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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1877
Page
2
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Republican slate lists Governor John H. Gfar of Des Moines County for governor Lieutenant Governor Frank T. Campbell of Jasper County for lieutenant governor Supreme Court judge James G. Day of Fremont County superintendent of public instruction Co W Von Coelln of Blackhawk County named for statewide office.
A long party platform from Iowa champions federal and state cooperation to protect citizens, enforce constitutional rights, promote order, temperance, and sound economics. It urges strong national action on civil rights, currency stability, tariff reform, and opposition to labor strikes while condemning government misuse that harms business.
The article traces the Baltimore origin of the strike and its spread to Pittsburgh Wheeling Grafton and Keyser fueling violence including railcars derailed property destroyed and trains ditched. It blames "insane strikers" and portrays the labor conflict as a war against powerful states and rail interests drawing in vagrant supporters.
An old personal friend predicted the Ohio Convention would back his course after a lively contest. The same adviser feared the party might lose the state due to indifference and Civil Service bans on office holders. The financial issue no longer dominates as both parties appear demoralized on it.
Scuvaz criticizes civil service tests for placing book learners into departments who lack practical office skills. The piece argues that hiring in well run businesses requires different qualifications than astronomy algebra or history knowledge.
The piece shifts from jubilation over Bogy to concern as Missouri senatorial plots threaten to dampen his famed oratory. It imagines Bogy overhauling the Senate scene, noting his reforming charm and the need for a larger space to accommodate his flamboyant style.
Yesterday's report describes riotous striker actions in Chicago with police and property protection difficulties. Strikes spread through railroad workers and most mechanical trades, threatening peace and a harsh response. Several strikers were killed, and Chicago vows strong opposition to protect the city.
Punic sympathy grows for Grover as commentators condemn the city’s daily fabrications from Portland. The essay invokes Benvenuto Cellini to mock the Savoyard-like betrayals in Oregon politics, noting a witness who gathered valuable information by lying hidden beneath a bed.
A Charleston mer chant delegation visited Cincinnati on Monday and met with the Chamber of Commerce. President Tupper praised President Hayes for lifting burdens and corruption, noting how federal reform freed Charleston from oppressive local interests and monopoly control.
Rioters sweep through Pittsburg causing extensive damage with reports of bloodshed and looting. The unrest spreads nationwide as property losses reach millions, with Pittsburg alone estimated at ten million dollars.
Friday near Redfield Miss Nannie Jones was shot from brush along the road while returning from teaching. A crowd of about one hundred men combs the woods for the suspected shooter. In Oskaloosa Dave Golden was shot by Moxicene press, his head wounded. doctors say he cannot live. Sheriff Hethrington promptly jailed the suspects. Other notes report a Washington Iowa man jailed for Sunday wood cutting, Frank Allen’s reception at the depot, and the Allen family’s declining confidence. Kyte the Howard county runaway treasurer’s safe opened showing only 60 pounds 10 shillings cash out of 13 000, prompting further book scrutiny. F R West & Sons creditors meet to file bankruptcy. Des Moines cafe reports 840 cash and £000 paper. Werts owe over 40 000. Burlington suffers two incendiary fires. Marion Congregational church dismantled for larger building at 12 000 cost. Artisan wells progress with depth 676 feet and stronger flow.
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