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Newspaper
Chariton Democrat
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1887
Page
2
The Chariton Democrat reports that Casatt led in Marion County but trailed in Monroe, with a nine vote district margin. Irregularities surfaced including eleven excess votes across precincts, triggering a state ordered new election in three precincts.
A court case hears a man suing a laborer and his wife for a paper sent to the man but not to the wife. The jury awards against both, claimed as part of family expenses and education costs, a decision the writer questions as unjust and unclear.
The writer shifts from prohibition to taxing squur trie to push costs onto accountable parties. Traffic avoids paying Mus pal or state taxes today. The piece notes a possible high license approach and suggests Republicans may split between conservative and radical wings. Democrats seem ambivalent about the dilemma.
During his years as janitor of the Court House and later in the Auditor's office Gowen was known to a local auditor who testifies that in all their dealings he never knew him to commit a dishonest or dishonorable act. The colleague warns the public to expect further actions from Gowen's former partner.
In response to a dressing down, readers note that articles attributed to a republican were written by a consistent, straight Republican who is also a devout church member. The writer argues that combining republicanism and religion defines true principles and opposes the Boodler and his methods.
The jury favored conviction by 9 to 8 but could not reach a unanimous verdict and the case will be retried in January under court action.
The Missouri Republican notes Texas has more ahepp than other states and expects Texans to deliver a 150,000 majority for Cleveland next year. It also remarks that the National Wool-growers Association may take note of this.
After weeks of testimony and arguments the Arensdorf jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty on the Hed dock murder charge. The decision removes any stigma on the accused, and it is unlikely the murderer will face punishment.
The Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat attacks President hopefuls by noting a call to send Joseph Medill on a foreign mission and citing Missouri Republican praise for Medill’s truthfulness. The exchange highlights party tensions and the role of Medill in Republican rhetoric.
In a New York Tribune interview from Paris, Blaine argues for immediate repeal of tobacco tar, claiming relief for tobacco growers and lower prices for consumers. He states tobacco is a necessity for millions, equating its status to other luxuries like tea and coffee in effect.
The piece argues that tariffs punish industry by raising or lowering prices, using wheat and shoes as an example. It contends that improved agriculture and machinery can increase both wheat and shoe supply, keeping the three-bushel price ratio intact and making the world richer.
The piece highlights John A. Kasson's shift to support war taxes as a Western tariff view. It cites his past stance in Congress showing the party’s high tariff tilt now, and argues tariff raises create bounties for manufacturers at the expense of nonproducers.
The American Grocer lauds President Cleveland as level headed and patriotic, favoring his revenue policy though opposing some views. Providence Journal and other Republican papers are cited criticizing Blaine and urging tariff restraint, illustrating wider support for Cleveland’s approach across party lines.
Weeern Farm Journal criticizes a newly formed sugar trust as a threat to consumers and producers. It argues refiners would set prices and that abolishing duties on sugar would remove a tax to promote a cheaper breakfast with free tea and coffee, resisting monopolistic control.
A roundup of events from the Daily Telegraphic Accounts dated Thursday December 8 1688. Includes Republican Convention decision to hold in Chicago June 19 1688, a Davenport saloon liability ruling, death of ex congressman N C Deering, murder verdict in Iowa, freight rate cuts, a Montrose Iowa shooting then suicide, Arensdorf acquittal, Chateworth crash inquiry findings, and various political legal notes across states and Europe.
A travelogue extols Dakota and Montana as vast sparsely populated frontiers. The piece contrasts eastern and western scales, notes the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804, and praises railroads for revealing northwest resources and vast plains, mountains, and crops.
The article notes a vast, productive Montana region with a 130000 population, Custer County's size rivaling Indiana, and Helens as a leading city by wealth. It mentions three railroad lines reaching the territory, with the Manitoba line already shaping development. Moses Folsom reports from Great Falls on December 10.
Items from Oakley and Lucas papers report the death of Katie O Donnell from typhoid, a second family loss in a month, and local anecdotes. Updates note Berthie Anderson improving, Wiley Lowe relocating to the city, and A W Gettinger now editing the Russell News. Ed Wilson hurt in mines. five double company houses completed. Eva Gardner concludes school with a literary event. fires destroy a residence. several residents travel to Chicago and to Missouri. local politics and dog case debates stir community sentiment. Santa Claus pictured in windows. Christmas trees planned. doctors busy. law practice resumes in Lucas. discussions of railroad crossing delays draw concern.
Rumors of improvement come for Miss Nannie Ewers of Belmont County and Miss Minerva Maris of Chariton after illness. J Q Bufington’s health worsens and is not expected to live long. Mr and Mrs Wood, aged residents, stay with Henson Pulley for the winter. The Warren Center meeting progresses, with six likely to join the church.
A dog owner teaches via neck pressure using a polished iron collar while an amateur machinist builds the collar and experiments near a dynamo. At an electric station a dust-pan is drawn to the magnets, spilling sweepings on spectators, and a laborer’s dinner-pail is flipped by attraction.
In a humorous overheard chat from The Thezas Siftings an exchange between Charlie and Gus recaps a cold night and a damp evening at the opera. Gus laments getting chilled by a damp program and a scoundrelly usher.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle quotation shows Mrs Swilligen claiming farmers are a dreadful im coe get of men and her husband questions the reasoning while noting that wheat and corn were shaken. The exchange reflects rural labor tensions in period discourse.
Fragmentary OCR data mentions dates and numbers with unclear context, including Dec 14 and 2 10 2 15 2 50 4 09 4 50, suggesting a schedule or score table. No readable names or events are safely identified for a full summary.
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