Iowa Resolve Ends Senate Deadlock and Names Republican Leader
The deadlock ends as legislators switch votes to back the legitimate Republican candidate Judge Deemer, with praise for Young-Deemer tensions. Governor Carroll’s re election prompts the campaign chief’s shift as the party unites to advance the forward movement despite reformist criticism and a costly primary proposal that was rejected.
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Kenyon Wins Senate Seat Amid Iowa Political Clash
The piece analyzes the Iowa race with Kenyon's victory over Deemer, noting the fight between genuine public life and money-driven influence. It praises Kenyon as a progressive, trustworthy judge, and cautions Iowa to guard against misinformation as his term begins in Washington.
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Iowa
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Washington
Tom Johnson of Cleveland Prince of Mayors and His Legacy
A tribute to Tom L. Johnson, Cleveland mayor, who modernized streetcars with 3 cent fares and prioritized public welfare over traction profits. He earned the title mayor of the best governed city, though his enemies toppled him, his fame endures beyond death.
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Italian Justice and the Camorra Trial Spectacle
The piece notes Italy’s theater of crime in the Camorra trials and the public show of thirty six prisoners in steel cages. It contrasts the dramatic spectacle with the solemnity of real justice, signaling a nationwide engagement and worldwide amusement at the courtroom performance.
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Italy
Court theatrics clash with Camorra in Italy satire
A dramatic courtroom scene unfolds as witnesses and defendants perform extended recitals, led by Erricane Wares and Vitozz in a loud spectacle likened to Mark Antony. The piece criticizes Italy’s appetite for thrill over safety as gates and pest-house ideas surface amid public health debates.
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Italy
Spirit of the Iowa Press and Public Mood Notes
A collage of editorial snippets from Iowa papers during a senatorial discussion includes remarks on candidates Kenyon Harrison and Carter Harrison, weather bets, city government plans, and reflections on political ethics, with local voices from Vinton Des Moines Davenport and Cedar Rapids.
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Lafe Young
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Congress
We Are Friends We Must Not be Enemies Says Deemer
Speech by Deemer reflecting on health anxieties and political contest in Iowa. He emphasizes loyalty, denies lobbying, pledges to return to duty with joy, and cites Lincoln on remaining friends. He urges fair treatment and invokes unity and better angels of our nature.
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the Gazette
Iowa
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Speare
Dolliver
Washington
Kenyon
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Kenyon Speech Promises Laws to Elevate Mankind
Acceptance speech by Kenyon expresses support for laws to lift artificial burdens and raise living standards. He pledges to pursue income tax reform, workers compensation, anti corruption, and human right protections while uniting the state of Iowa behind a government of the people for all the people. He honors Jonathan Doliver and cites Lincoln and Roosevelt as guiding ideals.
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Lfe
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Theodore Roosevelt
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United States
Second district picks up a candidate amid caucus tension
In Winona the Second district shows bold action as a political figure refuses to join a speaker selection caucus and backs Cooper in the house. The scene includes tense remarks from an ex czar and a jab at a rival, while a local ad touts Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief from J. K. Joder & Son.
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Cooper
House
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Anderson
J. K. Joder & Son
The Psychology of Tracing Thoughts in Everyday Life
The piece discusses how sudden thoughts of distant people or places arise and suggests tracing the mental train that led there. It argues tracing such thoughts reveals subconscious links and offers valuable mental training in understanding one’s own mind.
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Péreon
Dhessmaker’s
Weather Crop Bulletin Opens With Generally Good Conditions
Des Moines reports the 1911 crop season starting under near normal conditions though subsoil is drier than usual with 2.82 inches of precipitation short since October 1, 1910. March was dry and warm, field work hindered by cold, rain, and snow into early April. spring wheat and oats largely sown and ground prepared for corn. Winter grains and grasses in good condition despite late rains.
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Farm Report Notes Promising Fruit Crop Prospects
In a winter update farmers report adequate stock and feed, dormant vegetation with fruit buds showing promise. Wheat acreage rose slightly while oats and other grains stay similar. warmer weather expected soon, from GEO. M. CHAPPLEL, Section Director.
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Geo. M. Chapplel
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