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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Times
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1886
Page
3
The Meekly Prizes editors urge the legislature to amend the prohibitory law to empower cities to enforce it, place fines to local treasuries, and exempt need for new state constabulary. They argue amendments would strengthen enforcement in larger cities and ensure prohibition remains effective.
The Iowa House approved a 51 to 48 vote to delay further inquiry into Judge Hayes amid impeachment deliberations. A nine member special committee will hear charges and conduct a thorough investigation, with advocates insisting on a fair trial regardless of party.
A Senate remark on labor disputes argues that strikes and lockouts signal a brewing conflict between capital and labor. It contends wage battles harm both sides, stresses that labor is a commodity priced by market forces, and condemns coercive tactics. It also critiques employer abuses and cites Senator Vance’s alleged nepotism and federal salaries in a pointed aside.
Des Moines dispatch notes a mood of national mourning with lowered flags and public tributes. It surveys legislative activity in Iowa, including Hayes investigation momentum, a potential impeachment path, soldiers home plans, an insurance department, and Brown Investigating Committee delays. It highlights veteran lawmakers, a reunion, and renewed calls for history preservation alongside stalled woman suffrage efforts.
The article praises Edward Everett for dexterity and argument while noting praise for Lieut Governor Lull. It describes the capitol’s busy scene with many visitors and the notable presence of women in clerical roles across the House desks, reporters gallery, and hall rooms. It mentions daughters of officials working in the employ and emphasizes independent American institutions and women entering public avenues. March 1, 1586.
A historical editorial critiques American stance on Chinese immigration and the possibility of Sino American conflict. It argues that Chinese diplomats would be tested, urges prudent and just response, condemns violence yet condemns lax emigration laws that allowed many Chinese to enter, and warns of costly consequences if redress demands escalate.
A Greenbacker critique asserts broad boycotts of politicians, flags the Knights of Labor and Fusion Greenbackers as aligned yet self serving, and attacks internal K of L leadership for pursuing revenue over reform. The piece cites currency bills, labor competition, and alleged secretive actions shaping labor policy and party strategy.
W A Pratt Universalist Church pastor writes to defend against accusations of the Salvation Army as a costly money making scheme led by Gen Booth. He cites income figures of 600000 in 1893 and argues the denomination lacks a trustee board, warning the church of endorsing its approach as religious rowdyism.
The Iowa prohibitory statistics show seven of ninety-nine counties with saloons and twenty-five partly under the saloon rule, with sixty-eight counties seeing decline as the law weakens. The Sioux City Journal weighs in on local politics between Weaver and Campbell for the sixth district, calling for a fair count amid allegations of improper votes. Burlington enforces the law, and ten injunctions against saloon keepers are filed in Cin day. The Newton Journal is noted for a fresh look and prosperity for Ralph Robinson in his weekly.
The item touts Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Railway trips to middle Tennessee for home buyers investors and invalids with low rates and personally conducted excursions. It promotes opportunities to secure homes in the healthy South and provides contact details for J R Berry Chicago Illinois. A Spring-Time Parasites piece critiques beggars and tramp nuisance awaiting spring and argues for centralized shelter work programs and penalties for vagrancy.
The letter condemns compelled labor and calls for strict work or leave policies to weed out the improvident. It attacks women’s suffrage, immigration, and labor disputes, warning government inaction will empower a dangerous hydra of unrest. A Chicago market report follows with dull wheat and flat prices.
An illustrated treatise offers remedies for uterine troubles and womb issues that claim to cure without medical shock. The ad promises full directions by mail, sending a sealed guide to Mrs. W. C. Harmis at 638 Broadway, New York, with a self addressed stamped envelope.
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