Indiana Poll Argues Democratic Win By Eighteen Thousand
Indianapolis Aug 27 The republicans claim Indiana is democratic by 18 000 in a new poll causing alarm among GOP leaders They plan extended canvassing and tighter organization to win back the state Gas belt counties show the sharpest shift amid plant closures and mass layoffs Col Dalton and Dr Dockery figures and district loyalties are noted, with concerns about state debt and tax levels shaping the discourse
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Hernly
Hernley
Col. Durbin
Anderson
Durban
Open letter blasts Colonel Dalton over Missouri tax burden
In Mexico Missouri Sam B. Cook attacks Colonel Richard Dalton for switching to the Republican Party. He accuses Dalton of ignoring party records on state affairs and the burden of taxation, highlighting the fraudulent railroad debt as a key complaint.
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Rallis
Dalton
Missouri
Mexico
Sam B. Cook
Richard Dalton
Missori
Sedalia Storm Ravages City and Surroundings
A violent wind and rain storm swept Sedalia Missouri at about 11 this forenoon wrecking several business houses unroofing many residences and destroying hundreds of shade trees. Three people were injured by falling structures. Telegraph and telephone lines were down and rail traffic slowed. In Fayette six black men are jailed on murder charges in an unknown man’s death near Old Franklin after a money exchange and a fatal beating.
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Sedalia
James Postal
Nelson Ambles
Alex Travis
Liberty Park
Missouri
Kansas
Texas Hospital Park
Postal Telegraph Company
Snithton
Otterville
Western Union
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised By Frontline Soldiers
Twenty nine officers and men write from the front praising Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for scratches bruises cuts and wounds sore feet stiff joints burns eruptions and piles. 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by H L Tucker druggist.
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H. L. Tucker
Congress man Benton robbed in Kansas City misadventure
Congressman Benton, arriving in Kansas City after speaking in Liberty, was assaulted by multiple suspects. A white lady across the street and two women pleaded and searched his pockets while a man struck him, knocking him down as others ransacked his clothing.
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Osceola
Benton
Liberty
Kansas City
Fifth
Wyandotte
Prisco
Stops the Cold and Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Jmine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. Priced at 25 cents, the advertisement emphasizes quick relief and claim of effectiveness.
Rumor of 1800 Russian Losses at Pekin Defense
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports persistent rumors that after a fierce battle inside Pekin the allied retreat led to about 1,800 Russian deaths. The Chinese allegedly hold a fortified position, firing on the allies with deadly bombardment.
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Paris
le Siecle
St. Petersburg
Pekin
Missing Missourian Lands Fearful Fate En Route
Monroe City Missouri August 23 report says J I Fields a Ralls county court member left home with his family five weeks ago after drawing 35000 and heading to Texas to invest funds. Relatives fear he may have met a violent death on the road for his money.
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Monroe City
J. 1. Fields
Ralls County Court
Texas
Stevenson Is The Man For President And VP
Chicago August 27 1900 The populist national committee filled the vacancy for vice president nominating Adlai E Stevenson of Illinois by a near unanimous viva voce vote The ticket stands Bryan for president Stevenson for vice president The committee aims to campaign without bias toward either major candidate and shows friendly signals with Republican leaders in a cross party effort against the Democrats
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Chicago, I
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
National Committee
General Stevenson
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Mckinley
Dr King’s New Discovery saves two lives
Mrs. Ferge Long of New Straitsville Ohio slept no nights due to a persistent cough until Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and her husband’s severe pneumonia attack. The notice claims the remedy cures throat chest and lung troubles with trials offered by H L Tucker druggist.
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Ferge Long
New Straitsville
Ohio
Dr. King
H. L. Tucker
Street Fair Notes Advertising Push Across 50 Miles
The advertising committee orders 500 lithographs to display in every city and village within 50 miles of Butler and as far west as Madison. Fox & Hubbard and L S Paddock secured cash premiums from Kansas City commission houses. Rev Barcafer provides a 36 by 60 foot tent for poultry exhibits with gas torches. A tent from Mr Allison at Adrian, 18 by 60 feet, is also secured. The Strain feed yard is secured for the live stock display. bobly.
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Butler
Madison
Fox & Hubbard
L.S. Paddock
Kansas City
Barcafer
Allison
Adrian
Bobly
Herrington Leaves for Colorado Campaign Hope
Sedalia reports Democrat Joe P. Herrington has left for Colorado after weeks in Katy hospital with a partial stroke. Authorities say his faculties are intact but physical decline may prevent active campaigning unless rapid recovery occurs.
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Sedalia
Joe P. Herrington
Katy
Colorado
Big Bet Stakes on Bryan and McKinley Rivalry
Pittsburg August 24 Col H W Dewey of Nampa Idaho mine owner and cousin of Admiral Dewey offered to bet 212000 to 24000 on Bryan. The offer was accepted by Charles Flinn and Shad Gwilliam who bet on McKinley. Flinn placed 10000 with a stake holder against Deweys 5000 and Gwilliam 14000 against Deweys 7000.
