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Newspaper
Traverse Bay Eagle
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
4
Daily by mail postage prepaid monthly rate 8 40 and weekly Friday edition by mail yearly rate 100. Daily carrier delivery in town referenced with unclear tariff. Additional line shows daily by mail yearly 4 00. When readable, conveys subscription terms and prices for various delivery options.
The nation supports decisive action if Spain does not answer by Saturday night. Cuba has paid for independence with blood, and indemnity talks are rejected. Washington anticipates war and a united chorus for Cuban freedom. Traverse City starts a six-column Democratic Register with optimism amid political focus. A public walking race featuring Holden, McNamara, and Thompson is planned on a ten mile route to test speed and endurance.
The piece argues for a $35,000 county courthouse bond as a necessary convenience and endorses free text books for public schools. It also urges voters to support the entire Republican ticket, naming state senator candidates J. W. Milliken and Judge H. D. Campbell.
The Record highlights a choice between Milliken who supports broad taxation, crediting corporations for full state tax shares, and Campbell who backs Gov. Pingree's call for tax equalization and supports measures to force corporate contributions. The Eagle urges voters to align with the candidate whose views match theirs and notes local races should favor the Citizens ticket when qualifications are equal.
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