Cliggett Named Governor by Iowa Sound Money Democrats
Delegates from 71 Iowa counties met in Des Moines to nominate state leaders and adopt a platform. John C. Cliggett of Mason City was chosen for governor, with S. H. Mallory, W. I. Babb, J. B. Knoapfier, and Peter A. Dey earning top statewide posts. The convention read a letter from Grover Cleveland praising democratic principles and endorsed the 1896 Indianapolis platform, call for tariff reform, currency stability, and government retrenchment.
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Iowa
Is City
Fiders
Mullin
Y. M
J. W. Hobbs
Burlington
Max Meyer
Iowa City
C. I. Fowler
Waterloo
George B. May
Charles City
W. C. Mullin
Cedar Rapids
John C. Jordan
Ottumwa
Howard H. Hunter
Nes Moines
H. Mallory
Chariton
National Democratic Party
National Democrats of
Grover
Cleveland
John C. Cliggett
Mason City
Supreme Court
W. I. Babb
Mount Pleasant
J. B. Knoapfier
Lansing
Peter A. Dey
Jefferson
Indianapolis
Chicago
State Central Committee
State Bar Association
Grover Cleveland
Omaha
Cliggett
Democracy Nominates Minor State Officials
The text lists S H Mallory of Chariton as second on the state ticket and notes Judge Babb as the supreme court candidate who previously ran for governor. It also mentions Peter A Dey as the former railroad commissioner and J B Jinceptier as the superintendent of public instruction nominee, elected at Boies second term.
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S. H. Mallory
Chariton
Judge Babb
Supreme Court
Peter A. Dey
J. B. Jinceptier
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Boies
Scottie’s Revenge on the Roundup Creek Cast
In New Mexico, an ex cowboy recalls Scottie’s payback after a creek prank. The tale recounts a log crossing bet turned mishap, followed by Scottie’s staged horse stunt to even the score, ending with the narrator thrown, but unharmed, and Scottie triumphantly declaring he had exacted revenge.
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Scottie
Raton
New Mexico
Chicago Times-Herald
Headlite's Hard Luck and a Stolen Bicycle
Mr Headlite buys bicycle insurance to cover a worn model 95. Two boys recover a bicycle from the lake and claim a ten dollar reward, while Headlite discovers his insured bike lies at the bottom of the lake and his policy is canceled.
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Mr. Headlite
Headlite
Randolph Street
Chicago Times-Herald
Expert counters Argentine tariff claims in 1896 trade figures
C D King reviews editor Klett of the Argentine Republic, debunking claims that the United States taxed wool and hides freely and that the 1896 trade with Argentina favored the United States. Treasury officials cite accurate ratios showing a persistent protective duty on wool and other goods and a trade balance tilting to Argentina.
Wis Varying Capacity
A church festival exchange shows young Johnny Stauffer deciding how many pieces of pie he can hold based on sitting or standing. The humorous back and forth highlights appetite and seating options at the event.
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Johnny
Johnny Stauffer
Sound horse and wills in a roadside jest
A dealer proclaims a horse sound while the buyer questions speed. A quip about the late Old Grumpy, who died wealthy, says his will would be read after the funeral. The horse is joked to have beat the Grumpy family home from the cemetery.
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Weill
Tommy-Paw Word Play Confuses Well and Good
The Indianapolis Journal notes a character, Mr Figg, explaining that a person is often only reliably good when not feeling well, using a playful contrast between well and good.
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Tommy—Paw
Mr. Figg
Indianapolis Journal
Silver's Past And Future Value In The Standard Dollar
A Springfield reader asks the value of silver in the standard dollar when priced at 60c per ounce and whether silver will be limited to subsidiary uses if its price falls. The column explains the 37114 grains of silver in a standard dollar are worth about 4614 cents at 60c, and reviews how silver has steadily shrunk in value since the Bland and Sherman laws, while the government maintains parity between the two metals. It argues silver currency remains largely a gold currency as gold increases and silver stays stationary.
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Springfield
Globe-Democrat
Jones
Arkansas
United States
Friends of the Law
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Political chatter on Bryan Boies and coinage debates
A collection of editorial snippets from multiple papers commenting on Bryan's stance on silver coinage, the Republican convention in Ohio, and Horace Boies. The items contrast reformist calls with gold standard backing and note Bryan's ongoing focus on free coinage and public lectures.
Iowa News Summary from Des Moines July 12
Special correspondence from Des Moines reports on Iowa political moves as the Cedar Rapids state convention looms, the Drake renomination, and fusion party lines. It covers sugar beet farming prospects, the Gulf & Manitoba railroad plan across western Iowa, and local rail and home improvements. Also noted are Nashville exposition plans for Iowa day, new target ideas for the National Guard, Lennox’s jail term, and honors for A M Palmer and H H Seeley at the National Education meeting.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Drake
Neet
Charles IF. Sayler
United States
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
South Dakota
Sayler
West
Nashville
Iowa
Nashville Exposition
Gov. Drake
White
Wabash
Taylor
Chattanooga
Memphis
Atlanta
Maj
Hune
Adjutant General's Office
Towa
Iowa Guard
Bunco Man Beat By Web ster City Area Wives
At Lakin's Grove south of Webster City a Marshalltown man ran a small gambling game and robbed many farmers of about $20 each. He was attacked by the wives, horsewhipped from the ground, thrown through a barb wire fence, and chased away by buggy whips as husbands watched.
