Bluffing the G. A. R. Cleveland review invitation
The St Louis committee erred by inviting President Cleveland to attend and review the G. A. R. encampment. The piece argues a president should not assume the honor, noting Cleveland has no military role or sympathy with the veterans. It urges him to attend only as president and abstain from the review, leaving the duty to the post commander.
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St. Louis
Cleveland
United States
G. A R
Gall
Grover Cleveland
Mc Cleveland
G.A.R
Hig
Prohibition Enforcement Gains Momentum in Council Bluffs
Corneil Bluffs has long defied prohibition but recent efforts to enforce the law show unexpected success. Public sentiment shifts toward support as The Nonpartei Newspaper urges obedience to state law, condemning whisky traffic as unlawful and warning that open defiance could erode independence and lead to lawlessness.
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Corneil Bluffs
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Nonpartel
Severe but Just on Cleveland Visit to G A R Encampment
The Carrol Herald attacks the idea of President Cleveland visiting the G A R encampment in St. Louis. It calls the notion anomalous and sacrilegious, likening it to inappropriate guests and mocking Cleveland for vetoing measures to aid veterans. It depicts soldiers reacting with restrained reverence while expressing anger at past policy.
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Carrol Herald
President Creveland
St. Louis
Grover Cleveland
G. A.R
Frank Rande
St. Peter
Gero
Cleveland
G. A. BR
United States
Reas
Dubuque
Politician Benjamin Fredericks for governor of Jawa
The piece endorses Benjamin T. Fredericks for Jawa governor, praising his fighting spirit and vote-pulling potential to keep the Democratic Party viable in the state. It suggests a hardline stance on immigration and European paupers, calling for higher fines on ships bringing paupers and linking policy to national sentiment.
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Benjamin T. Fredericks
Marstalltown
Benjamin
Jawa
Ben
Democratic Party
Iowa
Crocket's Iowa Brigade Reunion Held in Davenport
The fourth reunion of Crocket's Town Brigade, formed from Iowa Infantry units, will meet in Davenport on September 21 and 22, 1887. Members are urged to attend. A Marine of Vinton will deliver the annual address. Send current addresses to Col. Hr. J. Rood at Mt. Vernon for updated information.
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Crocket
Davenport
Lowa
4Th
17Th. Army Corps
Army of the Tennessee
A. Marine
Vinton
Iowa Republicans Fix State Convention Date and Nominations
The Republican State central committee set August 24 in Des Moines for the state convention. Officers to be chosen include governor and lieutenant governor, superintendent of public instruction, and one supreme court judge. Incumbents Larrace and Hull are likely to be renominated, with contests expected for superintendent and supreme court seats.
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New Yoines
Yerabar B
Supreme Court
Task
Frank D. Jackson
State
Secratas
Tinn
Republican State Central Committee
Des Moines
Public Instruction
Larrace
Hull
Taro
What has become of opposition to Wilson Senate re election
The State Register and other papers loudly opposed James F. Wilson for the U.S. Senate a short time ago but the agitation faded. The writer suspects papers acted as bush beaters to probe strength and now expect to support Wilson as observed opposition collapsed and no longer grows.
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James F. Wilson
U. S. Senate
State Register
Register
Wnd
Wilson
Saloon as political factor shown dead letter says Clinton News
The Clinton News notes that prohibition is now treated as a failing political factor. It cites three murders across Iowa Mississippi and Ohio and numerous assaults tied to zealots, urging action to control the liquor trade.
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Clinton News
Sa’oon
Iowa
Mississippi
Ohio
How to Boom a Town in Hawkeye Style
A Burlington Hawkeye editorial argues that newspapers alone cannot boom a town and that citizens must take action. It compares Cedar Rapids and Burlington, urging local effort and noting newspapers cannot lift communities without public participation.
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Burlington
Businessmen debate town growth and investment push
A pair of local businessmen discuss the town’s need to attract more investment and workers. They criticize constant complaining and urge action to promote manufacturing and job opportunities rather than lamenting current luck.
Inter state act and railroad regulation debate
New York Tribune notes the inter state act may endure as a principle limiting railroads. Commissioner Moreizon suggests regulation to prevent abuses could persist but not as a lasting barrier to distance.
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Oth Coeap Lung Tant
New York Tribune
Moreizon
Golden Specific Promised Cure for Liquor Habit
An advertisement touts Dr Haines Golden Specific as a cure for drunkenness available secretly in coffee or tea. It claims thousands of alcoholics have become temperate without knowing they are taking the remedy and asserts no harmful effects. Includes request for a circular and lists patent-law notices and names of local agents and items from Iowa patent announcements.
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Haines
Eivenlar
Contiduice Gotpey Srecurw Co
Race St
Cincinnati
Ohio
The Festive Drummer Marquis Fantastical Study
An eccentric monologue on archanology and the supposed influence of a drummer across cultures and eras. It jokes that drummers incarnate global diffusion, leaving artifacts and social disruptions in hotels, shops, and galleries as they vanish into gas. A playful sensationalist riff on mystery and performance.
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India
Oul
Ireland
China
Pompeii
Egypt
Britain
Herculaneum
Amd
Gond
Himesht
A Parlor Tale of a Drummer and a Chestnut Tree
A clipped narrative describes a flashy summer drummer with a foreign mustache entrancing girls in San Francisco before an exemployment incident with a soap sting. It then recounts the Chestnut of the 20th of March at the Tuileries and Bonapartist lore.
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Gmammas
San Francisco
Hin
San Francisco Chronicle
What a Change in Health Sparks Change in Life
A young girl once radiant with health now appears pallid and fatigued, her vitality diminished. The text urges Dr Fierce’s favorite prescription for functional irregularities and promotes BUCHU-PARA? a cure for bladder and kidney issues, plus other advertisements for household products and a new Chicago & Northwestern Railway train service with connections to Milwaukee and northern cities.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
DeKalb
Janesville
Jefferson
Wakesha
Milowaukee
Watertown
Fondu-Lac
Oshkosh
Ft. Howard
Madison
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Duluth
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