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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1896
Page
2
D. J. Vinje announces candidacy for County Attorney subject to Republican primaries. A. L. Bartlett also declares for the same office subject to the primary decision.
The piece notes B J West and L L Sawyer attending a free silver convention in Dubuque. It condemns Weyler’s conduct in Cuba and praises McKinley’s nomination support. It cites rising public demand for effective criminal trials as shown in Durrant Holmes and Jackson cases.
The article argues a Free Silver faction is likely to nominate Boies as the Democratic candidate though not expected to win. It predicts a central issue will be protection, with industrial policy and financial questions largely settled.
The article contrasts suffrage opponents who claim politics would degrade womanhood with praise for brave figures like Frances E. Willard and Theodore Roosevelt. It notes Turkish and Persian press bans on reporting assassinations of leaders as natural causes and reflects on despots living in fear of assassins, including Armenian woes.
Leading wholesale and manufacturing concerns of Des Moines back James G. Berryhill as a congress candidate citing his 1886 1888 legislative work to reduce freight rates and chairing the House committee on apt and maturing a debt reducing plan. The Times Republican also notes Walker Given’s resignation and S C McFarland’s takeover, praising the paper’s past quality and hoping for continuity.
A group of Des Moines merchants and manufacturers praise Hon. James G. Berryhill as a legislator and leader. They cite his work reducing Iowa freight rates, paying off state debts, and opposing pooling, and offer strong support for his Republican congressional candidacy in the seventh district. The letter also notes insurance and railroad issues and argues pooling should be criminal for insurers as well.
A Brooklyn chemist files a murder trial bill as critics blame lawyers for high costs. The piece notes expert witnesses are costly and explores whether blame lies with the bar or the system while previewing railway policy on wheel transport. It mentions bicycles on railroads and a riders’ fight against new wheel charges.
Former Senator Harlan remarks on McKinley’s odds noting “there is many a slip twixt the cup and the lip” yet implying the slips are close for McKinley. The quote underscores cautious optimism about McKinley’s prospects.
In a fiery critique the author argues the pooling bill endangers sovereignty by empowering railroads to pool earnings. The piece warns a national railroad trust could shape policy, hurt debtors and creditors, and surpass government power. It contrasts with “sound money” and calls for limits on corporate power. The column also notes Cripple Creek wealth and McKinley’s rise.
Newspaper dispatches recount Jack Trice a Black resident of Praidentown Florida defending home against a white mob. A midnight clash left two whites dead and two fatally wounded after Trice resisted. Regulators burned the cabin and bloodhounds were used to locate fugitives. The event prompts moral outrage and praise for Trice as a nineteenth century hero.
Congressman Joe Cannon of Illinois says the ability to set a hen would not be a test of suffrage in his district. The remark is tied to Capt Hull and the race for renomination, with Hull’s opponents arguing leadership on railroad and other legislation matters matters more than knowledge of hen setting.
A compilation of short items including remarks about Illinois politics with a quote from Mr. Tanner, commentary on Boies, rural life beef price trends, E F Hoover pension bill and Grover Cleveland veto, medical notes on diet and health, and a profile of Des Moines political figure James G. Berryhill.
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