Mitchell Capital Urges Support For McKinley Re election
The piece urges voters to support McKinley for a continued era of prosperity and dismisses fears of empire as unfounded. It also defends C N Herried against rumors, backs Davison County legislators Geo A Johnston and H L Bras, and endorses H C Preston for the U S Senate citing Mitchell interests.
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Davison County
Geo. A. Johnston
H. L. Bras
Davison
Messrs. Johnston
Bras
H. C. Preston
United States Senate
Mitchell
Preston
Frank Petti
Troquois Chief Attacks Altgeld on Trusts and Prosperity
In a speech in Iroquois last Friday Gov. Altgeld faced a barrage of contrasts. The speaker claims trusts sap industry, while independent factories doubled since 1890. He asserts farmers see price rises, wages and labor conditions shift, and Republican actions on trust laws are misrepresented.
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Troquois
Iroquois
Altgeld
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Republcans
House of Representatives
Gov
Gov Altgeld remarks cited in clash over Democratic slate
The passage quotes a speaker defending Altgeld and attacking Republicans over tariffs, the Philippines, and civil rights. It asserts Altgeld refuted claims about flag history in Mexico, denounced the Paris treaty, and accused Bryan of influencing ratification. The piece argues Altgeld highlighted Republican slavery history and Lincoln criticism.
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Altgeld
Senate
Holland
Mexico
Gov
Philippines
Bryan
Washington
Gov. Altgeld
Mr. Bryan
South
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Fusionists Endorse B. H. Lien for Governor
The fusionists urge voters to back B H Lien claiming he will continue the same businesslike state management as Andy Lee. Critics cite the Yankton asylum project where 30173 dollars in cash and materials were paid with little result leaving an unfinished structure and a high debt.
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C. N. Herried
Herried
Lien
B. H. Lien
Andy Lee
Yankton Insane Asylum
Levi
South Dakota
Ex Mayor Grant Dies Suddenl y in New York
Former New York mayor credited with reforms and appointing Roosevelt to police charge died after months of poor health. Also reports a dramatic St land speech by Senator Pettigrew at Flandreau in which he praised friendship with Aguinaldo and sparked a confrontation with a young soldier George White who called him a liar. The piece endorses South Dakota voters to defeat Pettigrew in the coming election.
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Grant
New York
Gov. Roosevelt
Pettigrew
Flandreau
Aguinaldo
George White
White
South Dakota
United States Senate
Bryan Campaign Notes and Castillane Debts Highlight Era
The piece surveys Grover Cleveland’s silence on Bryan, Croker’s patronage stance, and Krueger’s alleged approach. It notes Count de Castellane’s French debts, Gould family rescue plans, Mitchell’s population surge, cement sidewalks, and the corn palace’s unexpected success. The Republican promises a year-end resume of local accomplishments.
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Count de Castellane
Anna Gould
Gould
France
America
Mitchell
Republican
Banner incident renews roiling politics at Gazette
Editor Whiteher of the Gazette raised a banner calling “Emperor Mack” across the street from the Gazette office. Populists denounced the stunt as disreputable and vowed not to support a party that uses such tactics. the banner was removed within minutes and the episode signals rising tensions before an election.
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Whiteher
The
Gazette
Emperor Mack
Sach
United States
Kentucky Cyclone H H Smith Tackles Fusion Issues at Court House
A Thursday evening fusion meeting at Mitchell drew a fair crowd as H H Smith known as the Kentucky Cyclone spoke on campaign issues. Everett Smith introduced him, and the discussion centered on imperialism and agricultural price dynamics with targets on populist stances and the dinner pail slogan.
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Court House
H. H. Smith
Everett Smith
Mitchell
State Control of the Liquor Traffic
A. E. Carhartt defends state control of liquor against public prejudice. He argues current state saloons corrupt politics and society, urges voters to choose between the present system and a new state saloon model, and asserts safeguards under the proposed plan.
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Republican
Mitchell
South Dakota
Liquor Dealers’ Association
Sioux Falls
A. E. Carhartt
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