Amusements and politics clash in a rural reflection
A provincial writer laments American amusements while condemning violence and mob brutality from historical and contemporary scenes. He targets entertainment, slavery, and ethnic hatreds, then pivots to a political riff on free seeds, McKinley, Hanna, and policy plots. He favors Cholly and Bowersock if they adopt a broader free-seed creed, proposing stock distribution as a populist scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowersock
Peters
Cholly Scott
J. D. Botkin
Cholly
McKinley
Hanna
Brigham Young
Mark Hanna
Carnegie Lath
Rockefeller
Gould
Havemeyer
Arbuckles
the Nazarene
Rockefellers
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Congress
McKinley Providence
Potawatomie
Vote Dilemma in District On Seeds and Seedsmen
A reader questions whether to vote for Bowersock or Peters based on seeds from Congress. The note recalls past seed distributions funded by the United States treasury, with seeds sent nationwide. It laments continued seed appropriations and hints at merchant influence shaping congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Peters
Bowersock
Bryan
Hanna
United States Treasury
United States
Uncle Sam
Welcome Home for Colored Soldiers: A Test of Support
In Topeka the Colored Citizen questions whether African American regiments receive equal recognition after service in Cuba and the Philippines. The piece contrasts the welcome given to white regiments with the absence of governors or officials for black troops, prompting a political reflection on continued support for the current administration of the G. O. P.
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Kansas Volunteers
Cuba
Newport News
Leavenworth
Kansas
Phillipine Islands
San Francisco
Topeka
Boers and Boxers Clash Beyond Shores
An unclear wartime quip stresses resolve to confront pirates abroad in Liberty’s name with calls for self reliance, referencing Bu J and Taser in a stylized old newspaper voice. The fragment preserves bold nationalism and martial sentiment without detailed events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Altgeld Attacks McKinley in Toledo Speech
Former Governor John P Altgeld denounces imperialism and militarism in a Toledo remarks to the Ohio association of Democratic clubs. He contrasts government by consent with force, condemns Spain Cuba and the Philippines policy, and urges Americans to defend republican ideals against Hanna and syndicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Altgeld
Ohio Association of Democratic Clubs
Toledo
McKinley
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Minn
Altgeld
Spain
Cuba
Philippine Islands
England
Europe
New York
Mr. Bryan
Porto Rico
Philippines
Germany
Russia
George
Washington
Valley Forge
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Free Men of America
Hanna
Temple
Brother Taber Writes Again From Essex Iowa
Esix town letter by Ws. J. Taner attacks the Republican party as debt loving and self worshipping. He claims European tyrants threaten to undermine Bill McKinley for lying to Americans, arguing scapegoats and manipulation by scheming rivals.
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Eorrors
Republican Party
Europe
Bill McKinley
Bill
Ws. J. Taner
Essex
Iowa
GOP stands for Grab Others Property, says Star Kansan
In a clipping shared by The Independence Star and Kansan, the G O P is mockingly defined as Grab Others Property. The Kansas City Weekly Times lists its yearly subscription at 25 cents.
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Independence Star
Kansan
Kansas City
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Idaho
America
Rome
Italy
Sam
Ruui
Conway Marshall
Brother Taber
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