Prosperity and tariff clash in 1900 election pitch
A partisan appeal pushes for Mel Xinley under protective tariff and sound money while warning of Bryan’s platforms. It links prosperity to current policy, warns of panic and unemployment from tariff changes, and argues for keeping commerce with the Philippine trade center established after the Philippines.
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MelXinley
S Ir. Bryan
Philippine Islands
Manila
United States
Philippines
Bryan
Growth of the South’s Cotton Mill Industry
A table prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture shows the three year growth of operating cotton mills in the South. The figures reflect mills actually in operation, not idle facilities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
South
Street railways indicate prosperity in America
The street railways of America represent an $1.8 billion investment in bonds and stocks with over $70 million in annual dividends. About 250 million in salaries and wages flow to 300,000 workers to operate and improve 20,000 miles of track and 60,000 cars, sustaining over 1.2 million livelihoods tied to traction interests. The industry’s growth has risen 30 percent since 1894, shaping national business and urban mobility.
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Street Railways of
America
United States
Iron production as proof of prosperity in 1899 and 1894
Pig iron output reflects overall business conditions with higher production when wages are steady and farmers prosper. The data compare 1899 and 1894, show country totals by major nations, and note the United States produces about forty percent of world steel, with Britain and Germany trailing.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
Tunssih Wei Cewi
Sisis Cole
Prosperity Shown by Bank Deposits Across Years
The article argues prosperity is evident in rising bank and savings deposits from 1894 to 1899. It cites totals of depositors and deposits in National, State and private banks, loan and trust companies, and savings institutions, noting large gains and concluding that Bryan’s claim of unprosperity is contradicted by the figures.
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National
Ep Sonates Sarapene
Bryan
Record of the American Railways Highlights 1895 1899
The article compares railroad growth and business in 1895 with 1899. It cites miles of track built, gross receipts, tonnage carried, net earnings, and postal receipts, noting Republican increases across multiple metrics and linking higher national business to broader postal revenue gains.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Department
Bank Clearings Chronicle Prosperity Across Eras
Bank clearings outline U S business volume through Harrison Cleveland and McKinley eras with totals near 58 to 78 billion for each period. The piece notes deposits in three Midwestern cities show a 61 percent rise since 1896, driven by tiny accounts and broader savings growth.
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Harrison
Cleveland
MacWinley
Moline
Ill
Reck Island
Davenport
Iowa
Woolen Imports Fall to One Third as Home Trade Rises
A dated table shows woolen import totals for eight months ending August across 1895 to 1900, with exports and New York fleece wool prices. The text notes imports are only one third of 1895 free trade levels, while exports nearly double and wool prices rose about 60 percent.
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New York
Ohio
Mos
Bryan Speech Echoes 1896 Money Question Stance
In Zanesville Ohio on September 4 W J Bryan reaffirms that The Democratic Party remains fixed on the Money Question, aligning with its 1896 position. The address signals the party’s economic platform aims to back silver and monetary reform.
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W. J. Bryan
Zanesville
Ohio
What Say Wool Producers
The piece quotes W. J. Bryan defending free wool and presents tariff figures by state and wool type to question wool producers on tariff benefits. It frames the wool growers as to respond to Bryan's free wool stance with regional price data.
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W. J. Bryan
Congress
Terry
Farm Wheat Values Through Government Figures
The record notes Department of Agriculture figures for farm wheat values across years with figures cited for 1895 279,094,011 1896 265,698,900 1899 885,489,211 and party labels Democratic and Republican appearing among the text.
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Department of Agriculture
Sleeping Cars More Used Prosperity for Pullman Company
The Pullman Company reported a productive year with goods valued at 17,026,270 dollars vs 13,628,257 prior year. It employed 6,258 workers earning 3,832,291 dollars in total wages averaging 621.38 per person. Operating road departments had 16,066 employees paid 8,483,182 dollars, up from 13,617 workers and 6,996,283 dollars in wages the previous year.
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Pullman Company
Pullman
Farm Cotton Value by Department Figures 1895 1896
Department of Agriculture figures show cotton value by year with totals including 1895 at 268,541,025 and 1896 at 319,976,437. The data includes declines and rises through 1899 and 1900 with values noted as 112,009,430 and 483,750,001 respectively.
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Department of Agriculture
Prosperity in the South Promotes Industrial Growth
In a statement from Augusta Georgia banking official Robert F Maddox vice president of Maddox Rucker Banking Co the South is described as rapidly developing into a garden spot for North America with diversified industries rising manufacturing farming expanding scientifically and sister states selling pig iron and coal in Europe while supplying steel rails to the world the outlook is bright and cotton is poised to reign with pig iron as heir apparent.
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South
North America
Europe
Robert F. Maddox
Maddox-Rucker Banking Company
Augusta
Farm Oat Value and Money Circulation Notes
The data shows yearly oat values from 1895 to 1900 with amounts listed and a separate note on money in circulation. It mentions a Republican increase and cites Mr. Bryan and Mr. McKinley in 1896 context as part of a political statement.
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Bryan
MelXinley
Farm Value of Barley Across Years 1895 to 1900
The record shows barley farm value figures for 1895 1899 and the first six months of 1900. It notes large cigars printed and labels produced with totals around 47 815 000 55 140 000 and 86 895 000. The data reflects prosperous periods and fluctuating production and revenue across the years.
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Union
Far Peparty Year 1895 1596 1599 Use of Potatoes
In the fragment the text references agricultural figures and monetary amounts including 95 115 958 and 15 670 362 with other numbers and party-related terms. No coherent events or persons are clearly identifiable from the readable OCR.
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Peparty
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