Waterloo Courier and Associated Press Summary
Waterloo Waterloo Courier notes international correspondents in London Paris Berlin and Berlin offices and lists foreign postage. It laments mismanagement damaging a Waterloo area, condemns white slave trade and corruption in banking and politics, and questions Des Moines advertising impact on Virginia outlaws.
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Erico Evening Cour
Associated Press
Sundsy
TEE WH
Hartman Company
Parc Avenue
Mantuan
Baltor
Peransor
Sec'y-Txeas
Geo. Mar
New York
Alfred Alena
Chicago Onn
Ian Thbece
A. W. Allen
Pianaget
Postettice
Waterloo
Waterton
Europe
Waterco
London
Trefelgar Building
Eumberined Avenue
American Express
Haymarket
Dawes Steamship Agency
Green Street
Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
American Express Office
Scribe
Berlin
Unter den Linden
BL Petersburg
Nevaky
Pace
Virginia Outlaws
Des Moines
Black Hawk County Politics and the Bull Moose Faction
The piece warns that former progressives and Roosevelt haters may back the third party to undermine the Republican ticket. It argues Black Hawk County is solidly Republican and would support the county ticket despite a third-party run, suggesting rescinding last Thursday’s convention action.
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Third County
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Black Hawk County
Progressive Party
Roosevelt as Progressive Choice for Iowa GOP Replacement
The piece argues Theodore Roosevelt leads a new progressive Republican banner, contrasting with Taft and urging Iowa Republicans to support Roosevelt to uphold primaries and reform aims. It notes a local lawsuit from a restaurant owner over street work that harmed business and will go to court.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Iowa
Taft
Chicago
Towa
Variores
Rhe
Pip
Wakefield's Blackberry Balsam Promises Quick Relief
For 66 years WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY BALSAM has claimed to cure diarrhoea dysentery cholera infantum and summer complaint in severe cases where other remedies and doctors have failed. The ad touts long history and effectiveness.
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Wakefield
Progressives face blow as third state ticket blamed
The piece argues the nomination of the third state ticket was a colossal blunder and urges voters to elect the regular Republican ticket in Iowa with the Roosevelt electors to save progressivism.
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Iowa
Roosevelt
Democratic Fear Shapes County Office Race Tensions
The quote reflects unease within the Democratic camp as some fear a county office bid while others threaten the Roosevelt cause to secure a nomination and possible election. The excerpt underscores party divisions and strategic risk in a contested political landscape.
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Roosevelt
Rooseveltic Courage Questioned Over County Nomination
The piece notes strong doubt about accepting a county nomination on the bull moose ticket after sharp replies from Republican nominees yesterday. It also reports the Allen gang’s capture as a Des Moines enterprise that succeeded.
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Bull Moose
Turbulent Iowa Tribulations Echo in 1900s Press Fragments
A mosaic of clipped editorials and musings from Iowa papers criticizes the McCormick ticket, praises suffrage, denounces corruption in West Hammond, and comments on wheat, religion, and progressive politics with dated phrasing and scattered opinions.
Pleasant memories in the sun set of life and party shifts
In a reflective note the Dubuque Times Journal cites ex Governor Larra bae and remarks on progressive influence within state party machinery. It warns some fear a full reset of party attachments while noting overruns in the west and cautious eastern finance amid unsettled political tendencies.
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Larrabae
Burtt
Dubuque
The Habit of Suspecting Others in Boarding House Life
Ruth Cameron laments the restless mood of people who assume others suspect them. She recounts a boarding house feud sparked by a missing silk waist and recalls a past maid who carried suspicion like a chip on her shoulder. The piece critiques quarrels born from unfounded distrust and ends with a moral on treating others as you wish.
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N&s
Ruth Cameron
Foley Kidney Pills Advertises Kidney and Bladder Relief
An advertisement claims Foley Kidney Pills halt disease progress and cure underlying causes for kidney and bladder troubles. The yellow package from H. W.Taggart promises quick, permanent relief and safety.
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H. W.taggart
Murdered Girl Seeks Justice in Court and Public Opinion
The Courier editor condemns leniency for a man accused of murdering a young girl and performing a criminal act. The piece argues strict punishment to stop such crimes, lamenting laws and public sentiment that protect the alleged perpetrator while urging accountability for all involved. The letter references a related case involving a prominent family and questions the likelihood of a trial.
