Election Echoes From Warren McKinley Victory Report
The piece notes McKinley’s win and Stone’s plurality in Warren with 220, 457 statewide figures, 5,241 precincts, and comments on voters, the stock market reaction in England, and reactions from local Republicans and Democrats amid a tense election night. It mentions Hi Lane, Hiram, and local officials with colorful remarks on the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Stone
Breene
Oil City
Mr. Stone
McKinley
England
American Securities
Novel burglar alarm shocks Oak Park neighborhood
William F. Van Bergen of 632 Fair Oaks Avenue and neighbors tested a tin horn alarm system to deter a porch intruder who fled after a noisy pursuit. The plan drew quick response from a dozen residents, though the burglar escaped. Observers likened the scene to a campaign parade.
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William F. van Bergen
Fair Oaks Avenue
Oak Park
Ill
Chicago
van Bergen
William
Cyrus Falconer
Andrews
Unclear Regional Data Collage From Incomplete Text
Fragmentary OCR text lists several U S state names with inconsistent numbers such as Alabama 18 000 Arkansas 50 000 Louisiana 25 000 Tennessee Colorado 100 000 Florida 10 000 Mississippi 50 000 Nevada 2 000 Georgia 45 000 South Carolina 4 Kansas and filler characters. Other lines are garbled and unreadable.
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McKinley
California
Pdantie Aeeey
Connecticut
Peeieeras Eeasoveds Wee
Delaware
Illinois
Rases Sn
Indiana
Town
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Deracauster
Minnesota
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ateaerh
North Dakota
Ohio
Geena Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Mewee
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Bryan
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Colorado
Florida
Mississippi
Nevada
Georgia
South Carolina
Warren County Republicans Win Large McKinley Victory
County Treasurer Myers led a record Republican plurality in Warren County with about 4 865 votes for McKinley, 3 037 for Bryan, 322 for Levering, and 27 for Palmer. Stone and Parshall also won by about 2 000 each for Congress and Assembly, respectively.
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Myers
Harrison
McKinley
Stone
Parshall
Congress
Assembly
Popocrats
Preston
Orr
Fusion
Yates
Mary
Bryan
Levering
Palmer
Washington society to rival all prior winters
Washington social season will be unusually gay next winter with a large number of brilliant matrons and rosebuds enhancing the reputation of American beauty. Scholars, statesmen and diplomats will crowd elite gatherings as newcomers from Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore and Philadelphia are charmed by Washington’s varied social life.
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Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Man Who Introduced the Tin Horn in Politics
The passage argues that the man who introduced the tin horn into politics deserves a fog horn monument immediately for the profanity and ill feeling he has provoked. It notes his ongoing freedom and the privilege of a respected citizen despite the harm perceived.
Sibley Beaten by Sturdevant in Erie Crawford Race
In the Erie Crawford district Sturdevant defeats Sibley by about 500 votes. Chairman Sobel telegraphs that the Republican ticket is elected in Erie county, while Crawford county shows the Republicans defeated by a small margin.
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Sibley
Erie-Crawford
Sturdevant
Sobel
Erie County
Crawford County
Perseverance in Trade and Seed Planting Parable
A proverb compares a hustler hoping for instant trade growth to a boy digging up morning planted seed in the afternoon. It counsels steady effort and patient labor as the path to success.
State Board of Health bids kiss ban to curb seleta
The secretary reported to the Board a case where a man persisted in kissing his sick sweetheart with seleta and contracted the disease. The ruling aims to end such kissing to prevent spread.
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Indiana State Board of Health
Church Fair Quip on Spending and Charity
A witty remark critiques church fairs as venues where people overspend on unwanted items to please others and aid heathens who seem happier. It frames fairs as social rituals driven by vanity and charity alike.
Public Debt Rises by 7.2 Million in October
The public debt increased by 7 195 726 dollars in October. Hope is expressed that a change may come in the future.
Silver dollars coined under Sherman act profits rise
The Director of the Mint reports that in September 1896 the U S mints coined 2 700 000 standard silver dollars from bullion bought under the July 14 1890 act. The coins contained 2 088 358 51 ounces of silver, costing 1 862 671 dollars and yielding a government seignorage of 837 329 dollars, deposited in the Treasury.
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Mint
United States
Treasury
Harper & Brothers Incorporates As Family Stock Firm
The Harper publishing house in New York becomes a stock company in Albany on October 28 with capital stock of 2 million dollars. The Harper family retains control. all stock is owned by family members. The move aims to preserve the family name. The firm originated in 1817 as J. & J. Harper and became Harper & Brothers in 1833. Ownership remains unchanged and the current members become stockholders, with John W. Harper chosen as first president.
