Nebraska's Humbugs and the Cleveland Interpretation
The Omaha World-Herald critiques Nebraska Democratic platform supporters in Lincoln on Sept 6, arguing the 1892 platform needs Grover Cleveland's interpretation and accusing bankers and pie biters of masking gold standard beliefs. It contrasts Cleveland's Wall Street ties with 176 Democratic lawmakers backing true Democratic tradition.
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Lincoln Co
Grover Cleveland
John G. Carlisle
Harwood
Grover
Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Wall Street
Congress
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald
Hogg Warns Texas of English Dictation and Americanism
In Cripple Creek Colorado ex Governor J B Hogg of Texas argues the nation faces a choice between self reliance and English influence. He cites United Kingdom debt and gold, praises American independence, and urges public servants to study the West and Colorado mining industry while defending Americanism over foreign control.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
J. 8. Hogg
Texas
England
West
Washington
Pueblo
Colorado
United States
Democrats favor free silver coinage in Hannibal Marion
The Hannibal Missouri cor respondent reports Democrats in Hannibal and Marion County backed free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1. A so called sound money club failed after a weak meeting and the party pressed a petition that drew about 1000 voter signatures.
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Séghan Odd
A-Bornin
Sound Money Club
Hannibal
Marion County
Hannibal (Mo
Cor
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Financial decline and a stolen bill shadow US finances
A historical voice laments 1873 distress as the nation shifts from wealth and independence to financial ruin. The speaker claims money influenced Congress and a bill was stolen by Engold, signaling graft and collapse.
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Congress
of Engold
Ane Mas
Women colleges face crowded terms as enrollments rise
A 1895 1896 outlook shows Vassar Wellesley Bryn Mawr and Smith struggling to house hundreds more women. An eastern university secretary notes high attendance despite strained dining and dormitory capacity while applicants grow because women can fund nine months of study by working during vacations.
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Vassar
Wellesley
Bryn Mawr
Smith
Everal
Suffrage Critics Hopeful as Britain Sees 240 Pro-Suffrage MPs
The New British parliament reportedly has 240 members pledged to female enfranchisement, largely from the Conservative and Unionist side, including cabinet figures Arthur Balfour and Sir John Gorst. The piece notes historic precedents of women landowners voting and London’s freeholders on the voter list, concluding nothing is new under the sun.
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Arthur Balfour
Treasury
John Gorst
Dorothy Patington
Aylesbury
London
New York Tribune
Young Topeka smith turns shoes with deft display
Adele Pollock a 17 year old from Topeka surprised the crowd by turning a perfect horseshoe in under four minutes during a church benefit event. The demonstration featured three portable forges and two expert blacksmith challengers while Pollock wore a corduroy skirt and leather apron.
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Topeka
Adele Pollock
Adele
Remarkable Young French Scholar Jeanne Benaben
Mie Jeanne Benaben, a precocious French intellectual, earned a bachelor of arts at 16 and became a philosophy professor in Lyons. She then pursued the licentie in philosophy at the Sorbonne, ranking third among 200 older candidates, and now lectures on the science of the mind at the College of Rouen. Her future seems bright unless disrupted by a romantic scandal.
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Mie
Jeanne
Benaben
France
Lyons
Sorbonne
Descartes
Kant
Comte
College of
Rouen
Bashkirtseff
Kovalevsky
New York Tribune
Naturalized Rosalie Blitzstein granted citizenship rights
Judge Butler in the United States district court naturalized Rosalie M Blitzstein a 22 year old medical student native of Russia. She will study in Europe and return to the United States after finishing her courses while retaining all citizenship rights except voting.
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Butler
United States District Court
Rosalie M. Blitzstein
Miss Blitzstein
Russia
Women's Medical College
Three Hard Working Sisters in Pennsylvania Miners’ Family
Three daughters of Joseph Mans in the Mahoning valley are employed as engineer pumper and shipper in their father's colliery. The trio is noted for their industrious conduct as they help manage the coal operation that spans the valley.
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Pennsylvania
Joseph Mans
Mahoning Valley
What Free Trade Means
An 1890s discussion notes the recovery of clothing industry after tariff protection. It cites factory closures, unemployment, and resumed production under the McKinley tariff while criticizing free trade policies. It mentions Grover Cleveland and a beer tax proposal as revenue ideas and points to New York importer organization shaping textile values for imports.
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Cleveland
United States
New York
American Wool and Cotton Reporter
Tramway Billy the Denver Streetcar Dog Delights Riders
A town’s well known canine companion rides the tramway across Denver with conductors and passengers. Tramway Billy boards at stops, sits beside the motorman, and is fed at eating stations. He travels to University Park and Riverside and even visits homes for dinners.
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Denver
Tramway Billy
Tramway Company
Billy
University Park
Montclair
Riverside
Denyer
Plains
Mattie J. Atkins
Zion’s Herald
Boy mascot Eddie Hollister steals the show at Labor Day parade
The Union Men's Cycle club parade in Chicago drew attention to its young mascot Eddie Hollister who, though under seven, rode with skill and boldness. He wore a gilt sash reading Bright Hour Herald while circling the monument at high speed before judges and spectators.
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Union Men’s Cycle Club
Building Trades Council
Chicago
Little Eddie Hollister
Eddie
Bight Hour Herald
Eight Hour Herald
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