Garden Imagery of Christ and the Church in a Summer Sermon
A preacher extols the church as a richly irrigated garden owned by Christ. He contrasts flowers of grace with thorny trials, cites biblical figures and historical gardens, and urges immediate personal acceptance of salvation with vivid pastoral imagery.
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Louis Klopsch
Washington
Talmage
Switzerland
Montgomery
Milton
Dante
Wordsworth
Pollok
Cowper
Spenser
Nahor
Heshbon
God
Job
Orion
Charlemagne
Henry IV
Montpellier
Shenstone
Leasowes
Christ
Walter Scott
Abbotsford
Jesus
Christ's Garden
Versailles
Chatsworth
Church of God
Tom
Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus
Theodore Hook
Christ’s Garden
Heaven
Bryan's big bogy a Bryan letter defends McKinley on Philippines
A published letter by Charles Denby of Indiana defends McKinley and attacks William Jennings Bryan over Philippine policy. Denby argues Bryan pushed ratification of the Paris treaty, criticizes Bryan's anti imperial stance, and urges continued U S governance and a stable Philippine government with independence and protection from outside interference. The piece defends McKinley against Democratic attacks and assertsimperial obligations and strategic interests in Asia.
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Bryan
Philippines
Jefferson
Voorhees
Jekyll and Hyde
Spain
Germany
People's Party
Denby
First Philippine Commission
Manila
Democratic Party
Philppines
Central and
South America
United States
Republican Party
William McKinley
Democratic National Chairman Attacks Foreign Voters in Arkansas Speech
James K. Jones claims foreigners comprised half of McKinley votes and voted under GOP influence. He says Bryan believed elected and public sentiment favored the gold standard, denouncing it as theft. The Arkansas legislature hears a fiery, class charged address fueling anti immigrant and anti wealth narratives.
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McKinley
James K. Jones
Bryan
United States
Democratic National Committee
Arkansas
Ile
North
East
Philippines
N. Y. Sun
Bryan Warns At Topeka On Currency Change
The speaker claims the Republican finance bill signals intent to retire greenbacks and reissue them against gold. He argues the party supports a debt perpetual system and notes a large currency expansion by $80 million last year to mislead populists.
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Bryan
Topeka
Republican Party
Pops
The Uncoerced Consent and Southern Backing for Bryan
The south remains the strongest supporter of Bryan as it yields cotton, the region's most visible product, underscoring the political and economic ties guiding the candidate's base.
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Bryan
Democratic Leader Attacks Foreign Voters and Wealth Gap
In a Arkansas Capitol address on January 20 1897 James K Jones then head of the Democratic National Committee charged that Republicans owed victory to ignorant foreigners and asserted Bryan was swindled. He tied wealth inequality to national policy and warned of a future bimetallic win while condemning foreign influence and stressing Anglo-Saxon Southern identity.
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McKinley
Republican Party
Jones
Bryan
Democratic National Committee
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Senator Jones
United States Senate
Little Rock
Democratic
Massachusetts
Democratic governor candidate’s remark questioned
Colonel Dockery of Missouri claimed at Lone Jack that no one in the vast audience knew about the Philippines before the Spanish War. The remark drew disbelief and was deemed unworthy of serious consideration, with similar statements by Democratic orators this year seen as unlikely to hold weight.
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Colonel Dockery
Missouri
Lone Jacke
Philippines
Talen
Life Insurance Business Expands in Early 1900
The report notes many old line life insurers grew during the first half of 1900 by ten to twenty five percent, despite many Americans traveling to Europe and a presidential year influencing activity.
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Europe
Anti Imperialist Debate and Political Warnings in 1900 Press
The excerpt cites Senatorial and journalistic voices on imperialism, listing quotes from Tuster of Ohio and Charles T. Lewis of New York. It references the Indianapolis Journal and New York Evening Post opinions urging McKinley’s stance, predicting league votes and tying imperialism to monetary policy and a 16 to 1 ratio.
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Wrir
Charles T. Lewis
New York
Anti-Imperialistic League
New York Evening Post
Indianapolis
McKinley
Bryan
League
Indianapolis Journal
Deputies Halt Slaughter of Young Birds at Twin Lakes
State fish and game warden George E. Delavan reports deputies stopped indiscriminate killing in northwestern Iowa. Ed Wall was fined 15 dollars for three blue winged teals. another man paid 32.50 for one duck and two prairie chickens. Delavan emphasizes enforcement to protect game until season opens.
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Twin Lakes
George E. Delavan
Fish and Game
Ed Wall
Towa
County Funds Shortage Hits Johnson County Treasurer Office
Official report by Expert Accountant G W Kellrluft cites a 10909 dollar shortage in the Johnson County treasurer's office in Iowa City. Treasurer A R Cherry covering his third term. deputy D Maher handled semi annual settlements until 1900.
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Johnson County
G. W. Kelrluft
Montezuma
Iowa City
A. R. Cherry
D. Maher
Cherry
Maher
Des Moines Committee Posts Reward for Mabel Schofield Murder
A Des Moines committee announces a fund to reward the arrest and conviction of Mabel Schofield's murderer. The subscription has grown to 2000 dollars, in addition to Gov. Shaw's 500 dollar reward, to be paid upon successful conviction. J Be Fagen serves as treasurer.
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Des Moines
Mabel Schofield
Leslie M. Shaw
J. BE. Fagen
Iowa dealers predict record corn crop this year
At a meeting of the Iowa Grain Dealers Association in Sioux City the crop situation was canvassed and dealers expressed strong optimism. A prominent member stated after driving 125 miles he saw no field producing less than 60 bushels per acre, signaling a very bountiful season.
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Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
Sioux City
Iowa
Population estimate for Des Moines by Polk Directory
The population of Des Moines is not released by the census bureau but Polk Directory Company canvass suggests about 90,000 residents. This conservative figure, based on directory prints nationwide, is considered reliable by the publisher.
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Des Moines
United States Census Bureau
Polk Directory Company
Directory Company
United States
Can't Keep Out of Jail: Butter Theft Suspect Bound Over
Fred Beems with prior prison terms was bound over to the grand jury in Atlantic on a charge of stealing 200 pounds of butter from a creamery. He allegedly sold the butter to a hotel for 10 dollars, identified by the proprietor who reported the sale.
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Fred Beems
Grand Jury
Atlantic
Packing House Picnic Draws 15 000 Visitors
The Morrill Packing House Mutual Aid association held its sixth annual picnic at Spring Lake park near Chariton drawing 15 000 people from Ottumwa and surrounding towns. Dorothy Haight of Winfield died after choking on a hazelnut that lodged in her windpipe and formed an abscess leading to a fatal cough.
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Morrill Packing House Mutual Aid Association
Spring Lake Park
Chariton
Ottumwa
Dorothy Haight
Winfield
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