Battle for Ballots and Campaign Money Tactics
A vivid profile of the 1900s national campaigns shows Democrats and Republicans mobilizing huge funds for advertising. It notes New York headquarters, key figures, and the tactic of using fakirs, cartoons, and streetcar handbills to sway voters. It also covers the expense scale, from printing to oratory, and the reliance on state committees to match funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accoluiuins
Winleys White
Roosevelt
White House
Abraham Lincon
Anais
New York
Chicago
Indianapolis
Parker
Uncle Sam
John G Carlisle
William J. Bryan
Judson Harmon
Hoke Smith
Melville E. Ingalls
Patrick A Collins
Charles S Hamlin
Joseph W Bailey
John W Daniel
W. Bourke Cochran
Charles A Towne
David B Hin
E. W. Carmack
John Sharp Willams
James H Eckles
William J Stone
Champ Clark
Edward M. Shepard
Carter Harrison
West Virginia
Democratic National Committee
Republicans
Indiana
Quay
Republican National Committee
Hanna
Cortelyou
Repubican
William ©. Whitney
Democratic Party
Marshall Jewell
Stephen B. Elkins
Davis
New Woolen Patterns and Campaign Fund Commentary
A rich fall woolen display features imported and domestic fabrics and urging early tailoring for cool weather. The piece pairs fashion notes with political commentary noting a $100,000 personal campaign loan by James G Blaine and speculation on party fundraising and advertising efficacy ahead of an election.
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Republican National Committee
James G.blaine
Cortelou
Ius
Cortelyou
Taggart
Parker
Rorsevelt
Imaginary Plant Profit Probe Ends in Lesson on Feasibility
A production engineer describes building an imagined steel plant to test profitability for over ten thousand machines yearly. He computed costs and profits, showing a $2,642,000 investment and $1,250,000 working capital, then advised against proceeding while highlighting he saved four million dollars and five years of effort for the promoters.
Summer Society Parade at Waldorf Dazzles Brooklyn Girl
The New York Presa reports a Brooklyn girl’s visit to the Waldorf Astoria last Sunday to view a summer society parade. She and a companion dined at a Fifth Avenue window table from 6 to 7:30, witnessing a procession of bicycles, touring cars, family wagons, and fashionable outfits along Fifth Avenue, with many unglamorous scenes.
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Waldorf
New York
Pepper
Mommer
East Side
Gollsi
Fifth Avenue Society
Brooklyn
First Election Not In Electoral College Origins
A historical overview by J. Martin Miller traces how early elections operated before formal electoral laws. It notes 1789 omissions by New York North Carolina and Rhode Island, the tie in 1800 between Jefferson and Burr, and how the House resolved that deadlock. It covers Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe and the evolving role of the Vice Presidency through 1864.
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J. Martin Miller
New York
Empire State
Georges Washington
United States
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Electora College
George Washington
John Adams
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Adams
House
Aaron Burr
House of Representatives
Jefferson
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Vermont
Virginia
Burr
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Delaware
South Carolina
George Clinton
Clinton
James Madison
E. Gerry
John Q. Adams
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
John Q Adams
William H. Crawford
Henry Clay
Timets
Louisiana
Maine
Missouri
Ohio
Rhoda Island
Jackson
Alabama
Indiana
Mississippi
Pennsyvania
Marti van Buren
Fhm Johnson
Senate
Mr. Johnson
Francis Granger
Whllam Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
George M. Dallas
Millard Willmore
Franklin Pierce
William R. King
James Buchanan
J.C Breckinridge
Abraham Lincoln
H. Hamlin
Arkansas
Florida
Texa
S. Grant
Electoral vote totals in U S presidential history
A historical summary recounts key presidential elections. It lists electors won by figures such as Colfax Grant Wilson Mayes Wheeler Garfield Arthur Cleveland Stevenson Hobart Roosevelt and others across multiple states and years, noting notable plurarities and rejections. It references elections from 1860 through 1916, including Jackson Adams Harrison Cleveland McKinley and Tilden Hayes and Ends with a copyright notice.
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Schuyler Colfax
Ulysses 5
Grant
Henry Wilson
R. B. Mayes
W. A. Wheeler
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Thomas A. Hendricks
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland
Morton
Stevenson
William McKinley
Garret A. Hobart
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Jackson
Adams
Samuel J. Tilden
Georgia
Horace Greeley
Arkansas
Louisiana
A. &. Grant
R. BR. Hayes
Washington Press Association
Love as a Penalty for Crime in Penal Reform Debate
From the Chicago Chronicle, at a national charities conference Frederick H. Wines argues against indeterminate sentences favoring punishment aligned with the man’s spirit and mind. He cites rising crime rates and criticizes love based reform, urging decisive penalties and cautioning against exposing society to criminal risk.
