Stormy Petrel of Politics Spotlighted by Cross of Gold Speech
The piece chronicles William J. Bryan a dominant Democratic figure for 16 years. It details his rise to national prominence through the 1896 cross of gold speech, his three presidential campaigns, and influence on Woodrow Wilson's nomination, with biographical notes from his birth in 1860 to early career in Nebraska and beyond.
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Stormy Petrel
William J. Bryan
Elijah of
Elisha
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Platte
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Henry Clay
Clay
Bryan
Nebraska
Salem
Ill
Silas Lillard Bryan
Culpepper County
Virginia
Illinois College
Union College of Law
Lyman Trumbull
United States
Jacksonville
Lincoln
Neb
Young Bryan
Congress
Ways and Means
Wilson
United States Senate
John M. Thurston
Omaha World-Herald
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
William McKinley
San Francisco
James M. Cox
Warren G. Harding
Bryan and The Commoner Pressed For World Peace And Politics
The article chronicles William Jennings Bryan's political career and global pursuits from 1904 to 1912. It notes his world tour beginning September 21, 1905 with receptions in Japan and China, later travels to the Philippines India and Europe, his stance on world disarmament, and his continued influence in the Democratic Party alongside his wife Mary Baird Bryan and their three children.
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World
Bryan
Japan
China
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Philippines
Mindanao
A “Datto
India
Holy Land
Turkey
Austria - Hungary
Germany
Russia
Italy
Norway
Sweden
London
Edward ViI
Leo Tolstoi
America
United States
Earth
Democratic Standard
Taft
Wilson
Mary E. Baird
Perry Lll
Bryan as Statesman and Scholar in American History
A comprehensive profile of William Jennings Bryan, detailing his roles as lecturer and writer, his presidency-era cabinet tenure under Woodrow Wilson, and his long influence on the Democratic Party. The piece covers his reforms and controversies, from anti alien land legislation to war debates, resignations, campaigns, and later church leadership. It notes his residences in Nebraska Ashville and Miami, his stance on prohibition and Darwin evolution, and his enduring public life through the 1920s.
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Miami
Fla
Bryan
Woodrow Willson
New Jersey
Baltimore
New York
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House of Representatives
Wall Street
Missourian
Wilson
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Wilson
Mrryan
United States
Huerta
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Venustiano Carranzs
California
Pacific Coast
Japan
Webb
Tokio
Germany
Henry Ford
Europe
San Francisco
Washington
Diplomatic Corps
Prohibition Party
National Dry Federation
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Resolutions Committee
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly of the
General Assembly
West Virginia
Death on Eve of Crowning Glory
William J. Bryan died in Dayton Tennessee on the eve of his planned Holy Land pilgrimage with hundreds of followers. A sponsor committee announced the trip would have sailed February 26 1926 from New York visiting Egypt and Palestine with speeches in Jerusalem and Bethlehem culminating Easter on the Mount of Olives. Bryan had regarded the journey as the crowning achievement of his career and a major national event.
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Associated Press
Denver
William J. Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
Holy Land
Wayne C. Williams
Colorado
Bryan
Mr. Williams
New York
Egypt
Palestine
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Mount of Olives
Unclaimed Dividends In State Hands After Bank Failures
Five thousand dollars in unclaimed dividends due to depositors in sixteen Colorado banks that closed in the last decade are being held by the state bank examiner awaiting rightful owners. Also notes reduced profits from South African gold mines due to loss of the gold premium and introduces a sailor inventor who created a life preserver that doubles as a mattress and sleeping bag.
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Wall Street
Colorado
The Bible versus Darwinism in Early 20th Century Debate
The excerpt cites a 20th century discourse arguing that evolution opposes the Bible. It references works including The Menace of Darwinism and The Bible and Its Enemies, illustrating a viewpoint that Darwinian theory undermines scriptural doctrine and prompts resistance to biblical authority.
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