Texas Feud Shatters Sheriff Family in San Augustine
A political feud in San Augustine County leads to a deadly melee during an examining trial. Sheriff Ned Wall and a brother are killed, Noel Roberts dies later, and King Borden and Wall faction members face armed confrontation as authorities seek troops. The case echoes long running political violence in the region. Meanwhile in Missouri, St. Clair County considers a suit to nullify railroad bonds, with attorney George Worth offering to back a lawsuit to free the county and potentially earn $100,000.
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Texas
San
San Augustine
Wall
Felix G. Rob
Sidney Roberts
Noel Roberts
Ned Wall
Pehot
King Borden
Borden
Aids
Pene Wall
Ben Broocks
Robert
Roberts
Stone Fort
Atogdoches
San Justine
Eugene Wall
Clinton
St. Clair
Worth
O. D. Bradley
Appleton City
Osceola
Just What Grosvenor Said by Benator Hale
The piece notes Grosvenor’s claim that commercialism lies at the root of troubles and that imperialist rhetoric answers speculative demand. It recalls his alleged boasts and the call to maximize what can be made from the transaction as reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Benator Hale
Grosvenor
St. Louis Pot- Dispat
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promoted at Tucker Drug Store
An advertisement asserts day passes in families with children and claims Ballard's Snow Liniment quickly cures cuts wounds bruises burns sore throat and scalds. It lists prices of 25 and 50 ets and notes availability at H L. Tucker's drug store.
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Ballard
H. L. Tucker
Public Cash to Showcase General Otis Welcome
Washington reports the admin will spend about 200000 of public funds to honor General Otis with a massed troops welcome in Rochester. Troops will come from Washington Fort Hamilton Fort Wadsworth Plattsburg Oswego Sackett's Harbor and Fort Columbus. Extra costs for movement and subsistence expected between 150000 and 200000.
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Washington
General Otis
Otis
Rochester
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Hancock
N. J
Buckeye Pile Ointment Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement warns of serious discomfort from piles and potential fistula or rectal cancer if untreated. It touts Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment as an infallible remedy and notes pricing and availability at H. L. Tucker's drugstore.
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Tabler
H. L. Tucker
McKinley Era Anticipated China Mission Sparked Appeal
A Republic commentary notes that if the McKinley administration sends U S troops to China to counter Russia for England, patron Bores vainly appeals for American aid, illustrating public reaction to such imperial actions.
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China
Russia
England
Patron Bores
Republic
Dockery for Governor and State Ticket in Missouri
Does its work without a stop. Dockery a great leader. In Him Missouri will have a governor with a national reputation for ability and integrity. Democratic state ticket listed with candidates Alexander M. Dockery Daviess county for governor John A. Lee St. Louis for lieutenant governor Sam B. Cook Andrian county for secretary of state E C Crow Jasper county for attorney general Albert Allen New Madrid county for auditor Robert P. Williams Howard county for treasurer Joseph B. Herrington Pettis county for railroad and warehouse commissioner.
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Alexander M. Dockery
Daviess County
John A. Lee
St. Louis
Sam B. Cook
Andrian County
Albert ©. Allen
New Madrid County
E. C. Crow
Jasper County
Robert P. Williams
Howard County
Joseph B. Herrington
Pettis County
Electors at large and district electors list
A list of Missouri electors for the 15 districts and at large seats, naming Kansas City’s James A. Reed and William A. Rothwell as at large electors. Districts cover Macon, Linn, Gentry, Platte, Lafayette, Dade, Polk, Cooper, Lincoln, St. Louis, St. Denis City, St. Louis City, Wright, Ripley, Jasper counties.
