People's Party Platform Adopted at St Louis Convention
The platform proclaims a national money system issued by the government, free silver and gold coinage, and a larger circulating medium. It calls for government ownership of railroads and telegraphs, land reform reclaiming railroad lands, direct legislation through initiative and referendum, and broader voting rights. It voices support for Cuban independence and immediate admission of western territories as states.
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National People’s Party
St. Louis
Eas
National
People’s Party
Repub
Nio
Abd Alutb
Banka
Mfio
Congress
United States
Supreme Court
Poatal
Faw
Toltieries
Traty
Eckra
Dent
Cuba
District of Columbia
Worki Ag Fur
People's Party
Bryan plans extensive campaign trip before nomination
Lincoln plans indicate a broad travel schedule for William J. Bryan as he prepares for the Democratic nomination. He will likely notify in New York around August 10 or 12, then tour Chicago Pittsburgh Washington Philadelphia and Bath Me., with Maine and New England stops, before returning to Lincoln late August. Mrs. Bryan and two clerks assist, with no fixed return date.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
New York
East
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Washington
District of Columbia
Philadelphia
Bath
Sewall
Maine
Nebraska
Mr. Bruso
New England
Alleghanies
Rocky Mountains
United Press
Bright Thoughts and Quips Across Papers
A collage of humorous quotes from various papers notes banter on champagne, doctors bills, misunderstandings, and politics. It blends light dialogue about social quirks with sly observations on manners, medical faith, and public figures, reflecting early 20th century humor.
Immigration divides working class and church say Rev Waugh
The gulf between the working class and the church is largely due to foreign immigration from non English speaking countries. When they arrive they often have no desire to attend English church services or hear English preachers, says Rev A J Waugh of Cleveland Presbyterian.
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A. J. Waugh
Presbyterian
Cleveland
Truth and the man of power and truth
The quotation presents a sharp dichotomy between truth and falsehood attributing strength bravery leadership to truth and weakness cowardice and desertion to falsehood. It cites Rev C H Thuring a Presbyterian in Cleveland.
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Rev. C.H. Thuring
Presbyterian
Cleveland
Religious Homes Compared To Tombs By Rev Barbour
Rev H H Barbour of Columbne, a Baptist preacher, condemns so called religious homes as joyless tombs. He cites long faced, sanctimonious parents praying in a solemn way, turning Sunday into the dreaded day of the week.
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H. H. ‘Barbour
Columbne
Devout Mothora Event Promotes Religion At Motel
A fragmented report notes a devout gathering at a motel promoting religious propagation. Mentioned names include Rey, RA i Catholi, Lawrence, Musa, with echoes of Augustine Chrysostom Burke and Webster in a debate on national strength.
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Augustine
Chrysostom
Burke
Webster
Rey
RA i Catholi
Lawrence
Musa
Fads and Fashions Across Europe
A survey of etiquette and customs from Europe notes men may wear diamond accessories if not ostentatious. Paris offers iodized starch ink that fades in four weeks. Dutch houses use two doors for marriage and death. Berlin hosts an annual fancy dress ball for women artists only. Norwegian weddings see guests bring practical gifts, often butter.
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Holland
Berlin
Birthplace and heredity talk in a sermon excerpt
Rev F D Temple and Rev M W Reed critique heredity and Bible reading in public discourse. Quoted remarks discuss Lincoln ancestry, religious culture, and Park Street Church Boston’s costly sanctuary. public figures and churches cited for religious trends and social critique.
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Park Street Church
Boston
M. W. Reed
Independent
Denver
Cycling notes and legal quirks on bicycles
Polo players in Paris use the tricycle as a horse substitute during lively cycling games. A no-bicycle lamp lets wheelers cook on the go, with five utensils weighing four ounces. Bicycles trigger new UK laws as they are declared vehicles in England but not in Scotland, where a death-insurance case ruled they are no more vehicles than skates.
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Paris
Great Britain
Eongland
Scotland
Fisherman lands 600 pound swordfish catch in New London
A New London skipper nabbed a swordfish weighing 600 pounds. Nearby, Toney C Hefel in Delaware Lake Indiana shot a giant frog weighing 11% pounds whose legs stretched nearly to the man’s arms.
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New London
Conn
Toney C. Hefel
Delaware Lake
Ind
OS & Man
Adoption Ad and Miscellaneous Notices in Old Paper
A fragment shows an adoption notice for a child through a Chicago home society and random ad fragments. The clipped text includes product pitches, quotes, and dated references from 1804, with mentions of cure-alls, tonics, and promotional lines interspersed with social gossip.
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Tgyou Acsine
I. C. Home Society
la Alle St
Chicago
Ill
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J.C. Ayer Co
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Wariine
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