Political notes on McKinley and populist events
Reports from the region discuss President McKinley’s republican imperialism claim, remarks on the national populist convention, and criticism of the populist vice presidential withdrawal. The Galena Star notes Joe Moore advertising in Deadwood saloons, while George F. Washburn blasts Towne’s withdrawal as humiliating. The piece questions Bryan’s schedule amid populist nomination tensions at Sioux Falls and St. Paul.
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Sioux Falls
Galena Star
Black Hills
Joe Moore
Deadwood
Andy Lee
Aie
Towne
National Committee
Geo. F. Washburn
Towre
Bryan
St. Paul
Pettigrew Attacks Roosevelt in Speech Near Sious Falls
Pettigrew defended by critics while denouncing Roosevelt as a sham military hero. He attacked the former president for using newspapers to boost his image, noting Roosevelt’s late San Juan Hill participation and alleged lack of wounds. Pettigrew also criticized a senator for supporting enemies of the country while Pettigrew aided defense efforts in Congress.
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Pettigrew
Teddy Roosevelt
Sious Falls
Mr.oosevelt
San Juan Hill
Neuro
Roosevelt
Congress
Ben Tilman
Tillman
Senate
Editorial Comments On Politics And Local News
Mt Vernon News editor John Pease raises subscription price by 50 cents while praising the paper. The column covers local ball game results, reactions to a Chicago Record piece on Hot Springs, Mitchell population growth, Pettigrew and Stewart political angles, and national fiscal realignments affecting the next Senate.
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John Pease
The
Mt. Vernon News
John
News
Scuttle and Protect Bryan's Philippines Policy Critique
Minneapolis Journal denounces William Jennings Bryan for opposing McKinley era policy in the Philippines. It mocks his call to abandon imperial aims while deploying armed force to defend a fragile Filipino republic under American protection. The piece argues Bryan would oppose any administration plan and use opposition as his political weapon.
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Minneapolis Journal
Mr. Bryan
Repubic
Philippines
Pilipino
Gryan
Bryan
White House
Navy
Nebraska Statesman
Electric belt offered by Dr J Newton Hathaway in Sioux City
A medical advertisement declares Dr J Newton Hathaway has perfected an electric belt available to patients for a minimal charge. Endorsements come from mothers and children and the elderly are said to use it. The notice cites a One Minute Cough Cure as a related recommendation for throat and lung troubles.
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J. Newton Hathaway
Sioux City
Iowa
S. H. Scallin
Annie D. McCoy
Watsontown
Davison County Populists Fund State Committee Drive
Davison county populists sent their contribution to the fusion state committee in Sioux Falls. The Davison donation of 80 dollars secured credit at the treasurer’s office and showed frank, voluntary support for the campaign as the group began its fundraising effort.
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Davison County
Sioux Falls
State Committee
State Central Committee
F. H. Wincor
Mitchell
Winsor
Abuse of Pettigrew Sparks Broad Public Critique
The Huronite argues that Pettigrew faces double standards in abuse, noting his past and present harsh rhetoric aimed at opponents and officials. It questions why supporters now demand restraint while he has long used coarse language toward rivals and policy, urging genuine, nonabusive criticism of public acts.
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Huron
Pettigrew
United States
Senate
Sioux Falla
McKinley
Dyspepsia Cure Talk From Dr Pierce Ads
The text touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as especially effective for aggravated chronic dyspepsia by aiding stomach glands and digestive fluids, improving liver function, and boosting blood forming glands, claiming a 15 percent cure rate. It also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a superior laxative for obstructed bowels.
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Charles Sipurgeon
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Golden Medical Discovery
Pierce
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Older Teething Remedy
The ad claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has soothed millions of mothers and children for over fifty years. It purports to ease teething pain, soften gums, relieve wind colic, and treat diarrhea, advertised as pleasant tasting and sold by druggists worldwide for twenty five cents a bottle.
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Mrs. Winslow
Bennettsville Editor Praises Electric Bitters
Editor A Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina recalls his wife’s relief from dyspepsia and fatigue after using Electric Bitters. He reports four bottles restored appetite strength and stomach comfort, calling it a grand tonic with gentle laxative effects for torpid liver. Sold 50 cents at S H Scallins drug store.
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A. Brown
Bennettsville
S.C
S. H. Scallin
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Mitchell Capital
the Mitchell Printing CO
Props
G. W. Downey
Kaltor
National
Brcedent William McKinley
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Thomas Fitch
Grant
Chas. Thompson
Hand
Arthur Brown
Lincoln
A. H Marble
Butte
Congressional
H. Burke
Hughes
E. W. Martin
Lawrence
State
CG. N. Herreid
McPherson
G. W. Snow
Ben Homme
D. C. Berg
Spink
Joan Schamber
Hutchinson
J.D. Reeves
Brown
E. E. Collins
Clay
David Eastman
Roberts
Joan L. Pyle
Beadle
Frank Lecocq
Douglas
Kimball
McKinley Fellows
Bryan Fellows
Wim, Curtis
Chicago Record
Nrecord
Hot Springs
Curtis
Aberdeen
Watertown
Lions Falls
South Dakotan
Sioux Walls
Gilchrist Stewart
Philippine Islands
Stewart
Democratic Party
Charles Mix County
Senator Pettigrew
Hong Kong
Democrats
Yankton
South Dakota
Tom Bishop
Northwestern Monitor
United States Senate
Indianapolis Journal
Journal
Kyle
Baker
Kansas
Cattery
Louisiana
Carter
Montana
Lindsey
Kentucky
Shoup
Idaho
Thurston
Nebraska
Warren
Wyoming
Walcott
Colorado
Deleware
Stevenson
Deboe
Pritchard
North Carolina
Wellington
Maryland
Son County
Hood
Washington, D.C
Billy
Uncle Billy
L. E. Stair
Mitchell, S. D
T E. G. Siggers
Alfred J. Dix
D.D.S
Champeny Block
Campbell’s System Regulator
Clear Lake
S. D
A. K. Campbell
Medical House
Campbell
D. £. Jones
S D
Shome
J. W. Broadbent &Co
Cash Bargain Store
S. Didus
Vtetak
William J. Craig
Tony R
Withers
J. Re Castor
George E
Che
J. Buss
Ethan
Carlier Gko
R. C. Warne
D. Vola
Postoffice
S. P
D. W. Burright
Security Bank
Carlota Moyer
Baltimore
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
ST. Paul, Minn
John W. Masury & Son
Chicago
J. H. Ferris
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
J. L. Hannett
Mitcnell
S.d
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