Holden ranked among great men but not fit for governor
A dated editorial fragment argues Perry G. Holden stands among the world’s greats, equating his genius to world conquering power. It questions whether this justifies him becoming governor, suggesting brilliance alone does not imply suitability for political office.
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Perry G. Holden
Moses
Caesar
Napoleon
Washington
Daniel Webster
Gladstone
Laws
Holden
Mikes
Falson
Aristotle
Michaelangela
Hornso
Bryan’s Sun 185 Setting and the Nebraska Oracle
The piece critiques William J Bryan as he rose to dictate Democratic strategy after 1908, casting rivals as unworthy and acting as party judge. It notes his conservative stance, clashes with Congress leaders, and the shift of power away from him as Dies’s Texas confrontation unsettled party unity.
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Bryan
William J. Rry
Congress
Nebraska Oracle
William Jtnninges Bryan
Underwood
Washington
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Rhcords
Dies
Texas
House of Representatives
Political Minds Clash Over Folk Clark Nomination
Report notes voters prefer Folk to Champ Clark but retirement shifts none toward a clear Democratic nominee. Folk is described as a true blue progressive while Clark is labeled an old school statesman, complicating convention choices.
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Folk
Champ Clark
Jas
Clark
The Rises and Falls In Iowa Politics
A compilation of editorial notes from multiple Iowa papers discusses farm price signals, possible nominations, and party dynamics. It highlights concerns about butter price shifts, Taft’s Conservative alignment, and the influence of Roosevelt delegates on the Republican nomination.
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Monte Manif
Taft
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Huwelden’s Greatness Appears in Monthly Review
A fragmented excerpt reviews Perry G Hata, Hubbard and other figures, noting a selection of seed corn as a reason for Tiolen’s chance. The text praises Elbert Hubbard as original, interesting and thoroughly informed, a special student of geography of great men.
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Hubbard
Aristotle
Columbus
Charles Darwin
Edberg
Bergereaves
Holden
Grorge
Frederick Froebel
Acre
White Elbert
American wives urged to neglect toilet habits in favor of home duties
Ruth Cameron quotes a foreign prima donna urging American women to spend hours at the toilet to keep husbands in love. The author argues for balance, advising reasonable grooming, kindness, and engagement with family and world progress, rather than constant vanity.
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Madavis
America
Madame
Mother
Massiine
Madame de Stael
Ruth Cameron
Train Derailment Wounds Brakeman In Independence
Cedar Rapids Iowa Feb 13 Brakeman M Byers of Cedar Rapids suffered a broken collar bone three broken ribs and a head cut when three cars derailed near Independence at 2 pm The accident caused by a broken rail occurred as he rode in the cupola of an extra freight train The engineer father WC Byers left for Independence to bring him home and was the sole injured person reported
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Cedar Rapids
M. Byers
Rock Island
Independence
WC. Byers
Byers
Easy Slippers and a Loafer's Life in Quirky Snippets
A collage of humorous exchanges and cartoons from a late 19th or early 20th century paper. Jokes about age in court, family loafers, tramps in New Jersey, a hens-raising farmer, and a quip on a student and Professor. Includes a punchy cartoonish bit about a judge and a budding thinker.
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Soboss
Puck
Eight Progressive Governors Back Roosevelt for President
Chicago Tribune reports eight progressive state governors met in Chicago and declared themselves for Theodore Roosevelt. They state Roosevelt will accept if offered, calling it a duty to the country, and urge supporters to back his nomination and election at the national convention.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Tol. Roosevelt
Theodore Stioosevelt
Cheney & Co. Catarrh Cure Claim Oath in Toledo
J P Cheney & Co. of Toledo are cited in a sworn statement by J. frame Cheney claiming a cure for catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document asserts a $5000 reward for any case cured, sworn December 186? and notarized, describing the remedy as acting on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Lecas
Frame J. Chenet
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
Boy Bound and Robbed in Creston Incident Near Home
A 14 year old boy, John Ringberg, was found gagged and bound at his home gate after being robbed of 40 cents from selling a weekly paper. He says two men on horseback abducted him near the post office, tied him, masked with red handkerchiefs, and left him at McKinley park before he crawled home. The case is expected to be investigated.
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Creston
John Ringberg
A. E. Ringberg
McKinley Park
Cudahy Packing indicted on 265 counts in Atlanta
Federal grand jury charges Cudahy Packing with 265 counts for false internal revenue returns on oleomargarine sales. The indictment says the company shipped white oleomargarine to Atlanta dealers and falsely listed sales as to restaurants.
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Atlanta
Cudahy Packing Company
Investigations Cite Butter Product Used by Restaurants
An inquiry found the butter product was not used by the restaurants named in reports. The alleged offense spans thirteen months with potential fines from 10 000 to 100 000 if conviction is reached. West Virginia splint coal grade cited as Pocahontas substitute by Bin & Co.
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West Virginia
Pocahontas, bin & Co
Sensuous dances barred from hall in Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa February 18 reports Selzer's hall barred dancing the grizzly bear Tommy trot and bunny hug with large signs announcing violators would be barred. Bouncers warned dancers as the night began and enforcement followed.
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Sioux City
Selzer
Mudville
Casey
Tommy
Dancing bans spark reform era bustle in town
The grizzly bear, bunny huggers, and turkey trotters face a ban on their dances while reform rules confuse residents. A popular dancing partner laments the crackdown, claiming the management leaves girls with only Sunday school and knitting.
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