Railroads and the Populist Attacks Explored
A Kansas era critique argues that railroads funded campaigns and bought legislators, detailing 1899 Kansas railroad assessment hikes and cited dispatches from the Kansas City Times. The piece contends populists attacked railroads, while asserting firms contributed to both parties and politicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pap
Kiaanas City
Republican Board
Great Western
Btute Board of Auutization
State Central Committee
Kansas
Supreme Court
Republican Party
Friends of Railroads
Congress
McKinley
Aguinaldo
Branley
Kanans
Snedy
Mrs Lease Sees Baroum Circus in Democratic Gathering
Kansas City reports a crowded convention scene with decorations and festive air at the mouth of the Kew in Missouri. Observers describe a curious blend of politicians and performers, likening the event to a grand show under a Democratic tent with figures like Jefferson, Bryan, and expansionists drawing attention amid political hybrids and reform contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
P. T. Barn
Jeffereon
Bryan
Act
Chrvas Se
Pep Biert
Alraye
Osionoees
Ike
Silver and Wheat in the 16 to 1 Fallacy
The article critiques William J. Bryan's stance on wheat and silver, arguing his drought claim boosts wheat prices and misreads market movements. It parodies past silver and gold standard debates, suggesting Bryan fears Hanna’s campaigning on farm prosperity and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Hanna
Kansas
Farmera
Kibbe quits populists to back straight ticket
Franklin county fusion leaders react as W E B Kibbe announces he will vote the straight Republican ticket. Kibbe, longtime populist figure and delegate to state and national conventions, says he has lost faith in the populist movement after years of infighting and alleged dishonesty among fusion officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Citth
Refige
Eric
Cmd
Polit Rcal
Dakota
Weiser
Croker
Victor Hugo
David Bennett Mill
Tryan
Mary Elizabeth Leare
Kibbe
Franklin County
W. E B. Kibbe
Mr. Kibble
Kansas
Clay Center
Sioux Park
Mr. Kibbe
de- Huston
Lumleng
Atuel
The Horsey and Industry Transformations Mentioned
The piece notes rapid change from horse to automobile and from candle to electricity, praising Stomach Bitters for enduring value over fifty years. It highlights car damping machines at Erie harbor that lift coal into ships and return it to tracks in four minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howtellers
Take Erie Harbor
Jury awards 2300 to Mary Johnson against Nassau Railroad
A Nassau Railroad injury case ends with a verdict of 2300 to Mary Johnson. The jury found the railroad liable for injuries suffered when a sudden train stop pinned her beneath a heavy man described as very fat. The article notes broader tensions in fisheries and infrastructure topics and includes miscellaneous ads and notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Mary Johnson
Nassau Railroad Company
Kiowa Comanche Opening and Oklahoma Land Notices
Fragmentary notes reference Kiowa Comanche opening in Oklahoma, land claims and proclamations, plus legal and real estate items. Mentions Morgan, Van Dick, Perry and multiple places, with items about encampment tickets and a 1900 Chicago gathering. Plus ads for medicines and household goods appear amid miscellaneous phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Homestead
Delaheme
Oklahaite
Awente van Dick
Morgan
Lund Atwoeney
Perry
Addros
Okla
Local ad blitz touts Cure and Potent Pills
An assorted set of patent medicine pitches offers Hall’s Guarrh Cure, Cascarets, and other remedies with promises of cures and domestic tonics. The text includes testimonials, purchase incentives, and warnings about fake products, all presented in a commercial old newspaper voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove's
United States
Cuba
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Welie
TJ. Cuemy
Wiel Druelots
Toledo Cat & Tvuns
Waldigg, Hinnin & Marvin
Edo
Hull
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New York City
Mrs. Lease
Baroum's Circus
Maghalien
Japan
Russia
Washington
Rosia
Newport News
Samoa
Birmingham
Ala
Suez Canal
Vladivostok
Siberia
New York
Chicago
Hite
Cascarets
Rand
Boware
Cascaret
Grove’s
GAR
National
Chicago Great Western Railway
Lake Michigan
Meninles
F. H. Lord
Adams Street
Goldtiisits & Son
Troy
Trethina
Piso
Putnam
Arrad Bande
Sadiee
DR. Moffett
FM East
J. Moffett
M. D
ST. Louig
Wise
Alten
Allen
Allen S, Olmsted
Leltoy
N.Y
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
Pac Sisvile
ETT
Sees Seleeel
Alain
Cory
Bears
LaCrealé
ST. Mary's
Sisters of the Holy Ress
Conservatory of Music
School of Art
Boston Normal School of Gymnastics
St. Mary's Academy
Hamer
Thompson
U. Wichita
Mindy
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