Democratic Iowa Delegates Chosen At Council Bluffs Convention
Iowa Democrats plan a May 11 1892 state convention in Council Bluffs to pick 26 delegates for the Chicago National Democratic Convention. Four delegates at large plus two per congressional district will be chosen. Delegates allocated by county based on 1891 governor Horace Boies votes. County committees to be organized for 1892 campaign. By order of the Democratic State Central Committee. CHAS. D. FULLEN Chairman J. E. SEEVERS Secretary.
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Democrats of
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Chicago
Horace Boies
Henry
W. Jefferson
van Baren
Weekington
Democratic State Central Committee
Chas. D. Fullen
Prohibitionists Nominate 8. B. Glasgow for Congress
The prohibitionists of the district met at Mt. Pleasant the Saturday a week ago and nominated 8. B. Glasgow for Congress. T. D. Foster of Ottumwa renewed support for education with a gift of a thousand dollars to Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant.
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Mt. Pleasant
Congress
B. Glasgow
T. D. Foster
Ottumwa
Wesleyan University
Davis County Democrats Favor Edw Campbell as Delegate at Large
At a recent convention the Davis County Democrats chose Hon. Edward Campbell as one of the delegates at large to the national convention. The selection signals Campbell’s prominence within the party and his expected role among the delegation.
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Davis County
Hon
Edw. Campbell
Democrats Back Grover Cleveland Nomination Momentum
A nationwide stir within the party supports Grover Cleveland for the nomination but worries over his weakness in New York. The concern stands as the main obstacle to broader support.
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Grover Cleveland
New York
Des Moines Republicans Put Colored Man On Ticket
Des Moines Republicans nominated a colored man for city office to win the Black vote but voters scratched him and elected the Democrat.
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Des Moines
Fairfield man urged as delegate-at-large to Chicago
Edward Campbell of Fairfield is suggested by several Davenport newspapers as a delegate-at-large to the Chicago convention. He is described as part of the old guard and trusted by the party.
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Davenport
Tron
Edward Campbell
Fairfield
Chicago
Old Guard
Muscatine Press Names Four Strong Iowa Democrat Delegates
The Muscatine News-Tribune argues Iowa should send the four strongest Boies Democrats available and endorses John C. Bills Edw Campbell John F. Duncombe W H M Pusey Chas H Clark and L R Bolter as model representatives in its editorial noting party loyalty and regional leadership.
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The
Muscatine News-Tribune
Iowa
John C. Bills
Edw. Campbell
John F. Duncombe
W. H. M. Pusey
Chas. H. Clark
L. R. Bolter
Seerley Criticized For Maiden Speech Line
The Mount Pleasant Free Press mocks Mr. Seerley for resisting a maiden speech. The Journal favors a different ideal congressman like Dolliver, criticizing chatter and praising actions over words.
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Mount Pleasant
Wealth concentration quote by Rev Joseph Cook at Tremont Temple
In Tremont Temple Boston February 3 1890 Rev Joseph Cook warned that two thousand capitalists own more than the rest of the sixty five millions. He said two hundred fifty thousand rich men control seventy five percent of the national wealth and that the republic is practically owned by under a quarter million, predicting further concentration.
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Tremont Temple
Boston
Joseph Cook
American Republic
Republic
Edw Campbell Jr Favored as Democratic State Delegate
The Hon. Edw Campbell Jr is received with favor as a delegate candidate for the national Democratic state convention. The State Line Democrat lauds him as an able democrat who has long served the party and would command unanimous support from southern Iowa and possibly the entire state.
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Edw. Campbell, Jr
Campbell
Iowa
World’s Fair in Chicago to Dedicate 400th Discovery Day
On October 12 the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America will be marked with the dedication of World’s Fair buildings in Chicago. A proposal is made that all schools in the United States participate.
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Chicago
United States
Celebration committee proposes October 12 holiday
The committee to promote the celebration and uniform program lists Francis Bellamy of Boston as chairman with state superintendents J W Dickinson Massachusetts T B Stockwell Rhode Island W R Garrett Tennessee and W C Hewitt Michigan. They will urge governors to proclaim October 12 a holiday through state education officials.
