Radical drift in democracy signals shift in 1904 race
A roundup of political opinion notes the rise of radicalism within the Democratic Party led by Tom Johnson in the 1904 state convention. It warns conservative candidates may fail as Bryanite tensions split voters, favoring reformist or radical options and challenging traditional party cohesion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Bryan
United States
Democratic Party
America
PRESS COMMENTS On Democratic rivals and 1896 prospects
A compilation of editorials and comments from multiple papers critiquing Democratic figures such as David B. Hill, Tom L. Johnson, and William Jennings Bryan. The notes discuss party leadership, defeats, endorsements, and predictions for Bryan’s September choice and Ohio dynamics. Includes remarks on Lipton, Clarke, and Ruth Bryan in national context.
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Shaw
St. Louis
Charlie Towne
Minnegots
Chicago News
W. J. Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Bryan
Washington
John Harke
Goldbug Democrat
Ohio
John H. Clarke
Philadelphia
United States Senate
Hartford Courant
Tom Johnson
Kansas City
Johnson City
Lincoln
Indianapolis Journal
Capital urged to bear its share of taxation and duties
A president urges corporations and capitalists to welcome laws that make capital bear its fair share of public burdens and treat workers fairly. The Indianapolis Journal endorses this view as essential to gain lawful protection and popular support, warning that evading taxes invites opposition and punishment. The piece cites the New York franchise tax and interstate merger laws as beneficial examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
New York
Dreaming dreams about 1904 presidential race
Democratic papers forecast Roosevelt nomination and victory. The Sun and other outlets praise or attack leaders, while St Louis Globe-Democrat and Philadelphia Record debate Cleveland and Debs. Republicans expect large Roosevelt triumph with regional wins and clear party unity ahead of the convention.
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Philadelphia Record
The
Sun
New York
Cleveland
Debs
Chicago
T. C. Platt
Roosevelt
McKinley
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Platt
New York Sun
Wall Street
United States
Bryan
West
Hill
Gorman
Colorado
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Indiana
New Jersey
Maryland
West Virginia
Connecticut
Not by Free Trade Says Secretary Shaw at Dinner
Secretary Shaw argues against free trade at a Merchants and Travelers dinner. He says prosperity rests on domestic consumption and warns that expanding foreign markets via free trade fails. He cites Brazil as a failed example and endorses reciprocity or ship subsidies as alternatives. Clarke, a Democratic senator hopeful, rebuts Bryan on silver policy and repudiation.
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Secrary Shaw
Merchants’ and Travelers’ Association
Shaw
England
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Brazil
Mr. Clarke
Ohio Goldbug
United States Senate
Tom Johnson
Kansas City
Bryan
Clarke
Ohio
Senate
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Our Invasion of Canada and Annexation Sentiment
Wright A. Patterson argues that Canadian openness to American settlers and trade, driven by dollar interests and tariff barriers, could foster annexation sentiment. He cites rising American migration to western Canada, growing towns, and a cross-border economy that may shift loyalties despite loyalty to the Crown.
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Canada
Free Lands
Northwest
Ontario
Manitoba
States
Prac Cally
Atlantic
Pacific
England
United States
Canadian
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
Emil
Wren
Alex. MacDonald
Winnipeg
Toronto
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boundary Line
Wright A. Patterson
Adapting Foreigners and Social Stereotypes in Education
Excerpted notes discuss how immigrant parents push knowledge and language as power, with Teachers steering Jewish, Italian, and Hungarian children toward success by tailored appeals. Quips from Tit-Bits and brief social observations contrast with railroad speed and marriage jokes from periodical humor.
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Eastside
Everybody's Magazine
Coast Patrol Women Survey Hotels For Hidden Quality
Two young women describe a hidden service in New York hotels. They pose as guests while reporting on dining and room service to the manager, moving weekly between hotels under directions from a single employer. They note high pay, easy life, and concerns about becoming spoiled for real work.
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New York Sun
Helen
Coast Patrol
New York City
New York
Parrot wit and hotel fare in old Paris notes
A Paris Press piece by M Pierrre Hachet Souplet describes a clever parrot Polly who learned to say ladder climb cupboard and to retrieve hempseed when the cupboard was moved. The test suggests idea association in the bird and cites a two tale about hotel bill disputes and a watermelon sherbet recipe.
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M. Pierrre Hachet Souplet
Paris
Polly
M. Hachet Souplet
Fall and Winter Fashion Notes from the Country
Fashion notes describe smart tailoring in brown serge and heather mixtures with Norfolk coats, short skirts, and tailored frocks. Trends include tight-fitting country coats, high collars, and new sleeve yokes producing full, puffy sleeves. The article forecasts bold silhouettes, extended shoulders, and diverse early winter styles with emphasis on individuality and practical shirts.
Traveling costumes and alpaca coats in autumn fashion
The article notes worn UNUES hints on autumn cloth models with white dresses embroidered in gold and fringed galon. It describes costly fringes for evening wear, upscale carriage wraps, and new traveling outfits in alpaca and coarse linen including three quarter length coats with box-plaited fronts and mackintosh hoods. Favorite colors include pale fawn gray dark blue and black.
Autumn Modes For Traveling Frocks And Hairstyles
Fashion notes describe autumn traveling frocks with pockets and belted waists, leather belts, and coats in linen and tweed. Styles include alpaca skirts, blouson bodices, and acorn buttons, plus brown hats and scarlet berry accents. Hair trends favor wave patterns or brushed-back looks, with high evening styles and decorative headpieces. Ellen Osmond signs the piece.
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Vienna
Ellen Osmond
Amusing Naturalist Tale Of Pout And Snake On Shore
An amateur naturalist recalls a quirky encounter where a small bullpout defends itself with hornlike fins against a black water snake. The snake struggles to eat the fish, then resorts to rubbing the fins off on rocks before the naturalist intervenes and frees the pout. Also noted are urban density figures for Manhattan and Paris, and a brief joke about scientists turning silver into gold.
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N. Y. Sun
Whattan Island
New York
Paris
New York City
London
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Defiance Express
Kegel
Atty Bldg
Court ST
Defiance
Northwestern Telephone
M. Chauchard
Grands Magasins du Louvre
Wigele
M. Loubet
Argus de la Press
Republic
Edward
Emin Abraham
Sheffield
Sheffield College
City of York
Windsor Castle
Ayundel Castle
France
New Orleans
North Atlantic
Foreign Legion
Auty
Myutti
Legion
David B. Hill
Kansas City Journal
Capital
Heve
Dominion
East Side
Little Flossie
Jane
the Coast Patroli
Meids Walters
Parrot
Chicago Tribune
N'york
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