<em>Iowa Staats-Anzeiger</em>: Rundschau über Iowa (survey of the German-Iowa press, with particular focus on temperance issues)
Temperance initiatives in Clinton; Clayton City saloon proprietor F. Taake robbed at gunpoint; gymnastics festival in Lansing (Bezirks-Turnfest des nordwestlichen Turnvereins); break-ins in Newton in the businesses of Wright and Son, Vaughan and Son, Gardner and Co., J.H. Chapman, Dubus and Bodly, and J. Meyer; Charles City and Osage raise the price of saloon licenses; acquittal of Adam Glab of Dubuque's Plankroad Brewery, who had refused to pay a license fee twice; temperance advocates pelted with eggs in Manchester
First "Rundschau über Iowa," Eiboeck's regular survey of notable news culled from the state's German newspapers
Joseph Eiboeck
Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Joseph Eiboeck
7 May 1874
State Historical Society of Iowa
<a href="https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2282">https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2282</a>
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microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Allamakee County; Clayton County; Clinton County; Delaware County; Dubuque County; Jasper County; Marshall County; Polk County
News Summary: Iowa Suffrage Amendment Defeated; Republican National Convention; death of Yuan Shikai, President of the Republic of China
Constitutional Amendment on Woman Suffrage; 1916 Republican Convention; Charles Evans Hughes; "America First"; Robert Lansing; James W. Gerard; tornadoes in Arkansas and Missouri; China; Yuan Shikai
Overview of state, national, and world news
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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110713052349/http://webbasics.iowajmc.com/cmmay/newspapers/demokrat.html">Davenport Demokrat</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lischer_House">Henry Lischer</a> Printing Company; <a href="https://qctimes.com/mansion-linked-to-legacy-of-german-americans/article_59894bce-55a4-11df-8de7-001cc4c002e0.html">Fred Lischer</a>; Oskar Lischer; Eduard Lischer
7 June 1916
State Historical Society of Iowa
Full June 7, 1916 issue of the Davenport Demokrat from the "Chronicling America" collection of the Library of Congress: <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027107/1916-06-07/ed-1/">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027107/1916-06-07/ed-1/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/suffrage/">Women's Suffrage in Iowa: A Digital Collection</a>, Iowa Women's Archive, University of Iowa
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newspaper article
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Scott County; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; China
<em>Davenport Demokrat</em>: Suffrage Amendment Defeated
1916 Woman Suffrage Amendment;
Report on voting trends in the following counties: Cerro Gordo, "Claron" [Clarion, county seat of Wayne County?], Clinton, Crawford, Decatur, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Floyd, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Henry, Ida, Jefferson, Linn, Lucas, Mahaska, Marshall, Mitchell, Page, Pocahont[a]s, Polk, Ringgold, Scott, Story, Tama, Wapello, Wayne, Webster, Woodbury.
Candidates: W.L. Harding, Cosson, Allen, Kuehnle, G.R. Moore, W.S. Allen, W.C. Brown,
Newspaper article with updates on successive ballot countings for the women's suffrage amendment. Results of the Republican primary for governor and for other state offices.
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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110713052349/http://webbasics.iowajmc.com/cmmay/newspapers/demokrat.html">Davenport Demokrat</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lischer_House">Henry Lischer</a> Printing Company; <a href="https://qctimes.com/mansion-linked-to-legacy-of-german-americans/article_59894bce-55a4-11df-8de7-001cc4c002e0.html">Fred Lischer</a>; Oskar Lischer; Eduard Lischer
6 June 1916
State Historical Society of Iowa
Full June 6, 1916 issue of the Davenport Demokrat from the "Chronicling America" collection of the Library of Congress: <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027107/1916-06-06/ed-1/">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027107/1916-06-06/ed-1/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/suffrage/">Women's Suffrage in Iowa: A Digital Collection</a>, Iowa Women's Archive, University of Iowa
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newspaper article
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
<em>Davenport Demokrat</em>: Vote Against the Women's Suffrage Amendment Tomorrow (Stimmt morgen gegen das Frauenstimmrechts-Amendment)
Constitutional Amendment on Woman Suffrage; Women's Rights; Women's Emancipation; Friedrich Schiller; Women's Role in the Household
Editorial appealing to (male) voters to vote against the constitutional amendment for woman suffrage. The editorial argues that granting women the right to vote will alienate them from their traditional role as homemakers.
