Obscene papers and new era politics stir national discourse
The Kansas City Times criticizes Congress for distributing obscene and seditious prints while noting Republican identity is self-evident. It mentions modern innovations like the chainless bicycle and wireless telegraphy as symbols of a changing nation. Blue Mound editorials mock President McKinley amid anti expansion sentiment in Boston.
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Congress
Kansas City Times
Blue Mound Searchlight
Anti-Expansion League of
Boston
Methodist Applicant Tries For Private Secretary Post
A Yates Center Advocate item quotes a Methodist applicant claiming he should be appointed Private Secretary to Allen. The exchange centers on affiliations with Epworth League and Y. M. C. A. with a humorous misunderstanding about the initials You Must C Alhaugh.
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Epworth
Stanley
Allen
C Alhaugh
Yates Center
Kicker Protest Highlights Hidden Coal Oil Costs
The Clay Center Dispatch notes critics oppose 15 to 20 cent charges for refined coal oil, arguing true cost includes legal, political, and media influences such as attorney generals, church bribes, university funding, newspaper subsidies, and competitive suppression.
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Clay Center Dispatch
Governor's Uproar Over Trusts At Hutchinson Reunion
At Hutchinson reunion Governor Stanley denounced trusts in strong terms and urged that no western congressman be elected without a pledge to oppose them. An old soldier questioned why the Western Union was not pursued. The governor remains meditating on the issue.
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Hutchinson
Stanley
Congress
Western Union
Lawrence Journal
Leland Gang
Mort Albaugh
Republican State Central Committee
Murdock
We bought a rebellion and a lively war, with gains
The speaker boasts of paying 20 million to Spain and receiving a rebellion, a war, a hospital, and an open grave as outcomes. They claim the purchase included possession by conquest, Tingland friendship, and worldwide reputation loss, while denying lands or subjects as part of the deal.
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Spain
Boston
Tingland
Public Ownership Debate Shapes New York Transit
A Cooper Union meeting debated public ownership of New York’s proposed rapid transit system with 1,630 in favor and ten against. Speeches by Mayor Jones of Toledo and Governor Pingree of Michigan argued trusts harm society and urged municipal control of rail, streetcar, gas, electric light, and water services to distribute benefits.
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Cooper Union
New York
The
New York Journal
Associated Organization
Pingree
Michigan
Nan
New Jersey
Aguinalay Warns Filipinos Fight For Independence
A dispatch quotes Aguinalay declaring the Filipinos will fight until they win independence, emphasizing resolve for self rule and national sovereignty.
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Aguinalay
Promotion of Captain Dan Craig in Twentieth Kansas Volunteers
The article notes CAPT. DAN CRAIG of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers receives a tardy but well deserved captaincy. Friends praise the promotion, believing he should have led Company M. The piece credits I. M. Brooke of the Plutidealer for providing the portrait.
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Dan Craig
Twentieth Kansas Volunteers
Craig
1. M. Brooke
Plutidealer
Impending crisis over US stance on Philippines and liberty
J. W. Wells in the New Era argues a looming crisis for the nation if the United States continues to acquire the Philippines without consent. He urges upholding the Declaration of Independence and liberty for oppressed peoples, warns of tarnishing national honor, and calls for public meetings demanding freedom for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines while condemning imperial conquest.
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Philippines
Cain
South America
Europe
Bartholdi
Wall Street
America
Valley Barge
Bunker Hill Slim
Congress
Theron
Been
Porto Rico
Cuba
Ichabad
Murdock War on Leland Gang in El Dorado Republican Field
A Kansas news fragment reports J B Murdock attacking Toss Leland and the Republican machine in the El Dorado Republican. It cites Murdock predicting Leland gang defeat at the state convention and warns Stanley will lose governorship next year while pledging loyalty to the party.
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Kansas City Times
Topeka
J. B. Murdock
Leland
Republican Machine
el Dorado Republican
Murdock
Close Corporation
W. Eugene Stanley
Kansas
Stanley
Cy Leland
Plutocrats Watch Legislation Aimed at Disfranchising Slaves
A Nonconformist voice contends the ruling class hopes to strip Southern Black voters of rights, then extend the plan to Northern workers. The piece argues that limiting votes would permit elites to lecture the common people honestly about respect from the rich.
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North
Cuba War Renewal Hinted by Discontent with U S Rule
Indications point toward renewed hostilities in Cuba as locals express dissatisfaction with the current American governance and its policies. The sentiment suggests potential changes in the political climate and possible escalation in tensions.
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Cuba
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Champe
Anna Ciampe
M. Aureander
W. I. Ausuoss
Knute
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K.R.P. A
Garnett
Kas
Postotlie
GaRngrr
Dewey
Mayor Jones
Toledo
Union Central
First State Bank
Garnett, Kas
Anderson Co
JH. Bliori
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