Expansion by prayer and schools for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines
Dr. Talmage urges a campaign of religious expansion after the Spanish American War. He proposes federal funding for common schools and printing presses in the islands, to teach the Bible Declaration of Independence and U S Constitution, and envisions a broad Christian alliance to evangelize the archipelagoes and end imperial injustice.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
China
India
Islands of
Sea
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Islands
The
United States
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Philippines
Senate
House of Representatives
Atlantic
Pacific
British America
Gulf of Mexico
Lsten
Church of God
Christ
Heaven
American Missionary, Association of the Congregational Church
San Juan
Utuado
Albonito
Immanuel
God
Father
Earth
Jesus Christ
Thomas Jeffersons
George Washingtons
Abraham Lincolns
Longfellows
Bryants
Banncrofts
Prescotts
Irvings
Charles O’conors
Rufus Choates
Daniel Websters
John G. Crittendens
New York
Manila
Santiago
Hell
America
Bahamas
Asia
Moluccas
Europe
Azores
Orkneys
Africa
Madagascar
St. Helena
Isaiah
Zephaniah
Daniel
Isles
Ezekiel
Jeremiah
Falklands
Canaries
Ladrones
Carolines
Fijis
Barbadoes
Cape Verdes
Society Islands
England
France
Germany
Edward Gibbon
Capitoline Hill
David
Lexington
San Juan Hill
Constitution
Constellation
Olympia
Oregon
Brooklyn
Kingdom of God
Vermont
Alabama
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Maine
Louisiana
Too Much for Bryanites in Currency Debate of 1900
The Chicago Times-Herald argues that the Bryanite platform would fail in 1900 due to a now abundant gold supply. It credits the gold influx to mine outputs and favorable foreign trade balances, claiming gold currency will erase double standard arguments and establish a permanent gold standard.
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Bryanites
Silverites
Harvey
Bryan
Chicago Times-Herald
Bryan Faces Shift as 16 to 1 Silver Debate Eases
Chicago Inter Ocean notes W. J. Bryan broadens focus beyond free silver 16 to 1 as a dominant issue for 1900. The article cites his interview suggesting other platform topics may rise while he remains committed to silver in principle.
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Platte
Mr. Bryan
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Bryanism
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Funston on Filipinos and wage workers debate ethics of war
The letter from Col Fred Funston dated March 17 criticizes Filipino independence as a cover for license and disorder arguing they are educated parrots and semisavage. A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note adds wage workers exceed by one million and wage gains ease grievances.
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Fred Funston
Sam
Leavenworth Times
Cincinnati Commercial Tribule
Peffer Rejoins Republicans amid Changing Economic Winds
The Washington Star reports ex Senator Peffer returns to the Republican fold as revival of prosperity alters western political mood. He says the shift comes with easier times and farmers’ gains, while William Jennings Bryan faces pressure over free silver and Chicago platform issues.
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Peffer
Kansas
West
West On High Ground Again, Mr. Peffer
Mr. Peffer
Bryan
Nebraska
Ife
Frank
Chicago
Washington Star
Republican Protecting Policy Praised by Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson of the Agriculture Department returns from Louisiana and Texas praising the protective policy. He cites sugar industry gains from Dingley tariff and predicts expanding beet sugar production and domestic sugar output. He notes rice expansion around the Gulf and says the Republican program is viewed as prosperous by the people.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Texas
Republican Party
Congress
United States
Gulf
Party of Prosperity
Troy Times
Democratic Debate and Bryan Opinions Across Newspapers
A compilation of editorials and commentary from The Washington Post Cleveland Leader Chicago Inter Ocean Mobile Register Kansas City Journal Chicago Inter Ocean and Indianapolis Journal criticizing William Jennings Bryan and Democratic Party policy on trusts silver and the 1896 issue in the 1899 political climate. The pieces lampoon Bryan's stance and question the party’s prospects in the next year.
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Mark Hanna
Ohio
Tom Reed
Washington Post
Jr Bryan
Cleveland
Jefferson
Chicago Times-Herald
Bryan
Chicago
Mobile Register
Kansas City Journal
czMr
William Jennings Bryan
Milwaukee
Congress
Rose
Indianapolis Journal
I Guess I’m Just a Boy A Teddy Smith Poem
A verse by Catharine Young Glen from Youth's Companion about a boy who resists motherly care and pretends to grown up behavior until bedtime reveals his true age. The piece satirizes vanity and parental influence with playful rhythm and a child’s perspective on warlike bravado and pride.
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Catharine Young Glen
Baby on an Elephant A St Nicholas Tale of Ruth's Ride
Lilian Allen Martin recounts Ruth’s playful morning as nurse Cum Moon lifts her from the crib onto an elephant, the veranda crowd cheering Nal noy pi doy. The family and entourage load bedding, chairs, and a chicken coop onto howdahs as the procession begins and bells chime.
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Lilian Allen Martin
St. Nicholas
Cum Moon
Ruth
Neely
Dr. McGilvary
Papa
Old Fashioned Flour and Ring Party Game
Children at a birthday celebration play an old fashioned game called the flour and the ring. A flour mound is molded in a cup and set on a plate with a small prize hidden in the center. Players eat through the mound and race to bite out the prize, ending with floury faces.
A Thoughtful Child Questions Bodily Kisses
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a child asking about kissing and worry over exchanging microbes. The child cites her father’s rule not to kiss anyone to avoid spreading germs and notes Yonmy Raglan may have many microbes she should recover.
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Birdie
Nepal's Young King and the Peoples of Nepal
Samshere Jung is described as a young king of Nepal with a strong army and influence over neighboring states. The piece notes Kathmandu as capital, a ruling Ghobodikas aristocracy, religious diversity, and savage palace rites. It mentions tribes like Chepangs Meecha and Mhetan lamas, and remarks on foreign restrictions and the rarity of surveys by Europeans.
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Samshere Jung
Nepal
Thibet
India
Asia
Kathmandu
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Hands Held Together Prevent Pulling Apart Demonstration
Instructions describe a grip exercise where two hands held together with thumbs toward the wrists cannot be pulled apart. The hands are held open in front with fingertips barely touching, guiding the reader to repeat the pose as shown.
Farmer Bids Five Hundred For Angora At City Cat Show
An Iowa farmer visiting Chicago toured a cat show and eyed a fine Angora, joking that farmers rarely buy cats. The attendant named a price of five hundred dollars, prompting the farmer to exclaim it exceeds his entire carload of hops. He left without purchasing any cats.
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Iowa
Chicago
Scott
Tattooing in Burmah Said to Shield Against Snake Bites
A Burman visitor claims that traditional tattooing used for centuries acts as an anti-toxin for snake bites and makes bites appear harmless. He testifies to this unusual belief amid discussion of serum treatments.
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Burmah
Arabian Horses in Battle Show Courage and Loyalty
Arabian horses display remarkable bravery in conflict, aiding injured riders and protecting their masters. In a separate note, three men worked 12 hours to fell an eight foot through tree at a new lumber camp near Madison, West Virginia.
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Madison
W. Va
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Teddy Smith
Jack Spratt
Mr. Jones
Gueks
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Tie Boy King
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