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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1899
Page
1
The Times is the official paper of Story County offering annual subscription pricing at one dollar per year. Local readers are informed of affordable access to county news, notices, and community items through this newspaper.
The passage notes the Tur Dreyfus case could lead to war in France. A loafer avoids work described, and a Des Moines audience of five thousand heard Bryan speak against expansion, imperialism and free silver, indicating strong democratic support.
Iowa Democrats gathered in Des Moines Tuesday night led by Bryan to address the money issue. The piece frames a shift in party loyalty with criticism of fiat money and a split between old line Democrats and the new long haired wing now prominent, with some migrating toward the Republicans.
A. B. Cummins' children push to keep his name before Iowans as a newborn grandchild garners press attention. Critics claim age makes Cummins unfit for the U S Senate, but supporters reject the argument.
The Creston Gazette argues against state speed limits for fast trains in Iowa citing regional travel needs and the Moingona wreck as a danger. It contends fast mail service is essential and will persist across borders.
A collage of notes notes on Lily Langtry marriage press, Bryan’s 1900 prospects in Des Moines, walking delegates fading, Omaha business failure, soup trivia from ox to horse meat, Puerto Rico Americanization cyclone, Whitney with Dewey, New York Democrats dinners catting and hair pulling, Cres ton Gazette critics, Nebraska farm loans at five and a half percent, hail on Populists, Arbuckle coffee ads, youth finances, forgery Nevada case, high roller doom, Anti Imperialist pamphlet The Conquest of the United States by Spain.
The passage mocks how some newspaper staffers back home in the Philippines war context think they manage the war better than frontline officers and soldiers. It notes this attitude is common among a certain class of people.
The article notes a fatal confrontation in Montezuma Iowa where a man killed another. It also mentions political contention in the 47th district over a state senate candidate and suggests a primary may be required to resolve the race, naming Cory of Clay County as a Gear man.
A Webster City man has lost two wives in elopements. In both cases the wives ran away with the husband’s brothers, a pattern likely to strain family ties if continued.
In a year of one of the largest oat crops, the cereal now sells for sixteen cents a bushel. Critics question government policies, recalling 1906 when oats were plentiful but sold for a dime.
A Northwest Iowa paper urges Brother Bryan supporters to join in a harvest effort amid a record crop. It notes the same agitators could travel across Iowa to view a bountiful field if they wished to inspect the abundant harvest.
A Des Moines crowd debates party fortunes as Tanner seeks the GOP nomination and critics push shelving him. Pro prospectors warn prosperity prompts calamities, while Dreyfus case ties spark war talk. Greene county complains of extra corn ears per stalk as political rivalries flare in Iowa.
A East coast note mocks engagement rings as branding, while mavericks become estrays. The Sheldon Sun editor reports a church service in Des Moines where a hymn led to improvised singing and a chaotic choir performance, with a milliner-like critic leaping into a line and the choir finishing the tune in an unprecedented way.
Johnny Ives a reclusive resident of Stratford in Hamilton county reported a burglary that netted 1400 in cash and gold from his hut. He delayed reporting the theft and muses whether banks offer any real safety as investigators probe the break in.
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