La Fayette Day Proclaimed by State Governors
Special correspondence reports October 19 set aside across states for La Fayette Day in schools. Presidents McKinley urged youth participation, fundraising for a La Fayette monument, and patriotic exercises recalling the general's role in American liberty.
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United States
McKinley
la Fayette
la Fayette Memorial
Gen. la Fayette
America
William M'Kinley
France
Europe
Spain
Silas Deane
Paris
Congress
Washington
Monmouth
Brandywine
Baron Hill
Yorktown
England
Hall of Representatives
What did your wife say to you at such an unearthly hour
A dialogue caption from 1920s columns jokes about couples and mystery. The exchange notes a wife replying ask me something easy and turns to the idea of engagement and public perception as a light humorous item. The snippet cites Chicago Post and Brooklyn Life as sources for the quip and punchline.
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Chicago Post
Maud
Marie
Brooklyn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Trade review notes iron boom with steady demand
The weekly Dun review reports rapid iron industry gains amid a proposed joint selling agency at Pittsburgh. Prices hold at Pittsburgh 10.40 and gray forge 9.25 while Chicago and Philadelphia show steadying trends. Large contracts in Chicago Boston Cleveland and for the Pennsylvania railroad amid heavy bar demand. Corn and wheat crops show mixed activity with continuing harvests and export movement, while US failures decline and European crop prospects remain uncertain.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Pittsburgh
Gray Forge
Southern
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Northwestern
Europe
United States
Canada
Coin Harvey Appointed Democratic Party General Manager
The Chicago Times-Herald denounces the choice of James K. Jones and others to install Harvey as general manager of the Democratic Party. It accuses Harvey of brazen falsehoods and consoles the party to unite against a silver platform, urging electors to back sound money in 1900.
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Chicago
Harvey
Art Institute
James K. Jones
National Democratic Committee
Gov. Stone
Missouri
John P. Altgeld
William V. Allen
Teller
Democratic Party
Mr. McKinley
Chicago Times-Herald
President's itinerary to Trans Miss Exposition Omaha
The itinerary lists the presidents schedule from Washington October 10 to October 22 with stops in Chicago Clinton Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Boone Omaha St Louis Terre Haute Arcola Chicago Nobleville Indianapolis Cincinnati Columbus Pittsburgh and Washington. The trip includes multiple short stops and overnight stays as the president travels to and from the Exposition in Omaha.
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Washington
Chicago
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Boone
Omaha
Creston
Ottumwa
Burlington
Monmouth
Galesburg
Ill
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Arcola
Nobleville
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Republican State Convention in Boston Adopts War Support Platform
The Republican state convention met at Music Hall Boston on Oct 7 and approved the war conduct, praise for industry, and the St Louis platform. It endorsed a stronger army and navy and National Guard reorganization. It called for freedom and self government for Cuba and the Philippines. Gov Roger Wolcott was renominated for governor and W Murray Crane for lieutenant governor.
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Boston
Republican Party
Music Hall
St. Louis
Cuba
Philippines
Roger Wolcott
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
Oakey Hall Dead
Ex mayor and longtime New York figure A Oakey Hall dies at 76 in New York City from heart failure. Former district attorney and mayor during the Tweed era, he edited the New York World and wrote for several papers in Europe and New York after returning home.
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New York
A. Oakey Hall
Washington Square
South
Hall
New York City
Europe
New York World
Tammany Hall
Opinions of the press on economics and politics
A collage of editorials notes farm sale values in Iowa and debate over gold standard and tariffs. Columns praise the Republican direction while cautioning silver and free coinage rhetoric. zinc prices rise and treasury revenues appear ample for 1903.
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Poweshiek County
Iiowa State Register
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Missouri
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Treasury
Chicago Times-Herald
Democratic Party
Tribune
Yacht Capsizes in Hudson River. Four Drowned
Commodore of the Troy Yacht Club Troy N Y and three companions Stephen J Mallory Mrs William J Breslin and Miss Elizabeth Savage drowned when a yacht capsized in the Hudson River three miles north of Troy. Bodies not recovered. swift current from the freshet caused the accident which drove the yacht against a wire near Riverdale camp where the party left at nine o'clock to return to the city.
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Troy
N. L. Weatherby
Troy Yacht Club
Stephen J. Mallory
William J. Breslin
Elizabeth Savage
Hudson River
Riverdale Camp
Territory of Hawaii Outlined by Congress Committee
The Hawaiian Star reports Hawaii will form a territory named Territory of Hawaii with one representative in Congress. A president appointed governor will earn a salary between $5,000 and $6,000 annually.
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Government of
Hawaii
Honolulu
San Francisco
The
Hawaiian Star
Congressional Committee
Star
Territory of Hawaii
Congress
Grand Camp Declines Replacement for Daughter of the Confederacy
The Virginia grand camp of Confederate veterans adopts a resolution stating there can be no successor to Miss Winnie Davis as the Daughter of the Confederacy, the title ending with her death.
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Richmond
Virginia Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
Winnie Davis
Democratic war management imagined in platitudes
An Indianapolis Journal excerpt argues that if the Democratic Party had directed the war the army would mobilize quickly, run smoothly, provide healthy camps, feed soldiers well, and defeat foes, claiming the party only wins on paper and with resolutions.
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McKinley
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Indianapolis Journal
What Shall It Profit Them The Democrats Take The House
An Albany Journal editorial argues that a Democratic majority in the next U S House would halt progress on postwar policy, discredit Republicans, and risk national setbacks. It warns of political cycles where party control follows war-time discontent and urges vigilance to avoid renewed upheaval.
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Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Democrats
Republician
Republican Party
Democratic Hopes and Republican Dissent Amid Bryan Questions
A political column argues Democrats seek Republican splits over candidates and factions to aid Bryan style aims. It notes Democratic pressure on Bryan issues beyond free silver, warns that dividing Republicans may benefit Democratic hopes but cautions against turning discontent into support for Bryanism.
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Assembly
Bryan
New York
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
No. Tribune
Man Volunteers to Haul Ammunition in Flint Hill Charge
A grimy captain requests a strong helper for gun No. 4 while an artillery colonel asks for a suitable volunteer. A pale little man boasts he moved his wife's house plants more than 400 times this spring and is deemed fit for the task.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Seventh anniversary memory shifts mood of couple
A Cleveland Leader snippet recalls a couple's seventh wedding anniversary. John recalls his happiest moment when his wife announced she would trim an old hat for winter, turning the anniversary into a formal, dull occasion.
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John
Cleveland Leader
Domestic incident report features rheumatism cure claim
A November 1804 event records Frank Long of Lennon Michigan detailing severe back pain that led to bed rest and morphine injections. He cites trial of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, claiming complete recovery after five boxes and asserts the remedy saved his life.
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Observer
Mushing
Mich
Frank Long
Lennon
Williame
Pink Pilla
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