Pennsylvania’s Path for Republican Nominations in 1900
The Wilkes-Barre Record urges Pennsylvania to press for greater national party influence. It champions Governor Daniel Hastings as a potential presidential nominee and notes Senator Quay's leadership for a unified state delegation. It also discusses Cuba mediation and a hardline stance against Spanish tyranny.
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Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Senator Quay
Daniel H. Hastings
Hastings
Harrison
Reed
McKinley
Allison
Francis Schlatter the new Messiah in Denver
A Denver dispatch highlights Francis Schlatter, the man dubbed the new Messiah for alleged cures. E A Bingham notes Schlatter, born 1851 in Alsace Lorraine and once a Kansas shoemaker, began visions and a voice directed him to heal. He traveled from New Mexico deserts to Denver seeking believers.
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Tribune
Denver
Francis Schlatter
West
Bchlatter
E. A. Bingham
Denver Republican
New Mexico
F.L. Fox
Healing by Schlatter prompts debate and cures
The article describes Schlatter’s laying on hands as a healing method with many reported cures, especially for nervous disorders, as witnesses recount Maud Ward’s recovery from paralysis and Fred Webber’s improved mobility. Critics note skepticism but acknowledge some measurable relief and the broader question of occult laws.
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Christ
Schlatter
Mr. Bingham
Maud Ward
Longmont
Col
Fred Webber
Mary Street
Denver
M. Powers
Georgetown
Colo
Fox
Banks of Scranton Stand Tall in 1894 Financier Roll
The Financier’s annual roll of honor lists the national banks of the United States with surplus and undivided profits above capital. The Chemical National of New York holds first, while First National of Scranton rises from sixth to fourth. The First National Bank of Scranton shows a 22.86 percent surge in surplus and profits for the year ended Oct 2 1894, with a 433.43 percent total standing. Scranton public pride is noted for the steady performance amid three years of banking turmoil and the city’s robust honesty and management. The piece also references broader political talk about a third-term bid and Cuba, and notes media responses to Miles’s coast fortification proposal.
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National Banks of
United States
Comptroller of the Currency
Chemical National
New York City
Scranton
First National Bank
First National
National
Culture and public life in democracy debate in Chicago Times-Herald
An editorial argues against the idea that culture blocks public advancement. It cites presidents Jefferson through Harrison as evidence that cultivated individuals have led the United States, noting ambassadors and senior officials are often of cultured background and that political democracy accommodates scholarly achievement.
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Henry Watterson
Democratic Party
Henry
Chicago Times-Herald
Ling
United States
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Caline
John Tyler
James K. Buchanan
Franklin
Arthur
R. B. Hayes
James Garfield
Heaihenin Harrison
State
Treasury
Chaniel Haythorne
Jeff Ae Op Botley
Washington Irving
Andrew Dite
Culture and democracy in American leadership discussed
The passage argues that true culture blends scholarship and public service, citing Franklin Lincoln and Sumner as ideal leaders. It contrasts veneer with real culture, notes that democracy fosters culture, and asserts no antagonism between individual learning and the democratic state. It highlights figures like Calhoun, Clay, and Evarts as exemplars.
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Franklin
Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Senate
Charles Sumner
State Department
Calhoun
Clay
Evarts
Hamilton Fish
Frellaghuyven
Rush
van Buren
Greece
Great Britain
United States
Memorial Volume From Agnes Field Letters Poems and Memori als
A notice requests contributions of letters poems and memorial verses for a proposed Agnes Field memorial volume to be published by the family. Submit materials to Roswell Marthfield in care of the Chicago Evening Post ensuring manuscripts are preserved and returned in good condition.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Agene Field
Roswell Marthfield
Chicago Evening Post
The Mugwump View in Washington Star
The disposition of the American voter to change his mind suddenly makes it unsafe to indulge in too much rollicking hilarity over recent defeats.
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The
Washington Star
The Microbe Fiend and the Doctor's Warnings
A satirical verse mocks medical fear of microbes and public health messages. It contrasts doctors and warnings with a claim that ancestors lived longer in ignorance, noting microbes are found everywhere from horse cars to soda fountains.
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New York World
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New York
Frank S Gray
P. Kingsbury
E. H. Ripple
Livy &. Richard
Borres
W.W. Davis
W.W. W. Youngs
FOST
Scranton, Pa
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Cleveland
Congress
Venezuela
Olney
Hawaii
Cuba
Spain
Uncle Bam
Havana
Barcelona
Russell Sage
Petitlen
McKinly
James J. Corbett
Vienna
Austria
Franz Joseph
Philadelphia
Lexon
Addis
Citizens’ Municipal Association
Brotherly Love
Knave
Washington Avenue
Pierpont Morgan Bond Syndicate
Grover
Altoona
William
Lackawanna
Messrs. Connell
Willams
Mr. Scranton
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hill & Connell’s
Seeeney
Washireton Ave
Clemons
Ferber
O'Malley Gt
Lackawanna Avenue
Edison's
Mimeograph and Supplies
Lackawanra Ave
Wellbach Light
Economics
Hunt & Te CO
Rome
Tag Aa
C. M. Florey
Wyoming Ave
Conrad
Turner CO
the Lackawanna Store Association
Lacka. and
Jefferson Aves
Pittsburg
Spruce St
Works
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E.4
W. Y
M. H. Dale
Green Ridge Sanitarium
Marion St
Green Ridge
Ofan
Sete
A. E. Jordan
Boston Hospital Training 2
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William S. Millar
Water Co
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