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Lakin’s Grove
Webster City
Marshalltown
Follies of Free Silverites Debate on Monetary Policy
The Ohio Democrats condemn mono metallism as anti American and blame British influence for financial servitude. They argue for silver monometallism and a bi metallic standard, criticizing critics who claim gold standard is un American. The piece cites global adoption and calls out hypocrisy in patriotism claims. It references Germany France Austria Hungary the United States Japan and China.
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Ohio
Germany
France
Austria-Hungary
United States
Japan
China
Mexico
Persia
London
England
Great Britain
George
Free Silverites
Chicago Tribune
Prophecy of Mr Gage Forecasts Strong Economic Recovery
The Chicago Times Herald notes Mr Gage’s optimistic forecast based on a robust treasury cash balance of 237 426 000 and a gold reserve rise to 141 000 000. It cites increased receipts, tariff expectations, and criticizes politics as not a cure for industrial lows while backing Gage’s informed prophesies.
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Apostles of Industry
Mr. Gage
Treasury
Gage
Cleveland
Chicago Times- Herald
Hard Times Fade as Buyers Return and Confidence Returns
A reader-tied summary notes that hard times stem from wary buyers and anxious sellers. Values rising signals passing panic as more buyers enter the market. When confidence returns, business improves and fear dissipates, with echoes from Cincinnati Commercial Tribune and Chicago Inter Ocean urging active measures to meet prosperity.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
State Music Teachers Meet Chooses Keokuk for Next Session
The State Music Teachers Association held its Marshalltown session with representatives from major cities. Officers elected include President Frank Nagle Keokuk Vice President Charles Grade Muscatine Secretary Mrs Alice Conner Ottumwa Treasurer Rev Mr Bohn Oskaloosa.
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State Music Teachers’ Association
Marshalltown
Keokuk
Frank Nagle
Charles. Grade
Muscatine
Alice Conner
Ottumwa
Bohn
Oskaloosa
Death of Miller Found Near County Farm
H. D. Copeland discovered the body of a man named Miller along a road northeast of Chariton. The 70 year old man had wandered from the county farm with no signs of violence. Cause of death remains speculative.
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Chariton
H. D. Copeland
Miller
Young Man Charged With Attempted Train Wreck in Adel
John Mahaffey aged 20 of Oakdale Missouri is jailed in Adel charged with attempting to wreck a northbound passenger train on the Des Moines Northern Western road. He was caught in the act pulling spikes from the rails by Sheriff Paine after plans were betrayed by a companion who turned state's evidence.
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John Mahaffey
Oakdale
Adel
Des Moines
Northern& Western
Hoe
Paine
Mahaffey
Notorious Doolin Gang Member Captured Near Ottumwa
United States officers captured James H. Black, a member of the Bill Doolin gang, near Ottumwa after a spree of robberies in Oklahoma. The gang killed three deputy marshals before capture. Black and others were jailed in Guthrie, but they soon escaped.
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United States
James H. Black
Bill Doolin
Ottumwa
Doolin
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Linn Baptist picnic and convention at Rivers Side Park
The Linn Baptist association held a joint picnic and convention at Rivers side park Cedar Rapida. The association includes all the churches and Sunday school in Linn Cedar Jones and Benton counties. During the day papers and addresses on church and Sunday school work were heard.
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Linn Baptist Association
Rivers Side Park
Cedar Rapida
Linn
Cedar
Jones
Benton Counties
Conductor Falls From Train Near Cedar Rapids
James P. Forrest longtime Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern conductor and former trainmaster died after falling from the Spirit Lake passenger train at the Cedar River bridge near Cedar Rapids. He was a prominent knight templar and left a family.
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James P. Forrest
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Spirit Lake
Cedar River Bridge
Cedar Rapids
Neighbors Held in Manslaughter Over Stabbing Death
Thomas Jordan died from blood poisoning after being stabbed and beaten near St Anthony. Patrick and Michael McCarthy, aged 70 and 72, were arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Thomas Jordan
Patrick
Michael McCarthy
St. Anthony
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Horace Boies
Syracuse Post
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Iowa State Register
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Democratic Party
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New York
Gulf & Manitoba Railroad
Jackson & Southern
Jackson, Minn
Kansas City
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Northern Lumber and Grain
Dickinson
Clay
Benna Vista
Sac
Carroll
Adair
Adams
Guthrie County
E. BE. Carpenter
Beloit
J. K. Brown
J.J. Bell
William T. Smith
Soldiers
W. W. Averell
United States Inspector General
Bath
Ratekins
Dick Lennox
Anamosa Penitentiary
Sioux City
National Educational Association
Milwaukee
Wis
A. M. Palmer
Department of Business Education
H. H. Seeley
Cedar Falls
Department of Normal Schools
Yin
Northwestern Jews'Veterans’’ Association
Sheldon
Richard W. Leonard
Bronx City
P. G. Cowles
Sidney
Red Oak
Charles A. Aveilhe
Wyman Rand Furniture Company
Mont Berdinuer
Beacon
Elis
Eddie Pearce
Lake City
Joseph Lamar
le Grand
Havre
Atlantic Canning
Lowell
Cedar River
Cedars Rapids
State Butchers’ Association
Council Bluffs
W. C. Keeline
Cora Lenz
Atlantic
Harvey Hostetter
Second ‘Presbyterian Church
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Bruce Henderson
Douglas
Sibley
Evangelist M. B. Williams
Alexander
Willis
Shew
Coggon
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