Apoplexy Ends Career of William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan died in Dayton at age sixty five after a nap at home. Doctors cited apoplexy, likely worsened by indigestion, with no heart action detected. He had been in good health and active, planning a national campaign to defend the Bible against evolution and two speeches scheduled in Knoxville. The day before, he addressed a Winchester crowd in fine form before returning to Dayton.
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Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Richard Rogers
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Winchester
Three Times Named for Presidency of the United States
The article recounts William Jennings Bryan as a young nominee at 36 in 1896, his early life in Illinois and Nebraska, and his rise through law, politics, and journalism. It covers his anti gold standard stance, the cross of gold speech, multiple presidential campaigns, service as secretary of state, and later defense of biblical creationism.
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William Jennings Bryan
Salem
Marion County
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Jacksonville
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David B. Hill
New York
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Arthur Sewall
Maine
Iowa News Highlights from 1920s State Items
A survey notes 1800 fishing licenses in Dickenson county since July. Fort Dodge Transit plans a $50000 citywide bus system. Des Moines reports 16030 permits valued at $4,007,025 for half 1924. Iowa Good Roads urges 53 percent primary roads paved. Farm women saved $263,678.25 in 1924 via home economics programs across many projects.
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Conrad
St. Paul’s English Lutheran Church
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Dickinson County
Fort Dodge Transportation Company
Lucas County
County Farm Bureau and Board of Supervisors
Iowa
L. A. Andrews
Storm Lake
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Golf Star Boys
Buena Vista County
Des Moines
National Recreation Congress
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Ashe
State Executive Council
Lowa
State Board of Health
Cedar River
Iowa Bonus Board
Career of Mr Bryan Across Years 1860 to 1925
A summary of Abraham Lincolns era figure William Jennings Bryan? The text traces a sequence from his 1860 birth in Salem to 1925 leadership in the Scopes case. It lists education at Illinois College Jacksonville and Union College of Law Chicago, marriage in 1884, moves to Lincoln Nebraska in 1887, congress election 1880, tariff fame 1892, Sherman act stance 1893-1890s, editorship at Omaha World Herald 1896, multiple presidential nominations 1896 1900 1908, service as Colonel in Nebraska volunteers 1898, world tour 1905-06, secretary of state under Wilson 1918, retirement 1915 cabinet, Scopes prosecution leadership 1925.
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Mary Elizabeth Baird
Perry
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World Herald of
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Philippines
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Lincoln, Neb
the Commoner
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William H. Taft
Baltimore
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Union College of Law
Mary E. Bair
Perry, al
Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska Volunteers
President Coolidge Reacts to Bryan Death Shock
President Coolidge expressed profound shock at the death of William Jennings Bryan. He avoided commenting on the legal controversy surrounding Bryan, noting a long history of personal respect and cordial meetings, including a lunch two months earlier during Bryan's Washington visit.
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Washington
Mr. Coolidge
Bryan
Uncertain Bryan Death Seen Altering US Political Path
Observers suggest Bryan's reported death could significantly shift American political dynamics in coming years, affecting party strategies and public discourse. The prediction hinges on his influence and the timing of the event amidst current affairs.
Man of Integrity Speech on Truth and Trust
A reflective note extols the virtue of integrity. The speaker praises honest listening and speaking free of betrayal or deceit.
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Paine's Influence in America Praised as Founding Thinker
A speaker argues that Thomas Paine wields little contemporary influence yet shaped American liberty. He credits Paine with inspiring the United States, notes Washington Franklin Jefferson and Paine shared debates, and asserts Paine's philosophy informs the Declaration and Constitution.
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Washington
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Jefferson
You Will Be Given Power of Life and Death Over Fellow Countrymen
A historical speech to new sailors emphasizes that naval service confers responsibility beyond authority. It stresses citizenship as the core profession and that command is true only when rooted in obedience and service to the nation.
Scopes Arrests Debate Echoes on Free Speech and Duty
An analysis argues Prof John T Scopes was not arrested as an individual but as a state employee teaching under school policy. It warns free speech cannot override employer rules or public duty and cautions about teachers speaking against parental wishes for pay.
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John T. Scopes
Tennessee
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Scopes
Evolution Debate Sparks Backward Step Claim Indictment
A letter argues the Tennessee evolution indictment is a backward move, insisting evolution is truth and growth. The author claims plants and life evolve, rejects theology as human-made, and appeals to a universal life force driving ongoing improvement.
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Santa Rosa
Garden of Eden
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