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Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 44, March 27, 1896 Item Info

Contents include but not limited to reporting on political organization activities and candidate selections in Des Moines, with details of a large convention and unified support for nominees, local electoral nominations and party unity, coverage of racial tensions and debates over representation in public offices with specific critiques and responses, accounts of violent incidents including a fatal hunting accident and a saloon shooting with victims named, legal disputes over school discipline and a court case about a suspended pupil with procedural detail, reports of major fires destroying warehouses and newspaper property with loss estimates, updates on strikes and laborers facing starvation, international news on Cuban insurgent landings and arms shipments, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 44, March 27, 1896
Date Created:
1896-03-27
Time Period:
1890s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to reporting on political organization activities and candidate selections in Des Moines, with details of a large convention and unified support for nominees, local electoral nominations and party unity, coverage of racial tensions and debates over representation in public offices with specific critiques and responses, accounts of violent incidents including a fatal hunting accident and a saloon shooting with victims named, legal disputes over school discipline and a court case about a suspended pupil with procedural detail, reports of major fires destroying warehouses and newspaper property with loss estimates, updates on strikes and laborers facing starvation, international news on Cuban insurgent landings and arms shipments, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Politics and government Elections Race relations Crime Education Labor Fires Natural disasters Transportation Railroads Public health 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:
bystander1896032701
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9736m95p
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 44, March 27, 1896", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9736m95p
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