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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
5
A 1900 issue critiques the presidential race with remarks on McKinley and Bryan, noting a German vote split and a 20 year old Iowa lad raising the Stars and Stripes in Pekin. It also reports Green Bay, Wisconsin introducing a motorized stage line replacing mule-drawn stages, cutting travel time in half.
Hon M. Higins was selected as a speaker at the G. A. R. encampment in Chicago this week. He spoke at Steinway Hall last evening and will actively participate in the campaign. He addressed the McKinley Yates club at Forrest last Monday evening.
John T. Judd of Wenona, a Democrat and Wenona bank cashier, seeks the circuit clerk post after a Saturday meeting described as a pleasant call. The note praises Judd as a good clean man and predicts the county will gain a capable public official.
The Lincoln State Journal blasts the so called paramount issue as a sham designed to woo ignorant voters and to offer a wind cave of refuge from last four years' decisive issue. It says this is gospel truth and will be recognized by thinking people as the campaign unfolds.
The arrest of two Italians en route to the United States on suspicion of plotting to assassinate President McKinley is cited as a proper action. The piece argues anarchists show no respect for rulers and belong in prison or asylum due to their seeming irrationality and disregard for consequences.
In Pawnee Nebraska Mr Bryan accuses Republicans of openly embracing the gold standard while coinage shows no March change. He cites a 16 to 1 ratio, notes no silver dollars since McKinley era, and argues the party maintains parity with gold through a silver representative. He blasts Bryan’s acceptances and speeches as reckless.
A Peoria Star letter argues for state prohibition of all seines in rivers and lakes. It claims seining denudes waters, harms poor fishermen, and enables a monopoly by few fish firms. It urges enforcing existing laws and allowing trotlines to increase catch while protecting food supply for common people.
A. B. Marvin of Boston tells a Washington Post reporter that American diplomacy succeeds through clear, honest aims. He contrasts it with European diplomats who demand more by leveraging strength, noting Americans state their demands plainly and honorably, leaving other nations impressed.
An eminent English physician prescribes hard work as a remedy for nervous ailments and argues steady labor benefits sufferers. He notes hard workers avoid these complaints and quips that such vigor could benefit the race, though it might reduce sanitarium patronage.
A Cincinnati resident paid a tailor bill with 5000 copper cents sparking debate on legal tender. The discussion revealed copper pieces and various coin denominations have defined limits, with 23 cents for low values and unlimited silver dollars, while some silver coins have tighter caps. Subscriptions aid The Republican newspaper.
An editorial argues the United States has treated Porto Rico liberally after the Spanish American War. It defends tariffs and internal revenue policy, contrasts it with colonial taxation, and contends continued U S governance will bring liberty, education, and progress to the island. The piece cites Chicago Tribune as source.
The Rev A J Carey of Quinn Chapel denounces Democratic leaders led by Ben Tillman for suppressing Black voting rights while praising Mr Bryan for concern over the Philippines. He contrasts Bryan’s stance on colored citizens at home with his views on insurgents abroad, arguing democratic precedent favored Republican suffrage support.
The excerpt argues Republicans enabled Black citizenship and rights while accusing Democrats of neglecting abuses in the South. It claims Bryan ignores outrages against law and liberty, urging Black voters to oppose Democratic candidates. The tone suggests a late 19th to early 20th century political page.
Gilbert A. Pierce recalls Senator Ingalls’s August 1890 eulogy for Senator Beck of Kentucky. The address blends blunt exhortation with reflections on life and death, ending with a note of personal remark between Pierce and Ingalls about quiet dissent in the chamber.
Ely Brothers advertise Ely's Liquid Cream Balm with a spraying tube for 75 cents. The liquid version retains the medicinal properties of the solid Cream Balm, absorbs quickly into the nasal membrane, and aims to restore natural secretions. Available from Ely Bros at 56 Warren St by druggist or mail.
A satirical poem in Harper's Bazar voice by Carolyn Wells denounces the burdens of fashion veils. It mocks the endless purchases, nuisance, and social constraints imposed on women, calling the veil a crime against health and freedom.
A sandstone wagon arrives at the corner lot of Twentieth and Basswood as laborers dig for utilities and a new house sprouts. Mr. Thurman’s empty office watches, while Mr. Trenton and a young woman move in and tour the site, prompting speculation on their marriage status and motives amid a growing neighborhood buzz.
A quoted exchange in the Chicago Tribune discusses whether Beecher silenced a five minute conversation in England and notes there was no printed record at the time and that contemporaries could contradict it.
In a Washington Star excerpt Senator Sorghum denies a bribery rumor saying the charge is false. He asserts no sale of his vote occurred and invites the accuser to confront the source to refute the calumny.
In a colonial styled notice a speaker cites Brer Coon Yo and Barlem Lite as swearing that chickens wandered into a neighbor’s coop by their own accord, noting the door blew shut and the mystery remains unsolved.
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