Republican Ticket National and State Officers Listed
The ticket lists presidential and vice presidential candidates William McKinley and Garrett Hobart. It names gubernatorial and official nominees across state offices including Ringsrud Crawford Hindman Roddle Mayhew Phillips Jones Crane Lockhart McFadden Bromley Johnston Edwards Turner Woods Slocum Rice Houston Baker Sterling McIntosh Vance Alexander Grant Wood Crosbie Collins Coomer House Smith Connard Woodworth among others with several county level posts and a slate of presidential electors.
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W. H. Roddle
Brookings
H. E. Mayhew
Sanborn
K. G. Phillips
Lawrence
S. V. Jones
Aurora
Frank Crane
Codington
John L. Lockhart
Grant
D. W. McFadden
Custer
N. P. Bromley
Spink
Geo. Johnston
Davison
T. M. Edwards
Pennington
J. L. Turner
R. J. Woods
Minnehaha
R. S. Slocum
Campbell
Grigsby’s Answer Sparks Next Challenge
A sharp reply from Grigsby signals readiness for a new opponent, setting the stage for the next confrontation. The exchange hints at ongoing rivalry and potential adjustments as teams prepare for upcoming fixtures.
Republican League Elect Names New Ohio Leader
Tom Watson awaits the committee of notification as D. D. Woodmanses of Ohio is announced as the new president of the national Republican league.
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Tom Watson
Committee of Notification
D. D. Woodmanses
Ohio
The
National Republican League
Bryan confronts fatigue as fall campaign nears
The candidate Bryan projects a confident image now but warns of fatigue in November. The remark frames a contrast between current stamina and upcoming campaign demands.
Jim Hill Seen as Philosopher Within Democratic Leanings
Jim Hill is described as a thoughtful figure who aligns with the Democrat side, noted for philosophical tendencies in his public persona.
Beadle County Reports Record Corn Crop and Acreage
Beadle county notes record corn production with acreage at an all time high. Farmers anticipate strong yields and renewed optimism for the harvest season.
Saint Paul Hosts Thirteenth National Veterans Reunion
The saintly city of St. Paul welcomes attendees as veterans gather for the thirteenth national reunion, showcasing hospitality and ceremonial events.
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St. Paul
Prairie fires threaten Beadle county hay crop
Much of the hay crop of Beadle county is being taken care of, but the greater portion of it will be food for savage prairie fires.
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Beadle County
Lingering distrust of Li Hung Chang in White House visit
The text hints that Li Hung Chang was not invited to sit in the White House and questions whether Grover Cleveland distrusted him due to Li's stance on free silver. It presents a political vignette about imperial diplomacy and domestic finance debates.
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Li Hung Chang
White House
Grover
Bon Homme Republicans renominate Stevenson and Dollard for Pierre
Bon Homme county Republicans renominate J. H. Stevenson for state senator and Robert Dollard for the house. Stevenson and Dollard are described as a strong team for Pierre.
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Bon Homme County
J. H. Stevenson
Robert Dollard
House
Stevenson
Dollard
Pierre
Freight rate rise hits printers stock between St Paul and Huron
Freight rates between St Paul and Huron are raised by 30 percent in the last 30 days. Railways aim to extract more from publishers, charging higher prices and increasing costs for printer suppliers.
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St. Paul
Huron
Poet scout Jack Crawford dies after fall in Washington
South Dakota readers knew Jack Crawford as a poet scout. He was found alive after tumbling over an embankment at Blewett Washington but died shortly after.
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Jack Crawford
Blewett
Washington
Coffin Sent Home as Li Hang Chang Declares No Need
Li Hang Chang has sent his coffin home and decided he will not need it now. It is unclear if Bryan has ordered his coffin sent to Lincoln Nebraska for November 34, but strong suspicion exists that such a step will be necessary.
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Li Hang Chang
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Lee Speech Reported as Opposed to Gold Standard
The account contrasts Lee as a would be governor candidate who claims to seek an honest administration and argues against money power dominance. He advocates a gold standard and states against debt with gold and silver on an equal basis, urging prosperous farmers and workers through fair pay and stable currency.
Bet Placed on McKinley Victory and Bryan Losses
Ove H. B. Frye, traveling via Narragansett Pier New York, announces bets authorized by a New York house. Fifty thousand to ten thousand that McKinley will be elected. Fifty thousand to five thousand that Bryan will not poll as many votes as Horace Greeley. Ten thousand to five thousand that Bryan will not carry three southern states or one eastern state. Frye to provide principals’ names for approval and coverage.
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Ove H. B. Frye
Narragansett Pier
New York
McKinley
Bryan
Horace Greeley
Mr. Frye
Winneapolis Tribune
McKinley on Free Silver and Domestic Manufacturing
The quote argues free silver won’t fix production or demand, won’t curb foreign competition, and won’t create consumers via mint money. It asserts growth comes from expanding U S factories and manufacturing rather than circulating more money or boosting wheat demand. Wm McKinley.
