Republican Platform Endorses McKinley and Iowa Leadership
Iowa Republicans in a state convention reaffirm party devotion, laud McKinley’s presidency, praise Governor Shaw, celebrate wartime support and treasury gains, back protection and the gold standard, and oppose free trade and free silver while urging loyalty to American unity and defense. The platform supports Henderson for speaker, calls for anti trust measures and stronger naval power, and endorses retaining American ships for foreign commerce.
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Iowa
Wm. McKinley
Spain
Republic
Shaw
Iown
Congress
McKinley
David B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Chicago
United States
Political clashes echo through stumping tours and editorials
The Minneapolis Tribune attacks Bryan as hypocritical in his campaigns, while the Newton Herald condemns tactical moves against the Constitution and imperial entanglements. The Oskaloosa Herald reacts with astonishment, calling the scene a startling spectacle.
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Bryan
Minneapolis Tribune
Newton Herald
Oskaloosa
Cautionary Mining Investment Word From Cripple Creek
Bvrror Brewster returns from Cripple Creek with a warning on mining investments. The Creston Gazette notes his sensible shift from complaints to a timely caution. Tom Tate of Victoria township adds that good mining stock rarely reaches the east, as Western capital handles viable ventures while the hopeless mines are ignored locally.
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Brewster
Cripple Creek
Creston
Tom Tate
Victoria Township
Tar Bulletin Attacks Osteopathic School of Physicians
The Tar Bulletin of the State Board of Health contains sharp paragraphs directed at the Osteopathic school of physicians. It notes a clash between proponents of the so-called new science and established schools of medicine amid ongoing controversy.
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Tar
State Board of Health
Osteopathic School of Sphysicians
Laws of Iowa offered free to weekly Tale RaPH subscribers
Readers are invited to pick up a copy of the Laws of Iowa published by the office, available at no cost to paid up subscribers of the weekly Tale RaPH. The publisher encourages all readers to arrange to collect their copy.
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TALE@RaPH
Iowa
Trusts as Dominant Issue in 1900 Campaign
The Du buque Globe cites Vice Chairman Stone predicting trusts will dominate the 1900 presidential contest while Mark Hanna argues both parties will oppose trusts. It notes the possibility that tariff or other questions could become the defining issue and critiques Bryan’s Chicago speech as ill-formed for platform shaping.
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Bryan
Chicago
Stone
Democratic National Committee
Mark Hanna
New York
Europe
Hanna
Dubuque Globe
No Alliance Exists In Nations Friction Over England Pact
The Des Moines News quotes a public stance denying any alliance between the United States and Great Britain. It notes official statements from the secretary of state and argues that while warm relations exist, the notion of a formal alliance is political dust and not grounded in reality.
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Great Britain
United States
England
Jack
Des Moines
Poor Farm Bills Misallocated In County Proceedings
In the published board of supervisors record two grocery bills were charged to the poor farm but should have been charged to the poor. The items totaled 6871 for R H Bailey and 86086 for W P Christensen, covering groceries dispensed to county residents not at the farm. Farm bills themselves are small.
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Board of Supervisors
R. H. Bailey & Son
W. P. Christensen
Good Roads Convention Set in Des Moines October 6
Experts from the Agricultural Department will exhibit a sample good road and explain its construction. Delegations from across the state are urged to attend to foster support for better public highways. The event underscores how improved roads can raise farm land values and boost state business.
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Des Moines
Agricultural Department
Sunflowers praised as profitable crop in Tue Gripnell Herald
The Tue Gripnell Herald touts sunflowers as a highly profitable crop. Cultivation under contract with eastern firms has yielded high satisfaction in Poweshiek County. A Chester township farmer grew twenty acres and reports profits more than double what corn would have returned.
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Tue Gripnell Herald
Poweshiek County
Chester Township
Towa praised as best spot on the map in all seasons
The text extols Towa's fall weather as excellent and notes springs mid-summers and mid-winters offer redeeming conditions, describing Towa as synonymous with the premier location on the map.
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Towa
Watermelon Prize Offer Sparks Wager by Reporter
Tae Dunlap Reporter offers a year’s addthodcpede to the person delivering the largest watermelon to the office. Editor Gaumer is urged to add a prize for the best doctor, as the note hints at upcoming competitive incentives.
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Gaumer
Money in Circulation Before Bryan Nomination, 1806 to 1899
The source notes the dollars in circulation in the United States as of July 1, 1806 totaling 1,506,484,966. It then cites a later figure on September 1, 1899, listed as 1,81. The fragment suggests a comparison of money supply across these dates, tied to Bryan’s nomination period.
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United States
Bryan
Bryan tripods and straight-ticket urging in 1900 campaign
Senator Tillman proposes a three-legged Bryan platform with a silver leg anti trust leg and anti imperialism leg while urging a straight ticket to preserve party control. The piece notes Judge Powers questions Bryan on Philippines policy and outlines the emphasis on voting straight to influence House and Senate outcomes. Representative Baker's Atlanta visit is highlighted with praise for his first term and electability.
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Hartford Courant
Tillman
Providence
Bryan
South Carolina
Zekle
Salt Lake
C. W. Powers
Philippines
Mr. Bryan
Baker
Atlanttic
Cummins Critics Clash Over Brain Power Claim
Supporters arguing Gear lacks Cummins brain power cite Gear’s career as proof of his intellect. They say Gear built a notable record in Des Moines that Cummins could not match under any favorable conditions.
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Mr. Cummins
Senator Gear
Gear
Cummins
Des Moines
Cass County urges state normal college at Atlantic
No less than seventy five young men and women go from Cass County each year to attend the Colleges of the state, the most of whom will stay at home to attend the State Normal College when it is located in Atlantic. Our citizens should organize to secure this school which will undoubtedtly be soon established by the legistrative.
