Young Democrat J. R. Burgess Nominated for Ottumwa Mayor
The Stour City Tribune notes J R Burgess as the Democratic nominee for Ottumwa mayor with strong support and predicts his election urgency. Opponent John W Henry runs on the Republican Independent ticket. The paper praises youthful Democratic candidates Norace Boies and L G Kinne as exemplary for campaign purposes and notes Judge Kinne is likely the party’s supreme court candidate this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Burgess
Ottumwa
John W. Henry
Democratic
Norace Boies
L. G. Kinne
Iowa
Judge Kinne
Supreme Court
Stour City
Democrats Urged to Pause Silver Issue in Campaign
Editorial argues Democratic leaders err by pressing silver in the next national race. It notes party splits on the topic, urges leaving the silver question unresolved for now, and prioritizing tariff reform instead.
Speech by Boies Benefits Iowa Farmers, Says Nonpareil
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil asserts Gov. Boies New York speech will aid farmers by prompting cost per acre calculations for corn and improving farm business practices across the state. The article credits the speech with lasting value and practical guidance for agricultural operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Boies
New York
Homestead Endorses Boies Corn Cost Figures
The Iowa Homestead agrees with Governor Boies on corn production costs and argues that laborers earn more at current wages than farmers pay. It concludes that growing corn for distant markets is unprofitable, a view the paper has long preached and shared with other agricultural writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Boies
Homestead
Democrats Unite On Tariff Fight Across Regions
The party should stay united on the tariff issue and avoid splitting over silver or other secondary questions. Pursue tariff victory first, and only after progress on that front consider reorganizing lines to address unlimited silver coinage. Avoid tackling too many goals at once. settle one great national question at a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Senator-elect Kyle Reports Low Tariff Stance and Free Coinage View
Kyle declares he is committed to a low tariff policy, citing support from twenty five Democratic votes. He says his time in the Rocky Mountains converted him to free coinage, with possible restrictions on outside silver, and he will align with Democrats on key bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle
Senate
Rocky Mountains
A Bright Farmer in Praise and Parable
A Cedar Rapids Gazette reader argues that a farmer who plows two acres himself saves costs, implying self sufficiency. The writer mocks the idea, lampooning the farmer as a protected, misinformed figure and linking him to political parties and tariffs. The Burlington Gazette quote is referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Tariff Reform Party
Burlington Gazette
Texans Face Federal Trade Clampdown in Wide Conspiracy Case
The banner piece claims Texas has struck down state combines with a law sending conspirators to penal servitude while linking Governor Boies attacks to tax organs and Republican press. It credits the Des Moines Leader for boosting Boies via a favorable reception of his speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Boies
Des Moines
Des Moines speech attacks foreigners by McFarland
The secretary of state McFarland denounces Italians Poles Hungarians Bohemians and Austrians as unassimilable and likens them to the Chinese. He brands Bohemians as socialists illiterate ignorant and criminal. Iowa citizens from these nationalities react strongly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFarland
Des Moines
Iowa
Farmers and bankers clash as populist talk spreads
Pope Bob cites Ingersoll on farmer grievances and government help for Wall Street as he praises farm alliance organizing. He argues farmers deserve protection and education to avoid poverty, noting tillers of the soil can be sovereigns in this country when educated and united.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Bob
Bob
Ingersoll
Wall Street
Ingalls
Farmers’ Alliance
Tariff policy critique at Lincoln banquet prompts labor worry
The Toledo Lincoln banquet speech by Major McWinley argues that tariff reformers favor wool growers and manufacturers over workers. He asserts open ports create a surplus labor market, depress wages, and let protected employers raise prices through combinations. The rest of the page details local notices, meetings, sales, and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Major McWinley
Cobden
China
Labor conditions under McKinley policy criticized in Dubuque letter
The Dubuque Telegraph rebukes Mr Mc Kinleys wage and employment policy saying wages have fallen since the bill. It notes sewing workers in cities scarce to live on long hours and one million idle men nationwide with families to support, arguing his labor aid claim is contradicted by reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. McKinley
Dubuque
Morgan Engineering Company
Alliance O
