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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1898
Page
8
Democrats objected as inquiry into Cavares stalled, sparking fresh clashes over investigative oversight. The dispute centered on access to documents and the scope of probes, signaling heightened tensions between parties as investigations proceed amid political pressure.
The House debates a proposal empowering the Military Affairs Committee to sit during adjournment to investigate army organization and equipment, including the commissary, quartermaster, ordnance, and hospital departments. Democratic opposition blocks the resolution, as Speaker and members clash over expenses and the scope of inquiry.
In George J. Roberts's Money,Wages and Prices the flaws of free silver claims are outlined. He argues that appreciating money harms wage earners, workers face steady prices while costs rise, and overall purchasing power shifts undermine debtors and producers alike. He condemns monetary appeasement that hides inevitable price adjustments and progress.
A lengthy analysis argues for the gold standard and warns Iowa voters to support the Republican ticket in the upcoming election. It cites McKinley, warns against Democratic opponents, and urges unity to sustain wartime policies, stressing the importance of stable currency and national prosperity. The piece reflects period rhetoric and political persuasion aimed at securing votes for the incumbent administration.
A Mankato town convention backs a proposal to treat the U S Constitution as amendable like a local charter, while the Republican stance defends preserving the founding framework as essential to safety and stability amid political agitation. English mill builders win contracts for cotton mills in India, including Ahmedabads eleven mills. in Pottstown Pa a 18 inch line from Glasson Iron Co. begins operation alongside a 65 inch mill, employing about six men.
A long advocacy speech by Albert J. Beveridge urging continued support for President McKinley. It extols American imperial expansion, drills into wartime conduct, praises soldiers from earlier wars, and argues for new markets and lands from Hawaii to the Philippines as essential to national destiny. The oration frames allegiance to the flag, warns against dissent, and praises the nation’s mission abroad.
In a New York case the jury verdict holds that a rich woman cannot alienate the affections of another woman's husband. It notes that if the husband is poor he may seek the poor woman's affection and the rich woman should not suffer financially if she reciprocates the love, real or pretended.
A lengthy critique focuses on General Weaver's campaign issue linked to the McCleary bill. It cites correspondence and statements from Newton and Ottumwa figures, notes Lacey and Full positions, and quotes H. H. Hanna as chairman denying pledges to support a currency reform measure.
In Kokomo Indiana within three minutes Alen Huskins wed then divorced Lida Lang Harkins and soon married Mary Croussore. A magistrate at the courthouse door performed the ceremony. The pair now reside in Liberty township. Huskins has been married six times. Lang woman has had five prior husbands.
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