07 Jul 1898
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
1
The Republican Judicial Convention for the Eleventh Judicial District meets in Iowa Falls at 1 p m on Tuesday August 16 for nominating three judges. Each county retains the same delegate count as in the state call. W D Evans chairman and J J Snell secretary.
A Vermont summer death of Hon. D. N. Richardson is noted alongside a quirky Maine tax remark. The piece lampoons Jolley Iowa starting a new paper and mocks Spanish expectations about Cervera and Santiago Bay, arguing U S victory proves honest money and condemns Spanish resolve.
The piece notes spring work begins for Spaniards at Santiago and praises the American navy’s rising standing. It discusses Iowa crop value at 151,948,069 dollars and criticizes Chicago newspaper stereotyping and the printers’ wage dispute amid a coordinated publishing freeze.
The piece recalls wartime sentiment after Santiago’s report on the Fourth of July. It notes Ex-Speaker Byer running for Congress in the ninth district against incumbent A. L. Hager. The author praises the victory and ties it to national independence celebrations with strong patriotic language.
The first Republican congressional convention this year in Iowa’s Fifth district backs Robert G. Cousins for a fourth term and endorses the gold standard as the nation’s settled policy. Delegates urge clear state action to establish gold as the single standard, criticizing calls for silver parity without explicit legislative backing.
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