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Newspaper
Davenport Daily Republican
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1896
Page
1
Rand McNally Co announces a limited time sale of a complete atlas bound in fine cloth with colored edges. prepaid by express for $3.05, regular price $3.50, 157 pages of colored maps covering every country. available by mail or at the Republican Office Davenport.
The Davenport leader J M Frizzell born 1815 in Champaign County Ohio is hailed as a long time Republican pillar resident in Davenport since 1852 and Rock Island before. He recalls 19th century prices, notes wage and produce shifts, and predicts a new prosperity with McKinley as commerce revives under cautious, steady leadership.
A fragment discusses gambling in stock markets and compares prospects of levitation to repudiating debts from railroad construction history in the west. It argues New England businessmen should adhere to ten honest principles to regain confidence among southern and western people.
The Sioux City Tribune portrays Gov. Boies as aligned with greenback currency ideas, noting his stance against silver and his close ties to Republican support for the greenback. It argues his position risks party division and reflects Democratic shifts on currency reform.
Carl Schurz condemns Grand Master Workman Sovereign and the push to reorganize the Knights of Labor into a secret free silver body. He warns such a secret political society harms free government and compares it unfavorably to legitimate labor groups led prudently by figures like Mix Arthur.
Miss Jessie A Ackerman, noted traveler author and temperance organizer, becomes assistant pastor of Fourth Baptist Church Chicago. She intends to pursue philanthropic work aligning with the new philanthropy, seeing urban church work as a valuable field for a woman.
Senator Hoar addresses the Home Market Club in Boston praising New England’s need to regain southern and western trust. He critiques stock market greed and railroad expansion, warns against Chicago platform shifts, and urges business leaders to restore fiscal integrity and public conscience amid calls for electoral change and reform.
Mr Reed will be the next speaker of the Republican House of Representatives, ending talk of Mr Grosvenor's candidacy. The piece notes that Mr Needs created real power in the office through rulings, and urges voters to cast ballots in an important election, pointing to low turnout in South Dakota and narrow party majorities in several states.
The late election totals show McKinley with 7,053,004 votes and Bryan 6,446,360 of a 13,736,503 total. McKinley's state pluralities stand at 1,562,704. Dock port strikes spread fears of wider action. Italy Sweden and England may supply workers. Dubuque reports say Bishop Perry continues duties. no assistant appointment discussed.
Captain Ralph B. Treadiway formerly of the Yale crew has accepted the role of physical director with the Yi MC in Sioux City. He comes from a prestigious rowing background and will lead athletic programs and training initiatives at the club.
John E Redmond a fifteen year veteran of the Irish political scene and noted orator visits New York as guest of the New York Press Club for a reception and dinner. He is praised for his public service to Ireland and humanity, contrasted with Gladstone and Parnell, and described with Celtic speaking style and striking presence. The piece blends admiration with media caricature and humorous exchanges about clothing sizes.
A Washington Star piece recounts women joking about a prominent socialite whose wealth absorbs her time. A Christmas mix up leads to an embarrassing gift swap, as several narrators debate etiquette and reciprocation while a later Chicago Post vignette mocks a popular writer and a group’s blunt contempt.
An elderly Tennessee woman tames a dangerous horse named Jake after her husband brings the animal home in debt. She mounts him, handles the horse’s mouth herself, and rides to visit a daughter while knitting, forging a lasting, famed bond that becomes family lore.
A jumbled recap from The Washington Star and The Ladies' Home Journal recounts a Mississippi tale of a white organizer aiding a lynching plot, a jailer's ruse to save a man named Hoover, and a stream of 19th century celebrity notes. It also cites Jenny Lind performances in Castle Garden and Barnum box office, plus a San Francisco Orgon anecdote and a bricklaying tip from the San Francisco Argonaut.
The piece reflects on Tintagel as the ruins of Arthur’s realm. It hints at legends of Lancelot Elaine and the Holy Grail, noting fading memories yet urging the seeker to find the Grail within the heart, beneath moonlit cliffs and wild flora.
A first person account from a Hood’s Canal pre-emption cabin details a warm May night. A bear enters via a crooked door while the narrator and cat sleep. the bear digs a cucumber bed and escapes as dawn approaches. Notes and Queries and other snippets follow about regional dialects and heraldic coronets.
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