Story County Elections Urged Before Next Tuesday
The 1890 to 1895 population gains in Story County are cited while urging readers to vote next Tuesday. The piece warns Democrats face a tough race and encourages Republicans to turn out, aiming to preserve prosperity and counter Democratic administration. It notes Story County has about two thousand voting-ward majority across twenty four precincts.
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Story County
Times
Texas
Republican Party
Iowa
Election Near: Campaign in Story County Winds Down
A long campaign in Story County nears its end with Election Day approaching within days. Supporters look forward to a resolution after a busy political season.
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Story County
Bal lots counted on the fifth of November
The text notes ballots to be counted on November 5, expressing anticipation of how disappointed Democratic organs will feel when results are revealed.
Campaign tactics blamed as unfair in Iowa race
The Iowa Democrats are accused of single target attacks against Gen. Drake after previous digs at Gov. Jackson. The piece contrasts Republican restraint with Democratic smear tactics, urging a discard of such methods.
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Iowa
Gov. Jackson
Gen. Drake
Horace Boies
Judge Babb
Times Editor Encounters Congressman Cousins Portrait Mixup
A Times editor recalls a moment with Congressman Cousins in which a previously published cut showed him without a mustache. He explains the fear of mislabeling an image and notes the congressman’s reassurance that the later photo, taken with a mustache, was accurate.
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Times
Cousins
Mr. C
Valley Junction Express Enlarged to Seven Columns
The Valley Junction Express expands to seven-column quarto and is hailed as a success among Iowa papers. The Republican National Convention date is not fixed but expected to be at the end of June. The piece notes Judge Babb as a local railroad lawyer at Mount Pleasant for the Burlington route.
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Express
Iowa
U.S
Chicago Chronicle
Des Moines Leader
Gen. Drake
Judge Babb
Mt. Pleasant
Burlington
Iowa Census population climbs to two million five
The Iowa census returns show a state population of 2,057,125, an increase of about 159,000 since 1890, reflecting solid growth across the state.
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Iowa
Holmes on Trial in Philadelphia for Crimes
Chicago serial killer H. Holmes faces trial in Philadelphia for several murders. The case draws national attention as prosecutors press to bring him to justice amid lingering allegations of his many crimes.
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Hi. H. Holmes
Chicago
Philadelphia
Attack on Gen Drake Triggers Libel Talk
The Monday Leader attacks Gen Drake, the Republican hopeful for governor, accusing him of libel and prompting talk that he may sue. The remarks are dismissed as low and unworthy by Drake supporters.
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Gen. Drake
Drake
Riley’s New Poem Series to Debut in Ladies' Home Journal
Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley completes a varied series of poems showing notable versatility. The first poem in the set will appear in The Ladies' Home Journal, with A B Frost engaged to illustrate the pieces.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Ladies’ Home Journal
A. B. Frost
Midland Monthly previews novembers issue features
The Des Moines Midland Monthly praises Chas A Gray portrait of Gladstone and full page beach scenes from Ostend and Brussels. It highlights thirty portraits of notable people, diary page from Sergeant Floyd, California women, war and pioneer sketches, stories The Tragic Trees and The Rhyming Robber, and generous editorials, promising good things for 1896.
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Chas. A. Gray
Gladstone
Midland Monthly
Des Moines
Ostend
Brussels
Floyd
Lewis and Clark
Missouri
California
Gray
Autograph Proofs and National Guard Report Highlight Local Chat
The piece notes Albion W. Tourgee’s messy handwriting on a Davis House register and cites Inspector General James Rush Lincoln of the Iowa National Guard filing his annual report. It praises guard leadership, urges officer exams, and previews chamber sets in the county with a testimonial for Chamberlain’s remedy later.
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Albion W. Tourgee
Davis House Register
Duack
James Rush Lincoln
Iowa National Guard
The
Register
National Guards
National Guard
Iowa
Guard
Historic Route Prominent Rail Line and Dixie Flyer Service
Irwin Randall & Co showcases a handy scoop board for The Historic Route. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway bills itself as the greatest in historical interest with over fifty battlefields and five national cemeteries along its lines. It promotes low excursion rates to Atlanta for the International Exposition, September 18 to December 31, 1895, with through sleeping car service St. Louis to Atlanta via Evansville Nashville and Chattanooga. The Dixie Flyer runs year round between Nashville and Jacksonville with contacts for booking and route details in Chicago St Louis and Nashville offices.
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Nashville
Jacksonville
Fla
Briard F. Hill
Marquette Building
Chicago
Iil
R. C. Cowardin
Western
Railway Exchange
St. Louis
Missouri
W. L. Danley
Tenn
Ames Real Estate and Local Ads Highlighted Purchases
An Ames listing notes 160 acres in Greeley county Kansas with value 1600 and location near Ames. Local goods include a 1 bu basket for 15¢ and 32 bars of soap for 80c from S. G. Hamiltons. Carbondale Nut priced at 2.00 per ton with 2.25 delivered and bonds for lump 2.80 per ton or 3.00 delivered. orders via B. A. Lockwood Elevator. Log Cabin maple syrup pitched as best option. Winter caps promoted at Soper’s.
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S. G. Hamiltons
Greeley County
Kansas
Ames
Town
B. A. Lockwood
F. N. Fower
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