Reminiscences of Bryan and Stevenson Youths
An article recounts anecdotes about William Jennings Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson. It includes Bryan on a 1896 hunting tour in Missouri with Colonel Kissee, and Ada Boarman’s memories of Bryan’s school days and farming life. It also shares stories of Stevenson’s boyhood in Bloomington, his boxing with a liveryman, and his early love of reading shaping his path to the presidency.
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Stevenson
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Bloomington
Ills
Colonel Bryan
Omaha
Nebraska
Taney County
Ozarks
Alexander Kissee
Kissee
Chadwick
Stone
John P. Altgeld
Sam Cook
Chairman Jones
Moses
Pp. Wetmore
Colonel Kissee
Kis- Bee
Ada Boarman
Willie
Maine
Florida
Town
Bryan Farm
FIGHTERS OF CHINA ARMS AND ARCHAIC WARS DESCRIBED
A San Francisco Chronicle summary outlines China’s divided military system with four classes the drilled regulars eight banners the green standard and volunteers. It notes Tartars as primary combatants with mixed armaments from guns to bows and arrows and describes vivid uniforms and the annual imperial review in Peking.
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China
Harry Forbes
San Francisco Chronicle
Peking
Li Hung Chang
Tseng-Kwo-Fan
Japan
Eight Banners
Green Standard
Tseang-Keun
Too-tung
Janissaries
Constantinople
Cairo
Imperial Band
Empire
Rome
Chi-Huang-Ti
Great Wall of
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To Cure Constipation Forever Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic
Advertisement for Cascarets Candy Cathartic promoting a guaranteed cure for constipation. It states a 10c or 25e price and offers a druggists refund if C C C fails to cure.
Experiment Aims to Deter Thieves in New York Stores
A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent reports that some New York department stores plan a new method to deter shoplifters. Detectives would seize stolen property, eject suspects through the back door with a swift kick, and warn them not to return or face jail. The experiment seeks quicker, harsher hands on justice where under $25 thefts currently yield petty larceny.
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New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Editors ask how China got modern guns
European editors question Chinese arms history. The Kansas City Times quips that China bought firearms via tea trade, implying a hidden alliance or method behind the spread of modern weapons. The remark hints at global trade influences shaping military technology.
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Europe
The
Kansas City Times
Not a Tree Climbing Animal Bear in Georgia as political chase continues
The Atlanta Constitution reports the Russian bear will be hard to run out of the woods when the fuss ends, highlighting the political moment and public attention in Georgia though details remain sparse.
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Atlanta Constitution
Defiance County
Ohio
Detiane Boxwell
Sherwood
Theotrc
Putnam Manual
Curtis
United States
Davis
Heater
Clerk Board of Examiner
Americans Dominate World Amateur Championships in Paris
In Paris, America won eight of ten events at the woods world amateur championships despite missing key athletes. Penn, Yale, and NYAC figures stood out across running, jumping, and hurdle events. In Canton, Governor Allen of Porto Rico and General Hastings visited the McKinley home during July 16.
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Paris
Bois de Boulogne
America
University of Pennsylvania
Yale
New York Athletic Club
Canton
Governor Allen
Porto Rico
Russell Hastings
Bermuda
McKinley
Allen
Washington
General Hastings
Improving His Time in Paris Trip Highlights
In Paris Mr. Comrox recalls a week full of sightseeing with Mrs. C. and the girls. They visited many points of interest, going to more places than they could learn to pronounce in six months.
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Paris
Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills Cure Kidney Ills
Advertisement for Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills claiming to cure all kidney ailments. Mentions free sample and Sterling Remedy Co. based in Chicago or New York.
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Corn Enenange
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German Exchange Bank
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Cascaret Candy Cathartic Advertises Quick Bowels
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