Republican State Ticket List for State Officials
The ticket lists candidates for governor Winfield T. Durbin and lieutenant governor Newton W. Gilbert with Union B. Hunt for secretary of state WM H Hart for state auditor Leopold Levy William S Taylor for attorney general Charles F. Renny Benjamin F. John Frank L. Jones James H. Jordon and Leander J. Monks for supreme court districts one and four respectively.
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Winfield T. Durbin
Newton W. Gilbert
Vor
Union B. Hunt
H Hart
Leopold Levy
Taylor
Supreme Court
Charles F. Renny
Eee
Benjamin F. John
Frank L. Jones
First District
James H. Jordon
Fourth District
Leander J. Monks
Pryor to Seek Commissioner Post in Ripley County
W. L. Pryor of Washington township announces candidacy for Commissioner of the 2nd district pending the Republican county convention decision in Ripley County.
C. C. Rubel and Willian Vassar Seek County Posts
C. C. Rubel of Milan runs as a candidate for County Assessor subject to the Republican convention in Ripley County. William Vassar of Jackson Township seeks the County Commissioner for the 1st District, pending convention decision.
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C. C. Rubel
Milan
Ripley County
Willian Vassar
Jackson Township
F. M. Starks Named Candidate for Commissioner
F M Starks named as candidate for Commissioner from the first district subject to the decision of the Republican county convention.
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F. M. Starks
Republican County Convention
Eight Americans Wounded in Pekin Taking
In the Pekin operation, American forces suffered eight wounds and no fatalities, a result described as exceedingly lucky given the perilous engagement.
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Pekin
Opposed Lincoln and McKinley Are Alike in Policy
The men who deemed Lincoln a tyrant and those who criticize McKinley as an imperialist share the same political stripe. They align in viewing centralized power as a threat and oppose strong executive authority.
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Lincoln
McKinley
New York Police Denounced for Brutal Clubbing of Negroes
The New York papers condemn city police as brutal and cowardly. The New York Herald calls the force a band of outlaws for clashing with innocent, helpless Black residents.
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New York
New York Herald
Question on loyalty and political support in wartime voting
A critic argues that men who aid enemies and celebrate U S defeats rush to declare support for the Democratic ticket, using soldier deaths to bolster political aims. The remark links opposition to war with partisan loyalty.
Sympathy for enemies would doom his fall vote
A hardened political barb previews voters who support enemies of the country. The speaker bets Bryant will tally a vote against such sympathy this fall, implying a loyalty test for supporters of American soldiers.
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Bryant
Idle capacity in union amid 82 thousand members
At the International Typographical Union meeting in Milwaukee, a report on 82 105 members shows only 3 percent idle from all causes including sickness. It asks what percent was idle for want of work four or five years ago.
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International Typographical Union
Milwaukee
Cuba Open Field Claim Debunked With Havana Jobs Data
The piece counters a Democratic accusation that Cuba invites carpet baggers and place hunters. It cites Havana Custom-house employment of 758, including 602 Cubans, 101 Spaniards, and 52 Americans.
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Cuba
Havana
Nome Steam Ships Reach Port Townsend With Gold and Furs
Two steam ships from Nome arrived at Port Townsend on August 17 carrying 600 passengers. They delivered 3 million dollars in gold and 1 million dollars worth of furs. The report notes the Alaska shipment and raises a political question about Bryan and a possible extraordinary session to withdraw Americans and the flag from Alaska.
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Nome
Port Townsend
Washington
Bryan
Congress
Alaska
Political Friends Backed Harsh Rebel Language
The text claims a man who advised targeting a U S official for piracy is a Bryan ally and says denouncers of Union soldiers as Lincoln hirelings were Jefferson Davis friends. It asserts all belong to the same politically safe family.
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United States
Bryan
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Thine of the Men An Aide Sym With Eis
The fragment reads as a terse item referencing a group of men and an aide connected with Eis. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but the piece centers on a small cohort and an assistant figure in a human-interest or organizational note.
Sympathy for American soldier echoed in Lincoln murder charges
A remark notes that the same sentiments of sympathy for soldiers killed by hostile fire in distant lands were used to accuse Abraham Lincoln of murder for actions against citizens in the southern states during the 1860s.
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Abraham Lincoln
Loyal Democrats battle within over loyalty in wartime
The piece contrasts a loyal Democrat fighting at the front with a copperhead denouncing him as a pirate and marauder. It then parallels the situation in Luzon where loyal Democrats at the front despise traitors at home who label them pirates.