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Courier
Aoman
F. W.C. Waterloan
Sone
Easy Slippers and Witty Snippets Across News Bits
A collage of comic vignettes and brief quips spans topics from maternal chatter about dolls to a boatman riding a shark with an anchor as a makeshift handle. Includes light humor about labor, dogs, and a late night tale of Dr. Quayle retelling parish memories in Kanawa.
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Cate Cod
Dubuque
Iowa’s Rivers Come Back to Power and Plenty
Burlington Hawk-Eye urges renewed respect for Iowa rivers once neglected as sewers. It notes plans to dam streams to drive machinery and provide light, with aims to reduce living costs and generate cheap power. The piece foresees rivers becoming navigable again post Panama Canal and emphasizes cleaner, fish-filled waters.
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Burlington
Iowa
Panama Canal
Mississippi
Education report raises questions on birth death and life expectancy
The 1911 U S Bureau of Education statistics intro asks if fewer children are born and if deaths per million rise since 1890 while noting school enrollment percentages dropped. It cites data collection methods as part of the explanation and discusses trends in longevity and population.
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United States Bureau of Education
Educational enrollment trends debated in early 20th century report
Authorities argue compulsory education and social agencies raise school attendance. The report compares 1890 and 1910 enrollment against total population, noting apparent declines cancel out by higher secondary gains and improved statistics. It cites attendance and term length increases and promotes The Homestead farm paper for subscriptions.
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Education Bureau
Doctor Clark to Lead County Fair Baby Health Contest
Dr. Margaret V. Clark travels to Audubon tomorrow morning to supervise the baby health contest at the county fair. She cannot attend all invitations due to date conflicts, having been invited to Algona but must be in Marshalltown instead.
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Margaret V. Clark
Audubon
Clark
Algona
Marshalltown
New Iowa City Faculty Appointments Highlight Arts Staff
Waterloo and Cedar Falls readers note the University of Iowa announces new appointments. Robert Fullerton formerly with Iowa State Teachers College becomes head of the voice department. Grace Wormer, ex Waterloo library staffer now in Iowa City, is named as a library assistant.
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Waterloo
Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Robert Fullerton
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Grace Wormer
Iowa Commission Urges Sweeping School Law Reforms
The Iowa better schools commission calls for rural school consolidation and state aid to districts, a minimum 16 section area, and a small inheritance tax or mileage tax to fund schools. They propose four additional normal schools, higher state superintendent salary, nonpartisan county superintendents, and abolishing township as unit with school funds handled countywide.
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Des Moines
Lowa Better Schools Commission
Ihs
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Minnesota
Iowa
County Institute
Department of Public Instruction
Mrs Stevens Recovers After Pinkham Remedy
We read of Mrs Sauuse Stevens of Comanche Oklahoma and Mrs F A Peases Newton New Hampshire who suffered female troubles for years and found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ads urge women with similar issues to write for confidential advice to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Newton, N.H
Lydia
Pinkham
F. A. Peases
R.F.D
Lydia E. Pinkham
Suvely
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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West Hammond
Canada
Marshalliont Times-Republican
Eppert Krenyen
Ertis
Fryerybody
Beasie
Noguchi
Quasle
W. A. Quayle
Methodist Church
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Brother Quayle
Kansas City Star
Watt
Chenfy &C
Toledo
James M. Pierce
Better Schools Commission
Beecham
Waterloo Ice Cream Co
Sixth Street
Mrs. Stevens
M. Wray
M. D
First Nate Bank
Rasidence
E. T. Jaynes
Black Hawk
Franklin St. Bours
C. D. Pedersen
Consolidated Phones
Jefferson Street
Mate Rachain Dodd
Robert G. Dakin
Lafayette Building
Edgar
Carl Bickley
Cecil Bickley
West Fourth Street
J. C. Mortonson
Black Hawk National Bank
West Eleventh Street
F.C. Liffring
Lafayette
Jaws
DR. Gerrit J. Bennett
West
Elmwood and
Western
DR. Bodwell
Osteopathic
Ralston
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