18 Aug 1898
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1898
Page
1
The Tur Republican state convention gathers in Dubuque on September 1 with coverage from The St Louis Star criticizing the Kansas mortgage issue and asserting the extermination of the Kansas populist.
Jim Blythe of the 4th Iowa district defeats Updegraff in a political contest and will become the next congressman from the district, after a history of narrow losses and persistent campaigning.
Records show Hamilton county did not send any patients to insane asylums during 1898. Local political strife includes a heated post office fight that remains unsettled.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, long dominant in Cedar Rapids, encounters a snag as the Republican comes under the control of Cole and McMillian. Cyrenus targets Freddie Faulkes, prompting a sharp realization that others are watching. Cole is known as a direct, forceful writer.
An editorial argues that wartime government bonds earn 3 percent interest yet trade at a 5 percent premium, comparing U S war bonds to prior issues and asserting no monetary problems exist. It lauds the country’s credit and the current national loan program under President McKinley.
The text recalls Spanish views on Americans, praises a man who spoke politics from a dry goods box as a wartime strategist, and notes that with victory the man must seek new work, a job with no connection to the war.
A Reinbeck Standard writer argues the wheat market moves with policy like the Dingley bill and 1896 money standard. He critiques political editors for changing stance to match the procession they try to drive.
The Story county democratic convention is called to meet in Nevada next Saturday at 1 o'clock p m for the purpose of selecting seven delegates to the state congressional and judicial conventions and nominating candidates for county offices including Auditor clerk recorder surveyor attorney and member of the board of supervisors.
Sam Sloane, veteran editor of the Charles City Citizen, declares he will advocate Republican principles from now on. He blames the Democratic Party for abandoning core ideals and states the Citizen will publish as a Republican paper under current ownership.
The piece critiques political doubt in Iowa over three Democratic conventions and condemns silver expansion rhetoric. It cites Treasury figures showing broad monetary expansion under the gold standard, detailing increases in gold and silver holdings and overall circulation to August 1.
The state convention in Dubuque will nominate top state officers and Supreme Court officials. Coverage also covers fusionist Jim Weaver versus John F. Lacey, judge nominations at Iowa Falls, and Story county’s stance against further Weaver influence amid local political tensions.
A proclamation from Washington on August 12 1898 announces the end of the war with Spain. It details the procoinitial agreement by Camden and Secretary Day, declares Spanish sovereignty in the western hemisphere ended, and notes American casualties were few. Troop dispositions include garrisoning the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico with eventual discharges. The sinking of the Maine is cited as avenged by Spanish losses.
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