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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1895
Page
3
The Weekly Telegraph notes subscription rates and discusses the Monroe doctrine as a 1896 issue. It mocks Populists, notes rain plans to soak ground, bicycle price drops, and jokes about silverites. It highlights Arbor Day plantings, the Old Fellows’ 76th anniversary, and Prof W Moyer’s bid for Cass county superintendent.
The Democratic party of Iowa stresses campaign focus on state issues this year, echoing a repeated belief from two years ago and last year, and urging the party to heed those lessons in the current race.
Reports say Russia France and Germany oppose the Japanese Chinese treaty while hints suggest England and the United States may back Japan due to large commercial stakes. The Democratic State Convention meets in Marshalltown on August 7 with Hon. Nathaniel French of Davenport elected temporary chairman. A lively debate on silver ends with a resolution backing the 1892 money platform, effectively a bimetal stance.
A sale of the Times Herald and Post to Mr. Kohlsaar triggers plans for a new daily paper to be run in the interest of sound money and protection. Chicago loses a democratic paper as a corporation forms to establish a thoroughly democratic publication, contingent on defining what constitutes such a paper.
The piece criticizes the Cleveland administration for weak foreign policy and urges a firmer stance to defend U S interests. It argues that assertive actions and backing American rights would command global respect and end domestic perceptions of cowardice, lamenting Blaine's early death.
Iona dresses in spring attire as fruit trees blossom and dust vanishes from homes. Farmers restore order, cities refresh stores, and Iowa’s landscape glows with budding orchards and growing crops. From now till June the state shines with rich soil and healthful climate, promising happiness and prosperity.
The piece warns burglaries persist statewide as winter ends and urges swift arrest to penitentiary, noting harsh outcomes if caught. Officials urged monitoring idle able bodied men and enforcing movement to deter crime.
Last Tuesday the populist state central committee met in Des Moines to decide campaign strategy. General Weaver favored allying with the new silver party, but the proposal failed by one majority. Weaver said he would take any votes available, though he has not secured significant support recently.
An editorial denounces England for using force over Nicaragua, arguing Britain seeks a foothold and the United States should oppose it. The piece claims a disputed $75,000 claim is used as pretext for control, criticizing Cleveland and Gresham as ineffective.
Chicago Times-Herald owner Kohlsaat offered James H. Eckels a salary nearly twice government pay to lead the paper's financial pages. Eckels declined after cabinet counsel, choosing to remain with the administration through President Cleveland's term. He would have written banking and currency editorials and managed financial columns.
A national soldiers reunion planned for June 14 in Caldwell, Ohio, aims to crystallize the soldier vote in 1896. States are urged to hold May 30 conventions and send two votes per state, ensuring equal representation while allowing full participation. Opponents challenge the plan as time runs out. Meanwhile in Newcastle Pennsylvania the entire furnace network shut down as wage disputes persist. Workers protest wage cuts from 2.25 to 1.75 per day, with iron prices dropping from 13 to 10 per ton impacting production.
Fort Scorr April 24 A jury was secured to try Noah Strevill accused of murdering his father Charles Stewart Strevill March 16. The pris oner is the only heir to the Strevill estate and it is alleged he killed his father to get possession of it. The murdered man was killed from behind with a knife and was hacked to pieces in a most horrible manner. The prosecution claim the wife of the accused man will repeat her statement made shortly after his arrest accusing him of the crime.
Three residents announce for the office of Cass County superintendent of schools subject to the Republican county convention. W C Moorz H B Newcomp and C Colfax Smith request Republican support. Also note D E Carr of Kansas City praises Chamberlains Pain Balm for inflammatory rheumatism and recommends it, via V Y Emmert & Co. druggists.
A household necessity promises instant relief for diarrhoea and colic. Foley's cure is described as perfectly safe and offered for 50 cents by S A Jones.
The piece profiles five inmates at the county poor house, most over seventy five, including an elderly German mother deceived by her son for her savings and left destitute, plus Robert Waterhouse who lost his bank certificate after a county bank failure. The county farm, 166 acres, is run by D W Hickman with a hired man. matron Mrs Hickman keeps the house neat. The column also notes fashion excess and a light anecdote about a tailor made Atlantic girl and ends with a local remedy sale remark.
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