Political slate listing officers and Congress representatives
President William McKinley and Vice President Garret Hobart lead a slate with Congressmen at large Galusha A. Grow and Samuel A. Davenport, plus county officials including William Ginnell as Congress, and commissioners S W Roberts Giles Roberts, auditor A E Kiefer, and Fred K Ward.
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William M'Kinley
Garret A. Hobart
Galusha A. Grow
Samuel A. Davenport
Congress
William Clinnell
Commissionere
City urged to accept turnpike repairs contract offer
The article argues the city should approve the Turnpike Company's latest offer to complete repairs within the city now rather than delaying until next year for repayment. It notes prior claim that funding shortages hindered enforcement but frames this as the chance to fulfill obligations and end the dispute.
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Turnpike Company
County Officials Should Be Trusted for Sound Governance
The Wilkes-Barre Record urges voters in Lackawanna County to elect experienced, trustworthy county commissioners and auditors. It argues for reelecting Roberts and Roberts and supports Kiefer and Ward, praising their qualifications and vigilance, while warning that Bryan and the free silver wing threaten national stability. The piece frames the race as a businesslike need for prudent stewardship and strong, honest currency policy.
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Wilkes-Barre
Httle
Connell
Washington
Ue Hee
Lackawanna County
Messrs
Roberts
Messrs. Kiefer
Ward
Bryan campaign teeters as silver issue splits Democrats
Evidences mount that William Jennings Bryan faces a faltering campaign on silver coinage, court reconstitution, and free trade. The Populist leaning effort strains the party as funds shrink and loyalists defect, signaling possible disintegration amid discordant directions.
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William Jennings Bryan
United States
Supreme Court
Bryan
Democrats
Godkin on American millionaires and social equality
The October Scribner's essay by FE L Godkin criticizes ostentatious wealth and palatial homes as flaunting inequality. He argues true equality requires restraint from both rich and poor to avoid class hostility, noting the need for forbearance from the rich as politics shift and hinting at David B. Hill rejoining political life.
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FE. L. Godkin
Scribner's
Mr. Godkin
United States
Godkin
Hall resigns as Democratic presidential elector candidate
United States District Attorney Harry Alvan Hall of Elk resigns from the Democratic ticket. He denounces the Chicago convention as socialist masquerade and pledges support for McKinley. He urges fellow Democrats to back the Republican candidate to promote national welfare.
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United States
Harry Alvan Hall
Elk
Chicago
Major McKinley
Mexican President’s Views on Finance and Silver Debate
The piece surveys Mexican President Diaz’s stance on currency, favoring silver at a world standard with gold. It notes his reluctance to discuss the silver question publicly, his aim for parity between Mexican and American dollars, and hopes for international agreement led by McKinley to fix a silver to gold ratio.
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Diaz
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
SiGe
Mexico
United States
McKinley
Great Britain
Germany
France
Diaz Urges Universal Schooling and U S–Mexico Unity
President Diaz advocates compulsory education to reach every hamlet and aims for Mexico's youth to converse in English or Spanish. He explains sending his son to the United States teaches time value and manners, and expresses openness for Americans to settle and educate in Mexico, uniting two nations.
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Presdent Diaz
Congress
Republic
Mexico
Porfirio Diag, Jr
United States
General Diaz
Ding
Republic of the Uiited States of America
Diaz
Money as Standard Versus Silver Cites Bryan Speech
Bryan argues gold as monetary standard provides more supply than free silver and cites historical U S coinage figures. He notes pre and post Sherman act gold coinage levels, with silver coinage fluctuating alongside gold across years 1873 to 1890 and the effect of policy on mint output.
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Bryan
Charlotte
N. CL
Republican Party
IBM
Gold standard versus free silver in coinage debate
The argument asserts that free silver coinage would cause gold to vanish from circulation, reduce overall money supply, and devalue remaining money. It cites silver production totals and compares annual coined values under Republican policy, claiming gold standard yields more and better money than free silver.
Specimen Wage Loss From Cambria Company
The Cleveland Leader reports wage losses at the Cambria company across years 1599 to 1893 reflecting reduced payrolls and output. It notes wages and product value declines tied to tariff policy and shortfalls in the two year period.
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Cambria Company
Ribor
Boy questions creation after buggy ride
The author's bright son asks if the world was made in six days and suggests adding a day to smooth the hills of Susquehanna County. The father agrees.
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Susquehanna County
Suffrage Shift Sparks Political Bargain Talk
An exchange cites Colorado and Utah among states where Grosvenor concedes to Bryan. The dialogue notes that Bellefield views these as woman’s suffrage states and questions the tie to women voters backing the bargain counter dollar.
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Bellefield
Wine and War Song Reflected in Lotus Verse
William F. Barnard quotes a martial toast celebrating camaraderie among knights and esquires. The verses promise a temporary truce, ease the burdens of battle, and pledge joy despite distant foes as France.
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France
William F. Barnard
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