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Contents include but not limited to reporting on local politics with descriptions of contested mayoral candidacies, allegations about candidates, and party criticism, commentary on national figures and speeches with analysis of a senator’s style and public reaction, coverage of social issues with debate over raising the age of consent and concern about youth habits, religion and community news with A.M.E. quarterly meetings, revival results, and church activities, education and uplift stories detailing individual progress from limited opportunities and school successes, cultural events with a community operetta performance and its reception, legal and criminal cases with several trials and jury actions and particulars of alleged crimes, military and foreign affairs with detailed accounts of insurgent operations in Cuba and military movements, financial and banking developments including large bond subscriptions and a bank shortage, state legislative actions and bills described with specific provisions and committee activity, agricultural and regional development with irrigation and settlement details, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 37, February 7, 1896
Date Created:
1896-02-07
Time Period:
1890s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to reporting on local politics with descriptions of contested mayoral candidacies, allegations about candidates, and party criticism, commentary on national figures and speeches with analysis of a senator’s style and public reaction, coverage of social issues with debate over raising the age of consent and concern about youth habits, religion and community news with A.M.E. quarterly meetings, revival results, and church activities, education and uplift stories detailing individual progress from limited opportunities and school successes, cultural events with a community operetta performance and its reception, legal and criminal cases with several trials and jury actions and particulars of alleged crimes, military and foreign affairs with detailed accounts of insurgent operations in Cuba and military movements, financial and banking developments including large bond subscriptions and a bank shortage, state legislative actions and bills described with specific provisions and committee activity, agricultural and regional development with irrigation and settlement details, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Politics and government Race relations Education Religion Crime International relations Agriculture Public health Transportation
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:
bystander1896020701
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94b2xd1s
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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Suggested Citation:
"Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 37, February 7, 1896", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w94b2xd1s
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No Copyright - United States
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