Republican Candidates Seek County Offices in June Primary
Notices announce Edward F. Kistner for coroner E L Hosteter for supervisor Seventh district and Henry W Grout for representative of Black Hawk county. Also a Waterloo factory week invites residents and outsiders to tour plants and learn manufacturing processes in a booster effort for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Kistner
East
Waterloo
City of
E. L. Hosteter
Black Hawk County
Henry W. Grout
Waterloo Benefits and Cedar Rapids Depot Debate
The piece contrasts Waterloo and Cedar Rapids rail facilities noting Cedar Rapids has a spacious union depot while Waterloo lacks a larger station. It mentions the Rock Island railroad plans to invest 50 000 dollars in Cedar Rapids yards and eleven and a half million dollars in year improvements, highlighting Waterloo's disappointment with its depot size for a 6000 population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Waterloo
Choice in Republican Primary Shapes State Governor Race
The piece compares factions within the party, praising staunch republican senators and criticizing Taft. It urges voters to pick between two paths in the GOP primary, noting the broader national stakes and urging turnout regardless of reader alignment with the paper or with George Perkins, David Brant, and Lafe Younus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garst
Carroll
Damous
Taft
George Perkins
David Brant
Lafe Younus
Does It Rob the Farm Davenport Opinion on City Promotions
A Davenport visiting Iowa politician criticizes Greater Des Moines and related movements arguing they harm Iowa by drawing people from farms and shifting factories between cities. He says most new factories come from outside or by new investments and warns against indiscriminate incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Des Moines
Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa City
Advertising boosters tie city growth to farming state
The article argues advertising creates business and attracts workers, noting how booster movements lift city prospects by highlighting opportunities, drawing labor and new enterprises. It cites Lucius Wilson of Des Moines praising Scott County onions and stresses harmony between urban growth and rural resources to feed city workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Towa
Lucius Wilson
Des Moines
Field Fortune Sparks Debate On Inheritance Law
The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald examines Marshall Field s endowment plan where two grandchildren would receive yearly sums on multiple birthdays totaling hundreds of millions, arguing it legal yet morally questioned. It warns that inheritance systems tied to economic uncertainty threaten the producer class and may outlive feudal doctrines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field
Dubuque
Mr. Field
Former Reporter Buys Property in Waterloo West
L. F. McGarvey, recently retired from the newsroom, bought the Robert Coates home on Denver Street in Waterloo west. Coates family to spend part of summer at Chautauqua park, then move to the Dakotas to farm. McGarvey also bought the J. Woods home and will occupy it mid June. A telephone company reports 400000 miles of wire and 600000 instruments added last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. McGarvey
Waterloo West
Robert Coates
Denver Street
Roosevelt a Remarkable Man of Integrity and Ability
The essay extols Theodore Roosevelt as a singular figure of vast ability and moral purpose. It argues his presidency marked a major era, his worldwide speaking tour will harmonize diverse nations, and his integrity guides policy toward constructive reform rather than destruction, with broad sympathy for all humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Egypt
Soudan
Hungary
Paris
London
Brussels
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Christiania
Stockholm
Berlin
United States
Lincoln
Washington
New York City
Naval Department
Smithsonian
Francis Joseph
U. S
Roosevelt
Cutting the Cake and Iowa Politics Across Newspapers
Milwaukee attracts attention with a socialist mayor and a cake cutting program framed as a square deal for all citizens. Des Moines stresses Iowa’s need for a progressive governor as a standard bearer, while Council Bluffs notes insurgents remain in the Republican party and defend it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Milwaukee
Endless Game on Judicial Pay in Washington
The Cedar Rapids Gazette argues that setting jurist salaries at twenty four thousand dollars a year will trigger higher living costs for judges. It contends capital social life inflates salaries beyond what can be endured, noting that the top earners push for further raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Washington
No Divorce Wanted and Political Dust in Penny Press Notes
A collage of opinions notes voters informed by papers and periodicals. Senator Bailey opposes divorcing the Democratic party from special privilege, urging traditional principles amid political contention. An experimental German project uses reinforced glass telephone poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason ‘City
Sioux City Tribune
Bailey
Standard Oil
Bower
Aldrich
Foss
Massachusetts
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waterloo Daily Courier
W. H. Wartman Company
West Park Ave
Jake CG. Bartman
Presa
A. W. Peterson
Sec-Treas
Gen
Mar
Daily Courier
da Ewes Oenenedt
Peatatiice
Wattrloo
Covnime
Associated Press and Lows Evening Pree Association
Lees
Corn Belt—Courier Exchange
the Courier
Europe
Waterloo Courier
Lorden
Trafassar ‘Building
Northumberland Avenue
American Express
Bari
Harmarket
Day's Steamship Agency
K Green
Charing Crogs Road
Boulevard Des Capucines
Place de Vopera
Boe Scribe
Unter den Linden
Petersburg
Newaky
Jpare
W. H. Merner
H. Jacob Pyhiffer
Eise
Waterlovans
Rocky Mountains
Chitago
Apaecae
Ayer
DR. J. O. Stevenson
Spirit OF the Iowa Press
Des Moines Register & Leader
Wickersham
Chicago
Rayner
Maryland
Senate
S.o
Fon
Scrofusa
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Knipp & Roth
THE
Fowler CO
F. H. Latier
la Fayette Street
Fourth Street
C. B
Evening Courier
LaFayette Building
4Th Street
Jefferson Street
Jafferson Street
Ellis & Foster
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!