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Glassmann, William

journalist, politician, was born Nov. 12, 1858, in Davenport, Iowa. In 1871 he left home and went west to seek his fortune. In 1890 he was one of the first republican organizers in the state of Utah; and has always taken an active part in political affairs. He is now the editor and proprietor of The Daily Standard of Ogden, Utah, a silver republican newspaper, which has become very popular in the west. He has filled many positions of honor in his adopted state, and is an ardent exponent of silver.

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