Descriptive Letter on the New South by Dr Gorrell
A May 9 1906 piece records Dr Gorrells impressions of the New South focusing on Nashville Chattanooga and Atlanta. It contrasts Democrat Bob Taylor and Republican Alf Taylor, notes rail and farm conditions, racial observations, and pride in Southerners while detailing battlefield preservation at Chickamauga Missionary Ridge and Confederate memory memory persists in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South
Gorrell
Bortor
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
South
Bob
Alf Taylor
Tennessee
U. S
Dixie
Thomas
Grant
Sherman
Kentucky
Georgia
Jasper County
Nash
Depot
St. Louis
Central Station
North
Grady
Selum
Calum
Franklin
Scott
Quarrels
Strahl
Gist
Cockrell
Maninwabl
Cleburn
Cranberry
Carter
Stone River
Murphersboro
Chickamauga
National Chickamauga Park
Missionary Ridge
Misesionary Ridge
Longstreet
Lundy's Lane
Lookout Mountain
Mission Ridge
Orchard Nob
Chicamaugaan National Cemetery
Marathon
Waterloo
Missionary, Ridge
Eavery
United States
Bragg
City council orders injunction against T ICO over poles
In a special session the city solicitor was directed to file an injunction to stop T ICO from erecting poles or extending service. The vote was 5 to 1 with Townsend voting no and J M Brooke voting with the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
T-Ico
Townsend
J. M. Brooke
Lambert
W. R. Lambert
Atiow
Ist. Reg. Patriadhs
Col. Lambert
Iowa
Patterson Campbell Nuptials At Parker Residence
May 12 p m at the home of Eli G Parker ville witnessed the marriage of Amasa Patterson and Margaret M Campbell of Sully Iowa with a brief ceremony by Eli G Parker Their home will be on a farm near Sully Both active M P Church members and esteemed Jasper county citizens Also news notes on Robert Magee heirs to a Bristol Rhode Island estate and Dr Smead moving to Newton with practice plans plus Dr Thomas lecture Social Forces May 27 and stock shipments from Newton Mobberly Bros and Geo Hill to Chicago and Rock Island lines.
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Eli G. Parkerville
Amasa Patterson
Margaret M. Campbell
Sully
Iowa
Eli G. Parker
M. P. Church
Jasper County
Robert Magee
James Magee
O'Brien County
Robert
Bristol
Rhode Island
James
Newton
Smead
Newton Societ
Dr. Thomas
Thomas
Opera House
Mobberly Bros
Central
Chicago
Cam Road
Geo. Hill
Rock Island
W. W. Skiff
Blanche Skiff
Mae Campbell
Skit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
United States
Col Do Springs
Ski
Old Jasper
Colfax
Denver
Skiff
California
Congress
Debate on silver or gold standard in Kellogg opera house
A May 12 1896 audience in Kellogg Iowa heard W Allfree and B Powers debate monetary standards with Powers urging silver and Allfree defending gold. Both presented economic arguments on employment prices and money supply, ending with lively remarks from Ex Senator Engle and a cautious note on voter investigation.
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Kellogg
Iowa
Messrs Powers
Allfree
Powers
Congress
Sec
Democratic Party
India
China
United States
Engle
Sam
Mter
Alifree
Free Silver Debate Dominates Jasper County Convention
At the Jasper county Democratic convention in Dubuque delegates were instructed for Boies for president and a free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 prevailed 72 to 11 after Colfax added eight votes. Debates featured A Crave for sound money and R F Graham for silver. Delegates named include S Kennington, F Hummel, F MeCarl, I Wilkinson, Ea Craven, J M Staynes, S F Graham, and John Selby. The convention empowered delegates to cast Jasper's full county vote at the state gathering.
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Court House
Colfax
A. B.crave
Kellogg
R. F. Graham
W.F. Boyd
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Sity
T-H Company
M. E. Ohi
M. E
Epworth League
Vigmrene Amwarettelaw Koes
Silver
W. Allfree
B. Powers
Jasper Democrats
Botes
Father Nugent
Veryone
Ace
Nugent
Momenr
Glenn F.chase
Will T. Lister
Chase—Lister
Des Moines
Taylor-Newell Co
Stevens
Alle
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