Democrats pick Dale in Boone County scene
The Chicago Chronicle notes Robert F. Dale of Boone named by the Democrats to represent the Tenth Congressional district in a shift after Dolliver’s retirement. Senator Stewart of Nevada signals support for McKinley, citing the financial question as settled for now. Maxwell in Story county plans a carnival tied to the Old Settler's picnic, hoped to be a statewide success despite doubts.
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Tenth
Robert F. Dale
Boone
Dolliver
Jonathan
Senate
Shaw
Stewart
Nevada
McKinley
Maxwell
Story County
Republicans and 1900 politics in Pekin column
Pekin reports say allied forces were repelled and Gen Adlia Stevenson joined the pauplist party as vice presidential candidate. It also critiques 1854 to 1860 party mergers into the Republican party, notes Iowa appointments and Dolliver’s rising profile, and argues traveling salesmen suffered under McKinley era trusts while vowing to resist the trust system.
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Adlia Stevenson
Pauplist
Canidate
Bryan
McKinley
Mr. McKinley
United States
Vinton Hero Pearl Titus Entered Pekin Walls
A Vinton native, Calvin Pearl Titus born September 29, 1880, rose from Vermont militia to join the Fourteenth U.S. regulars and at Pekin became the first allied soldier inside the Forbidden City, scaling the wall with a rope and planting the American flag. He later returned to Iowa, with relatives in Wichita, and is described as a tall athletic young man with strong character.
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Vinton
East
Chicago
Calvin P. Titus
Pekin
Titus
Co. E
Fourteenth Regiment
U. S
Calvin Pearl Titus
Wichita
Kansas
Calvin Titus
Pearl
Frank
Myrtle
Missouri
King
Salvation Army
Vermont
Vermont Volunteers
Chicamaugua
U. S. Regulars
Manila
China
Forbidden City
Titae
Dividend waves and watered capital in the Standard Oil case
The note argues that Standard Oil declared rising dividends totaling fifty percent for the year 1900, equating profits of fifty million dollars to daily and hourly earnings. It lauds capitalism and invention for cheaper goods and production efficiency while condemning watered capital that restricts output for inflated returns. It states support for legitimate capital and opposition to artificial dividends from inflated capital.
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Standard’ Oil Trust
Follows His Own Condemnation in State Printing Row
A Iowa editorial blasts Bernard Murphy, editor and state printer, for subletting state printing to a Des Moines firm and profiting personally. It argues this shows poor governance, praises bids, and notes shifts in political issues toward imperialism as a dominant topic.
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Bernard Murphy
the Eagle
Vinton
K. of
Board of Control
Murphy
Des Moines
A GOOD ONE ON OHIO PROTESTS AT PUBLIC MEETING
At a public meeting in the district court room Judge J. K. Yazelwood presided as citizens adopted resolutions protesting alleged unvirtuous conduct by Ohio citizens. The group admonished them for setting a pernicious example and defying the land's civilization and Christianity.
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Sherman, Tesx
District Court Room
J. KR. Yazelwood
Ohio
Prosperity talk contrasts with labor decline in 1899 era
A New York Journal excerpt argues Republican prosperity is fading as labor disruptions spread. Mills and mines cut wages, outputs fall, and earnings drop across railroads. The piece quotes opposition viewpoints on imperial policy and U S authority, noting political tempers and electoral implications.
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Washington Mills
American Woolen Company
American Steel Company
Lake Superior
Menominee
Lorain Steel Company
Lorain
Ohio
Clinton Cotton Mills
Clinton
St. Paul
Rock Island
Burlington
Louisville & Washville
Southern Pacific
New York Journal
Washington Ava 24 1900 a mixed Pekin dispatches scene
Reports from Gen Chaffee and Minister Conger on ongoing fighting near Pekin were read but not released. The officials argue China’s government is at war with foreigners, while McKinley acts as if China is friendly. McKinley hesitates on Li Hung Chang’s peace envoy and claims about China’s government remain doubtful amid winter troop plans. Captain O Farrel criticizes McKinley’s Philippine policy, questioning presidential authority and possible massive army mobilization if McKinley and Congress clash next fall.
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McKinley
Des Moines Register
Jude Sain
Philippines
United States
Grue
Spain
Manila
Washington
J. B. Henderson
Liberty Congress
Indianapolis
China
Israel
T. J. Bradley
New York City
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
New York
New Jersey
Bryan
Wheeler
Kentucky
Ava
Chaffee
Conger
Pekin
Li Hung Bhane
War Department
Patrick O'Farrell
Central
Bryan and Stevenson Club
Congresa
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J. M. Gibson
Delaware County
H. L. Williams
O'Brien County
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Des Moines County
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J. W. Freeland
Wayne County
J. E. Anderson
Winnebago County
Chas
Pray
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Keystone
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Polk Township
John P. Kronkey
Union Township
John Schloeman
Florence Township
Chicago Chronicle
Iowa
Babylon
Faulkes
Cedar Rapids Gazette
J. P. Dolliver
Hubbhardish
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Gov. Shaw
Jonathan P. Colliver
Ft. Dodge
John H. Gear
A. B. Cummins
Gear
Derby
Jefferson Street
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G. Op
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