South Dakota Gubernatorial Ballot Backed By Local Tickets
The text lists Republican candidates for state offices in South Dakota, including Vice President Hobart and slate for Congress Gamble Crawford. Secretary of State B H Roddle. Treasurer Kirk Phillips. Auditor H E Mayhew. Superintendent Frank Crane. Attorney General S V Jones. Land Commissioner J A Lockhart. Railroad Commissioners Geo A Johnston N P Bromley D W McFadden. Senator Fullerton and county officers such as Treasurer H B Rogers. Clerk of Courts John Cook. States Attorney T J Spangler. County Judge W H Helwig. and constables Mark Betts W H Bloss Charles Cole.
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H. E. Mayhew
Letcher
Public Instruction
Frank Crane
Watertown
S. V. Jones
Parker
J. A. Lockhart
Milbank
Geo. A. Johnston
Mitchell
N. P. Bromley
Redfield
D. W. McFadden
Custer
H. B. Rogers
C. Bur
John Kress
John Helwig
Circuit Court of
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Davison
South Dakota
Said County
First National Bank of
Charles Knowles
John Knowles
Davison County
Abner K. Hitchcock
William H. Knowles
John Cook
Twelfth Street
Delos A. Scott
Maine Politics and Campaign Restlessness Amid Open Education
The piece critiques Chairman Jones avoiding campaign duties and staying by the ship amid Democratic efforts. It notes Maine’s apparent 40,000 Republican edge, hints Sewall could step down for Ton Watson’s challenge, and questions free silver arguments by contrasting rye prices from 1873 to 1881 to challenge demonetization claims.
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Jones
Maine
Sewall
Ton Watson
Coin Harvey’s Action Sparks Free Coinage Debate
The New York Tribune notes Harvey drew $2,500 in gold from his bank and placed it in a safety vault, claiming it proves that free coinage is favored by many through ignorance, while movement leaders do not truly believe their own rhetoric.
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New York Tribune
Harvey
Notaday Delegations to Canton and Bryan’s Southern Tour
A brief commentary questions who travels to Canton to visit Major McKinley and ponders magnetism in a magnetic party. It notes Bryan’s southern tour and mocks southern hogs with rings, suggesting he may fail to extract a moral from them.
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Notaday
Canton
Major McKinley
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Senator Teller Denies Prosperity Since 1873 Statement
The senator’s claim that there has been no prosperity since 1873 is ridiculed as false and wisecracking. The writer likens denying a basic historical fact to running headlong into a stone wall, arguing such denial mocks reality and the government’s existence.
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Teller
Pettigrew urged to resign and seek re election in South Dakota
A critic urges Senator Richard Franklin Pettigrew to resign his Republican seat in protest of his loyalty to Bryan and the populist cause. The writer claims Pettigrew would prove his commitment by facing re election before South Dakota's next legislature, noting he will likely cling to his term.
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Richard Franklin Pettigrew
Bryan
South Dakota
Notable soldiers form push for gold standard program
An old soldier contingent led by Gen Alger and other noted officers plans a countrywide tour to advocate the gold standard. Gen O O Howard Gen Sickles Gen Sigel Adjt Gen Stewart and Corporal Tanner will visit Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and Nebraska. They vow to oppose the Altgeld Tillman party and defend national honor.
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Alger
O. O. Howard
Daniel E. Sickles
Franz Sigel
Thomas Stewart
Corporal Tanner
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Nebraska
Altgeld-Tillman Party
Chicago Bureau Forecasts Bryan Victory in November
The press bureau of the national democratic committee predicts Bryan will win 36 of 45 states, totaling 324 electoral votes. It estimates South Dakota will yield a 10,000 vote majority for Bryan, noting rain in the fall as a bad omen for populism.
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National Democratic Committee
Chicago
Bryan
South Dakota
Free silver advocates strain as rhetoric turns sour
The text notes waning interest in free silver as Democratic leaders fail to persuade voters with reason or tangible benefits. It singles out Bryan for arousing class tensions between the poor and rich, labor and capital, and suggests prejudice toward the money powers dominates the discourse.
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Democratic Party
Bryan
Arkansas Republicans Celebrate First Time Voter Surge
Enthusiasm among Arkansas Democrats and populists after the state election cooled as official returns trimmed the lead from 75,900 to about 45,000. Vermont and Maine margins did not change Maine 45,735 and Vermont 39,000 for Republicans. The GOP claims a historic Arkansas vote, governor race 35,000 vs 26,000 two years ago and 31,000 four years ago, signaling possible national gains if trends hold.
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Arkansas
Vermont
Maine
Harper's October issue announces Da Martian and more
The October number of Harper's Magazine features frontispiece portraits and six Remington illustrations, includes the first chapters of The Martian by George du Maurier with five pictures, and presents The Hypnotist by Octave Thanet along with Mistress Alice.
