Hon Lafe Young Delivers Strong Speech at Opera House
Des Moines editor and former city resident Hon. Lafe Young spoke at the opera house amid eager crowds after arriving with an arm in a sling from an Burlington accident. Major Curtis presided as Young reviewed the political scene for two hours, delivering a forceful address praised by Democrats as the strongest of the season. Chaplain Lozier sang briefly as the crowd cheered for McKinley Hobart and Young before Young and wife left for Des Moines.
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Opera House
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Flambeau Club
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Chaplain Lozier
McKinley
Hobart
Atlantic
Bryan and Depew Attend Brooklyn Republican Rally
In Brooklyn last week Charles Depew invoked Henry Ward Beecher to frame the populist critique as a danger to gold backed currency. The Kings county GOP opened its campaign with a packed Clermont Avenue event featuring national chair Hanna and speakers highlighting the 1877 gold standard sermon and the menace of fiat money.
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Brooklyn
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Beecher
Congress
McKinley rally voices bold Republican victory forecast
Leading Republicans from several states urge McKinley toward an overwhelming win. Roosevelt and Lodge predict sweeping majorities as Dingley expects a strong pro business, anti free silver wave across East to West. Weathered by bad roads, delegates bound for Canton gather to support the candidate amid talks of restoring confidence, prosperity, and stable currency. A separate Benson Arizona flood report notes part of town washed away, six dead, several missing with extensive damage along the San Pedro.
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Allison Discusses Free Silver at Britt Indiana Crowd
Senator Allison addressed about six thousand people in a tent at Britt Indiana for two hours. He argued against secret passage of the 1873 act and cited coinage data, Bland Allison, and Sheena laws, noting money issuance and national debt impacts. He praised Dolliver as a steadfast Iowa statesmanamid cheers. Thousands marched in Omaha for Republican demonstrations ahead of Thurston speech.
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United States
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Dolliver
Iowa
Omaha
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Thurston Club
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Senator Thurston
Wily for Us Workingmen Faces Free Silver Challenge
A Bryan campaign-style speech mocks free silver as cheap money yet admits concern over who would profit in a possible clash. The text portrays a traveling orator addressing workers, contrasting grand gestures with practical doubt about consequences of conflict and economic impact on clothes and goods.
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Imperial Trade Returns Show Higher Imports and Exports
Berti October 5 report: imperial trade for eight months in 1896 records imports up 2,570,149 tons and exports up 1,280,700 tons from the same period in 1895.
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Absence of Prof Mayne Arnold Ad in Telegraph Section
Readers note the missing advertisement of Prof Mayne Arnold an eminent optician in Atlantic where his rooms have drawn the city’s best people for over four months. The message hints at continued high demand for his eye care and eyewear services.
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Telegrapi
Atlantic
Professor Arnold Glasses Offer At Atlantic
Readers praised the Professor’s scientific eye examinations and glasses, noting high satisfaction with his methods. His vast stock and trunks require about two weeks to move, and he will remain in Atlantic until Oct. 17 offering free scientific eye examinations using London methods and top instruments.
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