Peace jubilees and political clashes sweep nation
The paper notes a peace jubilee at the Trans be Exposition in full blast and a Chicago celebration next week. It mentions a heated South Dakota referendum on woman suffrage and a fight over whether the word male remains in the constitution. It also references McKinley’s speeches, the siege of Santiago, and school openings with thirty teachers at sixty dollars each. It ends with a quip about cleanliness as a civic creed in New York and a humorous jab at church use of a sponge or tub rule.
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Transbe Exposition
Chicago
South Dakota
New York
Cleaulis
Omaha Exposition Triumph and Election-Time Urgency
The Omaha Exposition proves a great financial success. A Minnesota Indian agency uprising prompts talk of grave consequences. With three weeks to election, calls for a brisk campaign rise as McKinley’s non partisan west trip draws Democrats. Prosperity feels back as travel and spirits lift this fall.
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Omaha
McKinley
Gov
Shaw
Clinton
Gov. Boies
Democratic State Central Committee
Farmers on Northwestern train discuss Story county land values
Three Story county farmers on a Northwestern train to Chicago shared anecdotes about buying land years ago for under 20 dollars an acre and a farmer who borrowed 30 dollars an acre at six percent on a quarter section. They claim land is now worth 60 dollars an acre and will be repaid, noting no farms can be bought for under 40 or 50 dollars an acre and that many farmers have nearly paid off their holdings in twenty years while prices rose. They conclude there is nothing wrong with Iowa farmers.
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Chicago
Clinton Herald
Story County
Cavite
Morgan City
O. K
Colorado
Utah
Manila
Frisco
Dewey
Monterey
Manila Diary of a Soldier from the Spanish American War
A soldier writes from Manila August 1898 describing harsh camp life after the battle, starvation rations, mud, and guards against insurgents. He recalls Dewey’s operations, the city’s ancient walls, churches, and markets with prices in Spanish money, plans to visit sights, and hints of souvenirs from the battlefield.
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Burt Kooser
Main Street
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