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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1880
Page
2
The Intelligencer notes that General Hazen, recently appointed to head the new signal service office, is identified as an Ohio man.
Allan Campbell becomes city comptroller signaling a shift of power away from Boss Kelley who faced a popular challenge. Kelley’s effort to muzzle the New York Herald failed as the paper presses on with fresh nationwide news from its office despite the controversy.
The Davenport Gazette argues Gover or Gear may win a third term by acclamation amid a crowded field. It lists Wilson, Harlan, Sherman, Larrabee, Campbell, Graves, and Chapman as strong candidates and notes convention coalitions will largely shape the outcome.
The piece criticizes Oklahoma colonists encamped near the southern line of Kansas aiming to seize Indian lands. It cites treaties and acts of Congress, invoking section 2,118 of the Revised Statutes and a presidential power to use military force to remove settlers. The New York Tribune says the plan risks arrest or expulsion and declares armed action possible to defend territory.
The country is crowded with hopeful Cabinet nominees, with each state sending one to several endorsements. Editors scrub earnestly, surrounding grateful estimates with red marks and sending them on to spur a boom, though the veracity of such clippings remains questionable.
The article notes the halcyon days begin after stormy autumn winds with calm Mediterranean weather. It cites Forster on the halcyon phenomenon and Thomson’s seasonal imagery, tying the winter period to a hopeful spell amid cold.
Compliments paid to the Ames Intelligencer for its new dress of handsome type. The paper is praised as one of the best exchanges, with readers and peers noting the improvement and prosperity it signals for Central Iowa journalism.
In strong partisan language the piece condemns delaying the electoral vote count and criticizes Democrats and Republicans for obstructing public business. It discusses constitutional roles in counting votes, past election histories, and the outcomes of the Civil War era with reference to Garfield and Lincoln.
The New York Tribune is hailed as a reliable family paper with broad influence on politics and morals. It emphasizes its readable content and promotes a prospectus and extraordinary premium offers to readers.
The editor of St Nicholas announces a forthcoming number will feature a story of Indian life by Inshtatheamba Bright-eyes daughter of an Omaha chief. She has traveled the country with kin seeking to awaken white readers to her people's rights and will debut as an author with a dramatic portrayal of domestic life.
The January number marks a new volume and offers a holiday edition with poems and carols plus stories sketches and essays. A new serial Out of the World by Mrs Robert O'Reidy debuts along with articles on Christmas customs St Nicholas and Madrid light reading spread across 128 pages. Subscriptions and single copies are priced at 25 cents and 3 for a year, post-free from Frank Leslie's Publishing House in New York.
A Chicago publishers catalogs a biography and sermons volume about Dr H Thomas. It promises a history of controversy with Rock River Conference, verbatim sermon prints, and anecdotes by Austin Bierkower. Bound in muslin boards with a $150 sale price.
The Tribune pledges continued advocacy for a free fair administration and civil service reform, urging readers to judge the incoming era by its actions abroad and in science and culture. It promises to maintain its strong cultural sections, household departments, and market reports while expanding its coverage of literature science and religion.
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