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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1877
Page
2
Ames Iowa paper invites readers to view its files in New York City at 415 Broadway Chicago and Northwestern Rail way office. General Eastern Agent L F Booth promotes access for visitors to read the newspaper when in New York.
The Twenty-first Annual Republican State Convention of Iowa will meet in Des Moines on June 27, 1877 to nominate a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Supreme Judge. Delegates are allotted by county plus additional delegates for votes for Josiah T. Young in 1876. A detailed representation table lists counties and delegate counts.
A Republican State Central Committee invitation calls for unity in support of Right Liberty and Justice. It emphasizes safeguarding constitutional amendments, suffrage protections, and loyal governance, praising the party’s anti slavery origins and urging cooperation under nominees with Henry C. Lercurox as chairman.
Only one of eight daily Michigan newspapers objects to the President's policy. A few weekly papers share doubts, but editors remain hopeful. The Democratic editor notes no fatal disruption in the state.
As the State convention nears the contest among candidates intensifies. Supporters press the case by comparing strengths and weaknesses, highlighting brilliance where rivals show gaps.
The Tur State Centre city council committee visits other cities to study fire engines and water works reports. It recommends purchasing a second hand fire engine from Marshalltown. State Centre also maintains a vigilance committee.
The piece accuses Democrats of probing whether Congress can appropriate funds for the army's support, aimed at displacing the President's un constitutional army. It asserts they intend to disband the force and shift responsibility to the President, predicting a difficult task ahead.
A fragment discusses Iowa Republican papers claiming to mirror voter majorities while split over President Bagot’s southern policy, some papers backing it and others opposing. The text hints at broader national Republican sentiment and internal editorial divides.
Anothe Lifensurance of New York the Atlantic Mutual is discovered to be shaky and will probably be wound up. This time the state superintendent notes a need for independent tests of life insurance company conditions to restore public trust.
The Salt Lake Herald denies that Brigham Young used incendiary expressions attributed by a city paper and telegraphed nationwide. The paper calls Brigham a shifty millionaire, twenty years older than in 1857, unlikely to lead a rebellion west of the Missouri.
The seventeen year locusts emerge from the ground as large grubs, then with wings unfurling after settlement in nearby trees. They do not damage growing crops and feed on branches and twigs, completing rapid construction of nests.
The piece notes Hon. John H. Gear is likely the Republican nominee for governor as supporters push with growing enthusiasm. The contest has narrowed to Gear versus Governor Newbold, with momentum predicting one gains more in the next two weeks and distances the other.
Republicans push to bind Democrats by backing silver as legal tender. Cincinnati Commercial warns Administration must take this stand or face trouble. The paper also skewers Wade and mocks Grant era politics with pointed quips about party discipline and rhetoric.
New York legislators move to cut Erie Canal tolls to three dollars per ton for grain from Chicago to tidewater. The measure promises to curb monopolies, boost western commerce, and hinder railroad efforts that favor vessel interests. The change could increase canal state revenue by expanding freight traffic from East to West.
A San Francisco newspaper challenges President Hayes one term pledge arguing voters may accept sincerity while noting past broken promises. It warns that Roman restraint may bow to renewed bids for a second term if the incumbent satisfies the people, with political leaders shaping the standard bearer.
A Joliet May 13 telegram reports Henry Backstine, a farmer near Chicago, died by his own hand after selling a mortgaged cow without the mortgagee’s consent. Debt and threatened legal action allegedly drove the suicide to prevent possible penitentiary disgrace.
Thin Rusavias move along the Danube with desultory cannonading at multiple points. Reports say the Russian commander aims to cross at eight different points and then move rapidly toward the Losphorus region, testing the invaders' capacity. Chicago Times, May 7.
A Vicksburg resident decorated Confederate graves and read a closing statu poem written for the occasion. The poem recalls the Blue and the Gray sharing a colorless land of death and notes the living may bring flowers to the sleepers, with both sides now united in memory.
Receipts of wheat at Western markets spur a price rise as total arrivals for last week exceed those of the same week last year. By contrast, four months of 1877 show 54 million bushels versus 11[?] million in early 1876, indicating a notable shift. Winter wheat leads the rise though spring wheat remains in demand for Britain.
A Republican diminishing Hayes ire rises as Dana of the New York Sun and Charles Francis Adams unleash vilification ahead of Hayes visit to New York. The paper prints a caricature and an editorial broadside branding Hayes with a permanent black mark, prompting renewed calls for balanced national policy.
The NY Tribune notes Brigham Young and Whigs resist war and mobilization while leaders like William Allen and Charles Francis Adams retire. Cronin’s nose is called ordinary, Ben Wade spares letters, and Iowa opposition narrows to unnamed office seekers as the President maintains country focus.
Des Moines hosts the annual gathering of state educators during the week of June 25 with favorable hotel and railroad rates. County Superintendent Hughes will provide details. the program lists sessions on history arithmetic reading grammar and Sabbath School topics with speakers from multiple towns. The piece notes also the twelfth annual convention of the State Sabbath School Association in Ottumwa June 12 to 14 with Rev Dr Gibson and M C Hazard assisting.
Proceedings from a regional education conference discuss needed changes in school law including supervision district officers and adjunct districts. It covers teacher examinations, timings, and committee reports with remarks by various county officials and educators.
A history of the Wauchope Grader shows road improvements across Illinois counties after trials by the State Board of Agriculture. The machine earned high praise for simplicity and durability, with several units grading roads along the Iowa River and Otter Creek. Township trustees are urged to test and consider home use purchases for true economy.
The advertisement claims August Flower by J J Bouquet treats dyspepsia and liver complaints. It asserts most Americans suffer sour stomach headaches constipation and related symptoms and promotes a seventy five cent bottle or sample for ten cents with two doves as a reassurance.
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