Debate on electing U S senators by the people in Ohio views
The Ohio Farmer reprints a citizen ex legislator argument for electing United States senators by direct popular vote. It notes Jeffersonian versus Hamiltonian views, cites historic corruption, and argues popular election reduces graft, while preserving state sovereignty and limiting corporate influence ahead of the convention.
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Ohio
United States
Senate
Ohioan
Commons
Macaulay
Macauley
Bryan on Leadership and Self Interest in Commoner
In a Commoner column Mr. Bryan rejects the idea of pursuing leadership for personal gain. He argues true leaders propose wise measures and defend them, while those fixated on self interest miss the truth. The piece notes Republican and gold papers inferred he renounced public questions.
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Ing
Bryan
Republican and
Gold Papers
Radium Value and Political Jousting Reflected in Remarks
A column compares radium’s high value to arguments about the dollar’s quality versus quantity. It cites Mr Perry Heath and a dig at a schoolboy excuse while noting Mr Quay’s role in advancing then retracting a press-muzzling law amid Mr Pennypacker.
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Mr. Quay
Mr. Pennypacker
Fairview Jefferson club to hold old-fashioned Fourth of July
The Fairview Jefferson club plans a simple July Fourth celebration near Bryan’s Fairview home, four miles southeast of Lincoln. Mayor Tom L. Johnson Col Richard S Wynne and Dr Howard S Taylor will speak with Hagenow’s band and a Commoner choir leading patriotic songs. The event aims to recapture early holiday spirit and public discussion of national welfare.
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Fairview Jefferson Club
Fairview
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Richard S. Wynne
Ft. Worth
Tex
Howard S
Ohio Democracy
Col. Wynne
Texas
Dr. Taylor
Chicago
Harrison
Platform Democracy
Roosevelt Hanna incident divides Ohio indorsement views
The piece outlines contrasting signals from friends of Senator Hanna and opponents regarding Ohio's indorsement of the president. It argues Hanna should have spoken clearly either for or against indorsement and questions whether he compromised his convictions to please the president.
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Senator Hanna
Ohio
John Bull Expands Pacific Islands Collection
The article notes John Bull adding three Pacific islands to his holdings to provoke presidential platitudes on “big sticks.” It praises Mr. M. Parry for hedging and adjusting his position amid political tensions over these utterances.
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John Bull
Pacific Islands
Newspaper shifts blame as circulation battles intensify
The piece notes that when a paper gains traction it often denounces rivals as "yellow." The observation links increased circulation and influence to hostile rhetoric aimed at competitors.
An Impossible Choice in Texas Politics
Hon John H. Regan, surviving Confederate cabinet member and veteran Texas Democrat, would vote for any Republican over Cleveland, blaming the money power. Cleveland has no Democratic path, and Regan’s remark highlights influence guiding re organizer efforts and the feared control over any favored candidate.
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John H. Regan
Texas
Cleveland
Regan
Silver rally, asset currency debate, and money question lingering
The New York Mail and Express links silver price rises to government silver purchases in the Philippines and hints a new international agreement may lift demand. Chicago bankers press asset currency as vital to avoid great commercial dangers, while readers debate whether the money question remains unsettled after seven years of Republican rule. The Commoner reader questions silver's role in U S India competition, illustrating cross border price effects.
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New York Mail and Express
Philippines
Mail and Express
Chicago Bankers’ Club
Gage
Fowler
India
England
The
New York Tribune
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Republic
Spain
Alfonso
Globe-Democrat
Speak Softly Policy and Utah Lobster Row
The president confronts a postal scandal while Uncle Sam spends 40600 to promote aquatic lobster propagation. The bipeda lobster faces no extinction threat though some Chicago Democrats study the episode. New York stock weakness hints the new Zambe crop has not yet appeared.
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Uncle Sam
New York
Currency debates and political clashes across the era
The piece surveys wheat and silver prices in India and the United States and discusses currency schemes favoring greenbacks over bank notes. It quotes Milwaukee Mayor Rose on Bryan, critiques Wisconsin Democratic strategy, and notes stances on Republican tactics and Spanish governance. It mentions the double standard dollar, railway discourse, and a Turkish earthquake impacting troops. It also references Stoddard’s estate and Indiana politics affecting Hoosier patriots.
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Rose
Milwaukee
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Rose
Bryan
Wisconsin
Republicans
la Follette
Automator Maker Builds Toy Tramp But Fails to Work
A local automator manufacturer recently produced a toy tramp device that failed to operate as intended. The report notes technical issues hindering functionality and ongoing troubleshooting by the maker.
Defiance Starch Promises 16 Oz for the Same Money
An assorted old time ad column touts Defiance Starch with 16 oz for the price of 12 oz and urges buyers to demand the larger size, noting supermarket stock and sea water bread claims, plus various cures and products.
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Defiance
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Promote Remarkable Cures
An Maryland medical sensational claims Dodd’s Kidney Pills cure long standing illnesses. Testimonies from Mrs. John Cooney of Upper Cross Roads praise the remedy for kidney trouble backache and general weakness with assurances of its superior curative power. A burglar warns a safe robbery isn’t as safe as it sounds.
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Maryland
Upper Cross Roads
Dodd
Bright
John Cooney
Cooney
Laura L. Barnes
Washington, D. C
Burnside Post
No. 4
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham
Laura T. Barnes
Second St
N. E
Washington
D. C
Four-Track News advokes travel and provincial scenery draws readers
The Four-Track News promotes travel across the United States with illustrated features and articles meant to entice passengers for distant destinations. It is praised as an educational travel magazine that benefits transportation lines and hotels, with a nod to regional prospects like farming in the Great Southwest and a marketing pitch for Katy railroad publications.
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Buffalo Commercial
Great Southwest
Katy
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis, Mo
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Teaches Internal Use
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure for internal use at 75 cents. The copy also mocks market traders as bulls and bears and promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch with a dubious money saving claim. The fragment mentions teligon as a free option.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Perry
Heath
Alabama
Payne
Richard Henry Stoddard
Rockefeller
Indiana
Taylor
Kenticky
Iowa
Mulhall
Sioux City
Mother Gray
A.S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N.Y
F. R. McCarthy
Jefferson
Town
Hiram Maxim
Lord Salisbury
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Kansas
Jim Brown
Charles King
Corpus
Nueces
Hidalgo
Starr
Cameron
Man
Fortunate
Hall
Price
Charles KE. Hires
Malvers
Piste Valley
Lincoln County
Nebraska
Colorado
T Buchanan Patterson
North Platte
Nev
South Dakota
Chas. B. Kennedy
Madison State Bank
Madison
Bo. Dakota
Western Canada
Canada
Western
Wield
Ottawa
KB. T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Constain
Eatiaf
Defiance Starah
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