Silver in Two Parties Debate on Silver Policy
Helena Independent critiques both parties on silver. It cites the Sherman act as a Republican measure for 4.5 million ounces monthly, Democratic repeal of purchasing as the miners’ loss, and urging GOP support for gold. It notes factional convention splits in Kansas City, with Hauser abstaining, Hill as idol, and claims neither party remains a silver party.
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Inter Mountain
Helena
Campbell
Montana
Ithits
Oklahoma
Hauser
Hill
Silver Republicans Debunked in Colorado and Montana
The Denver Republican reports a canvass claiming 99 of 100 silver Republicans in Colorado have returned to the GOP, and Montana mirrors this claim as the Livingston Enterprise questions the silver platform. The piece asserts no distinct silver Republican party exists in Montana, listing Republicans Democrats Populists and prohibitionists as the state's real groups except Colonel Chisholm of Bozeman. It notes Chisholm’s brief chairmanship, Hartman’s Kansas City delegation, and Charlie’s return as a Democrat with copper tint.
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Denver Republican
Iihaw
Colorado
Tater Mountain
Montana
Livingston Enterprise
Montena
Kansas City
Colonel Chisholm
Bozeman
Republican Committee
Hartman
Charlie
Independent on silver policy shows changed stance
The Helena Independent argues that the Salt Lake Tribune and Butte Mountain edit are not lying but adapting to evolving conditions since 1896. It notes prosperity shifted with gold supply, Wilson bill repeal, and wartime activity, causing papers to revise views on free silver, tariffs, and silver politics while remaining aligned with public interest.
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Helena
Salt Lake Tribune
Bryan
Bimetaliiam
Tribune
Montana
Tater Mountain Iy
Arnree
South Africa
Alaska
Colorado
Europe
Maine
California
Salt Lake
Independent
The
Silver Republicans
WANTED A GRAND JURY FOR BUTTE CITY
Citizens of Butte urge calling a grand jury to boost public accountability. They insist juries deter misconduct, reveal papers, and protect taxpayers as fire loss costs push up insurance premiums. The piece notes past indictments and calls for an American plan in local governance.
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Butte
High Seas
Thia
The Regular Democracy Debate Reaches National Conventions
The heated dispute over party regularity centers on which wing operates legally. Delegations led by Senator Clark and Major Maginnis presented briefs to Corbett McConnell and Smith Hartman. National committee decisions, credential committee rulings, and convention ratification settle the case. The state committee led by J S M Weal remains the regular authority, with the next convention described as the regular democratic convention.
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Clark
Major Maginnis
Messrs. Corbett and McConnell
Benabtor Clark
Smith and Hartman
National Committee
State Committee
J. 8. M. Weal
News From China Prompts Confidence In McKinley Actions
The Inter Mountain reports ongoing Chinese tensions with reassured tone. It credits President McKinley with prompt, decisive moves to protect lives and honor, including dispatching ships and diverting troops, while promising Congress approval. Conservative Democrats join Republicans in supporting the president's policy.
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Inter Mountain
Pekin
Yententay
Mister Conger
Hough Tayview
Li Hung Chang
China
Europe
America
McKinley
Philippines
MacArthur
American
East
Congress
William McKinley
White House
Why Bryan Waits
A week of interviews with Lincoln reporters finds William J. Bryan declining to comment on the Chinese outrages. He says no statement will be given until McKinley declares a policy. Bryan would support war or peace opposite to McKinley, depending on the president’s choice, critics say. His supporters claim he is deep in thought.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Bryan
McKinley
Washington warns on protest and Chinese relations
Washington asserts justifiable cause for protest and urges suppression of lawbreakers if they interfere with Chinese affairs. It links Pekin to Chicago mob violence and argues western Americans are more law abiding and educated than eastern migrants, claiming four fifths of eastern graduates move west for opportunity.
