Bryan Eagle News and Political Jests From Texas
The Eagle reports candidates for Democratic primaries led by Rufus Hardy in Texas Sixth District. It notes William Jennings Bryan’s 48th birthday and cartoons commentary on national politics. It mocks Navasa town lynching rhetoric and quips about San Antonio’s water access and San Pedro Springs, with Prohibition progress hinted in San Antonio.
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Eagle
Rufus Hardy
Congress
San Antonio
Sam
San Pedro Springs
Bryan Eagle
Alamo City
Governor Campbell Defends Administration in San Antonio Speech
Governor Campbell speaks before the Cattle Raisers Association in San Antonio, vigorously defending his administration and accusing professional lobbyists and bucket shop gamblers of trying to thwart his platform pledges and his bid for re-election. The Eagle notes a recurring warning about a danger discussed in the speech’s final paragraph.
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Campbell
Texas
Governor Campbell
Cattle Raisers’ Association
San Antonio
Texas Voter Pledge Drive Against Corporate Capture
A speaker warns of a rumored organization of special interests aiming to seize the next Legislature and turn Texas over to trusts. He urges candidates for legislative honors to reveal clear positions on public questions and to pledge fidelity to the people over corporate interests.
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Texas
Beliver
Bryan Birthday Noted as He Rises in Political Campaign
William J. Bryan, 48, is in Chicago to address a rally at the Seventh Regiment Armory marking the opening of the Democratic campaign. The event is organized by the Bryan league led by former Mayor Carter Harrison, as friends and admirers send birthday wishes. Bryan, a two time Democratic presidential nominee, remains physically vigorous and ready for a Denver convention contest.
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William J. Bryan
United States
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Seventh Regiment Armory
Bryan League
Carter H. Harrison
Bryan
Denver
Ill
Bryan's whirlwind campaigns and relentless speechmaking
The text chronicles William Jennings Bryan's two whirlwind campaigns. It notes the 1906 effort lasting about four months with around 25 campaigning days per month and over 2,100 speeches, sometimes 20 to 35 in a day. Four years later his second campaign began with a hot Indianapolis acceptance speech, and he once spoke from 5 AM to midnight, a 19 hour stretch, yet stayed seemingly in good condition.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Circus opens at Madison Square Garden for two weeks
The Barnum and Bailey show under Ringline Brothers opens at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 19 signaling spring. It promises bigger and better attractions with extensive animal acts and dazzling feats, drawing crowds to the historic venue for a two week engagement.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Ringline Brothers
Circus Update Converts Tent to Tropical Bird Garden
The usual carnival show remains, but the famed freak acts are absent this year. The organizers say the public tires of curiosities, replacing the old curio tent with a lush tropical garden housing cages of exotic birds and animals.
Threatened Nelson and Colne Cotton Lockout Averts Strike
In London on March 19, a potential lockout affecting about 30 000 workers in the Nelson and Colne cotton mills was averted at the last moment as lockout notices expired and employers agreed to meet with representatives to settle terms.
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London
Nelson
Colne
Monongahela Burned To Water Edge At Quantanamo Bay
Washington dispatch reports the old warship Monongahela was burned to the water line at her station in Quantanamo Bay. The navy department confirmed the loss in a March 19 communication.
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Washington
Navy Department
Quantanamo Bay
Ear Dudley Named Governor General of Australia
London reports Earld Dudley has been appointed governor general of Australia to succeed Sir Henry Stafford Northcote whose term is ending soon.
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London
Dudley
Neval
Australia
Henry Stafford Northcote
Notices of 10 percent wage cuts planned in Rhode Island mills
Providence Rhode Island March 19 notices announce a 10 percent cut in wares to take effect April 16. The plan will be posted in nearly every cotton mill in the state next Monday.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Tolstoy Ill in Moscow Sparks Alarm
Moscow reports Count Leo Tolstoi is ill. The condition excites concern among officials and citizens.
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Count Tolstoi
Moscow
Leo Tolstoi
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