Bryan's call for 16 to 1 coinage and silver policy push
The Kansas City platform declares for a retrial and reversal of the 1896 verdict, pressing for immediate free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. It frames this as a demand to revise monetary legislation and reopen mint operations. It links imperialism and trusts to broader issues but elevates currency reform as key. The piece notes the 1898-1899 political context and contrasts Bryan's stance with McKinley's Hawaii action.
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Kansas City
Senate
House
Nebraska banker backs McKinley reelection case
The Nebraska banker who bought a gold brick sympathizes with investors in the 1896 Democratic predictions. His patient labor and the successful Spanish American War merit McKinley’s reelection. The Dingley tariff, passed under this administration, reopened mills and let wage earners earn again.
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Nebraska
Wheat prices under two administrations show gains
The December 1 farm price of wheat averaged 54.1 cents per bushel during Cleveland's presidency and 67.5 cents under McKinley, a 25 percent rise over the Democratic price.
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Cleveland
McKinley
President McKinley Urges Republican Platform Promises
The article notes President McKinley pressing full fulfillment of 1896 Republican platform pledges, with Senate and House support leading to valuable legislation and kept faith with the people. An ad at the end promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a money-back guarantee if it fails to cure constipation.
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McKinley
Congress
Poor Old Democracy and the Bryan Campaign
The piece argues that Bryan and Adlai Stevenson pressed a Populist dominated platform on the 1900 Democratic convention in Kansas City, pushing dishonest money and free silver. It predicts Bryan's defeat and praises McKinley and Roosevelt, urging the public to uphold the flag and prudent government. It laments Populist influence over the Democratic Party and calls for a return to Jeffersonian and Jacksonian principles after Bryan's fall.
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Wm.j. Bryan
Adlai Stevenson
Bryan
Kansas City
Jefferson
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Philippines
China
McKinley
Roosevelt
Jackson
Idle men and Coxey's armies dull farm market demand
Idle men and tramps along with Coxey's army left farm markets weak as producers faced fading demand and lower prices. The scene shows cash-strapped workers impacting local agriculture and market activity.
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Coxey
Treasury reports $7.27 million saving from gold standard refunding
The Treasury Department announces a net saving of 7,268,818 dollars through the refunding provision of the gold standard law as of June 1. The result reflects fiscal efficiency and adherence to statutory goals.
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Treasury Department
War taxes and prices burden farmers and party stance
War is distasteful to the Democratic party and bravery demands raise costs for American farm products, affecting farmers and politics alike.
Sultan Busy With War News Delays 90000 Dollar Audit
The sultan of Turkey, absorbed in war news from China, has not yet audited his accounts with the United States, delaying a payment of 90000 dollars.
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Turkey
China
Uncle Sam
Plain folks view Bryan autocrat at Kansas City convention
Speaking on political bosses the article notes the plain people’s opinion of Colonel William Jennings Bryan and his handling of the Kansas City convention. It portrays him as somewhat autocratic.
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William Jennings Bryan
Kansas City
Presidents and their Vetoes Compare Historic Acts
The article notes Washington vetoed twice, Monroe once, Lincoln three times, and McKinley four times, asserting tolerance and confidence in coordinating branches of government as the mark of great leaders.
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Washington
Monroe
Lincoln
McKinley
Notable Legislation Ahead in Next Congress Session
The recent session passed significant laws, but two major measures loom: the Nicaraguan Canal construction bill and the restoration of American shipping. These are expected to dominate the upcoming legislative agenda.
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Congress
Rumbaugh Geis Twenty Years Trial and Sentence
Wm. Davis arraigned and plead not guilty to murder in the second degree. Floyd Rumbaugh, Zuber and Johnson were tried for Enos Rath’s killing. Rumbaugh found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary. The court overruled a motion for new trial and upheld the verdict amid lengthy remarks on mercy and legality.
