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Contents include but are not limited to local news, political updates, social events, and legislative developments in owa and beyond. Key topics include political candidacies for U.S. Senate, municipal proposals for street railway improvements and possible city ownership, community church activities, social club meetings, and reports on regional infrastructure projects like waterworks and roads. The paper also covers national issues such as the selection of San Francisco for the Panama Exposition, labor union stances, and notable incidents like accidents and legal cases. Additionally, it features serialized fiction, advertisements for hair care products, patent services, and notices about upcoming celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of emancipation, urging local commemorations rather than a centralized exposition. The overall tone reflects civic engagement, community uplift, and cultural progress within the African American population of early 20th-century Iowa.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 17, issue 33, February 03, 1911
Date Created:
1911-02-03
Time Period:
1910s
Description:
Contents include but are not limited to local news, political updates, social events, and legislative developments in owa and beyond. Key topics include political candidacies for U.S. Senate, municipal proposals for street railway improvements and possible city ownership, community church activities, social club meetings, and reports on regional infrastructure projects like waterworks and roads. The paper also covers national issues such as the selection of San Francisco for the Panama Exposition, labor union stances, and notable incidents like accidents and legal cases. Additionally, it features serialized fiction, advertisements for hair care products, patent services, and notices about upcoming celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of emancipation, urging local commemorations rather than a centralized exposition. The overall tone reflects civic engagement, community uplift, and cultural progress within the African American population of early 20th-century Iowa.
Subject (Topic):
African American newspapers African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Politics and government Annexation (Municipal government) Legislative veto Clubs Labor laws and legislation Accidents Advertising Patents African American business enterprises
Subject (Organization):
United States. Congress. Senate
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines Panama--Panama Canal
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
4 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1911020301
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9qb9vf0v
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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"Iowa state bystander. volume 17, issue 33, February 03, 1911", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9qb9vf0v
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No Copyright - United States
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