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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1903
Page
2
A collage of notes touches on political tickets led by J Sullivan and Weldet, a critique of Mitterer’s governance, and remarks on Indian trust funds and education. It mentions Lieutenant Governor Tilman’s acquittal, Lincoln quotes, and a general call to unite the party faithful. The piece blends editorials with notices and civic chatter from the era.
Bleokex claims strong efficiency as treasurer while criticizing opponents. Herald questions accommodation to a few and cites a large non-collectible sum. Bleeker vows fearless duty and broad support from Democrats and Republicans. Public sentiment links Bleeker’s unusual majority to a political purge.
The Eldora Herald argues citizens should act as good citizens by engaging in politics for government preservation. It cites charges of vice and corruption in Hardin county, endorses the Citizens ticket Weldon Blecker Mitterer Wiemer, and defends independent candidates and historic examples of public service while criticizing party loyalty as a barrier to accountability.
The Detroit Free Press reports a Hardin County incident involving a vice president of Le Mara Bank, convicted and sentenced to thirty days in jail. The story highlights the thiefs, their children, and a loyal wife bearing the father’s shame and consequences.
A Plainspoken editorial questions officials for letting a $20,000 tax bill become uncollectible due to a difference. It argues for accountability and removing corrupt or negligent actors to lessen taxpayer burdens. The piece frames good governance as the remedy to wasted public funds.
The Iowa State Presses recount editorials from Keokuk, Dubuque, Davenport and others. They discuss suffrage persistence, critiques of theft and justice, wage demands, and the presence of African Americans in Iowa politics with a controversial view of current and future officeholders.
A speech at the Commercial Club of Chicago urges renewed public spirit and active citizenship. The speaker argues against passive conformity, warns of self-serving politics, and calls for broad outreach to defend democracy, urging disinterested leadership, faith, and unity to heal national and city life.
The Eldora Herald notes the looming close of the tense campaign two weeks from Monday and quips that some candidates and newspaper men may not be sorry. The mockery questions the role of newspapers in a political race.
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