26 May 1898
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
1
The Times-Herald quotes a German astronomer who supposedly sees a second moon and hints at personal turmoil amid a drinking problem. It notes Bellamy's death in Chicopee Falls at 49 after a career in newspapers and books. It bemoans currency reform talk while reporting farm prices and a Republican-dominated Iowa, with county tallies showing strong GOP control.
Official notices publish candidacies for county attorney clerk of the courts recorder and board of supervisors with Republican primaries noted. Many Ames and Nevada entries list candidates like C M Sooper Henry Christman Ole Langland and Elwin Rex. Local commentary discusses a spring fever weather and pension changes for veterans.
In lively editorial snippets from Iowa papers, readers are urged to back the war effort against Spain, note believed naval secrecy reforms, and praise patriotic loyalty. Local notes praise state figures like Walter Hughes and recount Republican township politics in Washington and Ames.
The county Republican committee named judges for the June 4 primary from 3 to 6 pm across Ames and Nevada precincts, listing ward and district picks such as S. G. Hamilton, C. M. Soper, F. N. Fowler, A. A. Bennett, J. B. Hanson, E. P. Gilbert, J. C. Mather, E. F. Bell, E. H. Addison, S. R. Corneliusen, C. A. Burkhart, J. Hostetter, O. J. Kalsem, J. Page, Geo. Danskin and many others.
Excursion tickets at reduced prices to Omaha will be offered for a limited ten day period from sale date. The rate is in celebration of the annual Travelers' Protective Association convention, scheduled May 31 to June 3. Tickets and sale dates available through Chicago and North Western agents.
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