03 Nov 1893
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Newspaper
Enterprise
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1893
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR lists names Walker Laitor Propite Hap Eldgra Tad Ab Moohes Marten as readable items, suggesting a brief notice or roster snippet from a table or notice page. No clear event, date, or organization is established in the legible text.
The document outlines Democratic condemnation of Republican policy, praises Horace Boies and Grover Cleveland, demands monetary reform, free coinage, and paper currency at par, and calls for nonpartisan state control of public boards, prohibition opposition, and tax reform. It warns against corrupt governance and endorses pensioners, labor rights, and temperance measures while criticizing the Republican stance and its candidates.
A fragment summarizing the Iowa Populist platform calling for repeal of the demonetization law, anti‑trust and debt relief measures, direct election of officials, tax reform, and opposition to party leadership in the face of economic turmoil. It decries bankers and corporations and urges voters to repudiate party ties with gold advocates while defending farmers and labor.
The text argues for a Democratic ticket to counter McKinley era policies in Iowa, criticizing McKinley bill taxation and Sherman silver, claiming wasteful federal spending and urging electoral support to restore good times. It notes Senator Allison in Hampton and accuses him of withholding pension facts.
A reforming board, by edict of one member, disenfranchises 10 000 voters for refusing to put Bennett Mitchell on the party ticket. The outrage will be resent at the polls by engaged people in the district.
A garbled note claims Reverend Sheldon of Taylor made secret datel wellis shoutings for Jackson. If true it would be his only such act, with none in Iowa. The ex-pen glun yent, a gubernatorial candidate, faces distant friends unlikely to aid his campaign.
B F Wright satisfies the department that mail deposited by the prohibition republican state central committee was tampered with at the Des Moines post office, leading to hearings. The outcome may trigger important changes in mail service and reforms in postal procedures.
In clear terms Horace Boies would veto any repeal bill, refusing to sign and objecting to eroding prohibition. The passage contrasts his resolve with Coffin and Jackson, asserting Boies has no room to compromise on prohibition.
The text urges voters to place an X beside the Democratic state ticket on the ballot while referencing "the grand old man who has no indiscretions of youth" and instructs to fold and deposit the ballot. It suggests that if Democrats comply, Jackson can later repent of the youthful indiscretions at leisure.
Advocates claim fear of Democratic legislation spurred panic about higher prices from the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. They urge voters to consider a national issue this year. They cite Harrison administration expenditures at 986 million more than Cleveland’s. A democracy vote is framed as a stand against extravagance.
A chaotic City political scene unfolds as Frank D. Jackson’s indiscretions stain his character while Bolas allies Alligon Henderson Gear Lacy and Hepburn campaign across the state. Campaigns confront small crowds amid a Democratic push with Moraceae Goles projected to win by about 16 000 votes.
In Chicago on a Sunday evening Mayor Harrison was shot by Eugene Patrick Prendergast, a 25 year old carrier turned would be city official. Prendergast claimed betrayal over a failed bid for corporation counsel, was questioned, and held for a grand jury after Coroner McHall’s inquest. The killer then died by suicide in a jail cell.
A large crowd attended the funeral at the Church of the Epiphany for Cirkor H. Harrison. Military units stood in formation outside as the procession to the church concluded, with Rev. Morrison officiating and the episcopal liturgy read in full.
Crowds line streets and city hall as Mayor Carter Harrison lies in state. Mourners pass the copper casket and list of floral tributes from police, city departments, and civic groups. The procession begins near Mt Prospect, ending at Graceland Cemetery for services and interment.
The document outlines Louis Lingg, the hangman scapegoat, and a ghostly 1880s plot. It notes Lingg’s alleged involvement in political terror, his indictment by a grand jury, and a cascade of sensational claims about silver agitators, and a writerly background from Ireland with a troubled youth in Chicago.
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