William Jennings Bryan and Mary Baird Bryan in the Politics
A portrait of William J. Bryan and his wife Mary Baird Bryan as central figures in American public life. The text traces Bryan’s political storms and Mary’s quiet leadership, then shifts to broader party dynamics and liberal versus conservative currents across the Republican and Democratic parties, highlighting figures like Norris, Roosevelt, La Follette, and Capper as exemplars of progressive influence within their parties.
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Dayton News
William Jennings Bryan
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mary Baird Bryan
Bryans
Bryan
Mirs
Mrs. Bryan
World Herald
Norris
New England
Jefferson and
Jackson
Hamilton
McKinley
Coolidge
America
Congress
Nebraska
Middlewest
Republican
Republican Party
Roosevelt
la Follette
Capper
Doliver
Pinchot
Garfield
Johnson
Wilson
Walsh
Omaha
Norris Re election viewed by World Herald
The Omaha World Herald, leading Democratic paper of the Missouri Valley, aims to defeat Senator Norris of Nebraska in his bid for re election. It claims the paper’s Democratic duty and cites the credibility and fairness of its editorial stance.
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Emporia Gazette
Omaha World Herald
Missouri Valley
United States
World Herald
Norris
Nebraska
Defeat of Norris Seen as Setback in Missouri Valley
The piece argues that liberalism finds support among liberals wherever they are and that Norris's defeat would halt progress in the Missouri Valley. It laments that Norris's loss would be a calamity unsalvageable even by the election of Gilbert Hitchcock, implying broad political consequences for the era.
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Norris
World Herald
Missouri Valley
Gilbert Hitchcock
We Amuse the British on Prohibition in America
The piece notes British reactions to U S prohibition efforts. It cites the London Morning Post and Manchester Guardian as amused or bemused by the push, recounting deaths and arrests, and compares U S efforts to historical British measures. It remarks on differing national lessons and the impracticality of enforcing such laws without vast funding.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
London Morning Post
Hoovzer
Post
Waterloo
Manchester Guardian
The
Guardian
Congress
Australia
United States
Morning Post
Dragooning the American People Rejected by Commission
The passage condemns a move to force the public into accepting prohibitionist policy, agreeing with the commission that it is un-American. It argues the public will not tolerate prohibitionists indefinitely and will resist efforts to redefine American identity.
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Commission
Look Ahead to Youth Power and Social Change
The article argues that social problems won't be solved by cynics. Youth increasingly leads in elites like college presidencies, challenging old traditions. Only parents close to modern life can grasp the sweeping youth-driven changes and must show martyr-like courage to understand them.
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York Republican
Large movement of lambs in two weeks from Platte Valley
A large movement of lambs occurred over a two week period from the Platte Valley with extensive shipments described. The report notes one hundred fifty five car loads of livestock transferred, highlighting the scale of the cattle and sheep trade in the region.
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Platte Valley
North Jalta Valley Lamb Feeders shipments rise in two weeks
Inmiles shipped from the North Jalta Valley during the two weeks ending February 1, per secretary Warrick. Total of 155 car loads. 2 sent Friday via Burlington and 19 Saturday via Union Pacific. Orders show Monday trains will dispatch at least 23 car loads, 18 via Burlington and five via Union Pacific. The Gift Shop advertises a February watch sale offering $5 for any old watch.
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North Latte Valley
Perio
K. Warrick
North Jalta Valley
Associaton
Wile
Burlington
Union Pueblc
Union Pacific
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