McKinley and Prosperity in Lively 1899 Political Banter
The piece skewers republicans and democrats with jokes on McKinley’s second term, Cuba, Spain, and naval power. It notes tax receipts, dividends, and public debt trends, while mocking party tactics and the “survival of the fittest” notion in candidate selection.
Fragmented political tirade mocks democracy and trusts
The piece rails at Democratic editors and trusts, accusing them of disaster envy and misrule. It ridicules figures like Aguinaldo and Washington era politics, hints at global ventures, and predicts political upheaval as it laments party failures and a corrupt era.
Democratic party warned on foreign policy purge debate
The paper denounces the party as revolutionary and accuses it of opposing the liberty of millions abroad while criticizing American leadership and courting disaster in foreign affairs. It singles out critics of the administration and warns of dangerous loyalties amid a turbulent political climate.
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South Africa
Philippines
Democratic Party
Balimore Soa Democratic
Kensticky
Puiner
America
Spain
Aguinaldo
Flood of Petitions Mark Opening of Ohio Assembly
Columbus dispatch reports the Seventy fourth general assembly opened with a flood of petitions for the Seese bill creating state normal schools and tightening gun protections, plus many local measures and 27 pills introduced by lawmakers. A relief bill of 3000 dollars for Eva Kieeman widow was introduced, and bills on recorders licensing and pawn brokers debated amid other budget and legal proposals.
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Columbus
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
Snyder
Stark
Wreck City
Abe Kieeman
Charles Dumont
Dumont
Eva P. Kieemare
Sir. Tuller
Franklin
Beliefing
Alr
Rothe
Hamilton
Paws
Adkins
Ai- Jen
Erit
Huron
Maemais
Ananthorizs
Altornes
Mr. Ress
Putne
Ohio miners and operators clash over scale report
At Indianapolis the joint conference of miners and operators debated the Dial scale report. Miners demand 29 cents per ton run of mine. operators propose 5 cents with double standard and screen adjustments. Leaders argued profits rise with no wage gains, while tensions over Michigan and Great Lakes shipments echoed risks to local labor.
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Ne Workers and Operators’ Association
Sesaion
Dial Scale Committee
Uwiniois
Une
Presiert Mitchell
M:te Wakers
Sease
Kobuias
Fittspurg
Great Lakes
Robbins
Chicago
Parner
Jobs Reese
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Lackey
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Imaginary Front Line Dispatch From Boer War Camp
Fragmentary dialogue imagines General Buller and aides debating Boer positions near Tugela. Messengers report long Boer lines, feints, and a proposed tact by regiments while criticized as violating warfare norms. The scene blends humor with military chatter about movement and safety.
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Tugela
Bedwyers Builer
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Cholmondetes
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Ald
Satterthwaite Whynal
Swizgersack
Boothelor-Fitzwilllaws
Wiinkersfoorein
Luller
Minerva
Ab Square
Cormtry
Boller
Beed Baers
Sten
Furni
Cleveland Plain
The Crucial Moment and the Visitor’s Question
A terse dialogue unfolds about success and future plans as a visitor questions how the man became prosperous. The man hesitates citing life’s timing, then hints at a grand party and decisions to be made by his wife, amid references to fortune and enterprise.
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Washington Star
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