Bryan’s 1904 candidacy questioned by Brooklyn interview
The Muscatine Colonel Bryan decision not to run for president in 1904 is seen as not clearing the Democratic field. A Brooklyn Eagle intervieweer argues Bryan’s continued leadership ties the party, hindering new issues and leaders, while reorganizers fear his influence and the party’s ability to harmonize on national issues.
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Muscatine
Bryan
Brooklyn Eagle
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Iowa platform tariff debate across newspapers
The Iowa platform and tariff plank draw sharp reactions from The New York Times and The New Haven Leader. The Times criticizes the Iowa GOP stance as protectionist while The Leader rebuts, defending tariff protection and Republican unity, naming Schurz Adams and Smith amid ongoing political discourse.
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New Haven
The
Times
Iowa
Republican Party
Schurzes
Carmacks
Rawlinses
Carl Schurz
Charles Francis Adams
Edwin Burritt Smith
Iowa Republicans defend soldiers as American kin
The Iowa Republicans respond to anti imperialist charges by arguing all soldiers are part of American families. They urge citizens to judge the matter at home and reject broad accusations, expressing confidence and pride in the troops and condemning the defamers of kin.
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Philippines
Iowa
Schurz, Smith
Rawlins
Farmers form a large South Dakota co operative exchange
A new Farmers National Co operative Exchange in South Dakota plans to invest 59000000 in grain, provisions, livestock and produce trade. It will build elevators and warehouses, keep cash grain funds, and place half the capital with farmers in banks. The piece questions impact on fair pricing and predicts limited success. It also notes Davenport seeks a congressman for the district amid canal and arsenal funding topics.
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South Dakota
Farmers’ National Co-operative Exchange Company
Pierre
Board of Trade
Kansas
Electricity and Soil Science Show Benefits on Plants
Report by J Fuchs United States consul general at Frankfort notes electricity aids soil and reduces pests. Elba wine producer demonstrates electricity applied to growing plants increases yield with direct metallic plant connections and a network of underground conductors across a two and a half acre field. Earlier North field tests used electric light as a forcing agent. direct current now shown to help plant growth and soil fertility, likely to gain further attention.
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J. Fuchs
United States
Frankfort
Elba
Fuchs
First Ameri canists Congress Held in United States
For the first time in its history the international congress of Americanists will be held within the United States, the one country on this continent with which the term Ameri ca is specially connected. The meet.
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United States
America
Thirteenth Congress Meeting in New York for October
The thirteenth congress will meet in New York toward the close of October with large, representative attendance expected. It will cover two sections: Native Races of America and the History of early contact with the Old World, including origins of copper skins and possible links to Egyptians, Aztecs, and diluvial man findings.
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Ing
New York
Congress
America
Old World
Atlantic
Europe
Asia
Republicans urge voiced bids for Clinton convention nomination
Iowa City Republicans call for timely candidates for the Clinton convention next week. They warn against eleventh hour entries and urge entrants to join the race before entries close. Scott county Republicans favor a strong candidate and Johnson county will align with them in the contest.
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Iowa City
Scott County
Johnson County
Scott
Newspaper price gimmick sparks talk of bargain days
The Davenport Republican cuts prices offering a bargain day to subscribers, signaling a new, extensive field for the newspaper business. Speculation rises that other papers may soon hold fire sales offering issues scorched by editorials at half price.
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Council Bluffs
Davenport
Editorial Glances on Politics and Weather
The column surveys Republican strategy in Davenport, calls for a Second district Democrat to run, notes weather and fall prices, and parries with quips about coal strikes, newspapers, and figures like Governor Van Sant and Jim Hill. It hints at editor associations and party dynamics.
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van Sant
Jim Hill
Davenport Grows Poised For Second In Iowa Census
The piece notes Davenport would likely place second in a current census among Iowa cities, cites past 1900 data placing Davenport third, and argues Scott County could again give Cummins a large majority. It claims Cummins won by 1,896 last cycle and highlights county results Williams, Muscatine, Scott, and Clinton voters.
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Davenport
Iowa
Cummins Phillips
Rep
Clinton
ToWa
Jackson
Johnson
Muscatine
Scott
Vewee
E. Wee
Cummins
Government abandons Missouri river claim noted
Burlington Hawkeye reports the government has abandoned the Missouri river, calling it long led an crooked and abandoned life. Keokuk Gate City notes frost in northwestern Iowa Monday morning, warning corn may suffer if weather trends persist. Sioux City Tribune cites New York Sun acknowledging that the Iowa Republican platform reflects Western sentiment, promising reinforced emphasis in the East.
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Burlington
Missouri River
Keokuk Gate City
Iowa
Sioux City Tribune
New York Sun
Des Moines Papers Highlight Chicago Murders and Mayoral Hopefuls
The Des Moines papers discuss Chicago murder coverage and the local mention of Isaac Finkelstein, now deceased, as well as several men declaring their intent to stand for mayor in two years. The piece ties this to public dissatisfaction with the administration's failure to capture killers.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Chicago
Isaac Finkelstein
Canadians Move Westward From United States
In the last two years Americans have emigrated to Canada at a notable rate. The piece argues this migration builds annexation sentiment across the border as a practical outcome of forming a closer cross border connection.
