Bryan Announces Candidacy Pledge at Clifton House
In Curiaco on July 13 Mr. Bryan announced he would not seek re election, stating his single term aim to faithfully discharge duties. He spoke from the Clifton House balcony to a crowd as the Bland club of Missouri serenaded him, urging the silver issue as the campaign’s key.
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State Street
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Bland Club
Missouri
Bland Silver Band
William Jennings Bryan Democratic Candidate for President
Article traces William Jennings Bryan born March 19 1860 in Salem Illinois. It notes education at Union College of Law Chicago a stint in Jacksonville Illinois and Lincoln Nebraska political rise from 1890 Congress race to senate bid and leadership of the Omaha World Herald in 1894.
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Omaha World-Herald
Bland Expresses Satisfaction With Bryan Nomination
Bland meets reporters in Lebanon after Bryan's nomination bulletin is posted and voices approval. He praises Bryan as a statesman and a “silver man” and says he is fully satisfied with the convention's outcome.
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Lebanon
Bryan
Richard P. Bland
Nebraska Excited Over Bryan Nomination Celebrations
Omana on July 13 reports all Nebraska is excited over Bryan's nomination with bands playing horns tooting and Democrats cheering loudly. In Omaha the enthusiasm is strongest though formal celebrations have not yet begun.
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Omana
Nebraska
Bryan
Omaha
World Views It on Lunacy of Presidential Nomination
The World questions the platform chosen for the White House race calling the nomination of a young orator dangerous. It argues that the nation needs ripest experience tested wisdom broad patriotism and strong executive ability now.
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New York
the World
White House
Populists Back Bryan Nominations In Kansas
Topeka July 13 John Breidenthal chairman of the Populist state central committee is encouraged by Bryan nomination he says the Populist national convention will endorse it and the Kansas delegation will vote for Bryan beyond a doubt
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Kansas
Sewall of Bath A Democratic VP Nominee Profile
Arthur J. Sewall of Bath Maine the Democratic nominee for vice president is 61 years old a prominent shipbuilder and longtime Maine Central railroad supporter. The Sewall family lineage dates to 1684 Coventry England with roots in Newburyport Massachusetts and Sagadahoc County Maine. He heads Arthur J Sewall & Co famed for ship designs from the Diana to the Dirigo and has diversified into many ventures while backing free silver since 1873.
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America
Curiaco
Arthur. J. Sewall
Bath
United States
John Sewall
Coventry
Eng
Massachusetts
Newburyport
Maine
Sewalls
New World
West
Bryan
William D. Sewall
A. E. Sewall
Arthur J. Sewall & Co
Dirigo
Sewall
Sagadahoc County
Maine Central
Taubeneck Declines Comment On Bryan Nomination
Populist National Chairman H. E. Taubeneck refused to discuss William Jennings Bryan's nomination when approached by an Associated Press representative. He said he would say nothing for publication and noted the national committee would meet on the 22d, promising further statements then.
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Tively
Mr. Bryan
People’s Party
South Dakota Prohibitionists Nominate State Ticket
Madison July 14. A state Prohibition convention nominated M. B. Alexander of Watertown K. Lewis of Lake Preston for Congress J. F. Hanson of Mt. Vernon for governor F. A. Carlisle of Brookings for lieutenant governor C. M. Peck of Mitchell for secretary of state Joseph Harker for treasurer George A. Geppart of Volin for superintendent of public instruction The rest of the ticket to be filled by the executive committee.
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Madison
M. B. Alexander
Watertown
K. Lewis
Lake Preston
J. F. Hanson
Mt. Vernon
F. A. Carlisle
Brookings
C. M. Peck
Mitchell
Joseph Harker
George A. Geppart
Volin
Withdrawals Reach Near 100 Million Gold Reserve
Washington July 14. For the sixth time since March 1893 the gold reserve of 100 million dollars was invaded with daily withdrawals totaling 934 700 dollars leaving a remaining reserve of 99 171 518 dollars.
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Washington
Rhodes Target Missed in Thabas Action
Cape Town reports that during fighting between colonial forces and Matabele insurgents at Thabas an Imbi native fired at Cecil Rhodes at close range but missed him.
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Cape Town
Thabas
Cecil Rhodes
Results on the diamond Western League standings update
Reports from St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Cincinnati and Chicago show game outcomes and club percentages. Indianapolis Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City Detroit Grand Rapids Columbus Cincinnati Cleveland Baltimore and other clubs are listed with scores and standings.
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Cleveland
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Washington
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
Common School Education Criticized For Inefficient Methods
The New York World outlines Connecticut’s education report calling the system cumbersome and unskilled. It cites low literacy and arithmetic gaps among pupils and argues that lecturing replaces personalized learning, with compulsory schooling unevenly enforced and widespread ignorance persisting.
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New York
Connecticut
Connecticut State Board of Education
America
Connecticut Public Schools
Fairfield County
Silver City’s Rise From Apache Frontline to Thriving City
An ex-government inspector recalls visiting Silver City New Mexico in 1877 amid Apache raids. He notes its growth from a frontier mining town to a modern urban center with banks, factories, residences, and a Territorial Normal School, symbolizing peaceful progress after years of conflict.