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Francis Bellamy
Boston
J. W. Dickinson
Massachusetts
T. B. Stockwell
Rhode Island
W. R. Garrett
Tennessee
W. C. Hewitt
Michigan
Alliance Threatens Republican Power in Several States
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes an alliance across South Dakota, Kansas, and Nebraska with fusion power to threaten the Republican party in those states. It cites silver disaffection in western states, reduced Michigan electoral votes, New York counting disputes, and danger to the party in Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Blaine
Harrison
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
California
Michigan
New York
Iowa
Wisconsin
Iarrison
Silver plank of Minnesota Democratic convention
The plank supports bimetalism with gold and silver coinage and calls for a government function to adjust coinage ratios to reflect market values. It endorses repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, condemning it for disrupting honest bimetallism and harming currency and the business world.
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Minnesota
New York
Illinois corn experiments report yields from 1891 trials
The Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station and University of Illinois will publish field results on 1891 corn trials on dark prairie soil. Thirty six varieties on fifty two plats produced about 86 percent stand and 13 percent blank ears, with late maturing types yielding best. Planting density and May 11 to 16 timing gave highest grain yields. topics include row spacing, kernel rate, and tassel/foliage effects.
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Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Illinois
Champlain
Ill
Illinois
Iowa field crops worth 450 million demand for capital
Public urging that Iowa can sustain $450 million in field crops annually and attract capital for factories and mills. Proposes that keeping profits within Iowa boosts local industry, asserting yearly production may match or exceed last year’s. Encourages investors to consider Iowa’s potential.
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Clinton
Iowa
Washington Letter Highlights Senate Battles and Policy Moves
The Washington Letter from April 18 1892 discusses Harrison’s delicate pledge to his attorney general Miller and Quay’s leverage over Supreme Court vacancies. It covers Congressional battles in the House on election cases and census inquiries, the Chinese exclusion debate, Italian indemnity talks, and ongoing appropriation work. It notes potential World’s Fair interest and promotes The Interior as a religious family paper with subscription details.
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Washington
Harrison
Wade
Quay
Bradley
U.S. Supreme Court
Miller
Senate
Minneapolis
Supreme Court
Hhis
Washington Post Office
Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue
Potomac
O'Ferrell
House Election Committee
Noyes
Rockwell
Hill
House
House Census Committee
Senate Committee of Foreign Relations
State Department
New Orleans
Blaine
A Change in Form for Interior Chicago Paper
The Interior in Chicago adopts a new folio format of thirty two plus pages from January 1. Its secular news uses strong editorial pruning, editorials are vigorous and progressive yet conservative, and its literary features, poems, stories, and book reviews are highly regarded. Missionary notes receive ample coverage and the prayer meeting is highlighted.
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Chicago
Keosauqua Democrats Praise Chas D Fullen for Party Leadership
The Van Buren county Democrats adopt a resolution at Keosauqua praise for Chas D Fullen chairman of the Democratic State Committee. They urge the county delegation to support his election to the committee for the congressional district citing his two state campaign wins and unblemished integrity.
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van Buren County
Democrats
Keosauqua
Fullen
Chas. D. Fuilen
Democratic State Committee
Chhairman
Chas. ID. Fullen
Farm and home ownership debt in Ohio and Kansas counties
Des Moines Leader cites a Washington dispatch on census results for ten southwestern Ohio counties led by Hamilton and ten Kansas counties west of Topeka. It shows high mortgage rates, significant incumbrance, and rising interest charges, with implications for liberty and national welfare.
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Des Moines
Washington
Ohio
Hamilton County
Kansas
Topeka
Isso
Ilamiiton County
Peter Ibbetson Dream Love and a Moral on Banking
A critique praises Peter Ibbetson as a modern psychological novel where lovers meet in true dreams across oceans. It muses on dreams easing life’s ills, then shifts to cautions for bank presidents against borrowing from bank funds. It notes international commissioners aiding Behring Sea debates and previews a sewing machine able to stitch thick leathers and wood.
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Eter Ibbetson
George du Maurier
Peter Ibbetson
Understanding free silver and its coinage basis
Debater explains free silver as the right to bring bullion to U S mints and have it coined free of charge, like gold today. Under current law the bullion owner sells silver to the government at a fixed price and the government pays, then coins or certifies its value.
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United States
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