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Chicago Post
Canada
Assassination life insurance and modern antiseptic crowning
The Baltimore American notes assassination life insurance as a novelty linked to Prince Henry of Prussia, while the New York Sim hails Edward VII’s coronation as the epoch of antiseptic surgery led by Joseph Lister, praising the life-saving impact.
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Baltimore
Europe
Prince Henry
Prussia
United States
New York
Sim
Edward
Westminster
Joseph Lister
King
Moral in Bragg and Squiers Dilemmas
A humorous reflection from Sioux City Journal questions whether a moral exists in General Bragg’s error of leaving his wife at home and Minister Squiers’ embarrassment from bringing his wife along, implying prudence in public conduct without explicit moralizing.
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Sioux City Journal
Bragg
Squiers
Kitten Blocks Sidewalk in Midtown Crowd
A half starved black and white kitten wandered onto Park Row in crowded Manhattan noon bustle. A clerk avoided stepping on it, a young woman moved aside, and a crowd parted. About a hundred people passed by before a banker picked up the creature and placed it safely in an alley, prompting murmurs about New Yorkers’ tenderness.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Park Row
Manhattan
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Liver Tonic Ad
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a liver tonic and purging remedy. It claims to expel poison and act as a tonic, featuring a testimonial from W. Scott of Milton Pennsylvania and listing sellers F Nadler Co and others.
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DeWitt
W. Scott
Highland Ave
Milton
F. Nadler & Co
H. A. Emels
Theo. Danquard
CG. B. and Q No Change of Cars to St. Paul and Minneapolis
Passenger information notes rate of 11.00 for a round trip with no car changes to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Office location given as 108 W. Third St. and contact number 4.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Third St
A Knight of 1901 and a shoreline romance
A long historical vignette recounts early 1900s Chicago public beaches on Lake Michigan and a waterside love story. Elmer Armstrong, a university student and lifesaver, falls for Celeste as he teaches swimming. After a moonlit race challenge, Celeste dares him to swim back alone to prove his love, and Elmer vanishes briefly then signals endurance before surrendering to the shore.
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Francis
Fair Lodge
Lord Francis
Chicago
Ciiaparian
Eivic
Secgy Calumel
Far Lake View
Lake Michigan
Elmer Armstrong
Elmer
Divid
Celeste
Celeste Elmer
Deserted Beach Encounter Sparks Tense Exchange
A man swims to shore beside a deserted beach where Celeste greets him with laughter and trust. Elmer studies her, their tension rising as a sudden act of water flung into Celeste’s face reshapes the moment and dynamic between them.
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Celeste
Elmer
Various World News Tidbits From London and Berlin
A mix of short items notes a Nuremberg grocer’s ten month sentence for selling rotten eggs as fresh, studies on horse meat eating in St Petersburg, a French painter linked to Mount Pelee, nitroglycerin powder claims for longer rifle range, and planned movement of the Preyer paintings to the United States. Also reports on Berlin university enrollments, a Minnesota priest candidate for bishop, Lord Curzon’s Irish seat anomaly, and odd Chicago directory names with a Siemens anecdote from Persia.
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Nuremberg
St. Petersburg
St. Pierre
Paul Merwart
Martinique
Mount Pelee
France
Clark
Preyer
Vienna
Ras Makonnen
London Athenaeum
Alexander Hector
Alexander
University of Berlin
Prussia
James J. Keane
College of the Propaganda
Rome
Cheyenne
Wryo
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Minneapolis
Father Keane
Grand Seminary
Montreal
Minnesota
St. Mary’s
St. Paul
St. Joseph's
St. Thomas’ College
Hamfline
Lord Curzon
House of Commons
Westminster Gazette
Viscount Valentia
Oxford
House of Lords
Commons
T. S. Orphant
Gask
Scotland
Gask House
Nairne
Prince Charlie
Chicago Directory
Adams
Cains
Abels
Abrahams
Isaacs
Jacobs
Solomons
Darlings
Kiss
Papa
Morningstar
Paradise
Chicago
Fred L
Jane Charity
Danzig
Heinrich Rickert
George von Siemens
Persia
Siemens
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Republican Company
Sccossees
the Republican Company
Main St
E. Katz
Temple Court
New York City
U. S. Express
William B. Martin
Adair
B. F. Carroll
Davis
G. S. Gilbertson
Winnebago
Charles W. Mullan
Black Hawk
Supreme Court
Charles A. Bishop
Polk
Scott M. Ladd
O’brien
John C. Crockett
Hardin
W. W. Cornwall
Clay
E. A. Dawson
Bremer
New York Times
Hennepin Canal
Great Rock Island Arsenal
Hiram Price
Wade
California
Virginia
William
Germany
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Kitten
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