Editorial snapshot rounds by a light editorial hand
Roosevelt doubles the delegate vote doubt with two or three hundred still to go. Cortelyou notes Hamilton era wisdom in treasury sense. Bryan’s bid for party unity remains uncertain. Harmony cries echo. New York banks restore reserves aiding note tellers. England’s ste? rising with no tariff shield. Ade’s Chicago candidacy joke served its purpose. Taft proposes Cuba withdrawal in spring 1909. Remarriage after thirty six years apart. Railroads may soon face wreck photo requirements, unclear impact.
Bryanism would remain despite Bryan's death
The Springfield Republican weighs what would happen to democratic politics if William Jennings Bryan died. It argues ideas endure beyond a single leader, citing Jefferson and Jackson, and notes the Democratic Party would still live on with or without Bryan as a symbolic figure.
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Springfield Republican
Bryan
Thomas Jeferson
Democratic Party
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Bryan Sane
Hiryan
Bryanism fuels 1896 Democratic rise say Omaha Herald
The Omaha World Herald lauds William Jennings Bryan as the democratic leader whose steady stand and "Bryanism" ideas energized delegates and Democratic militancy nationwide. It notes no single figure is indispensable to progress, citing Bryan’s vocal influence and the enduring democratic dream.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Jefferson
Luther
Cromwell
Caesar
Jomea
A. Garfield
New York
God
Washington
Bryanlam
Omaha World-Herald
No Resting on Resolutions The Doomsday Mindset
A motivational column urges readers to treat every day as a fresh start for New Year resolutions. It compares perseverance to learning to walk, noting that falls are part of growth and the heroic spirit endures. The piece cites Emerson and Beecher to stress resilience and ongoing effort.
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Emerson
Henry Ward Beecher
Omaha News
Five Die Sentenced in Palace Attack Case
A court martial in St. Petersburg has condemned five men to death for attacking the mayor's palace, killing the minister of finance and seizing about 90,000 roubles. Among the condemned is Pringe Dahayang, a Ge onsan noble who organized the plot.
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St. Petersburg
Roosevelt declines to unveil Harrison statue
Vice President Fairbanks invited President Roosevelt to deliver the principal address at the dedication of the Benjamin Harrison monument in Indianapolis next summer. The president indicated it would be impossible for him to keep the engagement.
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Rooosevelt
Harrison
Washington
DD. C
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Wit and Humor in Funny Quips Across Papers
A collage of light lines from Harvard Lampoon Louisville Courier Journal Brooklyn Life Pick Me Up Nashville American and Chicago Tribune. Jokes cover marriages money farming writing and a misdirected church usher tale.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Brooklyn
Mary
Maude
Chicago Tribune
Denver Woman Tries to Kill Paramour at Federal Building
Mrs. Thomas Metcalf formerly of Denver fired three shots at R. Hamill, a trial lawyer for John R. Walsh, outside Judge Anderson's courtroom on the sixth floor of the federal building. Hamill fled seven flights down stairs to the Grand Pacific, confiding fear of confrontation as police investigated motive stemming from a scorned relationship.
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Denver
Chicago
Thomas Metcalf
R. Hamill
John R. Walsh
Hamill
Federal Building
Grand Pacific Hotel
Mrs. Metcalf
Woman’s gun holds suspect in Colorado burglary case
Mrs. Jessie Tatison warned that three Mexican boys burglarized a box car. She met a shoemaker at her door with a revolver and held him until police arrived. The other two boys were chased two miles before being captured.
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Tinidad
Colo
Jessie Tatison
Join Dugan Goes to Omaha to Lead Blacksmith Log Forces
E Dugan foreman of the Union Pacific blacksmith shop receives a promotion and will move to Omaha to oversee the company's blacksmith log forces there. Local workers presented him a gold watch and chain in appreciation of his service and friendship.
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Dugan
Omaha
E. Dugan
Union Pacific Blacksmith Shop
Mr. Dugan
Wyoming Lumber Dealers Gather for Colorado Wyoming Convention
The sixth annual convention of the Colorado and Wyoming Lumber Dealers Association opened at the Alaboy hotel in Denver with a board directors meeting. About 150 lumbermen from Wyoming, Colorado and northern New Mexico attended as roll call and delegate assembly dominated the day. three day event continues with planned business sessions.
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Wyoming Lumbermen
Denver
Colo
Colorado and Wyoming Lumber Dealers’ Association
Alaboy
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Massachusetts sportsmen pursue hungry bear hunt plan
Tyre of Lenoxdale Mass prepares for bear hunt after fox hunting proved tame. The bear will be starved until ferocious and then released to stalk.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Mass
Tyre
Lenoxdale
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