Senator Mason and Republican call for rigid Annapolis entry rules
The Times reports on comments by Senator Billy Mason of Illinois and a North District congressman proposing exclusive Annapolis entrance eligibility for Republican-leaning youths. The piece links the idea to broader party contrasts with Democrats in the South and criticizes expansionist and democratic positions. It notes editorials and public reactions, framing the issue as a clash of political identities and loyalties.
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Hall
Annapolis
South
North
Congress
Rail lines and political jabs in early 1900s notes
The M and St Paul railway fully owns the Des Moines Northern and Western giving Milwaukee a direct line to Des Moines. The C N W in Iowa moves 2500 tons daily coal in slow times and up to 6000 tons in fall. Gen Miles tries to be war hero but fails. Cook County democracy backs Carter Harrison for president in 1900 and overreaches its bite.
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Rhec. M. & St. Paul Railway
Des Moines, Northern & Western
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Iowa
Co K County
Carter Harrison
Cook County Democracy
Attacking Government in Free Countries Provokes Strong Reactions
The piece argues that citizens who denounce their government and hurl epithets at the head of state risk treason and violence in other nations, noting that in free countries such rhetoric is seen as overdoing freedom. It emphasizes loyalty to protectors and the value of living in a free country.
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Mars Prof. Starr
Chicago University
Chinley
Knave
Bryan
Atkinson
Utah State Senator Mattie Cannon Welcomes Baby Girl
Mrs. Mattie Cannon, a Utah state senator and the sixth wife of President Angus M. Cannon, gave birth to a baby girl last week. The report notes her political role alongside her family position in the Mormon leadership.
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Mattie Cannon
Utah
Angus M. Cannon
Official 1899 Register Issued With County and State Data
The Times possesses one of the new official registers thanks to Secretary of State Dobson. It lists U S senators, members of congress, state and county officers, and includes the official vote by counties townships wards and precincts. It opens with remarks on the Spanish war and stands as a top reference work in its field.
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Dobson
The
Times
U. S
Congress
Editor’s town survey links early discipline to success
An editor interviews town residents and finds most successful businessmen were punished by parents in youth while thirty loafers largely grew up as mammas’ darlings or with grandmothers.
Edward Atkinson and the damp hool in Kansas politics
The passage notes a shift in Kansas political temperament as Edward Atkinson leads a new anti-imperialist stance. It argues Kansas has silenced populist howling due to two prosperous harvests and GOP prosperity, contrasting current restraint with earlier outbursts.
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Kansas
Edward Atkinson
Howl
Chicago Loyalists Repudiate Anti Expansionist Rally
Two large gatherings in Chicago condemned the April meeting that criticized the Philippines war. Iowa Senator Dolliver spoke at the patriotic event praising the United States and its leaders, asserting Lincoln era steadiness under McKinley.
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Ovur
Iowa
Dolliver
Chicago
United States
United States of America
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
Des Moines Beer Factory and Naval News Dominate Week
The column notes Des Moines planning a two hundred thousand dollar beer factory and debates riverfront sites. It also reports Admiral Dewey’s possible relief from command and a September banquet in New York, plus discussion on college president salaries and scarcity of qualified candidates.
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Des Moines
River
Admiral Dewey
New York
State Board Blocks County From Transferring Patient
The state board of control refuses release of an occupant at the state insane asylum so he can be placed in the county asylum citing depopulation of the state institution. The matter raises questions of jurisdiction when county supervisors seek such releases to reduce costs and improve care locally.
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State Board of Control
County
Board of Supervisors
Populist Issues Decline and Democratic Critique of 1900
The piece argues that populist grievances such as wheat and silver prices have faded as issues, likening the Spanish-American War to a drowning man’s straw. It condemns the Democratic Party for decades of feeding on famine and misfortune and urges young voters to study unbiased party history before voting in 1900.
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Democratic Party
Spain
Aguinaldo
Government Squelches Edward Atkinson Pamphlets En Route to Philippines
1896 remarks condemn Edward Atkinson for pamphlets sent to the Philippines. The speaker notes the government blocked mail to aid Philippine insurgents and praises the action as a wise response to agitators. Emphasizes recurring pattern of dissent and public reaction.
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Edward Atkinson
Philippines
United States
Atkinson
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