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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110713052349/http://webbasics.iowajmc.com/cmmay/newspapers/demokrat.html">Davenport Demokrat</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lischer_House">Henry Lischer</a> Printing Company; <a href="https://qctimes.com/mansion-linked-to-legacy-of-german-americans/article_59894bce-55a4-11df-8de7-001cc4c002e0.html">Fred Lischer</a>; Oskar Lischer; Eduard Lischer
4 June 1916
State Historical Society of Iowa
Full June 4, 1916 issue of the Davenport Demokrat in the "Chronicling America" collection of the Library of Congress: <a href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027107/1916-06-04/ed-1/seq-1/">https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027107/1916-06-04/ed-1/seq-1/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/iwa/suffrage/">Women's Suffrage in Iowa: A Digital Collection</a>, Iowa Women's Archive, University of Iowa
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newspaper editorial
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Scott County
New Year's Calendar for 1886, Dubuque National-Demokrat
calendar; advertising for the Dubuque National-Demokrat
Complementary Calendar for readers of the Dubuque National-Demokrat; the accompanying text notes that the newspaper was founded in 1856, making 1886 the 30th anniversary of its founding.
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
Dubuque National-Demokrat
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
January 1886
State Historical Society of Iowa
<a href="https://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/2288">New Year's calendar for 1889 of the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger</a>
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newspaper inlay; complementary calendar
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Dubuque County
Advertisements for Mardi Gras masquerade balls and costume rental
Carnival; Harmonie Damen-Verein; Dubuque Sängerbund; masquerade ball
Advertisements from the Dubuque National-Demokrat: the top-most one for costume rental; the middle one for a masquerade ball sponsored by the "Harmonie Damen-Verein" (Harmony Ladies' Club); the bottom one for a masquerade ball sponsored by the "Dubuque Sängerbund" (Dubuque Singing Club)
Frederick Gniffke (?)
Dubuque National-Demokrat
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
30 December 1886
State Historical Society of Iowa
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Dubuque County
Advertisements for Christmas and New Year's/Carnival celebrations, Dubuque National-Demokrat, 1883
Christmas celebration; Weihnachtsfeier; New Year's Ball; Neujahr
advertisements inviting the public to Christmas and New Year's celebrations organized by the Dubuque Turners
Frederick Gniffke (?)
Dubuque National-Demokrat
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
13 December 1883
State Historical Society of Iowa
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Dubuque County
Mardi Gras Ball Advertisements, Dubuque National-Demokrat, 1866
Mardi Gras ball; Thomas Payne; A. Kriegar; costume competition; prize money; food; Deutscher Unterstützungsverein; Deutsches Stadttheater; Germania-Band; City Hall
Three advertisements concerning Mardi Gras activities in Dubuque: 1) a masquerade ball in the German City Theater (Deutsches Stadttheater) with prize competition for the best costume; a ball in City Hall sponsored by the German Aid Society; a celebration in honor of Thomas Payne's birthday
Frederick Gniffke (?)
Dubuque National-Demokrat
<a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5563" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick A. Gniffke</a>
23 January 1866
State Historical Society of Iowa
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Dubuque County
Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball Advertisement, Iowa City Post, 1882
Mardi Gras; Masquerade Ball; Ham's Hall; Pischa's Orchestra
While it is uncertain who organized this masquerade ball--either the proprietor of Ham's Hall or another group that rented the hall--they are clearly proud of the prize money that they have set aside for the best costumes.
Max Otto (?)
Iowa City Post
Max Otto
15 February 1882
State Historical Society of Iowa
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newspaper advertisement
microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa City; Johnson County
Theater and Masquerade Ball announcements, Des Moines Turner Hall, Mardi Gras 1874
Theater performances; masquerade ball; Die Eifersüchtigen (play); Roderich Benedix; List und Phlegma (play); Louis Angely
Ad placed by the Des Moines Turners in the Iowa Staats-Anzeiger, with announcements a Mardi Gras masquerade ball as well as for two plays performed in the Turner Hall: "Die Eifersüchtigen" (The Jealous) by Roderich Benedix; "List und Phlegma" (Cunning and Phlegma) by Louis Angely
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Iowa Staats-Anzeiger
Joseph Eiboeck
7 February 1874
State Historical Society of Iowa
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microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Des Moines; Polk County