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Cass County
State Normal College
Atlantic
Denison Methodist Conference Sparks Pastor Shakeups
Report says the Methodist lay conference at Denison with ministers caused political trades and a general upheaval of pastors, more changes than usual. It notes the conference needed railroad influence to stabilize the gathering.
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Denison
Ito
Javel
Trust Conference Speech Reaffirms Free Trade Cure Risk
Gov Shaw warned at a St Louis trust conference that free trade and free silver would kill the trusts but the cure would be worse than the disease. He argued the remedy would remove not only objectionable conditions but other beneficial ones as well.
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Gov. Shaw
Trust
St. Louis
Jno R Prime Made Major in New Volunteer Service
Jno R Prime former adjutant general and Burlington resident, known for his public military interest, has been promoted to major in the new volunteer service and assigned to the 42nd regiment. He is noted as an enthusiastic figure in military affairs.
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Jno
Council Bluffs Nonpareil on Weaver debate and reputation
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil suggests that before any republican speaker accepts the challenge of Gen eral Weaver for a joint debate she should go out and earn a reputation. The paper notes that the old General is now quite battered up.
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Council Bluffs
Gen'l Weaver
Candidate Fred White Pushes Government Rail Ownership
Fred White argues for government ownership of railroads. He says the populists should intervene, warning this is one of their schemes and noting it’s a major plank the Democratic party has not yet stolen.
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Fred White
Democratic Party
Debate Over Belief Versus Wealth Benefit to Nation
A reflective passage questions whether those with fixed political beliefs or those without beliefs who accumulate wealth contribute more to the country, framing the debate as a test of real public value.
Reception planned for Bist Iowa regiment at Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs prepares to welcome the Bist Iowa regiment around October 24 or 25. Committees from represented towns organize the detailed day to make the event the greatest in the state. Also notes campaigns for senator and local events in Des Moines Massena Atlantic and Des Moines. News of a new doctor in Massena and local civic booster efforts. Baby teething remedy advertised as Winslow’s Syrup.
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Council Bluffs
Bist Lowa
Butts
Gomuitteas
Holland Submarine Torpedo Boat Impresses in Long Submerge Test
In Greenport New York on September 28 the Holland torpedo boat performed well during a practice run in Little Peconic bay. The new diving gear operated steering engines, the bow fully submerged, surfacing after over a mile, then discharging a torpedo that veered downward and splashed water about 40 feet away, suggesting a mechanism misalignment.
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Holland
Greenfort
N. Y
Little Peconic Bay
Denial of a conspiracy in Kansas City boycott case
Judge Amos M. Thayer held an in chambers hearing in the injunction case brought by the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railway against multiple railroads over an alleged boycott. A further hearing is set for next Wednesday as the judge contemplates a decision.
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Thayer
Pittsburg
Louis
Amos M. Thayer
United States Circuit Court
Kansas City
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railway
Seven Miners Murdered as Yaqui Attacks Spread
El Paso reports Yaqui bands in Sonora and upper Yaqui river mountains threaten American prospectors. Seven miners from New York were killed in Sahuaripa district and many others were driven from their claims. Czar and czarina visit German port as Polar Star arrives.
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el Paso
Czar
Kren
Barrett Farnum & Co Closes After Wheat Market Crash
The Barrett Farnum & Co firm, a wealthy Chicago board of trade house, failed after heavy short selling on a expected wheat drop. The December option slid from 7134 to 7130 as panic spread, contracts were abrogated, and the firm closed its doors amid market chaos.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Cuicano
Barrett, Farnum & Co
Board of Trade
New York
Messrs. Barrett, Farnum & Co
Dreyfus Incident Closed and Dreyfus Returns to France
The minister of war General de Gallifet orders corps commanders to forget the past and accept the verdict as the incident is closed. Former Captain Dreyfus arrives in Carpentras with no demonstration, Mme Dreyfus expected and climate hoped to restore his strength during the coming months.
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Paris
General de Gallifet
Carpenteras
France
Dreyfus
M. Valabreggue
Mme. Dreyfus
Graduation Echoes From Burlington Hawk Eye Verse
Poet Robert J. Burdette humorously surveys graduates and public figures under a changing world. He riffs on a young man, a sweet girl, a state candidate, a scribe, and a journalist, noting shifting fame and hollow pretenses as the world novelty passes.
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Gene Glmmering
Will
Sheckers
Pica
Robert J. Burdette
Burlington
Hawk-Eye
Testimony Promotes Morrow’s Kidneoids With Local Endorsements
An Atlantic style testimonial declares Morrow’s Kidneoids relieve kidney trouble and backache. Local citizen C Ty Wornow, ex-justice of the peace at 211 Cedar St, vouches for rapid relief after years of illness. The remedy is sold as yellow tablets at fifty cents per box by H G Weber & Co and manufactured by John Morrow & Co Springfield Ohio. Dr Biles Restorative Mervine is also advertised for grippe and related symptoms.
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Atlantic
Morrow
Justice of the Peace
Cedar St
H. G. Weber & Co
John Morrow &Co
Springfield
Ohio
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Egan, Anderson & CO
L. M. Shaw
C. Milliman
J. CG. Sherwin
E. A. Dawson
R. C. Barrett
Mepublican County Ticket
M. N. Baker
T. W. Brown
J.P. Hill
I. B, Johnson
Murphy
R. D, Wilkin
D. B
Frink
Senate
Grar
Des Mores
Ringling
Massena
Rh. W. Homan
Iowa City
Massana
Murray
R. E. Anderson
Grocer
O. W. Brown
Fine
China
Anderson
China Hall
Upper Chestnut Street
Dr. Biles
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