Boies Rally Welds Silver and Sound Money Ties
The Iowa silver men and sound money advocates unite for Boies and say that if he is nominated he will carry the state. Official backing is cited.
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Iowa
Boies
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1896
Page
1
Democratic state convention set for Ottumwa on August 12
The call for a state convention to nominate candidates for state offices is published. The meeting will be held at Ottumwa on Wednesday August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic State Convention
Ottumwa
Republicans Split Over Gold Platform Refusal Grows
Indications point to many Republicans declining to back the gold platform this fall. Daily announcements show prominent figures favoring free silver and vocal support from notable individuals.
Des Moines News Objects to Gold Platform
The Des Moines News indicates it cannot support the fall gold platform. It accuses a compact aggressive minority of about one third of the St. Louis convention members of forcing the single gold standard plank and says it offends western Republicans.
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Des Moines News
St. Louis
New York No Longer the Pivotal State in Elections
The article notes New York has alternated parties in each presidential contest for 30 years and lists historical results from 1865 to 1884. It argues the west and south will determine the outcome and that New York can no longer be considered pivotal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Seymour
Grant
Tilden
Garfield
Cleveland
Harrison
Free silver debate likely to be decided this fall
The Tribune notes the free silver issue will be fought to a finish this fall and urges united action among supporters. It remains skeptical but hopeful and plans to back the Chicago nominee if he is a Democrat, with Boies preferred over other silver candidates.
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the Tribune
Chicago
Boies
McKinley Endorses St Louis Platform in Speech
In a committee meeting after his nomination McKinley voiced clear support for the St Louis platform and a monetary system where every dollar has equal purchasing power. He opposed free silver and aligned with party stalwarts. Free coinage advocates push parity with the white and yellow metals while McKinley remains wary of the term gold in public discourse.
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McKinley
St. Louis
New Discovery Cures Consumption Threats Says Local Report
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City says two bottles of Dr Van New Discovery cured her consumption danger and saved her life. Thomas Eggers of 139 Florida St San Francisco recovered from a dread cold with one bottle, two weeks to cure. Free trial bottles at Clarke's drug store. regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
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Phoebe Thomas
Junction City
L.l
van New Discovery
Thos. Eggers
Florida St
San Francisco
Dr. King
Clarke's Drug Store
No Treasury Deficiency in June Despite High Appropriations
The speaker notes a small June surplus, blaming excessive funding by the anti democratic congress over the president's veto. The tariff is praised as functioning well, with objections limited to trusts and monopolistic combines.
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Congress
New Population Shifts Diminish New York’s Presidential Clout
The 1800 census shows growth in the west and south reducing New York’s role as a pivotal state. The southern Rocky Mountain Pacific coast regions and several Upper Mississippi commonwealths can now largely decide national outcomes without reference to New York or eastern states.
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New York
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Mississippi River Valley
Alleghenies
Iowa at the World's Columbian Exposition volume received
Dr. A C Roberts and Fr Madison present a four hundred page Iowa Columbian Commission report titled Iowa at the World's Columbian Exposition. Copies go to public, school, and college libraries, the county superintendent, and newspapers. quality of paper criticized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
A.C. Roberts
Iowa Columbian Commission
Fr. Madison
Iowa
Contest for 1896 Democratic Nomination in Chicago
The Chicago convention week centers on silver and the platform. Bland leads Iowa prospects while Boies gains support. Hill as temporary chair faces free silver opposition. Iowa aims to push Walsh for national committee secretary. Carlisle aide claims Kentucky carries for the nominee. Teller among extremists has little backing.
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Chicago
National Committee
David 3. Hill
R. P. Bland
Missouri
Horace Boies
Iowa
Stevenson
Illinois
McLean
Ohio
Hill
New York
Teller
Boies
J. J. Richardson
Walsh
Ottumwa
Gold Standard
Flower and Whitney
Russell
Massachusetts
MceVeigh
Bland
St. Louis
Richardson
Republicans in Iowa plan free silver convention over gold standard
A call issued for a Republican free silver convention in Winterset Madison county Iowa to oppose the gold standard. Signers include C W Eastman J W Garrett and others urging Republicans to back silver and resist the single gold standard plank of the St Louis platform. Reports note Judge William Connor may speak and that silver sentiment grows in Dallas county and among Price and Hull allies.
