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Newspaper

Ames Times

Location

Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1896

Page

1

Official Paper of Story County Advertisement

The publication rates and branding note the Official Paper of Story County offering a subscription for one dollar per year.

FRED Moore Roasts Marshals Provoking Grand Jury Subpoena

Boone Herald writer FRED Moore mocked U S marshals and Federal court officers, prompting a summons before the Federal Grand Jury. A populist mass convention at Agnes City Hall on April 4 seeks delegates for the state convention in Des Moines on April 22.

Fred Moore Boone Herald U. S Agnes Des Moines

Freeman composer Kathleen Mavourneen author in Baltimore

Frederick Nicholas Chouch, author of Kathleen Mavourneen, is dying in Baltimore. He sold the melody to a publisher for five pounds sterling, who published many editions and later auctioned it for 2500 dollars.

Frederick Nicholas Chouch Kathleen Mavourneen Baltimore

Warning on rough play after Valley Junction tragedy

Announcement recalls the death of 13 year old Frank Cameron at Valley Junction after a broomstick struck his temple during rough play. The notice urges safe, non rough play at school and warns against falsehoods and canting dishonesty in politics. It calls for truthfulness and reverence for memory.

Frank Camera Valley Junction Cameron

X rays and soul photography spark debate at college

Beardshear of the Iowa Agricultural College says the opening month signals a great year with enrollment about fifty higher than last year. Some think ex-president Harrison may again be a candidate, as their friends suggest. Church notices and resolutions are published free, but readers are urged to submit them early in the week.

Beardshear Iowa Agricultural College Harrison Times

Political Buzz and Ship Launch in Local Notes

J G Berryhill aims for Congress while the Register fights him a few months for balance. The battleship Iowa will launch in Philadelphia with Mary Lord Drake christening. no evidence yet of champagne over the prow. Colfax Clipper notes shotgun weddings rise with wealth and population. Fontana the mind reader exposed Dan McCarthy hiding a coin, then found it in Bigelow Smith’s blankets.

Iowa Philadelphia Mary Lord Drake Bigelow & Smith's

Des Moines Nominates MacVicar for Mayor in A Hot Primary

MacVicar was nominated for mayor by Des Moines Republicans after a fiery city fight. Alderman McCartney, the Register nominee, was defeated as the paper failed to connect the race to Congressman Hull. The primary will have little impact on the district's congressional campaign.

MacVicar Des Moines Register McCartney Hull

Bond issue roots in Wilson tariff and revenue loss

The writer argues the need for the latest bond issue stems from the Wilson tariff act reducing government revenues, contrasting it with the McKinley tariff which provided sufficient funding. The piece invites voters to choose in the upcoming presidential campaign.

U.S

Dr Stalker Seen As Possible Congress Candidate

The Intelligencer notes Dr Stalker may run for Congress in the 7th district. He says he is ready to serve if the people of Story county and the district want him, but he has not decided if he will be a candidate. The Times would support him if Story county produces a candidate and believes he could gain a strong following.

Ofa the Intelligencer Stalker Congress Story County Times Odd Fellows Orphan’s Home Jefferson Indianola Jefferson People the Times Story City Herald Ames Lafayette Township Allison Iowa West St. Louis McKinley

Iowa Legislature Notes and Public Affairs Roundup

The Times surveys Iowa politics with jokes on procrastination and pockets, reports on St Johns leaving prohibition and Odd Fellows site fights in Jefferson, previews the State Sunday School convention in Des Moines with Moody, and notes law, railroad fares, and local editorials across Ames, Sigourney, Story City, and local congressional chatter.

Up town commentary on political loyalties

The column mocks voting loyalties as men choose Stalker for Congress for being a home man and McKinley for President for not being one. It notes varying kinds of consistency as bright jewels, dismissing arc lights as trivial in comparison.

Deep Sea Stalker Congress McKinley

Suppression of News Item Provokes Public Curiosity

The Story City Herald notes a county paper has withheld a matter likely to reappear in other papers. The decision to suppress is seen as unprofitable but made to aid a friend. The item will run next week and may provoke stronger public curiosity and strong language than the original piece.

Sigourney News St. Louis Story City Herald

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