Des Moines Republicans Nominate Hull For Congress
Capt. Hull elected by acclamation as Republican candidate for Iowa seventh district. Convention in Des Moines with A. M. McCall presiding and J. J. Crossley named temporary and permanent chair. Committee picks include Van Dyke Russell Ruby Gibson McCall Porterfield. Brady anecdote and Beardshear plagiarism debate also summarized.
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Des Moines
J. A. T. Haul
Republican Party
Iowa
Congress
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Woodward
Congressional Committee
J. J. Crossley
Madison County
Capt. Hull
Crossley
Allison
Gear
Henderson
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Robert G. Cousins
Hepburn
Lacey
Massachusetts
Daniel Webster
United States
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
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Hull
Washington
Geo. van Dyke
Polk
Emmett Porterfield
Warren
Roosevelt Nomination Shakes Iowa District’s Hopes
The Times notes Roosevelt's vice presidential nomination upends the ambitions of several candidates in Iowa's tenth district. The paper comments on wheat prices affecting farm livelihoods and mentions Mrs. Bryan's voice in relation to the season.
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Roosevelt
Iowa
Calamity and Campaign Tactics Raise Dollar Wheat Questions
Opinion hints that populist rhetoric may push dollar wheat into the campaign spotlight again. The writer suggests democracy should alter its approach and try different campaign tactics beyond sensational calamity.
Prosperity Defined by Opportunity and Effort Says Denison Review
The Denison Review asserts prosperity is opportunity utilized not wealth for the lazy or incompetent. It states prosperity does not ensure universal success, noting that failure would reverse the survival of the fit principle in nature.
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Denison Review
No place on earth equals grand Iowa for weather and crops
The writer extols Iowa praising its exceptional climate and crop prospects. He notes past crop failures elsewhere and reports Iowa enjoying favorable weather, with wheat growers plowing up fields in other regions while Iowa builds toward a magnificent crop of grasses and grains, urging the appeal of farming there.
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Iowa
Frymple
Towa
Bryan Pushes Chicago Platform or Nothing
The text notes Bryan demanding the Chicago platform or nothing, with a warning that it should be nothing. It mentions Fort Dodge planning to secure Iowa lodge headquarters and a goat farm located near that city.
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Bryan backs free silver stance with Kansas City platform tie
The Nebraskan demands no shift on free silver and insists Kansas City platform match Chicago 1896 strength. He vows to rule or ruin the effort, signaling intense intra party pressure and potential clashes ahead.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Radical student defies essay theme in Kansas class
A Kansas college student reading on a theme about beyond the Alps lies Italy declares she aims to marry and run a farm rather than pursue future fame. She jokes about grammar and soap prices as she minimizes the value of formal education for her life goals.
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Force the silver issue and defend it in November
A political column argues Democrats must stand for silver money, praises a strong ticket of McKinley and Roosevelt as invincible, and notes good growing weather as farmers move to harvest. It ridicules populist rhetoric and cites a Chicago press taunt about Ames, while promising voter support for the silver cause.
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McKinley
Roosevelt
Spain
Trusts and Democratic Congress Vote Sparks Debate
Mr Bryan notes a strong anti trust plank in the Kansas City platform while pointing to recent Democratic failures in Congress. The party voted against a constitutional amendment that would have allowed tighter control of trusts, with every burned Democrat reportedly voting against.
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Kansas City
Congress
Guerilla sheet from Ames targets anonymity and crime
A Des Moines report cites an Ames special accusing others and urges whistleblowers to reveal themselves and file complaints. The author argues officials will prosecute only with solid evidence and that anonymous accusers must come forward to be credible.
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Des Moines
Ames
Writers Thrive Outside the City, Bok Declares
Edward Bok argues in the July Ladies' Home Journal that successful writers and artists tend to live away from large cities. He asserts rural or remote settings foster deeper work, while urban relocation harms output and decay follows. He cites literary figures who move to cities after creating great works as proof.
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Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Dolliver Favored by Republican Nominating Choice
The writer, a longtime admirer and friend of Hon. J. P. Dolliver, praises the Republican Party for nominating a majestic candidate in the tenth Iowa district. Dolliver notes he has no ambition for the vice presidency and that his name was added without his consent, predicting blessings in another's nomination.
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Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold At Local Store
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a safe cure for a chronic digestive malady affecting organs nerves and brain. It claims best results for stomach liver kidneys and bowels and promotes 25 cent price at L M Bosworth’s drug store. A separate notice offers a residence lot 180 by 60 feet with fruit trees for sale through F J Rester College.
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