State Ticket listed for the upcoming election
The Columbus Herald presents the state ticket with candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state state treasurer attorney general reporter supreme court state superintendent state statistician supreme court judges and presidential electors at large. It notes the Democratic National Convention at Kansas City on July 4 and discusses the thwarted anti trust legislation in Congress.
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J. W. Adair
Whitley County
Allen Zollars
Allen County
Nicholas Cornet
Ripley County
Carl E. Wood
Jackson County
Kansas City
Republican platform satire on independence and empire
A satirical tirade mocks party platforms, predicting a Philadelphia convention endorsing sympathy for Cuban and Filipino struggles, McKinley’s treaty with Sulu, taxing Porto Ricans, rebuking early American patriots, and endorsing political assassinations, lampooning Republican stances and leaders.
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United States
Phildelphia
Pacific Islands
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Census complaints prompt city tally disputes
The page notes widespread dissatisfaction with the census, citing Chicago reporting 100000 unenumerated residents, Indianapolis and Anderson listing large missed areas, while Columbus faces no complaints. It recalls similar concerns in 1890.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Anderson
Columbus
Iris criticizes Cuban independence stance by Republicans
The piece questions a Republican national platform backing Cuban independence, arguing Cubans cannot demonstrate self government while facing corrupt Republican officials. It calls for removing Neeleys Rathbones Woods and other officials before turning the island to Cubans.
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the Woods
Trusts Targeted as Republicans Face Hypocrisy Charge
In a clipping from The Iron Age the Republican majority in Congress is condemned for hypocrisy in seeking to pass a constitutional amendment against trusts. The reader notes the journal’s usual Republican tilt but criticizes this move as inconsistent and self serving.
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House
Senate
Trusta
Shelby county boodlera guilty over false claim case
A Shelby county boodler was found guilty of attempting to collect a false claim from Shelby county. The case mirrors a Columbus prepaid scandal earlier, thwarted by Caldwell Stobo and other noted councilmen. The report also notes a Philadelphia Republican convention plank on Boers and mentions Indiana Governor candidate W. T. Dugsin as Boss Hanna’s ally, with a VP candidate question unsettled as Senator Fairbanks declines.
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Columbus
Caldwell
Stobo
W. T. Dugsin
Indiana
Hanna
Philadelphia
Art Overstreet Seeks Roosevelt Backing in Nomination
Rumors swirl that Art Overstreet supports Governor Roosevelt and may push a preferred candidate. Questions linger about his preparedness and whether he carried backing or leverage from his previous influence as he maneuvers for a potential nomination.
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Gov. Roosevelt
Train in a Storm Wreck Near Falls City Nebraska
A Burlington passenger train from Denver arrived at Union depot badly wrecked after a severe hail wind and rain storm between Falls City and Rule Nebraska. Passengers faced shattered windows flying glass and flooded cars as mail and contents were damaged.
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Rule
Neb
Bleuty
France
Swimmer Recovers After Neck Injury and Headlines Hope
A swimmer who broke his neck in August has recovered enough to write again with increasing steadiness after successful surgery. Doctors say chest diseases like pulmonary consumption may be diagnosed more accurately and earlier with new methods, signaling progress in science and health journalism.
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Ieasine Oy
Notes From England on Pastimes and People
A miscellany notes card games in England as a fading pastime among classes. the peerage ranks and church hierarchy. a tuberculosis case in a sheep carcass. a London burglar who evades arrest. bakers in Deptford strike over Sunday prayers. a six by six foot railway station tile map. 1898 Britain’s share of world metals production. Bank of England notes vary in thickness for vignette impressions and security features.
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Northeastern Railway Company
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Public thanks for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs Dory of Des Moines Iowa expresses enduring gratitude for Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She credits it with helping her family through coughs lung troubles and whooping cough with consistent satisfaction and asks the manufacturers to accept heartfelt thanks.
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Des Moines
Ions
Mosquitoes in Campaign Bite at Sunset to Sunrise
Popular Science notes mosquitoes in the Roman Campaign bite only during the hour before sunset and the hour after sunrise. It also claims frogs do not need brains as experiments show they function automatically without them. A North Sea sturgeon over 500 pounds destroyed nets worth 750 dollars before surrendering to captors.
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Zugapitze
German Empire
Hollenthal
Grafton
N.H
Utah
South Dakota
Emigration, Debts, and Horse Exports Reported Figures
The article notes over 8,000,000 Italian emigrants worldwide. It reports Buddhist temple debts at Kyotto exceeding $1,000,000. It lists Moscow and St. Petersburg races offering 866,000 roubles in prizes and 39,625 horses exported in nine months ending March 1, 1900 at an average $120 each.
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Japan
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St. Petersburg
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