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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
4
The Weiser Signal is published every Thursday under the guidance of KR EK Lockwood. Local notices and community items appear with regular columns and reader notices, reflecting small town life and events.
July 5, 1900 report notes Admiral Dewey desires dispatch to China to aid in Boxer troubles. Mentions U S officers’ pay rises, Aguinaldo at large, 65,000 troops in the Philippines, and rising international interest. criticizes Wesleyan University’s female enrollment and Idaho Republicans predicting a fall election outcome.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago comments on the Republican platform and Bryan's chances in the forthcoming campaign. He asserts Bryan will win, arguing platforms are secondary as voters favor the candidate they believe can defeat opponents. He notes personal appeal drives Bryan’s appeal, while McKinley repels voters. He observes former Bryan opponents in the West have shifted to support him.
A political critique denounces a plutocratic organ for claiming the Declaration of Independence did not include Black people. It cites Abraham Lincoln and his assertion that the phrase all men included enslaved Africans. The piece argues the document aimed to free all, challenging imperialist attitudes and defending universal equality.
The Chicago Record reviews German American sentiment against imperialism and militarism, noting many emigrants fled military methods in Germany. It cites Oswald Ottendorfer and argues Germans in America favored cautious restraint, while Civil War service showed patriotism when core principles were at stake.
The article traces fireworks from ancient illumination used in religious and patriotic festivals to the 13th century gunpowder birth, crediting Florentine and Sienese craft for powder blending and elevating machines. It highlights the evolution of pyrotechnics in Rome and Florence, famed exhibitions like Torre’s in 1764, and how art, architecture, and sculpture merged to create spectacular displays for public marvel and historical storytelling.
The story predicts a hot Fourth with fireworks across the nation. Pyrotechnists have been busy for weeks, aiming to spark widespread celebration in imitation of John Adams urging noise on independence day.
A historical overview recalls the saddest Fourth of July moments during the Civil War era. It contrasts northern rejoicing and southern gloom across 1861 1862 1863 1864 and notes 1865 would have been bright were it not for Lincoln’s death. The only notable 1865 act was the amnesty proclamation reading to former Confederates.
The piece recalls West Point observances in 1779 and 1782 including a Washington pardon order and a grand review with a feu de joie. It also notes Swiss Independence Day customs and includes a wartime poetry fragment and an advertisement for a medicinal remedy.
A Pittsburg Dispatch excerpt from a letter dated July 5 1790 describes Richmond Virginia celebrating the Fourth of July with grand horse races and open air diversions. Ladies in diamonds and lace rode in chariots as racers paraded and the winning horse bore the new national colors red white and blue amid festive crowds.
The American society in London held a Independence Day dinner at Criterion or Eidborn restaurant. The American minister presided with a stuffed eagle above, flags of the Union and British banner, red white and blue decorations, and a violet, daisy and geranium American flag centerpiece. Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty miniature watched as members renewed allegiance to the star spangled banner with numerous American diplomats among the guests.
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are offered with a positive guarantee for relief from heartburn indigestion and distress after meals. The ad notes immediate relief from one litre tablet and lists prices of 25 cents and 50 cents, sold by Ot Williams, druggist.
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