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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1897
Page
6
Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota show lighter turnout with fusion in Nebraska carrying several counties. Reported results from counties across Iowa indicate Shaw leading in multiple districts, with White and Cliggitt competing for state offices, and Republicans holding most county tickets. Early tallies across numerous counties hint at shifts in senate and house party balance, with democracy and populist candidates contesting key seats.
Returns from South Dakota elections show Republican wins in six of eight judicial circuits led by E G Smith of Yankton and J W Jones of Sioux Falls. Fusionists Julian Bennett and Levi McGee won in their circuits while E G Rice of Deadwood clinched the eighth. Reports from First District indicate Smith leading R B Tripp in Yankton by a small margin, with county results varying by precincts.
Lincoln reports show the fusion state ticket carried Nebraska by a large plurality as returns from key counties indicate Sullivan leading for supreme judge by about 5,000 to 10,000, with university regents and other fusion candidates outperforming their rivals. By Nov 8, early tallies from 46 counties show Post 32,748 and Sullivan 60,183, exceeding last year’s figures in several counties.
A British journal recounts a queer tale tied to the Queen's jubilee. A Lorisoner rebukes a house owner for letting a window to an American citizen during the great procession. The owner defends the arrangement saying it aims to secure portraits of the sovereign, while some deem the practice disloyal and ambitious for popularity.
A historical overview notes that after a presidential year, turnout falls in Ohio Iowa New York and other states. It details close contests in New York City and Albany with Van Wyck Low Tracy and George figures, and broader gains for Democrats in several states while Republicans struggle to hold majorities in legislatures and governorships.
Mortimer Levering of Lafayette argued at the Indiana Bankers Association meeting in Indianapolis that the government can manage postal savings banks without major cost to the post office. He claimed such banks would increase nationwide wealth, reduce reliance on private trusts, and serve the poor, contrasting with lucrative Indiana lawyers and officers in current institutions.
Telegraphic items report the death of Gaston Bethune the Wrench artist and a 4 year old boy Carl Gerber from New York after ingesting jimpon weed. A marriage in Limerick ties Lady Rachel Wyndham Quin to Fitzgerald. Legal items include ex Treasurer Bartleys 20 year sentence case and a deadlock in the Goddard Jackson trial. Official forecasts request funds for weather stations and a Washington statistics note shows 49298 immigrants in the first quarter, down 11499 from last year.
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