County Ticket Names For State and Local Offices
Secretary of State W M McParland and Auditor C G McCarthy head a list of county tickets including Supreme Court judges C T Granger H E Deemer and Treasurer Jous Herriott. Milton Remley attorney general and railroad commissioner C L Davidson are named with Clerk and Reporter of the Supreme Court and district ticket details. Times continue to improve as local races announce candidates across Polk Nevada Palestine and Washington townships. The Tennessee lynchers are actually to be tried and Cleveland reports poor fishing while Tammany secures Senator Hill services.
Anarchist Most Aims to Elevate Stage Performance
A note shows Anarchist Most seeks to perform on stage to elevate theater. The statement mentions dynamite as a tool or symbol, suggesting provocative intent within the artistic effort.
Presidential possibilities spark little on income tax
Those gentlemen who rejoice in being presidential possibilities have very little to say about the income tax.
Sermonette Gains Popularity Among Ministers
A brief sermon trend spreads as ministers adopt the term sermonette to describe short preaching pieces. The growing usage reflects a shift in worship style and audience engagement.
Secretary Carlisle Denies Funds to Sugar Planters
Secretary Carlisle officially notifies sugar planters that no funds are available. Planters react with anger as the denial spreads through the industry.
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Carlisle
Republicans Gain Large House Majority Without Change in Character
The article notes little shift in the House's character as Republicans secure a substantial new majority. It highlights the growing political power of the GOP while implying continuity in core House dynamics and leadership.
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House of Representatives
Cranberry crop short as turkeys set for Thanksgiving
Cranberries are reported to be in short supply this year while turkeys remain plentiful for the holiday season. The red berry harvest has been notably low, affecting availability and prices.
Death toll and enrollment figures for the G A R veterans
The article notes 7,283 members of the G A R died in the past year and reports a present enrollment of 869,083 union veterans.
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Gallant Band of Union Veterans
Starvation Bites Japanese Forces in China War
Amid the China theater, reports say thousands of Japanese troops are dying of starvation. The famine cripples supply lines as the Celestial army collapses under hunger and exposure.
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Japan
China
Debs On Trial For Contempt Of Court Recalled
A historical note recalls Debs facing contempt of court charges while public interest waned and Coxey faded from memory. The piece reflects on fleeting fame and the erosion of attention to legal proceedings.
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Debs
Coxey
Tailors Strike Shifts to Individual Negotiations
New York tailors on strike inform the union of employers they will deal as individuals. The move reverses the collective stance and could improve prospects for the workers. Labor unions across fields appear to be losing standing.
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New York
Sultan Abdul Hamed Donates to Forest Fire Relief Fund
The Turkish sultan Abdul Hamed donated 300 pounds to aid sufferers of the forest fires. Meanwhile Maine outpaced Vermont in the size of the republican victory.
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Abdul Hamed
Maine
Vermont
Democratic tariff rule targets sugar costs for poor families
A quotation claims a Democratic tariff raises sugar by three cents a pound for the poor while allowing duty-free import of diamonds as an offset, labeled as the party’s working man policy in Grate City.
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Democratic Party
Grate City
Prohibition Ticket Faces Ballot Question After Vote Split
Bennett Mitchell secured 10349 votes, over 2 percent of the total, while the rest of the prohibition ticket totaled about 7000. The issue is whether under Australian ballot law the entire ticket must reach 2 percent or if the head’s result suffices for ballot placement. The election board will decide.
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Bennett Mitchell
Election Board
Outcast Nebraska Drought Family Passes Through Town
A weary family burned out by the drought in Nebraska trudges through town. An old graybeard man leads two children and a limping woman claim they walked the entire distance on foot after eight years of crop loss. The Eagle Grove Times urges locals to count blessings.
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Nebraska
Eagie Grove Times
Taxation of Liquor-Store Property Upheld for Hearing
The Board of Supervisors faced a case on taxing liquor selling drug stores in the county. Cambridge assessor valued Mr Erb’s drug store and placed a lien on the building. Drugstore owner Mr Grafton and the building owner appealed. Hearing set for September 18. first case of its kind in central town guiding future interpretations.
