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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1900
Page
3
A fragment from an Iowa campaign page rails against law reverence, praising a political religion while naming candidates for president and state offices. It notes trusts reshaping Iowa businesses, cites McKinley support, and attacks tariff policy, urging unity against a perceived common enemy.
Omaha World Herald comments on the kind of cabinet William Jennings Bryan would choose. It asserts he would avoid a secretary of state who serves royalty, a treasury chief linked to bankers, an attorney general owned by trusts, an interior head dominated by land grabbers, a postmaster general hiding frauds, and a navy controlled by armor plate interests, with war under beef trust influence.
The Portland Argus argues territory expansion risks endless trouble and financial strain. It criticizes the push for the Philippines as driven by manifest destiny and questions how long the United States will bear the costs of keeping new territories. It notes the shift in purpose from Cuba liberation to control and influence.
The piece argues that administration policies aid trusts harming manufacturers like barbwire mills and paper mills. It cites Fort Dodge figures and warns the Republican party now supports such trusts. It quotes Coffin and Barrett urging reform, school leaders calling public schools the nation’s hope, and stresses resilience and moral teaching through true educators.
The article accuses Iowa officials of widespread malfeasance from elevated taxes to misused funds. It cites J W Stone of Mt Pleasant Insane Asylum selling supplies for personal gain and calls for continued probes into state government, urging corrective measures and cost reforms.
A remark questions why Gov Roosevelt has not removed Mayor Van Wyck under the fee trust law. It notes Roosevelt as the Republican vice presidential candidate and points to perceived neglect of the law’s provisions for public figures connected to a brasta.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette recalls how editor support launched Senator Dolliver into politics sixteen years ago. The secretary urged the central committee to name him temporary chairman, securing a pivotal early role. Dolliver then presided at the state convention, delivered a brilliant speech, and rose to Blaine's campaign. The piece credits timely opportunity and the editor's advocacy.
Governor Shaw appoints Jonathan P. Donovan to the U S Senate while Dolliver’s past Ackley speech drew mixed reactions. Dummins shows more liberal leanings, though not a Democrat, and Roosevelt’s Waterloo appearance date shifts from September 20 to October 4 amid election hopes for Bryan and Stevenson.
Belmond flouring mill nears completion and Town Walls creamery reports 6,833,000 pounds of milk in the past year. Cedar Falls will gain a free rural mall delivery around October 1. Gilman canned goods plant aims for about 3,000,000 cans this season. Elberon votes $5,000 in bonds for a new schoolhouse. Illinois Central replaces a wooden bridge at Town Falls with four steel spans. Local residents face losses from hog cholera, overfed cattle, and a missing Mason City telegraph operator. A 105-year-old Mrs Dobshire works daily at La Porte canning. Tragic deaths include Ed Mowry and John A. Busby, plus Oscar Holland, a Cuban War veteran, drowning in the Iowa River. Despondent E Haunches shoots himself on his wife’s grave. Monticello report recalls a rattlesnake encounter at a fairground, stirring a saloon keeper. City Grocery promotes Waterloo flour. chicken buying days noted.
An anecdote recalls a young lawyer Burton seeking a continuance who must withdraw a juror to stall a case. The court reveals the term was only docket notation. A separate reminiscence recounts William Mason describing Liszt reciting a poem from memory before a French audience in Weimar and accepting a dedication to his manuscript.
A collage of quotes and notices: Mr Cumrox recalls Paris travel with a burlesque chorus about visiting twenty sites in a week, while Census figures spark concern for small towns like Ackley and Eldora. General Willaston warns of Manilla delays as troops move. readers are invited to share knowledge. Local ads offer rent, groceries, wallpaper, nursery stock, and fresh produce.
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