Bryan Speech as Platform Shift in 1900 Election
The Bryan acceptance speech is praised for its oratorical skill yet criticized for neglecting the 16 to 1 issue and centering on imperialism. It divides into three parts: denunciations of dubious propositions, critique of imperial aims, and a call to limit force while advocating a cautious Philippine policy. The writer labels Bryan's missionary tone and selective history as misstatements and questions his plan to establish a stable Philippine government with indefinite guardianship rather than immediate independence.
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Tiere
China
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Louisiana Territory
Florida
Texas
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Lincoln
Calhoun
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Mexico
California
Southwest
Congress
Benton
Douglas
Luzon
Jefferson
Kansas City
Philippines
Great Republic
Colonel Bryan joins G A R meeting clash with Chicago mayor
The New York Sun notes Colonel Bryan attends the G A R annual Chicago gathering amid a dispute sparked by Mayor Carter Harrison over his invitation. It questions why Bryan, a civilian critic of militarism, seeks entry to a veterans’ reunion and labels the G A R as imperialist, arguing Bryan would be out of place among its veteran members. The piece contrasts Bryan’s stance with the veterans’ legacy and questions the meeting’s alignment with his politics.
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Bryan
Chicago
McKinley
Carter Harrison
Scene Army
Carter
Grand Army of the Republic
Jack Chinn
American Peace Society
New York Sun
Independence and promises in the Philippine question
The article critiques Democratic anti imperialism arguing independence for the Philippines would be delayed as the party prioritizes a stable government first. It notes divisions among anti imperialists and questions if the stance is genuine imperialism in disguise, citing forecasts of independence slipping past November 31st of the Footian calendar per the New York Sun.
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Mr. Bryan
United States
Philippines
South
New York Sun
Imperialism debate and Bryan’s inconsistent pledges
The piece attacks William Jennings Bryan for shifting from a proclaimed hemispheric focus to supporting a Philippine protectorate. It calls his stance a folly and argues his policy lacks practical statesmanship. It notes lack of sympathy for disenfranchised Black citizens and mocks his 30 day campaign plan as impractical.
A M Stevenson Leaves the Silver Republicans
A M Stevenson resigns as chairman of the Teller Silver Republican State Central Committee in Denver on Aug 11 1900 citing changed conditions and his decision to return to the Republican party He notes shifts in national politics the war era and expansionism and warns the Silver Republicans cannot live beyond the current campaign He thanks fellow members and pledges no personal entanglements in his action Resuse Stevenson.
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Philippine Islands
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Teller
Senate
Kansas Boy in England Finds Many Sociable People
Earl Brown son of Cedarville postmaster visits England and shares impressions of friendly, unhurried English folk. He notes polite strangers, swift greetings, and bartenders who are women, with ale priced four pence a glass. He also praises English manners and describes a cordial, almost indulgent, social atmosphere.
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Earl Brown
Cedarville
Kansas
England
Kansas City Journal
Republican Platform declares tariff gold standard and expansion
The Republican platform pledges prosperity through a protective tariff and gold standard, endorses McKinley, praises war outcomes and naval strength, supports territorial expansion, open door in China, a new commerce department, and strong labor rights while opposing free coinage of silver and endorsing American dominance in Cuba and the Philippines.
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Home made philosophy and public folly in verse
Finnickey Finnukin, in Pennsylvania Grit, lampoons polished politicians and public credulity. He ridicules empty rhetoric, laments gullible readers, and argues for a newspaper that selects truth over sensationalism, noting many have crucified for truth while few die for murder.
Membranous Croup Reported as Diphtheria in Philadelphia
Philadelphia physicians must report membranous croup as diphtheria after the city board of health ruled the two diseases identical. The adoption of the resolution requires all membranous croup cases to be recorded under diphtheria for public health tracking.
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Dr. Johnson
H. W. Shaw
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Board of Health
South America Rich in Untapped Resources
Competent authorities assert that South America has greater undeveloped resources than any other region. The continent harbors abundant coal, silver and gold mines, most only modestly developed, and could replicate crops grown elsewhere.
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South America
Quiting Time Parachute Joke From Baltimore American
A reporter questions an aeronaut about a parachute mishap with a light exchange. The aeronaut jokes that the man belonged to the union and, hearing a whistle two miles up, thought it was quitting time.
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Aeronaut
Union
Baltimore American
William the Window Cleaner Returns to Work in New Clothes
A London hotel window cleaner named William is caught reading a newspaper by the manager. He is dismissed but later rehires after dressing in his Sunday clothes, impressing the manager with his window cleaning skills and salary raise.
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William
Equal to the Occasion Rooster Says A Comic Block
A humor piece featuring exchanges about gifts and domestic banter. A wife plans a bronze Hercules, a sliver card tray, and a Persian rug for her husband while he teases with a shaving brush as a present. A mismatch in affection and money surfaces in light domestic jests.
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Tootsey
Jane
Cure for Lightweights and Parleegee notes
A lean man praises traction cars as health restorers saying a half hour ride boosted his weight. He explains paying a conductor with a two dollar bill yielded a bushel of coins. A doctor cautions against violent electric shocks as a cure and suggests gentler methods. Separately a theater comment praises Shakespearean drama with playful misheard lines about Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
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Traction Carses
Parleegee
Washington Star
Not Headquarters. What did her father say
Excerpted lines show a tense exchange over inheritance and political trust. The Cleveland petition notes the father’s confusion that all property is in his wife’s name. The Philadelphia Bulletin comments on voters being pawns and the chance to influence the ticket remains.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia Bulletin
Families Supplied. Silas Hayrick Wall By Gum
Silas Hayrick Wall by gum and these cy sane beat the world. The fragment hints at a cheerful crowd or crowd-sourced slogan and a boastful line about superiority in a humorous, unspecified setting.
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Hayrick
Wall
Cy Sane
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