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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1898
Page
4
Hitt Dominates Stephenson County in Races
Congressman Hitt led in Stephenson county with the strongest Republican showing in his district except Winnebago, beating William H. Wagner by 11 022 votes. The piece notes a practical but nostalgic push for silver and urges subscribers to pay in silver dollars.
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Hitt
Stephenson County
Winnebago County
William H. Wagner
Utah polygamy debate impacts political representation
It is noted that Utah will be represented in Washington by a man who believes in and practices polygamy. The piece argues Mormons extend their religion into politics, making it hard for a Gentile openly opposing the church to win any meaningful public office in Salt Lake City.
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Utah
Washington
Salt Lake City
Altgeld Sees Bryan as Democratic 1900 Candidate
Governor Altgeld comments on the election results and names William Jennings Bryan as the logical Democratic nominee for 1900. He hopes the next National Democratic Convention will favor Bryan and the free silver repudiation platform, warning it would otherwise ensure Republican victory.
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Altgeld
Bryan
John Peter Altnd
Message to the Senate on United Expansion and One World
A Senate address discusses expansion and the idea that rapid communications and transport are transforming nations. It argues that governments are not endangered by expansion but that a future, unified world may emerge under a single language and reduced need for armies and navies.
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Senate
Rhe
San Cominsident
Grant
Democrats Split Over Annexation History and Bryan Era
The Bryan Democracy opposes expansion while old-time Democrats favor annexation. The piece notes Jefferson added Louisiana in 1803 under a Democrat, Monroe acquired Florida, Polk oversaw Texas and Mexican cession, and Pierce saw the Gadsden purchase, contrasting it with modern Bryan free-silver Democrats.
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Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana
United States
James Monroe
Florida
James KK
Polk
Isas
Franklin Pierce
Grisden
Prize money for navy in Civil War era records
The piece notes naval prize money for war prizes in the Civil War, contrasting sailors and land troops. It tabulates counts of captured vessels by type and mentions totals, implying substantial earnings for navy personnel tied to captured ships and prizes.
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United States Navy
Spain
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Protection Brings Prosperity and Gold, Says Historian
The speaker rebuts Democratic claims on protection, arguing it safeguards trade and prosperity. He notes ten years under the tariff law yielded a $514,000,000 trade surplus, with gold holdings rising, while Democratic free trade policies allegedly caused hard times and government debt financed by bonds.
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United States
Farmers of New York Carry Rural Counties in Election
The article argues rural Republicans and city Democrats. claims city slums swing Democratic votes. It notes New York's rural counties won by Republicans while farmers carried 50 of 57 counties, praising farmers’ turnout and denouncing urban Democratic strength and Croker’s expectations.
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New York
Richard Croker
Farmers of
Home Rule for Counties by Thomas J Jefferson
Jefferson defines home rule as dividing the county into wards where every citizen can attend and act in person. Each ward would elect a justice and manage local affairs from roads to schools, jurors and votes, tying governance to the citizen and strengthening republican independence.
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Thomas
J. Jefferson
Discipline in Volunteers Prevents War Losses
The article argues volunteers are capable and brave but need strict discipline taught before combat. It urges annual sixty days of drill, long marches, and practice loading rail and steamboat transport to instill obedience. It warns political independence hinders soldiers and notes costs now save lives and money later.
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National Guard
Debate on Army Readiness and Volunteer Role
The discussion urged increasing the regular army but not to extremes, emphasizing reliance on volunteers in war and peace. It called for free spending in peacetime to educate volunteers for soldierly duties.
Lincoln era to 1877 Electoral Commission tale
Henry Waterson of the Courier Journal urged aKentucky march on Washington in 1876 to seat Samuel J. Tilden though he was not elected. The piece summarizes the disputed 1876 election, the electors, and the creation of the Electoral Commission in 1877, noting Republican and Democratic positions and the final act.
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Henry Waterson
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Freeport
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden
Waterson
Rutherford B. Hayes
United States
Congress
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Indiana
Louisiana
Florida
South Carolina
Congressional Investigating Committee
Otheer
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Tey Veres
Fragmentary note on political factions and refuting cards
An unclear passage discusses Demberard’s dislike of theories and a Congress action involving certificates and sects. It mentions State Refuting card and a clash between two political groups, the Democrats and Republicans, with ripped or pretended commissions and decisions.
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Demberard
Congress
Politica Collte Sion
Rien
Demoei
Republica
Fragmentary note from era on race and leadership
Fragmentary OCR text references Booker T and white leadership, implying discourse on how Black people follow advice of prominent leaders. Context unclear. no concrete event, date, or organization identifiable.
