The Courier in Europe and Iowa's state promotion drive
The piece lists The Waterlon Courier offices in London Paris Berlin and other cities, then argues Iowa should fund a state publicity bureau via the next legislature to boost the state's resources and opportunities. It weighs taxation for such a boost against city funding and favors state support paired with road improvements over flashy advertising campaigns.
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Courier
Europe
Waterlon Courier
London
Trafalgar Building
Northcumberland Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Deane's Steamship Agency
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Place de l
Jona
Chicago
West
Iowa League of Commercial Clubs
Iowa
Towa
League of Commercial Bodies
League of Commercial Clubs
Iowa Hearings Seek End to Through Rate Abuse
Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Lyon and T C Welie of Des Moines argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the long and short haul clause as amended by Congress. Iowa shippers seek to bar shipments that bypass interior rates by routing through eastern points. They cited examples from Cannibal Missouri to St Paul and from Des Moines to St Paul showing long hauls with higher per mile rates, urging the commission to interpret the law to stop such practices.
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OWA
Charles W. Lyon
T. C. Welie
Des Moines
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nwa Shipeperg
New York
Muscatine
Wilie
Lyon
Iaw
Wytie
Cannibal, Mo
St. Paul
Distance and rates fuel shipper fears over haul clause
Shippers protest long and short haul rules as the commission weighs policy. Distances show Hannibal to St Paul at 173 percent of Des Moines to St Paul, while the Des Moines leg costs 6 percent more. They worry railroads back the hearing to block relief, fearing evasive interpretations.
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Hannibal
St. Paul
Des Moines
Convicts and Roads in Southern Good Roads Debate
Lawsville Courier-Journal discusses convicts on public roads and school access. Editorials argue for nonpolitical state supervision, sanitary oversight, and humane treatment, claiming convict labor aids road building, health, and eventual reform.
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Lawsville Courier-Journal
Southern Good Roads
Highway Commission
State Board of Health Office
Wfe
Spoon
North Carolina
The Man Mostly Pure Gold in Iowa Editorial Voices
A compendium of opinions from several Iowa papers praising Cummins and his integrity while critiquing detractors. The Des Moines Capital shows unusual conciliation. Council Bluffs Nonpareil defends Cummins as largely virtuous amid political scrutiny. Des Moines Register notes Senator Young at a booster event in Fort Dodge.
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Council Bluffs
Cummins
Des Moines Register
Senator Young
Fort Dodge
the Messenger
Senator Floods Road Aid Debate With Prejudice
The piece accuses D Ward King of opposing concrete action on roads arguing state aid is proper and that the senator uses a paternalistic stance to stall progress. It warns of a cheap legislative ploy to promise good roads without payment or required steps, noting voting lands in caucus won’t resolve the problem.
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D. Ward King
Iowa
Flo
The Evening Chit Chat on Molly and a Hat
A narrator laments blunt talk and hypocrisy while recounting Molly the stenographer. Molly, twenty one, works hard and endures flirtatious coworkers. she buys an ugly hat and faces candid critique from a plain speaker. The piece muses on truth, kindness, and the ethics of honest opinion.
Don’t imprison skin germs with greases says medical authority
Medical authorities urge washing away skin disease germs rather than greasing them. A simple wash composed of wintergreen and thymol in the D.D. D. prescription is claimed to penetrate, destroy germs, and soothe the skin. A 28 cent trial bottle is advertised by Wangler Bros. Henderson Drug Co.
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Wangler Bros. Henderson Drug Co
Iowa Voters Reject Constitutional Convention Bid
Des Moines Iowa voters rejected a proposed constitutional convention by 166054 to 134123 following a heated campaign previously united by factions. Officials report the result surprised Anti-Saloon League leaders who had forecast passage despite a three-way opposition split.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
State Executive Council
Anti-Saloon League
Party
Prohibitionists
Constitutional Amendment Association
A Little Money to Live On Prompts Caution
A widow sought investment advice after inheritance, urged by a banker to seek high returns. The piece warns that many widows and elderly people fall for unsafe schemes promising 6 to 20 percent, contrasting with steady bank savings and warning against calling themselves their own banker.
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Savings
Marshall County
Monte Men of Finance
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Montezuma Mining Company
Hank
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Remedy Ad in Yellow Carton
An advertisement urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy in a yellow carton with black letters. It warns against substitutes and credits Wangler Bros. and H. W. Taggart as exhibitors or distributors.
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Foley
Wangler Bros. and
H. W. Taggart
Chapman Won 200 Converts Sunday
Chicago reports that under heavy rain more than 4000 heard Rev. Dr. J Wilbur Chapman at the Austin tabernacle on Sunday drawing 200 converts in the afternoon and another large crowd at night The final evangelistic campaign began Oct 16 and featured a veteran’s tearful climb to the platform and a hopeful plea from a man asking if he was too late Chapman answered repentance is never too late.
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Chicago
Austin Tabernacle
J. Wilbur Chapman
Dr. Chapman
Illinois population grows 16.9 percent to 5,638,591
Washington reports Illinois gains 817,041 residents to reach 5,638,591, a 16.9 percent increase since 1890. Cook County remains the most populous with 2,405,233 residents, containing Chicago, about half the state’s total.
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Washington, D. C
Illingis
Cook
Chicago
Regional county tallies in the vote report
The county totals include Hardin with 7 015 and Putnam with 7 561 followed by Carroll 18 035 Hancock 30 638 Henry 41 736 Jo Daviess 22 657 Kane 91 862 McDonough 25 887 McLean 65 008 Maron 54 160 Peoria 100 265 Rock Island 70 404 St. Clair 119 870 Sangamon 91 029 Stevenson 36 821 Warren 23 313 Washi Wayne 25 097 White Wilt 84 371.
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Hardin
Putnam
Carroll
Hancock
Henry
Jo Daviess
Kane
McDonough
McLean
Maron
Peoria
Rock Island
St. Clair
Sangamon
Stevenson
Warren
Washi Wayne
White- Wilt
Michael Cudahy Dead Pioneer Packers Leader
Michael Cudahy president of the Cudahy Packing Company and pioneer meat packer, died last evening at Mercy hospital in Chicago. He was born December 7 1841 in Callanm County Kilkenny Ireland and brought to America by.
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Chicago
Michael Cudahy
Cudahy Packing Company
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Cudahy
Callanm
County Kilkenny
Ireland
America
Early Career and Business Start of Aaron Wangler In Milwaukee
The article traces an individual who began work at 14 in Milwaukee's packing industry at six dollars a week, then served as Chicago superintendent for P. D. Armour from 1872 to 1891 before striking out on his own in business. It also promotes Foley Kidney Pills as up-building and soothing, mentioning Wangler Bros. and H. W. Taggart.
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John Plankington
Milwaukee
P. D. Armour
Chicago
Wangler Bros
H. W
Sunday at Rapids December 12 plans saloon fight
A mass meeting will be held in Cedar Rapids to organize a stock company and oppose a saloon consent petition. Waterloo business men will attend to support the campaign. Billy Sunday has promised to come December 12 and deliver two talks.
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Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Evening Press
Waterloo
Billy Sunday
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