Reform and ballot critique in Iowa politics and tariff debate
The piece argues for separating reform focused prisons in Iowa from harsher institutions, urges the legislature to reform practices, questions party lever use in Des Moines elections, opposes acclamation voting, condemns the tariff system as aiding eastern creamery interests, and advocates a tariff commission with expanded powers despite Democrat opposition.
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Des Moines
Mocra
Debate Over City Saloons and Signatures in Iowa
The piece argues that a 50 percent signature requirement for local option on saloons targets liquor interests. It frames Republicans as aiming to curb saloons and Democrats as seeking to repeal the law to allow broader liquor access. The writer warns voters to choose between preserving local control or facing a nationwide political shift.
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Iowa
Separation of the corrigible from the incorrigible urged
Governor Carroll’s speeches stress separating reformable youths from the incorrigible in state institutions. Mitchellville girls’ school mixes unruly youths with hardened prostitutes, contaminating the reformable. At Knoxville inmates show mixed intentions, some seeking reform, others not.
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Anamosa
Fort Madison
Iowa
Carroll
Mitchellville School
Knoxville
Factional Wrangling Warned Before November Elections
In a call to end party squabbling until after the vote, speakers urge unity to prevent a Democratic win replacing Dolliver. Cedar Falls Record's Bro Jarnagin warns that a proposed focal option could mobilize Italians near the Great Western to establish saloons in Hudson and other towns.
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Jarnagin
Cedar Falls
Chicago show rivals Waterloo in national exhibits
The Kansas City produce exchange was ordered dissolved with three members fined 8500 each. Court orders were set aside pending appeal by the companies. The piece questions local ordinances against competition and suggests moving to Texas for bad weather.
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Chicaga
Chicara
Waterloo
Kansas City Produce Exchange
Wind and politics mix in Iowa and beyond
A collage of clipped notes from Iowa papers references Zeal for reform and a wind driven justice of Wellman's craft, Beveridge's push for re election after Dolliver, Dolliver’s austere early days, and labor union endorsement delays in Porter's bid.
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Marshalltown
Republican
Wellman
Tabor
Gounell Bluffa Nanpareil
Porter
Aeroplane wind challenge and local option politics
Letters discuss labor unions and political tactics with a focus on aviation wind limits, the failing prospects of local option liquor laws, and the historical saloon climate under prior laws. The writer contrasts mechanical limits of aircraft with political moves in Dubuque and beyond.
Intelligence Office Muse and a Ninety Year Old Woman
In a chat at an intelligence office a cheerful ninety year old, described as youthful in appearance, explains she enjoys waiting for a maid and finds watching people as entertaining as a matinee. The piece reflects on curiosity and lifelong vitality through a vivid anecdote.
Skin Diseases and Blood Purifiers Offer Cure
Nature nourishes skin from both air and blood. Illnesses arise when humors or acids pollute circulation. S. S. S. purifies blood to remove acids and humors, curing eczema acne tetter salt rheum and other eruptions. Free booklet on skin diseases and advice from The Swift Co Atlanta Ga.
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S.S.S
Bool
Atlante
Day Dreams of a Church Abbey for Waterloo
A writer imagines a future where West Waterloo churches form a single harmonious abbey-like center. They detail shared leadership, expanded charitable works, education, hospitals, and a central moral authority while preserving individual church identities. The piece ties this dream to historical Christian unity and notes it reflects current spiritual currents and foregone prophecies.
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Waterloo
South
Wellington
New Methodist Episcopal Church
Congregational Church
Westminster Presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal
Synagogue
The
Brethren
Central Church of Christ
Church of the Sacred Heart
Coraial
Saint Paul
Jesus Christ
Heaven
Tom
Harry
Clugny
Clairvaux
Clermont
Intriguing View of Mystery in Life and Work
Sir Arthur notes many tantalizing mysteries in nature and in human life that invite thought. He observes women look younger when engaged and interested, and suggests everyday environments like an intelligence office or a hotel lobby can be absorbing as drama, depending on you.
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Arthur
End
Dienytical Association
R. V. Five
Bi. D
Pieros
Boom
Dolliver Succession Gossip Casts Shadow on Des Moines Politics
Des Moines Iowa October 22 gossip swirls around the Dolliver succession as politicians debate potential candidates and possibilities. The chatter mixes strong opinions about men likely to fill the seat amid embarrassment and intrigue.
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Des Moines
Dolliver
Political moves swirl over Iowa senator vacancy
Governor Carroll faces pressure on timing of a possible appointment to fill the late U S Senator Dolliver s seat. Politicians weigh pre election or post election picks and a potential special primary plan to be set by the legislature as the solution, with Kenyon and many others named as possible appointees and rivals assess the risk to campaigns.
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Carroll
Carrol and
Kenyon
W. S. Kenyon
Fort Dodge
United States
Dolliver
Taft
Department of Justice
Cummins
White House
Meat Trust
Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
Jefferson
Winterset
A. B. Funk
Spirit Lake
State Board of Education
Robert Healy
Harvey Ingham
Register and Leader
Evening
Cedar-Rapids
George D. Perkins
Sioux “ City
Des’ Moines
W. P. Hepburn
George H. Roberts
B. F. Carroll
Frank D. Jackson
Des Moines
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