Indiana politics show Republicans in strong position
Special correspondence from Indianapolis notes fault lines in Indiana’s 1900 era campaign. Gold Democrats drift back, Bryan likely to drum up silver support, and labor protests target Hanly. Republicans optimistic on national and state tickets, while fighting for Marion and other counties’ legislative seats amid factional tensions.
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Sunday Post
Indianapolis
Ind
Jendricks
McDonald
Voorhees
Harrison
Morton
Porter
Thiar
John W. Hovitzman
Holtgman
James BR. Keach
John R Wilson
Marin County
John P Frenzel
John R. Wilson
Joel Ketch
Crawford Fairbanks
Samuel ©. Pickens
Charles T. Jewett
Indiana
Beveridge
Senate
Torolinson Hall
Fairbanks
James P. Gandrich
Republican State Committee
Goodrich
Eugene V. Debs
Henry G. Davis
LeRoy Templeton
Parker
Pavis
Democratic State Committee
Bryan
Democracy
Gold Democrats
Democratic Organization
John W. Kern
J. Frank Hanty
Hanty
Hanly
Fort Wayne
William R. Hearst
St. Louis
United States
Gov
Durbin
Hemenway
Landis
Crumpacker
Harry 8
New
National Committee
John L. Griffiths
Addison C. Harris
Daniel G. Reid
Richmond
Marion County
Repubiicans
Marion
Hahcock
Kern
Indianapolis Commercial Club
Taggart
St. Joseph County
Wien County
Madison County
Tibetans Turn Tea Into Currency and Ceremony
In Outing, WW C Jameson Reid explains tea dominates Tibetan and Mongolian life. Tea bricks function as money, while preparation blends salt butter and barley flour. A yak-dung fire, wooden bowls, and ritual savoring accompany the buttered tea and chewy dough balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson Reid
Tibet
Mongolia
Anda
China
Bank of England
Anthracite Population Figures
A St James Gazette note reports 620000 people in Pennsylvania's anthracite region with 490000 foreign born. Among these, over 50000 cannot read or write. The item comments on foreign born literacy and contrasts views on Roosevelt and British figures like Cromer and Chamberlain.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Lord Cromer
Jef Davis
Lincoln
Kitchener
Bismarck
Germany
Will
Jupiter
Chamberlain
Buffalo Bill
St. James
New York political mood as fall campaign unfolds
A New York political gossip column assesses the early state of the 1904 campaign. It notes uncertainty about New York outcomes, details Roosevelt and Parker dynamics, highlights Tammany figures Murphy and McCarren, and covers Belmont influence, populist Watson’s impact, and western state concerns shaping the race.
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McCarren
Democratic Party
Dave Hill
Hil
Parker
New York
Murphy
Tom Watson
Grant
Hayes
United States Army
South
Mr. Watson
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Campaign Books Destroyed in National Campaign Folio
Walter Wellman reports on a dramatic 1896 presidential contest and the McKinley Bryan feud. The article describes secret campaign bookkeeping, fund hoards, and rapid post campaign destruction of records, with Heath claiming over one hundred thousand dollars in hand and Nebraska seeking fifty thousand more. It notes minimal auditing and high trust among managers, and includes a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange about ownership and a horse theft joke.
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Walter Wellman
Mr. Hanna
Nebraska
Republican Committee
Bryan
McKinley
Hanna
Heath
Tfat
Treasury
Politics in Winnipeg Farmers Favor Free Trade
Special correspondence from Brandon Manitoba notes Winnipeg's economic role as grain trade hub and forecasting broad farmer support for reciprocity with the United States while Winnipeg manufacturers resist tariffs. The piece argues Liberal and Conservative stances hinge on trade policy, with future debates tied to Britain's influence and Washington’s reciprocity proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Raftery
Washington Post
Brandon
Manitoba
Prairie
Canada
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Athabasca
Alberta
Winnipeg
Dominion
United States
Mackenzie
Keewatkin
British Columbia
Ontario
Minneapolis
St. Paul
New Coun
Northwest
Ottawa
American Congress
Chamberlain Sue
Laurier Party
Washington
Canatea
Billboards Offense Creates Urban Nuisance in Baltimore
The Baltimore News reports unease among property owners over land left to the Burnt District Commission after street widening. Citizens urge lawmakers to limit billboard heights ban certain locations tax posters by size and even curb color use to curb the growing visual pollution and smells associated with these structures.
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Baltimore News
Burnt District Commission
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Prohibition
Davis
Odell
Wie
Cleveland
New York City
Croker
van Wyck
Coler
Bronx
Cooper Union
Tom Tuaggart
Toman
Saratoga
Mth
Murat Halstead
Fremont
C. J. Harris
North Carolina
Harris
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis Sentinel
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
John R. McLean
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Norman H. Mack
Buffalo Times
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Patrick H. McCarren
Charles F. Murphy
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Tammany
Devery
McClarren
Greater
Democratic Committee
August Belmont
Sheehan
Delaney Nicoll
Belmont
Hill
Nicoll
Aug Belmost
Esopus
William A. Clark, Jr
Congress
Montana
Clarks
Joe Dixon
Tom Carter
Young Clark
Lewis and Clarke
Silverbow
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Colorado
Nevada
West
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Randiser
Ie la
Cn An Ache
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh Street
Eighth Street
Panama
Reseda
Politics
Great Britain
Mr. Borden
Intercolonial Railway
Monckton
New Brunswick
Fort Simpson
B. C
Laurier
Canadian Pacific
Billboards Offensive
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