07 Mar 1894
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1894
Page
1
The measure passed 168 to 90 after 141 Democrats 19 Republicans and 7 Populists voted yes, with 50 Democrats and 0 Republicans opposed. Jubal Early died at his Virginia home Friday, his Confederate service noted but his Louisiana lottery ties condemned as unforgivable.
Judge Wade of the Iowa City district rules Sunday contracts are invalid only when they involve pecuniary transactions or manual labor. The case arose after a man wooed a maiden, won her, then refused to honor the agreement, with the defense that the contract was made on Sunday.
Gladstone steps down as prime minister due to eye condition requiring rest and treatment while retaining his parliamentary seat. The long serving reformer is praised as a towering 19th century statesman and will be succeeded by Lord Rosebery who supports reform including abolishing the House of Lords.
The piece reprints a Chicago Herald argument urging tariff reform as essential for democracy and national prosperity. It attacks protected interests and the party of selfishness, predicting the end of a system "by which the rich and powerful have been permitted to rob the poor."
Congressman Walter I. Hayes of Iowa’s second district rejects a state legislature resolution opposing the Wilson bill calling it cheap demagogy and political rot. He defends free trade policy, condemns tariff barons, and predicts the Wilson bill’s passage as the dawn of better days for farming and laboring classes.
Snively allegedly changed his mind before death, while relatives refused an autopsy. The terse exchange hints at ambiguity surrounding the cause of death and family stance on postmortem examination.
Des Moines Iowa February reports a busy week with committees driving action more than floor votes. The twenty thousand dollar aid bill for the State Agricultural Society and the Sawyer sugar bounty bill both fail amid party discipline as liquor and woman suffrage issues stall. The Senate delays on a liquor bill and a constitutional amendment on women’s suffrage, while adjournment patterns emerge as lawmakers head into elections and committee work continues to shape the next week.
A high ranking patents official is dismissed after admitting his wife and daughter received valuable gifts from a contractor whose work he reviewed. The episode highlights scrutiny over official ethics and contractor relations.
A Chicago Herald editorial defends Democratic support for tariff reform and anti- privilege measures. It argues reformers face slow progress against entrenched interests, praises moral advance, and forecasts ultimate victory for a just governance agenda.
Specimen cases show S H Clifford of New Cassel Wisconsin healed from neuralgia rheumatism and liver trouble after three bottles of Electric Bitters. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Tennessee cured of an eight year leg sore using three bottles of Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Amica Salve. John Speaker of Catawba Ohio recovered from five large fever sores after one bottle of Electric Bitters and one Bucklen's Amica Salve. Floyd Clarke sold by Geo D Clarke.
A Waverly New York mother reports her child recovered from a severe cold after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She calls it the best remedy tried and notes no danger for children. Bradshaw & Thoma, druggists, sell the product.
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