Campbell Opens Ohio Campaign With Tariff Attack
Governor Campbell delivered a 20 000 word address in Ohio presenting a sharp tariff focus. He admits division on silver while accusing McKinley allies of free coinage bias, and argues protection will win revisions. He portrays himself as a fearless foe of free trade, despite questions of prudence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Buckeye
Hardihood
Major MacKinley
Friends of Protection
The Presage of Disaster on Immigrant Policy
A Detroit Court ruling allowing Chinese migration from Canada is viewed as a disaster that could end immigration restrictions. The piece argues the Chinese exclusion act has failed, notes large numbers entering San Francisco, and warns of border-wide Chinatown growth unless Congress acts soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
Canada
San Francisco
Chinatown
Union
China
Congress
Willam Waldorf Astor Plans Permanent English Residence
The article notes Willam Waldorf Astor’s proposed move to England for permanent residence, predicting a blow to New York’s 400 English fashion enthusiasts who imitate London society. It argues the gap between imitation and real immersion remains wide and that many wealthy Americans already split time between countries, with Astor's full departure offering little national loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Waldorf Astor
England
New York
Belgravia
London
Rotten Row
Astor
United States
Mr. Astor
Inter-Continental Railway Seen Yet to Be Fully Realized
The Inter-Continental railway project is not abandoned and a February report on preliminary surveys is expected. Enthusiasts anticipate favorable findings on feasibility through the Cordilleras of Colombia and Ecuador, despite high costs and long commercial payback. The vast region to settle could yield enormous productiveness, with capital seeking new fields as faster cross-continent links grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordilleras
Colombia
Ecuador
South America
Con
Iron Link Between Americas: American Role in Rail Reach
The text argues American capitalists must lead building a rail connection between North and South America. It notes English and German investment already developed several smaller lines in South America and suggests the American challenge may be as feasible as early trans Pacific projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Americas
United States laments Canadian Pacific rail rivalry
A grim English press view argues the United States must curb Canada’s growing transcontinental and transoceanic rail capacity. It notes Canadian Pacific with Dominion and Imperial backing, subsidized steamers to Asia and Europe, threatens American rates and commerce, and hints New England will back Canadian interests against annexation schemes. The piece dismisses annexation as unreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Pacific
London
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Imperial
Vancouver
Australia
Asia
Maine
Liverpool
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
New England
Grand Trunk
Vermont Central
Boston
Canadian Pacific
Movement of Rural Populace Toward Towns Alarming Trend
A growing US movement shifts laborers and especially youths from farms to cities. Massachusetts already feels disruption as rural workers leave, seeking social life and better pay. Some Western communities test central housing with farming land held collectively, aiming to curb urban migration and preserve rural labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Massachusetts
Wealth and housing in the United States debated
The London Spectator questions the U S wealth estimate citing rising property values yet arguing housing type affects wealth accounting. The piece contends most Americans live in wooden houses outside cities and warns against overemphasizing buildings. It notes Kansas plans a World’s Fair exhibit and remarks on Democratic criticisms of tariffs amid rising trade since the McKinley act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
United States
Union
