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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1900
Page
2
A fragmented entry quotes Abraham Lincoln and discusses how sentiment should be taught in schools and colleges. It references scriptures, pulpits, and courts, urging broad societal indoctrination through textbooks and public proclamations. The legibility is limited, with unclear names and dates.
A sprawling Iowa column surveys bills and political shifts from tax on paper to tariff repeal, district electors and gerrymandered congressional maps. It argues for printing overseer reforms, liquor laws, and corporate privilege changes, noting Republican and Democratic maneuvers, primary dates, and national implications. The piece mentions Hat institutions, senator appointments, and figures like Hanna, Clark, and Wheeler, with references to press influence and national politics.
The piece argues against imperialism echoing Beveridge, warning it erodes democracy and liberty, urging adherence to constitutional principles. It condemns annexations of the Philippines and Cuba and condemns a bankruptcy law seen as fostering dishonesty, calling for reform and stronger safeguards for creditors under a fair system.
Fragmentary text from a Dubuque Republican item discusses uneasy admissions and generic political commentary about the payer trust, with garbled phrases suggesting a critique of party positions and financial concerns. The readable segments hint at a Republican perspective on trust issues and political fault lines.
Mrs P Yates of Tabor Iowa was indicted for manslaughter in the death of her daughter Ethel in Council Bluffs and now jailed awaiting bond set at 3000 dollars. Divine Mealer of South Omaha, indicted with Yates, has disappeared retaining attorneys and resisting removal without requisition papers.
David DeWitt was arraigned on a charge of passing a counterfeit check drawn on the Hubbard State Bank last June. He waived preliminary examination, was bound over to the next grand jury in 160 dollars, and furnished bonds to remain at liberty.
Town notes speak of a new Hawkeye company formed to attract patrons with modest aims. Enrollment figures since 1889 show 1,733 students, with 1,600 in Cedar Falls State Normal and the rest in the training school. Other items mention free passes for soldiers under review, Miss Emily Reeve leaving for a theological course, census scam warnings, and praise for the Chicago Chronicle's home study program and Brown University’s electrical engineering emphasis.
A column blends aphorisms on merit charity and duty with news of a Sunday Illinois Central palate car trip to Omaha led by Capt. Merry. It reports Butler county poor farm costs for 1890 at 1.61 per week per inmate, contrasting with earlier per capita figures under Supervisor Gregory and noting rent allocations.
The Waterloo Reporter argues a single well located school will meet five year demand. Iowa Falls Sentinel notes 83rd anniversary of S W Bond and spouse, married 1886 in Indiana, with many descendants. Swaledale UGH society offers 400 to convict liquor sellers, 50 reward for evidence. Waterloo Courier mentions Tom Husted’s green spring tray from a sleet storm and his mood for warmer weather. Hampton Recorder lists Senator Herriman roles in state government. Grundy Republican reports Harlow Rockwell, near Conrad, refuses 500 for an Aberdeens Angus cow and hints at assessor visits.
Travel and insurance notices describe round trip excursion tickets on several dates in 2000, good for two days at four single fares plus 82.00, with regional reach to Town Minnesota and South Dakota and many northern western and southern cities. Contact B C KR Neagentsor Jnc G Farmoria or Cedar Rapids Iowa. Winter in the South highlights Gulf Coast travel on the Louisville and Nashville line with through cars from northern cities.
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