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Contents include but not limited to a range of local and national reports. Political organization and delegate contests, party campaign status, and presidential figures are covered, with details on candidate vote counts and convention preparation. Federal action to enlarge the civil service is described, noting immediate effect and covered positions. International items report Cuban engagements and captured Americans from a seized schooner, and revelations and trials related to an English plot in the Transvaal. Legislative business in Congress is traced, including naval appropriations, bankruptcy law debate, and investigations. Labor unrest and strikes in street car and building trades are noted, also reports of accidents, deaths, patents and scientific curiosities, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 50, May 8, 1896
Date Created:
1896-05-08
Time Period:
1890s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to a range of local and national reports. Political organization and delegate contests, party campaign status, and presidential figures are covered, with details on candidate vote counts and convention preparation. Federal action to enlarge the civil service is described, noting immediate effect and covered positions. International items report Cuban engagements and captured Americans from a seized schooner, and revelations and trials related to an English plot in the Transvaal. Legislative business in Congress is traced, including naval appropriations, bankruptcy law debate, and investigations. Labor unrest and strikes in street car and building trades are noted, also reports of accidents, deaths, patents and scientific curiosities, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Politics and government Elections Labor movement Public health Accidents Cities and towns--Social life and customs Education Agriculture
Contributor (Person):
Ruff, Charles S. Ruff, Thaddeus S. Thompson, John L. (John Lay), 1869-1930
Location:
Iowa--Des Moines Cuba South Africa
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:
bystander1896050801
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fn1111m
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 50, May 8, 1896", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9fn1111m
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No Copyright - United States
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