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Harper's Magazine
the Martian
Burrands
E. Schladlitzy
Frederic Remington
George du Maurier
Octave Thanet
Alice
Various stories and poems in a Sioux Falls weekly issue
The page lists numerous literary pieces by authors such as Nora Perry Samuel H Scudder Ruth McEnery Stu art Z D Underhill Walter Clark Brander Matthews Martha McCulloch Williams Georgiana Peel Sarah Barnwell Ellicott and editorials. It remarks on the 1896 election prospects with Bryan and McKinley, urging South Dakota voters to back McKinley to attract settlers and investment.
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Nora Perry
Samuel H. Scudder
Mary Ellen
Ruth McEnery Stuart
R. R. Bowker
Z. D. Underhill
Walter Clark
McDowell Sutro
Brander Matthews
Martha McCulloch Williams
Hotel Grand St. Louis
Georgiana Peel
Sarah Barnwell Ellicott
Charles Dudley Warner
Laurence Hutton
Pettigrew Attacks Gold Plank Claim In St Louis Platform
The speaker asserts the gold plank in the republican platform was bought with southern black votes, labeling Pettigrew as spreading falsehoods. He cites state vote totals excluding the South to show broad support for the plank and criticizes Pettigrew for misrepresentation.
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Senator Pettigrew
Mitchell
South
Pettigrew
Wall Street
Lombard Street
St. Louis
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Washington
Mexico
District Ofumbia
Populist Debate Over Railroad Passes in Two Counties
Davison and Sanborn populists share the same faith yet differ on accepting railroad passes for legislators. Sanborn's convention urged felony penalties for lawmakers who take passes, while Davison's delegates anticipate a tougher stand. The Davison gathering in late August discussed John Colvin amid the pass issue.
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Davison County
Sanborn
Sanborn County
John Colvin
Colvin Confronts Rail Pass Controversy at Convention
A candidate seeking renomination faced scrutiny over using a railroad pass. He claimed high freight costs justified the benefit, while critics cited inconsistency for backing a bill criminalizing passes yet accepting one himself. The convention urged him to refrain, suggesting he may again push reform while being denied future passes from railroad interests.
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Colvin
Colgin
The California Fig Syrup Remedy Ad
The ladies find Syrup of figs safe and pleasant under all conditions and prefer it as their remedy. To ensure the true article, seek the California Fig Syrup Company name near the package button and purchase from reputable druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Impeachment Trials Recited From Early U.S. history
In This Country of Ours General inrison reviews impeachment provisions and notes seven impeachments in U.S. history. Accused figures include Blount 1797, Pickering 1803, Chase, Peck 1830, Humphreys 1862, Johnson 1868, and Belknap 1576, with only Pickering and Humphreys convicted.
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Generalinrison
Country
Studies’ Home Journal
William Blount
Tennessee
John Pickering
United States
New Hampshire
Samuel Chase
United States Supreme Court
James H. Peck
United States District Court
District of Missouri
Humphreys
District of Tennessee
Andrew Johnson
William W. Belknap
Pickering
The Sacred Bo Tree Storm Calamity and Wanamaker Anecdote
A dated clipping recounts the Oct 7 1887 storm that felled the sacred bo tree in Ceylon and notes its ancient origin as described by Fa Hian. It also shares a Philadelphia memory about John Wanamaker, recalling a Chestnut Street clerk wage dispute over credit for cloth.
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Ceylon
Fa Hiam
de Vinipiatissa
St. Louis
Rufe Eisele's Billiard Balls From Lightning's Gift
In Brant House at Sloop Creek Rufe Eisele tells how red white and blue billiard balls appeared after a freak lightning storm. A Brooklyn party, a toppled table, and melted velvet balls yielded three colored spheres that defy ordinary origin. The tale ends with a note from the New York Sun about luminous planetary systems.
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Rufe Eisele
Brant House
Sloop Creek
Rufe
Bart Greenleaf
Asbury
Brooklyn
Ike Hicks
Proposed Amendment to South Dakota Constitution 1896
The Fourth Legislature proposes amendments to Sections 3 and 4 of Article 14, creating a five to nine member state educational board under governor appointment. striking Section 4. setting terms for current trustees to cease. ballot asks voters to approve the amendment on November 3, 1896 with Yes or No options. Secretary of State Thomas Thorson signs.
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South Dakota
Pierre
Senate
House of Representatives
Cone
State University
Agricultural College
Normal Schools
Ae Thomas Thorson
South Dakota Fourth Circuit summons Nelson defendants
In Davison County Circuit Court Rena Nelson sues Thomas Nelson Erick Nelson and Knute Strand. Defendants must answer the complaint within 30 days after service or plaintiff seeks relief. Detailing dates, locations, and attorneys Goop Koontz Helwig in Mitchell South Dakota.
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State of
South Dakota
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Davison
Rena Nelson
Thomas Nelson
Erick Nelson
Knute Strand
Knudt Strand
Mitchell
S. D
A. D
F. M. Goop
Ykoontz
W. H. Helwi
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