China
Alberta
Gould
Lethbridge
Our Four Year Queen Mrs Adams and Washington Society
The article recalls Mrs John Quincy Adams shaping Washington society as White House mistress four years into her tenure. It notes her refined reading, foreign court experience, and popularity while highlighting her desire to retire with her husband. It contrasts her era with later presidents who had different influences on their wives.
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John Quincy Adams
Washington
White House
Adama
Regina
Saskatchewan
Middle West
Canada
Boards of Trade
City
Iowa Man Rooms for Speaker Against Uncle Joe Cannon
Iowa lawmakers show mixed views on selecting a new House speaker. Congressmen Dawson and Hubbard oppose Cannon while proposing Walter Smith of the ninth Iowa district. Davidson and P Woods back Smith, Haugen favors Burton, and Good and Pickett also back Smith, forming a growing bloc within Iowa Republicans.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Deg Moines
Congress
Cannon
Dawson
Hubbard
Walter
Smith
Daveson
Frank P. Woods
Haugen
Burton
Ohio
Good
Pickett
Medcine Hat and Regina Stop Highlight Prairie Tour
A travelogue details visits from Lethbridge to Medicine Hat Moose Jaw Indian Head Regina Souris Brandon and Winnipeg. It notes Medicine Hat as a gas powered city with cheap energy and depicts Regina’s government house market and parks, Souris as a growing railway hub, Brandon’s fairs and institutions, and the overall prairie agriculture and transport links central to their journey.
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Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan
Rudyard Kipling
America
GC. P. R
Moose Jaw
C. P
Indian Stead
Department of Agriculture
Indian Head
Regina
Queen City
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