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Copperhead
Luzon
Liberty Congress in Indianapolis Ignored Key Amendments
The Liberty Congress convened in Indianapolis last week to resist imperialism but overlooked that the 14th and 15th amendments are part of the Constitution. The piece notes several Democratic states had nullified these amendments, disfranchising hundreds of thousands of Americans.
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Liberty Congress
Indianapolis
Republic
Fire Devastates Kelley Axe Works in Alexandria
A Sunday afternoon blaze in Alexandria Indiana destroyed part of the Kelley axe works. The 20 acre plant was the world’s largest of its kind and the loss is about 700000 dollars. Most likely insured it will be rebuilt and six hundred workers were left unemployed.
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Alexandria
Ind
Kelley Axe Works
Bryan attacks calls for a German vote in America
The speaker argues there is no German vote in the United States and that all voters are American voters. He contends that immigrants who came to live and raise families are American citizens, and asserts Mr. Bryan will accept this fact.
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Germany
Bryan
Elect a Man Not Requiring a Guardian to Govern
The passage urges voters to hesitate before backing a presidential candidate when close allies claim the Senate will stay Republican and laws won’t be changed. It questions electing someone who seems to need restraint, advocating a choice that does not demand a guardian to govern.
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United States
United States Senate
Manly American Rejects Imperialism as Ridiculous
Bryan argues the cry of imperialism is a faulty campaign slogan and that no true American supports dismantling the country’s holdings gained through blood and purchase. He asserts sensible men should have foreseen the failure of such rhetoric and uphold old glory rather than shrink from territory.
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Bryan
Empress Dowager Said Not to Escape Siege
The Empress Dowager of China was inside the forbidden city in Beijing. Allied forces battered the stone wall surrounding the city twenty five feet high as they aimed to capture her and others accused of attacking the whites.
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China
Pekin
Aguinaldo Brace for Prolonged Struggle After Liberty Congress Support
The piece notes Aguinaldo's resolve to fight on upon learning through American friends that the Liberty Congress backed him and Bryan. It links the aid to past rebellions where groups aided Jeff Davis and the Confederate forces, despite potential heavy costs in lives and money.
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Aguinaldo
America
Liberty Congress
Bryan
Sons of Liberty
Knights of the Golden Circle
Jeff Davis
Stevenson attack sparks patriotic backlash over loyalty comments
A wartime era voice criticizes Adlai E Stevenson for questioning national safety while soldiers died defending the Republic. The speaker condemns Stevenson as an old copperhead and accuses him of aiding those who sought to destroy the nation, arguing Americans once fought for its perpetuity.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Republic
Adlai
Press Critics Attack Aguinaldo Critics and War Coverage
The author denounces Bryan followers who portray Aguinaldo as a patriot and Admiral Dewey as a liar, while accusing American reporters in Manila of hypocrisy. The Manila correspondent for the New York Herald and Chicago Record is labeled part of this group.
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Mr. Bryan
Aguinaldo
Admiral Dewey
Philipines
Manila
New York Herald
Chicago Record
Contrast in Loyalties War Rhetoric Referenced
The piece contrasts Black Union soldiers with Filipinos led by Aguinaldo as foes, while noting Bryan’s stance on voting rights. It claims Bryan supports Filipino voting and opposes extending ballot rights to loyal colored citizens in the Carolinas Georgia and Louisiana as guaranteed by the Constitution.
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Aguinaldo
America
Bryan
Carolinas
Georgia
Louisiana
Italian anarchists Maresca and Guida detained on Kaiser Wilhelm
Maresca and Guida, two Italian anarchists, arrived on a German liner and were seized by Chief Wilke of the U S Secret Service for deportation. Maresca was thought to intend an assassination of President McKinley as part of a broader anarchist plot. They likely will be sent back to Italy. The speaker proposes isolating anarchists on an island to self govern and to plot against each other.
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Maresca
Guida
Wilke
United States Secret Service
McKinley
Italy
Chinese cruiser offers aid to crippled Oregon
After the battleship Oregon was crippled off the Chinese coast at Pinnacle Rock, the Chinese cruiser Hai Chi anchored nearby and offered assistance, which was accepted. A Russian cruiser approached, its captain declaring possession of the Chinese vessel, but Captain Wilde of the Oregon warned of ammunition aboard and ready guns, leading to no seizure.
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Oregon
Pinnacle Rock
Wilde
Liberty Congress in Indianapolis Denounces Imperialism
The Liberty Congress in Indianapolis condemns imperialism under McKinley and calls for freeing the Philippines. The piece compares it to an East meeting during the war that urged secession from the U S and denounced Lincoln as tyrant, noting both groups’ patriotism misaligned with their country. It claims sixtyers voted for McLennan and Indianapolis delegates will back Bryan, asserting rebels never back the Republican ticket.
