Campaign Opens in Ohio With Sherman Foraker and Woodford
Ohio campaign events feature Sen John Sherman Senator-elect J B Foraker and Stewart L Woodford addressing large audiences in Columbus. Gov. Bushnell presides and laments Democratic shifts while defending gold standard and silver debates. Foraker and Woodford press protective tariffs and stable currency amid disputes over free coinage and Populist criticisms.
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Free Coinage of Silver Dominates Speech at Chicago Convention
Speaker extols the silver standard and free coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1, arguing it would valify debts and wages, threaten gold, and reshape U S money. He contrasts free coinage with protective tariffs and rails against Democratic party policies and McKinley’s leadership.
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Old Standard Yard and Its Long History
A fragmented note details the British and American yard standards, referencing the 1524 act replacing Elizabethan measures, the brass rod in the custody of the clerk of the Trans of Commons, and the later Royal Society led reforms. It asks which standard was destroyed by fire in 1884 and notes copies held by the government.
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Duty Before Everything in Japan’s Disaster Response
Fragmentary account describes Japanese officials showing duty after a great earthquake. A Ramaishi office director loses his family but immediately searches for a telegraph instrument to restore communications, sacrificing personal loss for public service.
Bryan Accepted Democratic Nomination at Madison Square Garden
William Jennings Bryan formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday night. The event drew about eighteen thousand attendees as Bryan, strained by laryngitis, spoke briefly from a prepared text while numerous interruptions and cheers surged through the crowded arena. Annie Loch, 23, was found dead in New York with a throat cut, police suspect murder.
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Rain and Rivalry Marked Final Day of EL AL-WI Meet
The Louisville meet closed amid rain and showmanship with Cooper disqualified for elbowing Bald as Becket took the five mile title. Walter Sanger, nicknamed Old Wooden Shoes, drew the loudest cheer after the two mile pro handicap, carried aloft by fans. Becket earned first, Aker second, Butler third as racers and attendees headed home.
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Drafty summer home with bamboo frame decor
An illustrated homemaking piece describes a summer room design using a threefold bamboo frame and cotton muslin panels to block drafts. It emphasizes safety from drafts through window and door openings and details color schemes in Delft blue for decorative borders and scenes.
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Prairie fires rage near Perry severing acres of grain
Fires sweep thousands of acres of grain southwest of Perry as hot winds and parched vegetation fuel the Up Manchie Indianentre area. A man named Henpmeier on a route between Okenee and Lacey, O. T. confessed to a crime after his stage was reportedly robbed.
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Government Maps and Political Campaign Notices Highlight 19th Century Debates
The issue describes new general US land maps with detailed divisions and territorial extents, crediting Lamoreux for the idea and noting cost savings. It also reports Missouri Populists and Democratic lines, gold standard discussions, and campaign activities in St. Louis, with mentions of figures like McKinley and Messrs. Watson and Trezevant. The rest covers household recipes and domestic tips in a miscellany format.
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