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Booker T
State tax rate cut under Republican administration
An assessment down by 21,000,000 from last year shows the current Republican State administration reducing the tax rate to 6.66 cents per dollar. Democrats are said to raise costs, with several years needed to return to normal rates after GOP control ends.
Vaughan Praises American Peace Efforts in Philippines
Vaughan, a top Catholic leader in Britain and friend of the Pope, says Philippine islands will feel secure under American protection and lauds the American peace commissioners. He notes the new era of security long awaited by the islands.
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Vaughan
Great Britain
Pope
Philippine Islands
Senator Lodge Calls for Strong Navy to Protect Commerce
Senator Lodge advocates a robust navy to shield American commerce abroad and at home. He insists the navy must guard Americans wherever they operate and presses for a fourfold expansion of naval power to safeguard trade on land and at sea.
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Lodge
United States
Local Merchant Promotes Fence Ad West of Town
A merchant boasts of an eye catching fence advertisement placed west of town. A customer replies hesitantly, offering to read the ad if shown the only house someday. The exchange reflects a curious bid for attention amid busy news reading.
Senator Allen Faces Backlash Over Nebraska Victory
Senator Allen of Nebraska attributes the late Republican win to underhanded Democratic efforts in his state. He says supporters plan to nominate him for president and pledge to defeat Bryan in his home state convention.
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Allen
Nebraska
Bryan
Tic
Illinois Press Association Meeting Set at Lexington Hotel
The Illinois Press Association will meet at the Lexington hotel in Chicago from February 8 to 16. One afternoon will feature a reunion of editors who started in 1865 or earlier and have remained in charge of a paper, including the Henry Republican’s editor who began in Henry on September 25, 1865, marking 83 years as manager.
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Illinois Press Association
Lexington Hotel
Chicago
Henry Republican
Henry
Voters Ignore Ballot Referendum Opposed by Proponents
The banking proposition on the official ballot drew little interest as only about one in ten voters marked it. The piece argues that constitutional amendments routinely fail because the average voter does not inform himself, and argument cannot compel study.
Carnegie quote on nations and dependence
A statement argues that no country is fit to rule another and compares it to a person being abandoned by friends. It proposes that dependent nations, regardless of self-sufficiency, should be discarded as a person might be by protectors.
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Andrew Carnegie
Frye laments Spanish in Paris letter about treaty talks
In a private letter from Paris Senator Frye jokes that knowing Spanish would speed treaties by removing language barriers. He quips that between two parties at a conference, neither understands the other, making diplomacy slow. He asserts he could read the riot act if he spoke Spanish for thirty minutes.
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Frye
Paris
Call for lifelong disfranchisement for vote selling
A call for a strict law to dis franchise anyone who offers, sells, or accepts a vote. The piece argues such a statute should bar the offender from any elective public office and notes that without it an ordinary, honest man cannot accept a party nomination.
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Timois
Geyser Mine’s Deep Shaft in Colorado
The Geyser Mine at Silver Cliff holds Colorado’s deepest shaft at 2400 feet, a startling depth but still pale beside the far greater descent described as going into deeper depths beyond.
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Colorado
Silver Cliff
Pha Silver Vat In Colorado Earns Proud Record
A fragment mentions a log unit called Pha Silver vat in Colorado with strong pride and a claim of reaching a notable height. Details are sparse but the tone conveys achievement and significance within the regional context.
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Colorado
Sunday School Lesson Sparks Verse Recital in Town
A Sunday school teacher in a small town recently invited twelve boys aged around ten to recite Bible verses for the church collection. The first pupil quoted The Lord loveth a cheerful giver, followed by He that giveth to the poor tendeth to the Lord, and A fool and his money are soon parted as he dropped his penny.
War Origins and Unintended Gains in U S History
The text argues the United States did not seek war for territory in the West Indies or Pacific. It blames Spain’s Cuban cruelty and the Maine tragedy for war, suggesting the Philippines and Puerto Rico were acquired unintentionally and will stay with the United States forever.
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United States
Spain
West Indies
Pacific
Maine
Saul
Kish
Philippines
Porto Rico
Addams Claims Low Protestant Reach in Chicago Ward
Miss Jane Addams told Chicago clergymen that not more than 600 people in the Nineteenth Ward attend Protestant churches. The ward out of 34 has a population over 50 000, suggesting fewer than one in a hundred in a large ward are within Protestant influence.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Expansion Policy Backed by Adopted Citizens Across States
The Mc Kinley administration sustains a broad expansionist program, praising territorial growth and commercial development. It claims universal support from adopted citizens nationwide, asserting unity on expansion despite internal policy differences.
