Political wagers and party feuds in early primary skirmishes
The Leland forces suffered a First district defeat as Chas Curtis edged Cy, hinting Cy will join the Curtis bandwagon. Senator Baker’s defeat follows. Burton supporters surge while GOP opposes Munger for governor due to laundryman past. Latimer bets Breidenthal will win counties as oil interests clash with Nebraska law. Thurston defends Standard Oil in court.
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The Life of the Master themes in MacClure's March issue
The March MacClure's Magazine will feature Tuk calling of the disciples and the start of the ministry as its special themes in Dr. Watson's The Life of the Master. It also promises more of Linson's illustrations in color and black and white.
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Ian Maclaren
MacClure
Mr. Linson
Walter Wellman recounts Arctic ordeal and pole voyage plan
In March issue McClurn's Magazine Walter Wellman shares a fresh tale of his Arctic experiences and presents a concluding assessment of the sole feasible route to the North Pole, detailing what it entails and the approach.
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Walter Wellman
Arctic
Pole
Mail opened by censors cited in ex-Counsel Macrum claim
Ex-Counsel Macrum asserts that official and personal mail was opened by English censors. He notes, with a pro-English secretary of state and a pro-English consul at Pretoria, that no action will be taken.
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Pretoria
Majuba’s
Piet
Joan Jarome Rooney
Trusts to Back GOP With 25000 Dollar Campaign Fund
The Kansas Populist notes trusts plan a 25,000 dollar campaign fund for the Republican party this year. He questions whether anyone believes they will back candidates without a solid mortgage backing the effort.
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Ono
Kansas
Kansas City to host Democratic national convention
Kansas City lands the Democratic national convention set for July 4. The nomination event recalls Bryan's 1896 rally, marking a historical parallel in party politics.
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Kansas City
Bryan
Trekking and legacy in a split colonial tale
A serialized fragment blends Boer War trekking anxieties with postwar patriotism. The speaker laments endless migrations northward while recalling fathers, farms, and a herd of cattle, then shifts to a rugged tribute to Washington era soldiers. The piece juxtaposes Zululand hardship with Valley Forge valor and loyal troops.
Valley Forge Ode of Courage and Fear
A fragmentary archival verse recalls Valley Forge hardships and Washington’s solitary march. It contrasts despair with steadfast resolve, noting the seal on liberty and the brave endurance of those who bore fear while the nation faced winter and danger.
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Valley Forge
Kansas items and incidents from various towns
Notes from Kansas papers record Sunflower Seeds and readers, a library gift of 100 volumes, a Salina man finding gold mig in chicken claws, the Atchison Champion revival, a tramp burned in Council Grove, 100 plus women in newspaper work, a family selling a horse to pay dog taxes, a Concordia jail escape through an eight inch transom, town-improvement groups in Manchester and Herrington, park movements growing, E. E. Paris of Ottawa end his life by self-inflicted injuries.
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Council Grove
Kansas
Iola Register
Concordia
The Dangerous Citizen and the Politics of Duty
A column criticizes indifference to politics by self styled virtuous citizens. It warns that business and religious Pharisees hinder political reform and social justice, urging active engagement to repair political and social systems.
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Galden
Jones
Patriot's Call to Duty and Restraint in Patriotism
A quotation framing true patriotism as safeguarding the nation's honor and guiding it toward better paths rather than blindly pledging allegiance. It emphasizes restraint when the country errs and the duty to act for its long-term goodness.
The Secret of Lincoln's Style
The World argues Lincoln's power lay in clear thinking and plain sincerity. He spoke as the plain people did, avoiding high sounding rhetoric and embracing succinct, direct expression that stirs patriotism and endures as a model.
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Lincoln
Authors’ Club
Matthew Arnold
Lowell Finely
Edward Evertt
Evertt
Angell critiques Britain and US in wars and colonial suffering
Gen. T Angell of Boston criticizes Britain for spending millions to destroy lives in South Africa while neglecting starving Indians and the risk of plague. He adds that the United States shares guilt for suffering in Cuba and the Philippines, noting divine justice may take time. The Wichita Democrat.
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T. Angell
England
United States
Great Britain
South Africa
India
Cuba
Philippines
Wichita Democrat
Kier Hardie’s Warned War Impending British Decline
Kier Hardie warns that a war with no plausible justification risks Britain’s prestige and the empire’s fate. He contends electing Viis to Parliament signals a dangerous path for Great Britain as the conflict unfolds.
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Great Britain
Kier Hardie
Thom
House of Commons
Governor's Use of Armed Troops Threatens Republic
The Olathe Tribune argues that using armed soldiery by a governor to block a lawful legislative assembly violates republican principles. If state power can stop the state legislature, federal action could halt Congress, risking military despotism and the collapse of representative government.
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Kentucky
United States
Olathe Tribune
Burton Lectures On Bryan and Bryanism Across Nation
Years ago J. R. Burton and other Republicans predicted William J. Bryan would fade from memory. Now Burton travels the country giving a lecture on Bryan and Bryanism, as noted by The Kansas Populist.
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J. R. Burton
Bryan
Kansas
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