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Pittsburg
Col
H. W. Dewey
Nampa
Idaho
Admiral Dewey
Bryan
Charles Flinn
Shad Gwilliam
McKinley
Flinn
Dewey
Gwilliams
Signature of Remedies Promised on Every Package
The ad claims the signature appears on all 50s of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine. It touts the remedy as the cure for a cold with a bold promise claimed in a single line, reflecting old-time patent medicine rhetoric.
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FE. W. Grove
Democrats' Wager Odds Stand Unbet by Republicans
A Missouri Democrat offered to bet 500 that Dockery would win by at least 50 000 votes, but no Republican would take the bet. The same Democrat offered 24 to 1 that McKinter would win this year, yet Republicans again refused to risk their money. The St. Louis Republic notes Republicans talk much but back no stake in the campaign.
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Missouri
Dockery
Ito
McKinter
St. Louis Republic
Miraculous recovery vow with Fledric Bitters claims
George P D Williams of Manchester Michigan endorses Fledric Bitters for his wife who was bedridden for five years. He says two bottles cured nerve trouble sleeplessness headaches backache and fainting. The ad promotes the remedy as a Godsend for weak sickly people and lists a price of 50 cents at H L Tucker drug Store.
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George PD. Williams
Manchester
H. L. Tucker
Senator Wellington Says McKinley Won Ratification Pact
Maryland Senator Wellington claims President McKinley urged ratification of the Spain treaty by pledging the Philippines would not be held or acquired by force. He says he would not have voted for the treaty without that pledge and accuses the president of betrayal.
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Wellington
Maryland
Spain
McKinley
Philippines
Historic U S Bond Sale in England Key Moment
Hon George S Boutwell ex Secretary of the Treasury writes in September McClure’s about An Historic Sale of United States Bonds in England. The article presents the government Bank of England correspondence detailing a singular episode in Treasury affairs.
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George S. Boutwell
the Treasury
Mclure
United States
England
Bank of England
Treasury Department
No opposition to Tillman in South Carolina primary
In Columbia on August 28 the Democratic primaries nominated a state ticket and United States Senator. The main issue raged over dispensary versus prohibition with anti-dispensary forces backing Col. James A. Hoyt of Greenville for governor and the pro-dispensary side backing Governor McSweener F. B. Gary A. Howard Patterson and G. W. Whitman. Tillman faced no opposition for the senatorship.
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Columbia
D. C
United States
South Carolina
James A. Hoyt
Greenville
McSweener
F. B. Gary
A. Howard Patterson
G. W. Whitman
Tillman
Buckeye Pile Ointment Offered For Sale
Piles are painful and aggravating, and should not be neglected. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment is promoted as a cure. Price 50 cents for bottles, tubes 75 cents, for sale by H. L. Tucker.
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Tabler
H. L. Tucker
Boy 28 Drowns Self After Family Burden in Winsted
A 28 year old man in Winsted Conn killed himself by drowning after leaving home as his mother had interfered with his mind. He was unable to care for his siblings and his body was found downstream near Still River after the dam gates were opened. In a separate note Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina, head of the populist national committee, plans support for Bryan after not heeding advice on the Viet presidential nomination and will aid Pettigrew with speeches.
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Winsted
Conn
Harry F. Burress
Harry
Burpress
Still River
Marion Butles
North Carolina
National Committee
Eale
Bryan
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Bride's Name Error Sparks Texas Search in Missouri Town
Mies Mand Tubs, celebrated in a small Missouri town, married last week. A printer misread the bride's name as Mud Tubbs while preparing the wedding account. The printer has since traveled to Texas seeking an uncle he has never met, adding local curiosity to the nuptials.
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Mies Mand Tubs
Missouri
Mud Tubbs
Texas
Oldest Confederate in Missouri Named Bradley
Waverly claims the oldest Confederate in the state is George W. Bradley born 1809. He served through the war under General Price.
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Waverly
George W. Bradley
Price
Notice of Final Settlement in Hall Estate
Notice to all creditors and others interested in the estate of Willis Hall, deceased. I, Soesa Hall, administratrix, intend to advertise a final settlement as required by Bates County Probate Court in Bates County Missouri. The term and date will be held at Butler on the 14th day of August.
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Willis Hall
Soesa Hall
Bates County
Butler
Atriz
What a Little Faith Did for Mrs. Rockwell
A testimonial from Mars. Kocu- WELL of Guaxp Ramps Michigan describes long suffering from female weakness or weakness. After trying several doctors she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saw relief after one bottle and continued to improve. She urges others with female complaints to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars
Kocu
Mich
Patient Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy for Recovery
Letter from L G of 74 Ass St Newank New Jersey describes two years of illness including womb trouble falls ulcers kidney and bladder pain and severe bowels. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash and following advice the writer reports feeling well stronger and as if bowels had been made over anew with thanks.
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Ove
Lydia E Pinkham
L. G
Ass St
Newanx, N. J
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Meno
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