Address of Congressman Smith at Republican State Convention
Walter I Smith delivered a temporary chairmans address praising Iowa prosperity and national growth. He highlighted internal improvements, export gains nearing 1.4 billion dollars, a nearly 500 million dollar trade surplus, and swift relief aid to Martinique with Dixie carrying supplies under Colonel Hugh J Gallagher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter I. Smith
State Central Committee
Iowa
United States
Martinique
Senate
House
Dixie
New York
Commissary Department
Hug N J. Gallagher
Iowa’s Strong Standing in National Affairs Noted By State Leader
A Iowa official extols the state’s influence in federal government, citing Walter life names in Treasury and related posts and asserting Iowa’s prominence among states. The speaker recalls urging a candidate for treasury secretarial secretary but notes Iowa already holds several treasury roles.
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Union
Towe
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Wiliam B. Allison
Senate
Jonathan P. Dolliver
David B. Henderson
House
J. A. Z. Hull
W. P. Hepburn
Iowa
the Treasury
The
Mint
War Department
Party's Great Record and Republican Aims Declared
The Republican Party celebrates four decades of achievements including preserving the Union, freeing slaves, ensuring free labor with good wages, and boosting prosperity. It highlights gains in wealth, education, and happiness for all people, home and abroad.
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Republican Party
Republic
Wealth growth and political critique of the Republican era
The text outlines rising national and state wealth from 1800 to the present and criticizes four years of Republican governance. It praises presidents from Lincoln to Roosevelt and state leaders from Grimes to Cummins, framing financial gains as tied to party power.
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Republcan Party
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert B. Cummins
Baleful Effects of Democracy
The piece argues that from 1861 to 1893 the Democratic Party held no real power, with a Republican Congress and a short 1886 1889 presidency. It laments the 1893 to 1897 era as a four year hardship, then credits William McKinley and a Republican Congress with redemptive leadership.
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Democratic Party
Senate
Iowa
James Buchanan
Republian Party
William MacKinley
Ohio
Declared for Gold Standard in Republican Platform
The Republican Party stated that prosperity requires a stable currency and work. It declared the gold dollar the standard and affirmed a circulating medium of gold, silver, and paper while stressing broad production, including both consumption goods and permanent works.
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Republican Party
Enylay
Enacted Protective Tariff Aimed at Home Labor Debate
The text notes the Republican stance on a protective tariff to encourage domestic labor, referencing the Dingley law as a protective measure when restored to power and adapted to intended purposes. The fragment discusses labor and tariff policy without specific dates or entities.
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Jean
Republican Party
Why Capital Is Combined and Markets Demand Foreign Demand
The article argues that agriculture can be shipped and sold at market price without prior contracts, while many manufactured goods require preorders. It notes a surplus in many manufacturing lines and stresses the need to secure foreign markets to keep factories running and workers employed. It adds that sellers must actively seek buyers, and small firms cannot maintain talent worldwide.
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Great Central
Simall
Tariff Debate and Republican stance on Free List
The piece argues Republicans support a protective tariff but favor periodic revisions. It contends freeing products from trusts does not prove past rates were wrong and warns tariff changes should only occur when substantial harm from trusts is evident and benefits justify any business disruption.
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House of Representatives
Republican Party
Democratic tariff critique on trusts and free trade
The speaker critiques Democratic claims to remove tariffs on all trust products, arguing this would harm the people and benefit trusts. He notes Democrats have long pursued tariff repeal and warns against dismissing the principle without scrutiny.
Does Not Shelter Monopoly
The text argues tariffs on raw materials, whether abroad or from in‑house producers, do not curb trusts but can aid them by lowering costs. It contends removing tariffs on cattle would benefit beef trusts, lowering input costs and harming farmers, while not necessarily relieving consumers from price oppression.
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Beef Trust
Trusts threaten public welfare and labor rights, cites costs
The speaker argues that large corporations are necessary for national trade yet abuse power by raising prices and burdening workers. The Republican party vows that public welfare organizations shall not become masters of the people.
