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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1896
Page
4
The piece jokes about Maj McKinley, Mark Hanna, Santa Claus, and public figures amid holiday framing. It notes drought of brain and the dull Christmas season, reflecting on presidents who used one name and the public’s appetite for bargains this week.
Spain’s Premier Canovas in Madrid rejects U S goodwill offers and insists on unconditional Cuban surrender before any reforms. He declares Spain will continue the war if necessary, dismissing terms of accommodation and warning the United States away from negotiations. The interview with New York Journal’s James Vreeland outlines Spain’s firm stance.
The Senate reports favorably a joint resolution recognizing Cuba's independence and vows to use good offices to end the Spain Cuba war. Congress acts under public pressure, ready to back a two thirds vote over a veto, raising the prospect of intervention if peace or freedom for Cuba requires it. The American people demand Cuban liberty.
A commentary in the Atlanta Constitution argues Mr. Hanna has transformed his career into politics. It accuses him of shaping inaugural events, pressuring lawmakers, and steering currency policy to favor a corporate syndicate. The piece laments a government influenced by Hanna and questions the people’s role.
The article portrays Hanna as a business politician who will choose the "right sort" of Republican senators from North Carolina Delaware Kentucky and Washington. It argues the four legislatures under one roof make the selection easy and that Hanna will not allow the people to choose their own senators.
E O Sanders promises Bollinger county the largest stock of toys dolls confectionery and Christmas goods ever distributed. Call and view this immense line and make your selections.
The St Louis Weekly Post-Dispatch is extolled as the nation’s leading advocate for free silver and western interests in 1897. It champions anti monopoly, criticizes bosses and trusts, and urges readers to subscribe and recruit others to the cause as national politics shift under McKinley. Reports from Missouri and other locales praise its role for workers and farmers, with praise from Poplar Bluff and Carrollton papers. The publication promises continued national coverage from a western and southern perspective, aiding the free silver campaign.
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