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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1898
Page
6
Tama candidate announces for the office of County Attorney to seek the Republic nomination in the U.S. alderman primaries. Nevada Iowa reports the move dated March 7 1898.
A candidate named M. Soper of Ames Iowa declares to run for Clerk of the Courts pending Republican primary action. The notice is dated March 19 1898 with stray postscript on March 21 2006.
Henry Christman seeks Republican nomination for County Recorder subject to party action.
Council Bluffs candidate Jacon Sims seeks the Republican nomination for attorney general. He is described as an old-line figure and highly regarded by the district press.
Hon. Thomas H. Smith of Harlan contests Senator Emmert's seat and denounces a $100 legislative appropriation for contest expenses as unsolicited and refused. He protests the aid, stating he did not ask for it and will not accept it.
Joan Downie resigns as president after joining the board of control. Hon. W. F. Harriman elected president, G. L. Johnson named vice president. The society considers whether to hold a state fair this year amid the debate.
A quirky, era style snippet notes a liberty cap as a symbolic Easter bonnet for Cuba, mentions Sioux City's new mayor named Quick, and jokes about W. J. Bryan avoiding swimming to stay visible to the public. It references April celebratory items and an anniversary last Friday.
A possible recorder candidate described as a dark horse surfaces late in the campaign in Story County politics. The rumor centers on a local figure not yet officially entered, with voters watching for any formal announcement as the race narrows.
Last week Spanish troops destroyed 94 farms a sugar cane mill a coffee plantation and a hospital in Manzanillo district. Students across the country rush to enlist as summer training for football season. Cambridge Despatch notes Ames and Roland as early county clerk candidates with Myrah and Soper seen as likely contenders.
J H Cook, once a prominent Ames citizen now in Albia, writes that silver sentiment runs high there he forecasts streets will soon be paved with a thin layer of silver and gold bags will be forced to stay in the eight foot alleys as there are enough of them to pave the alleys.
The Ogden Reporter contrasts Boone with Ft. Dodge, listing Ft. Dodge federal officeholders including congressmen and the ex governor, then laments Boone’s lack of prominent posts aside from a Democratic postmaster likely to stay for a few years, implying Boone pursues prominence.
W. H. Gallup, formerly of the Boone Republican, is reported as a candidate for auditor in Boone county this fall. The piece notes local political adjournment and mirrors the era’s steady political cycle. It mentions a Shawnee town Louisiana levee burst that caused fatalities and draws a call for safety precautions to prevent such disasters.
The Ames electric light plant, praised by the city, reportedly earned 1728 dollars and 22 cents over running costs in its inaugural year, according to the Mayor's Council report presented last Monday.
A late night raid at the Bro Sam Henry post office in Coon Rapids stole $100 in coins and stamps. Local authorities and Sam Henry pursue the suspects with help from police, while no arrests are reported yet.
The Times argues about war funding and troop readiness while praising Iowa MPs as fighters. It notes legislative loyalty with a $500000 war contingency, mentions consul German Bulle in Cuba, proclaims local candidates Christman and Curtsman, and defends its editor from allegations in the Messenger. It ends with a vow to stand its ground.
The Illinois town at the Ohio and Wabash rivers was flooded when a levee broke last Sunday. Rescue boats from nearby areas aided hundreds who fled to safety in the aftermath. A curious aside from the Jefferson Bee recounts a sock note leading to a marriage inquiry, ending with the sock merchant not advertising.
The Des Moines Leader abandons party lines to back Republicans, prompting a unanimous House and Senate rebuke from Iowa Democrats. Proponents tout a prospective silver daily backed by Tama County’s Indian Agent with a Chicago plant and telegraph franchise.
W C Brann editor of the Iconoclast in Waco Texas was shot by Capt M T Davis in a street duel on the night of April 1 and died the next morning. Davis was fatally wounded in the encounter. Brann known for vitriolic journalism attacked Baylor University and its students provoking the deadly clash.
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