Democratic State Ticket Names for Iowa Officials
The ticket lists W H Chamberlin Buchanan county for Secretary of State, Geo S Witters Ida county for Auditor, W L White Wayne county for Treasurer, C H Mackey Keokuk county for Attorney General, P B Wolfe Clinton county for Supreme Court Judge, E J Sankey Decatur county for Clerk of Supreme Court, Theo W Ivory Mills county for Supreme Court Reporter, and Peter A Dey Johnson county for Railroad Commissioner.
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W. H. Chamberlin
Buchanan County
GEO
S.S. Witters
Ida County
W. L. White
Wayne County
C. H. Mackey
Keokuk County
Supreme Court
P. B. Wolfe
Clinton County
E. J. Sankey
Decatur County
Theo. W Ivory
Mills County
Peter A. Dey
Johnson County
John J Berley Seeks Des Moines County First District Seat
Congressional candidate John J. Berley of Des Moines county announces his bid for the First District seat. The profile outlines his background and campaign focus as he seeks support from voters across the district.
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Congress
John J .Berley
Des Moines County
Judicial, For Judges of the Second District BE Burton etc
Judicial note lists nominees BE Burton of Wapello county W J Babb of Henry county and Dillon H Payne of Davis county as candidates for the Second District judgeship, outlining their home counties and affiliations in the filing.
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BE. L. Burton
Wapello County
W. J. Babb
Henry County
Dillon H. Payne
Davis County
Local County Officials Named for Elections
County Attorney candidate C. E. Stubbs is listed alongside Clerk of the District Court candidate F. B. Taylor and County Recorder Allen N. King. Also shown is candidate William Case for the Board of Supervisors.
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C. E. Stubbs
F. B. Taylor
Allen N King
Board of Supervisors
WM. Case
Democratic Party Platform Endorses Ballot Reform and Fiscal Policy
The statement praises Governor Bores and the 23rd General Assembly for enacting ballot reforms and public-welfare measures. It condemns Reed era speech limits, calls for free silver, tariffs for revenue only, and railroad regulation, while urging farm-friendly trade, anti McKinley policies, and local control of elections.
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Lowa
Twenty-Third General Assembly
Wee
Union
Congress
Reed
South America
United States
Blind leader falls into ditch over eastern mill bosses
The Chicago Tribune characterizes John H. Gear as a blind leader who repeatedly stumbles into traps set by eastern mill bosses. The piece urges constituents to replace him with a U.S. representative who will protect their interests and not those of fat fryers.
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John H. Gear
Congress
Chicago Tribune
Democratic campaign turns into education effort in Iowa
The Iowa campaign is described as educational with a surge in Democratic paper distribution. Many Democratic weeklies report large rises in subscriptions while the record of the Republican party is presented to voters, asserting inevitable defeat for Republicans as the people reject its tendencies.
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Iowa
Republican Party
Republicans Regret County Nomination Breaks Convention
Widespread GOP discontent stems from county nominations and a controversial third-term decision. Voters complain one candidate is unfit for the post while another is granted a third nomination despite admitting harsh personal circumstances.
Scandinavians in North State Leaving Republicans in Large Numbers
Report notes a surge of defections among Scandinavian residents in the northern counties, with many joining other political alignments as elections approach. The trend signals shifting party loyalties among regional communities.
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Republican Party
Great Num
Tariff Bill Promises Goods Rise But Wages Stay Unchanged
The report notes broad advances in goods due to the new tariff bill but no observed increase in wages for workingmen.
Congress Quits Amid Oral Scandal Case
Reported upheaval centers on a postmaster of the house exposed taking 150 per month from a mail contract to which he had no right. The office and Congress face a stream of political outrages as a final lapse from virtue ends the episode.
Iowa Republicans Mobilize for Straight Party Vote Drive
The Iowa Republican Party abandons brass campaign style and organizes every township to urge voters to go to the polls and vote straight Republican, with a broad effort to coax and cajole supporters into backing the party in all races.
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Iowa
Chicago stores raise prices as McKinley tariff takes effect
On October 6 the McKinley tariff law took effect. Retail clerks in Chicago organized to mark up prices on many necessities, though consumers need not pay the increased tax.
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Chicago
Tariff Takes Effect Shuts Up Prices On Dry Goods
Since the McKinley tariff bill began Monday the 6th prices for dry goods tinware hardware and many lines have risen sharply. Readers are urged to ask dealers whether this is true and decide for themselves if the tariff is a tax.
