Reeves Interview Highlights Illinois Political Rope Ado
Congressman Walter Reeves voices support for Senator Cullom’s re election and signals strong backing from Illinois politicians. The interview hints at Reeves aiming for governor and mentions Billy Lorimer and Cook County figures backing Reeves for higher office.
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Walter Reeves
Senator Cullom
Culler
United States Senate
Illinois
Billy Lorimer
Cook County
Lorimer
United States
Record Output of U S Contract Locomotive Shops
The Railway Gazette reports 1899 output at 2 473 locomotives, the most in a year. Up 598 from 1898, about 32 percent. Fourteen percent for export. Notable orders include the Chicago and Northwestern for 112 locomotives to one builder.
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Railway Gazette
United States
Raiload
Chicago & Northwestern
Major Logan Killed in Philippines Battle
A letter from Lt Col Brereton confirms Major Logan died a hero while leading his regiment’s advance at San Jacinto near San Fabian on Nov 11. He was shot in the head while aiding a wounded soldier and died en route to hospital.
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Maj. Logan
Philippines
John A. Logan
Brereton
Thirty-third Infantry
San Fabian
San Jacinto
Logan
Littler Denounces Chicago Newspapers At Illinois Conference
Springfield figure Hon. David T. Littler, famed for lively reminiscences, delivered a vehement denunciation of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Times-Herald at a governor’s friends conference. He warned that following his scathing advice would ruin the Republican party in Illinois and strip delegates from the State Convention.
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David T.littler
Springfield
Illinois
Governor Tanner
Chicago Tribune
America
Chicago Times-Herald
Don Quixote
Littler
Ilinois
Next Illinois Governor? Republicans name potential nominees
Governor Tanner states he will not seek re election leaving Illinois voters to choose among Walter Reeves Dick Yates W A Northcott Hancey Carter George W Prince and others. The piece urges primaries to decide and predicts a large Republican victory.
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Tanner
Illinois
Walter Reeves
Streator
Dick Yates
Jacksonville
W. A. Northcott
Hancey and Carter
Chicago
George W. Prince
Galesburg
Iinois
Governor Tanner's Patriotic Address Announces Re election
Governor Tanner delivered a patriotic address in the senate chamber on Thursday evening announcing his intention to seek re election. He framed his bid as a continuation of his policies and urged support from constituents.
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Tanner
Senate
political pledge from Illinois governor candidate during factional split
The Illinois governor candidate emphasizes party loyalty over personal ambition, arguing that nominating him could jeopardize the electoral ticket and aid a Democratic legislature electing a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. He asserts his commitment to Republican success and predicts Governor Tanner may rise in influence within two years.
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Illinois
Yam
Rnnts
Ilinois
United States
Cullom
Senate
Shelby M. Cullom
United States Senate
Tam
Sam
Finois
Tanner
Silver Republicans Return and End Silver Issue
A historical note argues the Silver Republicans rejoin the Republican party as the 1900 election approaches. It asserts free silver is dead and calls for maintaining silver dollars at par with gold, with figures like Senator Stewart and Kyle shifting toward sound money and Republicans. It predicts a Republican Democrat contest with no neutral Gold Democrats or middle of the road Populists.
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United States
Stewart
Nevada
Kyle
Senate
Washington
Squire
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bryan
Two Great Industries Lead Prosperity Wage Growth
The Boston Herald contrasts cotton and woolen industries shows rising wages despite 1893 boom rates. It argues that 1892 Democratic votes weakened protection, causing hardship, while 1896 Republican victory restored tariffs and prosperity, claiming labor learned a lasting lesson against liberal tariff policy.
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McKinley
Republican National Convention to elect two delegates per senator
At the upcoming Republican National Convention, as before, two delegates will be chosen for each senator. The arrangement preserves the established ratio, aligning with party rules for delegate allocation and ensuring each senator's influence is mirrored by a pair of delegates.
Illinois Calls for Delegates in Proportion to Votes Cast
The Chicago Times-Herald advocates proportional representation for Republican National Convention delegates. It cites Illinois with 607,180 McKinley votes and 48 delegates versus ten states totaling 524,756 votes and 182 delegates. It argues Illinois should have more delegates if it casts more votes, urging future conventions to align delegates with votes.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Inois
McKinley
Adebhdsdoss
Aransas
BIZ
Florida
Cgeorgia
Louisiana
Mississipi
Nevada
North Carolina
South Carolina Rere
Toxas Assaccerree
Illinois
North Carolina primary plan for Senate nominations grows
The North Carolina Democratic State Committee considers a statewide primary to nominate United States Senators, replacing legislative selection. The approach mirrors a South Carolina and Mississippi practice, where primaries pick candidates and the legislature then elects. Supporters argue it aligns with popular choice and could curb scandals, with Tribune backing Cul lom’s Senate renomination by convention.
