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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1896
Page
12
The official paper for Story County outlines its pricing and subscription offer at one dollar per year highlighting its local news role and community reach.
Des Moines Leader criticizes the Iowa legislature over funding a governor staff trip to Philadelphia for the Iowa naval keel, noting tax law passage and internal party tensions. The piece mocks zealots and cites divisions as McKinley era politics loom in the Midwest.
A fragmented column surveys congressional race chatter in the district. It notes candidates Beverly and W H Berry and hints at Plagiarism accusations tied to Cousins and Haney era speeches amid tariff shock and party politics.
In Des Moines Leader's Sunday two column report the Hamilton county Democratic convention is portrayed as a small gathering creating outsized news value. The piece argues the democracy aims to turn little into significance, reflecting political theater beyond the event itself.
The article describes a warm spell between hay and grass, with spring approaching. A light spring rain last Friday relieved heavy dust in the area, described as a Godsend, making conditions more tolerable.
Fort Dodge Senator Healy sparks a clash in the upper house by opposing Code revision and accusing commissioners of bias toward railways. In Texas, the Republican state convention fractures, as Allison and Reed supporters split delegates, McKinley forces protest and threaten a separate Chicago delegation.
Iowa editorials discuss Jim Blythe’s congress bid in the 4th district, state funding for the Agricultural College projects, shifts in Democratic loyalties, Des Moines municipal impacts on Polk county races, and judges ruling on county newspaper printing contests.
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