Bryan's Misquoted Quotations At Indianapolis Speech
The article criticizes Bryan for misquoting Lincoln Jefferson Webster and others in an Indianapolis speech. It notes the author’s errors include population figures about Java white colonization, incorrect Lincoln quotes, and misattributed statements from Jefferson Franklin Dewey and Henry Clay. The piece accuses Bryan of overconfidence and poetic license in shaping Democratic views.
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Chicago Tribune
Bryan
Ingienzpolis
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Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Thomas Jefferson
Boyd Jones
Roanoke
Inapolis
Tne
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Bryan and Croker Clash Over Gold Standard and Trusts
A column styled critique targets William Jennings Bryan and his gold standard stance. It rails at his predictions since 1896, cites price rises, praises McKinley, and questions Bryan’s imperialism and anti-trust rhetoric. It also notes General Weaver’s Kansas entry and Croker’s stance on trusts.
Not His Bryan Preaching Practice Provokes Southern Press
Editorial fragments attack William Jennings Bryan over his stance on consent of the governed and imperialism. A Macon Telegraph critique accuses Bryan of supporting universal rights in theory while denying them to Blacks Filipinos and Indians, framing it as dangerous for the republic.
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Telegraph
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Republic
Bryan's shifting stance on tariffs silver and imperialism
The piece critiques William J Bryan for swapping positions on free trade, free silver, and imperialism across his campaigns. It argues his predictions failed, cites past critiques from 1890s speeches, and questions his leadership as public confidence wavers after four years of economic realities.
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Secret Alliance Critique in Kansas City Platform
The Kansas City platform condemns a secret Republican alliance with England amid the South Africa war. The article questions Stevenson’s claims and asks for detail on the alliance’s nature and benefits. It notes a resolution of sympathy for the Boers would have been unwise and unlikely to affect the conflict.
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England
Bryan
Stevenson
Republican Party
South Africa
Great Britain
Cleveland a Democrat in name only says Bryanite
A Bryanite recalls voting for Cleveland in 1884 1888 and 1892 while denying he is a Democrat arguing the party caused hard times not the man. He cites public distrust after Democratic control and warns against traitorous imitators of patriotic builders.
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Democratic Party
Democrats Charge Lincoln as Imperialist in 1864 Press Fight
The Indianapolis Sentinel led a vigorous critique portraying Abraham Lincoln as an imperialist and a republic wrecker, while Mr. Bryan avoids citing material from his Indianapolis newspaper.
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Abraham Lincoln
Indianapolis Sentinel
Bryan
Indianapolis
Politician’s stance on foreign loans and party platforms
The speaker argues for lending to England, Russia, and other nations despite poverty and urges continuing current policies. He critiques Mr. Bryan’s split positions for Democrats, Populists, and free silver advocates, calling the Kansas City platform necessary given diverse support.
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Russia
Bryan
Kansas City
Prediction Fulfilled Br Bryan’s 1896 Borrowing Stand
A fragment notes that in 1896 William Jennings Bryan warned against debt and quit borrowing money. The line claims this is the only one of his predictions fulfilled, labeling it a rare success.
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Eeam
Mr Edmunds Endorses McKinley in Interview
George F. Edmunds states in an interview that the nation will likely choose McKinley or Bryan and he would not trust the country to Bryan's associates. He questions Altgeld as a potential supreme court pick and urges reelection of President McKinley despite opposition to expansion.
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Bryanism Aptly Diagnosed By Local Democrat Turned Republican
Judge J C Mitchell of Ottumwa Iowa denounces Bryanism as a patchwork of fallacies and recalls siding with Democrats in 1896. He joined the Republican party at a Wapello county convention amid a critique of Bryan and a quip about pickpockets. Mitchell warns the public against Bryanism and political inconsistency.
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Teddy Roosevelt
J. C. Mitchell
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Republican Party
Bryan speech hints at NC tensions and red shirt violence
In Topeka he avoids detailing how North Carolina Democratic backers in red shirts beat Populists in the recent election. He implies that keeping allies ignorant of each other serves his interests, noting the fewer facts shared among friends, the safer his position appears.
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Powers mull Pekin withdrawal plan amid Allied talks
Paris report says America France and Japan ready to withdraw troops from Pekin with limits, keeping foreign control. London Standard notes British reply to Russia proposal, Vienna says Britain Germany Russia and Japan would hold about 10,000 troops each in Pei-Chi-Li, while the US and France accept half that. Washington notes possible wait for settlement.
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United States
Washington
Miners Strike Ordered in Anthracite Region
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers orders a coal strike affecting about 140,000 miners in the anthracite region and 1,000,000 indirectly. The demand list includes abolition of company stores, cash wages, higher pay, and changes to pay scales. Wages lost are estimated at 10 million dollars weekly.
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United Mine Workers of America
Hazleton
Causa
Gale Winds Sweep Texas to Chicago Across Lake Regions
A great gale lashed the region with fury as it moved from Galveston to Texas points and toward the lake area. The storm grew in velocity after entering the lakes, reaching seventy two miles per hour in Chicago and ripping signs from buildings and toppling electric wires along its broad SCO mile path.
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Galveston
Peace Commission Reports Chinese Negotiations Advance
The article notes Prince Ching and Hsu Tung as Chinese leaders in talks with Li Hong Chang through Li Hung Chang mediation. It mentions U S troops to Pekin, possible emigration of envoys, and acceptance of credentials for final settlement. A windstorm then causes deaths and heavy damage in Buffalo and lake ports, hindering communications and shipping assessments.
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Kwang Su
Hsu Tung
Foo-Chow
Yune Lu
Legations
United States
Pekin
Li- Hung-Chang
Warl Li
Tientsin
Maine returns show Republicans lead by about thirty three thousand
Complete tally from 250 towns out of 512 in Maine gives Hill 65 524 and Lord 80 252, with an estimated Republican plurality near 33 500. Incumbents Amos L Allen Charles F E Littlefield Edwin C Burleigh and Charles Boutelle win by 6 000 to 10 000 margins. County tickets largely GOP and Legislature similar to now. Also notes a Kansas City schooling case and Priscilla Higgins 14 New York swims eight miles in two hours five minutes.
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Hill
Lord
Powers
Frank
Amos L. Allen
Charles FE. Littlefield
Edwin C. Burleigh
Charles Boutelle
Priscilla Higgins
New York
New York Bay
Fort Hamilton
St. George
Staten Island
China War News Roundup From Asia Fronts
Dispatches report four Tong ku to Yang-tsum trains daily and Gen Chaffee's hand in Takow. Prince Ching seeks talks with allies while Maj Peley notes 120 Americans sick at the front and 200 at Tien-tsin. A Pekin note claims British forces near Pekin repelled by 300 Boxers and 2,000 reg Chinese troops with heavy losses. Yu Hsien protests protection of murder victims. Li Tiang-Chang linked to old tricks as peace talks fray. Ho-Si-Wu capture described with heat injuries to Americans.
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Li Tiang-Chang
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