11 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1894
Page
1
A Boone event features DeLuIvER speaking tomorrow night while Ames youths discuss templates. Democratic papers question David B. Hill’s New York governor nomination and Gear defends currency integrity after Iowa Senate claim. A Canadian lake Kawhcambejewagamog is humorously misnamed by a prohibitionist on a hunting trip.
The text notes a surge of Republican speakers in Iowa with crowds flocking to events at opera houses and schoolhouses. It predicts strong Republican support in November, citing eager voters and a focus on protection for American industries.
Jimmie Liddle of the Preston Times argues publishers cannot shut down for money stringency while readers protest retrenchment. He cites the Webster City Graphic and its forecast that Hamilton county will go democratic, dismissing it as bold, impractical prophecies.
The Ames Times discusses mild winter forecasts from Prof Kent Iowa Agricultural College, political meetups in Story County including D M Grove and Chas Hamilton at Ontario, and editor remarks on primary elections and party unity alongside local culture notes and theater plans in Boone and Ames.
The passage notes a rush into saloon business across Iowa with sixty five saloons in Des Moines and thirteen in Boone. It warns that one third to one half may starve out before spring as people seek other pursuits in a growing country.
The Inter Ocean notes eight states vote for state officers with Democrats losing ground. Rhode Island flips to Republican, Oregon swings, Georgia and Alabama majorities shrink, Arkansas halves Cleveland's margin, while Maine and Vermont widen GOP leads. It links Peoria Iron and Steel Co shutdown to tariff effects and McKinley protection versus Wilson-Gorman.
An ad offers a combined subscription deal for the Ames Times and the Des Moines Weekly Capital through January 1, 1896. For $1.50 you receive two papers with three months of the second paper virtually free, inviting readers to act now to investigate the bargain.
The North Western Line offers excursion tickets to Sioux City Iowa at one fare for the round trip due to the Inter State Fair. Tickets on sale October 5 to 13 1894, valid for return passage until October 15. Inquiries at Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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