04 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
1
The piece notes Republican gains in Connecticut and mentions party momentum as the state lines up for further political contests. It references political figures such as Dave Hill, Cleveland, and Folger, and contrasts local sentiment with national ambitions. Debs is slated for Iowa speeches with calls to reassess his impact. Rupert J. pacing stakes near a record time at Davenport.
The piece notes David B Hill’s nomination by New York Democrats and his earlier opposition to the Wilson tariff. It contrasts the New York party’s current support with pro free trade sentiment in England and references a county ticket fielded by prohibitionists, asserting the Times offers space for diverse views.
The Dunlap Reporter recalls K. W. Brown of Ames giving a prohibition speech at the Opera house last Wednesday night. The piece notes Brown as a traveling salesman and radical cold water man who once shouldered a musket in the nation’s early days and ends with a brief excerpt of his closing political dream.
The piece notes tar harvest ending and pumpkin loads on streets, announces Ep SILLIMAN named Cambridge postmaster, and quotes exchanges on ads and tariffs. It mentions a man in Creston who could be a top lightning change man, plus local satire on Grover Cleveland, Dave Hill, and Henry Wallace.
A fragment notes a man with a jaw sling, hinting at football combat and reading battle reports. It riffs on mispronounced ship and town names from the Japanese war, capturing a slangy streetside impression.
The list includes W. P. Payne of Nevada and John Evanson of Roland as grand jurors. Petit jurors named are P. H. Ream of Cambridge John ONeill of Cole and D. H. Mackey of Nevada.
Dave Hill refuses to resign as U.S. senator after election and will not abandon his governorship of New York until he chooses. Democrats face uncertainty this fall as Hill remains in office, keeping the Senate seat for now.
Miss Mason of Des Moines discovered a burglar under her bed while searching before bed. She fainted and woke to find the intruder fleeing with much of her jewelry, warning other women to beware of dangerous intruders and not to look under beds.
A Boone county Republican convention ignored a resolution to inaugurate a county primary system for nominating offices. The piece notes skepticism about switching from caucuses, citing Hardin county’s long experience with a primary system and views on draining Mud Lake in Hamilton county to create fertile 1200 acres of farmland valued around 40 per acre after drainage.
The text notes Levi P. Morton as a likely next governor of New York with promotion by the Democratic ticket. It mentions William McKinley stopping briefly in Ames for remarks before heading east, and references Professor G. B. Patrick of the Iowa Agricultural College facing calls for investigation amid charges defended by circulars and endorsements from farm groups.
The Iowa Improved Stock Breeders Association schedules its twenty first annual gathering October 17 and 18 at the Agricultural College in Ames. The program features cattle management feeding and agricultural education talks, with speakers from Des Moines Madison Jefferson and other points. Aimed at boosting attendance and securing favorable railroad rates, the event showcases the college and state agricultural efforts.
Walker Whiteside at Boone next Monday evening. the meeting of the improved stock breeders of Iowa will draw a large audience in Ames on the 17th and 18th.
Ames residents are invited to hear the famous tragedian Walker Whiteside perform on Monday evening October 8. A twenty five cent discount will be offered to Ames people on all tickets.
The Des Moines Leader now endorses Hill of New York as the next New York governor and future US president. An offer bundles Ames Times and Des Moines papers for $1.50, with three months virtually free on each paper through January 1, 1896.
A young woman dies in Chicago Sunday during a cosmetic procedure by a professional beautifier using strong drugs and electricity to remove facial freckles. The incident suggests that freckles are valued over the risk, noting the dead girl had prominent freckles.
A farmer touts lime in stock tanks to keep water clean and simple. Gov Gear speaks in Nevada, answering questions with firm facts on the day’s political issues. The crowd fills the opera house as the populist questions the silver policy and Gear ends the exchange strongly.
In observance of the Inter-State Fair the North Western Line sells excursion tickets to Sioux City Iowa at one fare round trip. Tickets on sale October 5 to 13 good for return passage until October 15 1894. Inquiries at Chicago and North Western Railway Agents.
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