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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1896

Page

3

Speechless Swirl as Bryan-Hogg Row Rocks Madison Square

Fragmented 1896 letter reveals talk of Col. Snort and Hogg planning speeches to influence the election of McKinley. Mentions Bryan, Altgeld, Texas, and Mrs Bryan reacting, with references to Sevvall, Me Kinley, and party intrigue amid chaotic dialogue and garbled phrases.

Snort Midison Squarearden Amy York Colael Morphan Ayeetiz Altgeld Filfina Hogg Texas Bryan Beyna Eilarioua Sevvall Kinley Mark Fanna Bry Jim Hogg Billie Simms Palip Stravhorn Peteden Alplacid Walera Lipkinpman Bass Jeane Paige Baty Pats Basso Jie Sone Uisuherskite PiMuiac Mogg Bryan Sone New York Tellen McKinley

Bryan's stage stunt risks democratic party peace

An eccentric plan unfolds as Bryan's manager schemes to stage a dramatic spectacle in New York to shock the crowd and influence the campaign. The narrator describes arranging signals, a Gotterdammerung parody, and efforts to keep rivals calm while preserving party unity.

Make It Pay The Chief End Of Journalism Is To Pay

A quoted editorial notes the chief aim of a publication is profit and sustenance. It asserts editors must prioritize cash flow, keeping the business healthy, even if it ends up winding down when finances fail. It stresses editors must balance ambition with financial realities.

Enthusiasm Wasted on Lookout Mountain Battle Talk

A Chicago Times Herald tourer recounts a Lookout Mountain scene where a “great battle” between Federal and Confederate forces purportedly raged. The stranger confirms being present, noting the desolation and wounded, while the area bears stories of the historic clash.

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Islander Slavery Exposé Highlights 1892 Labor Scheme

A special report traces the 1892 blackbirding project in the Gilbert Islands. It describes native men and women lured by promises of work on Central American plantations, then coerced into four year contracts with meager pay and brutal conditions. Only about 254 of 620 survived the era, most perishing from fever, overwork, and famine. Survivors returned to Butaritari with little savings as uprooted families awaited them.

San Pruueleco Butariigri Dopu Central America Blacktea Montgerrat Guatemala W'Sable Central American Republic Blackburn Tilackburn Gilbert Islands Alsskle Tstanlova Monserrat En Tiesol Misarew Ustiare Duey Gibert Tslands San Jose de Cruatemala San Benito Aelves Ag del Monte Eugene D'sade Butaritaninut Teara

Persevere and Seek Final Success Through Effort

The text urges continuing effort to bridge the line between failure and success. It argues most defeats come from quitting too soon and that persistence leads to eventual triumph, noting that real progress often appears after periods of doubt or hardship.

Mathia Mirpi

Political Gossip on Bryan and Silver Democrats Divisions

Washington reports show tension within the silver wing as Bryan faces snubs and defections. Democratic gossip notes "Silver Dick" Blang left the party, while others grow timid under populist pressure and Mitchell sketches shifts toward McKinley Hobart gains in key states.

Washington Bryan Away All Mighty Trong, Box of & Sewepaper Silver Dick Sinca Chicago Tom Watson Yaulkas Congressional Committee Eco Jones National Committee Eines Hie Mercer Republican Congressional Committee Ayoh Nabraska Pitchfork Timan Marrison Mr. Harrison Tilman Pennsylvania McKinlay Indianapolis R.O. Kerang Missouri Korene Babcock Tas Republican Party United Land Republicana Hobart McKinley West Virginia Maryland Kentucky Treasury Department Mexico Japan China Bpaja Great Britain United States Austria Hungary Fern Russia Ecuador Germany Canada Hong Kong Straits Settlements France Atlatria-Hungary England Musata India

Lavernia Local notes and community updates

Lavernia locals report Sunday night childrens day exercises at the Methodist church with choir, addresses on missions schools and Sunday schools, and notable recitations. Cotton thieves are active nearby, cotton stands high, ice cream supper for foreign missions, local trades bustling, and K P members reminded dues due.

Liant Lavorala Tex The Methodist Church J. E. Canfield Sadie Scul Pearl Killough Grace Beall Karol Scull Yotta Lay Albert Mullate Emmett Scull Susie Lay Adrosa Georgia ‘Suttles Walla Gue Payer Jebbs George Mondy Fela Foreign Missions Jesse Smilth Joseph Landa Stockdale Dave Reese San Antonio Lavernia Adkins Homa Mia Caro Misa Pat McClain Gulf Shora Garrounling

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