Williams Candidate for Des Moines House Clerk
Jno H Williams of this city will run for chief clerk of the Iowa house of representatives in Des Moines this winter. He has served as court reporter for Judges Stevens Hyatt and Birdsall and is regarded as culture able with a good voice and quick ready manner. The 28th general assembly would be lucky to elect him chief clerk.
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Jno. H. Williams
House of Representatives
Des Moines
John Williams
Iowa
Judge Stevens
Judge Hyatt
Birdsall
House
Twenty-Eighth General Assembly
Mr. Williams
Rejoicing Over Election Returns and Newspaper Reading
A writer notes Bryan’s election gains and the west’s male surplus. An editorial from the Kansas City Star critiques narrow newspaper reading habits urging readers to expand beyond a single paper and seek broader viewpoints.
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Kansas City Star
Observer
Toledo Blade
Mrs Caroline Catt Elected Leader of National Suffrage Group
The Waterloo Reporter reports Mrs Caroline Chapman Catt has been elected president of the national suffrage association to succeed Susan B Anthony. She previously lived at Charles City and her first husband, Mr Chapman, was a Mason City newspaper man. The paper praises her as a bright zealous suffrage worker and worthy choice.
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Caroline Chapman Catt
National Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Charles City
Mr. Chapman
Mason City
Waterloo Reporter
Jovial Democrats Celebrate Amid Election News
Mike Miller of Iola Kansas in the Democrat expresses blunt joy over Nebraska going Democratic and shows cheer over the national results. He remains buoyant despite Republican gains elsewhere and plans to rejoice regardless of modest setbacks.
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Taek
Mike Miller
Iola
Kansas
Nebraska
Mike
Des Moines Democratic Tragedy Deepens with Walter McHenry Break
Walter McHenry of Des Moines deserts the Democratic Party, a blow to Polk County and Iowa Democrats. He is a veteran campaigner, from a leading Democratic family, who now seeks an alliance with a party he calls progressive and aligned with modern ideals.
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Walter McHenry
Des Moines
Polk County
Democratic Party
Iowa
McHenry
Man’s Estate
Party of Progress
Aguinaldo fades again as Philippine news shocks election scene
In a flurry of post election talk the writer notes Aguinaldo’s disappearance and questions the evolving senatorial lineup. The column cavalierly critiques democracy, recalls Dewey’s victory, and rails at party politics while defending the Republican administration’s conduct of the Spanish American War and predicting a persistent old versus new democracy dynamic into 1900.
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Chicago Tribune
Bob Ingersoll
Old Tribune
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
White House
Dewey
Shrine of
Aguinaldo
Republican Party
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