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St. Louis
Chicago Tribune
Iowa
Jefferson
the Tribune
Winterset
Court House
C. W. Eastman
J. W. Garrett
D. D. Davisson
R. F. McDonald
C. Miller
H. H. Webster
C. F. Perkins
W. C. Sumner
J. G. Egg
H. Kinsman
Madison County
London
Wall Street
William Connor
Des Moines
Dallas County
Price
Hull
Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief for Nightly Spells
A brief note promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for nightly coughing caused by a tickling throat. Bradshaw and Thoma advertise the product, urging immediate relief.
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Bradshaw & Thoma
Napoleonic nickname fades as history repeats itself
Twenty years after McKinley's congressional run, Canton Ohio newspapers nicknamed him Napolean echoing France's Napoleons. The piece notes Napoleon the Great and Napoleon the Little, their defeats at Waterloo and in later wars, and recalls Victor Hugo’s remark about a pretender in an eagle's nest.
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McKinley
Congress
Canton
Ohio
Napoleon
France
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon the Little
Waterloo
St. Louis
England
Germany
Bonaparte
Victor Hugo
Can He Do These Things Pella Blade
A youth’s readiness for business is tested by practical tasks. The list includes writing legible letters, drafting checks, performing mental arithmetic, making accounts, promissory notes, measuring lumber, spelling, creating newspaper ads, and keeping ledgers. It ends with naming wheat bin quantities and values and discussing contemporary authors and statesmen.
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Pella
Democrats Convene in Ottumwa for Iowa Delegate Convention
The Iowa Democratic Party calls a delegate convention in Ottumwa on August 12 1896 at 10 AM to nominate candidates for state offices and Supreme Court judge. Delegates numbered 47 with allocations by county and district, inviting all Democrats to participate.
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Democrats of
Iowa
Ottumwa
Supreme Court
W. I. Babb
van Buren
Oro
Washington
Democratic State Central Committee
Rance
Charles A. Walsh
Boom time promised by Hanna falters in industrial notes
The Chicago Chronicle laments failed industrial revival promised around McKinley’s nomination. It cites wage cuts, mills shutting, and unrest from Pittsburg to Cleveland, where police clobber striking workers, warning of broader political strife as the campaign unfolds.
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McKinley
St. Louis
Hanna
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
New Jersey
Mahoning Valley
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Apostle
White House
Electric Bitters Promises Relief for Elderly
Old people needing medicine for bowels and kidneys may find a true remedy in Electric Bitters. It contains no whiskey and acts as a tonic and alterative. It mildly stimulates the stomach and bowels, strengthens organs, aids digestion, and supports natural function. Price 50c and 1.00 per bottle at Clarke's drug store.
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Clarke’s Drug Store
Hall's Hair Renewer Promises Scarce Grayness Cure
An advertisement touts Hall's Hair Renewer as containing natural food and color smatter for the hair and medicinal herbs for the scalp. It claims to cure grayness baldness dandruff and scalp sores.
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Hall
Minnesota Republicans Bolt Over Gold Standard Split
The Minnesota silver Republicans issue a public address withdrawing from the GOP. Signers include Lt. Gov. Day, Rep. Towne, ex-Rep. Lind and state senators Sanborn, Morgan, Howard, Smith. They condemn the single gold standard and demand bimetalism to protect labor and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Mion
Day
Towne
Lind
Sanborn
Morgan
Howard
Smith
Minnesota
Republican Party
Republcan Party
Isis
Minneapolis
Republican Party of
James G. Blaine
St. Louis
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Healing
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and claims to cure piles with money refunded if not satisfied. Price 25 cents per box and sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. D. Clarke
The Boom of War Money as a False Prosperity
The article argues that Civil War era cheap money created a temporary boom driven by government purchases and debt, not real wealth. It cautions that such policies led to later panics, including 1873, and warns current times would face similar dangers from cheap money and monetary turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Times- Herald
Free silver drive challenged by Bland defeat
The passage notes that despite Bland’s strong push for free silver his bid for congress failed last fall. It cites his district’s Democratic plurality of more than 2500 as context for the defeat.
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Prairies
Bland
Congress
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J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Chicago Chronicle
Mr. Hanna
Leavening Powe
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