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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1900
Page
6
An edited patriotic verse echoes the star spangled banner with modified lines praising freedom and rescue. It invokes pride in a powerful nation and a motto of trust in God as it lauds victory and peace across lands freed and peoples saved.
A political proclamation argues wage earners fared better under McKinley 1897 1900 than under Cleveland. It lists labor figures and the many appointments given to workers, claiming McKinley favored labor and implying Republican victory.
The reader is urged to choose between McKinley and Bryan in a partisan pitch. It contrasts fields of grain versus wilderness weeks and industrial strength versus economic risk. The piece frames the contest as a direct appeal to the voter.
Data shows a rise in cigar output under Harrison McKinley and Cleveland administrations. The McKinley period adds 2 731 721 766 cigars with totals around 20 billion across eight months under Cleveland. If averaged at 65 000 cigars per worker yearly, over 10 000 cigarmakers would be needed to meet the rise and more workers to supply materials. Who bears responsibility for these improved conditions.
President McKinley urged maintaining sound money as he spoke at the Waldorf Astoria banquet of the National Association of Manufacturers in New York on January 27, 1898. He warned against devaluing workers savings by using inferior dollars, aligning with views of enlightened nations on monetary standards.
Report shows higher wages correlate with increased employment figures, noting 7,500,000 and 5,300,000 as key totals tied to wage growth and job gains across sectors.
The article presents official reports on labor organization membership for 1897 1898 and 1899 noting increasing employment levels within unions and highlighting robust growth across the period. It emphasizes the improving job situation for workers affiliated with organized labor.
Ezra Murphy debates imperial policy with Simon Grey on United States expansion, tracing Jefferson, Jackson, and Texas to show pros and cons of annexation and the Philippine war. The tale ends with Vinnie’s return and a family reunion as the 1900 election nears.
The piece argues that the Omaha World-Herald backed Bryan’s 1896 push in predicting widespread worker hardship if McKinley won. It cites want ads showing more job seekers than ads for help, noting 107 and 115 female and male job seekers on one page, plus agents wanted and 1000 railroad workers. It recalls Omaha’s 1893-1894 hard times as context.
A historical note contrasts wages under free silver and gold standards. It lists unskilled and skilled labor pay in China Mexico and the United States, asking readers which system suits them best.
The note cites railroad worker counts for 1899 and 1895 with figures for employment and wages, claiming robust prosperity. It quotes President McKinley praising strong national credit and a shift from depression to activity, made in Clinton Iowa on October 11, 1898.
Census Bureau preliminary data refute claims that small factories vanished. The report shows total factories, both large and small, rising from 125 028 to 322 638 between 1890 and 1900. Also quoted is Bryan’s 1896 warning about Republican rule and economic ruin.
The Michigan region now has 1,005 factories not present in 1897 employing 23,000 workers with annual wages around 1.5 million dollars. Some workers were employed in 1897, many were not, as idle labor decreases. Lumbermen offer higher wages but struggle to recruit labor for camps.
In August 1899 President McKinley joined the Bricklayers and Stone Masons Union of Chicago. Union President Gubbins praised him as a friend of workers while McKinley urged use of free schooling, opportunities for children, and education as the best equipment for American citizens. He spoke of avoiding class walls and hoped for good employment and wages for unions.
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