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Norfolk
Uth
Berkley
Suffolk
West Nor- Newport News
United States
Ralph B. McRew
Building
New York City
Virginian
Fragmented political chat from the era of Tammany and trust
A sprawling composite of political jabs and rumors. It notes Li Hing Chong’s ethnicity comments, mentions open letters from Cleveland, Tammany Hall’s fundraising, and Foraker’s misfortunes. It cites Bloomers advocacy by Governor Flower, Astor-Wales rumors, Hanna and Platt interactions, Dana’s call to do right, and race debates in France and the U.S. Also references Bryan lineage, the Republican party’s usefulness, and calls for a two-party system amid war-era rhetoric.
Virginian Warns Norfolk Democrats Over Ward Meeting Change
The Virginian protests a Norfolk City Democratic Executive Committee move to abandon ward primaries for packed ward meetings. It cites risks to ballot safety and voter absence, warning that such autocratic action could disrupt the party and hinting at past defeats of reformers.
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Democratic Party
Norfolk
Lincoln Crisis Foresaw Urging People to Overthrow the Combine
The Virginian recalls Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 warning about the rising power of money and corporations. It argues the current American crisis matches Lincoln’s feared pattern, with Mark Hanna’s executive committee and McKinley backing, corruption high, and freedom under assault, but the people can topple the combine in November.
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Virginian
James G. Blaine
Congress
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Lincoln
Mark Hanna
Milllions
Ita
Weovle
Tianna
McKinley
Hanna
Combine
Vanderbilt Son Declares He Will Work For Wife
Young Cornelius Vanderbilt plans to support his wife Misa Wilson despite his father’s vow to disinherit him over the marriage. He says he will not be the first Vanderbilt to start with nothing and will earn his own way if necessary. The couple’s stance follows his marriage against his father’s wishes.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Misa Wilson
Jend
Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Wison
Wilson
Q Cyurnelins
Vanderbilt son to work for wife after marriage
A newspaper note reports Cornelius Vanderbilt plans to work to support his wife, though his fortune is vast. It questions whether he will need to labor, given his inheritances and the weight of family wealth on the decision.
Inventions and Anecdotes From Early American Notes
A mixed slate of items including a claim by President Paterson of Ala Vaina Normal School lineage to Robert Burns. A New York typewriter presentation with pearl inlay. Fund totals for hospital endowment nearing a milestone. Descriptions of an asbestos trowel and a luminous rat deterrent. Manhattan Kansas assessor notes and a Canadian gun claim of high firepower.
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W. B. Paterson
Ala- Vaina Normal School For
Robert Burns
Leo Xul
Fospital
London
Notable Pacific Coast Figures Plan Whaling Voyage
Governor Budd of California and other prominent men charter a whaling vessel for a voyage seeking blubber or other game in the coming days. Edwin Weeks, Bostonian antilist and new chevalier of France, has spent twenty years in Paris. Mrs Custer favors a secluded log cabin near the Pocono river for writing, while Miss Sarah Eleanor Veeder of Lyons N Y earns a Gee painting scholarship of 500 dollars from Hiram Gee of Ithaca. Henry Watterson reports English taste in London as a blend of Archbishop Canterbury and Sir Henry Irving. An effort to enlist the Prince of Wales in a North American Cabot anniversary follows.
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Budd
California
Pacific Coast
Edwin Weeks
Antlist
Legion of Honor of France
Paris
Delaware
Sarah Eleanor Veeder
Lyons
Hiram Gee
Ithaca
Cornell University
Henry Watterson
London
Canterbury
Henry Irving
Prince of Wales
North America
John Sebastian Cabot
Bristol
Charles Mehan
Guprance
St. George's Episcopal Church
New York
High Coolery
End
Stronghold of Gold and Free Silver in Eastern States
Reports from the Bryan campaign describe strong silver sentiment in Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York with large pro Bryan crowds. Richard Bland notes East Coast enthusiasm rivaling the West and predicts free silver success in November. Indiana farmers show overwhelming support for Bryan and free silver with wide GOP opposition.
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Richard P. Bland
Bryan
Chicago
New York
New York Journal
Bland Slys
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Republians
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harrisbore
Mr. Bryan
Ma. Bryan
MckKinnley
McKinley
Summerville Gazette Endorses Bryan and Sewall for Democrats
The Selid from Summerville Georgia notes most Democratic papers in Georgia favor Bryan and Sewall after initial hesitations. It argues true Democrats should choose leaders and platforms of the two major parties, not split loyalties.
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Summerville Ga
Georgia
Suprior Bryan
Sewall
Fold Standard
South
Democratic Wave Swells Against McKinley Era
A Florida Times-Union analysis notes the current political wave favors Democrats. The piece argues the Democratic surge dwarfs the previous Republican wave, threatening McKinley era Republicans and the Republican Party as a whole.
Not So Great as Me Thought in Nashville Sun
The article critiques Vanna for not finding the Lis man he was painted as and for failing to win over the Platt and Miller faction in New York. It suggests Hanna’s influence will recede substantially in national view before the campaign ends.
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New York Sun
Harver’s Weekly
Chattanooga Times
Hanna
Matt
Mr. Platt
Platt
Mahomet
New York
Charles A. Dana
Europe
Nashville
Vanna
Platt and Miller
Strange bedfellows in campaign rhetoric and gold standard talk
The Raleigh News and Observer notes brisk campaign chatter quoting Jefferson Davis in support of the gold standard. It contrasts Republican lines with Bryan and McKinley, and mentions Bourke Cochran as a proposed opponent to the rising frontier figure William J Bryan.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Bryan
Memphis
Major McKinley
William J. Bryan
Bourke Cochran
First Discoverer of Gold Testifies to California Find
James Brown, a 70 year old Coloma pioneer, recalls testing gold flakes from Marshall’s discovery at Sutter’s mill on the American River. He describes the moment the gold was found, the first tests, and the rushed reports that followed, noting uneven fortunes among the workers and the Bear Flag era origins.
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Captain Sutter
Colomal
Cal
James W. Marshall
James Brown
Pomona Valley
Marshall
Chicago Record
Mr. Brown
California
American River
Ife
Bove
Brown
Mar
Mitl
Caloma
Sutter
Sacramento
San Franciscan
Sam Brannan
Cotoma
Editorial notes on head-of-page ticket preference in Virginia papers
The Richmond Dispatch and The Virginian discuss editorial practice on placing the National Democratic ticket at the top of columns. They note past deviations but promise to highlight the national nominees this election, while warning readers against misreading the Indianapolis convention's likely ticket.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Virginia
National Democratic
Southampton
Indianapolis
Richmond Dispatch
Dispatch
Virginian
Constipation Relief Adopt Byrup of Figs Proposal
An ad promotes Byrup of Figs as a gentle permanent remedy for habitual constipation. It claims to awaken the kidneys and improve health without irritation. It also suggests relief from headaches colds or fevers.
Matchless Money Men's Suits in Dark Blue and Grey
Neat looking and sellish garments in staple twilled material. Excellent suits for the price with all sizes up to 42 while they last.
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Cleveland
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Richard Croker
Governor Flower
William Waldorf Astor
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France
Dodds
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Savannah News
Baltimore News
New York Tribune
Cy~ Beper
Blue Ridge Mountains
Nashville American
Stephen A. Douglas
Fort Sumter
Laning
Mit
Manhattan
Kan
Mard
Free Silver Clubs
Indiana
Ton. W. H. Boyle
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Boyte
Por gold—Republiicans
Popullata
Prohiblitionists
Selid
Stena Democratic
Lorida Times-Union
Burk Union
United Garment Workers OF America
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