Wyoming Democrats Discuss Barley Bounty Plank
The Wyoming Democrats consider a platform plank calling for a barley bounty. Alfred Hurst the lime manufacturer signals interest in seeking the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Second District. Cedar Rapids Republican shows internal undercuts fueling continued factional fights. General Shafter has purged sensational correspondents from the yellow press after the Scovel episode.
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Alfred Hurst
Scovel
General Shafter
Yellow Papers
State bids on warrants to curb interest losses
State Treasurer Herriott seeks bids on unpaid warrants to be held by financial institutions at the lowest interest rate. Attorney General Remley bans baby racks and cane stands at county fairs, prompting the Malcom fair manager to ask the executive council about licensing red lemonade and peanut vending.
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Remley
Malcom
Executive Council
Bernard Murphy Seeks Grand Chancellor Post in Iowa Knights of Pythias
Bernard Murphy of Vinton runs for Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Iowa. His supporters say the grand lodge will elect him when it convenes soon at Council Bluffs.
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Helsell seeks judge seat amid libel charges from Bruce
F H Helsell running for judge in Lot Thomas district faces persistent accusations from J J Bruce of Rolfe who has been arrested on criminal libel charges. Helsell is described as a capable man while Bruce is portrayed as a lifelong fighter. Further developments anticipated on the Northwestern prairies.
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Lot Thomas
J. J. Bruce
Rolfe
Mr. Helsell
Bruce
Mr. Hessell
What became of the Mexican dollars bought by Mr Welch
The article asks about the fate and profit of Mexican dollars Mr Welch bought as a speculative investment during the last presidential campaign. It urges public enlightenment if the coins proved profitable and questions where the dollars are and at what price they were sold.
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W. M. Welch
Hull predicts Jacksonville troops join Cuban Havana campaign
Congressman J A T Hull, in a Des Moines interview, says troops quartered at Jacksonville and Chickamauga will likely be used in the Cuban campaign this fall to Havana. He also suggests the 51st Regiment from Camp Merritt San Francisco may be sent south, noting Lee commands at Jacksonville and Washington planned early Cuban service.
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Des Moines
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Chickamauga
Havana
Camp Merritt
San Francisco
Capt. Hull
Lee
Washington
Spain Seeks Peace With United States Via France
Spain petitions President McKinley for peace through the French minister in Washington amid broken relations. The terms will be set by the two governments with no mediators, and Spain is expected to accept or reject a humbling surrender including evacuation of Cuba and cession of Puerto Rico, possibly the Philippines.
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Stamp tax rulings outline broad exemptions and duties
Commissioner Scott outlines many stamp law interpretations on revenue taxes. Exemptions include state and local government checks and private receipts not required by law while notes and extensions require stamps. Banks face penalties for unstamped checks. telegraphic dispatches and acknowledgments vary. deeds before July 1 need stamps only for value considerations. cancellation may be initials and year. certain bonds in legal proceedings are exempt, others like court appointed officials’ bonds are taxable.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Monticello
Benedict
N. B. Scorr
Postal regulation on prepaid postage for certain mail classes
The post office department ordered that second third and fourth class mail matter not be remailed or returned to the forwarder without prepayment of postage unless it has obvious value. Sender to be notified of non delivery and given chance to prepay return postage. Applies not to letters bearing letter postage.
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Post Office Department
Candidates Line Up in Fourth District Nomination Fight
Tom Updegraff faces renewed pressure as the Fourth district convention delays, with Jim Blythe urging him to run again and Senator Trewin expected to join any scramble for the renomination.
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Congress
Jim Blythe
Senator Trewin
Iowa Farmers Shift From Borrowers to Lenders
A Dubuque broker reports farmers in Iowa are prospering and becoming lenders. He notes many mortgages will be paid off this fall and renewal rates dropped from 7 percent to 6. Some brokers, once active mainly in Iowa, now seek investments in Minnesota and South Dakota due to reduced local demand for money.
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Dubuque Times
Dubuque
Minnesota
South Dakota
Republican caucus backs Merriam Paul and Perkins in Delhi
In Delhi township last Monday evening at the Republican caucus delegates to the county convention were instructed to back Merriam state auditor Paul county clerk and Perkins county attorney. Boomer’s defeat in his own township clears the field for Paul in the convention in Manchester Democrat tone.
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Merriam
Paul
Perkins
Boomer
Manchester
Lafe Young on War Reality and Military Leadership
Iowa editor Lafe Young writes on the Cuban campaign and American resolve. He argues military necessity, praises trained leaders in regiments, and criticizes sensational journalism while urging disciplined enlistment and continued national unity.
Fifty-First Iowa at Camp Merritt featured in Midland August
The Midland August issue will include a sketch of the Fifty-first Iowa at Camp Merritt with portraits of officers and men by companies. Readers desiring extra copies should order through local news dealers.
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Midland
Iowa
Camp Merritt
What He Was Doing
Mrs. Plimley watches her husband in a train car as a handsome woman sits nearby. John Plimley, distracted, confesses he was remembering the Maine as his wife suppresses jealousy and accuses him of neglect. She withholds her anger, while he insists his thoughts wandered.
Hotel Julien Dubuque Hosts Delegates At 83 to 4 Dollars
The Hotel Julien of Dubuque will charge delegates to the Republican state convention 83 to 4 dollars a day. The central committee secures the meeting place in Illinois and cites the Julien’s regular rate and superior standing as reasons for patronage. Dubuque can accommodate the convention to the delegates’ satisfaction.
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Inllinois
Algona
Des Moines
Theories Meet Hair Folklore In Talk At Ten
A young woman with theories asserts baldness patterns reveal character while a prominent elder reveals he wears a toupee. The exchange hinges on whether crown baldness signals virtue or vice and ends with the man admitting his toupee.
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Washington Post
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