Republican State Ticket and presidential race slate
The notice lists the Republican ticket in full including William M Kinley for President and Garret Hobart for Vice President with electors J L Turner T D Edwards R J Woods and others. It also covers gubernatorial and legislative candidates and records a Bryan quotation challenging free coinage of silver with comparative gold per capita figures for Mexico and South American states.
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Garret A. Hobart
New Jersey
Bryan
Mexico
United States
McKinley Caroon Claim Debunked in Political Attacks
The piece notes attacks on Major McKinley, including a cartoon claim tied to Canton. It clarifies the truth: McKinley’s wife’s father owned property with a saloon, left to heirs. tenants held a thirty year lease and could not be removed, affecting Mrs. McKinley’s limited share.
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Major McKinley
Canton
Political rancor over McKinley campaign methods
The passage accuses Democrats of resorting to despicable tactics to steal votes and criticizes their financial policy, claiming dishonesty in campaign strategy and policy. It focuses on perceived partisan meddling and ethical concerns in the election discourse.
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McKinley
Altgeld praised as Bryan’s adviser and movement brain
Harper's Weekly credits Governor Altgeld as the key brain and inspiration behind the Bryan movement, selecting Bryan over Bland and guiding the convention to nominate the Nebraska orator who would wield influence in Bryan’s administration. Major Barrett urges Democrats to defeat all silver Republicans, warning of their potential Senate win to replace Mr Kyle.
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Altgeld
Harper’s Weekly
Mr. Bryan
Bland
Nebraska
Bryan
Watertown
Major Barrett
Democratic Congressional Committee
Senate
Kyle
Senator Gorman Predicts Bryan Victory in Electoral Map
Senator Gorman enters the campaign late as a Bryan manager and claims Bryan will carry twenty nine states for 232 electoral votes. He lists South Dakota and Indiana as Bryan states though they are likely McKinley states, asserting Bryan's defeat is certain on election day.
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Gorman
Bryan
Free Silverite
South Dakota
Indiana
McKinley
Edith Earl Nominated for County Superintendent of Schools
In Davis County the Republican Party nominates Edith Earl for county superintendent of schools highlighting her education, business sense, and readiness to raise local school standards. A contrasting Populist note targets Freeman Knowles for Congress, railing against his religiously hostile rhetoric and urging voters to reject his platform.
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Republican Party
Davison County
Edith Earl
Earl
McKinley era policy praised for protecting exports and industry
The text argues that sound money and protection under McKinley restored U S prosperity. It cites reciprocity boosting flour and wheat exports, and notes wool imports and wool manufacture rose after repeal of the McKinley tariff. It urges returning to protection and home industry support, dismissing free silver claims.
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United States
Soft snap in political clash amid party power shifts
Appears as a partisan opinion note arguing that if Bryan is elected the socialists and anarchists of the populist party will gain control. It claims the president and re organized supreme court backers could push policies to their utopian aims.
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Corresporucs
Bryan
Supreme Court
L. O. Gale
Popocrat fire brims with inflammatory talk in South Dakota
The piece criticizes Senator Pettigrew for inflammatory remarks about Bryan supporters and urges voters to repudiate his views on election day, portraying his rhetoric as dangerous and divisive. It presents a call for honest men to teach him a lesson at the polls.
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Bryan
Senator Pettigrew
South Dakota
Four constitutional amendments on state ballot next Tuesday
The article outlines four proposed constitutional changes: repeal of the prohibition clause with a yes cross for repeal, an amendment to suppress monopolies and trusts with a yes cross, permission to increase public indebtedness by 10 percent for irrigation, and removal of the board of regents and trustees with control vested in five governor appointed persons.
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Board of Regents
Board of Trustees
Senator Pettigrew Criticized For Desperate Speech In Sioux Falls
The report notes an air of desperation in Senator Pettigrew during a Sioux Falls speech as he urged silver policy and claimed ballot-box settles only if blood is shed. Critics say his remarks mirror Altgeldism Tillmanism and popu lism and disgrace the state.
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Freeman Knowles
Congress
Mellette Tribune
Jesus Christ
Pettigrew
Micnehaha County
Sioux Falls
United States Supreme Court
Remedies for female ailments and a cough remedy testimonial
The text cites Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female complaints and mentions a testimonial about White Pine Tar Syrup curing a family's severe coughs in Garden Valley Wisconsin. It emphasizes dangers of ignoring feminine health issues and promotes medical advice and remedies from Dr. Pierce and a local distributor.
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R. V. Pierce
Oow
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense
Richards Campaign Debate Highlights Free Silver Debate
A lengthy campaign talk by Richard Olson Richards of Huron is critiqued for muddled charts and unclear stance on McKinley and Bryan. The coverage notes his use of paraphernalia and a mid view, with excerpts showing his interpretation of coinage, standard measures, and the dangers of misread charts.
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Mitchell
Richard Olson Richards
Huron
D. Prescott
Mr. Richards
Richards
McKinley
Bryan
Republican rally lands top speaker Judge Dick Haney
The Republican party announces it has secured Judge Dick Haney, a highly respected state figure, as keynote speaker for their Saturday evening rally. Haney is held in high regard across surrounding counties.
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Dick Haney
Doubtful states shift to McKinley in latest estimates
Chicago and field reports from Kansas Nebraska the Dakotas Minnesota and Michigan push McKinley Hobart toward large victories. Prominent figures including E Rosewater J Welch Kittridge and L B Colby back McKinley citing sound money Republican leadership and the Chicago convention’s impact.
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Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
McKinley
Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Hobart
Republican State Central Committee
J. W. Welch
M. K
T. Ry
Parson
Kittridge
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Kyle
Tams Bixby
St.Paul
Minnesota
Alexander McKenzie
North Dakota
United States
Michigan
Advertised Letters at Mitchell Post Office End October 27 1896
A list of uncalled letters at Mitchell post office includes Adams W H Edwarda Mr Bert Grant Bertha James Mrs Jennie Kneatson Mias Emma Mathews J W Paulson August Wilson J H Simmons Mr Newton H. Callers should say advertised. If not collected in two weeks they go to the dead letter office. Also notes on a teachers examination November 4 at the court house and mentions of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a healing antiseptic.
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Mitchell
Adams
W.H
Edwarda
Bert Grant
Bertha James
Jennie Kneatson
Mias
Emma Mathews
J. W Paulson
August Wilson
J. H. Simmons
Newton H
Saml. T. Green
P. M
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R. J. Woods
Minnehaha
R. M. Slocum
Campbell
Parker
J. A. Lockhart
Milbank
Geo. A. Johnston
N. P. Bromley
Redfield
D. W. McFadden
Custer
Pheomas Fullerton
Harry L. Bras
John Kress
John Helwig
Syracuse
Tees Enen
Rogers Register of Deeds
Tey Sheri
John Cook
Neilsen
Gardner States
J. Spangler
LO. S
George Law
Ohn Tatman Powell
H. B. Anderso
James Ottm
MARK_ BETTS
W H. Bloss
Charles Cole
T. C. BU
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Chamberlain
Morrison
Colo
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DeWitt
de- Witt
Annapolis
G. Brooks
Boots
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St. Mary County
A. J. McGill
DeWitt’s
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L. B. Colby
Minneapolis
National Insurance Co
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Colby
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Jennie C. West
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