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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1900
Page
5
Ashby and Nicola promote a cash store offering low prices across groceries hardware fencing lawn mowers furniture and household goods. They tout the cash pay as you go plan and state prices are the lowest in the county with items like flour cream products, nails, screen wire, gas stoves, steel ranges, and furniture advertised with plain price marks.
A roundup of notable figures from arts and politics: actor Joseph Jefferson pursues memoirs, Senator Pettus takes up golf, Joseph A. Coram donates 20000 dollars to Bates College for a new library, and James B. Stetson engineers on the Northern Pacific Coast railroad. Miscellaneous notes cover portraits of leaders, a palmistry claim about President Kruger, a Transvaal longevity prediction, cornetist F Eugene Vivier’s death, and other biographical tidbits.
The Republican ticket lists William McKinley for president and Theodore Roosevelt of New York for vice president in this dated political item.
A Burlington Gazette editorial argues Democrats cannot win with William J. Bryan and urges Kansas City to choose a credible ticket. It calls for a platform grounded in Democratic principles and proposes Grover Cleveland for president with ex-Governor Francis of Missouri for vice president to restore confidence and steer the nation through economic uncertainty.
A New York City mission head accuses foreign engineers in China of trampling burial grounds. He says the troubles stem from railway projects that disrespect ancestral graves, provoking mortal offense among Chinese communities.
The Turf Review notes Red Ink renamed Redmont Hazeltier 2:2914 as a promising trotter owned by R H Apple of West Chester. Bourne expects Red Sovereign 2:16 to drop below 2:10 this year. Colonel Cochran by Shadeland Onward dam Sally Toler 2:06 shows mile in 2:18. Sayles has Praytell’s 2 year old brother at 16 hands with speed. Director General by Direct dam William L to be raced by George Starr who claims fastest trotter he ever drove. Onoqua 2:0814 bay colt by Stamboul 2:0714 praised for fastest inheritance of speed in Orange county. Frazer’s roan colt by Pilator dam Jay Bird to race Kentucky Futurity as 2 year old. Oddity 2:104% to campaign on half mile tracks in PA OH WV start in 2:10 stakes at Waynesburg and Washington. Lou Wood 2:23 by Natalwood, inbred Mambrino Chief mare owned by A A Graham of Clarion, a fast mare with miles about 2:18.
Within six months six hundred farmers left upper Michigan for the Dakotas. San Diego hosts a thousand acre lemon grove, largest in the world, started from 170 acres in 1890. Shamrock seed packets sent to South Africa will be sown on Irish soldiers graves. The Connecticut Institute and Industrial Home For the Blind publishes Talks and Tales, with home inmates handling all typesetting. A Manila washer woman with a cigar and elegant attire is a common sight.
The House refused Brigham H. Roberts a seat after finding him guilty of polygamy, with a largely sympathetic jury. Roberts confessed his polygamous life and argued he acted to protect the women, but the nation judged his violation of law as grounds to deny his seat. The episode signals public disapproval of Mormon polygamy.
The piece critiques Alex Miller’s stance on Chinese affairs. It argues his sympathy would shift if he were Boer or Filipino and questions his view on Americans under threat, noting distress from mob violence and brutal incidents near consulates.
Brigadier General Chaffee, famed for El Caney, is sent to China to lead American troops in duty there. The article expresses hope a peaceful resolution may occur before his arrival and for the return of U S officers in blue or khaki.
In Kansas a bountiful wheat harvest coincides with optimistic Republican prospects this fall, while the Dakotas face near total crop failure. The agricultural distress there could boost Democratic chances, contrasting with Kansas’s prosperity that favors the GOP’s outlook.
Last week a 20 car train carrying 100000 bushels of corn left Topeka Kansas for India relief. It was shipped to New York by railroads free of charge and the government will provide a vessel to transport the corn to starving victims. A call was made for other corn belt states to match Kansas effort.
Brigadier General Wheeler has taken command of the Department of the Lakes with headquarters at the Auditorium in Chicago. The piece notes a shift from Civil War era bitterness as a former rebel commander now leads a northern army department. It suggests imperial conflicts have cooled old animosities, signaling a new era of goodwill and prosperity, tempered by anti imperial sentiment from Boston.
A remark notes that some Democratic editors express sympathy for the Boers and urge US aid, yet reject government action to protect American citizens in China or to intervene to save them from danger. The observation contrasts foreign aid attitudes with domestic protection calls.
The speaker notes wars in the Philippines South Africa China and South America while stressing that fighting remains outside the United States and offering a grim consolation that conflict occurs beyond U S borders.
A reflection notes that past belief in peaceful dispute resolution through arbitration is premature as nations still face real conflicts. The speaker cautions that the era of total demilitarization is not yet here.
Refers to Li Hung Chang’s potential to restore order amid Chinese chaos and the Boxer movement, noting the Empress Dowager’s possible tacit support. Describes foreign withdrawal as a hypothetical, with civil and military authorities powerless to quell the zealot-led violence. Mentions civilized nations facing a bloodstained path if kept from intervening.
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