Prohibition Issue Splits Republicans In 1896 Debate
A dense pamphlet attacked Gov St John’s Prohibition ticket as misrepresenting the party, urging Republicans to reject St John and vote for Blaine and Logan. It argues the national convention lacked broad support, warns against aiding Democrats, and stresses the dangers of embracing a third party on temperance.
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United States
Maine
Iowa
Kansas
St. John
Blaine and Logan
Temperance
Gov. St John
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Blaine
St John
Party of Fair Play
Prohibition
Cleveland
Hendricks
Friends of Temperance
Gov
White House
Congress
Gov. St. John
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epec
House of Representatives
Senate
Ae Borer
John Col
New York State
John P
Blaine’s South Bend Speech on Tariffs and Labor
Louis Bend Ind October 19 Blaine argues tariffs safeguard labor and wages, criticizing European cheap labor. He credits the protective tariff with national progress since 1861 and contrasts Republicans pro tariff stance with Democrats opposing protection. He urges laborers to vote for continued tariff policy two weeks before election.
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Louis Bend
Ind
Mr. Blaine
Indiana
Europe
Lincoln
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Union
Republican Party
Democratic Party
fCheers
Republican party heralds victory as it eyes national wins
The Republican National Committee asserts strong state gains and predicts a sweeping nationwide triumph. It cites Maine, West Virginia, and Ohio as indicators while warning Democrats of fraud and urging persistent effort to deliver protectionist policy and a large Republican plurality in November.
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Republican National Committee
Vermont
Maine
West Virginia
Hancock
South
Ohio
Blaine
Logan
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Republican Party
Democratic Party
England
National Committee
Mike
B. F. J ‘Hsirman
Igned
Notions of Union Politics and the Southern Reversal
A speech attacks an alliance with the old South, arguing that New York and Indiana must defend national credit, tariffs, and Reconstruction gains. It warns that yielding power to the South would erase liberal progress, nullify postwar policies, and betray patriotism and self-interest. Prolonged cheers punctuate the warnings.
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New South
Old South
Union
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Confederacy
Republican Party
North
Avowe
New York
Indiana
South
Indiana Chairman Calls Joyful Rally For Democratic Victory
Chicago Tribune notes Indiana State Central Committee Chairman E. B. Henderson urged a statewide celebration for a supposed Democratic win in Ohio and West Virginia. It argues Ohio’s 1882-83 margins and West Virginia shifts show Republicans lead, calling the Indiana push for torchlights and bands misleading.
Brooklyn Cleric Slander Trial Sparks Call for Fair Play
Stewart L Woodford defends a Brooklyn clergyman amid a prolonged slander campaign against Mr Blaine. He praises Brooklyn’s faith in honesty and urges Republicans to stand firm, condemning Democratic attacks on a candidate’s family and urging a crushing defeat.
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Stewart L. Woodford
Blaine
Schurz
Fisher
Ben Hill
Coll
Republican Party
Statesman
The
Democratic Party
Fisine
Language growth shown in slang rules in St Nicholas essay
A writer in St Nicholas discusses how English evolves by adopting imitative words from sounds and converting slang into formal usage. The piece traces examples like chink for money, ticker for watch, drag for carriage, nab a kid, and other terms, noting shifts from gutter language to standard usage over time.
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St. Nicholas
Martinet
Derrick
Haan Fee
Maria Halpin Defends Self Against Cleveland Defamation
New York report details Maria Halpin’s voluntary affidavit defending her character amid attacks linked to Grover Cleveland. The document portrays her as a harmed woman seeking to shield her family, asserting she faced public disgrace and pressure to remain silent while critics attacked her life prior to and after her association with Cleveland.
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Buffalo
Horatio C. King
Grover Cleveland
Messrs
Hinman
Best
Flint & Kent
Oscar Folsom
Magu B. Halpin
Charles G. Banks
Westchester County
New York
F. T. Halpin
H. C. Henderson
F. Reand
Cleveland
Westchester
Newew Rochelle
Polar expeditions need private patronage not state control
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatkia criticizes Greelys Arctic relief choices and argues overbearing government instructions doomed expeditions. He cites long sledges under Arctic night, emphasizes Esquimaux help, and claims private sponsorship yields better preparation and quicker relief, warning bureaucratic delays cost lives.
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San Francisco
Greely
Frederick Schwatkia
Esquimaux
Cape Sabine
Lady Franklin Bay
Bonner the Ledger Man New York Letter
The Ledger man Bonner refuses sales of his paper and property. He keeps the Ledger with pride and plans to run it for life. Once poor, he built wealth from advertising and high pay for features like Fannie Fern. His Fifth Avenue plots, bought cheap, now command large sums.
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Bonner
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Fannie Fern
Eceseress
Main
Chicago Globe
Vanderbilt Finances in Crisis Deepens Family Wealth Losses
The elder Vanderbilt has shouldered 30 to 50 million dollars in losses from Wall Street speculations by Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt. Cornelius has fled to Europe after heavy holdings in Lake Erie and Western stock, with incomes insufficient to sustain prior living standards. The panic and price depressions intensified as Cornelius and William K. faced massive declines, while William H. Vanderbilt reportedly strained to back their holdings and preserve the family fortune.
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Commodore
Cornelius
William K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Wall Street
William K
United States
Fifth Avenue
Jay Gould
Lake Erie
Western
Europe
St. Bartholomew’s Church
Uptown
Money King
N. Y. World
Joke on a railroad ends with whistle scream over farm signs
A Chicago official recalls a clever farmer who posted old “Run Slow” signs by a bridge, stopping trains for four years and costing thousands. Engineers exact revenge with constant whistles. Also notes a Georgia marble deposit boom and the Queen's eight paragraph speech outlining pacific measures and Khartoum defense praise.
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
Medical Discovery Promises Relief From Lungs Disease
Storm signals warn of a great storm of consumption or tuberculosis as pimples eruptions and swellings signal the internal blood poison. The article touts a medical discovery offered as a remedy to expel the disease from the body, claiming it strengthens nutrition and rebuilds wasted systems.
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Frank Wilson
Peabody
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Hodges
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W. Va
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Georgia
C. P. Brown
Westport
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Elbridge Malcolm
West Bath
C. M. Summerlly
Sun Hill
Phillip C. Ballou
Monkton
Aine
Henry Ward
Jersey City
N.J
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