Political ticket names and county selections listed
A list of vice presidential and state official candidates by county including W J Jerriixns Scott O BCHMIDT Dubuque N G Parker Floyd Cnas A Clarke Linn T B Peary Madison T C Gruprx Decatur E W Curry Pottawattamie D A PARRELL Greene M A VAN WacEnen Lyon for Auditor Daniel J OCKERSON Montgomery Amos CASE Des Moines P HENRY SMYTHE Joseph C MITCHELL Peter A DEY Johnson C F LUND Herman G WILDS John J SEARLEY JOIN J CUMMINGS D B COOP Penn Township plus a remark about farmers voting taxes on themselves to spite a Louisiana planter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Jerriixns
Henry County
W. O. Bchmidt
Scott County
J.J. McCartray
Dubuque
N. G. Parker
Floyd County
Cnas
A. Clarke
Linn County
T. B. Peary
Monroe County
T. C. Gruprx
Madison County
E. W. Curry
Decatur County
D. A. Parrell
Pottawattamie
Jonn J. McCarthy
Greene County
M. A. van WacEnen
Lyon County
Gear's Gospel Sparks Campaign Push Ahead of November 6
A fiery pamphlet criticizes Gear's platform promising free whisky and opium for smokit while taxing blankets and medicines. The author urges voters to defeat Gear on election day November 6.
Burchard Opium Tax Change in Tariff Bill
The question asks which Burchard persuaded Republican senators to impose a dollar tax on opium for medicine while removing a ten dollar tax on opium for smoking in their tariff bill. It seeks the specific individual linked to advancing that tax shift.
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Burchard
Obscene Tariff Note Sparks Outcry Over Opium Use
A fragment from a Republican tariff bill is cited as proposing free material for opium production, described as fueling vice and targeting the creation of invalids and maniacs in loathsome dens. The remark underscores public alarm over policy aims and moral hazards.
Judge Thurman Battles Telephone Monopoly in Washington
Judge Thurman fights the telephone monopoly in Washington and at home, with the people expected to renew his four year contract in the spring. The statement frames his dual role and political support for continued service against monopolies.
Gear’s Dunk Record Questioned in Campaign Analysis
The passage notes John H. Gear holding a dunking record in his second campaign and predicts he will not break it this year. It calls him a minority governor after a second election and argues a strong Republican majority would have toppled him, claiming the congressional district is tight and his failing record ends any bid there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Gear
Iowa
Templeton Opera Company
Democratic reform advocate Wim Louden appeals for independence
Wim Louden, a Democratic congression al committee member and former Greenback ally, urges Jefferson county voters to cast ballots for tariff reform and independent action against party dictates. He cites his shifts in party alignment and argues for farmers and laborers to defend personal rights and pursue positive welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Wim. Louden
Democratic Congressional Committee
Louden
Democratic Party
Greenback Party
Jater
Moshall
New York Democrat urges Prohibitionists to back Democratic ticket
The State register clip from October 5 quotes The New York Democrat calling Prohibitionists to vote for the Democratic ticket, claiming it would ensure a Republican defeat. The piece accuses the paper of partisan manipulation and of acting as a Republican front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Okalona States
State Register
New York Democrat
Cleveland and Hill
Thun
Jefferson County Dems Urge Defeat of Gear in Coming Election
A Jefferson County Democratic committee urges voters to defeat John H Gear alleging he abandoned his tariff reform and lumber tax repeal stances. The piece argues monopolists and eastern interests control the Republican party and urges turnout for John J Seerley in a high stakes fight to curb monopolies and protect western interests.
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Jefferson County
Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
Nelson
Minnesota
John H. Gear
Board of Trade of
Icitanton
Congress
Prairie States
Andrew Carnegie
Gear
Republican Party
Grimes
Allison
Logan
Garfield
Grant
Arthur
Sherman
Blaine
East
Harrison
Cleveland
Chicago
Wilson
Friends of Tax Reform
Centro
Ireland
Editorial Notes on Tariffs and Politics in 1880s Press
A summary of editorials arguing the Republican tariff bill hurts consumers by raising woolen clothing costs while favoring sugar reductions and protecting eastern trusts. The piece notes Cleveland and Thurman support, predicts electoral effects in New York and the West, and cites Democratic gains and press sentiment about tariffs, trusts, and politics.
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Cleveland
Thurman
Trusts
Rip van Winkle
Joe Jefferson
New Jersey
Bumcombe
New York Tribune
Senate
Slewitt
New York City
Tammany
Ilugh J. Grant
Thurinman
Ledger
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Republican Party
Opium Tax Debate Spurs Moral Alarm in Tariff Clash
The present tariff taxes opium at 1 per pound for medicinal use and 10 per pound for smoking. The Mills bill removes medicinal duties while keeping smoking tax. The senate bill would make smoking opium free and keep medicine opium taxed at 1 per pound. The critic denounces Republican leaders for favoring opium smoking and high taxes amid platform rhetoric.
