04 Aug 1898
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
1
An Ames era column discusses postwar housing for families, looming McKinley legacy, and wartime sentiment. It critiques Klondike tax narratives, argues for work for all, and praises McKinley’s resolve to press Spain to quick peace terms.
Weather commentary notes timely rains have aided crops but calls for more. Iowa farm loans at five percent, widespread bond ownership, and looming fall campaigns frame the scene. Tar Fruitman pegs the Iowa strawberry crop at 50,000 bushels valued around 5 million dollars.
The Tur Watchman is aroused by Congressman Hull's nomination and vows opposition in the fall campaign. Careful there, Bro. Ballou, Hull might order his Watchman discontinued.
A Chicago assailant fights a Spanish fruit seller who turns out to be Italian, with no tears after the misidentity. A Hampton Iowa minister muses on what Christ would do if he owned a newspaper amid Ames city struggles with hunger. Express companies face war tax rulings, shifting business to mail and freight, signaling eventual heavy losses.
Traveling Passenger Agent Jones of the Northwestern predicts five thousand people will come to Ames for the farmers excursion on the 17th. James E. Stewart, named postmaster at Santiago by President McKinley, is an Iowa man formerly from Iowa City. Bismarck, famed German statesman, died Saturday at a ripe old age, leaving a legacy of strong leadership and public trust.
The Spanish warship Colon was silenced by Schley. the Inter Ocean cites President McKinley’s steady course. The piece also notes American gains in the Philippines and press opinions on peace terms and politics, with scattered items on Iowa politics, racing bets, divorce humor, and Chicago newspaper price hikes. It mentions mail forwarding rules, and Chicago and Northwestern Railway financials and equipment growth through 1898.
The Chicago Chronicle harshly attacks Cuban insurgents yet praised McKinley’s war stance months earlier. The article notes over 300,000 people held war bonds, about one in 200 Americans, highlighting bondholders across counties. It argues bonds were accessible to the poor and that ordinary citizens share in the savings from government borrowing.
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