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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1896
Page
2
Fragmented Local Political Satire Column
The text appears as a garbled opinion piece critiquing advice to Boies and referencing The Es Herald, the Democratic party, free trade and free silver debates, a St. Louis plot, McKin protection, and mentions the death of Prof. Halstead’s second wife in Iswick New Jersey. It also alludes to Tillman Wannamker and Chicago, with patriotic sentiment and scattered political jibes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halstead
Iswick
New Jersey
Chicago
Nowiuce
Boies
Bland
Des Moines Leader Proclaims Leading Iowa Circulation
The Des Moines Leader asserts it has the best circulation in Iowa and in Des Moines. The paper claims to be a clean, up to date publication with strong public support and a highly pro active political stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Leader
Iowa
Des Moines
Leader
Local politician speaks of sound money amid noisy campaign
Fragmentary report notes a 16 man committee and the name Loutthunder in a speech about sound money. The text describes crowd reactions and calls for clear alternatives, with emphasis on fiscal policy and political rhetoric.
Fragmentary view on political focus delaying trade revival
The text suggests the country may suspend commerce to focus on political questions until after the election. It notes a revival of trade is unlikely until national affairs are settled, reflecting a cautious public mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ness
Hull Loyalists Rally Keeps Polk County Victory Quiet
Hull spoke at Huxley Thursday evening and the next day visited comrades and fascist supporters, not omitting the Hill business men. The captain was pleasant to meet and achieved more success in concealing his movement, drawing followers in Ames around the Polk County victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Huxley
Fas
Hill
Captain
Polk County
Ames
Oat Market Signals Moderate Prices in Guthrie County
The report notes oats priced at six cents a bushel, yielding modest dividends, with Guthrie county contracts indicating this rate. Crop conditions are heavy but rust reports appear. A Thursday storm in northwestern Iowa damaged oats, while dairying areas cut oats green for feed or hay prior to threshing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Iowa
Death of Beecher Stowe and Monroe Doctrine satire
The piece recalls Beecher Stowe and her anti slavery writing as demonstrably shaping opinion. It then parodies the Monroe Doctrine as bluntly stating that no foreign power may tread near American interests and warns rivals about boundary respect and tenancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beecher Stowe
Burdette
England
France
Many
Austria
Russia
Kendall Young Will Funds Webster City Library
The late Kendall Young's will leaves Webster City about 200000 for a public library, the largest Iowa man has left to an Iowa city for public purposes. Hull defeats Berryhill by 960 in Polk county Republican primary, with potential 500-vote swing. Mrs A E McMurray becomes state central committee chair for the Prohibition party, replacing B F Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall Young
Webster City
Iowa
Iowa City
Polk County
Hull
Berryhill
A. E. McMurray
Prohibition Party
B. F. Wright
Dilke predicts Britain to face united Germanic powers soon
Sir Charles Dilke, a well informed Englishman, publishes an article predicting Great Britain will single-handedly fight Germany, Russia and France together. He says the war may come within a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dilke
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
France
Altgelds resolution threat harms property protection stance
Altgeld sought a resolution that would bar the United States from protecting its property. He remembers Cleveland's action ending property destruction in Chicago and has not forgiven Boies for remarks favoring protecting property, a factor that may jeopardize Boies’s nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altgeld
United States
Cleveland
Chicago
Boies
Dobson Heads to Iowa Rallies After Polk Endorsement
Des Moines lawyer Hon G L Dobson seeking Republican nomination for secretary of state visited Ames Monday evening while waiting for a southbound train. He carried strong Polk county primary endorsement and shows growing strength across Iowa, particularly in the seventh district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Dobson
Des Moines
Ames
Dobson
Polk County
Iowa
Dolliver plans bold campaign tour with large tent
Fort Dodge report says Congressman Dolliver prepares for a hard fall race in his district. He aims to start early and campaign to the finish using a novel tent method, touring the district to strike for his party and win over fusion opponents. His campaign will spread a white canvas tent to draw crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Register
Fort Dodge
Dolliver
McKinley Speech Praised For Oratorical Skill
The New York Sun lauds Major McKinley for his speech replying to the notification committee. It commends its diction, dignity, and suitability, noting readers may profit from it regardless of agreement. The piece contrasts McKinley with an imagined dull candidate, lauding effective expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. McKinley
Major Handy
United States of America
New York Sun
Public warned over bicycle wheel pricing profits
Wilkesbarre Pa Sun notes a fire loss at a large bicycle company reveals wheels cost factory nineteen dollars but sold to the public for one hundred. The article predicts future sales in general stores at around twenty five dollars and questions why the public bears such high markups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wilkesbarre
Sun
Quiet primaries yield county wide turnout and early tallies
The primaries produced light voting with county attorney and supervisor races drawing focus. Vinje leads by 760 to 418 in county totals, while Hull dominates in county results though final figures remain pending. Delegates to the county convention are named and party strategy discussed amid calls to repeal the two thirds rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinje
Bartlett
Addison
Shaw
Hull
Washington Township
Ames
Reading on Currency Politics Across Papers
A collage of editorials and excerpts on bi metallism and silver from Fairfield Ledger Inter Ocean Illinois State Register Times Republican and Jefferson Souvenir. Discussion contrasts silver and gold, Dems and Republicans, and views on fiscal policy and currency reform amid 1890s public policy debates. Also notes on Des Moines water works politics and Midland Monthly features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter Ocean
Republican Party
McKinley
Illinois State Register
Friends of Silver
Elected Leaders Praised After Clean County Primary Vote
The article commends the ticket elected in yesterdays primaries as capable and ready to serve county interests. It congratulates the victors for a clean canvass and notes local tensions in Nevada will soon be healed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Simpson Praises Ballot Power at Ft. Dodge Address
The report notes Jerry Simpson of Kansas spoke at Ft. Dodge on July 4 praising the ballot as the remedy in democracy and urging citizens to stand on common ground before the coming campaign. The Des Moines dispatch contrasts his stance with opposition from the Messenger. The July 7, 1896 Iowa crop bulletin follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Simpson
Kansas
Ft. Dodge
Geo. Roberts
The
Messenger
Simpson
Tillman
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Intelligencer
Cial Paper
Story County
es-Herald
Democratic
Eyt Tts
St. Louis
McKin
Tillman Rman
Committee On Is
Tillam
South Carolina
Wannamker
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Henry Watterson
David B. Hill
New York
Fairfield Ledger
Fairfield
Jefferson
Times
Republican
Russell
Whitney
Hillman & Co
Water Works Committee
Arkansas
Th. Bentzon
July Midland Monthly
E. S. Schaeffer
Octave Thanet
Frank Calkins
Louisville
Idaho
Weather Crop Report
Cetral Station
Nmiore Goods
J. S. Thompson
A Jupsch Bros
Canier Bros. & Herman’s
Canier Bros. & Herman
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