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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1893
Page
3
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A polemic arguing the Ways and Means committee will keep sugar tea coffee and drugs on the free list while extending protection for wool and mine products. It condemns Democrats for not abolishing protective duties and extols the Republican record, urging voters to be "a whole one" and praise the Grand Old Party.
The Telegraph commends Hon. Silas Wilson for quiet, steady leadership in the fall campaign. His council was sound and his head level, making his contributions effective though not loudly credited.
The piece advocates Sherman F. Myers as a capable chief clerk, praising his executive ability, strong voice, quick adaptation to business flow, and legislative experience. It argues he would maintain accurate records, endure political storms, and serve effectively, urging support for Myers for chief clerk.
A dated letter argues Republicans should stop harping on Governor Boies. It defends him as honorable and competent, notes his consistent partisanship, and urges personal reflections be separated from political critique.
Obituary notes the death of Jeremiah Rusk described as grand and honest. It lauds him as a noble, kind, and broad man whose life benefited the country. The piece reflects on the loss as part of a generation of heroes fading away.
Governor Boies has appointed Hon Oliver Milla as a delegate to the upcoming National Farmers Congress, signaling trust in his leadership and agricultural policy acumen.
Iowa will launch a monthly magazine from Des Moines with John son Bigham as publisher. The first issue will appear in December, featuring Octave Thanet and Hamlin Garland as contributors with author portraits, and the public urged to order the first number through newsdealers.
An announce by Garretson states he severs ties with the Democrat and will publish The Blade weekly starting Thursday December 7. Four thousand copies will be mailed to Cass county citizens to reach Atlantic merchants and professionals, with printing services offered at favorable prices.
The aged orator Fred Douglass spoke at the Atlantic Congregational Church after illness and bereavement delayed his visit. He condemned white violence against Black people, demanded universal Black and women suffrage, dismissed colonization as impractical, and urged the audience to advocate for the Colored race. The hour and a half event drew a large crowd and enthusiastic applause.
Rev. E. W. Allen of the Christian church led a paired slumming expedition with a friend from Council Bluffs to Omaha. Dressed to impress as a fashionable swell, he visited gambling dens wine rooms and brothels amid crowds of patrons. He claims his outward show matched his interior disposition and warns many names would stun if publicized.
A Corning assembly outlines discounted railroad fares for attendees who buy full fare tickets and obtain certificates to return at one third fare. It also reports church efforts with a YMC A plan to distribute food and goods to the poor, coordinated by a women’s committee from each church, using Green's shoe store rooms as drop-off sites.
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