Call for Democratic Congressional Convention Keokuk Iowa 1900
The First Congressional District Democrats meet in Keokuk Iowa on July 10 1900 at 11 AM for nominating a congress candidate and other business. A new congressional committee will be elected and county representation is based on the 1898 vote for Hon D J O Donnell with Des Moines Henry Jefferson Louisa Van Buren Washington totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Iowa
D. J. O'’onnell
Des Moines
Henry _ Jefferson
Louisa
van Buren
Washington
Congress Ends In Partisan, Trifling Session Under McKinley Aims
A critical reflection on the Fifty-sixth congress, describing a partisan, affectation-filled first session dominated by administration aims. It cites currency, Porto Rican law, and appropriation bills as partisan, with no major reform passed and scrutiny of commissions and trusts. It condemns efforts as hollow and aimed at reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Democratic Party
Congress
France
House
McKinley
Special Home Seekers Excursion on the Rock Island
Announcement for excursions May 1 15 June 5 19 1900 offering one fare plus 200 round trip. Valid twenty one days from sale to all points west south west north and center. Agent Bee M O Gay. Call for details.
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Rock Island By
Aoe
Cal
Ulars
Bee M. O. Gay
Campaign plan to swing Colorado for Wolcott in 1900 race
A Denver dispatch outlines a Washington campaign to Bring Colorado into the Republican fold and reelect Edward O. Wolcott. It describes inviting Winfield Stratton to the White House, with Mark Hanna and Steve Elkins guiding the plan, hoping Stratton’s half million donation, backed by Colorado millionaires and railroad and steel interests, will secure Colorado’s 4,000 workers.
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New York
Jume
Denver
Herald
News Today
Washington
Colorado
Edward O. Wolcott
Senate
Winfield S. Stratton
Philadelphia
White House
Stratton
Mark Hanna
Steve Elkins
Wolcott
Bryan
Great Pueblo Steel Works
Great Smelter Trust
McKinley Era Contention Casts Odds Across States
Republican managers fear losses in New York Illinois and Indiana testing the party unity. Otis reports the Philippines at peace while Taft warns of ongoing war and insufficient troops. Bryan defends independence while Democrats aim to capture southern districts.
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McKinley
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Otis
Philippines
Taft
Philippine Commission
Manila
Drummers for Bryan Pledge Anti-Trust League Backing
At a May 30 New York meeting the Commercial Travelers and Hotelmen Anti-Trusts League resolved to back the Democratic ticket to be named at Kansas City. They blame trusts on Republicans and pledge to aid William J. Bryan as presidential candidate, arguing trusts harm thousands of travelers and violate the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Republican Party
New Catechism Quiz Sparks Political Echoes in Kansas
Jerry Simpson raises provocative questions in his Kansas paper. The piece lists pairs of figures and actions from U S history, naming Jefferson Jackson Lincoln Monroe Dewey Hanna and others to probe political power, wars and imperial policy. The invented catechism contrasts include claims about McKinley, the treasury, and the Philippines with satirical twists.
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Jerry Simpson
Kansas
Thomas Jefferson
William McKinley
United States Bank
Andrew Jackson
Treasury
United States
Abraham Lincoln
James Monroe
George Washington
Philippine Islands
Jeremiah Beveridge
Aguinaldo
Admiral Dewey
Sultan of Sulu
McKinley
Mark Hanna
Devil
King George
Queen Victoria
South Africa
Philippines
Night Sounds in Darkness by Mabel Dearmer
A solitary child awakens to darkness and silence. The narrator imagines sounds in the night like rustling wings or baby noises, wondering why night hides the world. The piece expresses a quiet, introspective fear and a sense of being alone with the dark until dawn.
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Mabel Dearmer
The
Spectator
Random Notes and Historical Snippets Across Figures
A miscellany of short items including a joke on Moses and vaccination, details on Neville Lytton’s ancestry, Paul the ostrich cured of paralysis by electricity, librarian Herbert Putnam’s European trip and Gutenberg anniversary plans, a French naval hexagonal formation, and Signor Crispi’s cataract surgery bringing renewed sight amid Naples’ bay view.
Republicans Should Indorse Moon At Philadelphia
A Chicago Chronicle view urges the Republican national convention in Philadelphia to endorse actions supporting elected officials tied to Kentucky events and Governor Mount. It argues for political asylum for Republican figures indicted for assassination connections, contrasting Democratic likely eager reception of the stance.
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Chicago Chronicle
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Supreme Court of
Goethe
Governor Mount
Taylor
Indiana
Democratic Party
Electric Bitters Proclaimed Cure by Dr Cargile in Washita
Dr D B Cargile of Washita I T reports Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of cctofula after years of suffering and terrible head and facial sores. The tonic is praised as a blood purifier and remedy for eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores. It boosts liver kidneys bowels, aids digestion, builds strength. Only 50c, guaranteed by Geo D Clarke.
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D. R. Johnson
Blackshear
Wift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
D. B. Cargile
Washita
I. T
Brewer
Cctofula
Geo. D. Clarke
Kidney Cure Adverts and Wartime Reflections
An 1890s style ad touts Dr Hobbs eight pills for kidney illness with free samples from Sterling Remedy Co. A wartime memoir fragment recalls Pont a Mousson and Mars la Tour with camp life, marching orders, cannon, and a band fleeing for shelter amid battle noise.
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Hobbs
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
N. Y
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Fairfield Tribune
Pr. E. Borsen
Fairfield Post Office
T. G. Harper
A. R. Miller
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Tae
of Multi-Millionaires Administration
Joe Wheeler
Cuba
U. S
Neely
Hanna
Atlantic Coast
Industrial Commission
Col. Bryan
Billy” Mason
Billy
England
China
London
Gen. Otis
Henderson
Risk & Hufstedler
Tuer
Aera
Theone
NEW Catechism
Moses
Neville Lytton
Earldom of Lytton
Owen Meredith
Bulwer Lytton
Lord Byron
Wilfrid Blunt
Paul
Cincinnati Zoo
Herbert Putnam
Library of Congress
Europe
Guttenberg
Mainz
Mediterranean
Darknes
S. S
H. Borden
Saumsville
Statesman
Tribune
Before & Pattie
Ponta-Mousson
Mars-la-Tour
Cornhill
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