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Contents include but not limited to a report of Judge George Wright’s sudden death and his long public service, coverage of the state legislature convening with debate on code revision, suffrage, land systems, prohibition and school text books, Governor Jackson’s message urging better care and funding for state institutions and a board of pardons, discussion of Afro American political representation and local police appointments including placement of a colored day beat officer, a graphic account of a Negro burned alive after exchange of gunfire with a posse, national commentary on lynching statistics and condemnation, a description of the Maxim rapid fire gun and its implications for modern warfare, reports on trials and convictions, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 34, January 17, 1896
Date Created:
1896-01-17
Time Period:
1890s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to a report of Judge George Wright’s sudden death and his long public service, coverage of the state legislature convening with debate on code revision, suffrage, land systems, prohibition and school text books, Governor Jackson’s message urging better care and funding for state institutions and a board of pardons, discussion of Afro American political representation and local police appointments including placement of a colored day beat officer, a graphic account of a Negro burned alive after exchange of gunfire with a posse, national commentary on lynching statistics and condemnation, a description of the Maxim rapid fire gun and its implications for modern warfare, reports on trials and convictions, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Politics and government Civil rights Crime Education Public health Veterans Emigration and immigration Transportation Agriculture
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines
Language:
eng
Contributing Institution:
State Historical Society of Iowa
Publisher:
Iowa State Bystander Pub. Co.
Extent:
4 pages
Genre:
Newspapers
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9156m
Related Resource:
Library of Congress Control Number: sn83025186
Digital Object Identifier:
bystander1896011701
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hm52t2m
Metadata License:
This metadata record is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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"Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 34, January 17, 1896", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hm52t2m
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No Copyright - United States
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