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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
1
The itemized notes discuss state fair amusements in Des Moines, Bryan and Dewey politics, and the Greater America Exposition Midway at Omaha. It mentions Prohibition state convention, Baker quotes on money, and a claim that ninety-one law students were examined with many failing.
A party of gentlemen in an Illinois town forms a widow's club and vows to marry only widows. They base their stance on a scriptural idea of being weighed in the balance and found worthy.
A circulated report claimed President McKinley was assassinated causing brief shock in Des Moines. The tale began with a false claim that ex President Cleveland had died a day earlier, which proved to be unfounded.
In Chicago a dying man had his coffin brought in and heard his own funeral sermon while alive. The preacher preached, the choir sang, and flowers covered the coffin. He paid the preacher, choir, and undertaker and settled his estate before losing his faculties, a curious but practical idea.
The Times notes Andrew Carnegie plans to sell interests and donate his wealth, estimated at 150 to 200 million dollars, to aid the needy and uplift communities. He already funds colleges and libraries, including Fairfield Iowa’s public library building.
The Sioux City Journal notes Congressman Hull plans to recommend only Republicans for Annapolis cadetships, arguing he is simply acting in a Republican district as Democrats do in Democratic districts.
In the 28th general assembly there will be 21 hold-over members with 12 Republicans and 9 Democrats. There are 29 senators whose terms expire in 1900, including 2 Republicans and 3 Democrats, with 15 seeking re election and 14 retiring from the senate.
A proposed Dewey banquet in New York aims to host one hundred guests each contributing one hundred dollars per plate. The author notes the cost is high but believes guests can cover it. The writer discloses they will not attend to avoid gossip.
Greorek T Williams of the Ida Grove Pioneer denounces smoking as unmanly and cites filth in Havana to prove cigarettes are made from discarded tobacco for American buyers. He condemns anti imperialist meetings in Chicago as treasonous. He notes a 1864 Democratic convention call for peace and asks if a similar stance will arise in 1900 amid Bryan influence.
The Madrid Register News explains its mission to focus on Boone county and local life rather than world news. It emphasizes publishing marriage notices, community events, local people, and personal milestones while criticizing large dailies for ignoring hometown stories.
Des Moines will host the state convention on August 2 with Gov. Shaw slated for renomination by acclamation. Ames lies on the main North Western line, and a Midway exhibit will present a Chinese village at the Greater America Ex position, showcasing life and amusements of the Celestial Kingdom.
The text notes Dewey has shown he can keep quiet and suggests surviving a New York banquet at a hundred dollars per plate would prove he is a real hero.
An ordinance is presented for council consideration to make spitting in street cars or on sidewalks a misdemeanor with a ten dollar fine. The proposal could apply to smaller towns beyond Marshalltown.
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