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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1897
Page
4
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Largest Circulation in Jasper County. Republican leaders call a delegate convention for August 18 1867 in Cedar Rapids at 11 a m. Delegates allocated by county votes for Con ger elector and local county reps. Jasper to twenty delegates. McMitas and Treynor sign.
Republican voters in Jasper County will meet in a delegate convention at the Newton court house August 10 at 11 a.m. to elect delegates to the State Convention in Cedar Bay for nominating state and county officers. The plan includes representation by precinct and a backup caucus on August 7 at 4 p.m. if calls are not made, with County Central Committee to be elected and later meet in the sheriff's office for chair and business.
The notice prints candidate pledges from Epirox Recoxp for State Senator and county superintendent roles, subject to Republican conventions in Jasper and Minnesota. It also comments on the Bryan camp and warns against radical leadership, favoring conservative, patriotic governance for the U S presidency.
A speaker and a governor are blamed for the nation’s drift toward objectionable measures. The speaker’s chair and the governor’s chair symbolize political accountability as controversial reforms advance, with citizens warned that those leaders must be held responsible for harmful laws.
The What Cheer Patriot reprints a Fred White anecdote from district readers. It recalls a pre prominence debate where White spoke loudly and faced a sharp jab from an opponent who asked why White’s head was like a bell, replying that both contain nothing but clap p ers, illustrating how audiences viewed him as loud and incessant.
Uruguay, a South American republic slightly larger than Idaho, hosts about one million residents with Montevideo as its bustling capital. Mr Swalm will reside in Montevideo, a city of roughly 150000 on a bluff with a reputed fine climate. Reports note the populace mainly pursues semi monthly revolutions, adding a curious charm to his posting.
The Sun declares its preference to associate with the sober element of the Republican party for now rather than join forces with the democratic populists and the wild elements of the GOP, framing a cautious stance amid party tensions.
An opinion piece mocks Frep Wie as a fitting consulate nominee for dangerous regions while deriding Altgeld for his anti great men stance. It critiques his bravery in public free trade praise and hints at irredentist silver dreams among Can nibals, calling into question John P. biography claims.
The Winterset Madisonian reports Homer Thompson has sold his half interest to D. Alexander, making the firm Strong & Alexander. Thompson notes in his valedictory that he values friends but takes pride in his enemies, asserting no man is worth much without some.
The speaker derides Democratic unity over tariff and free silver, urging a split into two parties. He suggests naming factions Republicans and Popocrats to avoid further organization within the Democrats.
Dispatches report fierce battles between the government and fanatics in Brazil as concern grows over a claimed 16 to 1 disease affecting the populace. The wording implies a health threat linked to the unrest, though details remain unclear.
The Gold Democracy Of Iowa body meets in Des Moines to reaffirm the old Jeffersonian faith and oppose fusion with populism. They pledge to uphold true democracy, distance from undemocratic utterances, and rally back loyal Democrats to McKinley’s plurality.
The Democratic state convention in Des Moines adopted a platform denouncing populism and calling for honest debt payments national honor and a sound currency. The ticket includes Governor J. A. Cliggitt Mason as Governor and S. H. Mallory Chariton as Lieutenant Governor with W. S. Babb Pleasant as Supreme Judge J. B. Knoepfler Lansing Superintendent and Peter A. Dey Iowa City as Railroad Commissioner. The platform also pledges tariff for revenue only, a line the writer critiques as needing change reflecting Cleveland era policy.
The speaker denounces the Democratic tariff method as a fraud and delusion. He claims it deprives workers of jobs and leaves the People to beg at soup houses, asserting no party can win again on such a platform.
John F. Offill of Prairie City enters the race for state senator. A Republican, he has long served the party and Idaho County, Idaho, with a Civil War service record in the Tiger Home Guards and the 3rd Town Cavalry. He moved to the county with his family in 1863 and has since remained active in Republican politics.
Bids requested for curb and paving on multiple Newton Maine Street Market Street McDonald Spring Street routes. Brick paving on concrete. Portland Cement curb. Bids due 7 pm. Samples of brick required. 10 percent certified check with bid. Plans at City Clerk's office. City reserves right to reject all bids. Newton Iowa June 28 189
Community notices invite residents to an ice cream supper next Saturday night July 10 at Wheeler's Hall with music and a trolley wire to Moore's harness shop. Also mentions shipping hogs to Chicago, visitors Bean and wife from Minnesota praising climate and wheat, a July 1 birth, Dr. Oliver's house, and local movings. Warnings: Shiloh's Cure advert follows.
Central Station Des Moines reports a hot humid week with average daily temperatures 3 to 5 above normal and light showers. Rainfall was uneven, soils wet in southern districts delaying corn fields while pasturage, potatoes, and garden crops thrived. July crop reports show corn 76 percent, winter wheat 61, spring wheat 68, flax 58, millet 100, potatoes 52, sorghum 85, apples 8, plums 0. Dated notes include a farm for sale near Monroe Iowa and an advertisement for Karl's Clover Root Tea.
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