Trusts in turmoil as wallpaper firm dissolves and rails price cut
A civil lesson on trusts follows news that the National Wallpaper Company will dissolve and sell its plants to former owners for about 75 percent of the 8 million dollar preferred stock, with 30 million in common stock unmarketed. Separately steel rails makers announce a price cut to 26 per ton from 35, citing adjusted steel prices and past railroad advantages. The piece criticizes monopolies and suggests public action at the next election on November 6 to curb corporate power.
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National Wall Paper Company
Federal Steel Company
A Power for Evil in an Interview
Rev W C Griffith of Hagerstown a Republican and Methodist minister argues trust magnates control wealth and threaten equality of opportunity. He cites Sen Ingalls on millionaires and notes the trust issue as the campaign’s gravest question. He links wealth concentration to social decay and cites Goldsmith’s Deserted Village to illustrate changing fortunes.
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W. C. Griffith
Hagerstown
Methodist Episcopal Church
The
Sun
Republican Party
Senator Ingalls
Goldsmith
Maryland Predictions Point to Democratic Victory in Fall
New York Sefer ald staff correspondent Charles M. Pepper reports Maryland leans Democratic this fall. He predicts Bryan will carry the state, overturning McKinley’s 1896 32,000 vote margin. Eastern Shore counties show Democratic majorities, Baltimore city gains, and Gold Democrats largely support Bryan.
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Charles M. Pepper
New York Seferald
Maryland
McKinley
Pepper
Queen Anne’s
Wicomico
Worcester
Dorchester
Somerset
Talbot
Cecil County
Baltimore City
Bryan
Gravitating Toward Bryan
The Boston Fest says Bryan enjoys strong popular sentiment and could win via states. It notes 176 of 224 needed electoral votes from 1896 states may flip, with Delaware Maryland West Virginia Kentucky possibly returning. It projects Indiana and Minnesota as sources for the remaining 19 votes to reach the presidency.
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Bryan
Boston
Electorial College
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Minnesota
Lind
Murphy on Hanna and the campaign finance critique
Ex commissioner Dominick I Murphy attacks Mark Hanna as a money driven political operator. He mocks reliance on Divine Providence and urges Republicans to work hard to defeat manipulators on election day while affirming America's longstanding world power gage through independence and constitutional principles.
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Dominick I. Murphy
Pensions
Mark Hanna
Hanna
Murphy
Richard Harding Davis on the Last Days of Pretoria
The piece closes Davis’s Boer War series with The Last Days of Pretoria, praising Boer motives as noble and humane while acknowledging American sympathy for the oppressed Dutch. It notes Davis’s shift from prejudice to respect, and cites McKinley’s objection amid a note on a Wisconsin editor and a Virginia student joining Bishop Coleman on a solo mountainous tramp.
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Richard Harding Davis
Pretoria
Mr. Davis
Wisconsin
Virginia
Bishop Coleman
Democratic candidates tour Salisbury and shore counties
Senator John D. Moore and Col. Edwin H. Brown spoke to hundreds in Salisbury, urging support and urging Bryan’s Maryland visit. Campaign leaders predict shifts in Wicomico, Somerset, Worcester, Talbot and Dorchester counties with a Bryan appearance on the Eastern Shore. Dems note railroad progress to Love Point and Kent Point spur shortening Baltimore trips, while party committees press transfers and local registration updates ahead of a Fourth District convention. General Palmer, 1896 Gold candidate, dies at Springfield.
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John D. Moore
Edwin H. Brown
Congress
Salisbury
the Sun
Messrs
Moore
Brown
Bryan
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Talbot
Dorchester
Senator Brewington
Queen Anne's
Love Point
Kent Point
Baltimore
Maryland
Denton
Vandiver
Harrington
Talbot Committee
Easton
John M. Palmer
Springfield
Illinois
Proseleyting Critique Highlights Modern Evangelism
A critical essay argues modern proselytizing diverges from early Christian practice. It notes Jesus and apostles preached plainly without elaborate rituals, while today pressure and flattery surround conversions. The piece contrasts sober evangelism with theatrical protracted meetings and crowd-seeking tactics.
Gospel, moneyless preaching and ancient church contrasts
J F G argues that Jesus taught simple, moneyless truth, warning against worldly pomp. He notes early Christians relied on voluntary effort, with the church focusing on character building rather than mass conversion, and asserts human nature remains unchanged through two millennia.
Cured of Chronic Diarrhea After Thirty Years
John S. Halloway of French Camp Mississippi says thirty years of diarrhea ended after taking several bottles of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy He reports complete cure and urges others to use it For sale by R J Colston Denton Hugh Duffey Hillsboro and T W Smith Ridgely
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John S. Halloway
Chamberlain
R. J. Colston
Denton
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
T. W. Smith
Ridgely
Deafness Cure Funding Dr Nicholson Institute Appeal
A wealthy lady cured by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums donated 10000 dollars to the Nicholson Institute at 780 Eighth Avenue New York to provide free Ear Drums to deaf people without access. Also advertising Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets offering relief from indigestion belching and sour stomach with bowel regulation priced at 25 cents by listed local agents.
Ladies Invited to View New Dress Pattern Line
All the ladies are invited to call at an early Gale and inspect the new line of dress patterns in navy blue cadet blue castor green and black. These goods of extra good style and quality have been purchased in patterns only. Take advantage of the fine selections.
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Tim
Christ
Hell
Jehus
Jesus
Castor
The
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Gok
Ridghly, Mae
J. E. Nichols
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Rosemont
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