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James A. Reed
Kansas City
William A. Rothwell
Moberly
E. M. Richmond
Macon County
Clivy Bigear
Linn
Equity
J. W. Suilinger
Gentry County
W. T. Jenkins
Platte County
William M. Groves
Lafayette County
Edgar I. Mratn
Dade County
Herman Pufahl
Polk County
A. F. Walker
Cooper County
O. H. Avery
Lincoln County
Wilfred Jones
St. Louis County
R. D. Lancaster
St. Denis City
Dr. Heine Marks
St. Louis City
Lt. M. Mannsfield
Wright County
Jesse Shepard
Ripley County
Hugh Dobbs
Jasper County
New State Committee Members Listed by Districts
Chairman James Monroe Seibert of Cape Girardeau county leads the slate. Districts highlight Z T Brawford Putnam Thomas Wagoner Scot land Virgil Conkling Carroll J N Winters Sullivan and more across fourteen districts with notable figures from St Louis cities to rural counties and beyond.
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James Monroe Seibert
Cape Girardeau County
Z. T. Brawford
Putnam
Thomas Wagoner
Scotland
Virgil Conkling
Carroll
J. N. Winters
Sullivan
J. M. Sallee
Harrison
John B. Murray
Clay County
James Todd
Nodaway
John Lysett
Buchanan
William Aull
Lafayette
Frank P. Walsh
Jackson
W. P. Cruke
Dear
Hickman
Johnson
Emmett Newton Greene
E. H. Chinn
Boone
J. W. Armstrong
Pulaski
J. H. Edwards
Cole
A. Glenn
Pike
W. L. Gupton
Montgomery
Henry Quellmalt
St. Louis City
Ernest Marshall
St. Louis County
Thomas J. Ward
St. Louis
Thomas E. Barrett
William J. Flynn
James Butler
W. L. Heitt
Texas
John O. Long
Washington
Dr. C. B. Elkins
Christian
George Orchard
Butler
Gilbert Barbee
Jasper
M. T. Davis
Lawrence
Platform of Missouri Democrats Endorses Jeffersonian Principles
The platform as reported by the resolutions committee and adopted by the convention reaffirms allegiance to the time honored Democratic Party principles as formed by Jefferson and Jackson and other great leaders. It asserts that upholding these principles is essential to perpetuate the party’s program.
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Committee On Resolutions
Democratic Party of
Missouri
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Jackson
Democratic platform plank emphasis on equal rights and anti-trust stance
The document proclaims equal rights for all with local self government and strict constitutional construction. It denounces trusts and tariff protection, urges income tax, Monroe doctrine adherence, Cuban policy, canal and merchant marine goals, and endorses Missouri’s Democratic administration and public education funding. It advocates road law reform and corporate taxation duties, stressing progressive state governance.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Congress
Antipodeal
Jefferson
Democratic Party
United States
Porto Rico
Cuba
Missouri
Stephens
Democratic Party of
Missour
le Stunllest
Democratic platform statements and medical ad
A Missouri Democratic platform endorses arbitration between employers and labor, supports labor organizing, and backs congressional appropriation for the Louisiana Purchase matter. It pledges tax policy shifts favoring corporations for state debts, and promotes efficient administration. The ad then promotes S. Herbine as a liver remedy with price and availability details.
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Beleca
Democratic Party
Missouri
Cmstitt
Congress
Desnccnoer
Goms
To Hang an Elephant in Baltimore Sport Condemned
The pet elephant of Bottuck Zoo named Sport was condemned to be hanged by a five foot drop after a transport accident left him paralyzed. He will be chloroformed before execution as a derrick gallows is prepared in Baltimore. A separate note tells of a barefooted Scottish boy who earned shoes, studied, and became a foreman after fifteen months of evening classes.
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Baltimore
Joe
Sport
Bottuck Zoo
Haseen
Scranton
Newark
Merve Kid-ne-vide Promises Relief for Kidney Ailments
An advertisement extols Merve Kid-ne-vide as a superior kidney remedy. It claims scientific tablets avoid side effects and bowels disturbance, asserts strong evidence from A. M. Thistlewell of Ken County Missouri, and notes the product is sold by prescription or mail order with two weeks of treatment at fifty cents a box.
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A. M. Thistle
Mervew
Cichelets
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St. Jacobs Oil
Dockery
Gover
New State Committee
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Nicaragua
Eveland
South Africa
William J. Bryan
Democrattic
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