Trusts threaten workers with contracts if Bryan wins
The piece reports on trusts allegedly offering contracts with cancellation clauses to elicit votes for Bryan, urging workers to boycott trust products. It notes widespread resistance by laborers, miners, and consumers, and contrasts with prior elections, highlighting fears of wage cuts, reduced hours, and plant closings if McKinley is elected.
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Iain
Bryan
Ington
McKinley
Brian
Jessen
Mc Winey
Edpis
Tien
Tess
Vic
McWhinter
Hanna
Coal and Railroad Combine
Eliasses
Inmane
Tabor
Republican Campaign
President McKinley hailed by unions over labor stance
An honorary Bricklayers' Union member notes McKinley's Federal building cornerstone ceremony in Chicago. Republicans tout the ceremony while union labor rails at martial law approval in Idaho and Congress' inaction on labor legislation. The bricklayer incident spurs labor press to scrutinize McKinley’s nonunion stance.
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Porarily
Bricklayers’ Union
Federal
Chicago
Idaho
Congress
McKinsey
Debates and Power in the 1900 Campaign
A St. Louis Republic editorial attacks Hanna as the real power behind McKinley, urges a labor department with a cabinet seat, and cites Bryan's call for a debate while condemning trust influence in public life. The piece ends with a first person account of hunger in Banning, describing miners and families facing starvation and a man giving a dollar.
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McShinley
Jones
National Committee
Hanna
Senator Hanna
Senator Jones
United States
McWhinley
Bryan
Republican Party
MecWhinley
McKinley
Mr. Bryan
Tie
St. Louis Republic
Trust
Banning
Tere
Democrats Endorse Labor Department In Platform
In Elmira New York David B Will praised the Democratic pledge to create a Cabinet level Department of Labor. He said it would advance workers interests and elevate labor. The platform also opposes government by injunction denounces the blacklist and favors arbitration between corporations and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Department of Labor
William J. Bryan
Democracy and Labor
Elmira
N. Y
David B. Will
Democratic Party
Mr. Hill
Hanna Confusion Deepens Over Trusts Claim
The Boston Globe notes Hanna’s evasive responses as he denies quotes from interviews and struggles to justify what he said. He argues there are no trusts because Sherman laws prevent illegal ones, a claim that collapses under closer scrutiny and exposes muddled logic.
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Hanna
Tianna
Boston Globe
Swing Voters In New York Toggle Between Parties
The article notes New York State’s voting pattern swinging between major candidates over decades. It cites cycles such as Seymour beating Grant in 1868, Grant over Greeley in 1872, Tilden over Hayes in 1876, Garfield over Hancock in 1880, Cleveland over Blaine in 1884, Harrison over Cleveland in 1888, Cleveland over Harrison in 1892, and McKinley over Bryan in 1896.
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Bryan
New York State
Peeties
Seymour
Grant
Greeley
Tilden
Hage
Vo Garfield
Hancoc
Cleveland
Blaine
Harrison
Melsinley
Great Auk Eggs Bring Record Price at Stevens Auction London
An egg of the extinct great auk sold at Stevens' in London for 1678 dollars after spirited bidding. The article notes the bird’s extinction mid nineteenth century, its surviving skins and eggshells in public museums, and historic price rises from 90 dollars in 1859 to a peak 1500 dollars in 1899, with interest in related bones and skeletons remaining high.
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London
Stevens
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Hebrides
Trinity College, Dublin
Messrs. Stevens
Paliste Muscular Rheumatism and Sciatica Treatment Notes
The article discusses muscular rheumatism often misnamed as rheumatism with neuralgia-like cramp pain in muscles such as the forehead neck back and chest and notes it can be worsened by cold or wet feet. Treat ment emphasizes general health, liniments, gentle friction, and in sciatic cases blistering, morphine, bran poultices, turpentine liniment, purgatives, iron, leeches, hot baths, and bed rest with a leg splint for persistent cases.
Better than nothing in a Western Massachusetts town
An elderly pair discuss a minister's beliefs on punishment. One asks what he believes in if everlasting hell is rejected and the other guesses a finite punishment. They remark that a church that does something, even poorly, is “a good deal better than nothing.”
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Massachusetts
Hospital Cars Gain Prussian Rail Service Hires
The Prussian department of railways adds hospital cars to its rolling stock. These coaches can be hired in advance for rail journeys and are equipped with spring bedstretchers invalids chairs and all necessary sanitary equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussian Department of Railways
Water cooler unused in Baltimore police station for twenty years
A Baltimore police station kept a water cooler unused for two decades. The device saw minimal use, remaining in place as a surplus item rather than a daily amenity.
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Baltimore
Repairing Boston Streets at Night Aims to Ease Day Traffic
Boston announces night repairs to main streets to prevent daytime obstructions. City crews will work after dusk, resuming normal traffic flow by morning. Residents expect reduced daytime disruption while projects advance.
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Boston
Rubber and Lead Show Odd Cold Weather Behavior
Experiments with materials at low temperature using liquid air reveal striking effects. A ball of india rubber becomes brittle and shatters when dropped, while a lead ball rebounds with heightened elasticity. Lead also forms a strong spiral spring when cooled to about 200 to 300 degrees below zero.
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India
Strengthen the Eyes Observation Through Distant Scenery
The text advises training the eyes by focusing on distant objects like clouds sky and far forests. It highlights sailing as particularly useful for strengthening sight and preventing shortsightedness noting sailors are often long-sighted.
New Ocean Greyhound Sets Record For Deutschland
The Deutschland, new ocean liner, costs 3 332 000 dollars with 23 200 ton displacement and capacity for 1 057 passengers. It has established a new record among ships. Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is praised for fifty years of cures for constipation indigestion and biliousness. Our Private Revenue Stamp caps the bottle.
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Ocean Greyhound
Out of the Ordinary Recalled by Old Friends
Two longtime friends Brown and Jones recount a past acquaintance, a snub-nosed cross eyed Tilbury girl, whose fate remains unknown as Brown states he has not married her.
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Brown
Jones
Tilbury
London
Have You a Good Windmill for Farm Use
A wind power mill is praised for pumping water sawing wood grinding feed and fodder chopping all year. The note directs readers to The Aermotor Co Chicago Ill for catalog and full particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aermotor Co
Chicago
Ill
Windows of Mother of Pearl
The article notes that many Chinese temples feature windows made from mother of pearl sourced from oyster shells. The material is described as perfectly transparent and resembling opal glass.
Grain O new grain drink replaces coffee in lunch menus
Grain-O promotes itself as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with the rich color of mocha and java. It claims to suit delicate stomachs and be affordable at 34 cents, 150, and 26 cents per package, sold by grocers.
No Infectious Diseases Reported in Greenland Climate
Report notes no infectious diseases identified in Greenland due to its dry cold atmosphere. authorities emphasize environmental factors limit disease spread.
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Greenland
Jell-O Makes Dessert Quick and Flavorful Ad
Jell O the new dessert offers four flavors Lemon range raspberry and strawberry at your grocers for ten cents. Electric timber aging speeds up storage to hours. Mrs Austin’s pancakes are ready in a jiffy and taste so good you want more.
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Mrs. Austin
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