Populists Talk Of New Ticket In State Politics
The piece argues the Populist national committee won t be blamed for opposing a straight state ticket after the state convention backed Parker Davis and a weak platform. It notes doubts about a new Populist ticket being placed on the ballot and warns of efforts to keep Watson and Tibbles off if nominated.
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Daily
National Committee
Curran
State Committee
Parker
Davis
Palmer and Buckner
Bryan
Allen
Watson and Tibbles
Judge Parker Accepts Nomination and Seeks Trust Reform
Judge Parker, the Democratic nominee, breaks silence after accepting the nomination. He signals tariff reform but remains a radical gold bug with cautious rhetoric on trusts. He shows sympathy for Colorado miners and supports Filipino independence when able to self govern. Surrounded by trust magnates, reformers find little room for real change.
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Judge Parker
Colorado
Parker
Debson Parker and Davis Clash Over Labor Unions
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for president, labels Democratic nominees Parker and Davis as opposed to organized labor. He singles out Henry G. Davis for accusing union labor of criminal conspiracy.
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Eugene V. Debs
Parker and Davis
Henry G. Davis
Democratic infighting and labor clashes cited in a party clash
The speaker condemns United Mine Workers leaders and judges actions during a West Virginia strike. He accuses Henry G. Davis of driving the enforcement and brands Parker as Rockefeller’s tool. He notes a Bryan reversal, calling him a political degenerate for backing Parkes amid trust and money power ties.
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United Mineers
West
United United Mine Workers
United States
Jackson
Henry G. Davis
Parker
John D. Rockefeller
William J. Bryan
Judge Parkes
Bryan
Death of Senator George G. Vest
Senator George G. Vest former Missouri representative in the United States Senate died last Tuesday after a long illness. He collapsed Sunday morning and remained in a coma until death at Sweet Springs Missouri. His body was taken to St Louis for burial. He was regarded as an intellectual giant and a leading figure in the Senate, whose loss is nation wide.
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George G. Vest
Senator Vest
Sweet Springs
St. Louis
Senator West
United States Senate
Missouri
Fusion Battle at Nebraska Conventions Ends in Fusion Victory
In Lincoln this week Nebraska Populists and Democrats clashed over fusion. Fusionists won after Tom Watson and Thos H Tibbles led the fight against fusion while Bryan forces backed fusion and secured a ticket. Anti fusionists bolted the Populist convention and a straight People's ticket will be fielded. The state will be organized on the old Grange plan amid a hot fusion race.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Tom Watson
Thos. H. Tibbles
Bryan
Democratic backers of corporate greed under fire
The piece catalogs Democratic donors and executives linked to major firms including George Foster Peabody and August Belmont. It portrays them as part of a campaign against corporate aggression while listing positions at General Electric, Mexican Coal & Coke, Rapid Transit Subway Construction, and other giants. The tone warns plutocrats face a rising anti corporate sentiment led by party leaders.
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Kansas City
George Foster Peabody
Democratic National Committee
Peabody
August Belmont
August Belmont & Co
Rothschilds
Belmont
Rapid Transit
James Smith, Jr
Colonel Guffey
She's Who
United States
W. F. Sheehan
Kings County Electric Light and Power Company
Westchester Lighting Company
Albany & Hudson Railroad Company
Louisville Lighting Company
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Lanyon Zinc Company
unreliable war reports cloud Port Arthur surrender chatter
Conflicting dispatches from the front characterize wartime reporting as uncertain. While some signals hint at Port Arthur nearing Japanese victory, others dispute such progress, leaving the status of the siege unclear and news reliability in question.
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Port Arthur
Beef Strike Continues With Worsening Conditions
There is no cessation in the beef strike as reports say conditions are worsening. The ongoing labor action affects markets and workers, with little sign of settlement.
Bowman Eyes Second District Congress Nomination
Noah L. Bowman is the most talked of man in the Second district as the Populist choice for congress to succeed J. J. Hivergock. He ran two years ago and is stronger now, with Hutchings of Kansas City as the only rival. Bowman, a former Kansas legislator leader of the opposition, is seen as the best equipped to win the nomination and likely the election.
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Bowman
Kansas
Noah L. Bowman
Bryan Says Roosevelt Dodges the Issue
In The Commoner Bryan argues Roosevelt skirts the trust question and imperialism. He claims Roosevelt groups trusts and labor, serves corporate interests, and fails to propose anti trust or labor legislation, dodging every issue while debating self government versus colonization.
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Bryan
Roosevelt
Rooseyelt
Lai le
Ile
Parker Defeated by Working Girl in Appeal Court
Report suggests candidate Parker was defeated by a common working girl rather than an elite social figure. The judge at the court of appeals ruled she had no impediment to prevail, highlighting the surprising political turn.
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Parker
Potter Palmer
Corr of Appeals
Indecent Ad Use of Girl’s Photo Sparks Debate
The Hutchison Gazette notes the dispute over a rich corporation using a poor girl’s image for advertising without consent. It critiques modern legal lore and camera obsession as impractical, citing the New York result as example of public response.
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New York
Hutchison Gazette
Cosmopolitan article on Wall Street speculation 1900 1904
The August Cosmopolitan features Henry Clews' analysis Wall Street's Wild Speculation 1900 1904. The piece argues magazines now discuss political and sociological issues extensively and urges every US citizen to read the study.
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Cosmopolitan
Wall Street
Henry Clews
United States
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