Bryan Democrats and a Philippines title controversy
Opinion piece argues against William Jennings Bryan over the Spain Philippines treaty. It accuses Bryan of hypocrisy and of promoting a fraudulent title to surrender islands to Aguinaldo while autocratically spending twenty million dollars for Spain. The author questions fitness for president and accuses him of risk to national flag and finances.
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Bryan
Aguinaldo
Democracy
Spain
Cuba
Congress
District of Columbia
Philippines
Colonel Bryan
Europe
Question on Democratic stance over federal trust controls
A New York commercial traveler challenged the Democratic party asking if they feared the bill would pass as they pressed concerns about insufficient federal legislation to curb trusts. He mirrored a prior question about why Democrats did not propose a measure in Congress regardless of party status.
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Democratic Party
New York
Congress
Cotton Bale Jones Firm Accused of Texas Monopsony
Texas county attorneys weigh charges as Cotton Bale Jones and its American Cotton company face accusations of monopolistic cotton baling practices across the state. Critics claim the national Democratic chair manipulated politics while opposing trusts.
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Texas
Bismarck’s warning on labor rights quoted to parliament
The piece notes Bismarck urged guarantees for workers including work while healthy care when sick and subsistence in old age. It adds that no labor protection laws have been enacted by any German congress or legislature.
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Bismarck
Bryan’s Congress Era Outsized Trusts Response Note
From 1891 to 1895 during his four years in Congress Mr Bryan witnessed 49 large monopolies or trusts organized or reorganized with total capital of $830 766 950 yet he did not speak out or oppose them even once.
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Mr. Bryan
Congress
Questioning Democratic Philippine Protectorate Authority
The writer attacks the Democratic plan for an armed protectorate over the Philippine islands, arguing there is no constitutional warrant for such authority. They warn that presidential or congressional action over nonterritory United States lands would amount to imperialism, and challenge Democrats to cite laws or precedents supporting their plan.
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Philippine Islands
Bryan
Congress
United States
Philippine Archipelago
Bryan A Schemer Analysis of His Attitude
The piece accuses William Jennings Bryan of duplicity in stance on trusts imperialism and free silver. It contrasts his congress actions with current rhetoric, labels him a hypocrite, and predicts calamity if elected, signed C. H. Grosvenor Athens Ohio.
Trusts in the press: a Democrat paper syndicate
A critique claims a "newspaper trust" controls Democratic papers in Van Wert and allied counties. It accuses owner interests of Findlay and Cincinnati connections, profits diverted from towns, and political manipulation to push anti trust stances while consolidating county offices.
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van Wert
the Times
J. L. Patterson
Findlay
Ottawa
Defiance
Ohio
John McLean
Senator Foraker
U. S. Senate
McLean
Washington
Cincinnati
Democratic Consolidated
Bryan Democrat
Napoleon
Congress
Jones
Dicky Croker
van Wyck
Bryan
Jones and Texas Trust Law Clash Over Cotton Bale Monopoly
The Texas anti trust law targets the cotton bale monopoly linked to James K. Jones. The St Louis Republic notes the issue as a patent based contention while Texas seeks to indict Jones and the trust for operating in violation of state law. The dispute centers on enforcement of the anti trust statute and potential indictments in multiple districts.
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Senator Jones
Arkansas
Searles
Sugar Trust
St. Louis Republic
Missouri Bryan
American Cotton Company
Jones
The
Republic
Texas
James K. Jones
Cole
George W. Oakley
New York City
Congress
National Committee
Bryan
No Use for Negroes in Democratic Promise
The piece argues that Bryan remains silent on suppressing black voters in the South while Tillman promotes Bryan in the North, leaving African Americans to question Democratic friendship. It cites George H. White asking if blacks deserve citizenship and compares Civil War service to current political exclusion.
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Bryan
South Carolina
Tillman
George H. White
North Carolina
Bears the Water The Kind You Have 4
A compact item notes a phrase about bears and water with a numbered reference 4 and a fragment 441. The readable text presents a brief catalog-like line from a larger listing. No clear event or person is established.
Train Strikes Car at Crossing. Many Injured in Indianapolis
Lake Erie and Western switch engine No. 64 struck Brightwood car No. 284 at a crossing in Indianapolis. Of 21 passengers, 15 were injured, two perhaps fatally, as the car was torn apart and hurled 20 feet. The wreck occurred while attending an Overstreet Republican meeting. a Monon engine passing drowned the noise. Several passengers were trapped or trampled as rescue efforts followed. Names listed of those seriously injured include Arthur Staats Eaton Barnes Hattie Gurley Sadie Weeks Mrs Prudence Campbell Miss Mamie Campbell Bert Baldwin Dr E B Brighan Atten Moore.
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Indianapolis
Lake Erie and Western Switch
John A. Pepley
Edward Fultz
Brightwood
Overstreet
Harry Kraus
Lake Erie
Arthur Staats
Eaton Barnes
Hattie Gurley
Sadie Weeks
Prudence Campbell
Mamie Campbell
Bert Baldwin
E. B. Brighan
Atten Moore
Yearly Bank Note Circulation Rises by 85 Million
During the year ending in September the national bank note circulation rose by 85 045 845 dollars. The article frames this as a Republican standard of increases backed by full reserves and solid value with no weakness implied.
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National Bank
Ohio Electors Named and State Officers Listed in Assembly
The document enumerates multiple state electors for Ohio plus district based electors including at large and by congressional district. It lists state level posts such as secretary of state judge of the supreme court dairy and food commissioner state school commissioner and members of public works board. It also specifies county level roles including sheriff commissioner infirmary director and decennial board of equalization for the 32nd senatorial district.
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Wreeras
Ohio
John P. Eiser
Welance
Oule
Defiance County
State of
Notice of Sheriff Seals in Defiance County Ohio
Official notice from Defiance County Ohio recording a seal and hand signature at the sheriff’s office dated October 1 1900. The document cites the term of office, the sheriff named as Angao Domini and references Defiance. The fragmentary text indicates a formal county notice or seal record.
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Atte Sheriff's Office
Defiance
Angao Domini
Gounipe Toerance
Ohio
Big Knife Society Disturbs Teh Chau Hu in Shanghai
In Shanghai on October 20 nearly all requested arrests of Big Knife society members have fled the foreign settlement. Disturbances are reported in Teh Chau Hu province of Share Tueg as the group remains active.
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Big Knife Society
Shanghai
Sihunguat
Teh Chau Hu
Share
Tueg
Gold Mine Discovered Near Luricocha Peru
Lima reports government laborers found a new gold mine near Luricocha in Huanta province. The ore yields 173 pounds per ton, signaling a rich deposit and potential impact on regional mining.
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Lima
Peru
Luricocha
Hu——anta
What Would Happen If Panic Crashes Credit
The piece warns that a panic could devastate the country more than past business failures. It cites 57,000 failures with liabilities totaling 920 million dollars during the last Democratic era and argues prosperity heightens crash risk. Postmaster General Smith analogizes a fall from higher to deeper danger.
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Smith
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