Board of Supervisors Extra Session Proceedings
Proceedings of an 1801 February 16 meeting with John McLane EF Howard and A Cassel. Board examined plans and specifications for a new courthouse then adjourned to 9 oclock. Attest: F N Hackney Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monbay
John McLane
EF. A. Howard
A. F. Cassel
Court House
F. N. Hackney
F.N. Hackney
Court House Bond Funds and New Superintendent Named
On February 7 1891 the board approved that all bond sale proceeds for court house purposes be subject to the building committee and named T L Hoffiman local superintendent to oversee erection. Bids were opened and Theo Peterson’s low bid was accepted pending a $20000 bond for completion. meeting adjourned with Auditor F N Hackney’s attest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
E. A. Howard
T. L. Hoffiman
Theo
Peterson
Births Marriages and Transfers in Fairfield Area
Columns list births in 1891 including Elizabeth Davidson age 16 and Asnes Holler, plus several marriages such as J L Robinson to Hannah D Fawcett and John Abraham to Anna Tate. Transfers record many February 1891 farm deeds, town property transfers, and a series of land lot transactions in Fairfield and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Hannah Fawcett
Fairfield
J. L. Robinson
Hannah D. Fawcett
C. D. Fawcett
James Hoskins
Penn Township
Wm. T A. Larrance
Hulda Hoskins
R. G. Wilson
Frank McCarty
John Abraham
Anna Tate
E. L. Schreiner
James J. Wollums
Blackhawk Township
William M. Turnbull
Cora B. Woolums
Scarlatina
ISL
Elizabeth Davidson
Asnes Holler
Raymond Griffith
E. S. Smith
James R. Peters
C. J. Starr
Redt
Esherman
Winfield Scott Smith
John Droz
Ella A. Snook
Philemon Keller
John West
Arette Simmons
Versanian
C Harle
Young
Vharles P. Nelson
Andrew Peter Anderson
George Hill
Palefiels
Anna L. Hell
Sarah Jane Bennett
Mary Lowens
Glasgow
Catherine Barnes
John Bartholomew
Barnes
Southwestern Addition
Faireld
Emma Dahlgren
Jane
Ferguson
Fairteld
Jess Hogate
J. B. Hogate
Elizabeth M. Hammond
Henry Mitchell
New Plat
Fairfield i Cin
Isaac D. Jones
F. Demarsh
Minit Road
Kendall
James EB. Hafferty
Kindell’s
Pleasant Plain
Henry Mitchel
William T. Moorman
Ryer
Emeline B. McCrea
Marilla H. Westenhaver
Southwestern
J McDowell
B.S. McDowell
Ruilroad
Becky L. Spray
J. Q. Smock
John Blackford
Grimes
Pairfield
Fred Schwerein
George and
Henry Brown
Railroad
Ishuca
Neon
Nancy BE. Smeaton
John William Mohler
Nameless Bee Disease Spurs Hive Remedies
A persistent bee illness reducing hives and yielding unhealthy black bees has been linked to a supposed fungoid attack. Remedies focus on replacing the queen with a healthy one and ensuring salt water access at hives. Also noted is a weather-prophet boy near Millview, Perdido River, said to predict conditions days ahead with high accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commercial Advertiser
Escambia County
Wiggins
Millview
Perdido River
Jacksonville
Florida Times- Union
Difference in Value in Harpers Bazaar Hum or Pearl Parody
A playful quip from Harper's Bazaar contrasts a poet composer musing on polish with a hen’s sharp rebuke about selling eggs. The exchange highlights wit over value and the urge to monetize even poetry.
Interviewing the King of Finance with Rothschild
Julian Ralph comments on a tense meeting with Baron de Rothschild and a reporter from the New York Daily Graphic. Language barriers and awkward dialogue reveal both sides’ humility and struggle to discuss finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance
Baron de Rothschild
Graphic
London Grapheeque
New York Daily Graphic
Fenarnce
Julian Ralph
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H. C. Koch & Co
Theo. Peterson
Sow Ang
Dorset
A. Stewart
Park Campbell
Reed Crawford
Simon Fry
Ed. Pope
I. TL. Flint
Muiller
Ra Glasgow
Hiel Miller
Joe Sutton
Chrisburger
Stewart Laughlin
Willie Goff
R. H. Hufford
Board OF Supervisors
Weir Conrad Reiter
Cedar Township
Adel Bloomquist
Noah Teeter
Lockridge Township
Charles A. McDorman
Round Prairie Township
Benjamin F. Bowers
Robt Oer
Jacob Baldosier
L. J. Bidwell
Isaac Berry
Anne Eshelman
Geo. W. Cline
Thomas M. Linder
Thomas Charles
J. E. Hoskins
Joel E
Ampbell
James L. Knight
Feseks
Isaac H. Crumley
Samuel Macy
Roe
Travis Emery
Lafayette Coop
A. Ne
Travis L. Emery
Thomas F. Brady
Julia Easton
KB. A. Snook
Eliza A. Fry
Husband
Albert Cox
Mary Fitzpatrick
Agnes
Margaret Flinn
Mary E. Flower
E. A. Snook
T. L. Kimnery
Henry Hite
L. A. Patterson
P. H. Howlett
Wm. L. Bennett
Jacob Huberty
C. W. Coy
Z. Halterty and
Wite
W. Coykendall
B. Humphreys
M. B. Humphreys
Set
A. W. Jaques
A. F. Katuscher
H. M. Kaufmin
Mary E. Smith
Thos. H. Clover
Mary L. Stewart
Boyd
New
Jessie Scott
James S. Snider
Boss
KK. M. Long
Bonus H. Clover
Laughlin and Wite
Walter ©. Stever
Nel
Ely
John Martin
Wm, Co
Crenshaw
Vincent Pohren
Jacob Pohren
Vogels
Eg Ae Fog
Peter Rizor
Alexander &So
Bou
Harris & Cuddy
Lees
National Bank
Azores
Madeira
New York World
Florida
Boy Wiggins
Harper’s Bazar
Chambers’ Journal
U. S. Gov't Report
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