Can the Boom Be Maintained in Bryan's 1900 Bid
The piece argues that political booms wobble and often collapse, using 1880 Hancock and 1896 Bryan as dark horses shaped by speeches. It questions if Bryan can sustain a nominating boom into 1900 and warns that failing to do so risks defeat and political disaster.
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General Grant
Blaine
Hayes
Garfield
Harrigan
Republian
Hancock
Bryan
Bayard
Randall
Potitles
Free Trade Sea
White House
Democratic Party
Bryafi
Holy
Antony
John Sherman
Chicago
Cincinnati
Daniel Dougherty
Dirk Jyorses
Oman
Ln Ie
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Achilles
Cleveland
Return to Silver or Fallback in Democratic Debate
The Anaconda Standard debates silver politics, asking what Democrats who backed free coinage and the 16 to 1 ratio would “return to” if they abandon silver. The piece critiques the paper’s questions as speculative, arguing silver democrats have little to return to without their core principles. It cites Jefferson, Jackson, Cleveland, and Montana’s 1896 endorsement asContext for the party’s historic stance.
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Uryah
Vilver
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew
Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Montana
Alan
Quay Acquitted Sparks Political Mutation Debate
The Inter Mountain telegraphic column reports the acquittal of Matthew Stanley Quay on a conspiracy charge in Pennsylvania. It notes no defense by Quay, cites a political motive, and describes Governor Stone’s appointment of a senator to fill the vacancy. The piece questions Senate precedent and predicts possible reelection contingent on legislative reconvening.
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Inter Mounain
Matthew Stanley Quay
Pennsylvania
Quay
Stone
United States
Senator Mantle
Corbett
Oregon
Senate
Mantle
Richards
Keystone
William Penn
Signature Law Fight in California Press
A California signature law, aiming to attach signers to articles, has begun in theory but is largely ignored in practice. Newspapers plan a test case over a $1000 penalty with half to the plaintiff, arguing the measure abridges press liberty and erodes impersonality by branding writings as personal views of individuals like John Smith. The clash between newspapers and lawmakers is set to unfold.
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California
Tnstead
John Smith
Smith
Observance Links Jefferson Birth to Lincoln Assassination
Judge Goodwin of the Salt Lake Tribune compares Jefferson and Lincoln on the anniversary of Lincoln's shooting. The piece recalls Lincoln 34 years after his mortal wounding by a misguided assailant, highlighting Lincoln's expansive, high minded character.
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Jefferson
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Judge Goodwin
Salt Lake Tribune
Jefferean
Lincoln and Jefferson Compared in Striking Echoes of Fate
The essay traces Abraham Lincoln from poverty to power, contrasting his hardships with Jefferson's luck and arguing Lincoln surpassed him in majesty of life and leadership. It notes Lincoln’s resilience born of toil, his self discipline, and the nation's mourning at his assassination, while praising the Rocky Mountain Cell and Inter Mountain for continued prosperity and circulation.
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Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson
Rocky Mountain Cell
Inter Mountain
Maple Sugar Trade Confrontation In Chicago Store
A traveling man touts maple sugar while a grocer counters with a country supplier, Campton Huddleston, to confirm authenticity. The exchange hints at a trusted local supply chain and a potential name tied to the product.
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Chicago Tribune
The German's Antelope
Jessie Schley retells a comic tale from Toward Eaton of Medora North Dakota about a boastful rancher who claims to have slain antelope. The man exaggerates his hunt using German accented speech and miscounts his quarry, revealing the humor and folly of his tale.
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Minneapolis
Jessie Schley
Eaton
Medora
N. D
Is one of your mistakes talking too much
Chicago Times-Herald reports a lecturer addressing an audience of women about joy and laughter. He quips that women hoard merriment while men seek quick pleasure, noting laughter eases worry. A joke about marriage follows, suggesting laughter signals matrimony.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Marrie
Kod
Lord She Was Thin Tombstone Riddle
A widower ordered a tombstone inscription using a fixed size for letters. He specified Lord She Was Thine for the footer, but the mason warned of space limits. Completed stone read Lord She Was Thin, misreading the final phrase in a humorous misprint.
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London Chronicle
Woman solves spring cleaning with husband’s help
In a humorous Catholic Standard and Times cartoon Mrs Youngwife brags she got spring cleaning done with her husband home. He helped by taking up carpets beating them and disassembling beds to polish furniture while claiming to feel ill.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Endowment Offer and Exotic Antiquities Noted
Detroit Free Press quotes a citizen seeking a $20,000 endowment as a test of trustworthy investment. The piece also references a mysterious aluminum inscription on porcelain and a Genoa cathedral vase said to be carved from a single emerald with ties to Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
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Detroit Free Press
Cubs
Genoa
Italy
Solomon
Sheba
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Chas, Schatzlein
Fayette Harrington
Charles R. Leonard
A. B. Clements
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Henry Mueller
Frank Haskin
John A. Creigeton
G. W. Stapleton
T. M. Hodgens
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Europe
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Omaha
Q. W. Stapleton
A. H. Barret
E. Leavitt
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T. M. Odgens
First National Bank OF
Andrew J. Davis
James
E. B. Weilek
George Stevenson
General Bankig
Tranastal
N. Main Street
W. A. Clarr
J. Ror
Clark
W. A. Clark & Bro
Clark & Larabie
Seis Exchange
Alex J. Johnston
Marcus Daly
Haggin
M. Donahoe
Marcus DaLy & Co
Joseph V. Long
the Grand Opera House
Thureday
Fridday
Suir
Leavitt
Widow Brown
Mermaiids
Lynch & Bacheler
General Insurance
Ion Family Theater
Dick P. S
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Oscar P. Sisson
Olio
Marvelous Genillas
Grand Opera House
Stuart Robio
A. Thomas
M. Charles Margot
Geneva High School
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Dick P. Sutton
Mgr
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Oscar P. Sissen
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