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Board of Supervisors
Cambridge Assessor
Erb
Grafton
Costly Errors in Wilson and McKinley Bills Noted
Harper's Weekly warns that the Wilson bill's 50 000 words and 690 topics led to 25 30 errors found by Treasury clerks after passage. It cites long Senate amendments swelling the bills and notes danger of copying on parchment with costly misreads.
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Cousiess
Harper's Weekly
Wilson
Asea
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House of Representatives
Congress
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Senate Committee
Treasury
Purify the Ballot Says Howe in New Jersey Address
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe advocates female suffrage as a cure for ballot corruption. She argues women will purify elections and must have power to represent homes in state councils, calling education a key to voting rights and praising women’s clubs as moral engines.
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Julia Ward Howe
New Jersey
Mrs. Howe
England
Vermont Senate Quick Motion Fails to Gain Second
The Vermont state senate has enough Democrats to move a motion but not enough to secure a second, leaving the measure stalled. The chamber shows a split dynamic with party lines affecting procedural steps and potential votes.
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Vérmont
Senate
Allison Emerges as Possible Presidential Contender
The article notes Allison as a potential presidential candidate if he gains solid support. It also suggests Iowa could supply the Republican nominee in 1806.
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Allison
Iowa
Populists in New Mexico Call for Direct Election Reforms
The populists of New Mexico adopt a platform demanding direct votes by the people for President and U S senators along with United States marshals and postmasters.
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New Mexico
United States
Democratic papers on Vermont and Maine landslides
The Iowa State Register notes no editorial comment appears in Democratic papers about the landslides in Vermont and Maine and wonders what they might say.
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Vermont
Maine
Iowa State Register
Morton Nominated for New York Governor by Republicans
Ex Vice President Levi P. Morton was nominated last Tuesday by the Republican State convention for Governor of New York. He is predicted to carry the state by a 60,000 vote majority.
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Levi P. Morton
New York
Humorous Reflection on Party Alignments in Politics
The St Louis Globe Democrat quotes a remark noting a humiliating pass where a man might as well be a populist as a democrat. It laments how the democratic party rarely opposes a wrong or supports a right until merit is wasted on delay, calling it a strange fatality.
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The
St. Louis Globe. Democrat
Cullom
Democratic Party
New Orange Regimen Claimed To Curb Inebriety
A new cure for drunkenness advocates taking oranges at set times: before breakfast, at 11 A.M., 3 P.M., 6 P.M., and just before bed. Proponents say it yields good results for all but the most severe cases, describing it as a pleasant remedy.
Drake offers $75 scholarship for oratory contest
Drake University awards a seventy five dollar scholarship in the Drake school of oratory to one youth in each congressional district for the best oration on preventing financial panics. No discrimination by church or party, color or sex.
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Drake University
Drake School of Oratory
Oratory
Kelly
Army of Workers Plan County Sunday School Visitation
At the Iowa State Sunday School Association convention Dr Beardshear of State Agricultural College chaired a plan to systematically visit every county and family to gauge Sunday School attendance. Township workers will form districts, appoint district superintendents, and send visitors in pairs where possible. blanks and details available from the county secretary.
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Iowa State Sunday School Association
Beardshear
State Agricultural College
County Sunday School Association
Farm owner links Minnesota forest fires to arson over hay land
Kirby Barnum of a farm near the Red Lake Indian Reservation says a blaze started by a man seeking hay land control caused the fires. He hired two men out of spite to burn the land, and the flames spread to the forest and have burned since.
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Kirby Barnum
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Minnesota
Boone County Democrat
Speed Records in Harnessed Horse Racing
The Sioux City Tribune reviews long progress in harness racing records. Dexter set 2:17.2 for a mile, then Goldsmith Maid lowered to 2:14, Maud 8 to 2:08. Maud 8 and Nancy Hanks cut times further, reaching 2:04. Robert J. clocks 2:01, suggesting the two minute mile may come soon. Alix rivaled Robert J. with near 2:02 before Terre Haute accident.
