Bryan Speech Draws Massive Chicago Demonstration
In Chicago crowds jammed the Curzon House area awaiting William Jennings Bryan. He appeared on the hotel balcony amid cheers as Mrs Bryan and party entered by carriage. Chairman Stroop welcomed him and spoke of broad support while the crowd roared approval for the nominee and his message of popular government.
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Chicago
Bryan
Curzon House
Heya
Cookposaty Democratic Merching Club
Ceptrin Ferret
Dimen
Ms. Tiryan
Flewee
William J. Stroop
Cook County
Kr. Bryan
Ates
Sifuc
Sywa
Atlantic Seaboard
Bone
Simew Fc
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A fragmented report notes group movement near the mid area as attendees dispersed from the crowd and withdrew to a guarded retreat. No clear individuals or organizations are identified in the legible text.
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Hig Addrest
Bryan Address Draws 4000 at Moline Manufacturing Town
The Bryan campaign visited Davenport and Moline with a huge showing, Mrs. Bryan greeting crowds from a rear platform railing. Bryan urged laborers to choose their own representatives and support restoration of gold and silver at 14 to 1, calling on workers to decide what is best for them. The day included loud demonstrations, crowd pushing for close access, and a strong turnout of working men amid enthusiastic support.
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Davenport
Lowe
Tom
Bryan
den Motors
Firgarn
God
Aileee
York
Rok Island
Davenpiert
Ryan
Huesing
Ayil
Mo- One
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Oncortef Lo Tie
Campiles
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da Congress
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Bryen
Buck
Wall Street sees stagnant markets amid looming election
Henry Clews reports on a stagnant Wall Street, a cautious tone ahead of the November vote, and potential shifts as Democrats and Populists unite. Investors may hold holdings through the fall, while bonds and foreign exchange steadiness temper fears. The piece notes a possible McKinley majority and reduced silver agitation shaping monetary outlook.
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New York
Henry Clews
Wall Street
Wall
Chicago
Wallatrect
Stock Exchange
Forsrand
London
Bryant
McKinley
United States
Spied on Nellie Bly Suit Against Seaman for Wages
Annie Peterson sues Robert Seaman in New York Supreme Court for 1000 dollars claiming she was hired to watch his wife under the alias Nellie Bly. She says Seaman urged frugal performance payments and promised a thousand if successful. The case follows a reconciliation between Seaman and his wife.
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New York
Annie Peterson
Supreme Court
Robert Seaman
Chir Street
Nelle Hy
King of Brooklyn Urges Union as Peril Looms
Horatio C King, former Democratic state ticket bearer for secretary of state, writes ex-Gov Flower urging immediate action to preserve the union. He recalls 1587 and 1861, attacks anti-Democratic sentiment at Chicago, and pledges to join a movement for national honor with sound money Democrats.
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Brooklyn
New York
Horatio C King
Roswell P. Flower
Tammany
Fernando Wood
Jesst
Chicago
Union
National Honor
Mortons on the Limited Train to Chicago
Joy and Paul Morton sons of Secretary J Sterling Morton travel to Chicago. Joy runs a large concern and is silent on politics. Paul is Santa Fe vice president and favors gold, while once being a Democrat. Both avoid party labels and politics in public.
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Joy
Paul Morton
Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Fhe Limited
Chicago
Joy Morton
Santa Fe Railroad
Paul
McKinley viewed as protectionist faith and colored voters’ support
Ex Senator Bruce of Mississippi meets Major McKinley in Canton and predicts wins in Wirel and nearby states. Bruce says southern Democrats will yield to a progressive trend favoring a protective tariff and sound money, with African American voters nationwide backing McKinley as their ally.
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McKinley
B. EK. Bruce
Mississippi
Major MekKinley
South
Wirelain
West Virsinis
Maryland
North Carolina
Kentucky
Major McKinley
Lookout Mountain Hosts Plans for 190-Room Summer Hotel
Through C B James of Memphis a group of Atlanta Nashville and Memphis businessmen have leased ten acres from the Southern Spiritualist Association on Lookout Mountain. They will build a 190-room hotel costing about 20900 dollars to serve as a summer resort. The property features five springs including sulphur and chalybeate types. Plans are complete and construction will begin September.
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Aus
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
C. B. James
Southern Spiritualist Association
Union Veterans Patriotic League presses anti silver appeal
A dated appeal circulated to Union veterans urging support for a gold standard and opposition to silver, signed by generals including Porter, Sickles, Sigel, McCook, and Clayton. The missive calls for veterans to form a nonpartisan Union Veterans' Patriotic League to back Major McKinley and defend national honor.
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New York
Union Veterans’ Patriotic League
United States
Horace Porter
C. Howard
Daniel Sickels
Franz Sigel
Anson G. McCook
William B Tn
Powell Clayton
Overs
Harrigan
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Union
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
McClellan
Hancock
Burnside
Garfield
Logan
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Assessment Insurance
Mckinley
Major McKinley
Campa
Prince Pens
Teague
Fas
Sires
Colored Knights of Tabor Meet Among Racial Tension
In Galesburg Illinois on August 10, the Knights and Daughters of Tabor held a meeting where the only notable event involved a designated speaker, a white woman, facing opposition due to her color. The prepared welcome address was intended for publication.
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Colored Knights of Tabor
Galesburg
Knights and Daughters of Tabor
Home Tabernacle
Uts
A. P. Sawyer
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