Politicking and foreign policy swirl in newspaper clippings
The piece surveys political machines like Tammany Hall and shifts in party sentiment as farmers distrust alliances and candidates. It notes Russia seeking access to the Danube and Dardanelles, California’s cabinet ambitions, and an irrigation congress in Salt Lake, with mockery of protectionist foes and calls for a commercial accord with Mexico. It mentions wake preparations for anti-Protectionists in Ohio and other satirical jabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Dardanelles
England
Germany
Names in Print and Notable Travels Across Europe
A collage of brief notes mentions Rev Dr Jeckes of Indianapolis with 70 proofs of the end of the world, ex Speaker Reep’s New York visit, Brice family departures from Paris, Johanna Manrari margarine’s bullfighting fame, Carmen Sylva’s RoManian queen travels, the German League for Good Habits, and Count Wedell’s Paris ambassadorship. It also notes John Bisir’s hourly life logs, Strand Theater ownership by American John Clarke, Willie Edouin’s theater leadership and Bronson Howard’s play purchase, plus Gladstone’s cautious reply on discussing theosophy in workmen’s clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeckes
Indianapolis
Reep
New York
Victoria Hotel
TSE
Stendard
Berlin
William
Bismarck
Cologne
Count Wedell
Count von Munster
Paris
John I. Bisir
London
Strand Theater
John §. Clarke
Gladstone
Army of the Cumberland elects officers at Canvers reunion
The Society of the Army of the Cumberland met in Canvers for its twenty second annual reunion on September 17. Officers elected include General H. M. Cist as Corresponding Secretary and General J. W. Steele as Recording Secretary, with many generals and colonels named as vice presidents and other officers from various states. An alternate orator for the next session was General W. Boynton, to be held at Chickamauga on September 20, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canvers
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
H. M. Cist
J. W. Steele
J. &. Fullerton
Ohio
John Mitchell
Alabama
J. H. Burke
California
T.T. Crittenden
Connecticut
F. W. Mix
Colorado
M. J. Fitch
District of Columbia
C. Kellogg
Florida
D. Halway
Georgia
John Wilder
Idaho
W. Yy. Pettitt
Ilinois
James D. Morgan
Indiana
Benjamin Harrison
Iowa
G. G. Sabeokee
Kansas
H. J. Aten
Cohn
Louisiana
J.D. Ludwick
Maine
Yomden
Maryland
Een E. Jacobs
Aseachusetts
Hodgkins
Michigan
Wormer
Minnesota
J. W. Bishop
Siesta
Bimons
F. Manderson
New Jersey
F. H. Harris
New York
A. L. Hough
Pennsylvania
A. G. Harry
Tennessee
Colburn
Texas
Stanley
Nathan Kimball
Posen
W. C. Squire
Wiseroain
Owen
W. Boynton
Chickamauga
Marshall
State Council
State
Order
Tusan
Pblio
Philadelphia
Senator Quay
Andrews
Unsu
Board of Officers
Blackstone
I Ruggles
Rugalea
Austin
Tex
Boy Bitten by Three Dogs Deathly Attack Near Bayonne
An 11 year old boy, Johnnie Keegan, was mauled in a Bayonne garden by three bulldogs owned by the Gilliland family. He suffered severe bites including a wound under the right eye risking blindness. A passerby, Abraham Cadmus, rescued him and took him home. Authorities have not yet begun prosecution.
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John Keegan
Gilliland
Bayonne
Johnnie
Loase
Johnny
Abraham Cadmus
Gillilands
Cadmus
Contested Will of Schuyler Skaate Prompts New Year Debate
A contest over the will of Schuyler Skaate, the erratic New Yorker who died in Cornwall on the Hudson, has begun. The estate is valued at about a unspecified amount. Laura N. E. Wiley, Mary M. A. Orvis, and Harrie W. Alk, daughters of Skaate’s brother, are not mentioned in the will, though other near relatives are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Skaate
Cornwall-on-the Hudson
Laura N. E. Wiley
Mary M. A. Orvis
Harrie ‘Alk
Gaeenica
Relave
McKinley Election Seemingly Assured in Olio Note
News from Olio states that Major McKinley is carrying everything before him. His election is assured. It is well, therefore, for his critics to get off their tariff denunciations before the ides of November.