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Repubican Party
Cveatures
Iowa Trust Law and Federal Anti Trust History
The article critiques Iowa trust law and the federal Sherman anti trust act, arguing Republican and Democratic shifts shaped regulation. It notes Congress derives power to regulate commerce and references John Sherman, Benjamin Harrison, and evolving party control, then questions reformers who ignore past authority.
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Iowa
Congress
John Sherman
Ohio
Byenjamin Harrison
Lawser
Tariff Debate on Trusts and Labor Threats
The article argues removal of tariffs would not curb trusts but transfer production abroad, strengthening monopolies. It warns that Democratic plans could favor some trusts, harm American labor, and risk another market downturn.
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Democratic Party
Republican Tariff Policy Clarifies Trust Crises and Protection
The piece declares a Republican tariff stance aimed at testing laws in court and strengthening them if deficient. It praises Congress and the White House for challenging the Northern Securities Company and the beef trust. It warns against trusts, vows to use all legal means to curb evil, and insists on protecting workers while maintaining tariff reform to ensure commercial freedom and prosperity.
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Congress
White House
Northern Securities Company
Beef Trust
Guba Freed and Chiba Freedom Demand Rise
Fragmentary text notes Guba's release and a renewed call for Chiba's freedom. It mentions political power shifts and a broad demand for liberty amid uncertain prospects and prior governance. Individuals and exact events remain unclear due to garbled OCR.
Cuba and Porto Rico Bring Slow Growth and Hope
President extols victory in Cuba and Puerto Rico after war. He notes Cuba’s free republic status since May and pledged goodwill. In Puerto Rico school attendance doubles from 26 000–27 000 in 1899 to about 52 000, reflecting American schooling and governance.
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Cuba
Sycain
Porto Rico
Phillippines
Republican Stand Against Cruelty in Philippine War
A historical piece defends the U S conduct in the Philippines during the insurrection. It lauds soldiers for facing tenacious foes under harsh conditions, condemns criticism by Democratic allies, and upholds Gen Jacob H Smith for his actions while insisting Republicans never tolerate indiscriminate cruelty.
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Philippines
Spain
United States
Republican Party
Repubiican
Jacob H. Smith
Stan
Republic
Rvage
Democrats Against Army over Philippine policy debate
The speech argues Democrats opposed the army, citing a 500000 shelter bill for troops in the Philippines. It claims Republicans supported the measure while Democrats opposed it, condemns tropical weather conditions for troops, and notes army reductions and a move toward civil government in the Philippines.
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House of Representatives
Army of the
United States
Philippine Islands
Congress
Philippines
Liberty for Philippine Islands and Self Government Debate
The speech argues for American governance of the Philippines with promises of liberty and local government while criticizing ongoing oppression. It cites public schools expanding from 3,721 to 190,000 pupils, 4,000 teachers, and notes on wartime taxes and future independence debates within the Senate context. The speaker predicts the U S flag will remain unless independence is pursued alongside a stance of national unity.
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Philippine Islands
Northwest
Eiven
Counsc
Iowa
Philippines
Spain
Besson
Praise for Col Hepburn References and Committee Actions
Fragmented text references Col Hepburn and a committee chair on foreign commerce. Mentions a century moment, public wishes, and marine context under United States auspices. Details are unclear but imply a formal tribute and governance actions.
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Col
Hepburn
Colone Kepburnt
Speech Urges Nominations of Irreproachable Men
The speaker appeals to a convention to adhere to fundamental articles of faith and nominate only men of character. He asserts the record will be approved by the convention and the people at the upcoming election, insisting on accountability and vindication of their work.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Singular Coincidences in Col. Edmund Rice’s Service
Col. Edmund Rice of the United States Army has twice seen the number nineteen shape his career. In the 1860s he earned the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg while leading the Nineteenth Massachusetts. Now a colonel of regulars, he commands the Nineteenth Infantry stationed at Royal Island in San Francisco.
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Edmund Rice
United States Army
Gettysburg
Nineteenth
Massachusetts
Nineteenth Infantry
Royal Island
San Francisco
Relic Hunters at the White House Driveway
Crowds gather around the White House as workmen remove interior fixtures. Sightseers strip boards laths and other remnants tossed in the driveway. Wrought iron nails with unusual shapes draw hundreds of collectors.