Republicans split over McKinley tariff as editorial weighs in
A letter argues that some old guard Republicans may withhold votes for Gear to oppose the McKinley bill. It cites editorials from Minnesota papers and warns that higher duties threaten consumer protection and could trigger market disruption, urging restraint against a Chinese wall for monopolies.
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Epviror
the Tribune
Gear
St. Paul
Pittsburg
Minnesota
West
Protectionists and the pauper labor argument in tariff debate
A historical critique of protectionist claims that tariffs raise wages compares England’s free trade wages with protected European nations. It cites James Gillinder's testimony on German glass workers, exposes faulty logic, notes McKinley’s response, and describes a Baltimore glass works strike where workers demand higher pay or no work.
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Europe
England
France
Germany
Italy
Mas. McKinley
James Gillinder
Philadelphia
McKinley Committee
Gillinder
Flower
McMillin
Enghead
America
Baker Bros. & Co
Baltimore
Demosthenes
Garsides
Tariff Increase Raises Consumer Costs
A rise in tariff duty leads to higher prices for consumers with each affected purchase. The impact cascades through goods and household items as firms adjust retail marks. Consumers face steady cost increases across multiple product categories.
Long House Session Ends After Ten Months
The passage notes that Speaker Reed and the Republican majority violated minority rights by counting a quorum and blocking debate to speed work, yet the session stretched to ten months, one of the longest in history.
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Reed
Republican Congress
House
England's Free Trade Progress Challenging Protectionist Assertions
A review of English and American wages and prosperity under free trade. G W Medley notes rising foreign commerce, growing English investment, larger railway receipts, and higher deposits while unemployment and paupers fall. Emigration declines and crime drops, challenging the claim that British free trade harms workers and farmers.
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England
America
Blaine
G. W. Medley
Cobden
Treasury
London Clearing House
Atlantic
Wales
Medley
United States
Congress
Mr. Polk
Farmers’ Alliance
Ancestral quirks puzzle Hicks and Chester kin
In a chatty exchange, Mrs Hicks notes Miss King Chester’s light hair as unusual among the dark Kings and Chesters, wondering about its origin. Miss Wickes suggests Paris as the source of the light hair.
Pioneer Roles Shown In Early Jefferson County Life
The article recalls Jefferson County's first sheriff Frederick Lyon who arrested Vorhies, a Methodist preacher Lyon later helped persuade to submit. It describes Lyon's Sunday schools, Round Prairie meetings with Mitchell, Bolinger the rough but kind Sunday school patron, and early pioneer religious life. It notes Bonnifield meetings, Kass Patrick and Kirkpatrick on circuit, plus local book and museum donations and new acquisitions at the county library and museum.
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Borror
the Tribune
Jefferson County
Frederick Lyon
Vorhies
Four Corners
Lyon
Jonathan ‘Turner
Confinei
Mitchell
Round Prairie Township
Fred Bolinger
Jerry Lambert
Bolinger
Caroline Taylor
Steve [Ickenbottom
Pairfield
Abraham
Isaac
Bradshaw
Thomas Kirkpatrick
Bonnifield
Senator Wilson
Jefferson County Library
Annie R. Sutler
Europe
W. C. Proctor
Alfred E. Lee
Cec
Oscar Fay Adams
Chris Derrick
Stanwood Daily
W. D. Morrison
Scotland
John Mackintosh
Eugene Field
Emily Lucas Blackall
E. Ss. Phelps
Ward
Katherine Lee Oates
Annie Edwards
Crook
Capt
Charles King
R. D D. Blackmore
Osborne
Arrochar
Amanda M. Douglas
Lucy Ellen Gurnsey
Mrs. Molesworth
Agnes Giborne
Bureau of Ethnology
Isi
Navy Department
National Marine Conference
Tsso
Sugar
Standard Oil Trusts
Congress
Hlon
J. W. Medull
Ward Lamson
J. Stanley Grimes
The
United States
David A. McWknight
Meraw
Glass and Iron
Ohio
Pennsylvania
J. A
Consolidated Virginia
Cockley
Harney
W. W. Junkin
A. T. Wellus
Sunday School Pioneers Remembered In Fairfield Area
Mrs. Alfred Wright mourns, missing Methodist meetings as her son William a doctor wrote a memory poem. Mrs. Bradshaw rests on the old home farm. Frederick Lyon, early Sunday school superintendent and Packwood resident, is saluted for founding the county’s first Sunday school and his lasting influence.
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Alfred Wright
Wm. Stewart
Wright
William
Fairfield
Bradshaw
Old Home
Frederick Lyon
Packwood
Old Settlers’ Association
Lyon
Fred Lyon
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Plateoay
Bers
Pioneer History of
Glendale
U. S. Gov't Report
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