Defections From Bryan Highlight Campaign Pressures
The article notes alarm among Bryan campaign captains over open defections from his Democratic base. It contrasts 1896, 1900, and 1904 vote dynamics with rising Socialist and Populist losses and potential Hearst independence defections, while stressing no Republican defections.
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Bryan
Hearst
Tom Watson
Watson
Debs
Independence Party
New York State
New York
New Jersey
Illinois
Republican Party
Shall the People Rule Campaign Snapshot Analysis
Republican support frames the question Shall the People Rule as settled. Bryan questions sovereignty, but the GOP views the query as resolved in favor of the people under established government. The piece portrays Bryan’s call for people rule as tilting at windmills and criticizes the Democratic platform as untried theories.
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Bryan
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Democratic Incompetence Proved in Congress
The New York Tribune critiques the outgoing Congress, arguing for large Republican majorities in both houses and support for the current administration's policies and a presidential candidate with broad experience. It condemns the opposing minority as incompetent and warns against doctrinaire legislative experiments.
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Congress
New York Tribune
Taft on Congress and executive discretion
Former president Taft argues Congress has not usurped legislative power and often fails to recognize executive discretion. He warns the line between proper legislative limits and unconstitutional restrictions is hard to draw but fears legislature exceeding its jurisdiction more than the executive.
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Congress
William Howard Taft
Protection for Labor Guarded by Republican System
A statement by James B. Sherman affirms continued American protection to support labor and industries with equitable duties on imports. He claims the party will maintain the highest wage scale and a thriving home market, keeping the U S standard of living the envy of the civilized world.
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Republican Party
James
Sherman
Hickory the sole American tree with a storied past
The Hickory tree stands unique to America with nine varieties. Its name derives from Indian words for the crackling liquor made from its kernels. Hickory figures in American lore from Old Hickory to revolutionary ramrods and sturdy tool handles.
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Historie
Travaile
Virginia
Britannia
Europe
Jackson
Bertram
North America
Havin
Kansas City Star
Fontenelle Ponders Life While Guarded By Sheep
An old anecdote places Fontenelle, early eighteenth century French writer, on a hillside with a flock of sheep. A friend jokes the thinker ponders life while noting none of the 200 sheep may yield tender mutton.
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Fontenelle
School of the Preciouses
Language of the Seas: Ships Adopt English Command Jargon
A Los Angeles Herald note praises English as the language of the seas as ships from various nations adopt English commands. It cites a Redondo Beach call where a German captain with a Chinese crew uses English to give orders, emphasizing global maritime communication.
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Redondo Beach
Los Angeles Herald
Bargains In Heathen Deities
An old London curiosity shop specializes in heathen deities. The storefront displays images of Aztec, marble Mandalay figures, Ju Ju land wood carvings, and gilt joss from a Chinese temple for purchase.
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London
Mexico
Mandalay
West Africa
Washington Irving’s Dinner Night with Dickens Remembered
Washington Irving, famed author of American Bookmen, avoided public speaking yet faced a grand dinner in Dickens’s honor in New York 1842. He struggled to speak, praised Dickens, and ended with the toast Charles Dickens, the guest of the nation. In London he barely acknowledged the audience at a literary fund dinner with a brief sincere thanks.
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Washington Irving
Dickens
New York
Irving
Little Nell
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Charles Dickens
Madrid
The
Literary Fund
London
Dresdner Elbe Bridge Tale Shows Upright Courtesy
A Dresden resident refuses to give directions to a church and then admits he and his brother both do not know. The anecdote highlights polite city manners and comic self deprecation in old lore.
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Dresden
Elbe
How to Avoid Appendicitis Tip from Orino Laxative Syrup
The notice claims that most appendicitis victims are constipated and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation. It states the product stimulates the liver and bowels, restores natural action, and is mild to take with no nausea or gripe. Signed J. H. Batterton.
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Orino
J. H. Batterton
Gets Nice Position In Astoria For Robin Montgomery
Robin Montgomery son of Mr and Mrs R W Montgomery of North Broadway left for Astoria Oregon to take a position as electrician in a large plant supplying power to a street railway system and electric light service He studied at the city high school and later worked in the family job printing business The move offers a good starting salary and valuable experience for a young man eager to learn His parents will stay in town not emigrate
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Robin Montgomery
R. W. Montgomery
North Broadway
Astoria
Oregon
Robin
Our City
A Hot Chase Leads to Wife's Return Home
Mrs Blanche Hess wife of James Hess was arrested by Officer Elmer Robbins Sunday afternoon about two o clock one mile south of Rushville as she left with two other men in a large covered wagon. Hess accused his wife of deserting him and their four children and eloping with Wallace Shafer. The affidavit was filed but the matter was settled by sending her back to St Louis.
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Blanche Hess
James Hess
Elmer Robbins
Rushville
Hess
Wallace Shafer
St. Louis
A Washington Fable of Favors and a Clever Trick
John Hollister, famed for helping others, is approached by an acquaintance who claims credit for securing a job from Secretary Foster. Hollister tests the boast with a sly counter offer asking for 1200 to mark the one time. The exchange exposes the scam and Hollister’s wry wit.
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John Hollister
Washington
Hollister
Arlington Hotel
Foster
Secret of Nervous Balance From Rev McComb
Rev Samuel McComb in Harper's Bazar offers rules for mental health and nervous balance. Cultivate positive emotions, allow time for work, conserve nervous energy within limits, do one thing at a time, prepare for sleep, and trust in God's infinite goodness.
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Samuel McComb
Harper’s Bazar
Expert Testimony on Moon Shiner Trial Emerges in Kentucky
A mountaineer testifies for the state in a Kentucky court claiming to know much about a moon shiner. He describes seeing a man on a pacing horse, waving a flag and blowing a horn while questioned by the district attorney.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Waal
Harper’s Weekly
Electric Bitters Endorsed by North Carolina Man
M Harden of Silver City NC praises Electric Bitters as best medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles and general weakness. The product treats chills malaria and run down conditions and is sold under guarantee at F H Henry Co drug store for 50c.
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M. Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Mr. Harden
F. H. Henry & Co
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Lindsey C. Jackson
Bruce Craig
T. B. Gullefer
Frank Alexander
William G. Updike
Washington Township
Will C. Ehrhardt
Henry C. Snell
Foley's
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Chicage
1 Union Trust Company
Greensburg, Indiana
Walter W. Bonner
J. H. Christian
W. H. Robbins
Chas. Zoller, Sr
James M. Woodall
James B. Lathrop
Frank Robbins
Isaac Sefton
Barrington Boyd
St.John & Guthrie
Studebaker
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