Local Race for Iowa Legislature Highlighted by Pfeiffer and Grout
The Waterloo Courier outlines Republican candidates Pfeiffer for senator and Grout for representative as Iowa products with clean records, urging support to counter Democratic moves and ensure stable lawmaking. It criticizes Democratic tactics to force a special session and stresses a market place plan for Waterloo while noting woman suffrage setbacks and a push for funding a John Paul Jones memorial.
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Pfeiffer
Grout
Blackhawk
Iowa
Towa
United States
Cosson
John Paul Jones
America
Annapolis
5 R
William A. Markle
Washington
The Spheres Course in Danger and Hair Fashion
A fragmented piece laments the danger of spheres and haired styles, noting structures and a booming industry around cosmetic hair. It hints at health fears from wearing hairpieces and bleached hair, urging caution amid fashion fervor and uncaptured details.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Editorial Snippets From Iowa Newspapers
A collage of brief opinions from Sioux City Journal Sioux City Tribune Ottumwa Courier Mason City Times Cedar Falls Record Davenport Times and others. Topics include sensible hats, Governor Carroll, early rising, Democratic promises to business, U S Senate elections, Republican focus on business, spring pessimism silenced by crops, and anticipated fall outcomes. Names and dates are varied with regional political commentary across Iowa newspapers.
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Mason City Times
Democratic Party
Amst
Cedar Falls
United States
Tolliver
Cummins
Davenport
Readers Answer A shy girl seek to conquer nerves
The editor shares reader letters offering advice on overcoming extreme shyness and self consciousness. Suggestions include focusing on others, treating all people as “folks,” and pursuing self reliance rather than mere likability. The column promises more wisdom in a future installment.
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Ike
Waterloo voters urged to register before election dates
Electors not qualified to vote in the general election on Tuesday Nov 9 are urged to register on Oct 27 28 or Nov 5. First ward Libby S Bros cigar store 505-507 Commercial St. Second ward City building Bluff St between Sixth and Seventh. Third ward first precinct Goswiller's cigar store 309 East Fourth St. Third ward second precinct 1107 East Fourth St. Fourth ward first precinct City hall 615 Lafayette St. Fourth ward second precinct Basement Lutheran school Walnut and Fremont.
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Waterloo
Libby S Bros
Commercial Street
Second Ward
Bluff Street
Third Ward
Goswiller’s
East Fourth Street
Fourth Ward
Lafayette Street
Lutheran School
Walnut
Fremont Streets
Counterfeit Five Peso Notes Foiled by U S Secret Service
Chicago reports a raid seizing 300000 dollars in newly printed Nicaraguan five peso notes. Printers and promoters arrested as Captain Porter and agents halt the operation. Secreest, Williams, Trumbull linked to the scheme. plates and seals seized. federal penalties outlined.
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Chicago
Porter
United States Secret Service
F. Baca
J. Madrus
el Presidente
FF. Mayorgaz
George J. Williams
Hi. N. Secreest
Mampico
Mexico
Richard J. Trumbull
Guarantee Engraving Company of
Secret Service
Williams
Secreest
Trumbull
Secrecst
Tampico
Republic
United States
Nicaragua
Williams Company
Guarantee Engraving Company
Ohio
Big North Side
Foote
Bonds and sureties set for three individuals in case
Bonds were fixed at ten thousand dollars for one party, five thousand for Williams, and five hundred for Trumbull. Both aes and Trumbull furnished the required securities, though the exact details remain undetermined.
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Williams
Trumbull
Aes
United Brethren Endorse Prohibition Amendment Support
United Brethren conference at Toledo Iowa endorsed the constitutional prohibition amendment and urged pastors to cooperate with the Iowa Prohibition Association to secure resubmission. Dr EB Curtis replaced H Gable to spoke on church erection work as the church holds 11.6 million dollars in property. Shambaugh and Trassel elected trustees of Leander Clark College. Dr George Miller named fraternal delegate to the Methodist Protestant conference.
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Toledo
United Brethren Conference
Constitutional Prohibitional Amendment Association of
Iowa
W. EB. Wolfington
Joseph Kane
H. Shambaugh
W. B. Trassel
Leander Clark College
George Miller
Methodist Protestant Conference
Two Steamers Missing in Severe Storm Likely Sunk
New Orleans reports indicate two ships the Crown Prince and the Bluefields sank in a brutal storm near the Yucatan channel with sixty four people lost. Crown Prince bound from Santos to New Orleans with coffee. Bluefields from Ceiba Honduras with bananas. Grib ran off its course, blown 300 miles by the gale.
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New Orleans
New Orlans
South American
Yucatan Channel
Crown Prince
R. Kirkwood
Bluefields
C. M. Lange
Lange
Santos
Barbados
The
Prince Line, Limited
Newcastle
Ceiba
Spanish Honduras
Macarro Brothers
New Drleans
Grib
Taunts Cannon In His Own District
In Danville Illinois on October 24 W J Bryan attacked Speaker Cannon during a sixth district speech for W L Cundiff. He challenged Republicans with close races to invite Cannon or Burkett to speak, offering to pay $125 for such appearances to influence Nebraska politics and defend the McKinley bill.
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Danville
W. L. Cundiff
Cannon
W. J. Bryan
Reed
Senate
Insurgent Maine to California in 1890s Congress
A telegram from Mr. Burkett urged re election of Mr. Cannon and lamented he could not speak in the district. The note recalls 1890 when no Democrat won Maine’s Congress seats yet Cannon lost that year. It questions his potential defeat now amid a lack of Republican opposition to the bill and rising insurgency nationally.
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Burkett
Cannon
Maine
California
Aldrich
Payne
Matt Flaherty Narrow Escape Near Waterloo
Matt Flaherty, living south of Waterloo, avoided a deadly outcome Saturday evening after a perilous incident. Details are sparse in the readable text, but the event prompted local attention and mentions of his survival.
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Matt Flaherty
Waterloo
Crossing the Rock Island Tracks at Paper Mill Crossing
A horse and a buggy were struck by passenger train No 62 northbound at the old paper mill crossing. The buggy was demolished and the horse and occupant, Mr Flaherty, were thrown clear and unharmed. The incident occurred around a stated hour. Photo framing. First class work guaranteed. Peterson Bros. 221 W. 4th.
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Rock Island
Paper Mill
Flaherty
Peterson Bros
Cholera Confirmed in Woman From Steamship Toarmina
Health officials concluded the deceased woman aboard the steamer Toarmina died of cholera after investigation. The vessel, arriving from Genoa and Naples, was detained at quarantine for inspection.
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New York
Toarmina
Genoa
Naples
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