Governor Carpenter Faces Reelection Push in New District
Scrutiny of 1882 Iowa politics shows Republican efforts to return Carpenter to Congress from the new tenth district. Reports detail grain price spikes, a Dysart fire, a mass jail rebellion note, and Kasson’s nomination. Also covered are Grant's railroad incident, party fund debates, and a temperance convention call in Des Moines.
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Carpenter
Congress
Te Juoka
Corm
Chicago
Tle
Juin A. Kasson
Hhis
Canvention
Des Moines
Nvazion
Kasson
Hes Fywa
Linon
Gult
Dan Cameron
Pennsylvania
Chey
L. W. KR. Blair
South Carolina
Friends of Temperance
Iowa
vemernaewad + wAHULUL
Eegardless
Parson Hicks Criticized For Flattery Of Giliteau
The piece notes Parson Hicks once a missionary in India praised the late Giliteau, prompting disgust. It suggests the New York Post’s idea to employ him near dangerous jungles with lions and tigers. It also mentions other Washington notes about Garfield memorial stone laying and pension debates.
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Parson Hicks
Giliteau
India
New York Post
Board of Foreign Missions
Washington
Chicago Herald
Powuss
Senate
Pension Committee
United States Senate
Mary Wade
Jenie
Gettysburg
Civil Service
United States
A Master of History on Iowa Prohibition History
The piece discusses Iowa’s prohibition era, noting the Whig party’s 1854 rise and the 1855 referendum passage. It highlights Democratic opposition to the ban, and questions the accuracy of contemporaneous newspaper claims about party roles, referencing James W. Grimes and James Harlan. The writing critiques historical recall and urges editors to study events more closely.
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Burlington
James W. Grimes
Maine
Senate
Iowa
James Harlan
Gen. W. Jones
Unitei States Senate
Britain vows to fight all Europe to hold Suez Canal
Dispatch from Alexandria dated July 11 reports the fleet preparing for action at Fort Pharos and inside the harbor. The Invincible Monarch and Penelope led ships out as batteries fired, causing raids on forts and heavy damage to Fort Mex. Casualties totaled five killed and twenty seven wounded among British and Egyptian forces. negotiations with Alvisah Pasha rejected.
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England
Europe
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Egypt
Fort Pharos
Superb
Invincible
Monarch
Penelope
Aires
Sultan
Alexandhta
Fenalop
Fort Mex
Seymour
Bittern
Associated Press
London
United States
Quinnebaug
Fort Mex San
Pelican
Allvisah Pasha
Ministry
Great Russian military chieftain Skobeleff dies
The sudden death of General Skobeleff shocks the empire. He rose from a low subordinate to a central figure in Russia's best military operations, admired as a born fighter. Napoleon Bonaparte is praised in comparison for French veneration in power.
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Skobeleff
Napoleon Bonaparte
Kura
Europe
Daily and Weekly Papers in Iowa Political Influence
The Daily State Register argues weekly papers wield more political power than dailies. It notes many households rely on weeklies for information, while only a minority take daily papers. The piece asserts weekly papers shape voting and should be treated as influential as daily papers.
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Dysart
Tema County
Massachusetts Penitentiary
Pionser
Towa
Northwest
Wheeling
Qhio
Nomber
Ives
Dubuque Times
Daily State Register
Register
Lowa
Elzo
Leask
Daily Press
Amendment Committee
Tae
Adtdroes
Broadway
New York
Dakota prairie to garden of the world from Hand county views
The article extols Hand county Dakota as a rich gilled region with deep fertile soil and lime clay subsoil. It praises railroads newspapers and growth, notes Indian settlers and rapid land take up, and contrasts northern fertility with floods and storms predicted by a Alabama prophet George K. Cather urging action against him.
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Gil of Hand
Ree
Wessington
Iowa
Dakota
North Pole
United States
Hand County
Trand
Oalue
Union
Great Lakes
Gulf States
Ashville
Alabama
George K. Carther
Congress
Cather
Officials deny Standard charge of vote coercion
The Standard is challenged to prove its claims of coercion at the polls during Prohibition amendments. Workmen were allegedly ordered to vote for the amendment or face discharge, with factory notices pressuring votes against convictions. Some mechanics reportedly refused, but manufacturers deny the accusations and demand retraction or proof to defend their business reputations.
Vote results and tornado debate loom in Iowa history
The Burlington Hawkeye reports statewide vote counts on an amendment with 144,501 for and 129,413 against, showing a 20,488 margin. A Grinnell tornado note argues storms are not expanding in frequency, citing past events and population changes, while legal notices list court actions in Marion Iowa and probate matters for Thomas Haynes Sr.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Jon
Galhonn County
STATA
Iowa
Toe Aay
Thomas Haynes
Nefors
Cirealt
Marion
Lostearns
Girealt Cour
Wairraiar
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