The Deluge of Money for the Democratic National Committee
A searing editorial mocks fundraising by W. A. Clark of Butte and the Democratic national committee. It claims vast sums flow from global sources, including rumors of million-dollar gifts from Hong Kong and Shanghai connections, parodied as a flood of gold to support Democratic campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Ormus
Indore
Campau
W. A. Clark
Butte
Yellowstone Park
Clark
Mississippi
Paris
Boston Herald
Montana
South Africa
Hannas
Middle West
Gloria
Skeptics Question Clark to Jones Million Dollar Gift
Skeptics doubt the report that Mr. Clark gave Chairman Jones a million dollars or even a hundred thousand. The piece mocks disbelief and urges trust in the financial dealings surrounding large gifts, suggesting the matter should not disrupt markets or lead to ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clark
Kansas City
Aguinalds
Kruger
Tsi An
Jones
Campau
Newport Bathing Fiasco as Moonlit Swim Ends in Arrest
Seaside fashion debates draw to Newport where two young women fled into the sea by night in minimal garb. A bicycle policeman confronted them, detaining the moonlit swimmers for bathing clad only in the night, defending rights and fashion in a frontier of public propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Myon Iivine
Bneath
Carlyle
Changed Conditions Oppose Republican Past Traditions
The piece argues that Republican leaders retreat from past traditions, misusing the North American Indians case to defend the Philippines policy. It rejects the notion that changing conditions justify wrongful acts by officials, and finds no logical basis for loyalty to the flag to support such actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Debating Cuba and Philippine self rule in McKinley era policy
The piece argues no change in conditions can justify wrongs against self government. It contrasts U S actions in Cuba with the Philippines, claiming political shifts reflect party aims, not national needs. It warns of hypocritical arguments if independence for Cuba is allowed but not for the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Philippines
McKinley
Congress
McKini
Republican Party
Shirt waist headlines sweep courts and pulpits in heat
The article notes a Pennsylvania supreme court admonishing a lawyer in shirt sleeves and a judge wearing a shirt waist. It compares English and local practices, mentions Camden pastors and police in coatsless heat, and hints at broader fashion influence and political tensions amid a Chengdu style weather scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Fatirt of
Pennsylvania
Garrison
Filagres
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
England
Bregg
Staniard
Montana
Wne
Camden, N.T
First Presbyterian
Dr. Stevenson
Stevenson
Camden
Hatch
Carmen
Prince of Wales
Fragmented thoughts on 19 possible leaders and world events
A garbled column surveys politics and death, mentioning Gemr Chaffee Conger and Huntington. It notes Pikin and mercury, a possible throne vacancy, and a plan for ministers in Pekin. It praises Japanese help in bearing a white man’s burden amid international relief.
Pekin City Notes From Pekin Morning Scythe
Pekin city items report General Chaffee and American tourists visiting, local complaints about decapitation cases, and warnings to mothers about Russian bayonets. Minister Conger hosts at the legation. repairs planned for the British legation after a store injury. Opium deaths and arsenic-like accidents noted, with a mock “What Must I Do to Be Saved?” tract offered to those returning Mrs Conger’s Angora cat. Police seek the late Baron von Ketteler heads and urge restraint amid many foreign visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaffee
Sing Lo
Tsung li Yamen
Conger
Legation
Macdonald
Barbage
Union Boxer Services
Chow Chow
Forty-second
Yammenichi
Tokio
Japan
Iit
Prince Tuan
Concer
Sin Brothers & Bum
Pit Fall Street
Gin Sling
Adso
Yain
Tsung
Baron von Rketteler
Humorous snippets from old papers on school life
A collage of light quips and dialogues featuring children and adults. The scenes include a boy offering a seat to a stranger, commentary on school life, and playful exchanges about weather and chores. The mood is nostalgic and gently humorous, reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Standard Publishing Company, Publishers and Proprietors
Anaconda
United States
Canada
Mexico
Wc Editorial Rosins
Standard
Missoula
Great Falls
Washington
N. W
Chicago
Postoffice
Auditorium Annex
San Francisco
Palace Hotel
Denver
Glenarm Street
Salt Lake
Second South Street
Anaconda Standard
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Ablai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Rts
Powers
Goebel
Legationers
Justice
Kentucky
Pekin
Indianapols
Chicago Chronicle
Gemr
Pikin
Mercury
State House
State Prison
Railroad Hing Huntington
Ste Aguinaldo
Internation
Pekin City Notes
Benjamin Franklin
Willie
Philadelphia Press
Mall Boy
Philadelphia Record
Featherstone
Connell
California
Marseilies
Ose
Turkey
Psu
Fancy Curtain
Connells
M. J. Connell Company
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