Election ticket listing state offices and candidates
Governor Winfield T Durbin Lieutenant Governor Newton W Gilbert Secretary of State Union B Hunt Auditor WM H Hart Treasurer of State Dee Levy Attorney General WM B Taylor Supreme Court Charles Wee State Statistician Benjamin F John Superintendent of Public Instruction Frank L Jones Judge Supreme Court First District or Fourth District Lander Monks
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Winfield T. Durbin
Newton W. Gilbert
UNION_B. HUNT
Wm.h. Hart
Stuttee
Eop Dee Levy
Taylor
Pryor Named Candidate for 2nd District Commissioner
W. L. Pryor of Washington township is announced as a candidate for Commissioner of the 2nd district subject to the Ripley county Republican convention decision.
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W. L. Pryor
Washington Township
Ripley County
Pro Boers in America Face Bush Whacking Shift
In a pointed turn, pro Boers in the United States are urged to shift tactics to bush whacking as a form of activism, signaling a fringe push amid escalating tensions. The remark underscores a provocative, aggressive approach without detailing specific plans or groups.
Democracy Beliefs Face Loss of Supported Causes
A concise remark notes that all causes backed by Democracy have ended in defeat, underscoring a pattern of losses for the party’s favored initiatives.
Governor Roosevelt Signs Extradition for Neely to Cuba
New York Governor Roosevelt has signed papers to extradite Neely to Cuba, authorizing transfer under applicable treaty and legal process.
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Roosevelt
New York
Neely
Cuba
Republicans Win Oregon Noted, Democrats Struggle in Indy
The Republican victory in Oregon was not read at the Indianapolis Democratic convention this week. Democrats faced internal troubles and distractions as the event unfolded.
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Oregon
Indianapolis
End of Kruger Regime Near as Pretoria Falls to British
Pretoria, the Transvaal capital, is now under British control. President Kruger is safe, but his wife is a prisoner. The end of the old regime appears imminent.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Kruger
Cossacks Reported in China Clash with Boxers
The Cossacks have arrived in China and killed several Boxers, and a campaign of anti Christian killings is likely to persist for some time.
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China
Russia
Boer peace commissioners seek Bryan in Nebraska visit
The Boer peace commissioners plan a trip to Nebraska to meet William Jennings Bryan, the renowned pro Boer advocate, to learn what he would have advised if his name were William McKinley.
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Nebraska
Bryan
William Mckinley
Oregon Election Returns Show Republican Victory by Narrow Margin
Oregon reports a Republican victory as all factions united to defeat the ticket, but the GOP won by a likely 8 000 plurality amid broad political alignment.
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Oregon
Bryanites Likely Align With Boxers Over China Crisis
The Bryan party is believed to side with the boxers of China arguing that the landing of U S marines alongside English troops on Chinese soil was unconstitutional. This reflects a party stance amid the Sino foreign intervention debates.
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China
Bryan
U.S
England
Trade hopes rise after Kruger era to new U S markets
A wager of fifty dollars bets that trade between the United States and the late South African republics will surpass all prior levels once a settled British annex takes hold, eclipsing the Kruger and Stein oligarchies era.
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United States
Kruger and
Stein
Dewey Candidate Claim Sparks Debate on Bryan Ticket
The article discusses misstep in Dewey declaring candidacy and questions whether his naval service protects him from being named as a vice presidential possibility on the Bryan ticket.
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Dewey
Bryan
President Kruger flees Pretoria with government gold
President Kruger and state officials flee Pretoria taking all government gold while leaving subordinate officers unpaid to fight the battles he started. He is thoroughly cursed by the unpaid.
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Kruger
Pretoria
Herald predicts GOP vice presidential chances and pitfalls
The Herald argues Teddy should not imitate Chinese precedent by hiring a substitute to bear political death from the vice presidency. It concedes the Republican candidate will likely win the vice presidency, while noting the Bryan ticket’s running mate is unlikely to reach that office.
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Teddy
Herald
Bryan
Carpenters’ Wages in Omaha Since 1896 Surge
The Omaha Bee reports a wage shift for carpenters since 1896 noting a drop to 15 cents per hour four years ago when they offered common labor rates but could not secure work. Now the piece indicates improved engagement and rising pay as demand returns.
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Omaha ‘‘Bee
Saysne
Omaha
Houk
Strike Question Aims at Reversing Labor Action
A worker asks if society wants to return to the era of no strike and no work as organizers push for better pay up to 35 cents per hour. The phrasing underscores tensions over labor action and wage scales.
Sheriff’s posse trial of bankers and doctors questioned
The piece argues the St. Louis sheriff’s call for 1,000 citizens to form a posse comitatus may not be wrong. It notes bankers doctors and business leaders were overrepresented and may act more cautiously. As an experiment it may be worth trying.
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St. Louis
Decoration Day Pension Bills Passed by Republicans
The Republican Congress celebrated Decoration Day by passing one hundred ninety pension bills. The old soldier who reads this will recall that the Democratic party did less for the soldiers, and that this amount exceeded prior action by Democrats.
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Congress
Uncertain Skirmish in Labogan Claims Filipino Officer
A clash near Labogan saw a Filipino officer killed or gravely wounded as 125 American troops pursued 100 Filipinos. The officer’s horse and saddle-bag contents hint he may be Aguinaldo, though certainty eludes investigators.
