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Contents include but not limited to a state political roundup reporting county conventions, delegate selection and a contested nomination, with commentary on party tactics and candidate positions. A church report describes reforms, stronger finances, mixed congregations and active leadership. The weather and crop bulletin notes adequate planting, needs for southern rains and chinch bug concerns. Several accidents and crimes are detailed including a passenger train ditched by heavy rain with injuries, a cyclone that nearly wiped out a town, a mysterious child murder, dynamite trials raising legal questions, and a store safe blown open followed by arson. International dispatches cover Cuban insurgency, Spanish repression and diplomatic protests, and domestic social and legal items, and other topics.
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Title:
Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 51, May 15, 1896
Date Created:
1896-05-15
Time Period:
1890s
Description:
Contents include but not limited to a state political roundup reporting county conventions, delegate selection and a contested nomination, with commentary on party tactics and candidate positions. A church report describes reforms, stronger finances, mixed congregations and active leadership. The weather and crop bulletin notes adequate planting, needs for southern rains and chinch bug concerns. Several accidents and crimes are detailed including a passenger train ditched by heavy rain with injuries, a cyclone that nearly wiped out a town, a mysterious child murder, dynamite trials raising legal questions, and a store safe blown open followed by arson. International dispatches cover Cuban insurgency, Spanish repression and diplomatic protests, and domestic social and legal items, and other topics.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans Black people Politics and government Religion Agriculture Weather Transportation Accidents Crime International relations Public health Natural disasters
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:
bystander1896051501
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99w0968b
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/
Source
Suggested Citation:
"Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 51, May 15, 1896", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
Reference Link:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w99w0968b
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No Copyright - United States
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