McLean Enquirer Denounced as Veterans Friend Farce
A retrospective critique argues John R. McLean's Enquirer feigns support for Civil War veterans while opposing pension reforms. It contrasts McKinley era policies with Democratic stances, accusing the Enquirer of hypocrisy and urging readers to trust Republican veterans’ interests over the paper’s rhetoric.
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John R. McLean
Magi
Enquirer
John RR. McLean
Mark Twain
Il XO
Democratic Party
Bummer
Joan C. Tarszey
Missouri
Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Johnson
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Harrison
Meekin
Jey
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John FR. Milean
John RK
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John R McLean
Buair
McLean
Erquirer Bikery
McKinsey
McKinley
Mmetsan
Grend
Gner Evans Franceport
Grand Army
Evans
Pensker Department
Solmiers
Patyer
Br i. de Mantag
Congress
John R. Nee Len
Pension Bureau
Bureau of Person
Republicas Party
Joan BR. McLean
Republican Party
Pension Office
H. Clay Evans
Prices and wages in cotton trade debated by experts
An analysis argues prices of cotton fabrics rose slower than or faster than wages, citing expert claims by Sheldon of the firm and noting 1897 saw large cotton yields. It lists fabric price figures for standard sheets and ginghams and discusses wage trends for workers during a period of varying prices.
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New England
Ohio
Columbus
Hill
Isa
Bancroft
Sneidon
Sheldon
Autheris
Appleton
Hills
Lancaster
An Unwelcome Candidate in Democratic May Selections
In a New York Evening Sun excerpt, John R. McLean is criticized as a weak campaign figure in Ohio and Kentucky contests. General Buckner predicts Goebel’s possible election by vote-discount tactics, while McLean faces distrust and questions about his leadership and platform. A Shawnee, Ohio, accident report notes Thomas Spurier’s fatal injury from a fall of slate near Straitsville.
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New York
John K. McLean
Simon Buckner
Louisville
Kentucky
Ohio
Goebel
Iver
John R. McLean
William Jennings Bryan
Buckner
Taylor
McLean
Bryan
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A J Waerrer
J. McLean
Democratic
New York Evening Sun
Mi 14
Thomas Spurier
Straitsville
Carsing
New York Weekly Tribune
Coshoetra
National Family Newspaper
Oble Soliers Stranded In San Francisco Pay Help Sought
Cleveland soldiers from the Fourteenth regiment stranded in San Francisco after spending Manila pay. A $1,200 fund is needed to bring them home with support from Senator Hanna and Governor Bushnell each contributing $10. Other items note boxing results and a private soldier’s death with treasury cash figures.
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Oble Soliers
Cleveland
Fourteenth Regiment
Philippines
San Francisco
Manilla
Hanna
Bushnell
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