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Wm. Davis
Court of Common Pleas
W H Hubbard
Floyd Rumbaugh
Hubbard
Rumbaugh
Zuber and Johnson
Enos Rath
Frank Zuber
Edward Johnson
Ohio
Defiance
Zuber
Johnson
Sheriff Liser
Dan Shea
WI Rath
Antwerp
Rath
Hicksville
Geo. A K Potters
Clara Hoor
Albert Relyea
Andrew Buckmaster
Sylvester Steele
Hicksville Township
LE Griffin
Davis
M E Lynde
TRY ALLEN'S FOOT EASE FOR COMFORTABLE FEET
An old time shoe store ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to relieve swollen hot feet, tiredness, blisters, corns, bunions, and ingrown nails. It promises cooling relief and easier walking, selling for 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores. Address line appears as a faulty OCR fragment.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Alien
Olmsted
le Oy
Hat-lost tale of a preacher and roaming puppies
In Milford township Rev. J A Hootman loses his hat to two puppies on a Defiance porch. The tale mocks philosophy and jokes that Philip Young’s crossbred roosters might serve as revenge if fate demanded another hat loss, ending with a quip about Richland township’s blessings beyond milk and honey.
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Hickaville Tribune
Ever Pleasing
J A Hootman
Milford Township
Matthew Elliott
Defiance
Mr. Hootman
North Richland Township
Philip Young
Philip
Philosphy
Bartariem
Hootman
Richland Township
Streifling Case Opens in Justice Court with Large Crowd
The Streifling perjury case from Ft Wayne Ind opened in Justice Hunter's court amid a packed room. Witnesses named include Joseph Fish Vina Mohr L E Winn Ora Gilbert Burt Wright and James Sensenbach among others as prosecutors seek to prove falsified statements in a 1899 Hicksville murder affidavit. The hearing continued with signatures and affidavits under scrutiny as spectators filled the courthouse.
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F Streifling
Ft. Wayne
Ind
CH Hunter
Streifling
E J Reisch
Hickaville
Joseph Fish
Burton Wright
Ora Gilbert
L E Winn
Vinn Moher
Enos Rath
Hicksville
Vina Mohr
L EB Winn
Burt Wright
James Sensenbach
Jacob Fry
Danny Miller
W W Wilson
Alfred E Wilson
L E Griffin
Geo. Wisbecker
John Wright
Chas Spaulding
Mrs
May Winn
Joseph Sholl
L A Winn
Orley Knight
Geo. K Otis
E J Rei
Obituary notices for Geo W Bechel Jr and Mary Fraker
Geo W Bechel Jr youngest son of Geo W Bechel and Mrs Bechel died at home July 4 3 30 pm born Oct 31 1877 in this city long time invalid funeral private no flowers to be held Riverside cemetery Rev Geo S May and Rev B W Slagle officiating remains interred Mary Murray Fraker died June 26 1900 at 62 years age dropsy and heart trouble survived by one child two sisters five brothers one grandchild married to Thomas Fraker in 1868 joined Methodist church remains laid beside husband at Riverside cemetery Defiance service by Rev B Slagle
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Geo. W Bechel, Jr
Geo. W Bechel
First
Wayne Streets
George
Geo. S May
B W Slagle
Riverside Cemetery
Mary Murray Fraker
Jacob A Smith
Thomas Fraker
Methodist Church
Riverside
Defiance
B . Slagle
Grain-O Beverages From Ore Grains Promoted In Ad
A vintage ad promotes Grain-O a cereal beverage replacing coffee. A woman testifies that after a week she would not return to coffee and notes Grain-O nourishes the system. Marketed as a healthy drink suitable for children, it sells at 15c and 25c per package.
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Coffe
Fourth of July address in Mark Center by Hon. T Ansberry
The Hicksville Tribune notes Hon. T Ansberry a leading Defiance County prosecuting attorney delivered the Fourth of July oration at Mark Center before a large enthusiastic crowd. The piece then satirically suggests a dangerous method to combat cutworms using a Texas shotgun and improvised gunpowder, followed by a tale of a neighbor’s improvised bombardment driving worms away.
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T . Ansberry
Defiance County
Mark Center
Hicksville
Delaware Township
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