Democratic State Convention in Dubuque Iowa May 2 1888
The Iowa Democrats invite all aligned with party principles to attend the state convention in Dubuque on May 2 1888 for selecting delegates to the Democratic National Convention in St Louis on June 5 1888. Delegates include four at large and twenty two district delegates with representation based on 1887 gubernatorial votes. Jefferson county earns six delegates. Edward A Hunter chairs with Cons D Fullen as secretary.
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Iowa
Dubuque
St. Louis
Exca County
T. J. Anderson
Jefferson County
State of Iowa
Emme McGuire
Gilbert L. McGuire
Lewis J. McGuire
Earl McGuire
Marcus W. Meece
Bruce A. McGuire
Edward M. McGuire
District Court
John W. Comingore
Hannah Comingore
Fairfield
Robert F. Ratcliff
John Harrison Simes
Elizabeth Jane Simes
James Christopher Simes
Elizabeth Simes
Samuel Simes
William Simes
Harriett Mahaffy
Stephen Mahaffy
James Simes
Rebecca Simes
George Newland
A. D
Abram Kodibaugh
Adam Rodibaugh
Hiram L
Rodibaugh
McKenney & Simmons
Senator Ed Munds Claims Tariff Shifts Burden Abroad
The Vermont senator argues in the North American Review that tariffs shift duties from consumers to foreign manufacturers. Critics note a 50 cent levy on a $1 British blanket raises its price to $1.50, implying foreign producers pay the duty. The piece questions tariff logic and its impact on American taxpayers and western voters.
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St. Louis Republican
Edmunds
Vermont
North American Review
England
West
Ingalls Defeated in 1864 Kansas Lieutenant Governor Race
The North Topeka Courier notes Ingalls ran in 1864 on a ticket aligned with George B. McClellan and George H. Pendleton. Kansas voters rejected him, giving 8 493 votes to Ingalls and 12 094 to James McGrew, suggesting he may not have believed McClellan an ally of the Confederacy.
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Ingalls
Democratic Party
George B. McClellan
North Topeka
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
New Jersey
George H. Pendleton
Ohio
Chicago
United States
Mr. Ingalls
People of
James McGrew
A Plow Maker on the Tariff
The Burlington Gazette reports a Chicago meeting of Illinois Democrats endorsing revenue reform. D P Phelps of Monmouth argues the protective tariff raises costs for farm implements like plows, hurting farmers, workers, and manufacturers. He cites higher steel and iron costs and reduced sales, challenging the tariff’s claimed protections.
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Burlington
Illinois
Chicago
D. P. Phelps
Monmouth
Wier Plow Company
Moline
Rock Island
Pittsburg
West
Grimes
Outraged Soldier Demands Retraction Over Hancock Slur
Col Finley Anderson, Hancock staffer, writes from Washington on March 12 protesting Senator Ingalls for insulting General Hancock and mislabeling him as allied with the Confederacy. He recalls Gettysburg valor and calls for a full Senate retraction and apology.
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Finley Anderson
Hancock
Senator Ingalls
Washington
New York
John J. Ingalls
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
McClellan
Confederacy
Gen. Hancock
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Hacock
Reynolds
Meade
Cemetery Ridge
North Virginia
Army of the Potomac
Congress
W.S. Hancock
Senate
Lancock
Democratic convention urged to name Bolter delegate
In urging Dubuque May convention to name four delegates at large to the St. Louis national convention, the piece praises Hon. L. R. Bolter of Harrison County as a worthy, longtime Democrat leader and key minority figure in the current Iowa General Assembly.
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Dubuque
St. Louis
L. R. Bolter
Harrison County
Bolter
General Assembly
Iowa
L. R. Balter
Wool tariff reforms face farmer price hikes and market limits
The tariff on wool never reaches the farmer directly but raises clothing prices. The paper argues domestic wool-growers cannot control world markets and urges a tax high enough to be prohibitory to protect home markets.
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St. Louis
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Health Cure
An exhortation compares pure air to a healthy locale and spring cleaning to a tidy housekeeper, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla thoroughly renovates the body and purifies blood. It asserts cures for scrofula salt rheum and other blood disorders, presenting the medicine as the season's best seller.
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Hood
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
When Train Takes a Rest George Francis as a Quirky Figure
The Chicago Herald describes George Francis as the queerest mortal, possibly sane, who speaks of himself with actorly method. It outlines his charm when he drops pretence and becomes a striking conversationalist with sharp wit and memory, entertaining friends.
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George Francis
Train
Psycho
Sydho
Phil Armour
Chicago Herald
Fashion Notes on Underwear and Robes of the Era
The piece surveys colorful undergarments and gowns, highlighting dyed silks, satin corsets, lace trimmed petticoats, and quilted skirts. It notes the trend toward colored underwear, trained night gowns, and elegant robes de chambre with ribbons, brooches, and elaborate lace fashions.
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Bess
France
Mme. Recamier
Priscilla
Cable
Azore
Clotilde
Barnyard Rats and a Grandson Grimly Outwits His Grandfather
In a Cape town tale Benjamin C-, a wealthy forefather, offers 50 cents per rat caught alive. His agile grandson Benny props a rope, tips a molasses barrel, releasing eighty rats to crush the elder’s claim for forty dollars as the rodents reclaim the barn. The Boston Transcript recounts the episode with wry humor.
