McKinley and Roosevelt Nominated by Acclamation for 1900 Ticket
The Republican National Convention nominated William McKinley of Ohio for president and Theodore Roosevelt of New York for vice president by acclamation. The convention adjourned sine die after a day of speeches by Henry Cabot Lodge and Augustus Wolcott. Edgar M. Levy, who delivered the invocation at the first Republican convention, gave a prayer at the opening day of 1908.
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Edgar M. Levy
Platform endorses McKinley and era of growth
The Platform endorses President William McKinley citing wisdom and patriotism. It lauds his foreign policy including Samoa, Hawaii annexation, and The Hague peace efforts, while reaffirming the Monroe Doctrine. The piece also notes a 50 acre wheat field in Mills county and profiles local political candidates, judges, and a notable Iowa rail executive’s trip to inspect a damaged fruit farm.
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McKinley
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Southern Pacific
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Iowa Lines
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Hamburg
Mr. Bechtel
Editor Rice in Kansas City for nervous prostration
Editor C. M. Rice of the South West Iowa is undergoing treatment in Kansas City for nervous prostration. BH. E. Mulholland will oversee the paper in the interim.
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C. M. Rice
Southwest Iowan
Kansas City
BH. E. Mulholland
Liberty and politics mix in scattered Iowa notes
A reader’s collage cites Liberty’s eye once more with McKinley’s election and echoes from Creston and Tabor Beacon on religion and partnership in evangelism. It reports a horse sale price in Mills County, a hog market in South Omaha, a June weather summary, crop progress in Iowa, and a Mills County Veterans meeting in Emerson with Arthur McClain and Postmaster McKown organizing.
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Mills County Veterans’ Association
Emerson
Arthur McClain
McKown
Hastings
Convention Dates and Reflections on Boxers in China
The notice lists dates for Republican, Prohibition, Democratic, and Fifteenth Judicial district conventions in Des Moines, Chicago, Kansas City, and Council Bluffs. The column then describes the Boxer secret society in China, noting their calisthenics aim to make fighters invulnerable and confuse enemies, with a belief in triumphal marches.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Kansas City
Fifteenth Judicial District
Council Bluffs
China
Per Capita Money Circulation Compare US and Global
The report notes last year's per capita circulation figures with the United States at 267 and now over 26 dollars per person as growth continues. The dialogue includes a quirky exchange about freezing with a rock, reflecting older speech styles.
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Germany
United States
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