Governor Boies Keynote Attacks Prohibition and Tariff Debates
Iowa politics heat up as Governor Boies is accused of backing saloon expansion under Democratic platform and opposing prohibition. The piece links his stance to tariffs, Wall Street, and James Sovereign while contrasting Republican and Democratic positions on farming, tariffs, and national issues. Also notes ongoing campaigns for governor and lieutenant governor and a Chinese grave dispute reference.
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Boies
Sioux City
Cherokee
Iowa
Botes
Keokuk
New York
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Mik. Wheeler
Iowa State Agricultural Society
Iowa Fine Stock Breeders’ Association
van Hovuren
Mwa State Horticultural Society
Western Horticultural Society
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Bestow
Comwin
Senate
le Deste Bee Ser
BOE
ieC@sublicans
China
the Evergreens
Brooklyn Eagle
Cedar Rapids
Republican Party of
Harrison
United States
General Assembly
Democratic
Lowa
Democratic Party of
Horace Boies
Northwest
Grover Cleveland
Owa
Reform Club
McKinley
South
Sac Sun
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Lies and Deceit in 1890s Politics Claims
The Wapsie Index argues the Democratic press and leaders have repeatedly lied about tariffs prohibition and state reform from the 1880s to 1891. It urges voters to reject Democratic bosses who mislead about Grover Cleveland Harrison McKinley and Boies.
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Lincoln
Grant
Grover Cleveland
Harrison
Iowa
Copperhead Attack on Boy Ends After Snake Killed
A copperhead struck Saley in the leg and coiled again as terrified neighbors intervened. The eleven foot snake was killed by a club blow while a physician treated the wound and the venom had begun to affect the boy. Cor. Philadelphia Press.
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John Saley
Pittsburg
Anak
Saley
Philadelphia Press
Harvard Graduates Trigger Latin to English Shift
Harvard University graduates resisted Latin as President Eliot invited them to receive degrees in English. Chief Marshal Cannock attempted to rise for the ceremony but was pulled back by a fellow student. Eliot then spoke in English, prompting the class to move to the platform for their degrees.
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Harvard University
Eliot
Marshal Cannock
Boston Saturday Gazette
A Book Agent Suit Over Illicit Restraint of Liberty
Charles W. Dumont, general agent for the Encyclopedia Britannica, sues West side attorney Joseph M. Hawthorne for 5000 damages claiming illegal restraint of liberty after a dispute over encyclopedia sales in Hawthorne's office. Dumont fired the books through a transom and forced his way out. The case hinges on the dispute over the unpaid books and Hawthorne's claim to hold them as security.
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Charles W. Dumont
Joseph M. Hawthorne
West Side
Dumont
Hawthorne
Tonic Sol-fa System Jubilees and Notable Mentions
A Jubilee year celebrates the tonic sol-fa system with praise from musicians and authorities. Notes on famous alumni and advocates like Curwen and Ben Davis highlight its impact. Additional items cover electrical standards in Iowa, lightning energy figures, and Paris prize for electrical meters won by Elihu Thomson of Lynn.
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College of Organists
Royal Academy of Music
Ben Davis
Helmholtz
Berlin
John Herschell
Bosanquet
General Thompson
Bridge
Henry Leslie
Lord Rayleigh
A. J. Ellis
Paris
Elihu Thomson
Lynn
Railway Rumbles Illinois Central to Build New Orleans Station
The Illinois Central plans a handsome new passenger station at New Orleans, signaling a major upgrade to the city’s rail facilities and passenger services.
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The
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Rail Extensions and Heavyweight Engineer Details
The Toledo Ann Arbor and North Michigan begins a Marion to Mackinaw extension likely to take one to two years. Jim Maloney, a veteran on the New York division of the Pennsylvania, weighs over 300 pounds and started as a fireman before the line’s acquisition. Wisconsin Central with Northern Pacific backing plans a Eau Claire to Trevins line this season crossing paths with the Chicago Burlington and Quincy into a major lumber region.
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North Michigan
Marion
Mackinaw
Mich
New York
Jim Maloney
Jim
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin Central
Northern Pacific
Eau Claire
Trevins
Wis
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Wisconsin
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