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Silver City
New Mexico
Geronimo
Territorial Normal School
Humboldt Kansas Toll of Bonds and a City Without Officials
A Memphis Commercial Appeal correspondent notes Humboldt Kansas as an old town that voted bonds for railroads, dissolved as a legal city in 1876, and now operates without qualified officers. Mayors and councils do not take office, money is raised by private subscription, and the town functions as a voluntary administration while potential bond debts loom. The longtime editor W T McElroy opposes new bonds and cites ongoing legal and financial limbo as time may erase the debt.
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Humboldt
Kan
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Junction City
Parsons
Southern Branch
Union Pacific
Fort Scott, Humboldt and
Missouri Pacific
Humboldt Township
W. T. McElroy
Humboldt Union
McElroy
Iola
Scientific Sanitation Across Continental Cities
Public sanitary systems advance beyond American cities as Paris shifts sewage from the Seine to expansive farms on city outskirts. Berlin’s sewage farms show high output, with most homes connected to drainage works sending 70 to 80 million cubic yards yearly to irrigate 20 000 plus acres of municipal farms.
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Paris
Seine
Berlin
Modern newspapers boost trade by advertising reach
The rise of the modern newspaper brings merchants before the public and elevates their standing. Large and persistent advertisers show that public interest grows when information is carried by the trusted vehicle of newspapers.
Superstitions Versus Ads Say Printers Ink Answer
A brief quip contrasts beliefs in signs with reliance on newspaper ads for business success, credited to Printers' Ink.
Diphtheria Linking Fowls In Tunis Case Report
The British Medical Journal notes fowling in Tunis and Italy nearly halted due to high mortality from a throat membrane disease. Many handlers show diphtheria symptoms. bacteriologists Loir and Ducloux examined six cases and found the bacillus in a child with false membranes, living on a farm with six months of fowl diphtheria.
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Ducloux
A Convincing Argument About Advertising Confidence
A concise treatise stating that strong belief in goods justifies advertising them. The author argues that willingness to promote reflects product merit and reliability, illustrating a principle of trust in commerce.
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Minor Items of Interest from Various Regions
A death in La Harpe Illinois after a stabbing. three Marion county burglars jailed in Albia Iowa escape. Cuba sugar output drops from 937,222 to 201,644 tons. Baron Paget dies in London born 1823. Winnipeg census shows 6,010 growth since 1891. population and value figures given. Denver hosts Music Teachers National Association. 1897 meeting set for New York. Elyria architect convicted of arson for questionable fires. Mexican officers arrive in Havana to aid Spain. Congressmaker Cook of Wisconsin retires for family and business reasons. Baron Hirsch’s widow donates £4,000,000 for Jewish emigration to Argentina. Bismarck prepares monarch letters for posthumous publication. UK Parliament likely to pass deceased wife’s sister bill after 40 years. Plan for Emperor William monument at Porta Westphalia readied. Indiana study finds convict-work on highways impracticable. Harry Hill dies in Wichita from injuries in a runaway accident. linked to Payne and the Oklahoma raid.
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Joseph Spicer
Charles Collins
Marion County
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August Berkeley Paget
Vienna
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Music Teacher's National Association
Denver
New York
Elyria
Havana
A. Cook
Wisconsin
Vienna Allegemeine Zeitung
Baron Hirsch
Argentina
Prince Bismarck
House of Commons
House of Lords
William
Porta
Westphalia
Wittekin Mountain
Indiana
Harry Hill
Wichita
Kan
Payne
Oklahoma
Fast Living Americans and the Pellets Remedy
The article mocks modern fast living and irregular sleep and diet, noting disorders of the liver stomach and bowels. It attributes widespread dyspepsia and constipation to haste in eating and sleeping and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as an effective remedy for these digestive issues.
Harper's Weekly outlines 1895 program and future plans
Harper's Weekly announces its 1895 policy and features including world coverage, naval illustrations, Army frontier studies, Kiel Canal opening notes, and new departments by W D Howells and Caspar Whitney. It forecasts a strong fiction line and continued independent advocacy for good government and sound money.
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Harper’s Weekly
Julian Ralph
China
Japan
West
Richard Harding Davis
Rufus F. Zograum
Frederick Remington
Poultney Bigelow
Kiel Canal
W D. Howells
Lirz and
Leetrteers
E. S. Martin
Transportation Commission
Caspar W
Ad copy notes on weekly volumes and subscriptions
The passage states that weekly volumes start with January numbers each year and that subscriptions begin with the current number when no time is specified. It warns readers not to copy this advertisement without explicit order from Manger & Brothers.
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Manger & Brothers
Harper's periodicals pricing and mailing details
Harper's Magazine and related periodicals list per year pricing. Free postage to United States Canada and Mexico. Address Harper & Brothers P O Box 959 New York City.
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Harper & Brothers
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