William Jennings Bryan 1896 - Documents By Trip
In 1896 as the Democratic Party presidential candidate, Bryan took four major railroad trips, giving stump speeches at nearly every stop on the line. He travelled through the following states, and his speeches have been collected here from newspapers, accounts, papers, and memoirs.
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Thursday, July 09, 1896 | Convention Hall | Chicago, IL | Illinois Central | |
| Monday, July 13, 1896 @ 3:00 PM | Depot | Chicago, IL | Illinois Central | ||
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Monday, July 13, 1896 @ 5:55 PM | Depot | Champaign, IL | Illinois Central | 1500 |
| Monday, July 13, 1896 | Depot | Tolono, IL | Illinois Central | ||
| Monday, July 13, 1896 | Depot | Tuscola, IL | Illinois Central | ||
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Monday, July 13, 1896 | Depot | Mattoon, IL | Illinois Central | 1000 |
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Monday, July 13, 1896 | Depot | Effingham, IL | Illinois Central | |
| Monday, July 13, 1896 | Depot | Odin, IL | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | ||
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Monday, July 13, 1896 @ 12:00 AM | Porch of Sister's House | Salem, IL | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | |
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Tuesday, July 14, 1896 @ 6:10 PM | City Park | Centralia, IL | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | |
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Wednesday, July 15, 1896 | Courthouse Yard | Salem, IL | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | |
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Wednesday, July 15, 1896 | Outdoors | Salem, IL | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | |
| Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | East St. Louis, IL | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | ||
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Thursday, July 16, 1896 @ 8:45 AM | Depot | St. Louis, MO | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | 3000 |
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Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | Washington, MO | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | |
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Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | Chamois, MO | Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern | 100 |
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Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | Jefferson City, MO | Missouri Pacific | |
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Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | California, MO | Missouri Pacific | |
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Thursday, July 16, 1896 @ 2:55 PM | Depot | Sedalia, MO | Missouri Pacific | |
| Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | Warrensburg, MO | Missouri Pacific | ||
| Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | Holden, MO | Missouri Pacific | ||
| Thursday, July 16, 1896 | Depot | Pleasant Hill, MO | Missouri Pacific | 300 | |
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Thursday, July 16, 1896 @ 6:30 PM | Coates House Balcony | Kansas City, MO | Missouri Pacific | 60000 |
| Thursday, July 16, 1896 @ 9:00 PM | Coates Hotel | Kansas City, MO | Missouri Pacific | ||
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Friday, July 17, 1896 @ 11:00 AM | Depot | Kansas City, MO | Burlington and Missouri River | |
| Friday, July 17, 1896 @ 12:30 PM | Depot | St. Joseph, MO | Burlington and Missouri River | ||
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Friday, July 17, 1896 | Depot | Falls City, NE | Burlington and Missouri River | 500 |
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Friday, July 17, 1896 | Depot | Table Rock, NE | Burlington and Missouri River | |
| Friday, July 17, 1896 | Depot | Tecumseh, NE | Burlington and Missouri River | 400 | |
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Friday, July 17, 1896 @ 7:00 PM | Capitol Balcony | Lincoln, NE | Burlington and Missouri River | 20000 |
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Tuesday, July 21, 1896 @ 7:45 PM | 15th and Douglas St. | Omaha, NE | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 15000 |
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Wednesday, July 22, 1896 @ 3:00 PM | Grand Hotel Balcony | Council Bluffs, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 1500 |
