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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1895
Page
1
Community efforts seek to raise 100 dollars to erect a monument honoring Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner, with local supporters rallying for the tribute.
Taylor, the state treasurer, has surrendered and will plead guilty to embezzlement charges. He faces prosecution and potential prison time as part of the guilty plea.
Work at Piedmont Park in the Cotton States and International Exposition area advances rapidly. Over 189 acres including buildings walks driveways terraces and landscape gardening are taking shape toward a completed layout.
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes the 1892 panic had a shorter run than 1873 with only slight traces left in the stock market and industrial output. The piece frames current conditions as calmer, reflecting on past financial turmoil.
The Wapello county Democratic gathering last Saturday endorsed free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and instructed delegates to vote that way at the state convention. It was noted as the smallest Democratic meeting in years.
The piece attacks Chauncey Depew of New York as a constant chatterer whose words are empty and idle. It contrasts him with those who think little yet speak much and mentions George Francis Train and Nellie Bly as peers in verbosity.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes the McKinley act spurred a button making industry in the U S with Muscatine hosting a factory. Thirty two workers filed with the Iowa Commissioner of Labor. Male average weekly wages are 4.72 dollars and female 3.26 dollars.
Col Eli Ritter, Indiana temperance leader, in a published interview blasts ex President Harrison as a political coward. Ritter says Harrison won’t defend the Nicholson law to avoid losing saloon votes and predicts Indiana will oppose him if nominated.
Senator Dubois says Idaho Republicans will not back Senator Allison for president. He declares Hull of Iowa misread the bloc and stresses a candidate with a firm, unquestioned position.
C. E. Perkins, president of the C B and Q railroad, is an advocate of free coinage. Rumors in Boston say he foresaw the silver tide and re funding moved quietly. The Burlington road now has no gold bonds outstanding, all obligations are in legal tender, and a silver currency would enrich Burlington stockholders.
Andrew Carnegie via his New York manager says the country is entering the biggest business revolution. Iron and steel mills nationwide have full capacity booked for months ahead and many cannot take orders. An advance of fifty cents in pig iron signals rising costs for consumers this fall.
McClure's Life of Napoleon notes a court painter among Napoleon's Egyptian staff. Dutertre sketched the principal generals with notable fidelity, now reproduced in the McClure collection thanks to Baron Larrey of Paris, son of Napoleon's surgeon in Egypt.
The Tribune lauds Iowa papers resisting free ads for the state fair. It denounces non transferable passes to journalists, calls the association dilapidated, and says the paper won’t demand passes or accept strings with passes. It notes possible future brief fair notices if not overlooked.
President E Benjamin Andrews of Brown University argues against unilateral free coinage of silver. He warns of widespread business ruin, massive layoffs, price inflation, and unequal gains, urging an international agreement to maintain silver parity with gold and prevent global economic disruption.
An advertisement for DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure by Bradshaw and Thomas claims immediate cure for all summer complaints with no delay and no failure.
Chicago dealers report nationwide revival in iron and steel demand with Andrew Carnegie backing a broad boom. Mills have booked orders for months, pig iron and rails prices rise, and Chicago firms anticipate widespread prosperity across industries. The Crane company raises wages as its plants run at full capacity and employment nears 2,300 workers.
The Chicago Chronicle reports twelve Democratic speakers will tour the West and South starting Sept 1 to urge unity and moderation. The delegation includes Senator Gordon of Georgia and James Kerr of Pennsylvania, with Lawrence Gardner leading from New York. The two month trek visits Duluth to Los Angeles, aiming to shape a unifying platform on silver and party cohesion before next year’s conventions.
An advertisement notes available loans at low rates offered by H. H. Brighton, located on the west side park.
A veteran educator explains why topical history recitation stalls in rural classrooms. Language barriers in government, war, and diplomacy hinder recall, so start with reading and gradual language drilling before topical grouping on the board and using literature to boost interest.
The St. Louis Republic notes Iowa populists repeat their convention patterns with the same principles and delegates as in prior years. It praises General Weaver's role while predicting a loud but impractical campaign, expecting a red hot populist effort in Iowa.
Wm J Bryan spoke at Jackson on June 14 about the financial question. He refused to say he would vote the Democratic ticket under a single gold standard, while asserting he would not betray his principles if the convention adopts a double standard. Mississippi Democrats will vote the Democratic ticket regardless of the money platform.
A newspaper blurb touts Electric Bitters as a universal headache cure and a remedy for chronic constipation by toning the bowels. It claims permanent relief with large bottles at fifty cents from Geo D Clarke and Bradshaw Thoma. Also includes a short anecdote about a boy saving money and a testimonial for Chamberlain's Pain Balm from Monroe Michigan.
An advertisement touts Beggs Mail Renewer as something every woman should be proud of and claims a positive guarantee with each bottle. It lists sellers as D, GC, and Collins.
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