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Chicago Chronicle
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Frederick H. Wines
Statisticiang
Collie Sally of Royal Kin Impresses Master in Paris and Beyond
Sally, a collie of royal blood from Carlo and Scottish Maid, captivates Alfred F. Trident in Los Angeles after travels from Edinburgh. The dog’s intellect, loyalty, and record of blue ribbons from Paris Brussels Rotterdam Cologne Quebec and Montreal are proudly recited, highlighting her remarkable human-like understanding.
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Los Angeles
Sally
Alfred F. Trident
Mr. Trident
Fife
Hyde Park
Carlo
Lord Rosebery
Edinburgh
Worth Bridge
States
Paris
Brussels
Rotterdam
Cologne
Quebec
Montreal
Hindu Demand for Self Rule Amid Philippine Example
The piece argues Indian intellectuals and elites advocate greater self governance by citing Japan and the Philippines. It notes public discourse in journals and meetings praising local self government and queried rights, while denying full independence, and questions why Indians cannot reclaim governing rights without seeking complete sovereignty.
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Japan
Philippines
India
McKinley
Roosevelt
Gov
Taft
Parker Bridget & Co Sale Closes Out Light Weight Suits
Parker Bridget & Co announces a final closeout sale on high pressure reductions for all light weight two and three piece suits. The annual event offers prices below value as it clears the season's stocks from the stock books and urges shoppers to act now before stocks end.
Advance Fall Wearables and Fall Fashion Sale Details
The store showcases fall dress across departments with complete footwear lines and many exclusive hat shapes. Stag last high shoes, neglige hats, and fall neckwear highlight the assortment priced from 2.00 to 7.00 dollars. Two piece wool suits in crash and homespun are discounted, with Parker Bridget Clothing pushed as value. The sale offers season ahead stock, larger varieties, and aims to convert new customers into permanent buyers.
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Parker-Bridget
Tailor Made Mens New Fall Importations Displayed
A tailor shop announces fall importations of fabrics, highlighting careful selection that preserves meritorious stock. The message invites customers to view the goods and demonstrates Parker-Bridget facilities for custom tailoring and craftsmanship proven to demanding clientele.
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Parker-Bridget
Finland for Ireland scheme from Independent Now
A proposed exchange of Ireland for Finland is suggested to Russian and British diplomats as a way to relieve discontent and advance peace. The piece argues Finns and Irish would welcome the swap, noting differing governance and naval access implications for Russia and Britain.
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Russia
Great Britain
Ireland
Finland
William Butler Yeats
Robert Emmet
England
Japan
Nicholas II
Edward VII
Europe
Pough Advertisement From Morning Post Echoes Global Reach
An obscure ad from the London Morning Post features the line Pough and proclaims readiness to undertake any task anywhere anytime. The text mashes together notes on America Europe Australasia and various stock and legal themes, ending with stray phrases and names.
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Pough
London Morning Post
America
Porkyarde
Australasia
Kauri
Baden
Paid Alimony in Pennies in Baltimore Court Case
Mrs Matuel Bailey grass widow of Dr Alp fred Bailey seeks attachment to compel payment of ten dollars monthly alimony in pennies from August. She states her former husband has not paid or paid in pennies, deducting ten percent for commissions, and is now five months in arrears.
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Baltimore News
South Dakota
Matuel Bailey
Alpfred Bailey
Bailey
Mesers Benson Marshall & Welsh
Circuit Court
L Barles
di Batley
Dr Bailey Tuage Phlps Faces Attachment Proceedings
A court orders: unless Dr Bailey shows good cause by September 1, an attachment will proceed with severe consequences. The notice demands the doctor address alimony payment issues and respond to the attachment action.
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Baiey Tuage
Candy from a machine turns tobacco into candy in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Record report describes a device resembling a coffee mill that converts powdered sugar into a candy by centrifugal force. The center tube feeds sugar as the disk spins at high speed, producing threadlike candy that hardens into a circular form.
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Rem Tha Phildelphia
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de- Spita
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George Foster Peabody
Democratic Committee
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Louis A Coolidge
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Empire
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Royal Kin
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Pet
Jane
Parker, Bridget & CO
Ninth and
Pa. Ave
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Citigen
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