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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1896
Page
9
Large crowds gather in Canton as patriotic displays and public ceremonies reflect a wave of Civil War era sentiment. Officials and civilians participate in rituals emphasizing loyalty, with speeches praising the Union and urging unity.
A large Vermont delegation arrives in Canton to back McKinley, joined by Lorain Ohio steel workers and Pennsylvania Carnegie Works employees. Crowds flood streets and the McKinley home as speakers press for GOP support and discuss national issues.
The Indianapolis convention nominees Hon. John M. Palmer and Gen. S. B. Buckner were ratified in Louisville on Saturday Sept 12 with Caffery of Louisiana and Col. John R. Fellows of New York speaking. Palmer defended the platform praising equal justice and sound money while criticizing silver coinage and coalition Republicans.
Telegrams from President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle are read at a meeting. They express refusal to attend a Saturday gathering in Dowisville and affirm dedication to Democratic principles, urging unity behind nominees and the party’s core aims.
Edward I Pennington of New Allar at eighty seven has voted Republican Presidents and seeks to vote for McKinley. A McKinley club of 183 members forms at Motlock. In July a fusion county ticket of Populists and Democrats appears in Jasper county, with convention packing by a few Populists and no sanction from the Populist party. Middle of the road Populists call a new convention for Thurnlay to nominate a county ticket. The movement supports Mr Sewell. Secretary Lamont declines to attend Palmer Buckner ceremonies, but will back Indianapolis plans and casts a note for Palmer Buckner.
McKinley supporters address Labor Day crowds in Canton with praise for labor, warning against class divisions, urging stable money and paid in strong purchasing power. Speakers stress work and wages, the need for continued Republican policy, and unity among native and naturalized citizens. A Philadelphia correspondent notes rising cigarette smoking among fashionable women in Atlantic City.
Colorado Springs enjoys a growing mining and resort boom as Pike's Peak ascents multiply. The region centers on Cripple Creek West Creek and nearby camps with two toll roads and multiple stage lines. Visitors enjoy sunrises snowfalls and nightly ascents as a daily Halfway House paper records arrivals.
Attorney General Harmon explains why federal authority to suppress domestic violence and protect interstate commerce is essential, arguing Bryan’s stance risks undermining the federal government. He cites constitutional provisions, federal force guidance, and historical precedent to defend presidential use of federal troops and orders. The piece ends with a satirical exchange about domestic matters.
Antrim, N. OB reports a population near 1,300 with four nonagenarians and twenty-five octogenarians. Of the twenty-nine seniors, twenty-one are women, highlighting a gender skew among the elderly.
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