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United States
North Carolina
State Committee
South Carolina
Mississippi
McLaurin
Sullivan
South
The
Chicago Tribune
Cullom
Nominating United States Senators by Party Conventions
The article argues for using party conventions to nominate US Senators to curb legislative corruption and give the people a voice. It claims honest members oppose bribe seeking and urges Illinois Republicans to support a plan that would eliminate bribery in senatorial elections. The writer envisions universal adoption across states and predicts fewer failed elections.
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United States
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Utah
California
Union
Supreme Court Justices Split Over Pipe Trust Ruling
Comment notes that most Supreme Court justices are Republicans and that the pipe trust decision represents a major blow to monopoly interests, reflecting ongoing party trust dynamics in jurisprudence.
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Republican Party
United States Supreme Court
Pipe Trust
Pride and Prejudice at a Camp Meeting
A young man claimed conversion and vowed to kiss an elderly colored woman to prove humility. As he moved toward the crowd, the woman rose and warned that she would not be humiliated, asserting she possessed pride and would not be Hobsonized before white onlookers.
Death of Major General Henry W. Lawton Honored in Indiana
The death of Major General Henry W. Lawton brings sorrow to Indiana, especially among Civil War veterans from 1861. Lawton, idolized in Fort Wayne where he spent his boyhood, was a prominent figure and a respected Fellow, remembered for valor in earlier battles and a long service to the country.
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Henry W. Lawton
Indiana
Lawton
Fort Wayne
Vad
Protective principles and American prosperity claims
The passage asserts that prosperity since the founding of the United States has been due to Protective policies, while economic hardship followed reductions or threats to reduce duties. It argues this refutes Free-Trade theories by linking prosperity and protection to tariff policy.
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United States
John Bulls Africa Tale Echoes in Omaha World Herald
The Omaha World-Herald recalls John Bull’s Africa experiences and a southern man’s claim that the south could beat the Yankees with popguns. A friend recalls the man’s reply that such a victory required fighting differently, noting Boers would be subdued if they fought as John Bull desires.
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John Bull
Africa
Omaha World-Herald
Farmer Foresees A Bright Year For Farmers
A practical farmer, praised for thrift and intelligence, says this year favors farmers despite grain prices not meeting ideal levels. He views wage hikes for workingmen as beneficial to producers and opposes policies that shut factories and reduce demand for farm products.
Democrats Turned From Negation Appeal To Proactive Stance
Thousands of men who once called themselves Democrats tire of a party that is anti government and opposed to every proposal. They see progress demands a party that is for something not against everything and view the Republicans as the proponent of action while Democrats linger in negation.
Senator Cullom’s Forty-Year Public Life Still Poor
The piece notes that after four decades in public service Senator Cullom remains financially modest. It argues that despite opportunities to amass wealth common for officials, his lack of wealth is a sign of his integrity and energy in public life.
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Senator Cullom
Public duty not self aggrandizement noted in remarks
A fragment cites dedication to public duty over self promotion in a speech or declamatory note. It emphasizes service to the community rather than personal acclaim and suggests a civic-minded stance. Specific names, dates, or places are not provided in the readable text.
Granddaughter probes grandpa hair color in ark tale
In a humorous chat a well known member of the English House of Lords tells his granddaughter he is old and from the ark. The child quizzes him about Noah and his sons, guessing various names before concluding he must be a beast.
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Engelish House of Lords
Noah
Shem
Ham
Japet
Granda
Japhet
Man Behind the Gun Poem Reflects War Perspective
A poem centers on praising the soldier behind the gun while expressing a preference to stay behind the weapon. It contrasts frontline glory with the safety of remaining unseen, detailing desire to observe the breech block and muzzle from a distance as battle unfolds. The speaker shadows the era's martial rhetoric and hunter metaphors.
People favor expansion as leading issue in 1900 campaign
The St. Louis Republic argues politicians cannot set campaign issues. they must accept what the people demand. It praises expansion as a positive, winning platform and predicts anti expansion rhetoric will fail in 1900 as voters seek progress and concrete propositions over Nugatory Democracy.
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St. Louis Republic
The Girl Next Door Uses Telephone Briefly
A maid tells a girl that the home is not a public station but may use the phone for a single important call. The caller explains she cannot meet Jim Kelley tonight as her corns are driving her wild and she will soak her feet in hot water instead.