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Cape
Benjamin C
Benjamin C. D
Benjamin
Old Benjamin
Benny
Boston Transcript
Butter and marriage echoes in a comic exchange
In a playful snippet from Puck, a widow remarries and travels with her new husband to Ashington for a honeymoon. A sharp moment arrives when a character asserts his name with formal emphasis, prompting a witty response about recognizing the butter.
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Charles
Ashington
George
Puck
Boy Repeats Phrase Heard During Stove Sighting
A New York Sun item recalls a boy named Bobby who echoes a surprising expression after his mother asks where he heard it. He explains he heard it while watching someone install a stove earlier that day.
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Bobby
New York Sun
Fairfield Market Prices Reported for Spring and Fall Wheat
Local market page lists per bushel prices for spring wheat ten cents higher than fall wheat at 60 to 62 cents. Corn buys at elevators 50 to 55 cents. Other commodities include rye 474 cents, timothy 2.20, clover 5.00 per ton, flour 2.00 to 2.60 per pound, potatoes 80 to 90 cents per bushel, ham 10 to 12 and butter 18 to 20 cents per pound. Sheep, eggs and fowl prices shown with varied ranges.
Market and cattle prices from St. Louis area listings
The listing shows varied prices for coal types and livestock. Cattle are quoted for extra fine heavy steers, good to choice cows and heifers, and stockers, with prices from 2.20 to 5.50 per cwt. Hog prices reflect shipping and packing weights, while horse market figures appear for heavy draughts and drivers. Additional commodities include oats, wheat, lard, seeds, and coal prices with multiple per ton or per cwt ranges.
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Phlaebas
Jonas
Heaney
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the Tribune
The
Democratic State Central Committee
Edw
A. Hunter
Cons
D. Fullen
Ingalls and McClellan
Fairfield Market
Chicago Market
J. D. Freeman
Jordan Block
Charles Gift
Bell's Grocery
First National Bank
Capital
Jas. F. Wilson
McElhinny
Transactia General Banking and Exchange
Southeast Corner Park
North Side Park
Fairfied, IA
John Dill
Bashaw Barn
Southwest Corner Square
Great Britain and Ireland
William Cairns
Greenstock
Borgun
Kirkudbright
Singmaster & Sons
Keota
Keokuk County
Carmichael & Liblin
Lord Lyon
Hercules
Rob Roy
Clansman
Prince of Wales
Montrose
Glasgow
Geordie
Farmers
Fancy
Clyde
Glancer
Broomfield
Thomas Black
Jessie Bright
Vanquisher
Jess
Young Clyde
Nell
Defiance
Lussie
Sproulston
G. G
Candidate
Legislator
Hugh Carmichael
William Carmichael
J. H. Zeilin & CO
Philadelphia
I. D. Jones
U.S
Attorneys AT Law
M'Kemey
E. F. Simmons
McKemey & Simmons
Leggett & cKemey
Law
South Side Square
H. C. Raney
Bell’s
Northwest Corner Square
R. J. Wilson
J. M. Hinkle
P. O
M. A. McCoid
Attorney AT Law
Fairfield, Iowa
Leggett House
Brichton & Jaques
H. P. Nelson
Byrnes
Calvin Snook
N. Steele
J. W. Bean, M. D
Fairfield, IA
D. H. Worthington
Clarks Drug Store
Northwest Cor
Prk
J. L. Sharp
DR. James
Clarke
Samuel Zeigler
Second North and
Second West Sts
Jones & Fullen
Plaintiff
N. M. Bright & Son
Ion
East Side Square
G. A. Mnerich
Cassel
Queensware Store
South St. Fairfield, la
A. B. Hollister
N. E. Cor
Mexico
Miles
Florida
Santa Claus
N. K. Fairbank & CO
H. A. Arcuer
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tus Cuntaur Company
Fulton Street, N. Y
New Ige Firm
Taving
Louis Suess
J. B. Monfort
Fairfield, Lowa
Over Voorhies
South Side Park
Waukee
St Paul
Owne
Wisconsin
Missouri
Minnesota
Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Rail
R. Miller
A. H. V. Carpenter
T. J. F. Tucker
Geo. H. Herfford
Mgr
Pass
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
H.G. MauGan
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Nettie F. West
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
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Rock Island Crossing
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
R’y
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Joliet
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Muscatine
Ottumwa
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Winterset
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Harlan Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Gallatin
Trenton
Cameron
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Atchison
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Pacific Coast
Union
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
Fairbury
Nelson
Horton
Topeka
Herington
Hutchinson
Seneca
Kankakee
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Canada
E. ST. John
Chicago, Ill
E. A. Holbrook
Gen’l Ticket & Pass’r
W.atlee Burpee & CO
Rock Island & Pacific
Ekddeden Wea
Fat Bi Rguoe
Iss
Ning Ld Mee
Gaes Hues
Avenger
Fulton
W. F. Goodban
Parsons College
Ewing
John P. Stead
Cithbolie Church
Hiram
Pamogue
Sect
LEY & CO
Ill
Clark
Yorshee & McMakin
Pforshee & McMakin, Cincinnali
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