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Baltimore
Olio
Major McKinley
Third Party Brace Stiffens Kansas Brethren In Campaign
A Kansas dispatch recounts how Southern Alliance leaders toured Kansas to fortify the People’s party movement amid cross‑party maneuvering. It notes Texas and Georgia ties, debates over party alignment, and Polk and Livingston’s role in urging Southern Democrats to join reform efforts while keeping Kansas Republicans cohesive. The piece cites speeches, “non‑partisan” claims, and the push to split Democratic strength to fuel third‑party momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torsxa
Kan
Kansas
People's Party
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
South
Terrill
McCann
Turner
People’s Party
Polk
Livingston
al Co
Tillman
South Carolina
Northen
Geoff
Buchanan
Tennessee
Republican Party
Alliance
People’s Movement
Peffer
Simpson
Nebraska
Dakotas
People’s
Peffer, Shopson & Co
Mina
Ocala
Ring
Polk and allies vow third party sweep of the South
The article reports on speakers led by Polk and Livingston urging a nationwide third party to challenge Democrats and Republicans. They claim the South and West will unite under the new party, bury the old parties, and foresee a clash with Wall Street within six years. They defend pensioning Union soldiers and argue Southern support will solidify for the movement next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Kansas
Alliance
People’s Party
Simpson
Peffer
South
National Alliance
Kansas Farmers
Livingston
McCune
McDowell
Tom
Watson
Uth
Ocala
Sam
Cleveland
Wall Street
Union Army
People's Party
Liton
Kangana
Mocmts
Ple
Miss Potters Latest Escapade Ends in Court Decree
In Crtcano on Sept 17 a sensational tale surfaced that Lee Rust son of W A Rust of Eau Claire Wis secretly wed Miss Gertrude W Potter daughter of W Potter head of Illinois Steel Co The marriage was declared null by Judge Horton on petition of Rugts father with consent of the bride and likely both families The maiden has been linked to earlier romances including a love affair with a newsboy named Dunnivant who later served time for theft
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Crtcano
Lee Rust
W. A. Rust
Eau Claire
Wis
Gertrude W. Potter
Rust
Horton
Pane
Miss Potter
Dunnivant
State Penitentiary
Potter
Garmen
United Brethren Conference Hears Of Coal Regions Work
The Allegheny conference of the United Brethren Church in session at Belleroxte with Bishop E S Keppert presiding. Rev H P Shupe elected secretary. Delegates heard reports from district churches showing unity in numbers and finances. W Funk of Scottdale preached and outlined mission work among coal region miners in Westmoreland and Fayette districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleroxte
Allegheny Conference
United Brethren Church
E. Si, Keppert
Toledo
H. P. Shupe
Booth
Dae
Lee
Illiameon
Tlemen
Armer
W. Funk
Scottdale
Westmoreland
Fayette
United Church Movement Aims for Permanent Union
Chicago September 17 Addresses filled today's Church Unity Conference session. The meeting closed with devotional services as leaders plan to form a permanent organization to extend the United Church idea. A committee will study the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Unity Conference
United Church
Well-Known Divine's Wedding in Evanston
Rev Arthur Newman pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Bridge Hampton Long Island was married to Miss Isabella Hempstead at the home of the bride's parents in Evanston this morning.
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Carcaco
Arthur Newman
Presbyterian Church of
Bridge Hampton
Long Island
N. Y
Isabella Hempstead
Evanston
Deaths Here and Elsewhere and War Reminiscences
Obituary notes two prominent figures, Carlo Pacheco and General Franklin Foster Flint. Pacheco, Mexican statesman and former governor hopeful, died in Cordoba after a storied Civil War role defending independence from Maximilian, with leadership in Puebla and Chihuahua. Flint, longtime U S Army veteran, died in Illinois. his career began at West Point in 1839 and included frontier service and honors.