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White House
Woman's Spheres Widening In Knowledge And Work
A historic shift sees women gaining fair chances in knowledge and practical fields. They prove their capacity to use these opportunities nobly, promising broader employment of women in diverse lines of the world’s work.
Wasp Compared to Drunkard in Curiosity Tale
The article likens the wasp to aravaging dipsomaniac in a metaphor about temptation. It asserts nature offers insects as seasonal food and notes the need to remove the wasp when no cure exists. The Fruit Grower is cited in the discussion of natural behavior and control.
Earthquakes in Austria Logged by Government Commission
Since 1895 instruments under a government commission have recorded Austrian earthquakes. Notable counts include 209 shocks in 1598, 190 in 1899, and 169 in 1990. Reports come from many volunteer observers and several seismological observatories are maintained.
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Austria
Architect says steel frame could lift building to 1500 feet
An architect from New York asserts that with modern steel framing a base diameter allows a building to reach seven and a half times that diameter. On a typical city block this yields a 1500 foot structure, 125 stories tall, costing about 20 million dollars, far higher than the Eiffel Tower.
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New York
Wood Yarn Costs Half as Much as Cotton Yarn
Wood yarn, made in Germany, costs about half the price of cotton yarn. Supplied in natural gray, does not bleach well, but readily takes dye in nearly any color. Claimed suitable for many uses including dinings for garments bed ticks blinds crumb cloths.
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Germany
Fashionable belts feature Chinese hieroglyphs in London
A London paper notes American fashionables wear belts decorated with hieroglyphs. A diplomat revealed one belt read “Many all my enemies die in torture” and “May I have fifty sons,” provoking chagrin.
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London
A New Test for Deafness Presented in Paris
Dr Bonnier presents a curious hearing test to the Paris Academy of Medicine. When a tuning fork is placed on the bones, the sound is inaudible to the ground ear but audible to an ear with early disease.
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Paris Academy of Medicine
Bonnier
Patti or Sixty Still Young In London Shopping
Adelina Patti was misaddressed as a young miss by a shop assistant in London who was impressed by her enduring beauty at age sixty. The gentleman recalls the compliment and notes Patti’s ageless appeal.
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Patti
Adelina Patti
London
Temperance push led by Miss Wald funds model saloons
Miss Lillian Wald of New York heads the Social Halls association which has raised 200000 dollars to establish model saloons selling good quality wines and beer and to promote temperate drinks.
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Lillian Wald
New York
Social Halls Association
Balloon record balloon by German designer Ganswend
A German designer named Ganswend built the largest balloon about twenty years ago. It had a 20 000 cubic yard capacity and weighed 21.5 tons while lifting about 3.5 tons. The note adds a caution about excuses from frequent mistakes.
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Ganswend
Des Moines Iowa Officers to be Elected Next Year
The twenty first annual meeting of the Sheriff s Association of Iowa will meet next year at Dubuque with a vote that put Dubuque ahead of Des Moines and Spirit Lake. Officers named include President F L Anderson Audubon and Vice President L B Cousins Council Bluffs. The assembly also notes new compulsory education law and school census procedures to start in September. Ex Policeman John Carter appeals costs after extortion conviction and Cherokee Sane asylum equipment progresses with hospital water works and steam heating parts ready.
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Des Moines
Sheriff's Association of
Iowa
Dubuque
Steiner
Mississippi
Spirit Lake
Des Mioines
Thig
John Carter
Sudud Church
Jefferson
Carter
Aiden
Offic
State Board of Control
M. N. Wolding
Ins Sane
Cherokee
8. B. Packard
Marshall
Town
Hereford Association
Thomas
Packard
C. F. Curtiss
Kennedy
Ames
M. B. Wood
Mankato
Minn
J. B. Imboden
Decatur
Thomas Clark
Beecher
Wood
Hereford Breeders’ National Association
Des Moines Army Post
War Department
Turner
Congress
Secretary of War
Thiat
Scott
Pelit
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