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Robert J
Dexter
Goldsmith Maid
Karus
St. Julien
Maud
Fleet Foot Ad Nancy
Alix
Terre Haute
College News and Alumni Notes From Ames Campus
Ben Miller, a former student, has been missing nine months and his Des Moines family awaits word. Prof. C. H. McGrew of San Jose died Sept. 16 after illness. he taught after graduating with the class of 90 and had been in California since. J. B. Craig left for Sandusky Ohio to work in a cement plant. Des Moines and Ithaca bound students plan fall term moves. Dr W Gunsaulus lectures Sept. 25. George E Reed 80, Spencer Iowa, formerly principal in several states, dies suddenly. F A Rogers may coach Des Moines football this fall. Lectures on German student life note college prisons and duels. Ames Experiment Station shows apples and fruit. J Sexton praised for fruit judgments. Liclingsworth & Atkinson, Clear Lake lawyers, visit. W R Ellis of Portland visits Governor Jackson, classmates. Sam Brownlie starred in Glidden Perry game with an amusing slide at third. Field day bets on a close race between 95 and 96. Finney coaches away in Kentucky after leaving for Dana Indiana. Carl McLain breaks wrist. neighbors report local trouble fresh boarding houses. W A Murphy attends aunt’s burial in Ottumwa. Juniors Sport Oliver and Geo Savin to tennis on field day. Sport nominated for Audubon county surveyor. E C Macy 95 surveys lately.
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San Jose
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Ohio
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Bowen
Des Moines
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
W. Gunsaulus
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Clay County
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Iowa
South Dakota
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Iowa City
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College
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M. F. Uollingsworth
Clear Lake
Liclingsworth & Atkinson
W. A. Atkinson
Franklin County
Recorder
Franklin County Recorder
Lollingsworth
W. R. Ellis
Portland
Oregon
Jackson
Agricultural College
State University
Towa City
Register
Sam Brownlie
Glidden- Perry
Glidden Graphic
Story County Board of Supervisors Creates Ames Precincts
Notice to electors states that the Story County Board of Supervisors on September 18 divided Washington and Franklin townships for Ames precincts. The first four wards of Ames form city precincts, with Washington precinct covering its township area and Franklin precinct covering its township area. A. P. Kine, County Auditor.
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Low
Washington and
Franklin
City of
Ames
Washington Orifice
Washington
Franklin Town
Shin Ontade
Lin Ie So
Tana Y Ordere Yard
SS . A. P. Kine
Agent of the government to visit area for indemnity act claims
Mr Dolliver predicts within sixty days an agent of the government will arrive in the vicinity to arrange payment of river and settler claims under the indemnity act recently passed by Congress.
Daily by mail Daily and Sunday by mail eight dollars a year
The notice lists subscription rates with daily and Sunday editions by mail priced at eight dollars annually, highlighting the Daily and Sunday by mail option and the Weekly.
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By Mail
Mail
North Western Line Sells Excursion Tickets to Eagle Grove
From September 17 to 21 the North Western Line offers reduced rate excursion tickets to Eagle Grove with return passage valid until September 22, 1894. For tickets and full information contact Chicago and North Western agents.
Western Line Excursion Tickets to Webster City
From September 7 to 21 Western Line will sell excursion tickets to Webster City and return at reduced rates. Tickets good for return wit September 1804 inclusive. For tickets and full information apply to Agents Chicago & North Western rail.
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North- Western Line
Webster City
Chicaie & North Western Railway
Excursion Tickets Offered by Chicago & North Western
Reduced fare excursion tickets available through September 22, 184 inclusive from bottom tier 1y to 21. For full information apply to agents of Chicago & North Western.
Excursion Tickets to Belle Plaine Offered by CNW
The North Western Line will sell excursion tickets from October 1 to 4 to Belle Plaine with return at reduced rates. Tickets valid for return passage until October 6, 1894. For tickets and information contact Chicago and North Western Railway Agents.
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North- Western Line
Gietober
Belle Plaine
Chicago & North-Western Railway
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