Populist Convention Weighs Hearst and Watson Candidacy
The People's Party plans a Springfield Illinois national convention to back existing platforms and debate a presidential candidate. Tom Watson and William Randolph Hearst are discussed as potential leaders with Hearst supported by reformers like Mrs Helen Gougar. Outcomes hinge on the convention and voters' choice.
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People’s Party
Sprinfield
Ill
William Randolph Heast
Tom Watson
Old Guard
Watson
Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Coal Trust
Helen M. Gougar
Democratic Convention Looms in St Louis Ahead of Nominations
The Democratic National Convention in St Louis looms as Parker faces a tough path to a two thirds majority. Hearst, Gorman, and other leaders maneuver to shape delegates while factions clash over Bryanism versus Cleveland-Hill-Parker lines. Roosevelt looms as potential foe to any Democratic nominee. The outcome hinges on party judgments in the upcoming days.
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St. Louis
Judge Parker
New York
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
Gorman
Maryland
Parker
Bryan Hearst
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Nan
Wall Street
Roosevelt Dictator at Republican Convention
A columnist depicts President Roosevelt dictating the 1904 Republican convention as a controlling rider atop a sedate elephant, guiding moves through railroads and corporations, naming key figures including Lodge and Cortelyou while portraying behind the scenes power and the event’s staged nature.
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Roosevelt
National Committee
Teddy
Elephant
Durbar
Senator Lodge
Elihu Root
Nicholas Murray Butler
Joe
Senate
National Republican Committee
George B. Cortelyon
Cortelyon
Cortelyou
Eimer Vover
Mark Hanna
Foretop Attendantman Smiles Amid Busy Deck Duties
A man sits smiling in the foretop while attending to various odds and ends, not overlooking any task as he oversees the work.
Cleveland Favored To Win Democratic Nomination In Wall Street Bet
Financial observers weigh Grover Cleveland as Democratic nominee with strong Wall Street backing. Roosevelt’s popularity in the West noted, but Cleveland teams expect to carry New York and key states. Dispatches say Wall Street financiers plan to push convention stampe. Funds reportedly ready to back Cleveland if nominated and he may accept.
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Wall Street
Cleveland
Roosevelt
West
New York
Grover Cleveland
Grover’s
Wall Street Journal
Prohibitionists at Indianapolis Choose Narrow Platform
The Prohibitionists at their national convention in Indianapolis this week expected General Miles as nominee but he declined and urged platform-building. Leaders favor a narrow platform focused on liquor prohibition, likely yielding historically low votes, with Standard Oil through Wardwell having dominated the party for years.
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Indianapolis
General Miles
Standard Oil Company
W. T. Wardwell
Lamont Labels Citizens An Alliance as Capitalistic Anarchists
Lamont of the American Federation of Labor denounces the Citizens' Alliance as capitalistic anarchists. He says as labor grows, these capitalist bodies will become increasingly lawless, trampling both divine and human laws, hastening capitalism's downfall. The New Time.
Moron Named Secretary of the Navy Amid Union Fight
Pav. Moron of the Santa Fe railroad has been appointed secretary of the navy. Labor unions oppose him over Santa Fe's attitude toward unions. Reports say Morton will hold another cabinet post after the election, with Cortelyou slated as postmaster general.
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Pav. Moron
Santa Fe Railroad
Navy
Santa Fe Company
Morton
Cortelyou
Lone Elm Notes From Parish and Field
Lone Elm items report Rev Carnine's family visiting Kin cai and Miss Enid Routmang visiting Ottawa kin, Mrs Minnie Lockwood's cousins in town, and Mrs Carrie Webl visiting kin in Kincaid. Locals plan harvest wagon parades, drillers work Kilborn depth, and sickness includes Mrs Agly Sarver and typhoid fever in the community. A Presbyterian service led by Rev W W Carnine united Lele Serene and George Ferg.
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TH. Lamay
Latitrpe
Rev. Carnine
Mo 6
Ahurch
Hester
JK Reeve
Lone Elm
Ralph Routeang
Harry Rogers
Whene
Roe
Kitgan City
Minnie Lockwood
Ottawa
Enid Routmang
Carrie Webl
Kincaid
Clyde Miller
Sydney
Rela
Kansas City
Haga
Carniae
Kincai
Charles Curve
Emporia
Mt. B
J. HW. Hendershaft
Sidit Street
Agly Sarver
Ryfe Huberts Witte
Mero Hubbert
Presbyterian Parsiidge
Mins Lele Serene
George Ferg
Rey W. W. Carnine
Gas Lease Void Declared In Montgomery County Case
A Montgomery county district court decision in Independence voids a Caney Gas and Oil Company lease for lack of consideration. The lease required annual cash rentals with operations within one year, but the first rental was deemed due after two years, nullifying the lease. The ruling signals forthcoming similar lawsuits as leases gain value.
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le Roy
District Court
Montgomery County
Independence
Caney Gas & Oil Company
Labor unions appeal to Roosevelt over Colorado miners
OVEN 300 000 members of labor unions have urged President Roosevelt to safeguard the lives and rights of Colorado miners. He has shown little regard so far, but the growing labor vote could force action. the workers are becoming aroused and will press for results.
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Oven
Roosevelt
Colorado
Senator Burton Runs Again for Reelecton
Senator Burton declares candidacy for reelection and expects vindication in higher court. The public will weigh his testimony in the court of opinion, where vindication is unlikely.
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Burton
Breidenthal Tied For Second On Populist Ticket Kansas
John W. Breidenthal is named for the Populist party’s second place. The Populists of Kansas and the nation are expected to give him strong support.
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John W. Breidenthal
John Breidenthal
State of
Kansas
Tur Baldwin layoffs spark questions on voter turnout
Tur Baldwin locomotive works discharged 6,000 workers and plans to dismiss 4,000 more in a few days. The ten thousand unemployed men will face hard times before any full dinner pails. The piece prompts speculation on how they will vote.
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Tur Baldwin Locomotive Works
Miners Return to Denver Form Union With AFL Support
Many deported miners have returned to Colorado and settled in Denver where two dozen men formed a union aiming to work in harmony with the American Federation of Labor.
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Colorado
Denver
Studien
American Federation of Labor
Trix Chicago Employers Association Forms to Break Unions
The Trix Chicago Employers Association Employment Bureau is a new group aimed at helping employers break down labor unions. Similar organizations have recently been formed in Boston and Detroit.
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Trix
Chicago Employers' Association
Tur Santa Fe War on Unions Hits Telegraph Operators
Tur Santa Fe railroad company battles unions by firing two union telegraph operators at Emporia within the past few days.
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Tur Santa Fe Railroad Company
Emporia
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Christian Endeavor Convention
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