Republican State Convention Delegates Named in Des Moines
The Republican State Convention will convene in Des Moines on Wednesday July 19 1895 at 11 o clock for the nomination of candidates for governor lieutenant governor supreme court superintendent of public instruction railroad commissioner and other business. All Republicans are invited to help select delegates with representation allocated by county and vote totals from the November general election.
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Ciowa
Des Moines
Eloeka
Placit
Loltowinyg Officus
Supreme Con
Lublig
William M. McFarand
Republican County Convention in Gass county at Atlantic
The Republicans of Gass County will hold a delegate convention in Atlantic on Saturday June 29 1895 to select 13 delegates for the state convention and nominate candidates for representative sheriff treasurer school superintendent coroner and members of the board of supervisors from the first and fourth districts Precinct representation is listed by ward and township caucuses will be held on Saturday June 22 Township committeemen should call caucuses promptly to notify voters The county central committee will be formed for the ensuing year Frank Q Jackson Chairman F W Bruington Secretary
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Gass County
Atlantic
Board of
Grant
Benton
Frank Q. Jackson
F. W. Bruington
Announcements of Cass County School Superintendent Candidacies
Multiple notices announcing candidacies for Cass County Superintendent of Schools. W C Moya, H B Newcomb, CG Colfax Surri announce runs subject to the Republican county convention and seek Republican support.
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Cags County
Cass County
Colfax Surri
The League Meeting Advances Republican Strategy
Republican leaders gathered in Cleveland to compare votes and discuss campaign policy for state races and the 18% presidential contest. The exchange of ideas aims to shape party platforms, inform conventions, and mobilize nationwide support for the party’s plans and prosperity. Ep Egan and Ned Anderson depart for Glenwood to run The Glenwood Opinion, bringing optimistic notes as they take charge.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Republican League
Republican Party
Democratic Party
EeAn
Telegraph
Ned Anderson
Indianola
Glenwood
Glenwood Opinion
Egan
Tariff fears surface as 1896 campaign issue
Treas Democrats are anxious tariff not to be an issue in the 1896 presidential race. They fear exposure of tariff tinkering as a disastrous failure. The public has learned a hard lesson and the tariff will become an issue regardless of their wishes.
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TRE
Tur Iowa Delegation Urges Sen Allison Candidacy 1896
The Iowa delegation to the Cleveland convention supports Senator Allison for the presidency. They are enthusiastic and prudent, promising to urge his name with decency and courtesy, and to seize any fair chance to shift popular favor toward him by honest means.
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Iowa
Cleveland
Allison
Dry Season Theories Fail Amid Michigan Drought News
The piece notes prior claims that drought could be fought by draining lakes and creating artificial ponds, then reports Michigan’s ongoing dry spell and heat despite vast nearby lakes. It argues that such signs fail and theories are contradicted by facts.
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Michigan
Great Lakes
Free Silver Iris: California Press Quiet on Silver Monometalism
A reader notes a shift in sentiment against free coinage of silver, warning that California press shows an under-current opposing silver monometalism while Colorado papers that once favored it have cooled in recent times.
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California
Colorado
Crop talk hints at blight on free silverites
The brief notes that with wheat and oats now heading out well, the crop of free silverites appears to be afflicted by blight, signaling trouble for the harvest.
Dickerson Trial Ended With Not Guilty Verdict
Glenwood reports the Dickerson trial ended with the jury finding the defendant sane Dickerson not guilty. The lengthy case featured insolvency arguments about Cass County bank and strong defense speeches by John Y. Stone and Smith McPherson, with a verdict viewed by some as a contested outcome.
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Glenwood
Dickerson
Glenwoon
Thornell
Cass County
Major Curtis
A. W. Dickerson
Isaac Dickerson
Cass County Bank
Atlantic
Yetzer
Shirley Gillilland
Smith McPherson
John Y. Stone
Thruth
Messrs
Stone and McPherson
Stone
McPherson
Isaac Dick
Acquittal Leaves Public Perception Of Unmet Justice
Despite an acquittal, readers feel justice remains unserved. The article notes ongoing frustration among community members, emphasizing a demand for accountability and closure beyond the courtroom outcome. The piece reflects collective sentiment and calls for continued scrutiny of the case.
How Banks Grow Business Through Checks and Capital
The piece argues that modern banking and drafts enable vast commerce with little physical money. It cites that bank check use increases efficiency and that idle eastern funds circulate when needed. It compares 1880 and 1890 banking capital per inhabitant and suggests two possible conclusions about banking growth versus trade demand.
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New York Journal of Commarca
United States
Republicans Meet in Cleveland Show Steady Nerve and Thoughtful Action
A Cleveland meeting of Republican leagues is praised for calm, rational discussion and resistance to popular clamor. The piece notes the national party’s strength, views on governor nomination by ballot, and hints at ongoing leadership contests. It also cites Tur Griswold Advocate on “peanut politics” and mocks populist rhetoric as orchestra on a corn stalk fiddle.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tur Griswold
Dr Price Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Mad
A historic advertisement highlights Dr Price vanilla powder praised as the most perfect for baking. It markets the product to households seeking reliable leavening and refined texture in cakes breads and pastries.
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Dr. Price
Tim Audubon Advocate Goes Semi Weekly For Readers
The Tim Audubon Advocate shifts to twice weekly publication to improve service and support larger circulation though it adds cost. Gov Altgelds extra session unsettles Illinois after adjournment. Cass county corn prospects look excellent and Atlantic could host a corncob pipe factory as a local enterprise. June cornfields signal strong fall harvest.
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Tim Audubon Advocate
The
Advocate
Cass County
Atlantic
Cinnamon Bark History and Medicial Belief of Old Spain
Cinnamon is the bark of a tree native to Ceylon and parts of India. In the Middle Ages it was highly valued as medicine and a pound reportedly sold in Spain around A D 856 for about $136. Folklore held it could ward off devils.
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Ceylon
South India
East India Islands
Spain
Heathen and Heathen Home Heathen
The fragment quotes a New York Tribune gag about foreign missionaries facing the challenge of keeping converts from discovering many heathens at home churches. It notes historical high temperatures in London Paris Adelaide Mourauk and a Native American name for the Housatonic River.
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New York Tribune
Massena caucus dispute over delegates to county convention
In Massena township Cass county Iowa on June 22 1895 a regular caucus was held to select delegates to the Republican county convention in Atlantic on June 29 1895. W M Porter was chairman J M Grimes secretary and WW E Irons committeeman. An opposition group later organized a second caucus after adjournment and proposed to use names from both tickets. An Epworth League rally in Anita invites leagues to Richardson’s Grove on Thursday June 27 at 10 am with speaking music and refreshments.
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Massena Township
Smith
Massena
Towa
Cass
Atlantic
Iowa
Beit
W. M. Porter
Sach
J. M. Grimes
Irons
B. R. Grabill
Epworth League
Anita
Epworth
Richardson’s Grove
Anita Epworts League
Rock Island excursion to Council Bluffs and Omaha
All who want an outing to Manawa and Courtland Beach may take a cheap rate excursion on July 14. The Rock Island will run an excursion train leaving early and returning late, providing a full day at Council Bluffs and Omaha. Rate and train time to be announced. R. A. Benson, Agent.
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Rock Island
Council Bluffs
Omaha
R. A. Benson
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