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Laboagan
Aguinaldo
Democratic papers urged on anti trust law contrast
A critic argues that Democratic contemporaries belittle Republican moves on anti trust laws while ignoring Democratic restraint during Cleveland's administration. The piece asserts Democrats are anti everything out of power and anti American in office, calling for a paper to point to a Democratic anti trust enactment.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
Bryan and trusts clash over constitutional fix
The text questions Bryan’s stance on trusts noting his push for a constitutional amendment to curb trusts, then shows Bryan’s supporters in Congress opposing the measure. It asks whether Democrats viewed Bryan’s denunciations as satire and if Croker sees his anti trust position as sincere or as a tactic regarding the New York ice trust.
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Bryan
Congress
Tammany
Ice Trust
New York
Croker
Tribune Critique on Porto Rican Tariff Bill Stance
The Herald notes the Tribune’s stance on the Porto Rican 15 per cent tariff and asserts the Tribune has not changed its position. It argues that the Republican Congress administers Porto Rico more liberally and humanely than before, without endorsing the 15 per cent feature.
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the Herald
The
Tribune
Porto Rico
Historic party principles contrasted with territorial expansion policy
The Herald asserts that principles were more influential than any law or presidential action in U S territorial annexations from Florida’s 1814 purchase through California’s 1848 annexation, claiming the Herald’s certainty of this view.
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United States
Florida
California
The
Herald
Democracy opposes anti trust amendment in Congress
The piece notes Democracy opposes anti trust laws and says Congress is powerless under the current Constitution to curb trusts. Republicans propose an amendment to empower Congress to define regulate prohibit or dissolve trusts while Democratic leader Richardson urges Democrats to vote down the resolution.
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Congress
United States
Richardson
Facts Concerning Trusts and Party Positions
The article notes that the Democratic party did not legislate against trusts while the Republican party enacted restraining laws. On June 1, 1900, Congress considered a resolution to restrain or abolish trusts. The vote was 154 for restraint and 131 against. Among the restraining side, 148 were Republicans, five Democrats, and one Silverite. On the trusts side, 2 were Republicans and 129 were Democrats, Populists, and Silverites.
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Congress
Mount Refusal to Extradite Finley Sparks Indiana Controversy
The Osgood Journal condemns Governor Mount for not extraditing Finley on Governor Beckham's requisition. The piece argues the Goebel murder case was a setup aimed at convicting rivals, praises Mount for refusing to send an innocent man to the gallows, and denounces Beckham as an impostor and usurper who disenfranchises Kentucky citizens.
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The
Osgood Journal
Mount
Indiana
Finley
Beckham
Goebel
Kentucky
Gov
Notice of license to sell liquor in Batesville Indiana
Notice is given that I will apply to the Ripley County Indiana Board of Commissioners at their next term beginning on the first Monday in June 1900 for a license to sell spiritous vinous and malt liquors in a less quantity than a quart at a time for one year. Premises are in the east room on the ground floor of the two story frame building on lot 11 in George P Sims addition Batesville. ADAM MOZER.
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Board of Commissioners
Ripley County
Indiana
Sim
Batesville
Laughery Township
Jacob Engel
George P. Sims
Adam Mozer
Hipley County
Morris
Lydia C. Wells
the & O. S&s W. Ry
Franklin Street
Pierceville
Franklin _ township
Emery Nocks
Coroner’s finding on 15-month-old Kroenke in Ripley County
Indiana coroner LaFayette T. Cox reports Asta Wilhelmine Kroenke died by accidental drowning in a bucket of water on a May 1900 day. The 15-month-old girl, 2 feet 8 inches tall, with red hair and blue eyes, weighed about 8 pounds, was found with head submerged and feet pressed against the house. No valuables were found. testimony attached.
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State OF
Indiana
Ripley County
I. LaFayette T. Cox
Said
William A. Stowe
Wm. A. Stowe
Lafayette T. Cox
Ripley Co
Asta Wilhelmine Kroenke
LaFaYe Erie T. Cox
Notice to Non-Residents in Ripley County Indiana
State of Indiana Ripley County notices notify Joshua Beall and others nonresidents to appear in the Circuit Court September Term 1900 in Versailles. The action partitions and construes a will and pays legacies. The court sets the hearing for the first Monday in September 1900 with named Beall and Wiley relatives implicated as necessary parties.
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State OF
Indiana
Ripley County
Circuit Court
William BR. Beall
Joshua Beall
Thomas Beall
Joseph Beall, Jr
Geo. Beall
Emma Wiley
Maggie Wiley
Hattie Beall
Albert
Versailles
Samuel M. Sars
Adam Stockinger
Pliff
Major's Cement Promotion by New York Pioneer Expert
The piece promotes Major's Cement by claiming superior materials and high quality. It argues competitors use cheaper glues, and notes Major's advertising spend and nationwide availability. It urges readers to insist on Major's products and offers rubber and leather cements for repairs.
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My. Major
New York
Major
Mr. Major
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TICE
Notie
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P.bosse & CO
Htovowery
Batesville and Vicinity
Imperial and
Princess
Batesville, Ind
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