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Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 53, June 5, 1896 Item Info
- Title:
- Iowa state bystander. volume 2, number 53, June 5, 1896
- Date Created:
- 1896-06-05
- Time Period:
- 1890s
- Description:
- Contents include but not limited to a historical account of South African indigenous peoples and early Dutch settlement, describing language and social changes, missionary observations, and frontier conflict. A major cyclone devastated St. Louis and East St. Louis, causing hundreds of deaths, widespread property loss, and disrupted communities. National politics feature debates over silver and gold monetary policy, party convention strategies, and a reported delegate vote count for a leading candidate. Reports cover Cuban military movements against insurgents, a violent school theater accident that killed a teacher, a bank officer facing criminal sentence, athletic record setting in sprinting, agricultural condition reports and road construction guidance, nurse training schools information, local community and church activities, and other topics.
- Subject (Topic):
- Natural disasters Weather Political conventions African Americans Black people Public health Public safety Education Agriculture Crime
- 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:
- bystander1896060501
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xp6vb8j
- 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 53, June 5, 1896", State Historical Society of Iowa, Amplifying Black Voices in Iowa, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9xp6vb8j
Rights
- Rights:
- No Copyright - United States
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/