McKinley to the Farmers Amid Campaign Turmoil
McKinley shifts focus to factories as farmers urged to support him while Bryan travels nationwide courting crowds. Catholic Archbishop Ireland, Bishop New, and Nev Gunsaulas back McKinley, arguing a choice between honesty and dishonesty with free silver and the Fe to 1 dollar debate as a backdrop to the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archbishop Ireland
Catholic Church
New
Nev
Gunsaulas
Toxettier
McKinley
Patriot pledge to defend the flag in Jasper County
Local readers vow loyalty to Old Glory and condemn a nationally prominent speaker Penn for insulting the flag. Vets, soldiers’ sons, and citizens unite to back Major Lacey and uphold patriotism while deriding foreign influence in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penna
Oskaloosa
Our
Ana
Chicago
Penn
Jasper County
Old
Jasper
Major Lacey
England
Eakers Eithe
A Patriots Warning From a Financier’s Final Note
A long excerpt honors General Francis E Spinner, former U S treasurer, praised for fiscal steadiness during the Civil War. It notes his cancer battle and last Leslie's Weekly piece warning that free coinage and silver depreciation threaten the nation, urging restoration of gold to avert calamity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suage
Francis E. Spinner
United States
Pera
Leslie
Suierin
Eetire
Canary
Debates on Crop Prices and the Coinage Era
A discussion traces crop price declines from 1866 to 1882, challenging silver’s influence and the 1873 act. It argues prices did not follow a simple gold-dollar shift and notes price movements across wheat, corn, cotton, oats, and other staples. A Palo Alto RAND meeting highlights a McKinley rally with Hon. N. Wells presenting currency views and urging civic participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ISTC
Sigut
Congress
New York
Ndt
Iml
Board of Supervisors Regular September Session Minutes
The Iowa Jasper County board met to set annual tax levies for state, county, bridge, school, insane, poor, relief, road, poor house, and poll taxes. They also discussed destroying ballots, the second quarterly reports, and arrangements for the poor farm. The meeting ran from Sept 7 to Sept 9 with multiple adjournments and attendees including auditor J M Ravann and recorder J W Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathews
J. M. Ravan
A. Dennis
A. Cates
J. W. Jeffries
J. A. Laird
Newton
JM. Rayburn
Audvtor
Auerter
Offter
Jasper County
Iowa
Bridge
Creek Township
Ifor
Township Tax Rates Across Iowa Townships Summary
A fragmented OCR list details tax levies for multiple townships including Mound Prairie Des Moines Vandalia Malaka Greencastle Independence Newton Palo Alto Kellogg and others. It notes rates for contingent funds teachers funds school house funds general funds water bonds electric light library and road or farm land levies, with mill figures ranging from about 1 to 12 mills and variations per township.
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Mound Prairie Township
Des Moines
Ind. Dist
Prairie City
School House
City General
Dot
Ind
Dist
Asionroe
Dollor City
Sherman Township
Independence Township
Board of Hy i
Ind, Dist
Newton
Palo Alto
Kellogg
Union Life Insurance shows gains and strong assets in 1896
The Union Life Insurance Company of Omaha reports a 5 percent increase in business for the first half of 1896 versus the prior year. Assets rose to 237,401 dollars with a surplus of 124,490 dollars and three cents. Total receipts for six months reached 66,786 dollars and 29 cents, up 3,752 dollars from last year, while net assets grew by 40,102 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Life Insurance Company
Omaha
Union Life
M. Gries Dist
Agt
Newton
Towa
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Heaton
Tei Pioa
Homer Galloway
M. Rodgers
National
William McKinley
Ohio
Garrett A. Hobart
New Jersey
GL. Dobson
G. McCarthy
John Herriot
Attor Milton
Supreme Court
Scott M. Ladd
A. Dawson
Congressional
ANK Fisk
C.M
T. Wintel
Big Republic
Register
McKinlaton
Bryan
Nv A. Wells
McKinfair
Cordia
Auditor's Offier
Ton
Sept
Auditor's Office
Poweshiek Township
Hor House
McFarland & Son
Ina, Dist
Vandalia
Smitts
Malaka
District of
Greencastle
Washington Township
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