Political Advertisements and Dated Notices from Chipley
Chipley Florida August 13 1898 Democratic ticket endorsements list for Congressman St. Sparkman state treasurer James Whitfield Justices Taylor Carter railroad commissioners Day Bryan Morgan county representative Dr Coleman tax assessor J Williams tax collector A Jones treasurer R Horne T Mobley school board members Busu Russ Singleton The Alabama Populists disappear from map comment on H Bush and Alfred Ayer local returns Porto Rico dispatch Star Spangled Banner noted. Cascarets advertisement and London Statist predicts postwar American prosperity and Cuba investments benefiting railways.
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London
Cuba
United States
Porto Rico
Philippines
Dr W E Coleman Named Democratic Candidate for County Seat
The Democratic nominee for county representative, Dr W E Coleman, has ten years in the state and five years in Washington county. A lifelong Democrat, he is deemed fully competent to serve and likely to honor the county.
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W. E. Coleman
Washington County
Questioning 25 Cent Fee for Democratic Circulars
A Dublin County observer recalls circulars urging Democrats to form clubs and pay 25 cents to align with the Chicago Platform. The same man led the county convention opposing resolutions endorsing the platform, prompting questions about motivation and consistency.
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Chicago
Our
Cassavrets Candy Cathartic Patented Digestive Aid
A vintage advertisement touts Cassavrets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medicinal tablet. It claims it cleanses the system and helps kidneys liver and bowels, dispels colds and headaches, and cures biliousness and constipation. Boxes are sold at 10 25 and 50 cents with a guarantee by druggists.
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Casvarets
C. C
Woes of a Missouri Editor Voice Complaint of Mountain Taxes
A Missouri populist editor vents about the state in a vivid tirade describing high mountains and taxes, crooked rivers and politicians, roaring editors, fast youths, sharp financiers and toed shoes, and a landscape spread with newspapers that lie like thunder.
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Missouri
Democratic County Treasurer Nomination Crisis Demands Action
In the last County Convention the failure to nominate a County Treasurer leaves the party with two candidates. The Democratic Executive Committee must meet and delegate the nomination power to another convention or a primary election to protect party unity and success.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Prosperity Follows Peace Says Courier Journal Editorial
The Louisville Courier Journal notes immense national wealth and subsiding political agitation. It says the currency issue and tariff operations are obscured by wartime revenue laws, predicting no business disturbance and prosperity likely to erase memories of past hard years.
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Louisville Courier Journal
State Advisory on Subdistrict School Tax Redemptions
State Treasurer Whitfield issues guidance to Circuit Clerks explaining that subdistrict school taxes for 1898 and later are collected like state and county taxes and appear in tax sale certificates in the State Treasurer’s name. Clerks must remit full certificate amounts or full proportional sums with interest when redeeming or purchasing tax certificates.
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Whitfield
State Finances Reported by State Treasurer
State Treasurer J B Whitfield reports July 31 balances across funds including General revenue 192256.01 One mill school tax 23536290 Health fund 5900.87 Pension fund 1831.80 Tax certificate 5953.58 School fund principal 13045.38 Interest 16655.55 Agricultural College 3697.67 Experiment Station 3973.93 Morrill white college 154.37 Morrill black college 12104.75 Seminary principal 1059.70 Sinking fund bonds 1873 491.70 Sinking fund bonds 1871 35.67
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Tallahassee
J. B. Whitfield
State Board of Health
Pension
Iscsa Graces Vseesca
Agricultural College Fund
Experiment Station Fund
Morrill
White College
Black College
Demagogue Critique Echoes Across States
The piece argues Florida has tired of demagogues while North Carolina faces harsher scrutiny as quoted by the Wilmington Messenger. It accuses local leaders of pandering to ignorance, opposing prosperity and wealth, and stigmatizing successful business people, portraying a broad condemnation of political figures.
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Florida
North Carolina
Wilmington Messenger
Demagogues Fan Hatred Over Class Struggles
A Times Union and Citizen editorial condemns demagogues who exploit class tensions by pitting the poor against the rich and labor against capital. It argues they obstruct cures for suffering, inflame passions, and worship hollow rhetoric.
Don’t Neglect Your Liver and Browns’ Iron Bitters
An advertisement urges men to care for the liver with Browns’ Iron Bitters. It claims daily use maintains liver health and that existing disease is permanently cured by the tonic, promising lasting strength and vitality. Sold by all dealers.
Policy of Manila Occupation Amid Philippine Question
The speaker notes that the Philippines and Manila have not yet been taken, with only about 12,000 troops landed after Dewey’s victory. Transport capacity is exhausted, no ships are available for a new expedition, and the army of 150,000 is impractical. Insurgents surround Manila as a peace treaty determines control of the islands.
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Philippines
Manila
Dewey
Spain
Balance Sheet of War From the London News
The fall of Santiago closes the third month of the Spanish American conflict. The piece praises modern weaponry and cites losses on both sides, noting Spain’s defeats and the heavy costs for Spain versus U S gains. It lists naval and land losses including ships, vessels, sailors, and soldiers, plus the Fourth Army Corps.
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London
Santiago
Spain
Santiago and
Neigh
Borghood
Fourth Army Corps
Ladrone Islands
Sure Thing for You from Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad
Promises a guaranteed cure for constipation and liver sluggishness. Claims biliousness headaches fever piles and many ills are caused by digestive issues. Advertises Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a liver stimulant and intestinal tonic with guaranteed refund and varying box prices. Sample booklet offered.
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C. C. UC
Dingley Surplus Claims Meet Cold War Finance Facts
A Treasury official argues the Dingley tariff shows a surplus under war conditions. Critics counter with Treasury data: 1898 customs receipts down by over 17 million since 1897, total receipts excluding Pacific Railroad money seven million lower than 1897, and tariff gains offset by wartime expenses and July tax boosts.
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the Treasury
Howell
Dingley
Nelson Dingley, Jr
Lewiston
Pacific Railroad
New York World Urges Restraint on Mr Howell
The New York World urges restraint toward Mr Howell and suggests renewed efforts to prevent further actions that would diminish public gaiety. The passage casts doubt on future conduct and emphasizes moderation.
The War Taxes Shortfall and Revenue Forecasts
The Atlanta Journal notes that one month into the war tax, actual internal revenue for August was 26,170,697, with war taxes contributing about 12,000,000. Projected annual revenue would fall from 175,000,000 to about 145,000,000, plus 7,000,000 from tea duties, missing Mr. Dingley’s expected totals and reflecting lower than forecast economic impact.
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Internal Revenue
Dingley
Congress
Atlanta Journal
Supreme Court aids suppression of negro vote in the South
The U S Supreme Court endorsed Mississippi's new election law aimed at disenfranchising illiterate Black voters while applying equal restrictions to white illiterates. The ruling permits states to use education based qualifications, signaling a collapse of Republican influence in the region as South Carolina and Louisiana follow suit.
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Supreme Court of the United States
South
Mississippi
South Carolina
Louisiana
Pensacola Florida
Firs Judicial Circuit
Florida
United States
Pensacola
Tallahassee
Supreme Court of
State of Florida
Liddon
Ashington
Holmes
Jackson
Eagan
Curt
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J. L. Morgan
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J. M. Clutter’ Music House
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Can. Orfices
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Chipley Banner
Rvea
America
Bygebington
Munn
Scientific American
Scaatifall
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Aareas Munn &Co
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Feason
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Joan Baisson Wakter
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