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Harper & Brothers
New York
Albany
Harper
J. & J. Harper
Joseph Wesley Harper
Fletcher Harper
John W. Harper
John Henry Harper
Henry Harper
John Harper
Henry S. Harper
Horatio R. Harper
James Thorne Harper
James Harper
James
The
Want to Earn the Shilling Irishman Quips on Free Trade
An Irish newcomer in a grocery store disputes potato prices at sixty cents a bushel and quips that a shilling buys them back home. The piece recalls Free Traders promising cheap goods but warns the public about lost jobs and a flooded home market.
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Pat
Fifth Avenue
Window Shade Need Prompted by A A Davis & Co
Local plea urges customers to contact A A Davis & Co for window shades and related fittings. The message emphasizes reliability and prompt service.
Harper's November issue highlights Jameson raid, Wilson essay
The November Harper's presents Part I of White Man's Africa by Poultney Bigelow on Jameson's Raid, an illustrated Woodrow Wilson article on Washington, Part II of The Martian by George Du Maurier, plus other illustrated pieces, poetry and departments.
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Harper’s Magazine
Africa
Poultney Bigelow
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
United States
the Martian
George du Maurier
Harper’s
McCLURE'S Magazine Spotlight: Kipling and More
The November issue features a illustrated piece on the daguerreotype in America and the opening installment of Rudyard Kipling's long story American life. Also included are Anthony Hope dialogues Cy Warman railroad fiction a Lincoln paper by Miss Tarbell and other articles.
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McClure’s
Daguerreotype
America
Rudyard Kipling
Anthony Hope
Cy Warman
Miss Tarbell
Lincoln
Mirror and News Publish Early Morning Editions
Neighbors of the Mirror and News produced morning editions before breakfast on Wednesday, delivering all available news in a proactive journalism effort.
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the Mirror and News
New Harper's Weekly to Feature Crockett Serial and City Sketches
Harper's Week ly November 7 will publish the first chapters of a new Crockett short serial Lady Love and a four page illustrated feature on historic New York houses. Boston subway plans to put street-car traffic underground will be described with text and pictures. The great naval sound money parade in New York harbor will also be depicted.
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Harper’s Weekly
S. R. Crockett
New York
Boston
New York Harbor
Village smith and wife praised for unusual shoeing work
A village blacksmith and his wife are noted for their unusual work with animals. The smith shoes horses while his wife shoes geese, highlighting a rare family craft in the community.
Prospective Buyer Seeks Guarantee for Bicycles
A buyer asks for a guarantee, while the dealer boasts that his wheels are used by all Europe’s crowned heads. The exchange highlights a boastful sales tone and humorous exaggeration.
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Europe
CalL at we Hats at all prices for stylish Millinery
A fragmented notice advertises hats for all prices at a millinery store. Readable details point to a fashion accessory sale likely aimed at shoppers seeking stylish headwear at varying price points.
Cure for Leprosy Debuts in San Francisco Pesthouse
Superintendent Benjamin reports remarkable results from trials of the Goto cure for leprosy at the San Francisco pesthouse. Of 15 inmates, 14 on treatment show improvements, with cases like “Old Annie” and a German sailor positively recovering. Benjamin seeks $600 to extend supplies for about a year.
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San Francisco
Benjamin
Annie
Ernest
Frank Blindt
Cranberry Crop Shortfall Raises Thanksgiving Costs
The cranberry harvest is 125000 bushels below last year with New Jersey yielding one third less. Chicago wholesale prices rise to five dollars per barrel for fancy berries and grocers expect over 15 cents per quart. World supply falls due to summer drought fire worm and grasshopper damage.
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New Jersey
Chicago
Cape Cod
Michigan
Wisconsin
Married Men and Rings in a London Paper Suggestion
A London column proposes that married men should wear wedding rings as a visible sign of commitment. The idea draws discussion about social symbols and domestic life in the city.
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London
Children Treed Bears Near Westbrookville New York
Archie Paige and Nora Paige both 12 and 14 years old treed two bears in a hillside area near Westbrookville New York after their dog drove a mother bear and cub up a tree. They waited overnight with no weapons and were later assisted by hunter John Brown who shot the bears.
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Hunter
Archie Paige
Nora
Westbrookville
Port Jervis
N. Y
Mr. Nation
Nation
Archie
John Brown
Population boom in Palestine doubles Jaffa residents
A testimony to rapid growth reports Jaffa's population rising from 15,000 ten years ago to 42,000 today, indicating substantial expansion in Palestine's urban demography.
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Palestine
Jaffa
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New York Weekly Tribune
N. Y. Weekly Tribune
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Tribune
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L. A. Couch
Burden and Couch
Garland Penna
Solomon
Townen Co
Warr Pa
BROWN
Hai
Wee
Court O Common Pleas
Penna
E. Lorrain Brown
Arthur B. Brown
Wilbur & Schnur
J. W. Dunkle
Urban G. Mease
Citizens National Bank
Wansky
Rban G. Mease
M D
Warren Retail Markets
Fehlman Bro’s
Y. Hyson
Geo. Ball
the Hatter
the Tailor
George Ball
Northwestern
Penn’a
Furni
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Greenland
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