Thanksgiving Sermon critiques American fortunes and tariffs
The Rev. John H. Aughey led Thanksgiving union services at the Christian Church praising health peace and growth while decrying immense fortunes of a few. He blamed the Republican era for wealth concentration through tariffs land grants and monopolies and urged remedies to restore fair competition and end tariff fraud.
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John H. Aughey
Christian Church
Vanderbilt
Astor
Gould
Republican Party
United States
Credit Mobiliers
Benei
Ana Piniuéa
Burize
America
Prohibition and Suffrage Debate Split Iowa Republicans
A State Register editorial portrays a mournful tally of the Iowa GOP leaving a narrow margin between defeat and power after expanding anti saloon aims. It notes factions seeking state policing to enforce liquor laws and woman suffrage, both opposed by the paper.
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State Register
Republican Party
Great
Good Register
Iowa
Prohibition Party
Hugag
If suffrage comes fast, beware the legal route twist
The piece urges women to seek immediate voting rights by law rather than a slow constitutional amendment. It cites Brown winning a debt case to illustrate fraud against women and argues for extending suffrage through legislation, challenging the white male voting clause and urging readers to “remember Brown” and Wolsey’s escape.
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Boddler
Brown
Republican Party
Indies
Iowa
Supreme Court
Lady Reader
United States
Wolsey
County costs from crime prosecutions questioned in East Cleveland opposition
A Patriot column accuses county overruns in crime cases linked to East Cleveland and Lucas saloonkeepers, arguing taxpayers pay far more for Lucas than for the colored population prosecutions. The piece challenges local party loyalties and suggests Chariton buys more whiskey, noting few Democratic saloonkeepers locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Cleveland
Lucas
Two Opinions on Racial Politics and Labor in the Era
A Tennessee newspaper attacks political bias against African Americans while noting cautious progress and praise for Black workers. It cites comments from the Patriot and the Valley Virginian regarding education, property, and a Western retaliation narrative, ending with a warning about coerced political votes and job threats.
Lucas County Sober Citizens Debate Saloons Wall Idea
A heated note argues for a seawall around Lucas saloons to curb perceived vice while preserving drink rights. It claims the county would save money if neighbors handle their affairs without outside advice, criticizing Republican leaders for dependence on bribes and revenue from liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas County
Lucas
Cain
Lucan
Republican Party
Colored guest stabbed on social visit raises concerns
The Patriot questions why a fatal stabbing during a sociable gathering on Saturday night November 5 involving a colored guest and local residents goes unreported, drawing comparisons to migration rights and social mingling across towns and states.
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Virginia
Missouri
Mr. King
England
America
Chariton
Mr. Lewis
Cleveland
Patriot
Ex-Poatmasten-General Hatton to Launch One-Cent Daily
Frank Hatton, former publisher of the Burlington Hawkeye and the Chicago Mail, plans a one-cent morning daily in New York City named the Press. The paper will align with Republican politics.
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Frank Hatton
Burlington Hawkeye
Chicago Mail
New York City
the Press
Wuenx reduces Garfield Town lead from forty five thousand to fifteen hundred
A observer notes the previous large Garfield majority in Town has shrunk significantly from about 45 000 to around 1 500 and comments on the narrowing gap.
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Garfield
Congress Expected To Open With Carlisle Likely Speaker
Congress meets next Monday with Mr. Carlisle anticipated as speaker. The party would praise him if he excludes Sam Randall from committees to avoid harming Democrats. Early returns show Governor Larrabee's majority shrinking to about 1,500 to 1,600 overall, with labor support higher than first reported.
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Congress
Carlisle
Sam Randall
Larrabee
Mason T. J. Anderson Urges Steady Hope for Governor Bid
The letter praises Mason T. J. Anderson a brave heart and urges perseverance after not beating Larrabee. It predicts a future gubernatorial win in two years, comparing the rise to past Republican governors.
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Larrabee
Turbulent GOP Faces Sharp Split Over Prohibition Foes
The article portrays looming factional battles within the Republican ranks over prohibition. It warns that a failure to act could drive 30,000 conservatives to join the anti prohibition wing of democracy, while passage of new measures risks defections by prohibition supporters, leaving the GOP in a perilous bind with no clear path forward.
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Lota
Republican
G.o. P
Scylla
Charibdes
Editorial backs Hepburn over Wilson for U.S. Senate
The Patriot urges electing William P. Hepburn to replace James F. Wilson. The piece argues Hepburn should be chosen, while neighbors consider the question. Critics Senator Dungan Representative Byers and Boodler Brown oppose the move, their views carrying weight in the debate.
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James F. Wilson
William P. Hepburn
United States
Hepburn
Neighbor
Dungan
Representative Byers
Boodler Brown
Wisconsin Women Gain Municipal Voting Rights, Supr Court Looms
The Wisconsin legislature passed a law letting women vote on school matters and cities. After a Kenosha test case, Judge Winslow ruled the ballot must be received, likely heading to the state supreme court. Women suffragists celebrate the potential broad effect.
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Wisconsin
Chicago Herald
James
Richland Center
Board of Education
Kenosha
Willis
Winslow
Weeds, Wires and Waterways in a Nation's Past
A collage of brief items from 19th century notes includes the first American canal survey by Penn supporters, a feat by Alphons King on a marine bicycle, political tensions in France, a Des Moines fire at a pork packing plant, a Russian maniac in custody, a Knoxville city fire, and arresting color from Georgia prohibition votes.
