17 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1897
Page
1
William St John, a New York banker who championed free coinage of silver, has died. A Yokohama telegram dated the 13th reports Japan will push measures at the imperial diet to establish a gold standard at 32 to 1.
The piece notes Republicans pushing for offices, aided by civil service protections, making life difficult for President McKinley. It warns threats to override the law and questions his strength to resist the place hunters’ demands.
The Illinois Steel Company discharged 1,200 employees in Chicago as part of its actions. The firm had previously marched workers through Canton to the home of the advance agent of prosperity, where promises of prosperity were linked to the agent’s election.
Twenty unemployed men in Winterset Iowa sign a petition to the mayor and city council seeking labor work to avoid destitution. The item notes lingering hopes for prosperity tied to McKinley’s election as the promising lead.
J R Sovereign of the Knights of Labor accuses revolutionary syndicates the Iron Brotherhood and Industrial Army of forming nationwide cells ready to employ civil war to force changes beyond ballot remedies. He claims Sovereign is no real friend of labor.
The Ottumwa Sun proclaims its cash in advance policy, branding the Sun Company a corporation that must have money and warning readers that unpaid papers leave the editor financially responsible. The piece adds a tongue in cheek note that the paper has no soul and pledges a plucky stand.
English farmers who followed William Gladstone’s urging to turn to jam making suffered losses. A hop grower’s fortune vanished and his $75,000 factory sold for $2,000. a sheep grower also ruined by jams. Several central fruit district factories closed as proprietors went insolvent, proving even great statesmen do not know it all.
The article notes a proposal to require all building and loan associations in the state to report per-shareholder names, residences, and stock values as of January 1 each year for county tax listing. It argues banks would face similar lists, but the poor holders of small accounts bear most of the tax burden while wealthy dealers lobby.
Ottumwa Democrats end party rifts over city money issues and back Hon. F. J. Phillips for mayor. Capt. W. H. C. Jaques delivers a unity speech urging honesty economy and opposition to monopolies, while criticizing McKinley era banking failures and rising trusts.
A Des Moines Leader correspondent notes Van Buren county born and raised figures dominate politics and finance. The Pioneer list cites six men and heirs with a combined wealth around 40 million dollars and many officers, judges, and leaders across states. Names include Clark, Davis, Richards, Manning, Meeks, and numerous governors, senators, and attorneys.
A short devotional urging a simple religious faith in Providence to calm tired nerves. It argues anxiety wastes strength and suggests placing trust in eternal, divine currents to restore peace and rest the soul.
A Chicago conference led by Marvin Hughitt of the Northwestern Railway System declared the Transmississippi Exposition planned for Omaha next year will be the biggest advertising effort to attract capital and settlers to states west of the Mississippi. The piece cites past expositions’ impacts on population and commerce and projects millions visiting Omaha with substantial economic circulation.
The Perry Building and Loan Association and others in Iowa oppose a proposed state bill taxing shares at cash value and requiring annual secretary reports to county auditors. Directors vow to lobby Des Moines lawmakers to defeat the measure, arguing it would bankrupt such associations and drive money out of banks and lending circles.
On receipt of ten cents a sample of Ely's Cream Balm is offered to prove its merit for catarrh and hay fever. Full size costs 50c, with testimonials from J C Olmstead and others. Also mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla and a missing child notice, and One Minute Cough Cure sold by Bradshaw and Thoma.
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