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Russia
India
Argentine Republic
United States
Wm. McKinley
Colvin Takes Over Pierre Daily Journal as Free Silver Paper
W R Colvin now operates the Pierre Daily Journal as a free silver paper. He has aligned with silver factions, drawing the attention and wallets of the silver supporters. The change signals financial bets and political stakes for Colvin.
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Pierre Daily Journal
W. R. Colvin
Colvin
Horontre Acknowledges Complimentary Fair Tickets
The Horontre acknowledges receipt of complimentary tickets to the Southern South Dakota District Fair Association. The fair opens at Scotland on September 23 and closes September 26. Our absence will not lessen our wishes for a successful fair.
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Horontre
South Dakota
Scotland
South Dakota Wheat Yield Falls Short of Expectations
The wheat crop outlook shows South Dakota yields well below expert estimates while threshing reports describe a stubborn global shortage. Despite tight supply, a surplus may exist to ship to Liverpool where prices for wheat are expected to be fixed.
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South Dakota
Liverpool
Bryan Returns Home After Eastward Campaign
The report notes Bryan ending his eastern voyage by leaving enemy territory with the foe still alive. Returning home without defeating Wall Street, he might deliver speeches to the Sioux, who are described as resembling Mexicans more than New Yorkers.
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Bryan
East
Wall Street
Money question shapes two month political mood
The passage argues that in two months the American people will decide on the money issue. It says the Horonite trusts the public to avoid catastrophe regardless of whether Bryan or McKinley wins. It also asserts that the government in Washington will remain unchanged.
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Horonite
Bryan
McKinley
Washington
German Reichstag Passes Law On Stock Restriction And Farm Trade
The Reichstag passes a law to curb stock dealings and curb farm product gambling. It argues such a statute could abolish boards of trade and shape farm prices by supply and demand, more effectively than any other law.
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Reichstag
Boards of Trade
Portland Mayor orders dismissal over silver standard view
Portland mayor issued an underground directive last week to fire city workers not supporting the silver standard. A headcount showed over a hundred employees, with only one supporter of gold policy, a fire commissioner deemed unsafe to remove.
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Pennoyer
Portland
Mayhew Faces GOP Ticket Split Over Gold Standard
Pierre Journal notes Editor Mayhew on the Republican slate for state auditor while praising his paper as a strong gold standard advocate. The silver editor of the Journal is described as badly mixed on Mayhew’s stance and his financial views.
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Mayhew
Pierre
The
Huronane
Garfield on free silver and 16 to 1 at Congress
The passage recalls President Garfield as a free silver critic, noting his July 13 1876 House remarks calling the proposal fraught with rascality and swindling. It states silver's decline three years after a great crime and Garfield’s doubt in government money creation by fiat.
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Garfield
House of Representatives
Wm McKinley on the Money Question
The speaker states that McKinley understands the money issue well and is a student of political economy. He argues that regardless of money type, people must have work to earn dollars, implying wage work is the key to monetary value and circulation.
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Wm. McKinley
McKinley
Practical Labor Wages Call For Steady Work And Sound Money
The speaker argues labor gains come from steady employment and good wages paid in sound money. He urges aligning policies with the next president to ensure monetary stability as vital to workers and the nation.
Jefferson and Hamilton on gold silver value and minting
The text argues Hamilton and Jefferson used the market value of metals for minting rather than fiat law. Jefferson stated the ratio was a mercantile issue needing investigation of gold prices in trading partners and averaging them.
Democrats Nominating at Indianapolis for Party Unity
The Democratic party plans to nominate a presidential ticket at Indianapolis to hold the party together regardless of November election prospects. The choice aims to deter Bryan and his followers, framed as a patriotism act to avoid the “silver craze” turmoil.
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Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
United States
Indianapolis
Bryan
McKinley Warns Against Tariff Slashes Denying Home Market
In a plea attributed to William McKinley the speaker argues that farmer welfare depends on domestic demand rather than silver coinage or free trade. He asserts that lowering value measures harms farmers, urging protective tariffs to defend the home market and American labor.
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Wm. McKinley
Ex Senator Warner Miller Denied Seat in New York Republican Convention
The Platt machine rejects Warner Miller despite thirty years as a delegate and service in the New York Assembly, Congress, and Senate. The Würg of Platt’s influence clashes with Miller’s loyalty to the people and party principles, ending his bid at the state convention.
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Warner Miller
New York
Herkimer County
Platt
Niagara
People of
State Assembly
Congress
U S. Senate
Senate
Lamb
Roscoe Conkling
Tom Platt
Republi
Warmer Miller Leads Loyalists Toward Honest Government
A fragmented political vow praises Warner Miller and his loyal leadership as the path to honest governance and victory, signaling continuity with Pratt and Miller figures and a pledge of loyalty.
