The Republican Ticket National and Local Nominations
The ticket lists President William McKinley and Garret Hobart for national office. It names at large congressmen Galusha A Grow Samuel A Davenport and local officials including William Connell, commissioners W Roberts Giles Roberts and auditors A E Kiefer Fred L Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galusha A. Grow
Samuel A. Davenport
Congress
William Connell
W. Roberts
Giles Roberts
Auditore
A. E. Kiefer
Fred L. Ward
Republicans renominate district officers amid county political debate
The piece notes First district Republicans nominating Representative Ferr for a fourth term amid a heated pre convention contest with Farr from the Providence area facing divided opposition. It discusses county commissioners in Luzerne and Lackawanna, court house plans, and broader views on education costs and politics, citing press and university studies.
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Ferr
Farr
Providence
Wilkes-Barre
Lackawanna
Court
Luzerne
Lucerne County
Elte
Flacco
Luzerne County
Lackawanna County
Court House
Board of Commissioners
Mesurs
Roberts
Roberta
Gold standard era boosts U S prosperity and debt relief
The gold standard has prevailed since 1853 with wartime paper currency only between 1862 and 1879. After 1873 the silver dollar was dropped, debt fell from 1 71 billion to 716 million, interest costs dropped, savings rose, and average wages increased from 347 to 445 per worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
C. Stuart Patterson
Maine Victory Powers Statewide Momentum and Manley Smile
A political spillover notes Maine's sweeping win across counties and state offices. The piece cites broad gains in the legislature with 145 of 151 House seats, all counties carried, and every state senatorial district won, signaling broad support and a Manley-led mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
House of Representatives
Joe Manley
Poll of Des Moines rail passengers tallies farmers data
Last week Des Moines Capital conducted passenger polls on trains out of Des Moines. The tallies list stations and sums for routes including Chicago & Northwestern Jewell Junction to Ames McKinley Bryan Palmer and Rock Island Grand Junction Des Moines with figures such as McKinley 140 Bryan 28 Palmer 1 and noncommittal counts.
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Dea Moines
Northern & Western
Fonda
McKinley
Bryan
Palmer
Tollows
Keokuk & Western
Wayne
Decatur
Rock Island
Brooklyn
Chicago
Girat Western
Fair Traine
Ian Atlantic
Chicago & Northwestern
MeKintey
Des Moines
Adel
Scattering
Colfax
Hawarden
Des Moines Northern and Western
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Albin
Des Moines Northern & Western
Bone McKinley
Dowbt- Tul
Atlantic
Northwestern
Doubtful
Polk City Freight
Keokuk
Levering
Coca Rapids
Herndon
Hivan
Fonds
Rock Island & Pacific
Stuart
Winterset Branch
Jewell Junction
Ames
Hook Island
Northern & Western Trai
AicKinley
Eagle Grove
Grand Junction
McKinsey
Dollar price and value in trade quoted by Harrison
Benjamin Harrison asserts that currency values differ by commodity price. He argues silver and gold dollars are not interchangeable at fixed cloth or fur exchange rates, and the fur trader sets these equivalents.
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Benjamin Harrison
Cause of the Split in Pike County
In Beaver Dam Ohio a reader-narrator describes a political split among Populists and Democrats over Bill Hardtiste and Sewall, detailing factional demands, monetary influence, and threats to switch support if patronage promises are not kept. The piece depicts rural anger, old loyalties, and a clash over loyalty to Watson, Bryan, and McKinley.
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Beaver Dar
Pike Co
Ohio
Deer Sur
Ole Bui Hardtiste
Buckner
Fort Donelson
Fort
Belin
Tomas Jefferson
Ole Bill
Bryan
Sewall
Kuntry
Tom Watson
Sewell
Maine
Watson
Arkansas
Anxus
Rose and longing in a hidden bower poem excerpt
The verse from Ball Mall Gazette ponders a dreamy summer hour in a rosy garden by the sea. The speaker longs for a fair presence blessing each leaf and bud while debating wise patience and discreetness to win or preserve the beloved.
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Ball Mall Gazette
Powderly and gold standard debate in Carbondale
In Carbondale the local view on Hon. T. V. Powderly shifts with the gold standard issue. The editorial argues Powderly changed stance on principle while condemning those who switch solely to align with the Democratic party. It praises honest disagreement among silver and gold standard supporters.
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T. V. Powderly
Powderly
Pennsylvania
Mr. Powderly
Democratic Party
Chicago
Silver Democrats
Black speech decries free coinage as hurtful policy
Frank 8 Black, Republican candidate for New York governor, argues against free coinage. He contends the nation lacks bullion to coin and warns that small states with limited populations would be asked to supply bullion to the larger states to make a dollar worth 100 cents.
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Frank 8. Black
Reputlcan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Timeis
Massachusetts
Maine
Citizens must decide by citizenship not partisanship
The speaker urges voters to think for themselves in the coming election and to settle the choice by citizenship rather than partisanship, warning it would be a grave mistake to heed only others.
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William M. Sloane
James W. Alexander
Board of Trustees
Princeton University
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
University of Wisconsin
Ann Arbor
Scranton
West Market Street
Turnpike Company
Protective policy urged to restore demand for farm goods
The piece argues that in harder times workers were unemployed and US wheat exports rose while domestic consumption fell. It claims lowered duties and higher imports harm farmers and laborers, and asserts that adequate protection will revive mills, create jobs, mobilize idle money, and secure paying prices for farm products.
Taffy Versus Fact In Connelleville Dispute
In the Connelleville Courier Billy Bryan attacks hypocrisy as he notes speeches favor the common people while wealthy mine owners reap profits, portraying a clash over inequitable distribution and rhetoric.
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Connelleville
Billy Bryan
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Garret A. Hobart
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Tillman
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Old Forge
Wilkes-Barre and
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Monroe Avenue
McCloskey
Billy Sheehan
Sheehan
Traction Company
Washington Avenue
Wanamaker
Senator Hill
Pike County
Washington Post
Tu Match Mining
Sum Bank
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Kalntucky
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East
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Beaver Dam
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Hank
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Heaver Campos
Lakavana Fine Tailoring
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Carbondale Herald
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Lackawanna Ave
Beidleman
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