Standing Armies and Citizen Soldiers in War Lessons
The piece argues that well drilled standing armies lose to self trained militias on home soil. It cites Boer and English forces, noting citizen soldiers possess greater loyalty and intelligence. It warns US policy should favor minimal regular forces and promote firearms practice among youth. The text ends with party political commentary and references to Bryan Cleveland and 1895.
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South Africa
England
Trix
United States
Senator Hanna and the Puerto Rico tariff bill debate
A critical portrait of Senator Hanna praising his allies while condemning his opponents. The piece accuses him of stubborn imperialism and detachment from popular will as he pushes through the tariff bill, claiming to give the nation laws it should have. It mocks his confidence and calls him aligned with a sheepish GOP leadership.
Grover Cleveland Blast Over Party Leadership
The note attacks false leadership and Democratic drift, rebuking alleged defection and defeat. It claims lessons from past leadership failures cannot be ignored and urges caution to avoid calamity. Sentiments reference Grund Grover Cleveland and criticize 1998 leadership.
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Bryan
Cleveland
Chicago
McHanna
Ruihles Ty
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Grover Cleveland
Bhake
Grover
Cleveland Criticizes Leaders For 1894 Defeat
In a Brooklyn political club letter Like Hien Grover Cleveland blames Democratic loss in 1896 on leaders who drifted from party doctrine. He asserts Cleveland's record and leadership carried the 1894 campaign and that gold faction blamed by supporters is responsible for defeats in 1894 and 1896.
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Grover Cleveland
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Making Money and 1a Captain Ita
Hartford Courant critiques financial manipulation in which a single operator uses 4000 workers to suspend mills and short sells stock. The piece condemns Wall Street rumors of closures that starve workers and accuses the policy leader of greed, likening actions to Captain Kidd.
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Ita
Hartford
Conn
Courant
Wall Street
Capt. Kidd
Needed Lesson to the Trusts in 1900s Policy Debate
St Paul paper urges Congress to repeal duties on aluminum and steel products to curb paper and tin plate trusts. It argues protection is misused, harming the public and allowing monopolies to thrive under unfair competition, calling for prompt legislative action.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Congress Mu
Altron
Convention of Platts Pappeta Utica Observer
The Republican state convention in New York showed the party’s weak grasp on public interest. Platt and the delegates acted as puppets in a staged proceeding, with motions resolutions and speeches forming a mummery.
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Platts Pappeta Utica
State of
New York
Thomas C. Platt
Will Not Strengthen the Ticket
Roosevelt’s war record and imperialist stance are seen as weakening his bid. With military fame fading and anti trust issues cited, his candidacy is expected to struggle in Kansas while Republican options remain scarce.
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Kansas City Times
Roosevelt
Kis State
McKinlay Succean Means Revolution
Springfield Mass Republican reports on McKinlay’s re election seen as endorsement of Imperialist policy. The piece argues his continued presidency starts a revolution against Republican principles without a popular mandate and risks wrecking popular government worldwide.
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McKinlay
Springfield
Mass
Mr. McKinley
Purane Ft
Worl
Duty One Remedy Knows
Springfield Leader Democrat quotes say there is one remedy for slavery and monopoly, urging Wherry as the solution for freedom and restraint of monopolies. It argues no combination can endure without foundations in natural resource monopoly.
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Springfield
Expensive Philippine Commission Expenses Questioned
Indianapolis News critiques the Philippine commission for high costs citing a $19,687 transportation bill and other large items. The piece accuses the panel of living extravagantly and questions the justification of such expenses.
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Indianapolis
Philippine Commission
Tanea
Commission
Fodder for the faithful on Puerto Rico governance
A clipped, biased critique argues that if Spain's 1600 islands near Puerto Rico come under similar rule, a flood of well paid offices will arise. It lists proposed positions from commissioner of education to clerks and interpreters, noting salaries and appointment methods under McKinley’s imperial model. It warns of a Saturnalia of fat offices in an imperial colony.
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Dilinois
Igo
Spain
Muerto Rico
Puerto Rico
McKinley
Executive Council
Saturnalla
Not Jeffersonian Expansion Policy Sparks GOP Debate
The speaker criticizes the Republican shift toward expansion claiming it echoes Jefferson but denies support for overseas annexations. The remark argues against annexing British possessions in North America and warns of alienating the American people.
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Republican Party
Jefferson
North America
Tself
Mne
Election Fealty Delays Supreme Court Ruling on Constitution
The administration seeks to delay a Supreme Court decision on the constitution before the May deadline prior to the presidential election. Secretary Gage ordered that a contract laborer from Puerto Rico be allowed to land for a test case, suspending the question until after the election. Colina, a Democrat, notes the tactic.
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Supreme Court
Gage
Puerto Rico
New York
Colina
McKinley’s War Policy Faces Dual Campaign Challenge
General Orlshaw has ended the war several times by report and Ross Platt has just done it again by resolution. Yet fighting continues with 124 encounters from Jan 1 to about Apr 1 leaving 1,426 Filipinos dead on the field. McKinley may need strict censorship at Manila to wage two campaigns simultaneously.
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McKinley
New York
General Orlshaw
Ross Platt
Manila
Love the Flag Not Year It Speech at San Diego 1900
W J Bryan spoke in San Diego on April 9 1900 decrying plutocracy trampling the constitution and opposing a feared flag He argued for a flag to be loved not feared as a symbol of force and republic ideals in a period of national contention
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W. J. Bryan
San Diego
Cal
Tariff Bill Becomes Law Testing Empire Policy
The bill setting a tariff between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland is now law. The act defines the Republican stance on the issue and exposes the administration’s policy toward new possessions. The American people will decide in the upcoming election whether to pursue what is described as empire expansion.
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Puerto Rico
United States
Republican Party
Puerto Rico Bill Cries Out Warlike Imperialism
New York World quotes The Maske Homoved flagging alarm that the republic’s institutions are undermined by the Puerto Rico bill. Militarism and imperialism are said to throw down the gauntlet, eliminating any possibility of deception or delusion.
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Republic
New York World
Foret Patent on Matches Before 1833 Outlook
Before 1833 Vienna produced wooden matches using phosphorus leaving Vienna dependent on Mint for light. The first U.S. patent for phosphorites was granted in 1836 to A D Phillips of Springfield Massachusetts. For years thereafter people resisted, and by 1848 oil smelling and flimsy tinder boxes were mostly discarded and preserved as curios.
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Vienna
United States
A. D. Phillips
Springfield
Mass
Peruna and Hartman Advice Promote Health for Women
An anonymous testimonial extols Peruna for catarrh and general health gains. It praises Dr. Hartman’s free advice to women with female ailments. He offers guidance, a book titled Health and Beauty, and affordable remedies via drugstores. Britain’s Indian Army numbers are noted for context.
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PF. W. Voulder
Rocke
Hartman
Columbus
Quack Remedies and Teething Powders in Early Advertisements
A collage of 19th century ads touts Allen's Foot-Ease and other topical powders for swollen feet and bunions, Dr Moffett's Teething Powders for babies, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain, and various claims of cures. The misspelled copy lists druggists, sample offers, prices, and dubious endorsements, reflecting period marketing and product variety.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
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