Banking view of the Populist convention at Sioux Falls
Gath, a noted newspaper correspondent, reproduces a banker’s opinion on the Populist national convention. The banker calls the platform coherent, notes thoughts on government ownership of railroads, silver currency, and 16 to 1, and contends financiers will let the people decide the outcome. He cites New York and Brooklyn support for Bryan and critiques McKinley and Hanna.
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Gath
Sioux Falls
Germany
Russia
France
Bryan
New York City
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Clearing House
Brooklyn
McKinley
Congress
White House
Mark Hanna
New York
Hanna
Boss-busters ease attack on Albaugh after election
The Kansas City Times notes the group backing the bosses blunts their assault on Albaugh, arguing defeat seems likely and they would rather vent at Albaugh post election than apologize for a chairman they chose.
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Albaugh
Kansas City Times
Kansas City Weekly Times Name and Price Note
Kansas City weekly newspaper priced at 25 cents per year notes its publication cadence and period.
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Kansas City
The Bulls and Bears of the Market and McKinley Providence
A satirical critique on bulls and bears shaping commodity prices, rail and postal costs, and political figures like McKinley. The piece mocks market manipulation, notes agitation as vigor, cites Philadelphia Record and New Hampshire politics, and questions government spending on postal cars and armor.
Follow Thou Me in Daily Church Duty Across Parties
A prayer meeting sermon urges Christians to follow Jesus in all daily life not just Sunday. It stresses followers should stay behind Jesus, not lead, and align home church and civic life with Christian principles. It warns against mixing political allegiance with faith, citing McKinley as an example.
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Jesus
Jess
McKinley
Kan sas Populist Cartoon Sparks Economic Debate
Sexartor Youne attacks national finance in the Kan sas Populist paper noting the quarterly public debt interest of 5.45 million dollars and the Standard Oil dividend of 53.5 million dollars. He contrasts Uncle Sam unfavorably with John D. Rockefeller, calling Rockefeller a bigger figure in wealth.
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Sexartor Youne
Kansas Populist
Standard Oil Co
Sain
Joli Rockefeller
Michigan Democrats and the Populist Platform
A reader notes that Michigan Democrats appear Populist in their ideas and platform resembles a Populist approach. The opinion questions how widespread suchPopulist thinking is among national Democrats and what it implies for party dynamics.
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Migigan Democrats
Chokur Predicts Bryan Victory in Election
Tammany boss Chokur asserts William Jennings Bryan will surely win the upcoming election, buoying campaign spirits among Bryan supporters.
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Chokur
Tammany
Bryan
Women of Maglind Demand Immediate War End
Women in Maglind stage agitation for ceasefire in South Africa, arguing war was fueled by greed. They plan a mass meeting soon to demand that hostilities end at once.
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New Hampshire
Monett
Ohio
Maglind
South Africa
Keene bets on Bryan as money power blamed in 1896 fund backer’s warning
Gath of the Verdict quotes Jim Keene, Wall street wizard and $40,000 McKinley donor, warning that money dominates politics and could push America toward socialism or revolution. He urges citizen unity against money’s grip, citing Bunker Hill and Yorktown as warnings and forecasting a charged November outcome.
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Gath
Verdict
New York
Jim Keene
Wall Street
Bryan
Bunker Hill
York
Death of Cy Leland Sparks GOP Controversy
A farmer in Iola denounces the death of Cy Leland as tragic and notes a misidentification, claiming the corpse in question belongs to someone else while asserting Leland still “owns” the Republican party. The satirical line questions party leadership amid funeral irony.
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Cy Leland
Republican Party
Iola
Republicans Grind Knives in Kansas Quiet Springs
A Eureka Messenger draft notes the Republican party in Kansas as quietly factions within, the low hum of internal power struggles during spring. The piece frames intraparty tension as the main undercurrent shaping political dynamics.
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Kansas
Eureka Messenger
Bourke Cororan Backs Bryan and Seeks Speaker Role
Bourke Cororan, a prominent Democrat, declares his unequivocal support for Bryan and says he will campaign extensively for the ticket. He plans to take the stump to rally voters and bolster Bryan’s candidacy across party lines.
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Bourke Cocoran
Bryan
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