Bryan Remarks on Presidency Stir Debate Across Papers
The Savannah Morning News notes Candidate Bryan denying any bid for a second term and condemns political sensationalism. Washington Post defends Bryan by citing Cleveland's own warnings against tenure in office. The piece jokes about party rivals and cites the North Carolina Press Association meeting in Wilmington with friction over attendance and hospitality.
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Savannah Morning News
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Washington Post
Mr. Cleveland
North Carolina Press Association
Wilming
Wilmington
Winston
Greensboro
Morehead
Durham
Hendersonville
Charlotte
Practical Philanthropy and Small-Scale Charity in Durham
A Durham resident argues charity should start at home and urges ordinary people to provide direct help to the needy. He cites a personal example of giving $25 for a simple meal for poor workers and criticizes ostentatious displays of philanthropy by the affluent and institutions.
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Yale
Jones Signals National Tariff Stance Shift in New York
Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the financial issue will be pressed to the front with little tariff discussion. He described choosing New York for the notice to show the movement is national and not sectional or fanatical.
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Bland for Congress Will Run Again in District
The article notes Hon. Richard P. Bland plans to seek reelection to Congress, explaining that he does not want the Missouri governorship. A circulating card claims he prefers returning to Congress to continue his twenty year fight for silver, and that supporters expect his return to the House.
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St. Louis
Frog Silver
Gover
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Silver Dick" Bland
The People's Opportunity Rally in Populist Debate
The piece argues that the United States must seize a rare chance to reclaim freedom and justice, endorsing Bryan and Sewall while condemning the old political machine. It critiques the Chicago convention and warns Populists to watch for traitors, noting a freight rate dispute between Southern and Seaboard Air Line roads cutting transport costs.
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Chicago
Bryan
Sewall
Judas
Seaboard Air Line
Debates Over Bond Demonetization and Gold Value
The article argues bonds issued before 1878 were shifted to gold value via refunding, claiming bondholders profited from demonetized silver and gold standards. It questions who loses and praises Col. W. H. S. Burgwyn as a potential North Carolina University leader amid ongoing debates.
Baltimore Steam Packet War Escalates Over Sea Trade
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company and Seaboard Air Line retaliate against rivals Baltimore Chesapeake & Richmond Steamboat and Southern Railway by cutting rates and expanding service from Baltimore to Norfolk and other Southern cities. The dispute includes routes on the James River and along the Chesapeake Bay.
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Baltimore Steam Packet Company
Seaboard Air Line
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Richmond Steamboat Company
Southern Railway Company
Norfolk
Steam Packet Company
Old Bay Line
Richmond
Cheseo Bay
James River
Fire destroys Chicago city rail yard barns on Cottage Grove
A major blaze wiped out the Chicago City Railway barns on Cottage Grove avenue between Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth streets. Losses include 100 open cars 180 closed cars 50 grip cars 50 horses feed and supplies totaling about 350000 with insurance around 310000. Fire at 7 30 p m damaged a fire engine and halted Cottage Grove line traffic for hours.
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Cottage Grove Avenue
Sullivan
Peculiarly Sad and Notable Losses at North Carolina
The notice reports two UNC graduates, J. W. Alsbrook and J. C. Eller, dying soon after commencement. Alsbrook won the Wiley Grey Medal for Oratory and Eller was the First Honor man, both esteemed by their alma mater and local friends.
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University of North Carolina
Faculty of Heaven
Chapel Hill
J. W. Alsbrook
Wiley Grey
J.C. Eller
Still They Come From Silver Convention At Henrico
A Virginia silverites convention at Hern don selects forty delegates to the American Silver convention in St Louis. Resolutions urge endorsement of Chicago ticket and platform. Also reports births, political debates, and local crime notes from Kansas and North Carolina.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Washington
Virginia
Herndon
St. Louis
Candidates and 1896 style battle over Bryan free silver
The Charlotte Observer frames a sharp three way political choice. It argues that voting for Bryan or opposing him decides the election, claiming inevitable results regardless of postelection rhetoric.
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