29 Sep 1898
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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
1
New Jersey Attorney General Griggs, addressing the Republican convention in Trenton, dismissed Democratic plans to make sick soldiers a campaign issue. He criticized opponents for exploiting war misery and death, calling their focus yellow and unworthy.
The Times-Herald notes President McKinley will be in Omaha for a peace jubilee early in October. It comments on Bos. Cousins delivering the day’s oration at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and mocks a New York man seeking damages over an X-ray harmed whiskers. The piece criticizes Des Moines politics and laments press roars.
The piece notes Spaniards designated Americans as American hogs and how the American pig has become a symbol of patriotism worn as pins, bangles, or hat ornaments. It asserts women should display pig outlines to prove patriotism and chic status.
The partisan press faults Alger for officer shortcomings while noting many officers were state appointments. The text recalls the U S Army’s 200000 troops faced a strong foe in war with Spain and suffered few losses. It argues critics should focus on truth, loyalty, and courage rather than exaggeration.
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