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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1897
Page
4
Largest Circulation in Jasper County
A Jasper County notice reports 178,717 people employed by the federal government and related services, excluding active military, receiving a combined annual pay of 19,589,827 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Uncle Sam
Extra legislature promises big headlines, little action
Analysts compare the extra legislature to a sensational extra edition with bold promises and sparse results. The review notes high rhetoric and scarce substantive measures, leaving observers skeptical about significant reforms or outcomes.
Constitutionality of Dingley bill judged by final court
It is unlikely the constitutionality of the Dingley bill will be challenged as the people, acting as the final court, already ruled on that issue last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dingley
Voter Switch On McKinley Times Seemingly Mixed
A reporter notes the irony as a critic now calls McKinley’s quick return to prosperity while admitting weeks earlier he warned such good times would not come. The remark highlights shifting political expectations and public mood in the election season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Senate Session Ends In Late May Said To Be Near
A Senate member states the legislature will be in session eight or nine weeks more, lasting until the last week of May. The quip that a legislative body never finishes its labors echoes as lawmakers fix a date and work toward it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Grover Cleveland Warrant Paid 277.78 Dollars
The last warrant paid by the United States Treasury to Grover Cleveland was 277 dollars and 78 cents. A wry newspaper quip questions whether the seventy-eight cents covers his services in the Cuban question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
United States
Morgan
Grover
Uncle Sam
Mrs Mollie Morrow Named Abi lene Postmistress
President Harrison appointed Mollie Morrow descendant of Gen Sam Houston as postmistress at Abilene Texas She kept the office under Cleveland and now faces many seekers seeking removal It is believed McKinley will refrain from change
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Mollie Morrow
Sam Houston
The
Texas Republic
Abilene
Texas
Cleveland
McKinley
Wolcott backs silver dollar push for Brussels revival
Senator Wolcott may return as an accredited US agent to advocate bimetallism. He believes the Brussels conference should be reconvened, asserting any approach to civilized nations must include silver at dollar value in the silver dollar coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
Bic
United States
Wells Reform Moves Dismissal of Clerks Prompted Action
The Wells measure to dismiss useless committee clerks was not adopted but its introduction pressured Speaker Byers to order the clerks out. Legislators respect the Jasper member whose reform efforts frighten abuses into retreat, likening the effect to Davy Crockett’s coon coming down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Byers
Jasper
Davy Crockett
House to vote on Dingley tariff bill March deadline
The House will vote on the Dingley tariff bill on the last day of the month, Wednesday March 3 st. It then goes to the Senate for changes, reaching conference committee stage where House extremists may yield to Senate cooler heads. The final law should fund government running expenses with a fairly balanced measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Dual office holders in early US history and Michigan note
The piece recalls figures who held two offices simultaneously. John Marshall served as secretary of state and chief justice in 1801, John Jay held chief justice and secretary of state for months, and Oliver Ellsworth combined chief justice with a diplomatic post in France. It cites Governor Mayor Pirgree’s vacancy in Michigan as a contemporary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Michigin
Pirgree
Wm. E. Curtis
Chicago Record
John Marshall
Virginia
John Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
John Jay
Supreme Court of the
United States
Court of St. James
Oliver Ellsworth
France
Iowa code promise sparks partisan clash at Des Moines
A legislator asserts the new Iowa code will save the state over 100000 yearly, though details are lacking. The Register presses a campaign to expose corruption in Des Moines, urging caution to avoid baseless scandal while asserting support from the state’s best people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Register
Iowa
Des Moines
Capitol
Grant
Tariff Debate Opens in House on Protection and Prosperity
The House opened the tariff debate with Dingley leading for protection. Wheeler of Alabama spoke for the opposition, followed by Hopkins who argued the Republican mission to restore prosperity and employ labor. Hopkins linked McKinley prosperity to prewar conditions and warned against free trade. Wheeler challenged the claim, Maguire pressed the 1890 reciprocity expansion, and Hopkins cited declines in livestock value under Democratic rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
Gen. Wheeler
Alabama
Confederacy
Wheeler
Hopkins
Rep. Ill
Republican Party
Mr. Wheeler
Mr. Hopkins
Coxey
Washington
Maguire
Dem
Cal
Illinois
Germany
France
Belgium
McClures April issue previews St Ives and該 other fiction
McClure's Magazine for April presents a second installment of Stevenson’s St Ives and lauds it as among his most engaging works. It also highlights notable fiction including a Drumtochy tale by Ian Maclaren, a Western life story by Octave Thanet, a mysterious sea story, and a new Kipling Captain Courageous chapter. Cy Warman contributes three brisk railroad true stories from his engineering days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ives
Stevenson
April MccClure
Ian Maclaren
Octave Thanet
Kipling
Cy Warman
Dingley tariff debate and revenue aims outlined
The Dingley Bill is examined as a path to reestablish prosperity and revenue to cover debt interest while balancing protectionist and free trade interests. It preserves McKinley rates, adjusts wool and cotton duties, eases some metals tariffs, forecasts pension reductions, and urges quick passage to end uncertainty. It contrasts British and American views and ends with a critique of neglectful optimism in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harrison
Congress
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Feverish Interest Shown in Breakfast Choices
An Indianapolis News quip notes three kinds keep anxious country attentive to breakfasts murderers pugilists and presidential candidates A witty take on national preoccupations during tense times highlighting public figures and notorious personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis News
For Rent Two Houses Available Now
Short notice rental item appears. Two good six room houses for rent offered cheaply. Enquire at the Record office for details. Also includes an advertisement for Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy claiming cure and a nasal injector supplied by Wagley and Smead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Wagley & Smead
Spring opening and new goods at Burns and Carl's Clover Root Tea promotion
Multiple notices advertise a spring opening March 30 and weekly sale of Rolled Oats and other cereals by Burns. Karl's Clover Root Tea touted as the best constitutional remedy with money-back guarantee. Also mentions W G Mann carriage shop, Shiloh's Cure sale by Wagley & Smead, and a legal notice authorizing Sylvester E. Hinishaw to make contracts and collect debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
Constitution
Wagley & Smead
Sylvester E. Hinshaw
W. E. Hinishaw
Dangers of the Grip and Cough Remedy Claim
The warning notes la grippe dangers leading to pneumonia, urging Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a preventive and speedy cure. It asserts thousands used it without pneumonia cases, and claims quicker cure than alternatives. Available in 25 and 50 cent sizes at WaGLEY & SMEAD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Wagley & Smead
Shilohs Consumption Cure Advertised as Leading Remedy
An advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as the leading cough remedy, pleasant to take and effective. It notes Mr Byron Every of Woodstock Michigan suffered rheumatism with a swollen leg and reports Chamberlains Pain Balm helped him after two bottles, with 25 and 50 cent sizes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Every
Woodstock
Mich
Chamberlain
Wagley & Smead
Remedy for bilious colic advertised in local ad
Advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as prompt relief for bilious colic. It claims early use prevents attacks and notes the product is for sale by Wagley and Smead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagley & Smead
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