Primary call for Anderson county People's party Sept 28 1901
The People's party of Anderson county announces township primaries on Saturday Sept 28 1901 from 2 to 4 pm to nominate township officers and a county central committee member. Delegates to a Third district commissioner convention will be chosen for Westphalia Oct 1 at 1 pm. Monroe township primary at Earnest school house is also called.
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People's Party
Anderson County
Delgates
County Central Committee
Co. T. Hrart
Monroe Township
Earnest
W. W. Pra
President McKinley laid to rest in Canton cemetery
McKinley died last Saturday morning from an assassin's bullet. His remains were taken from Buffalo to Washington, lay in state briefly, then proceeded to Canton where they were interred in a beautiful cemetery. Memorial services were held nationwide as the nation mourns the loss of its president.
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McKinley
President McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Buffalo
Washington
White House
William McKinley
Union
Memorial Services Hear Resolutions After President Assassination
A Tuesday memorial in the opera house adopted resolutions of respect for the dead president and condemnation of the assassin and anarchy. Col D W Houston led with comments followed by Senators and judges. A Thursday morning school address preceded a citizen meeting under the Ministerial Union with prayer and talks on McKinley and the cause of anarchy.
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Opera House
Judge Johnson
Col
D. W. Houston
Senator Crum
Schoonover
Chas. Whittington
G. W. Ler
J. C. Reed
B. M. Elliott
McKinley
Rev. Mathis
Rev. Church
President McKinley’s Tobacco Use Linked to Illness
Friends and doctors attribute the president’s decline to heavy tobacco use. He reportedly smoked a very strong cigar constantly, which physicians say strained his heart and contributed to his weakening health.
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McKinley
Roosevelts Oath Inaugurates New Administration
The Nation continues under President Roosevelt after President McKinley’s death. The government remains functional and policy remains unknown for now. Citizens hope the tragedy strengthens republican government and removes threats to stability. There is no tolerance for anarchy in this government.
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Roosevelt
United States
McKinley
Despicable Attack Prompted by Partisan Politics
The Kansas City Journal attacks Colonel Bryan for stirring class hatred and misrepresenting the government amid national sorrow over McKinley’s assassination. The Kansas City Times rebukes such partisan rancor, praising Bryan as a vigorous patriot and urging Republican presses to disavow the sentiment.
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Bryan
Colonel Bryan
Kansas City Journal
Kansas City Times
Journal
Democracy
the Times
McKinley
William McKinley
An Object Lesson. Central Farmer, Omaha.
An Omaha man faced a bank loan fiasco after the president’s assassination news triggered a New York bankers meeting. The bank refused to issue any money, revealing a political motive tied to national banks and money control.
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Omaha
New York City
Banking Panic Warning Promotes National Currency Control
A former observer argues the nation must end the national banking era and return currency to government oversight. He cites a telegram sent to banks and warns that money sharks exploit instability, urging Congress to authorize currency control to prevent panics and protect citizens.
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Uncle Sam
Congress
Roosevelt
McKinley
Anarchy in America and the contract labor law debate
Discussion recalls the 1867 contract labor law enacted by a Republican Congress at the behest of tariff protected barons. The piece cites the McKinley assassination and argues that the law has driven anarchist sentiment from the country, urging remedies to exclude undesirable foreigners.
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el Dorado
McKinley
Czolgosz
The Contract Labor Law and Its Legacy in America
A historical critique argues that 19th century contract labor laws brought European workers to the United States to serve capitalist interests. It claims the law fueled social disorder and associational violence, linking immigration to labor strife and noting the rise of figures like Czolgosz as outcomes of these policies.
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Europe
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Atlantic
Czolguaz
Western reaction to McKinley shooting in 1901
George's Weekly from Denver notes the mixed eastern and western press responses after a gunman shot McKinley on a Pacific coast trip. It argues the west should not be blamed for anarchist acts and calls for decency, contrasting eastern sensationalism with western restraint.
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McKinley
Pacific Coast
Buffalo
West
Paterson
N. J
Colorado
Hearst Hanged in Effigy Sparks Anarchy Debate
In New Jersey, W. R. Hearst of the New York Journal was hanged in effigy to a telegraph pole. The effigy was pelted with stones by boys and whipped by men, actions prompted by Hearst's radical opposition to policy. The incident raises questions about respect for law and the potential spread of anarchic spirit.
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New Jersey
W. R. Hearst
New York Journal
Trial of McKinley’s assassin Czolgosz starts next Monday
The trial of Leon Czolgosz, charged with assassinating President William McKinley, is scheduled to begin next Monday. Prosecutors expect a swift proceeding as the case unfolds in federal court.
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Czolgosz
McKinley
Westphalia Items: Redeker returns from Germany and barn fire loss
Miss Augusta Redeker and her brother Father Redeker return from Germany with health concerns and a niece. A fire at Pat Walsh’s barn destroys the structure and hay, tools, and feed, with insurance covering logs. Father Redeker also details his Rome audience with the Pope via Cardinal Gibbons. Relatives express sympathy in the bereavement.
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Times
Augusta Redeker
Germany
Father Redeker
Pat Walgh
Agnew
Otton
Walsh
John Reiseker
Europe
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Redeker
Colony Items and Local Notables in Brief
From The Free Press, O R Herric formerly of Colony now in Ohio has inherited a tenve hundred acre farm near Lincoln Kansas. Fred Rhodes greeted a new ten pound boy on Thursday. Dr B T Metcalf and his son George traveled from Hobart Okla to locate a claim nine miles from Hobart in a rain rich belt. K M Button died at Deer Creek near Pleasant Valley church on Sunday morning September 8 01. Interment followed at Pleasant Valley Cemetery Mundie Morning at 1 Taverock. Burton was well known and had many friends.
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Free Press
O. R. Herric
Colony
Ohio
Lincoln
Kansas
Fred Rhodes
B. T. Metcalf
George
Hobart
Okla
K.M. Button
Deer Creek
Pleasant Valley Church
Pleasant Valley Cemestery
Mundie
Taverock
Burton
A Country Without Strikes
An advertisement for a book titled A Country Without Strikes promotes New Zealand’s conciliation and arbitration systems as practical labor reform. It urges farmers and workers to read about government insurance and nonpartisan ballots, claiming the nation’s success debunks critics. Send 10 cents to Appeal to Reason, Girard, Kansas, to obtain a copy.
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Costa 10
New Zealand
Court of Conciliation
Reason
Girard
Kan
Fearless Independent Chicago Record Herald Stands Apart
A fragment praising The Chicago Record-Herald as fearless and independent, asserting it reports without partisan coloring, allowing readers to form sound judgments on public issues. contrasts with partisan papers and their political influence.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Chetopa Democrat Warns Against Pension Scammer
The Chetopa Democrat warns old soldiers about a multi name pension examiner scammer. He is described as 60, 7 inches tall, 160 pounds, bald with blue eyes and Irish appearance, fluent talker, traveling rural districts and claiming the pension will be cut unless paid between two and ten dollars. A separate note mentions a £500 reward for a supposed English association benefit.
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Chetopa Democrat
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Anarchy In America
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Rocky Mountain
Eurekane
E. E. Alexander
Deater
Onawatomie
Paola
North Side of the Park
Garnett
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