Democratic Slogan Shapes Fall Campaign
The State Register editorial states J A Clarkson will not seek national committee seat from Iowa. Jones county delegates decline bandwagon support. free silver rises in Dubuque. Republicans of the First district renominate Sam Clark for Congress by acclamation. Editor W R Boyd mourns death of his father Jasper Boyd from neuralgia of the heart after a brief illness.
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Free silver crowd may nominate Boies at convention
The piece argues Boies is likely to secure the Democratic nomination if the free silver faction dominates the national convention. Despite a county rejection, state convention support is seen as decisive, swallowing his isms.
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Democrats eye honest money in Fifth district race
Local Democrats claim the Fifth district will stay aligned for honest money in Dubuque despite three prior congressmen from the district being free silver advocates. They warn of tramp corruption and theft in towns, citing a recent safe looting and arson in Emeline. James H. Eckels argues Boies cannot carry key western states and a free silver platform risks New York losses.
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Cedar Rapids Standard Attacks Jackson Over Wall Street Ties
The Cedar Rapids Standard accuses R. M. Jackson the Fifth district democratic committeeman of working for Wall Street and urges resignation. The piece notes a contrasting stance on Charlie Walsh and hints at upcoming tensions at the Dubuque convention.
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Cousins Receives High Praise At Union League Banquet
Bob Cousins won additional honors at the Union League Club of Philadelphia banquet for his speech to the memory of Grant. The Philadelphia Press reported three spontaneous cheers and ex-Senator Edmunds calling it the finest after-dinner speech he had ever heard.
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Dubuque Ex-Mayor Olinger Under Grand Jury Probe
Mayor Duffy accuses ex mayor Olinger of selling peddler permits and pocketing fees. A council committee and new testimony reveal unlicensed work and reduced city receipts, including a 5S payment for lamp posts to New Vienna. Olinger has not spoken yet but plans to explain before the committee this week.
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Burial of Holmes Follows Grim Legend
The article relays a sensational claim that the body of a murderer named Holmes was buried in cement ten feet underground, yet his soul sinks further into infernal torment beyond any earthly guard or cement seal.
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Census Paradox Shows Infidels Tiny in Iowa
The report notes that among over a million Iowans sharing religious belief with the census taker last year only fifteen declared themselves infidels. It suggests ministers still have ample work despite this.
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Lenox College Wins Inter State Oratorical Prize
A M Cloud of Lenox College won first place at the inter state oratorical contest in Topeka Kansas besting finalists from Colorado Nebraska Arkansas Missouri Illinois Indiana and Ohio This victory boosts small Iowa colleges against state universities and recalls Garfield and Nott in defense of smaller schools.
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Polk County Weighs School Book Contracts One Year Plan
County officials in Polk County decide against a five year classroom book contract. The attorney general says boards cannot bind successors, so the current board should sign only a one year agreement. Aide Harrison agrees, noting the law is defective and allows changes after the initial five years.
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Prom the Ram's Horn Reflections on Character and Trust
The passage argues that true virtue exceeds outward labels and church affiliations. It warns that wealth tests character and that God imposes penalties for lawbreaking. It notes sinners’ forgiveness without repentance would spark perpetual conflict, and that banks reveal Christians’ real integrity when failures occur.
Tit Bits Excerpt Sparks Debate Over Wives and Inheritance
A dialogue from Tit Bits portrays a heated exchange about responsibility for wives, with a man insisting the wives belong to his sons in law while dismissing the speaker’s request for help. The snappy exchange reflects social attitudes toward marriage and property.
Democratic convention in Jones county ends in split vote
The Jones County Democratic convention at Anamosa to choose delegates to the state convention in Dubuque was a fierce clash between sound money and free silver factions. The long proceedings saw gag rule accusations, deliberate voting, and finally a committee appointed by the chair to name delegates. Green and Monger clashed over rules as delegates battled for influence, while a later vote awarded Rome delegates and revealed continued free silver opposition.
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Death of Archibald Fairburn in Cascade
Archibald Fairburn died Tuesday evening May 5 after months of illness. Born January 24 1823 in Barnhills Scotland he married Janet Nesbitt Aitchison June 30 1848. He immigrated to Dubuque County in 1860, became a stock farmer, later retired to East Cascade Wright property, and lived in Cascade city. Survived by wife and five children George Des Moines Mrs Montgomery Marion Mrs Parker Alta Cascade Mrs O Donoghue Correctionville William A Fairburn Cascade. He was a Baptist pillar for thirty years. Funeral held at the Baptist church yesterday afternoon.
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Railroad excursion tickets to Des Moines offered for Sabbath School convention
On June 8 and 9 the C M and St Paul Railway Company will sell excursion tickets to Des Moines at one and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets are good to return until June 13 for the annual state Sabbath School convention. 46w2
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Measles in Iowa Bulletin Urges Strict Quarantine
The State Board of Health warns against allowing outbreaks and delaying quarantine. It cites 200 yearly measles deaths in Iowa and argues for enforced isolation and disinfection to reduce disease, comparing outcomes to scarlet fever, diphtheria, and smallpox control.
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How Pepsin is Made
A Maine Central smoking car tale explains pepsin gum by describing pig feeding to provoke a stomach secretion that becomes the gum. The drifter details a brutal, sensational process with a grim punch line about the disgusted crowd.
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Cape Cod Left Out in Massachusetts Debate
A fragment from a Boston Transcript debate questions Massachusetts with Cape Cod excluded while many mariners along the Atlantic coast would prefer Cape Cod included. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the sentiment as a quip about maritime loyalties.
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