McKinley tide noted as public debt climbs in April
The article cites a rise in public debt by more than 5 million dollars in April and argues the McKinley campaign gains momentum. It also covers political maneuvering, delays in the Des Moines land claims reports, and remarks on candidates including Dr. Stalker withdrawing and J. G. Berryhill outlining his Republican platform for Congress.
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Allison
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Des Moines
F. W. Bicknell
McKinkley
McKinley
Congress
Stalker
Story County
Evangelist Williams stirring Waterloo controversy
The Carroll Herald notes Evangelist Williams has drawn heavy publicity for a revived uproar in Waterloo. Other editorials mock religious politics and urge practical conduct, while the Perry Bulletin jests on praying voters and coal houses. The Jefferson Bee discusses a court ruling on innocent purchasers and signatures. The Carroll Herald laments weekly papers’ price cuts and unprofitability. The Inter Ocean and Capital comment on the tobacco trust and a new cigar substitute.
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Carroll Herald
Evangelist Williams
Waterloo
Chicago Times- Herald
Inter-Ocean
Chicago
West
Inter Ocean
Novelist Frank E Plummer Joins Iowa Writers List
Story County notes a new writer in Iowa Frank E Plummer former Nevada city schools superintendent and East Des Moines High School principal. He published a social tragedy titled Gracie to be released autumn by D Appletor Co Hamlin Garland lauded the manuscript as highly excellent. Berryhill addresses voters in the Seventh District urging primary election engagement and presenting his public views on needed legislation.
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J. G. Berryhill
United States
Iowa
Frank E. Plummer
Nevada
East Des Moines
Plummer
Gracie
D. Appletor Co
Hamlin Garland
Berryhill
James G. Berryhill
Mud Lake Floods Farm as City Seeks Tramp Ordinance
Web ster City Tribune reports Prof. D. A. Kent’s Mud Lake farm flooded by heavy rains with about 200 acres under 1 to 3 feet of water. Inlets flood faster than drainage, ruining promising crops while Kent’s partner may own the submerged land. City council promotes an employment for tramps ordinance to feed able bodied wanderers at city expense and urges citizen cooperation to enforce orders and curb nuisance.
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Daily Papers
Messrs Ment and Shea
Hamilton County
Mud Lake
D. A. Kent
Kent
Webster City Tribune
Jewell
Orper City
Iowa Farmers Face Quick Cash From Grain Stocks
Burlington Gazette notes Iowa farmers hold at least 25 million dollars in grain stocks ready to be moved within thirty days. The piece argues that even vast silver coinage would not benefit farmers without saleable produce and that the state could bring 25 million dollars into Iowa within a month if markets accept current offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James.g. Berryhill
Burlington Gazette
Iowa
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United States Supreme Court
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Perry Bulletin
Jefferson Bee
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