Morton for vice president debated at St Louis convention
The piece weighing Governor Levi P. Morton of New York as a possible Republican vice presidential pick analyzes benefits and risks. It notes support from banking interests and factional unity if Morton is chosen, but cautions about Platt poisons and metro political reactions. It also discusses alternative choices from New Jersey Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Republican Platform Briefs Gold Standard View
The piece argues to simplify party plank language by endorsing a strict gold standard and opposing free coinage of silver until major nations consent. It criticizes verbose platforms and notes McKinley era politics and the St. Louis convention. It ends with a public congratulation to Generalissimo Griffin.
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St. Louis
United States
Republican Party
Foraker Confronted by Reporter at St Louis Station
Senator James A Foraker met by a persistent reporter at St Louis station. When asked who accompanied him in Cincinnati he named his wife son and two men Murat Halstead and Charles Emory Smith. Halstead, the reporter learned, is a blacksmith. Mrs Foraker recounts the scene with amusement.
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Russia
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Ohio
The Senate’s Utility
Washington Post recounts a tale of Jefferson and Washington to illustrate the Senate as the cooling saucer for legislation. The story, shared by Sir John Macdonald, frames the upper chamber as a brake on rapid passage, ensuring deliberate debate and tempered reform.
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Washington Post
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Canada
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Senate
Jefferson
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Republican committee shows little impact in Wilkes-Barre notes
The Wilkes-Barre Record remarks that national Republican committee discussions yield minimal influence. It dismisses claims of doubt and notes Uncle Jon Scranton’s new states fail to stand out in the broader party, leaving little to report on distinct shifts.
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National Republican Committee
Uncle Jon Scranton
You Will Forget a Few Swift Hours of Fortune and Fame
A tender verse from Mall Gagette expresses lingering love after departure. The speaker asks to be allowed to continue loving even as fortunes fade and the past becomes a distant memory.
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Mall Gagette
Galusha A Grow's Plank Reaffirms Gold Standard Policy
The excerpt from Philadelphia Times quotes Galusha A. Grow proposing a national platform plank opposing free coinage of silver without international agreement. He supports maintaining paper money greenbacks and treasury notes interchangeable with gold, arguing current money already has equal purchasing power to gold and silver.
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Minneapolis
Treasury
Rivalry for a Lady Sparks a Duel via Tossed Brick
Wellman in the Times-Herald recalls a tale told to Senator Brice about choosing between silver and gold standards. Two well born men quarrel over a fair lady and settle their dispute with an odd wager: if a brick tossed in the air stays aloft the girl is yours, if it falls it is mine.
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Philadelphia Times
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Times-Herald
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Brice
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Tothia
Wilkes-Barre Leaders Struggle Over Public Building Plans
Wilkes-Barre officials still face delays as a proposed public building project stalls. The Boranton military post remains unresolved amid fiscal and political uncertainty.
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Wilkes-Barre
Boranton
Treasury of Scranton Charities Faces Narrow Margin
The Scranton charity treasury nears empty as wind power is proposed to fund town welfare. advocates warn that despite frugal living, money is needed for supplies and support for the poor. Local officials weigh options to sustain aid programs amid scarce funds.
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Wilkes-Barre
Treasury of Scranton
Associated Charities
Daily Noroscope for Wednesday June 17 1898
Amaccus the Tribune Astrologer presents a playfulJune 17 1898 noroscope. It jokes about Thomas Platt McKinley politics and the Democratic party while noting local Scranton references and playful prophecies. The tone blends humor and political jabs with garden variety editorial wit.
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