War inquiry and political clashes stain the era
The piece surveys the McKinley war investigation and Senate mapmaking, noting derision toward Secretary Alger’s War Department, Quay’s alleged stock dealing, Roosevelt’s resignation remarks, and looming party battles. It reports on Mrs McKinley’s travel, Quay’s arrest talk, and mixed public opinion in Washington regarding the bank failure case. It closes with regional letters urging White voters and a Cuban governance shift to American control by December 1 and Porto Rico under Brooke by October 18.
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McKinley War Investigation
Gion
Alger Relief Comission
Alger
Col. Lee
War Department
V. Bosnton
Canp Thomas
Department
Senate Finance Committee
Quay
Ismar
Qany
Senate
Congressionaal
Repulicane
Blackburn
Kentucky
Louisville
Senator Quay
Philadelphia
Washington
United States Senate
United States Military Commission
Cuba
Brooke
Porto Rico
Incidents of Negro Insolence Reported in Statesville
In Statesville last Sunday several confrontations between Black residents and whites were noted. A Black youth attacked a White boy on the sidewalk and was chastised by the boy’s father. A woman shoved a boy into a ditch and later hurled obscenities. A colored woman elbowed a white gentleman as he leaned over a fence.
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Greenville
Tarboro
John Hi. Sparks
White
Heekens
North Carolina
Statesville
Abont
Yave
Rutherford county Negro convention nominates Miller and Logan
A Rutherford county convention of 73 or 100 Black attendees met on Saturday and nominated Martin Y. Miller colored for register of deeds and William Logan colored for county commissioner. Rutherford's Black residents are very disgruntled and are opposing their white allies.
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Rutherford County
Martin Y. Miller
William Logan
Rutherford
Open Letters To Populists Of Rock Inzlam County
Open letters urge Populists to align with Democrats over gold standard tax and race issues. Writer claims victory against Clevelandism, warns against Republican influence, and calls for unity with Democrats to protect women and white supremacy, signed by Williams et al. Madison NC. Goldsboro Argus predicts five thousand white Republicans in South Carolina will vote Democratic. Wayne County will deliver the Democratic ticket with large majorities.
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Phil Thompson
House
Kky
New York
Washington
Judge van Wyck
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Conree
Banner Elk
Democrat
North Carolina
Mountain
Linney
Lovillhe
Sam
Tanta
Tor
Marion
Africa
America
Rock Inzlam County
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Williams
Madison
N.C
Goldsboro
South Carolina
Wayne County
Argus
Wayne Counti Ly
Yangiow
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Troy Hiss
Tiga
W. B. Councill, JR
Aurounsy Avlas, Boone, N.C
W. B. Councill
M. D. Boone
Physician Office Street
Post Office
P. Lovill
Pletcher
Lovill & Fletcher
Atiol
William R. Lovill
Sutherlands
J. M. Hogshead
Panner
Elk
N. C. Mobile
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