Official list of county and state officials in Mitchell paper
The Mitchell printing company lists national, state, and local officials including Taft and Erman as national and state representatives alongside Mitchell figures C W Downey editor and various county officers. The roster covers presidents, representatives, commissioners, and clerks with names and districts.
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Mr. Taft
Ohio
James Erman
New York
United States
Coel Crawford
Heron
Congress
Charles Urece
Pierre
Eden W. Markin Ce Emonde Sena
Geonan A. Sohnston
Mitchell
Helgerson
Mt. Vernon
Illinois Democrat Doubts Bryan as McVeagh Defects
Franklin McVeagh a leading Illinois Democrat and Chicago scholar merchant withdraws support from Bryan. McVeagh says Bryan, though able and honest, lacks political judgment and common sense and would be uncertain and unsafe. The move undermines Sullivan's apparent control of Illinois for Bryan.
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Franklin McVeagh
Merchant
Chicago
Bryan
Thind Councila
McVeagh
Illinois
Roger Sullivan
Mr. Bryan
Aberdeen Wins Rail Hub Status Amid Coast Line Plans
Aberdeen emerges from a Milwaukee rail scare with headlines of secured headquarters and growing passenger service. The coast line plans push business west via Mitchell, signaling reduced impact from a partial relocation and potential growth for Adttehell in future coast line traffic.
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Aberdeen
theMilwaukee
Acave
Groton
Scommerceial Club
Pretty Wood Trailroad Authority
Black Hills Division
Coast Free Road
Chicago
Mitchell
Twin Cities
Adttehell
Coast Line
Populist Editor Sprecher backs Taft and Sherman
A Schuyler Wisconsin editor declares himself a populist and endorses Taft and Sherman over Bryan and Kern. He criticizes Bryan for shifting positions and alleges Bryan opposed free silver and imperial restraint. He cites Bryan’s past stances in 1906 1900 and 1904 as reasons for non support in this campaign.
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Schuyler, Web
Taft
Sherman
Bryan
Kern
Sprecher
Eves
Philippines
Bryant
Sna
Nebraska Man Shifts Pleas To Win Votes In Rioting Era
The piece notes Bryan dropping free silver and rail nationalization as unpopular, with a Nebraska man adopting a stronger appeal to voters. It reports Kate Howard, Springfield rioter, arrested and indicted for inciting the riot, released on bail, then rearrested, and her death by poison in jail. It also mentions cost relief if rioters’ trials end, hoping to ease society’s tensions.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Kate Howard
Springfield
Ill
Kay
Chicago Wins Three From New York In National League Race
Baseball fans filled 85 000 seats last week as Chicago swept New York in three games in the National League. The results place Chicago within half a game of the leaders, with the pennant still up for grabs among three top teams.
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Chicago
New York
State party rift seen as election looms prompts debate
The piece argues the Republican state ticket faces a widening breach before election day and weighs whether electing a Democrat would harm the party for years. It warns against Bryan drawing the state away and lauds Crawford and Vessey for their efforts, urging party members to back them.
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Bryan
Republian
Crawford
Vessey
Bryan and the people’s rule in a Denver era
The article argues the question Shall the people rule? has become Bryan rule and says Leslie M. Shaw in Burlingon Vermont notes the public will rule in 1896 1900 and likely again defeat Bryan. It cautions Bryan seeks to persuade voters he will deliver better governance, while many remain skeptical of his promises amid campaign rhetoric and yearly shifts in policy.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Denver
Bryar
Leslie M. Shaw
Democratic Party
Washington
Mr. Bryan
Bryan’s Free Silver Policy Revisited in Modern Prosperity
A reflection questions Bryan’s stance on free silver twelve years ago, arguing that today’s wealth and global standing show the country benefited from different policies. The author contends Bryan failed to win public support and cites improved prosperity as evidence.
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Zever
Bryan
Gue
Germany's End Prophecy Says Five Years Remain
A centuries old prophecy attributed to Hermann of Lehnin predicts the German empire will end within five years. It cites the monk’s Latin verses from the Vativinium Lehninense and aligns with three fulfilled prophecies about Prussia and the empire, including 1849 and 1918 dates.
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Hermann
Lelnin
Brandenburg
Germany
Jena
William II
Israel
William I
Prussia
Peary Proof Through Circle Shadow At Pole
A New Orleans Times-Democrat fragment explains Peary could prove reaching the north pole by photographing the shadow of a suspended bullet string to show a complete circle, noting at the pole a full day equals six months and the arc would verify the journey to scientists.
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Pele
North Pole
Peary
Nace
Pole
New Orleans Times-Democrat
A Queen's Love of Animals in Century Magazine
Carmet Sylva praises all creatures from spiders to ants and bees while confessing a fear of snakes. The author admires animal innocence and goodness, noting spiders’ clever mothers and musical gifts as Stockholm composer Hallstrom’s spiders entertained him at the piano.
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Hallstrom
Carmet Sylva
Noise Free Room Reported By Utrecht Designer
The University of Utrecht has apparently solved the noiseless room problem with a design by Zwaardemaker. The wall and ceiling assembly are eleven inches thick in six layers including horsehair felt, porous stone isolation, a half inch air space, wood, cork and sand, and a final cork layer called korkstein.
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University of Utrecht
Zwaardemaker
London Globe
Looking Into the Past Fifty Years in New York
An elderly New Yorker recalls life forty years ago noting the arrival of clothes wringers and fluting machines, a single daguerreotype, Doegz beaters, no carpets or streetcars, electric lights, tinware in kitchens, and water carried for cleaning while hired girls earned five to seven dollars a month.
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New York
His Nine Cheeses Stunt Tells a Stingy Parson Tale
An old New England story recalls a parsimonious clergyman famed for avoiding expenses. After begging and accepting gifts, he is humbled when a village turns his generosity back on him as nine cheeses tumble from his sleigh after a single wrong move, sparking a century of gibe.
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Ti Gane
Newngland
Youtis
Nature's Cunning in Shark Egg Mimicry
The article describes protective mimicry in eggs of the California shark Gyropleurodus francisci. It notes the egg resembles a folded kelp leaf to conceal the larva among seaweed. The embryo bursts free from the egg and swims away, while Pacific coast species show tentacles that grasp seaweed to imitate its form.
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Pacific Coast
Honest Artist Refuses to Portray Lie About Napoleon
The fragment notes a blunt stance by an artist who would not paint a lie for Napoleon, indicating tension or criticism. No further readable context clarifies the full tale or consequences, leaving the incident as a terse art-world clash excerpt.
Prince Napoleon's Portrait Omission Sparks Studio Tale
An Englishwoman recounts a tale of Prince Napoleon in a painter's studio during the Alma battle. He wished the white charger to bear the rider but the artist refused, saying he had never painted a tie. The prince had the rider painted out and the horse ridgid.
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Louis Napoleon
Tlon Pilon
Crimea
Napoleon
The
Alma
Fortunate Cook-Taylor’s Pearl Payoff
The tale notes Cook-Taylor’s luck after an operation to remove a swallowed pearl. The pearl proved valuable enough to cover the medical costs, leaving him fortunate indeed.
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Cook—Taylor
Raleigh
Cook
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