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New York
Pratt
Miller
Long Live
Warner Miller
McKinley Letter Seen As Strong Campaign Document
The acceptance letter is praised as bold and scholarly, outlining the campaign issues before the public. It argues restoring the Republican Party to power to run the nation in a businesslike way, revive trade, put money in circulation, and stabilize currency and tariffs.
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McKinley
Republican Party
Wm. McKinley
United States
Chicago
Silver and Salvation or Gold and Goldbellibus
The excerpt rails at free coinage as a political battle between silver advocates and gold bugs. It derides figures like Mark Hanna, John Sherman, and Pierpont Morgan, blasts the Democratic Chronicle, and laments religious and national ruin tied to monetary policy. It ends by questioning whether sixty-five million Americans will falter morally in the late nineteenth century.
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Sioux City Journal
Salt Lake
Markhannas
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Buzzard’s Bay
Son of God
Democratic” Chronicle
Ally
Buffalo Beast
Wall Street
United States
Israel
Dakota Hills Highlighted In Republican Sound Money Theme
Sioux City Journal notes the Dakota Hills region across Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota shining with republican sound money badges goldenrod and sunflowers as a decorative motif.
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Dakota Hills
Sioux City Journal
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Great Increase in Farm Products
The Yankton Gazette notes world population has risen since 1870 by 12 percent while production of wheat, wool, cotton, gold, and silver has surged, with wool up 1074 percent, cotton 112 percent, gold 39 percent, and silver 289 percent.
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Yankton
McKinley Praises Domestic Mills Over Foreign Silver
A defender of U S industry argues it is better to use American labor to operate mills than to rely on foreign silver, expressing support for domestic production over global coinage. The speaker frames the issue as a choice between empowering American workers and engaging with international silver markets.
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United States
America
Pay Cuts Now Target Labor Value
The statement observes a two step squeeze on workers: initial wage reductions followed by efforts to erode the currency value used to pay labor. It frames this as a successive attack on workers’ earnings and purchasing power.
United States must lead in wages industry and stable finances
The speaker asserts the United States should avoid cheap money and cheap labor. The nation must occupy a premier post in wages industry and financial integrity, aiming to be at the head of the earth’s nations.
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United States
Nothing is cheap to Americans when it comes from abroad
The statement argues that goods sourced from foreign markets raise costs for US workers, highlighting the burden of importing cheap items on domestic labor and laborers' productivity and wages.
Silver Coinage Argument Rejected as Honest Dollars
If free coinage of silver means a fifty three cent dollar it is not an honest dollar. If free coinage means a hundred cent dollar equal to a gold dollar we will not have cheap dollars but dollars just like those we now have and which will be as hard to get.
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United States
America
Ple
War's bitterness fades as shared heritage endures
The passage recalls that the bitterness of war is in the past and the glories belong to all. It notes that the memories and sacrifices of those who lost are as sacred as those who triumphed, shaping a common heritage.
Honest Patriotism and Financial Honor Unite for America
A call to end party divisions and protect national honor through united action. Emphasizes that honesty cannot be bounded by state lines and warns against financial dishonor as a looming threat to the nation.
Faithful Union Soldier Honored in Later Years
Reflection on the joy of faithful service to the Union as a lasting legacy for family and friends. The passage praises patriotism and sacrifice through the hardships of history, noting the mutual blessing of giver and receiver.
American policy urged to boost farmer’s customers
The speaker argues farmers suffer as competitors grow and top buyers falter. He says reducing rivals is unlikely but adopting a true American policy can put the farmer’s best customers back to work.
Soulless Trust Plans Coal Rise in Yankton
The Yankton coal dealers report an authorized September 1 price increase of twenty five cents per ton for anthracite to ten fifty per ton. The trust says the move will yield five million dollars in fall profits for the combination, with no demand basis and harming the masses during the coming cold season.
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Soulless Trust
Press and
Dakotan
Yankton
The Result of Fusion Prediction
The Volga Tribune argues South Dakota Democrats lose real choices after the state committee’s surrender to populists at Mitchell. It predicts no Democratic presidential electors, no Democratic congressmen, and no Democratic state ticket, forcing voters to align with populists or other factions.
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John Longstaff
National
William M’kinley
Garrett A. Hobart
New Jersey
R. J. Gamble
Coe I. Crawford
Hughes
A. O. Ringsrud
Union
D. L. Hindman
Marshall
Harvey J. Rice
J.W. Houston
John T. Baker
Edward Sterling
WM. Rogers
Alex. M’intosh
Register of Deeds
Edwin H. Vance
J. H. Alexander
F. E. Grant
John Wood
Harriet S. Grant
A. E. Curtis
Geo. W. Cook
J. H. Crosbie
V. E. Collins
J. B. Coomer
R. B. Smith
D. Connard
L. Woodworth
Grigsby
Jim Hill
Lee
Homonirz
Lee-Grigsby
Mr. Lee
Hurontre
Herald-Democrat
Senator Jones
Hamilton
Friends of Silver
Thomas Jefferson
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