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Carlo Pacheco
Mexico
Cordoba
Pacheco
Chihushha
Pune
Ted
Puebla
Alin Diaz
Morelos
Tate
Chihuahua
Ding
Ding As Nae
Franklin Foster Flint
Highd Park
Chicago
Lea
Heridan
West Point
Obituary notes list varied deaths and lineages across states
Obituary notes report deaths of James McMillen in Nishaunk and others across New Jersey New York California and Illinois. Notable names include George W Barns a Methodist preacher and Nicholas Van Buren cousin of President Van Buren. Andrew Thayer of New Hampshire and Aldent Blidnet Johnston of Chicago are mentioned with limited biographical details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barns
Cape May
Bis
Chagees A. Woodbury
California
Pet Upaalella
Zunes
Nicholas van Buhes
Presiee van Buren
Rene N. Y
Joan F. Anderew
Cueatianene Andrews
N. H
Andrew the da
Ramanks Thayer
Blidnet
Johnston Macurpen
Chicago
Ssw
Migrides
Collins' Famous Circular and Color Question Debate
The State Council Jr. O U A M discussed Collins' circulars and a partisan dispute over the order’s political role. Officials corrected treasury figures, rejected claims of partisan influence, and debated organizing colored members, with a push to seek a national council resolution and potential leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Council Jr. O. U. A. M
UniontTews
State
Cotling
Allegheny County
Ee Collins
Board of Officers
State Counciilor
Feld
National Council
Chicago
Ohio
Grangers Banquet for Newspaper Men at Bellefonte
At Grange Park near Bellefonte the Granges hosted a large event with trains running all day and thousands attending. About 90 covers were laid for a dinner for newspaper men featuring toasts on Rural Journalism and Newspapers as Educators by Colonel H. Thomas and Mayor Reeder, with addresses of welcome by Hon. Leonard Rhone and remarks by other speakers.
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Budefonte
Grange Park
H. Thomas
Farmer's Friend
Mechanicsburg
Reeder
Hastings
Leonard Rhone
A L
Mortime Te. Head
The
Grange
Colonel Thomas
Primary nominating convention for Constitutional Delegate
Everett reports a special primary election and County Convention called by the Republican County Committee chairman to nominate a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Local sentiment in the county favors opposing a Constitutional Convention, with belief that amendments suit any radical constitutional defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett
Republican County Committee
Major McKinley Debating Skill Gains Noted
The St Louis Star notes Major McKinley avoids tariff talk with his followers yet seizes on financial issues as a strong debating tactic. He recognizes good chances and handles the financial side effectively, signaling feared prowess as a debater.
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St. Louis
McKinley
Ex Senator Tabor Wins Mexican Mine Possession
Sept 17 Dexvan Ex Senator Tabor secures Supreme Court order giving him possession of the Santa Ediwige gold mine in Mexico after long disputes. Value cited at $10,000,000 range with daily output noted. details of claims and mining yields are unclear but mine access now established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Dexvan
Supreme Court of Mexico
Santa Ediwige
De Wolf-Sterne Nuptials at Monongahela House
The wedding of Miss Jennie DeWolf and Mr. David ero took place at the Monongahela House at six yesterday afternoon. Rev Dr Mayer of the Eighth Street Synagogue officiated according to Hebrew Church ritual. It was a strictly family affair with many relatives present and elegant floral decorations.
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Monongahela
Jennie DeWolf
David =ero
Monongahela House
Mayer
Eighth Street
Hebrew Church
Orry Onoasmr Ecxen organ recital eyed for Jubilee
Social Chatter notes Orry Onoasmr Ecxen plans an organ recital Saturday at the Jubilee known Fisk Tennesseeans. Twelve performers may present plantation melodies for a rare musical treat. Ladies' Aid Society met at Mrs. Samuel’s residence on Lincoln Avenue ends pocenary afternoon.
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Orry Onoasmr Ecxen
Fisk
Sotonos
Carl Retter
McKeesport Opera House
R. W. Allson
M.D
Martha
Samuel McElroy
Wilkinsburg
Charles I. Berger
Irene FE. Bosworth
East End
John McKibbin
Hazelwood
Exposition Park
Rock Pant
Irrigation Congress Approves Land Grant Resolution
The Irrigation Congress met at Sat Laxu City on September 17 and adopted a resolution to grant in trust to states and territories the lands now in the public domain within those jurisdictions for irrigation development, excluding mineral lands. A committee was named to implement the action and prepare a memorial to the United States areas, with the next meeting to be designated by the Executive Committee.
