Political Pot Roars Over Rathbone and Trusts in Cuba
Washington dispatch claims Postal Director Rathbone plots to avoid blame and threaten retaliation while Hanna and Dick maneuver in Republican campaigns. It notes trust leaders promise campaign funding and critiques Paris Exposition spending as overpriced. Senator Teller to attend Free Silver Republican convention in Kansas City.
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Washington
Postl
Rathbone
Cuba
Creneral Perry
Heath
Hanna
Rathdyne
Indiana
Ohio
Lianna
Senate
Col
Willian
Eck
Tng
Offic
Treath
Vanna
Hos
McNinley
Regiablie
Arsacus
Sis
Fiat Trust
Aster Chess
Capitol
Walleet
Brean
White House
Congress Democratic
Ferdinand W. Peck
Republicans Scout Founders for Philadelphia Convention
Report says National Committee scouts located twelve Republican founders including two non Democrats. Invitations to attend the Philadelphia event will be extended to those deemed worthy with travel and expenses paid. Henry M Teller of Colorado is not invited. Teller attended St Louis four years ago as a guest of party leaders.
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Mro Ubviuung
Ceibtey
Dtepubteau Party
de Pur
Philadelphia
Nationarl
Hanna
Mwaerthy
Villadelphia
Republican Party
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Tanna
National Committee
Philadelmia
Peller
St. Louis
Mydingod
Hagniites
Republican Party Ous He Knew It At Ite, Wirth
Oax Fir
Danpaites
Labor Conditions and Prosperity Debate in McKinley Era
The article argues labor in the United States is unsatisfactory despite claimed prosperity. It questions Republican portrayals and cites strikes boycotts and lockouts as evidence that workers are not receiving their share of industrial gains under McKinley and the era of benevolent trusts. The piece notes U.S. industrial growth without corresponding labor gains.
Republicans Fear Bryan Cabinet Forecasts Reflect Poll Anxiety
The fragment shows Republican editors debating Bryan's potential cabinet as they warn voters of fearsome future appointments. It suggests attempts to discredit Bryan by predicting a controversial lineup, signaling party anxiety about his electoral prospects.
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Bryan
Republican record haunted by promises and scandals
The text critiques the Republican Party recalling broken pledges from the 1896 platform and warns how Mark Hanna would shape a new platform in Philadelphia to oppose trusts while covering the beef scandals and bad governance affecting troops. It argues words cannot erase the party’s tarnished record.
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Markanna
Philadelphia
McKinley
Aspar St. Louis
Mark Hanna
Republican Party
Making Cabinets and Bryan in the Public Eye
Editorials mock Republican cabinet fantasies as they speculate on Bryan’s presidential run. The Oshkosh Times critiques discrimination that favors capital, while opponents argue Allen or other picks could better reflect American trends. The Pittsburgh Post lauds Bryan’s enduring grasp of political currents.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
Oshkosh Times
Bryan
Chicago Democrat
New York Mail
Express
Senator Allen
Nebraska
Alen
Ife
John Ifay
Allen
Great Britain
Way
Europe
Pittsburg Post
McKinley
Hanna Blundering Speech Ignites Political Debate
The excerpt critiques Senator Planna and his armor plate rhetoric as a show of elite praise. It warns that platform bluster won’t hide hard facts about taxation without representation in Porto Rico and other abuses from Cuba to the Isthmus. It contrasts Nero-like adulation with real accountability in governance.
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Porto Rico
Coeur d'Alene
Cuba
Isthmian Canal
England
Hanna
Planna
Times
Nero
Rome
Bloomington Bulletin
Wording on Bryan shows neither side truly worried
A political exchange notes that claims Bryan is anxious imply the accuser fears loss. The remark argues that genuine worry would come from the accuser, not the subject, reflecting partisan rhetoric rather than a concrete threat or outcome.
Democratic Platform Endorses Bryan and Reform Agenda
The Indiana Democratic State convention adopts a platform praising Jeffersonian liberty and the Declaration, backing William Jennings Bryan, and urging an honest economical national administration, anti trust legislation, a graduated income tax, direct Senate election, and strict Monroe Doctrine enforcement. It condemns imperial policy in Cuba and the Philippines and calls for tariff reform and anti monopoly action.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Kansas City
Sulu
Hawaii
Cuba
Congress
Philippines
Transvaal
Grange
Fortife
Teniibieca
Insta
Austradia Gallet
Geergih Eifense
Lewislarien
Rolle Cner
Friends of Trusts
Theuicicratic Party
Republican Party
Spain
Mension Department
The Duke of the Abruzzi Hopes For Mail From Icebound Quest
The Duke of the Abruzzi, stranded in Franz Josef Land, may curse civilization when he receives mail this summer. Over 72 letters and postcards from around the world lie with the Italian consul at Christiania, awaiting a message to reach him as ice breaks.