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Jim Kelley
Jim
Mary
Edison’s Early Prank Sways Telegraph Office Memoir
A youthful Thomas Edison arrives at seventeen at Cincinnati Western Union and quick absorbs electricity. A telegraph manager recalls his oddities and predicts genius. His notable prank: wiring a sink to zap cockroaches with opposite charges, leaving ashes and a stunned roach.
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Edison
Cincinnati
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
The Bargain With a German Lab Keeper
A gentleman and his young son admire a cottage German laborer’s dog, a common cur with a long tail. The boy wants the dog and the man offers five dollars, but the owner insists he cannot sell the dog, noting the “vag” of its tail and the coming night.
General Lawton Remembered as Fearless Iron-Willed Leader
Robert B. Kling of St Paul, a veteran of the Philippine campaign with the 13th Minnesota, remarks that General Lawton’s demise reflects the long overdue consequence of his reckless daring. Kling calls him a man of iron whose outward valor matched his battlefield persona.
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Lawton
Robert B. Kling
St. Paul
Philippine
Minnesota
The Tall Devil Hero Fades After War Ends
The six foot oilskin clad commander, feared by insurgents and idolized by his men, stood tall in front of his troops. His tall figure and weathered skin reflected tireless strength, while his kindly eyes masked a stern, sullen edge. His death comes as the war nears its end, a poignant end to a storied career.
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Tall Devil
Pith and Point Comic Exchanges From The Schoolroom
A collage of quips and jokes as children and adults swap lines on elopement smoking goats strikes, a teacher’s math riddle faces Willie’s strike answer, and a British scion clashes with his future father in law about ruins and titles.
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Billy
Willie
Mrs. Bunting
Little Willie
England
Illinois Republicans Call for Cullom to Seek Senate Reappointment
The Illinois Republican State Convention of 1900 should declare Shelby M Cullom as the party candidate for Senator and urge the General Assembly to vote for him. Cullom is praised for long service and hard work, while being described as honest and poor in wealth despite decades of public duties.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Ilinois
Illinois
Shelby M. Cullom
Cullom
Senate
Custom
Record of Republican State Progress Praised Over Democrats
The piece argues Democratic State leaders cannot claim capital for next year amid a clean state administration record. It notes Altgeld era deficits of 2.5 million dollars, temporary tax hikes, but eventual debt elimination, restored credit, improved buildings, tax rate cuts, a new revenue law, and broader taxation of previously untaxed property, framing these gains as typical of Republican administrations.
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Altgeld
Chicago ordinance targets department stores in city law
The Chicago common council enacted an ordinance prohibiting selling certain goods in the same room with others, aiming to discriminate against department stores. The Supreme Court rebukes the council for usurping rights guaranteed by the U S and Illinois constitutions, noting it interferes with protected trade and commerce.
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Common Council
Chicago
Supreme Court
The
United States
Illinois
Property rights denied by ordinance or statute
The text argues that depriving an owner of the right to expose for sale and sell property violates constitutional rights by removing an incident of ownership. It states that such an ordinance is a targeted denial of a property right to a specific class, while others retain it, and that validity is unchanged whether in statute or ordinance.
Imagination Influences Patient Confidence In Treatment
A Psychological Review note describes Mr. Slosson's experiment during a popular lecture. He opened a bottle of distilled water with precautions and asked the audience to indicate when they perceived a odor. Within fifteen seconds some in front and within forty seconds others at the rear reported sensing it, though some men claimed no odor. The report notes the audience’s reaction to the liberty taken with their imaginations.
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Slosson
Slosaon
Remarkable Rescue by Mrs Michael-Curtain in Plainfield Ill
Mrs Michael-Curtain describes a month of illness from a lung consumption misdiagnosed as hopeless by her family physician. A druggist recommended Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. After six bottles she recovered, now performs her housework. Free trial bottles at Emmert & Burrell’s drug store. Bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00 with guarantee.
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Michael—Curtain
Plainfield
Ill
King
Emmert & Burrell
Harriet M Bur Current Address and Occupation
Harriet M Bur resides on Teacher street and is listed with a note about food eating apples by the barrel at 42 Stephenson Street and H D Synokge at 26 Lane.
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Stephenson St. H. D. Synokge
Hair Work in All Its Branches firs A C Thomas 255 Galena
A concise notice announces hair work services by A C Thomas located at 255 Galena. The listing highlights various branches of the craft and invites potential customers to inquire for styles and offerings.
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C. Thomas
Galena
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Filinilinola
Freeport, Ill
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Fleetin
Ayer
Dr. Auer
J. C. Ayer
Lowell, Mass
Harriet M. Bur
Bank of Piano
Studio
West
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