Editorial View on Youth, Prohibition and Chin ese Policy
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes that letting children roam late at night breeds future trouble. It also criticizes clergy for condemning Gov. Boies over enforcing prohibition while the Presbyterian assembly in Washington urges the president not to enforce the Chinese exclusion act.
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The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa
Gov. Boies
Presbyterian General Assembly
Washington
United States
Republican Platform Promise and Democratic Duty Critique
The 1888 Republican platform urged protection as salvation but did not become law until 1590, two years later. The Fairfield Journal faults the Democrats for not enacting lower duties within three months of power, while the editor remains openly personal yet indulgent.
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Fairfield Journal
Democratic Party
Ledger ends alliance ties over temperance politics
The Fairfela Ledger declares it is done with temperance alliance members as the Republican Party moves away from prohibition. The editor laments years of affiliation and accuses the group of politics for votes, not principles, calling the alliance a Democratic annex and criticizing honesty in politics.
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Muscatine
Fairfela Ledger
Temperance Alliance
Republican Party
the Ledger
Governor Boies Pledges Aid After Muscatine Outrage
Gov. Boies condemns the Muscatine outrage and offers full state aid to investigation. He notes rewards cover murder and arson only and explains the contigent fund is available, with about 3000 dollars currently usable while preserving funds for state institution probes. He opposes prohibition and vows to use legal powers to convict the guilty, distancing from dynamiters and saloon keepers.
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Muscatine
Boies
Muscatine County
Friends of
Prohibition
Buckiell's aruka Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
An newspapers advertisement touts Buckiell's aruka Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and notes a price of 25c per box sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
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Buckiell
Geo. D. Clarke
Income tax favored by President Cleveland policy shift
The president and secretary of the treasury have agreed on an administration program favoring an income tax, repeal of the 10 percent tax on state banks, and repeal of the Sherman bullion act. Details remain to be settled but the message to Congress will urge these measures along with tariff reform.
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Mr. Cleveland
Congress
Crisp
Cleveland
Robert Peel
New York State
Secretary of the Treasury
Ation
United States
Democratic Reform Drives Pension Boards in Washington Letter
Washington letter dated May 19 1898 reports a Democratic push to replace Republican officials across departments including state treasury interior and post office. It notes Judge Lochren’s plan to have only Democrats on pension medical boards and discusses China Geary act implications Cherokee Strip land contract and allotments.
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Washington, D.C
Gresham
State Department
Carlisle
Treasury Department
Smith
Interior Department
Morton
Bissell
Olney
Lamont
Herbert
Lochren
Cleveland
China
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Cherokee Strip
General Land Office
Kansas: Past Grains of Hope and Hops of Change
A Concordia subscriber writes about Kansas from May 18th era views. He notes eastern fascination with Kansas, speculation boom and crop failures, rapid business drive, and evolving farming practice. He observes climate influence on people and a shift toward economical, roomier housing and growing church strength.
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Kansas
President Cleveland Faces Distant Open Range Policy
The text notes shifts in land opening practices with July 15 set as the opening date and counties to be drawn for the strip. It also records President Cleveland asserting that federal officials should not serve to aid a party and demanding proof of partisanship before removal, signaling a purge of Republican officials if a suitable Democrat succeeds.
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White House
Washington
Cleveland
Carlisle
Ing
Oklahoma
Iean
Dr Price’s Baking Powder Wins U. S. Government Orders
The United States Government ordered nearly 100000 pounds of Dr. Price’s Baking Powder in the first five months. The article notes the government demands top quality and that Price’s powder remains fresh on long voyages, is a pure cream of tartar product free from ammonia or alum, and is prepared by a physician of high standing.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
United States
Dr. Price
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Plains
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Illinois
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Bright
Kestner & David
Fairfield, Iowa
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