Iowa Returns Highlight McKinley Standings and Political Shifts
County boards canvassed official returns across Iowa last Monday with election bets in papers. McKinley’s two consecutive victories place him among historic presidents. Ohio’s Lentz defeat shocks but won’t end his influence. Districts seek longer terms for several county officials under Titus amendment. Equal suffragists target the constitutional convention with Evelyn Belden leading Sioux City’s Town Equal Suffragist group.
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Evelyn H. Belden
Sioux City
Town Equal Suffragist Association
Bryan declines Denver editor post to stay in Lincoln
Mr. Bryan declines an offered editorial writer position worth 10000 dollars at a Denver newspaper. He states his intention to remain in Lincoln and continue promoting the principles he has long supported.
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Bryan
Denver
Lincoln
Bryan Carried Seven Iowa Counties in 1900
The text lists counties carried by Mr. Bryan in 1896 and notes he carried seven counties in the following year. The counties named for 1896 include Carroll Chickasaw Crawford Davis Dubuque Fremont Harrison Jackson Johnson Lee Marion Shelby Union and Wayne. For the subsequent year the surviving counties are Crawford Davis Dubuque Fremont Johnson Lee and Marion.
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Mr. Bryan
Iowa
Carroll
Chickasaw
Crawford
Davis
Dubuque
Fremont
Harrison
Jackson
Johnson, Lee
Marion
Shelby
Union
Wayne
Noted Financial Giants Die Promptly in Modern Era
Death claimed two prominent financial figures last Monday Henry Villard railroad magnate and Marcus Daly mining king. Both started as poor immigrants and rose by force of character and seizing opportunities they encountered.
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Henry Villard
Marcus Daly
Republican central committee conducts year end audit in Monticello
In Monticello last Tuesday the Republican central committee and the successful county office candidates audited campaign expenses and closed the year’s business with good humor and self congratulations.
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Republican Central Committee
Monticello
Illinois Republicans Ride to 100000 Support for McKinley
The piece notes a sweeping Republican victory in Illinois as they mobilize 100000 for McKinley. It warns Governor Tanner’s bid for U S Senate signals trouble, arguing such honors undermine trust among party outsiders despite large state majorities.
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Illinois
McKinley
Tanner
United States
Simpler Ballots Urged by Belle Plaine Union
The Belle Plaine Union urges a simpler ballot system and legislative restraint on election laws. It advocates a strictly set ballot and notes past tinkering left voters confused. The text argues Australians style marking is already straightforward and that voters will learn if the law is not altered.
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Belle Plaine Union
Movement to form Northwestern Creamery Trust
A reported movement aims to organize a creamery trust including major Northwestern state creameries. Iowa creameries are mostly farmer owned, giving farmers a chance to gain interest in a trust. Cooperative creameries may be excluded yet can still compete as producers against middlemen led trusts.
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Iowa
Tammany’s Influence in New York and Election Losses
The passage argues public jealousy toward presidential candidates in New York City and condemns Wall Street power and Tammany. It claims Blaine’s defeat was worsened by the Delmonico dinner and Burchard break, while Bryan lost votes through associating with Croker. Cleveland’s two victories came when he defied Tammany.
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New York City
Wall Street
Tammany Organization
Blaine
Delmonico
Burchard
Cleveland
Bryan
Croker
Tammany
Why a Constitutional Convention Should Be Carefully Chosen
The editorial questions the move to hold a constitutional convention to draft a new state constitution. It argues voters were misled into supporting biennial elections and warns against domination by special interest factions such as prohibitionists and suffrage advocates. It urges careful, broad minded delegates.
Democratic papers seek party reorganization after Bryan era
Editorial writers debate reorganizing the party with new leaders and less radical principles. Some oppose Bryan and the Kansas City platform while others who supported him now distance themselves, claiming he failed as a leader and will be blamed by many editors for not delivering victory.
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Bryan
Kansas City
United States
Old Line Democrats Face Reorganization and Party Split
The piece argues that if the old line Democrats seize control of party organization and push for leadership changes, populist factions will grow. Figures like Altgeld Tillman Pettigrew may join populist ranks, leaving Cleveland Carlisle Dickinson loyalists behind. The Democratic split could aid Republicans if they avoid missteps.
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Altgeld
Tillman
Pettigrew
Carlisle
Dickinson
Sawmill appointment and transfers reported in Missouri and Iowa
Mr W D Sheean departed for Caruthersville to oversee the American Cooperage Company's sawmill for the winter. Osborne Bros sold their livery to John and Jacob Birk and Fred Chipman who took possession yesterday. Mrs F Ericksen of Stone City died yesterday. funeral at the Columbia rooms in Stone City at 2 pm tomorrow with brief services per the deceased's wishes.
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W. D. Sheean
Carruthersville
American Cooperage Company
Osborne Bros
John
Jacob Birk
Fred Chipman
F. Ericksen
Stone City
Columbia
Springville
Anamosa
Perry Sigworth
Wm. Maudsley
Perry
Sigworth
Robert Washington
Maudsley
Scratching Cleanly Handled Ballots as Bryanism Dies
Election judges report no discarded ballots and neat handling of ballots. The piece notes Bryanism’s retirement from American politics, viewing it as costly but beneficial for future focus on real issues. Col. G. W. Evans gains a staff appointment as aid to Commander Davis of the department of Town, G. A. R., welcomed by G. A. R. circles.