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Senate
Chicago
Republican Party
Griggs' Cilycerine Salve Promises Quick Wound Cure
The ad touts Griggs' Cilycerine Salve as a safe speedy cure for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles tether and other eruptions with a money back guarantee for 25 cents. Bradshaw & Thome advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw & Thome Beets
Republican Speech Making and Torchlight Demonstration
The report details a Republican rally with a marching torchlight club led by Capt. Jaques and Lt. Knowles. Senator Young speaks amid a crowded Opera House audience, debating tariffs, protectionists, and Democratic policy while observers note party contrasts and local civic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Marching Club
Jaques
Knowles
K. J. Wilson
Lue
Young
Gell
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Democratic
Senator Young
White House
Clay Dean
Texas
Jesus
Nazareth
Cleveland
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Chicago
Ctarrison
Morton
England
Randall
Iowa
West
Fairfield
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Jefferson County
United States
GOING WEST TRAIN SCHEDULE REPORTED FOR PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
The notice lists train numbers and types for GOING WEST and GOING EAST including No. 1 and No. 2 passenger trains with times around 11:37 p m and 8:15 a m respectively. Freight trains Nos. 15 and 37 appear with morning and afternoon listings. The schedule notes variations and daily operation with Sunday exceptions.
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Chicago Express
Pessenger Opebeenas Bay Cose Pyar
Pacific Ssevene Nata Eicartes
Paasseeniger
Ems Ee Woot Prakcuroes
Ck Ia
Sfast Maths. i
Ove
Pasennger
Ccnsess
Evecensa Eas
Sete Ce Soo
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the Tribune
Pairfield
Demozcratic
Grover Cleveland
Por
James Grant
John P. Duncombe
Webster County
Walter McHenry
Polk County
Daniel J. Ockerson
Montgomery County
Amos Case
Chickasaw County
P. Henry Smythe
Des Moines
Joseph C. Mitchell
Lucas County
Peter A. Dey
Johnson County
C.F. Lund
Kossuth County
Herman G. Wilds
Clinton Couny
Congressional
John J. Searley
Des Moines County
J. Cummings
John Monson
D. B. Coop
Penn Township
Louisiana
Campaigi
John J. Seerley
Keokuk County
Burlington
Jefferson
Shaffer
Jup
Getr
Albia
H. Bb. KeirNer
T. M. ByxNes
Verne White
John A. Raines
J. M. Moniners
Ashland
S. C. Martin
Fort Garland
Colorado
Packwood
M. E. Church
John Dill
Second West
Tribune
Pleasant
Messenger & Raney
C. H. Craine
Eldon
J. A. Spieltan
G. W. Danaman
The
Dahlman
George
Mary Owens
Whitfield
Salida
Luwa
Jon Daviss
Henry Weikert
Burlington Street
Hinkle
Weikert
J. E. Cummings
Gaines & Cummings
J. M. Hinkle
W. M. Young
Blue Springs
Nebraska
Lulu Puffinbarger
Dr. Roop
Richland Township
Washington County
Novad
Hood
Snyder
Wattsville
Penn
Henry Biegs
Campbell Street
Kansas City
Wallace Buck
North Bloomfield
N. Y
J. Hood & CO
Mass
Regulator
Simmons Liver Regulator
Geo. W. Sims
Ass’t
Bibb Co
O. Flower
Carsoas College
Ewing
Woolen
W. Crowe
Burnacton & Quincy
Rock Island & Pacific
Ures
Clark R& Junkin
Samuel Reed
Cor. Square
Mary
N. K. Fairbank & CO
Charter Oak
ETHE
Ritner Bros
Washington
R. I
J. Turney & CO
H. A. Axcuta
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Tax Centaur Company
Fulton Street
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Transcontinental Chain of Steel
Atlantic and Pacific
Joliet
Ottawa
LaSalle
Peoria
Geneseo
Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
Indianola
Winterset
Atlantic
Knoxville
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Gallatin
Trenton
Cameron
St. Joseph
Missouri
Leavenworth
Atchison
Kansas
aEneapone
St. Paul
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Theacific
Union
Chicaco
Kansas & Nebraska
R’y
Great Rock Island
Fairbury
Horton
Topske
Herrington
Hutchinson
Wichita
Caldwell
Pullman
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Canada
E. ST. John
E. A. Holbrook
Gaal Ticket & Passden
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