This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
6
Senator Hanna addressed a large Asbury Park crowd urging Republicans to stand firm in the 1896 campaign. He warned against overconfidence and labeled Bryanism a dangerous foe while urging New Jersey to set an example for the nation.
Dr. George L. Miller a longtime Nebraska Democratic figure and founder of the Omaha Herald denounces Bryanism. He accuses Bryan of awareness of free silver fallacy yet uses it as a political tool to mislead a depressed economy. Miller cites attacks on institutions citizens with property and the law.
The passage reports Senator William M. Stewart and Senator John P. Jones abandoning Bryan, drawing Republican praise as weakening the free silver movement in the west. It notes Colorado Senator Henry M. Teller’s limited engagement and hints expansion will dominate western campaigning while democracyists shift focus to imperialism.
The 1896 and 1898 Iowa governor races show Republicans rising from 224000 to 236000 votes while Democrats fall from 194000 to 178000 as the national issue of expansion shifts voter support. Shaw led for Republicans both years, White lost both times.
A verse sings of a candidate Wenning Brilliams Jyan or William Bryning Wennans in a plaintive tune. The speaker seeks a leader to save him from defeat and guide a steady march with a see-frilver cause.
Senator Shoup predicts Kansas will back McKinley and expects most western states to remain Republican. He foresees Democrats losing Washington, Wyoming, and Utah, with California and Oregon likely to widen Republican majorities and Idaho and Nevada possibly in Republican reach. Bryan expected to lose Kansas and Illinois, with Minnesota and Wisconsin leaning Republican. German vote pledged to Republicans. Idaho Germans support McKinley.
Secretary Wilson reports western farmers reject free silver and anti imperialist positions. They see Aguinaldo and Chinese rulers as imperialists, defend republican government, back Cuba and Philippines actions, and resist any claim of imperialist aims by the United States. The Bryan effort is to mislead Americans.
Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada left the Republican party in 1896 and visited New York Republican headquarters to declare support for McKinley. He ridiculed Bryan as a feverish fantasist and warned against the Anti Imperial League as unpatriotic. He asserted Bryan cannot be president and criticized Bryan’s advisers and ambitions. The Chicago Tribune notes Democratic editors fault Secretary Hay for his handling of the Chinese question.
The Indianapolis News notes a tense moment where Democratic speakers and audiences focus on the framing of what counts as the issues rather than the substantive policy questions. This meta debate highlights concerns about rhetoric over concrete proposals.
The piece argues that the president’s policy toward the Philippines and China threatens republican institutions at home. It mocks Bryanites for misreading imperialism and cites Secretary Wilson insisting Americans distinguish republican government from imperialism. The Chicago Inter Ocean is cited as endorsing this view.
A collage of editorials and opinions weighs in on Hanna and Bryan in the 1900s press. Reports argue over a standing army versus a protectorate in the Philippines and the costs of gold reserves. Nevada Senator Stewart shifts toward McKinley, while anti imperialists spark fear of domestic conflict.
Capt. William E. English of Indianapolis publishes a letter resigning from the city park commission and denouncing the Kansas City platform as unsafe unwise and unpatriotic. He endorses McKinley and Roosevelt and says he leaves the Democratic Party for good citing his long service and opposition to populist influence. He quotes Sumner and asserts no personal gain in his move. He condemns attacks on the administration and argues for sound financial principles.
The Dewey homestead, birthplace of Admiral George Dewey born December 26, 1837, is preserved by R. Gordon and family who welcomed visitors. A letter from T. R. Gordon to the Peruna Medicine Co. extols Peruna for his wife’s catarrh and sleep troubles, praising it as a cure and inviting readers to obtain a free book.
An influential Washington host and guests savor a novel salad at a dinner. The chef explains his method in mixed French and phonetic English, describing lettuce, meat, celery, potatoes, and a secret dressing while a guest hints the meal may be more scent than taste.
A disgusted guest declares the meat awful and searches for the proprietor. The waiter replies the proprietor has gone out to lunch, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
An advertisement extolls Nebraska as a land of plenty with cheap land and easy terms. It invites readers to request promotional booklets The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country, and advertises cheap excursion tickets on the 8. Q. and offers to visit Nebraska to see opportunities, with contact in Chicago Illinois.
Parents urged to keep a bottle of Extract of Bennis Plant at home to detect early bowel trouble in children. Advertised by T. J. & G. Maguirig Medicine Co. of St. Louis Missouri as a life saving remedy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.