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McKinley
Republic
Union
Republican gains cited after Western elections and tariff praise
The speaker notes Republican strength in Wyoming Washington South Dakota Kansas and California with gains in Nebraska Ohio Wisconsin Michigan and Indiana. He credits war currency policy Dingley tariff and McKinley leadership for a revival in business and political success.
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West
Wyoming
Washington
South Dakota
Kansas
California
Nebraska
Ohio
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
McKinley
West’s prosperity under McKinley shifts Pacific voters
The piece notes rising farm prices for wheat, wool, hops, and diversified Washington and Oregon crops under President McKinley and a protective tariff. It argues farmers back the Republican party, while free silver advocates drift away, signaling a political realignment on the Pacific coast.
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West
McKinley
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
War for humanity or conquest in the Philippines
The piece argues that any war with Spain aimed at humanity fails if the Philippines remain under either Spanish rule or internal strife caused by earlier US involvement. It asserts moral failure lies in abandoning the Philippines, and compares US resolve to Britain’s in Eastern service, questioning whether Americans are capable of a task Britain handles.
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Spain
Philippines
United States
Great Britain
Angel laundresses and a church sermon in frost
A child asks if angels have white wings and imagines their laundresses must wash much. Tommy, five, goes to church with his father and his mother asks if he can repeat the minister's text. He says he can. The scene captures a family moment on a cold Sabbath morning.
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Ethel
Tommy
Fragmentary historical note about Jonah and whale
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Jonah and a whale, lacking clear context or dates. The readable portion hints at a biblical allusion but provides no verifiable event, person, or place to anchor a concrete summary.
Electric rails and the rise of the electric road
The piece traces the succession from early wagon roads to steam railways and finally to electric rail lines. It notes electric systems promise lower costs despite heavy rainfall challenges, illustrating cyclical progress from cheap carriage of goods to modern civilizing networks in roadless regions.
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Geni Roy
Stowe
England
Democrats face uncertain election results amid party discontent
The article notes Democrats ponder the returns with curiosity and dissatisfaction as fusion of 1896 falters. It cites vague party principles, demands clear utterances, and highlights Republican gains in the Senate shaping long term control. The piece states Republicans will hold full executive and legislative authority from March 4 for two years, with voters withholding trust more often.
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House
St Luke's Church of Smithville Va a colonial landmark
Scribner's Magazine notes St Luke's at Smithville Isle of Wright County Virginia one of the few old churches still standing built in 1632 under Joseph Bridger with family records extending 160 years. The structure remained largely unchanged until 1737 when Peter Woodward was ordered to reshave the shingles for 700 pounds of tobacco. It was reshingled again in 1821.
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Scribner’s Magazine
St. Luke’s
Smithville
Isle
Wright County
Joseph Bridger
Peter Wood Ward
War Department urged to send American nurses to Manila
Dispatch urges sending female nurses to Manila to aid recovering soldiers. Describes typhoid fever patient delirious for over a week and longs for a motherly touch. Recounts two American visitors, Mrs. Russell of New York and Miss Spradlin of Kansas, bringing comfort to sick boys in the hospital ward.
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War Department
Manila
Mrs. Russell
New York
Miss Spradlin
Kansas
Mosbys men capture Stoughton line at Fairfax Court House
At a Manassas Virginia reunion a farmer recalled Mosby’s raid on a rainy night. He described how twelve men captured the first picket line at Fairfax Court House and then pressed to the second line, taking both the sentries and their post.
Mosby Captures Union General Stoughton and Guard
Mosby and twelve men seized General Stoughton and his personal guard at his billet. Stoughton woke to find Mosby beside him, asked if Mosby knew him, and was informed he was a prisoner. Mosby then took all the pickets and delivered the general and troops to rebel authorities at Gordonsville.
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Mosby
General Stoughton
Rascal
Stoughton
Mosh
Gorconsville
Washington’s view on negro suffrage and a future solution
Booker T. Washington doubts Congress will act next session on the negro problem and calls for nonpolitical remedies. He argues prevention lies in education, property, skill, economy, and Christian character, stressing that unity with neighbors and self-improvement offer the only path to security for African Americans.
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Congress
Booker. T. Washington
Washington
America
North Carolina race conflict fuels southern suffrage debate
The North Carolina race dispute sparks strong sentiment across the black belt states not yet barring negro suffrage. Supporters urge prompt constitutional changes to curb potential negro rule as the New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that protections have already been secured in Mississippi, South Carolina and Louisiana, while Georgia, Alabama and Virginia remain hesitant.
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North Carolina
Black Belt
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Mississippi
South Carolina
Louisiana
Georgia
Alabama
Virginia
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