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Irrigation Congress
Committee On
Congress
United States
Executive Committee
Bowdoin Expedition Solves Labrador Falls Mystery
Prof. Lee of Bowdoin College reports two scientific results from the Labrador expedition. He confirms the Grand Falls existence and grandeur, notes the discovery of a previously unknown race of Taguna Indians, with characteristics recorded. Measurements will be charted at the Chicago World's Fair.
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Halifax
N.5
Lee
Bowdoin College
Labrador
Grand Falls
Chicago
Washington and Jefferson College Opens
Washington and Jefferson College opened this morning with higher attendance than last year. Prof. George B. McCutcheon assumed the Mathematics chair left vacant by Prof. J. L. Lowes. Hubert C. Orr of the class of 1M will join the preparatory department as an instructor. Students adopted resolutions praising the decisions of President J ary and the Indiana State Normal Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and Jefferson College
Waasnmnetos
George B. McCutcheon
J. L. Lowes
Hubert C. Orr
Jary
Indiana State Normal Schools
Blaine Seen as Dominant Party Leader in Century's Span
Sioux City Journal notes that Blaine is the most popular party leader in thirty years, with politicians talking to reporters about his standing described as merely wasting breath. The piece emphasizes broad belief in his popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Blaine
Matchless Man from Maine Tops California Choice
The San Francisco Post notes three states Ohio Pennsylvania and New York show enthusiasm as they mention the Matchless Man from Maine. He is described as California's first choice in the context presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Post
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Maine
California
Notable arrivals and political figures in the city
Mrs. J. H. Shoenberger visits with her maid before departing to New York while Major W. H. Fetter of New Brighton arranges delegation transit for the Republican convention. Colonel T. C. Morris of the Lincoln Club is in town and Major McKinley campaigns are noted. Nearby figures include artists, hotel staff, and merchants from New York, Chicago, and Oil City visiting the Duquesne Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Shoenberger
Duquesne
Lincoln Club
T. C. Morris
Cam S
McKinley
T.D. Wilson
United States Navy
Zenterda
Curious Condensations of Dark Odds and Oddities
A vast jumble of curiosities from rivers to railways, bones to beasts. Notes recount 8 foot skeletons near Salt Lake City, a massive Panama Canal rumor, a lumber mill claim in Fort Blakeley Washington, and a giant locomotive built in Munich. Anecdotes include a blind calf, a Chinese laundry ad in Texas, and smuggling near Alamo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madeira
Amazon
Bolivia
San Valdro
Ensenada
Isthmag
Panama
Salt Lake City
Fort Blakeley
Wash
Pickings From Pack Humor and Local Bits
A lively collage of vignette exchanges features Kitty Winslow promising assistance to Frank Beckwith who plans a European steamer voyage. An array of quirky snippets follows including questions about Miss Ritter the poetry writer, a seaside poet’s sand poem erased by the tide, and a river trip misadventure with a farmer named Seeda.
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Seeda
Miss Ritter
Puck
Colde
Falkowe
Arizona
Chanes
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Army OF the Cumberland
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Greenback
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Nishaunk
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Allegheny County Republican Committee
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H. J. Slifer
Bellefonte
Bowdoin
L. B. Nixon
Schleseer
Oliver
Elwood
Frank R. Ammon
Hary
Souampton
D. Gortees
A. B. Carpenter
Armour & A the
Olive Myers
Jennie Beckee
Hollidaysburg
J. ¥. Miller
Richmond
Panhandle Road
Anderson
Natone Ee of
H. M. McKim
Oil City
Richard Quay
Atlantic City
Thomas W. Sanderson
Youngstown
Ity
G. E. Doune Heati Te Pany
W. J. White
Seventh Avenue
J. Horsee Harding
Phi Liphin
Ing. Banker
Thomas C. Tsuran
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Hirschau
Munich
der Deufehen Eisenbahn- Verwaltungen
Thas
Tom Green County
Alamo
Clatsop
Tillamook
Ore
Washington
Straita of Fuca
Columbia River
Joseph Howard
Kearney
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Centre Streets
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Conn
Lincoln
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Frank Beckwith
Mary
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