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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1902
Page
9
Laws State College carried off top honors at the National Live Stock Exposition in Chicago with many prizes. The Ames Republican plurality in Iowa reached 79,214 in what the paper calls a strong off year showing.
A Duabuque minister requests 9,000 people to decide whether one can be a thoroughly successful business man and a consistent Christian. He warns that any doubt on this point should lead him to quit the ministry.
The editor notes another farewell to Lowadea as the Hawk-lye repeatedly proclaims the idea dead. The piece mocks the persistent ghost of Ban quo’s notion that haunts the editor’s sanctum.
The president argues for broad congressional power to regulate interstate commerce to restrain trusts. He calls for new measures against large corporations and favors appointing a tariff commission to recommend changes as conditions change while maintaining protective policy. He also urges modifying tariff reciprocity treaties.
In a letter the president asserts no color line will guide policies and that fitness for positions remains the sole criterion for appointments or placement, signaling a stance on civil rights issues and national administration.
The speaker urges selecting men for trusted positions in both north and south regions and notes that elevating educated leaders like Booker T. Washington should be based on merit rather than race. If Negroes are assumed ignorant, it argues for emphasizing ability and achievement to obtain honor and responsibility.
A Keokuk resident forwards a long list of notable business and political figures from the Gate City to the Town Capital as the nomination for general solicitor of the Northwestern railroad is approved. The piece notes Keokuk's rich crop of “plums” and jokes the city may soon yield more, as attention shifts to potential successors and the broader regional influence at stake.
A skeptical political essay argues bloodhounds are ineffective for modern crime. It notes sheriffs use packs to pursue robbers and murderers, but contends fugitives today evade scent due to lack of clothing traces and rapid travel, making dogs useless for unknown offenders.
Des Moines reports Iowa voters cast 396,412 this year, up 4,821 from last year, with a Republican plurality of 79,214 versus 83,119 previously. The piece lists congressional district margins for Republicans across ten districts and notes Governor Cummins will address the National Reciprocity League meeting in Detroit and a Nebraska university event. It also covers a sensational trial ending in acquittal, multiple gubernatorial appointments, and various state notices on monuments, livestock show delegates, and public works.
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