State ticket names and local county candidates
The Weekly Telegraph lists Francis M Drake for governor and a slate of officials including MATT PARROTT for Lieutenant Governor and JOSEPH GIVEN for supreme judge, with Henry Sabin for Superintendent, Abe Biggs for Board member, and other county allocations such as Muscatine and Polk counties, detailing candidates for public instruction and railroad roles along with board and treasury posts.
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Francis M, Drake
Appanoose County
Matt Parrott
Black Hiwk County
Josiah Given
Oe Esse
Polk County
Teo
R. Perk Rene
Ont
Henry Sabin
Public Instruction
Muscatine County
Republican Platform Emphasizes Protection and Prosperity in Iowa
The Iowa Republican platform pledges loyalty to national GOP principles, lauds prosperity and labor reemployment, and attacks Democratic protection policy. It defends tariff protection, favors bimetallic money, opposes open competition with low wages, urges strict immigration enforcement, and supports veterans’ pensions while noting Iowa will send two senators and eleven representatives pledged to Republican causes.
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Republican Party of
Iowa
National Party
Democratic Party
Democratic House of Representatives
Republican Party
Senate
United States
America
Republic
Abandonment of Free Coinage by Senator Mills Cited
The text argues Mills and other silver advocates are abandoning free coinage and joining administration forces. It claims patronage from the administration did not cause this switch and notes others also retreating. Even Uncle Tommy Meredith calls it a make-shift.
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Senator Mills
Tommy Meredith
Hawkeye Dust Pan factory proposed for Atlantic growth
The town of Atlantic seeks to revive industry by forming a stock company to fund a factory for W N Bates’s Hawkeye Dust Pan. Bates has patents and tools, has sold widely, and about one thousand units are in use locally. Investors can finance startup with expected dividends as the venture begins operation.
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Atlantic
W. N. Bates
Bates
Who Was Right In 1892 Tariff Debate
A historical campaign snippet argues Republicans claimed protection kept out foreigners and boosted domestic industry while Democrats warned against tariff harms. It cites nails and steel rails price jumps after the Wilson bill, challenging who spoke truth for the people and whether tariffs lowered costs.
Views of a Silver Van in a Newland Interview
Nevada congressman F G Newland, leading Silver Party figure, says sustained business improvement could render the silver issue moot as profits occupy minds and time. He warns against hasty schemes offered as relief during downturns, arguing they fail thorough scrutiny and could worsen conditions.
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F. G. Newland
Nevada
National Silver Party
New York
Republicans Meet in Davenport Stir Second District Hopes
The Republican League of the district held a grand meeting Tuesday in Davenport, Iowa, with several prominent speakers. The gathering heated political prospects and gave Democrats in the second district much to consider as the campaign opens.
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Republican League
Davenport
Iowa
Hia Dan
Phelps Named Delegate to Deep Water Convention
Governor Jackson appoints R G Phelps of this city as a delegate to the Deep Water Convention in Topeka Kansas October 1 3 The gathering will tackle questions on creating a deep water route benefiting western states by bypassing Chicago and securing Gulf of Mexico harbor access to shorten shipping distances and connect with world markets The appointment is praised as excellent.
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Jackson
R.G. Phelps
Topeka
Kansas
Chicago
New York
Gulf of Mexico
Phelps
Distress Over Rising Self Destruction Cases
A newspaper piece laments a surge in self destruction reports, noting medical and scientific experts cannot explain the rise or offer a remedy. Many cases seem driven by unknown causes, leaving sorrowful friends with little consolation despite seemingly strong individuals who chose death over life.
Traveling Mens Republican Rally at Marshalltown
A large traveling Republican rally is planned in Marshalltown next Thursday with many top state speakers. The event aims to energize business-minded volunteers who will spread the party’s doctrines statewide as they foresee prosperity tied to Republican success.
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Republican
Marshalltown
Republican Party
Record cereal yield rises in 1895 despite low prices
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports 1895 aggregate cereal yield the largest on record though prices remain low. Total crop value should exceed recent years, signaling farmer prosperity with ample feed for people and stock and some surplus, a sharp contrast to last year when surpluses failed and food and feed were bought on credit.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Administration plans no new bonds before election
The administration intends to avoid issuing bonds until after the election to prevent splitting the Democratic Party and risking losses in Kentucky Maryland and possibly Missouri. The plan is to do nothing to relieve the finances and shift blame to Congress, then rally that Republicans caused the blunders while the administration protected its syndicate partners.
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Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Congress
Syndicate
Democratic tariff claim and gold balance cited by Eckles
The piece notes a Democratic critique of the Wilson Gorman tariff as a key factor in the current financial strain and federal deficit. Eckles argues gold shipments stem from Americans buying abroad and not selling enough of their goods, prompting a gold balance settlement. It contrasts this with Republican charges that Democratic tariff tinkering caused the trouble.
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Eckles
Republican chair vows to sweep Democrats from Iowa field
Chairman McMillan of the Republican State Central Committee says he is a farmer and will iron out his row to clean the Democratic cockle bars from Iowa politics this fall, according to the Des Moines Leader.