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Washington
Pekin
Chicago
West
East
Blaming Republicans Over Silver Plank At Democratic Convention
The Kansas City convention adjourned with Democrats opposed to a 16 to 1 silver plank. W J Bryan argued it was necessary to deal with both parties, citing Republicans who might distort a reaffirmation. The New York World criticized silver Republicans and noted leaders like Dubois Cannon and Hartman aligning with the Democrats to push silver.
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Kansas City
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Nebraska
New York
Bryan
Dubois
Cannon
Hartman
Democracy
Protect the Women in Divorce Alimony Fight
A Butte editorial urges stronger protection for women in divorces citing cruelty as grounds. It calls for alimony of at least twenty five percent of income, harsher penalties for abusive husbands, and jail time for those exploiting wives, to gain community respect and justice.
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Butte
Fragmented political squibs and foreign policy musings in period prose
A tangle of quotes and opinions on Cuban and Philippine issues, Porto Rico tariffs, and party comparisons. References to Goebel murder trials, Beckham, and commentary on imperialism, expansion, democracy, and populism. Casts doubt on Democrat tactics and Republican blame while noting global shifts and sport metaphors.
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Helene
Helena
Kentucky
Goebel
Beckham
World views Kansas City platform vote analysis
The New York World critiques the Kansas City platform vote, noting 16 to 1 support by 21 delegates totaling 95 electoral votes, with many Democratic strongholds opposing. It points to Alaska and other territories voting against free silver and argues Bryan forced the stance, aided by Republican and populist states. It highlights regional splits and the broader electoral implications.
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East Lake ‘Tribune
New York World
Kansas City
Arizona
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Alaska
Free Aliver
Montana
Twentyone
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Oregon
North Dakota
Vermont
Washington
Bryan
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
South Dakota
West Virgina
Wisconsin
Alabama
Arkansas
Missouri
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
J. Bryan
Mississippi River
Facts About Presidents From The New York World
The piece surveys U S presidents up to date noting that a Bryan victory would likely yield the twenty fifth term in 1905. It lists birthplaces with Virginia and Ohio leading, counts by state, common names, lack of middle names, and that Washington alone died in the eighteenth century. It cites two presidents dying on July 4 1836 and anticipates future deaths months later.
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New York World
Bryan
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Martin van Buren
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Mr. Bryan
trans-Mississippi
Ned
Illinois
Cnie
William Henry Harrison
Buchanan
Taylor
John Adama
Jackson
Pierce
Grant
Cleveland
Virgina
Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
Fort Carolina
New Jersey
Kentucky
New Hampshire
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Jameses
Johns
Andrews
Williams
George
Thomas
Martin
Zachary
Millard Franklin
Avraham
Ulyssea
Rutherford
Chester
Grover
Benjamin
van Buren
Washington
Adama
Jefferson
Monroe
Herrison
Polk
Buchana
John Adates
Tomas Jefferson
In Passing on Japanese Stories of Russian Cruelty
The columnist notes reports of Russian barbarities in China and argues two nations threaten civilization. Referencing Siberian penal servitude and public memory, the piece questions how public opinion might react to such acts and hints at political implications in U S platforms and conventions.
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China
Russia
Chinese safe amid fears of violence in eastern states
The article lauds Western calm toward Chinese and contrasts it with eastern states where outrages against Chinese occur. It notes Chicago and New York concerns, cites the Chicago Tribune urging non molestation, and says violence would escalate tensions and provoke the Chinese minister.
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West
Mississippi
Pekin
Chicago
New York
The
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Unis City
Presidents lifespans and lineages across the early republic
The text reflects on presidents born in different years and their survival into old age, noting figures like Adams, Garfield, Lincoln, Madison, Jefferson, Van Buren, and Tyler. It touches on succession, kinship, and foreknowledge among early leaders, with sparse references to heirs and extended family in presidential history.
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Hayes
Garfielt
Blehme
Virginia
John Adams
Had & Son
Henry Harrison
Nad & Grandson
Trever Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Garfield
Lincoln
Madison
Jefferson
van Buren
John Quincy Adams
Heth
Exine Ley
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