McFarland and Drake Lead Narrowed Gubernatorial Contest
The race for governor narrows to McFarland and Drake with Drake viewed as the stronger favorite to win.
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15 May 1895
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1895
Page
1
Weaver Aims to Win Democratic Nomination for Governor
In Keokuk County report a rival candidate named Fred White is mentioned by free silver supporters. The piece notes general support and party maneuvering as Weaver seeks the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
Fred White
Keokuk County
Democratic Paper Planned in Chicago by Russell and Seymour
A new democratic paper is to be started in Chicago by Martin J. Russell and H. W. Seymour, who for years served as Herald managing editor and is noted as a brilliant writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin J. Russell
H. W. Seymour
The
Herald
Des Moines News Introduces One Cent Penny Paper
The Des Moines News cuts price to one cent per copy becoming Iowa’s first penny paper. It remains an independent republican paper noted for bright newsy content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Wool prices in decline speculators' view challenged
The Kansas City Star notes speculators buy wool now seeing it cheap and likely to rise yet quotes under McKinley tariff remain at record lows, claimed to hurt wool producers despite claims of tariff benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
German legislature Rejects Anti Socialist Measure
The German legislative body rejects the government anti socialistic measure, a timely sign that the king and the army will not be supreme in peacetime, a defeat that is praised by liberty loving people and may benefit the ambitious young king.
Costly 1810s mail contract cuts New York to Europe trips
A Harrison era contract will start next October reducing weekly European mails from New York from four to one and lifting annual costs from 510 582 to 823 000. It forms part of the republican ocean mail subsidy scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
New York
Why silver fell in price, says The Journal of Atlanta
The Journal explains that stopping silver coinage did not cause the decline from 1.20 to 67 cents an ounce. The main factors are cheaper production methods and greater output, though unlimited coinage could raise prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Journal
Atlanta
Georgia
Dr H B Lesher enters race for state senate nomination
In the county the state senate contest heats up with Dr H B Lesher of Salina declaring his candidacy for the Republican nomination. His only announced opponent so far is Al Howell of Round Prairie township. Lesher aims for a strong battle and hints at a possible understanding with senatorial candidate Hinkle to support each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Lesher
Salina
al. Howell
Round Prairie Township
Hinkle
Republican Legacies and the Wanamaker Mail Contract
The piece argues the Harrison administration left costly mail contracts. It discusses a Wanamaker backed plan to ship U S mail to Europe at $4.00 a statute mile, totaling $832,000 for fifty-two trips, with overall foreign service funding at $1.6 million. It links tariff reform to industrial growth and calls for Democratic tariff reform to boost exports and wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison and Wanamaker
Europe
The Mission of the Church of Christ in Scripture
The text outlines the church as the living God’s temple built through the gospel age with Christ as chief cornerstone. It asserts the resurrection, future millennial fulfillment, and the church’s mission to perfect saints and witness to the world. It emphasizes Christ’s death for all and the restitution of all things through the millennial kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Jesus Christ
Phesians
Isaiah
Gossick
Four room house to rent
I. D. Jones advertises a four room house for rent. The notice is concise and contains no additional details on location, rent, or accessibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Jones
Stones of Waterloo Church and Cedar Falls Bowlders
The Waterloo Presbyterian church is built largely from a single immense bowlder weighing over five million pounds. Cedar Falls Congregational church uses small nearby bowlders for its walls, while a 40 ton boulder from Davenport’s riverbank marks Edward Burrall’s grave in Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Burrall
New York Herald
Presbyterian Church
Waterloon
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Pierre de Marmettes
Monthey
Canton of
Valais
C. H. Primory
Bowlder
New England
Orleans County
Albion
Congregational Church
Capitol
Mississippi River
Illinois
Chippianneck
Rock Island
Edward Burrall
Burratt
Move of bowlder to Chippiannock cemetery costs 1000 dollars
A flatboat carried the bowlder to the Illinois shore and a windlass and tackle drew it two miles to Chippiannock cemetery. The relocation cost was $1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Chippiannock
Modesty Guards Virtue Opposes Immoral Show
The Modesty Ward denounces the stage production Black Crook as immoral and indecent. It argues that gradual tolerance of low cut dresses and immodest displays corrupts virtue, lowers modesty, and ends in vulgarity and depravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown Statesman
Bulwer Lytton
Silver Conference Call for Des Moines Meeting
The Des Moines Leader reports a call for a silver conference to be held June 6 in Des Moines. Democrats statewide are urged to attend to discuss restoring free coinage of silver to pre 1873 parity, with a note that the event is limited to a political faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Limitations of interim party conferences in Democratic unity
The speaker argues that broad party meetings widen divisions and cannot speak for the party, since only a convention can represent the group. April’s conference was condemned for overstepping, and June’s would be even more divisive by inviting only a subset of Democrats.
Wages Rise Across Industries Under Low Tariff Bill
Wage increases spread beyond coal to iron and steel sectors. In western Pennsylvania 15 000 coke workers gained 15 percent, while several major iron and steel plants added 10 percent. Mahoning Valley furnaces see 15 cent daily raises and other mills add 10 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mahoning Valley
How to Treat a Wife from Pacific Health Journal
Instructions advise obtaining a wife, practicing patience, and offering kindness to ease her trials. It recommends keeping Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at home as essential for her health and notes it is sold by Bradshaw & Thoma, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Health Journal
Bradshaw
Also Mentioned on This Page
McFarland
Drake
Simpsons
Cor
St. Louis
Wanamaker
Post Office Department
Reed Congress
United States
Dominion of Canada
Steamship Company
Paris
St. Paul
Miller
Neilson
Central
South America
Asia
Council Bluffs Globe
America
Republican Party
Henry Clews
England
Germany
Mission OF the Church OF Christ
Leavening Powe
Modesty
Virtua
China
Stationery
Flower’s
Lillinery
Trilby
Harlan C. Smith
South Side
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