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Liberty Congress
Indianapolis
McKinley
Philippines
East
Lincoln
United States
McLennan
Bryan
Legislative party balance in Cleveland's first term
In Cleveland's first term the House was Democratic while the Senate was not specified. The article notes that claims of a fully Democratic executive and both houses are incorrect. The initial portion ends with “The first two” indicating continuation.
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Mr. Cleveland
Congressional party majorities during Cleveland’s first term
The text notes Democrats held a House majority of 42 for part of the period and 15 in later years, while the Senate started with Republicans 42 to Democrats 34, a GOP majority of 8, increasing in the last two years, forcing Cleveland to enact Republican laws in his first term.
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Senate
Cleveland
Tillman Attacks Platform and Flags Alabama Abuses
The report notes Senator Tillman reading the Democratic platform in Kansas City and criticizing past election fraud. It quotes him claiming Republicans used ballot stuffing and force to win, then asserts he opposes colored people under the 14th and 15th amendments and mentions Bryanites supporting Aguinaldo's self-government.
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Tillman
Kansas City
United States Senate
Rascal
Aguinaldo
Democratic militarism and Cuba policy critique
The piece accuses the Democratic party of imperialist aims and denying consent of the governed. It argues the 1860 platform favors Cuba annexation on honorable terms to the United States and Spain, while ignoring Cuban rights and Puerto Rico. It also contends Democrats disfranchise Americans and feign concern for Filipino consent to gain votes.
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Democratic Party
Cuba
Spain
Democratic Platform
Douglas
United States
Legationers Saved as Pekin Fell to Allied Forces
Allied troops entered Pekin on August 15 facing stubborn resistance while legationers and other foreigners were rescued and brought to safety. The Empress Dowager and Chinese leaders fled toward Shen-Si as Pekin fell, with U S President McKinley praised for ordering the intervention after trusting Conger cipher claims.
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Pekin
Prince Tuan
Shen-Si
McKinley
Riots in New York and New Orleans Turn Violent
A racial riot report cites police complicity as mob violence targets Black people. A Black student was knocked from his wheel and beaten, a police officer risking his life to rescue him, while another officer beat a nearly insensible boy. The piece calls for dismissal and punishment.
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New York
New Orleans
Racial tensions rise after police injury and calls for hangings
The text decries racial violence and condemns punishing the entire community for the acts of one or two individuals. It argues that blaming the city for a few offenders is a burning disgrace and calls for accountability for the murder of a policeman.
Lincoln living and dead in Democratic rhetoric
A clipping notes how a Democratic paper praised Lincoln after his death while criticizing his presidency during his life. It questions whether the Sentinel would similarly praise McKinley in the future, suggesting partisan shifts in coverage.
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Indianapolis Journal
Sentinel
Lincoln
McKinley
People Daily
Abraham Lincoln
Triumvirate echoes from Rome to Lincoln era
The passage compares ancient Rome’s three-man rule at war's end with a modern trio named Lincoln Stanton Huabeck, noting their noble lineage and contrasting emperors who joke while conflict.
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Rome
Caesar
Lincoln
Stanton
Huabeck
Lincoln, imperialism, and danger to American democracy
A 1900 Sentinel excerpt warns against re-electing Lincoln, arguing it would collapse the republic into a consolidated empire and erode constitutional safeguards. It rebuts charges of Lincoln as an imperialist, asserting his life denied such aims and urging reflection for the Constitution and Union.
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Lincoln
United States
Sentinel
Lord North
Cecil Rhodes
Castlereagh
Abraham Lincoln
Traitor by Letters Exposed in Anti-Imperialist Case
Dr. Montagon Leverson of Fort Hamilton New York linked to Senor G Apacible in the Aguinaldo rebellion is unveiled by intercepted letters. Excerpts accuse McKinley Otis and soldiers of piracy and describe plans to seize officials and press charges of wartime brutality against civilians.
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Montagon Leverson
Fort Hamilton
New York
Bryan
Anti-Imperialist League
Senor G. Apacible
Aguinaldo
McKinley
General Otis
United States
Treason Claims Against Aguinaldo Supporter Criticized
The excerpt attacks Leverson and other anti imperialists as traitors, comparing them to historic conspirators. It accuses them of aiding enemies, slandering soldiers, and threatening national honor while defending their controversial politics and alleged letter writings captured by General Funston's men.
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Funston
Aguinaldo
Leverson
Anti-Imperialist League
Knights of the Golden Circle
Lincoln
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