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the Abruzzi
Franz Josef Land
Christiania
Newspaper Volumes in the British Museum Catalog
The British Museum holds 14 volumes of London newspapers and about 47 000 volumes of provincial papers from England and Wales. It also contains roughly 9 000 volumes of Septet newspapers and a smaller number for Ireland. Last year additions included 600 London volumes, 020 provincial volumes, 127 Scottish volumes, and fewer from Ireland.
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British Museum
London
England
Wales
Ireland
Scotland
Piddy Boycotts Her Mistress in Hidden Notes Scheme
A New York servant schemes to get revenge on an unkind employer by leaving hidden notes. The practice, now common in agencies, involves departing staff writing critical lines in kitchens or wash bowls for the next maid to find, a tactic allegedly spreading from San Francisco hieroglyphs to New York kitchens.
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New York
Sixth Avenue
San Francisco
New York Journal
Primitive Horse Unearthed From Rocky Mountain Sandstone
A 2000 year old primitive horse skeleton was found among sandstone deposits on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. The discovery suggests early equines resembled a strange animal shown in an illustration. The text notes the modern horse is an evolution beyond its ancient ancestor.
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Horues
Rocky Mountains
Nutmeg Imports and Grading Standards in U S
Nutmeg is a popular American spice with about 1 500 000 pounds imported annually to meet demand. European use is light compared with the United States where other spices are used more. Nutmegs are graded by size with the finest running 70 to 80 to the pound and the next grade 100 to 110 per pound.
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America
Europe
Chinese Etiquette and Mannered Delays in Dinner Invitations
The article describes Chinese invitation customs where a tiny card is sent in a large envelope, which must be kept if accepted and returned if declined. It notes timing quirks such as not arriving before 2 pm for a noon banquet and mentions a social rule about a wise woman sitting with her back to the light. It also reflects on men risking life to accumulate wealth.
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Chicago Post
Vituperative Street Preacher Shot Dead in Carmel
Thomas Jefferson Johnson known as Cyclone, a street preacher, is shot and killed after assaulting people and being pursued by Deputy Sheriff Carey who was also killed. An unknown shooter in the crowd fired on Johnson. Carey died at the scene. The report also notes a novel roof garden concept for Central Christian Church in Columbus for summer services and socials.
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Alexandria
Thomas Jefferson Johnson
Cyclone
Carmel
Carey
Johnson
Central Christian Church of Columbus
Christendom
EB. B. Widger
Indiana’s Biggest Oil Well Near Alexandria
The greatest oil well in the Indiana oil territory has been found near Alexandria on land leased by the Lippencott Glass Company in Monroe township. Oil men say it is among the best ever known with a daily output of 700 barrels, twice any other state well. Representatives of Standard and other oil firms are leasing land and sinking many wells weekly.
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Indiana
Indiana Oil Territory
Alexandria
Lippencott Glass Company
Monroe Township
Standard
Poling
John Andrew
Brazil
Fuller
North Vernon
Michael McGraw
Evansville
American Car and Foundry Company
Jeffersonville
W. W. Southard
Henry County
Victor Trook
Converse
W. J. Jackson
Clinton Township
Squire Ridgeway
Howard County
May Nussel
Eva Leachman
Nussel
Exchange Bank
Spencer
Standard Oil Company
Anderson
Lucy Pulley
Kokono
North Carolina
Howard Sloan
Princeton
Edward Collins
Tonia
Mich
Elkhart
Herman Stibbe
la Porte
Michigan
Breen
Notre Dame University
Alfred Duberier
New Orleans
J. M. Knox
Lebanon
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Blue Creek
Erhart
Brookville
Exodus of Threshing Machines From Hagerstown Area
There will be a large movement of threshing machines this summer from the Hagerstown area to the West and Northwest. No wheat in the county is worth cutting, and threshing crews are being urged to seek work in other sections with abundant harvests.
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Hagerstown
Found in a Pond Christina Wolfarth Disappearance Mystery
Christina Wolfarth of Weisburg, 45, vanished and her body was recovered from a pond two miles away. Her hands were bound by an apron, her head crushed, and one eye gouged. No clue to the killer or whether foul play was involved.
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Christina Wolfarth
Weisburg
Prospect for fruit and events sweep Indiana scene
A broad Indiana column reports optimism on peach and cherry prospects. It notes a July celebration for Spencer, a 250 barrel daily oil well near Poling, multiple accidents deaths and fires, trials and strikes, and local political road and tax issues alongside notable deaths and awards.
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Free Silver Republican Party
Teller
Ikansas City
Ftcenders
Tianna
Senator Teller
Washington Evening Times
Willie
His Papa
Papi
Nursie
MacNhinley
National Democrat
Milan
Democratic Platform
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Piddy
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