Editorial notes on politics and social issues
An unsigned column comments on July 4 freedoms under imperial rule, U S policy toward China, and domestic reform. It remarks on lynching in Akron and criticizes diplomat Conger while defending truthfulness. It also discusses Sunday business limits, ice sales, and Republican electoral strategy involving H L Remmel and Davis opponents.
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H. L. Remmel
Remmiel
Jeff Davis
Key
Reublicans
Davis
Matters in China Show Allies Entering Pekin
Reports say matters in China are improving from this view with foreign legations saved as Pekin neared siege. Allied forces entered the capital after about three days of rations, while the emperor and empress appear unwilling or unable to command imperial troops.
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China
Labout
Pekin
Mpress
Prices raised by trusts and the October anger
The Democratic Congressional Committee attacks trusts, listing higher costs since 1896 including wheat for stoves, corn for wagons, copper kettles, sugar, glass, and farm implements. It argues trusts rob workers from breakfast to burial and frames the issue as a national grievance.
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Democratic Congressional Committee
Texarkana Jail Break As Panic Over Smallpox Case
Ten prisoners confined in the Texarkana County Jail annex escaped by breaking through a wall amid panic over a smallpox case. They were all recaptured before morning and confined elsewhere.
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Texarkana
Tex
The Best Country Office in the State
The Conway Printing Company boasts a long standing distinction as the best country printing office in the state outside cities. The new outfit improves efficiency and pricing remains low, urging readers to compare and see for printing needs.
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Conway Printing Company
Examination for West Point Cadet Applicants in Arkansas
Notice of a Fayetteville examination on November 3 1900 for Fifth District Arkansas residents seeking appointment to the U S Military Academy at West Point in June 1901. Eligibility includes age 17 to 22, physical standards, single status, and literacy in reading writing orthography arithmetic English geography and US history.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Fayetteville
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Igor
Fifth Congressional District
Arkansas
United States
Huon A. Dinsmore
M. C. Fifth District
American Hero Titus Sketch From Pekin War Dispatch
The War Department details Titus a musician who sealed a wall with a rope to aid ascent reported by Associated Press from Pekin. Calvin P. Titus enlisted April 5, 1898 in Wichita Kansas at age nineteen. He previously served in First Vermont Infantry and was discharged November 2, 1898. He later joined Company E Fourteenth United States Infantry and was born in Vinton Iowa. A Pekin cablegram dated the 17th reports a neck wound, slight.
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Washington
War Department
Titus
Associated Press
Pekin
Calvin P. Titus
Wichita
Kas
First
Vermont Infantry
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Vinton
Democratic clubs urged nationwide organization in 1900 campaign
The St Louis Republic reports a circular signed by Bryan Stevenson and DNC Chairman Jones calling Democrats to form city or precinct clubs. It urges gathering on September 1 to organize active, nationwide clubs supporting the Kansas City platform and defending American principles and free institutions.
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Bryan
Stevenson
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Kansas City
Ight
St. Louis Republic
Seventeen Deaths Highlight Hot Weather Violence
A Tuesday morning report recounts seventeen deaths in twenty four hours linked to violent crime, underscoring police theories on heat-induced aggression. The piece argues that hot, sleepless conditions worsen mental strain and provoke violent acts among vulnerable individuals.
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Republic
Minister’s Good Work Relief by Remedy Cited
Rev A A Power of Emporia Kansas credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing a severe bilious colic after two doses. He notes a neighbor failed with doctors before using the same remedy and achieving full relief. For sale by W H Martin & Co Druggists.
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Chamberlain
A. A. Power
Emporia
Kan
W. H. Martin & Co
Cabinet shifts and a rural remedy claim headline
Globe-Democrat correspondent notes cabinet changes under Bryan era as Arkansas Senator Jones may join the treasury post amid Democratic strategy. An Indiana mother cites rapid relief for her teething infant using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by W H Martin & Co.
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W. B. Stevens
The
Globe-Democrat
Arkansas
Jones
Bryan
Train Wreck Hurts Thirteen Near con Gra
A Southern Pacific derailment near con Gra injures thirteen as a train wrecks in bad weather. The incident prompts inquiries into safety and rail operations in the region.
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Southern Pacific
Society Notice Isabel Stillman To Wed Percy Rockefeller
New York announces the engagement of Isabel Goodrich Stillman second daughter of James Stillman president of National City Bank to Percy Avery Rockefeller second son of William Rockefeller Standard Oil magnate. No wedding plans yet. the couple known to each other for years and widely admired in New York and Newport society.
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New York
Isabel Goodrich Stillman
James Stillman
National City Bank of New York
Percy Avery Rockefeller
Wm. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Miss Stillman
Mr. Rockefeller
Isabel G. Stillman
Newport
Ladies Want Free Silver Plated Sugar Shell Gift
A reader urges editors to promote an offer from Quaker Valley Mfg Co Chicago promising a free sterling silver plated sugar shell to every married woman who writes. No payment or purchase required, stamps asked only to cover mailing, names and addresses to be sent for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Quaker Valley
Quaker Valley Mig. Co
Morgan and Harrison Sts
Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Universal Remedy
An old advertisement promises Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming it cures by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad asserts a $100 reward if it fails and cites F J Cheney of Toledo Ohio as the seller.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
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