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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1895
Page
3
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A mid-press debate questions Fifty-Third Congress gains, noting ex Speaker Reed opposed a resolution of thanks to Speaker Crisp. The era of farm statistica and party support is in flux as newspapers publish portrait galleries of new members.
The piece notes Mrs. Cleveland described as clever joining the Women’s Christian Temperance Union to promote restraint on household power. It also mentions Utah's seventh constitutional convention, and general expectations of improving business and crops ahead. It critiques Mr Lovering and discusses Mr Bissell’s resignation claim.
The Sun condemns rivals in sharp style but risks a libel suit from EX-SECRETARY Foster of Ohio who left the country to pursue peace efforts abroad. Some readers question whether Foster’s actions in Japan and China will yield any real outcomes and whether Dana’s rhetoric misreads international diplomacy.
The excerpt argues that the Cleveland Carlisle bond arrangement with the Belmont Morgan syndicate guarantees little and is part of a broader pattern of discreditable blunders. It presents a critical view attributed to Griswold in American publications.
Two robbers in Adel stole 260 silver dollars in a bold theft. One thief died and the other was captured, with local citizens noting Iowa’s silver legacy as a talking point.
A Kansas woman, employed as engrossing clerk in the legislature, opened a new field for feminine effort. After the house passed a general appropriation bill, her claim for overtime pay was denied. She refused to engross the bill, keeping legislators from going home for a full 24 hours and prompting reflections on Kansas eccentricities.
The piece recounts how each Fifty first to Fifty third Congresses and administrations, split along party lines, increased appropriations and debt. It accuses Democrats of higher costs, pension cuts, Wall Street aiding bonds, and shifting funds to bondholders, urging voters to compare records before next elections.
A condensed critique of Harper's Weekly criticizing its civil service reform stance and The Democratic Party. It contends the piece blames Congress and favors Cleveland, arguing for a shift away from Wall Street and Denver influences toward growth and honest policy. The author laments party disunity and urges awakening and consistent stances.
A terse remark notes the disappearance of the man who claimed the last congress spent a billion to pay debts of the proceeding Republican body, leaving observers puzzled by his silence.
A dated editorial blasts two bank robberies in quick succession in Adel and Grinwell. It condemns the perpetrators Wilkins and Crawford, praising swift justice and calling for severe punishment. The piece labels Crawford a lifelong menace and urges rigid enforcement to deter future crimes.
The public’s morbid taste for wedding details is shown as guards shield Miss Anna Gould and Countess de Castellane from reporters at their country house retreat on Tuesday. Dean Hales criticizes American press curiosity while West Virginia Wilson joins the Cleveland cabinet, promising to tackle national finances with a free trade stance.
Senator D B Hill criticizes Congress saying it failed to do needed reforms and did the opposite. Inter Ocean quotes Blythe denying gubernatorial favoritism, stating he wants a man who honors the office, a view echoed by many Iowa Republicans ready for such a candidate.
Senior accountants from the Dockery Commission received pay last week ranging from 9000 to 15000 dollars. The article notes the existence of an income tax law as a point of satisfaction in the matter.
Holman declares there is nothing in public life after thirty five years in service. He notes the landslide of $4 as the turning point revealing the emptiness of politics. Several other Democrats share the suspicion of public life's emptiness.
Des Moines aims to enhance state fair attendance through publicity and railroad ticket sales. The city’s publicity department also considers simplifying meal ticket purchases to attract larger crowds.
The author notes wages for American workers have fallen by 21.77 percent over the past two years. They frame the loss as hard to bear and warn that someone must pay, not in dollars but through the sacrifice of political ambition and power.
Representative Cannon presented figures showing appropriations of the late Congress, dispelling talk of a billion dollar Congress. He argued that a nation of this size requires substantial government funding to govern, as business sentiment improves with stable legislation and capital seeks regular channels.
The Inter Ocean notes Oregon produced 1 600 950 dollars in gold and only 13 537 dollars in silver last year. It argues defeating a gold senator cannot be seen as selfish by Oregon people and suggests the East is waking to Western convictions.
In recent local elections men endured losses. Mittey of Walnut lost the mayoral race, Scott of Griswold was defeated for recorder, and Sherm Yiyers of Anita was reelected mayor but faces a quarrel as a result.
A Iowa paper offers a free subscription to the man who signs a statement fully endorsing the Cleveland administration. The editor must be of the same political stripe as the administration and not dissent.
Washington dispatch reports Western Silver men including Senators Wolcott Warren and Pettigrew and ex Senator Power gathered in New York and at Fifth Avenue hotel amid rumors they planned to buy a New York newspaper. Pettigrew and Bate denied involvement and laughed at the idea. Warren said he was in New York on personal business with no rumor of a purchase. The story notes Wolcott and Power in the mix and denies by multiple senators.
About 65 of 100 colleges have signified intention to send delegates to the American League of College Republican clubs convention in this city on April 6. Speakers slated include W. W. Tracy General J Clarkson ex Speaker Reed W Call John Patton Governor Rich and Senator Burrows. Invitations sent to McKinley Capaw and Wolcott, possible attendance.
Jim Murray a death row inmate in Clayton confesses to involvement by Harry Smart and William Hensley in the murder of B McMackin McCullough the St Louis State Bank paying teller killed in May 1893 at his Woorstools suburb home. He says he was present but did not take part, hoping for a governor Stone respite.
American prospectors Frank Wiard and H D Samuel, who had traveled to the Carmen mining camp near the Rio Grande, were attacked by Mexican outlaws and robbed of their money and horses. The robbers escaped across the river into Texas.
A government review shows the Dockery joint commission cost $41,064 with actual annual reductions in expenditures totaling $0.07 million. The study notes long term savings from new accounting and systems. It tallies 17,999 total federal workers in Washington and details competitive examinations in eight executive departments.
United States consul at Luxemburg describes an international labor exchange used in the grand duchy since 1492. Post offices transmit offers and applications via postal cards. registrations are posted publicly in post offices, railway stations, and pubs. In two years 1,904 applications were received and 1,701 secured jobs. 8,514 employers applied and 4,472 hired workers.
A March 1 cable to Secretary Herbert reports a slight engagement and defeat of the revolutionary force near Colon. The Atlantic has landed a force to protect American interests around Bocas del Toro. The revenue cutter Perry, en route from New York to San Francisco, has reached Valparaiso per Captain Sheppard.
Hr. B. Watson brought a twenty head string of top blood horses to town from Iarlan and settled them at the fair grounds stables. Led by Spokane 2:26, the horses include notable bloodlines from Stranger and Goldsmith Maid, with Mike Kernan in charge. Watson’s move enhances local horse business and raises the Agricultural Society’s standing locally and beyond.
A minister in Boone tells a story to his congregation about life and the afterlife. He addresses the children seated on the front benches and asks who wishes to go to heaven. All raise their hands except a barefooted boy with freckles who softly answers, Not just now.
Albia stockholders debated whether to operate the local canning plant this season. A final decision awaits a majority’s willingness to assume financial risk, with another meeting planned. A Chicago convention critique warned machinery sellers pushing underqualified people into facilities. An Atlantic factory’s long-standing reputation was cited as evidence of trustworthy practice. An unrelated accident near Five Mile Grove saw Charles Gregory and his mother narrowly escape serious injury when a bridge mishap sent their buggy over the edge.
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