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McGmillan
Republican State Central Committee
Des Moines
Towa
Ex Gov Reiss Opens Democratic Campaign in Ruthven Speech
The former governor spoke Wednesday in Ruthven praising free silver while denouncing Cleveland and the bond issue. The piece notes anticipation of Babb’s forthcoming speech and predicts lighter on silver, heavier on whiskey. It suggests Democrats will hear varied speeches reflecting diverse notions of democracy from multiple speakers.
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Reiss
Ruthven
Cleveland
Babb
Travel from America to Europe boosts foreign spending
An ocean line agent estimates 100000 Americans visited foreign countries last season and spent about $100 each, totaling $10,000,000 poured abroad. He argues many could learn just as much by touring the United States and keeping the money at home.
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Ocean Steamship Lines
Pettit Turns Cheerful Ends Populist Affiliation in Kentucky
A late speech from Pettit, a Kentucky populist, praised the country’s future. The remark undercuts his populist stance, as cheerful expressions are seen as disqualifying for party members and signal his likely exit from the party.
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Pettit
Kentucky
Ex-Goy Bores Turns to Silver Question Amid Corn Speech Doubts
The piece notes ex-Goy Bores shifting focus from his famed corn speech to the silver issue. It argues his predictions on the silver question will test voter trust more than the corn prophecy. It warns that affidavits alone won’t elect the Democratic ticket this year in Iowa.
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Goy
Bores
Iowa
Mexico to recognize Cuban insurgents beligeranta soon
Telegraph reports Mexico may soon recognize Cuban insurgents as belligerents, a move that could spur other nations to follow and boost the revolutionaries, threatening Spanish rule on the island. The piece also remarks on English athletics, and a southern bank examiner criticizes the Cleveland administration for foreign control of the treasury, predicting political repercussions.
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Mexico
Beligeranta
Spain
Banks expand currency to $8 million since February
The charge that banks seek to contract currency is unfounded as bank circulation has risen by $8,000,000 since February. Markets, blamed on Democrat rule, depart until invited back by a Republican administration. The Blue and Grey union at Louisville and Chicamauga mix into a single old glory cheer.
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Tne
Louisville
Chicamguga
Iowa Population Growth Highlighted in Census Report
The Tur Secretary of the Interior uses 2 150 000 from the Treasury to fund district pensions for this term. Hinder Calf Gillette travels Illinois railing at stickers and offering ideas. Iowa’s census shows a 2 036 000 population, underscoring a growing state.
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Tur
Gillette
Illinois
Iowa
Rape's Cedar Rapids Opening Left With Few Ideas
A breezy Cedar Rapids opener drew mixed reactions as spectators enjoyed a loose performance that felt more like a string of words than a fully developed piece. Critics noted a strong start and a lackluster middle, with notable omissions in concept and execution.
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Rape
Cedar Rapids
Silver
Questioning Rosebery Era and Lords Attacks
The piece critiques the Rosebery administration for insincerity and political maneuvering surrounding peerages. It notes concerns over honors granted on recommendation and the manipulation of hereditary influence to back an assault on the Lords, provoking mixed reactions across the country.
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Lord Rosebery
Ephraim Hatfield Fights Bear to Whip Yearling in Fair Fight
Old Ephraim Hatfield, noted hunter and father of Anse and Bliss Hatfield, reportedly killed a yearling bear in a fair fight without weapons. After a brutal struggle that left him torn and bleeding, he throttled the bear and carried its carcass home, proclaiming the feat.
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Ephraim Hatfield
Anse
Bliss Hatfield
Natwe
Brain
Ephraim
Mn Hatfield
Bart
Pup
Hatfield
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ninepins and a Diehard Beheaded Criminal Tale
A mordant tale from an imperial city describes a condemned German criminal who, amid his beheading, asks to play ninepins one last time. He wins the game only as his head is severed, then the head proclaims the victory. The piece also notes John Cairns’s sketch of Neander, the Jewish church historian.
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Neander
John Cairns
Cairns
University of Berlin
Weather Perch and the Weather Prophet's Lofty Post
New York Letter notes Farmer Dunn occupies a perch 865 feet above sidewalk, turning his weather forecasts into a high altitude office. He spent 24 years atop the Equitable building before moving to Manhattan, claiming winter winds cut deeper than summer gusts. Trinity Church once seemed tall, yet Dunn now towers 70 feet above its cross on the globe’s summit area.
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Farmer Dunn
Equitable
Manhattan
Wen
Trinity Church
New York
Ninth District Republican League Meeting Friday in Town
The Ninth District Republican League plans a meeting in Council Bluffs on Friday October 4 1895 at 10 oclock am Local clubs are urged to send delegates and all league members are invited Delegates from each county will select a vice president to organize a county league ahead of the next elections Prominent officials and Iowa orators will attend and registration of attendees is requested
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Republican League
Repubican League
Ninth
Town
Council Bluffs
Republican Party
F. Br, Conaway
Town State League
H. G. McMillan
Republican State Central Committee
Iowa
League
H. W. Byans
Llarlan
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