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William Penn
England
David Rittenhouse
William Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Schuylkill River
Reading
Susquehanna
Middletown
Dauphin County
Breyvoir
Alphons King
Boston
Des Moines Packing Co
J. H. Windsor
Anorger Frex
Knoxville
Justice of the Peace
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Iowa in Volobado Special Correspondence from Pueblo Chieftain
Special correspondence reports from the private car of D. J. Thayer about Fitzgerald & Mallory Construction’s large railroad project toward Pueblo. The firm operates many locomotives and cars with about 400 workers aiming to finish by December 1 despite weather.
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Thayer
Pueblo
Pittsburg
Horace
Missouri Pacific
Kansas
H. E Sawyer
Pueblo State Line
Sawyer
Mallory
Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald & Mallory
Colorado
Pueblo & State Line
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Rock of Gibraltar
Joe Mitchell
Pueblo & State Line Town Company
Chivington
Mitchell
State Line
F. A. Cooper
Cooper
Chariton
Pueblo Chieftain
Enp
D. J. Thayer
Chieftain
Fitzgerald & Mallory Construction Company
Real Estate Transfers in Cedar, Cleveland and Lucas Areas
Listing of property transfers including HS Morgan to Iowa Neb Mining Co for 40 acres in Cedar. Frances Pritchard to J B Bolton. DA Neal to J B Bolton. Lucas and Chariton entries with several lots in Cleveland and Lucas. AE Corbit to Jennie Watkins. TL Jones to Mary A Jones. WS Skidmore to T L Jones.
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HS Morgan
Iowa
Neb Mining Co
Cedar
Frances Pritchard
J B Bolton
Cleveland
DA Neal
LUCAS
AE Corbit
Jennie Watkins
Neal
TL Jones
Mary A Jones
Skidmore
T L Jones
Chariton
Chariton Market Prices and Grain Futures Report
A Chariton Iowa market roundup lists beans butter cornmeal eggs flour hams lard potatoes apples salts and breakfast bacon with prices. Grain and live stock sections show wheat rye barley timothy and cattle hogs with opening closing futures and price ranges.
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Chariton
Lowa
Iowa Evictions on Railroads in O'Brien county dispute
Conflicting reports about settlers evicted from railroad land in O'Brien county. Dr. Sales of Glidden presents a Sheldon citizen’s account claiming the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Sioux City and St Paul railroads both earned half the land. Supreme Court split titles. governor initially withheld patents while promising protection to settlers. The Western Land Company involvement and patent issuance complexities are noted.
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Secretary ‘of the Interior
O'Brien County
The
Carroll Herald
Dr. Sales
Glidden
Sheldon
O’brien County
Chicago, Milwaukee
Roads
Ite
Terestaton Corporation
Western ‘Land. Company
St.p Bat
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Cleveland Coons
Valley
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Whitebreast Company
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Daily Telegraphic
A. W. Hendricks
Hendricks
Martin
Texas
Reagan
Willard’s
Sungesman
Lamar
Inter State Commerce Commission
Interior Department
Cammipat
Harris Fuchs
Keokuk
Fuchs
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Superrens
Galbraith Brothers
Janesville
Wis
Henry George
the Standard
George
Beaven
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Atlanta
Bora
Dakota
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South Dakota
Anderson
Congressman Anderson
Washinton
Sne
Brace
Beach
Hanlan
Nepeax River
Wausau
Carl Henikel
Henikel
Council Bluffa
Sioux City
St. Vincent
Minn
Fort Carry
Minnedona
Ft. Totten
Bismarck
Cheyenne
Ft. Custer
Assinaboine
Buford
St. Paul
Duluth
Giovanni Bressan
Chicago
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Storx
Dodge City
Kan
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Kirkwood
Pennsylvania
Dawson Y. Kilgore
Philadelphia
Executive Department
Will Resian
M. Grevy
France
M. Rouvier
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Limerick
Ireland
Tolono
Inl
Bror
Hrat
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Wilfred S. Blunt
National League
London
Anarchista
Bio DamaGrs
Guzman Blanco
Venezuela
George Wilson
New York
Blanco
St. Joux
John P. Str. John
National Prohibition
Finch
Werchobistritzkiel
Russia
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
Cameron
Mason City
Storm Lake
Wirt Nor Pacx
Des Moines
Anderson Mantrep
Albert B. Anderson
Sidney
Josephine Frazier
W. F. Frazier
Smith
Jacob Sharp
Court of Appeals
Sharp
Gutry
Herr
Most
Lincoln’s
Caps
Lincoln, Neb
Douglass County
Omaha
Brewer
United State Court
Gowan
Journal
Huron
Oak
John H. Gowan
Volobado
Chariton Markets
Warat
Queens
Pd Pr Reven
Terest
J.P. Carnahan
Reliable East Side
Ihas Alwaye
Jasksu
East Side Square
Chariton, Iowa
Barnard Brothers
West
Sheriff's
State OF
District Court
F. R. Crocker
Stebbins Quick
Marquis L. Bass
Towit
Court House
Joz R. Laxoss
Sherif
L. A. Leech
North Side
Elgin
Ures
Storie's
Soothe Side
Baaidee
Pune
Becker
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