21 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1898
Page
1
The Tribune sends holiday wishes while debating military size and expansion. Cousin George Dewey and Filipino annexation are discussed. Iowa gains a new bishop Morrison from Chicago. McKinley tours the South drawing support and cautious talk of Confederate graves and pensions for the living.
President McKinley, speaking in Atlanta on December 14, calls for national unity by sharing the responsibility of tending Confederate soldiers' graves. He notes past Civil War differences were settled by arms and urges fraternity under God in cemetery care.
Chicago, led by its fearless mayor, resisted efforts to gain long term extensions of street railway franchises. The text calls for accountability beyond councilmen and warns of public conscience awakening against trusts and thieves.
President McKinley proposes northern aid for Confederate dead and a pension idea for southern soldiers. He faces mixed reaction as critics recall past protests and warnings from Foraker allies. The piece notes potential Democratic resistance to expanded public funding.
Captain Evans announces he is no longer connected with the paper except as a stockholder. He says a court order prevents the receiver Heindel from hiring an editor and credits directors for support. He thanks friends from Democrats and Republicans for years of loyalty and vows to continue backing Democratic principles. S. B. Evans
An advertisement claims pure blood improves health and lists ailments like scrofula salt rheum rheumatism catarrh and other diseases caused by impure blood and a weak system. It positions health as more valuable than money and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the remedy.
Hood's Pills are presented as simple to take and easy to operate. They claim to cure indigestion and headache with rapid, noticeable effects for common ailments.
An attractive lithographed color piece with embossed army and navy emblems. Readers are urged to leave their name with a druggist or send 6 cents in stamps to Co. I Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., mentioning the paper.
The address to Sixth district voters argues Gen. Weaver’s loss stemmed from poor silver voter turnout and notes that several Democratic candidates would have won with stronger silver support. It asserts the 16 to 1 issue peaked in 1896 and has since faded, with defections to Populists, Republicans, and anti 16 to 1 Democrats.
The Mr. Pleasant Free Press challenges this paper's view of Coin Harvey's fundraising for the 16 to 1 cause. It argues publication requests came not from the national Democratic committee but from a local group led by executives including Mr. Jones and Mr. Teller. The Tribune opposes the fund.
Ottumwa Democrat notes Virginia congressman Rixey introduced a bill to allow all Civil War soldiers and sailors access to government homes and institutions for the maimed and needy, regardless of allegiance. The piece warns of rising costs and likens McKinley’s stance to opening a Pandora’s box of evils.
The piece contrasts southern political violence against black citizens with Tuskegee Institute progress under Booker Washington. It notes ongoing enforcement gaps, argues for equal rights, and highlights Tuskegee’s growth, funding, and emphasis on industrial education to uplift the colored race while urging cooperation between white and black Southerners.
An investigation shows many baking powders sold locally contain alum, condemned by Iowa Minnesota boards. The list names brands and manufacturers and notes Minnesota Wisconsin bans. It urges readers to beware misleading labels and brands marketed as pure or best. It also mentions Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder at a World’s Fair medal and an offer from the Tribune.
French statistician Paul De Rousiers analyzes American trusts in depth. He argues concentration is normal in some cases but artificial causes like tariffs and pools create monopolies. The reviewer notes mistimed claims, political corruption, and warns that if evolution leads to monopoly it could push toward socialism.
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