Thomas Stokes of LeMars Survivor of Mexican War
MCAS Clee Thomas Stokes of LeMars died last week at his LeMars home after forty years there. Born in Dublin Ireland he reached eighty five years. The piece also covers diverse topics from wartime survival to daily life and notable remarks from public figures.
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Thomas Stokes
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Ireland
Commerce court created by rail bill broadens Interstate Commission reach
The railroad bill becomes law creating a commerce court and extending Interstate Commerce Commission jurisdiction to railroads telegraph telephone and cable firms. It allows rate increases under
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Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Telegraph
Standpatters Hedge Between Progressive and insurgent Clash
The piece argues progressive policy is in the second of three stages and nearing the third. It notes editors seek a line between progressives and insurgents to court reactionaries and pacify reform. It mentions a South of Iowa speaker candidate and cites Roosevelt rebuking old graft methods.
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Aries
Iowa
Smith
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Confident in Solving Nation’s Problems at Home
The text notes President Roosevelt’s readiness to help solve pressing issues for the United States, described as the greatest democratic republic. It mentions his return home amid the highest confidence before a forthcoming foreign trip, underscoring optimism about national destiny and opportunities.
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United States of America
Roosevelt
High Cost of Clothes Makes Dressing Harder Now
A writer recalls a New York woman who says she spent 400 dollars yearly on clothes in the past yet now spends about 3000 while still not looking better. She recounts striped dresses with white collars from youth and reviews a kitchen attic relic, a percale mauve stripe dress with stiff cuffs and burg Hamburg embroidery.
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Everybodys
New York
Moveable Road Map Aids Motorists Across the Atlantic
An American Register article discusses the Jones Live Map a compact device for drivers that orients them with on road directions. The movable map disc attaches to the front wheel and updates as the car travels. The Automobile Touring Club of America has published nearly five hundred maps and plans to expand to Europe and France.
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Eli Bridge
Automobile Touring Club of America
Wilby
Club
Buck the horse carries Murdick McLoud on trek
The narrative follows Buck, a horse carrying Murdick McLoud and his 218 pounds on daily treks of ten to twenty miles. They hike to mountains at 5000 feet, cross rivers, observe forest fires, and note water disputes as irrigation pressures rise in June.
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Murdick McLoud
Murdick
Tere
Dead Man's Coulee
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County notes on farming, shipping, and developments
Thirty years ago report covers Grotenhuis barn project 44 by 60 feet for storing timothy and hay. D Van den Bos and C Jongewaard ship two cars of live hogs to Chicago markets. Sioux county shows 1300 acres of forest trees exempting 130000 in taxes.
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Chicago
Weather and social notes from Nassau and surrounding towns
Cattle killed by lightning at Rock Valley. Miss Bird Doolittle attended a Humboldt wedding. Permits to wed issued to several couples. John Van de Eerve to attend Hope College for theology. Rev Gulker resigns due to illness. Farmers plough up grain ground after hail storm. G Bronk recovering from a broken collar bone. Republican county convention held last week. Cris Oggle visits Pella relatives. Rain last week was heavy and unusual.
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Jaaomimna L. van Theilen
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Rev. Gulker
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Nassau
Sherman Townships
G. Bronk
Cris Oggle
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