This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1896
Page
7
Congressman John B. Robinson and Senator Matthew Quay denounce large campaign sums as corrupting politics. Robinson cites Blair County and Huntingdon County primaries as examples, urging reform while warning wealth can buy influence and a senate seat. The letters stress anti millionaire candidate stance and call for vigilant press coverage.
Philadelphia December report details G W Jacoby “rolling mill evangelist” accused of libel against Senator Penrose. Jacoby firm arrested after Bristol clergy exposed his scheme to oppose Penrose. Duffy linked as employer. Penrose vows warrants and public exposure of all perpetrators and backers.
Philadelphia clubs back Boies Penrose for United States senator as multiple ward and county groups endorse his bid. The Fourth Ward McKinley Citizen's club, the M. S. Quay club, the Southwest Republican Club, and Pottsville Republican club all adopted resolutions praising Penrose for the Senate seat to succeed J. Donald Cameron.
The Mansfield News publishes John Sherman’s view on a post election push by Republican insiders to form a National League of Business Men. It argues the league would arrogate appointive power to favored wealth and warns Major McKinley sees it as un-American and destructive to Republicanism. Senator Quay’s critique is presented in full.
From the Pittsburg Labor Tribune unions praise Senator Quay for sagacity and name Boies Penrose as the strongest reform candidate to defeat John Wanamaker. They condemn Wana maker for his alleged hog combine ties and public misconduct.
A Philadelphia majority of representatives elect pledge to support Bates Penrose for United States senator. Six of eight Philadelphia state senators express backing, with a planned Dec 22 town meeting at Academy of Music to drum up further support. A Washington Post tale questions Wanamaker links to bribery in Fayette county.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.