Rush for Patronage and Peffer’s Return in Kansas News
A column urges Kansas Democrats Populists and silver Republicans to share state patronage while prioritizing workers who contributed to the ticket. It supports Judge Peffer for the U S Senate and criticizes baneful influence from gold standard factions. It notes Chicago ministers forming The Church of Humanity and Pullman workers facing pay and housing issues. It includes Bryan’s post election speech and warnings about foreign-born workers and wages, plus Kansas liquor enforcement expectations under Leedy and Boyle.
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Gover
Morrill
Seely
People’s Party
Kansas
Bryan
Turmi
Pefier
Acrratox
Greeley News
Judge Peffer
United States Senate
Sev Thal
Chicago
Tancoln
Nep
Lincoln Bimetallic Club
Men’s Bryan Club
Bryan Home Guards
Funk Opera House
Nebraska
New York
Bor [Xarrsont
McKinley
Castle Garden
Mark Hanna
Goldocrats
Kansas City
Torrica,Kas
Mortill
Republican Party
Boyle
Times
Chicago and New York Voter Comparison Sparks Cautious Debate
The Chicago Record reports on the election data as Father Knickerbocker weighs Chicago and New York ballots. It notes a restraint in drawing direct conclusions about comparative presidential votes and cites a 345 to 299,720 regional split, while signaling broader themes of tariff politics and municipal ownership trends in Des Moines and across the nation.
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Father Knickerbocker
New York
Chicago
Put- Sioex
D.tigrew
McKinley
Pettigrew
Emrtor
Diamond Dick the Doctor Visits Garnett in Town
Dr Geo B McClellan known as Diamond Dick arrives in Garnett for a two week stay at the Fourth Avenue hotel. A famed physician and longtime companion of Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill, he draws local interest with a storied career across major American cities and winters in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Ava Wie
Geo. B. McClellan
Diamond Dick
Garnett
West
Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill
North America
Diamond Dick’s
Massachusetts
America
Leavenworth
Hot Springs
Ark
Fourth Avenue Hotel
Dastardly Trick Targeted Rev Vollmar Over Prohibition
A group of Garnett residents used a staged suicide hoax to frighten Rev Vollmar at the Methodist parsonage. A mysterious caller claimed Mrs Flynn had shot herself and needed prayer, drawing the minister into a trap before accomplices fled. The incident underscores tensions over prohibition and local church opposition.
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Garnett
Alees
Rev. Vollmar
Meau Market
Rolla Wagstaff
Rolla
Vollaar
G.o. P
Public Confusion Over McKinley’s Tariff Policy
Readers quote editorials from Lima Ohio and Clipper debating McKinley’s tariff effects. Critics argue the tariff failed beet sugar protection, favored direct bounty, and that Wall Street with liquor interests influenced politics. Rail workers face wage cuts as post election prosperity wanes amid uncertainty.
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McKinley
Canton
Wall Steet
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J. Bevan
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Iowa
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Willliam
Clipper
Lima
Ohio