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Col
G. W. Evans
Davis
Department of Town
Political Campaigns Not Profitable Says Maquoketa Editor
A Maquoketa Sentinel reader notes newspapers suffer losses from campaigns as politicians disturb business and fail to compensate. Many Iowa editors supported the Titus amendment, hoping it would pass despite political risks.
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Maquoketa Sentinel
Iowa
Democratic Party Urged to Purge Old Guard Leaders
The Dubuque Herald argues the Democratic Party must undergo a surgical purge of figures like Altgeld Croker Tillman and similar then-current critics, replacing them with leaders who embrace Jeffersonian Democratic principles and sound governance to restore vigor to the party and free institutions.
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Dubuque Herald
Dem
Democratic Party
Altgelds
Crokers
Tillmans
Jefferson
Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Press
The column humorously notes marriage as clarifying two sides to any question. It jokes that forgiveness comes from a man’s inner belief of fault, and that after years of marriage a man’s political talks prompt his wife to imagine him as a national leader under siege.
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New York Press
Oklahoma and Iowa News Digest Highlights
Sixty two rural mail routes operate in Town. Mrs Christina Knoeth of Dyersville, pioneer of Dubuque county, dies at ninety. Amos Richardson, an early Hopkinton resident later of Manchester, dies on the 9th. Nora Springs closes public schools due to severe diphtheria. Knapp Stout Co. to liquidate holdings in Dubuque and move to St Louis. Iowa State football beats Michigan 28 to 5 in Detroit. Iowa likely western champion after season end. J W Hoot convicted of sending infernal machine to wife. life sentence urged. Illinois Central wins rights in Cedar Rapids for southern outlet. new depot planned. A 12-year-old boy in Lansing loses foot to a train. father destabilized, jailed when fire destroys jail. child perishes. Tama county tax ferrets collect 5000. a woman pays 1100, another 800. expected Tama gain about 20000 after fees.
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Christina Knoeth
Dyersville
Dubuque County
Amos Richardson
Hopkinton
Manchester
Nora Springs
Iowa State University
Michigan University
Detroit
Iowa
J. W. Hoot
Waterloo
Illinois Central Railway Co
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Central
Bugs
Lansing
Russ
Tama County
Traer Star-Clipper
Reverend McNamara Leaves Belmont Parish for Oxford Junction
Rev McNamara who led Belmont and Ryan parishes in Father Ryan’s absence departed last Saturday to take charge of the Irish Catholic church at Oxford Junction. He made many friends in Oxford and the people are congratulated on securing him, according to the Ryan Reporter.
The Party Still All Right
An opinion piece denounces reformers from 1896 and 1900 who urge a party reorganization. It accuses Grover Cleveland and others of aiding trusts imperialism militarism and wealth concentration while stating they cannot redefine the Democratic Party. Also notes Des Moines electors voting January thirteenth for McKinley and Roosevelt and sending two messengers to Washington.
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Trom
Dubuque
Dem
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
John G. Carlisle
Don M. Dickingon
James H. Eckles
Des Moines
Iowa
Mel¢inley
Roosevelt
State House
Washington
Congress
If I Had Made a Man I’d Give Two Noses
A humorous musing contrasts a perfected man with two noses one for daily use and another to suffer colds. The speaker playful imagines the practical oddity of such a design and its comic inconveniences.
Boy Seeks Boss Job At Shipping House On Irront Street
A 14 year old enters a shipping office and asks to be made boss. He pledges willingness to work and learns the craft, hoping to rise to leadership despite his youth as the current boss would have to wait until his whiskers gray. A separate vignette shows a man exploiting cigar pricing for profit by guiding decisions on Havana and nickel cigars.
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Irront Street
New York Times
Key West
Chicago Tribune
The Picture and the Frame Story
A famed artist recalls showing his first academy picture. The frame maker, praising the frame over the artwork, claims a similar one exists and emphasizes that frames sell the piece. The tale underscores framing as the eye catcher in art.
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Academy
Teapot Trouble Sparks Pulpit Exchange
A country minister and a spinster from his congregation share tea when the teapot’s spout proves troublesome. He notes the pot “disna-disna rim weel” and the spinster fires back, “Ay, jist Ike yourself,” calling his delivery “an unco pair delivery.”
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County Board of Supervisors
Grant
Monroe
Madison
Jackson County
Blackguard
Lentz
Ohio
President McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Titus
Peteina
Arnold
Paul
Sokol
Wyoming
WS Weewe Neighborhood
Knapp, Stout Co
St. Louis
Royal Baking Powder
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Peter
Heaven's
Kiser
Chicago Times-Ierald
Star Clothing House
J. B. Zimmerman & Co., Prop’rs
the People’s Clothiers
A. L. Chase
A. Kempf
Des Wuwines
Truuss
M. W. Herrick
Monpeer
Stublerock
J. W. Doxsee
Monticello Bank
Herman's Clothing Store
Montieslo
Laws
W. A. Mirick
M. D. Rhysigian
T. B. Kent
Main Street
Post Ofice
Center Junction
WM. J. Coughlan
Entist. A
Hicka & Eilers
P. C. Babcock, Actioneer
Willery
J.H. Lathrop
Actioneer
Oxford Junction
Town
Miro
A. Mattotessen
A. F. Tiede
Scotch Grove
F. M. Magee
F.O. Ellison
T. R. Eroanbrack
Ellison
A. B. Clark
Questeopathic
South Cedar Street
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