Unanimous Work at National Independent Party Convention
The National Independent party met in the Coliseum Building, Omaha, with about 1,776 delegates, including many women. Key figures introduced included Taubeneck, Bemis, Terrill, Donnelly, Ellington, Loucks, and Van Wyck among others. A dramatic session featured a new gavel from Mount Vernon and continued into Monday with nominations for president, ending the first ballot around 12:59 AM.
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Omila
National Convention of the Peoples
Independent Party
Colsium
Minneapolis
yAs
Taubeneck
Consulta
Diffenbacher
Nebraska
House of Representatives
George P. Bemis
Omaha
Arme L. A. Beltzer
Taubenack
Chaplain Diffenbacher
Bemis
Ben
Terrill
Texas
Boas
Torvill
Bbutw
Peopleta- Party
St. Louis
Oie
Taibéneck
Chirman
G. H.ellington
Coorpin
Hayes
New Jersey
Pe Carpenter
Minnesota
Jesse Poundstone
California
Ellington
W.s
Polk
Alliance
Todd
Hlinds
Fenn.Terrell
Travoss
People’s Party
Charmen Elington
Washigton
Congress
Tghitiua
Donholly
O Thers
Donnelly
Eilington
Wi McCready
Committee On Permanent Organization
H. L. Lounks
South Dakota
J. W. Hayes
S. S. King
Kansas
George Wilson
Michigan
G. W. Denmark
Loucks
United States
Cnuself
Independent
William J. Armstrong
Grant
Emory
Committee On Rules
Vandeervoort
National Committee
Branch
Union Pacific Railroad
Cannon
Convention erupts in wild cheers after platform adoption
Amid heat and crowded seats delegates surge to platform, banners wave, and a telegram from Dr. Hauser of Indiana triggers a fresh outburst as Weaver leads the roll call. The controversy swells, then the nomination becomes nearly certain, with a unanimous move later implied for Weaver. A separate note from Devonshire reports a lightning-like electricity effect after heavy hall stones rain down on a young party.
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Gresham
Brown
Massachusetts
Vendervoort
Nebraska
Resolutions Committee
Dean
New-York
Committee On
Loucks
Bute
Thomas V. Cator
California
Cator
Atoney
Branch
Georgia
Taubeneck
Illinois
Websiane
Dr. Hauser
Indiana
Thall
Weaver
Kyle
Horton
Page
Stanford
Norton
Car
People's Party Platform Declares Demands For Currency and Land Reforms
The People's Party Platform proclaims a national reform agenda adopted at the 106th anniversary convention. It denounces political corruption, calls for government ownership of railroads and telegraphs, a safe flexible currency, free coinage, and postal savings banks, plus land reform and redistribution to workers, with emphasis on returning power to the plain people and securing equal rights.
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People’s Party
People's Party of America
Congress
Republic
United Brotherhood of Freemen
Worl
United States
Farmers’ Alliance
Algo
Snfe
Railroads
Snapping bugs of Cuba provide cheap light
The Cubans use two inch long beetles called snapping bugs for illumination. When flipped on their backs the insects snap their wings and launch themselves into flight. Each side of the thorax bears a luminous spot that flashes at intervals, and people place a dozen in a cage to obtain continuous light bright enough to read by. Three removes are as bad as a fire.
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Cuba
Laugh and Grow Fat and Other Fragments
A collage of stray quotes and snippets from newspapers including New York Press and Pittsburgh Bulletin. The pieces touch on humor, travel, a livery stable conversation, Bermuda melancholy, and a remark about onions grown on a distant island.
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Laura
Bermudas
Larry
Tara
Pittsburgh Bulletin
The Fisheries Question Revisited Between Nations
A fragmented exchange from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph hints at renewed focus on a fisheries dispute between America and England. Editors debate which question truly concerns fisheries policy and its international implications.
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America
England
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Shipwrecked Yachtsmen Dialog Sparks Moral Duel on Log
A fragment from Puck recounts a moment between two shipwrecked sailors fighting over survival. One urges the other to let go, citing family, while the other insists he has an engagement with a dentist tomorrow and accepts his fate. The scene ends with a log drop and lingering tension.
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Bill
Puck
Noisy Parental Intervention in Boston Transcript
Stern parent complains about a persistent young visitor. Martha resists calls to intervene, noting past attempts and the youth’s apparent fondness for the attention. The exchange reveals family tension over handling the repeated appearances.
A Point for Reprobates and Comic Quips
A miscellany of satirical exchanges and jokes from various papers features a preacher, a would-be evangelist, and a policeman aspiration, along with quips about cholera, etiquette, and hospital nursing. A lawyer’s fee prompt reflects humorous legal banter.
Yorick Exchanges Jests With A Noted Waiter
A humorous 19th century exchange at a restaurant features Yorick joking with a waiter who is well known to the regulars. Yorick politely compliments the staff and pays his modest bill before strolling toward the cashier.
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Yorick
Drake's Magazine
Do You Know Our Conference Deleted the Word Obey
In a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph exchange two ministers debate the marriage service change removing the word obey from the vows and its retroactive effect on couples.
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Pitts
Pittsbury
Chronicle Telegraph
Tarley and the lunatic asylum incident dialogue
A clipped exchange notes Tarley entering a place to cure intemperance and emerging as a “cutred” figure. Relatives then commit him to a lunatic asylum, underscoring harsh 19th century attitudes toward addiction and institutional care.
Young Messenger’s First Day Sparks Haste in Life Quote
A brief exchange shows a novice messenger declaring his first day on the job. The veteran notes the youth is merely steaming from running, not fire, highlighting urgency and adolescence within daily life as captured in this Life excerpt.
Quip on Corsets and Quarrels From Drake’s Magazine
A fragmented quotation discusses discarded corsets and the injurious pressure they cause. It recalls a friend asking how John Jones avoided quarrels, answered by letting the angry person have the quarrel. The piece reflects early 20th century magazine irony and social commentary.
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John Jones
Drake’s Magazine
Passenger and conductor clash over late train delay
A brief dialogue captures a passenger blaming lateness on a long train and the conductor reminding him he is in the last car. The exchange touches on teasing remarks about a fortune hunter and a heiress while a child asks about the electoral college and a father provides a sharp, skeptical reply.
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Harper's Bazar
Fragmented Voices Speak On Life And Labor In Murky Rhetoric
A garbled, OCR style jumble presents a stream of disjointed lines about personal remarks, sports life, public trusts, cattle water rights, and social mores. It mentions a clever artist, Boston publishing a book, church organs, and a critique of American push and identity, mixed with quirky, partial phrases and cultural references.
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Gen. Weaver
Lec
Chtcaco
J.B. Weaver
Ignatius Donnelly
Ben Forrell
John W. Haysen
M. Q
Alabama
J. S. Manning
Dames B
Iowa
Colorado
Senator Kyle
Connecticut
James Ploid
Virginia
Florida
Wimberey
Stephen H. Basher
Uwlinois
van Wyck
John H. Borgeman
James. B. Weaver
C. Vincent
Devonshire
Bunwin
People's Party Platform
Sid
New York Press
Ile
Matha
Martha
Boston ‘Transcript
Tom’ Jones
Johnnie
Dorchester Beacon
Weary Watkins
Drake
Greene
White
Greane
Stomdach
New York
Terald
Ememiy Tew
Brooklyn
Mr. Bull
Nagle
Coulin
Boston Transcript
Xess
Iso
Boston
Ira Church
Bos
Witen
Ian
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