Democratic Congressional Convention Called for July 10 1900
The First Congressional District Democrats meet in Keokuk Iowa on July 10 1900 at 11 o clock A M to nominate a candidate for congress and conduct district business. A new congressional committee will be elected and representation is based on the 1898 vote for Hon D J OConnell. Des Moines Henry Jefferson Louisa Van Buren Washington totals listed.
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Keokuk
Iowa
D. J. O'Connell
Des Moines
Porto Rican Franchise Debacle and Republican Hypocrisy
A sharp critique of the Porto Rican bill argues it guarantees large franchise deals for promoters and exposes GOP hypocrisy. It contends congress knowingly passed a measure empowering executive councils, enabling vast corporate control, with no real chance for amendments. The piece links Cuba and the Philippines to the same pattern and notes trust protections via the Dingley bill.
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Executive Council
Porto Rico
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Cuba
Philippines
Sanger
United States
Stolen Horse Protest Sparks Calls for Honest Governance
A speaker denounces repeated claims of progress while noting a stolen horse allegory. The critic urges swift action and accountability, asking how long the public can be deceived while opponents press for genuine reforms.
Manila fighting in Nueva Caceras described with heavy casualties
The Manila dispatch reports an August 16 clash near Nueva Caceres where eighty Filipinos died as American troops armed with Maxims fought bolomen. Lieutenant Balch allegedly killed fifty bolomen, with one severed head noted, while General Bell vows harsh retaliation and burning of towns harboring guerrillas.
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Chicago Chronicle
Philippines
Manila
Nueva Caceras
Balch
Bell
Weyler
Cuba
Cresco Corset Promises No Waist Breakage
Advertises the Cresco corset as unbreakable at the waist and urges customers to try it for its distinct merits. Promises popular appeal and invites readers to examine the product and thank the advertiser for the advice.
Trusts and tariffs spark limited republic debate
The passage laments Republican policy as a tax driven tariff wall that favors large corporations and feeds powerful trusts. It predicts a national campaign shaped by the Democratic Party with themes of anti imperialism anti militarism anti monopoly and opposition to trusts.
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Democratic Party
McKinley trip to Ohio amid convention talk and imperialism critique
The piece criticizes Mr. McKinley’s path to Ohio for the Republican state convention and denounces imperialism. It calls for more medical staff for the Philippines and mocks canned roast beef. It notes Alabama Republicans and mentions Senator Wellington Hoar and Gen Leonard Wood with Havana salaries and a jab at Turkey.
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McKinley
Ohio
Miles
Philippines
Lincoln Republicans to Succeed Free Silver Party
Formal announcement in a document by Executive Agent Corser outlines the change to Lincoln republicans replacing the free silver republicans and the national silver party. The plan includes a July 4 Kansas City transformation with party planks praising Lincoln and hinting at Bryan Towne’s nomination by Democrats. Illinois Indiana Ohio Minnesota are active, with Minnesota as the movement center.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Silver Republican Party
Corser
Lincoln Republicans
National
Lincoln Republican Party
Kansas City
Lincoln
E. S. Corser
Lincoln Republican League
Silver Republicans
McKinley
Bryan
Towne
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
Boies Letter Attacks Spain War Policy at Jefferson Banquet
Ex Governor Boies of Iowa sends a regret letter read at the Jefferson Day dinner of Brooklyn's democratic club deriding the Cuba free-for-Philippines policy and condemning greed for gold as motive. He laments the failure to declare liberty for Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines and accuses the U S of oppressing a race and exploiting foreign wealth.
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Democratic Club
Brooklyn
Boies
Iowa
Spain
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
America
Political Blast at War Department and 1900 Campaign
The piece condemns Root and McKinley era policy in Cuba and the Philippines and argues for a Democratic president. It attacks imperialism, calls for reform, and notes New York reapportionment pressure on McKinley and Bryan’s electoral prospects. It links labor strikes to trusts under the Hanna regime and questions imperial policy legality.
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Cuba
Philippines
War Department
Grain-O A Healthful Beverage From Pure Grains
A reader reports Grain-O, a grain based drink, improved her opinion after a week and she would not return to coffee. The product nourishes the system and is suitable for children. Available in 15c and 25c packages from grocers with preparation directions.
To Cure Constipation Forever Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a 10¢ price or 2 for 5¢. It promises permanent relief from constipation and offers a money back guarantee if C C C fails.
Random Notes From City and World In Brief
A collection of short items: Frank L. Stanton began as office boy for Joel Chandler Harris in Savannah. A Philadelphia Independence Hall clock marks the hour of the Declaration. Riga society pays rubles on births. a member gains 300 to 750 rubles. A Hartford pastor halts a sermon to condemn choir book reading. Rome jubilee trips mix traditional and modern transit. A Sedalia firm reveals thirty years cash-only with equal sharing of daily receipts and half-payments on purchases.
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Frank L. Stanton
Joel Chandler Harris
Savannah News
Riga
Russia
Sedalia
May Morning in an Orchard Poem Reflection
A lyrical May Morning invites readers to linger in an old hillside orchard. Florence M. Metcalfe writes of light piercing dew, blossoms, and fragrance as spring beauty returns in May, promising brighter hours while noting unfolding flowers outshining fruition.
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Florence M. Metcalfe
Frank Lestie
The Meadow’s Brave Brightness in Early Spring
Poem celebrating meadow flowers and shy springtime scenes as Susan Hartley Swett’s verse portrays cowslips robin calls and quiet courage in nature. The speaker contrasts delicate beauty with steadfast, cheerful bloom that lends hope to distant homesteads. The poem honors inner worth and seasonal resilience.
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Susan Hartley Swett
Krause Headache Capsules Praised by South Dakota Official
Lt. Gov J H Pletcher of Santa Clara South Dakota endorses Krause’s Headache Capsules, claiming reliable relief for headaches and recommending druggists in Aberdeen Hecla and Britton Marshall county stock them. He notes plans to distribute the remedy among miners in Colorado and provides dealer names Bradshaw Thoma.
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Krause
Aberdeen
Hecla
Britton
Marshall County
Colorado
Lt. Gov
Santa Clara
S. Dak
Bradshaw & Thoma
New Discovery Endorsed By Dixie Witness
Witness T L Martin testifies to nightly coughing and throat pain before praising Dr King's New Discovery. He recalls four years of family use and calls it the greatest remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. The product retails at 50 cents to 1.00 with a guarantee and free trial bottles at Geo D Clarkes Drug Store.
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T. L. Martin
Dixie
Dr. King
Geo. D. Clarke
Special Home Seeker's Excursions by Rock Island Railway
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway offers special Home Seeker excursions on January 16th February 6th and 20th March 6th and 20th April 3rd and 17th 1900. One fare and 2.00 for round trip. For details contact M. O. Gay, Agent.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Arkansas
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
M. O. Gay
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Fairfield Tribune
P. E. Borsen
Fairfield Post Office
Henry
Jefferson Louisa, van Buren
T. G. Harper
A. R. Miller
Cresco
Risk & Hufstedler
Alabama
Hanna
Wellington
Hoar
Leonard Wood
Havana
Lew Wallace
U. S
Turkey
Daniel
McKiney
Secretary Root
Taylor
Kentucky
U. S. Supreme Court
John G. Carlisle
Benjamine Harrison
Butler
N. C
Col
Admiral Dewey
New York
Platt
Republican Party
Col. Bryan
Steel Trust
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Hartford, Conn
House of God
Rome
St. Peter’s
Padua
Via Aemilia
Cowslips
South Dakota
Swift
S. I. Brooks
Monticello
Cific Company
Atlanta, GA
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