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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Friday, August 07, 1896 @ 2:00 PM | Depot | Lincoln, NE | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | |
| Friday, August 07, 1896 | Depot | Avoca, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
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Friday, August 07, 1896 @ 4:00 PM | Depot | Atlantic, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 2500 |
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Friday, August 07, 1896 @ 8:20 PM | Depot | Stuart , IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 1500 |
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Friday, August 07, 1896 @ 9:30 PM | Tabernacle Hall | Des Moines, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 4500 |
| Friday, August 07, 1896 | Outside Tabernacle Hall | Des Moines, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Colfax, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | |
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 @ 8:00 AM | Depot | Newton, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | |
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Grinnell, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Brooklyn, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Iowa City, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | |
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | West Liberty, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Moscow, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Davenport, IA | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 4000 |
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Rock Island, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 2000 |
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Moline, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | |
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Geneseo, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Anawan, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Sheffield, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Bureau, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Spring Valley, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Peru, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | La Salle, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | |
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Ottawa, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 1000 |
| Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Morris, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | ||
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 | Depot | Joliet, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 5000 |
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Saturday, August 08, 1896 @ 9:00 PM | Clifton Hotel | Chicago, IL | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific | 50000 |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 @ 7:45 AM | Depot | Lima, OH | Pennsylvania Central | 1500 |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Ada, OH | Pennsylvania Central | |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Dunkirk, OH | Pennsylvania Central | |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Upper Sandusky, OH | Pennsylvania Central | 2000 |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Bucyrus, OH | Pennsylvania Central | 500 |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 @ 10:30 AM | Depot | Crestline, OH | Pennsylvania Central | |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Mansfield, OH | Pennsylvania Central | |
| Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Massillon, OH | Pennsylvania Central | ||
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Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Canton, OH | Pennsylvania Central | |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 | Depot | Alliance, OH | Pennsylvania Central | |
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Monday, August 10, 1896 @ 6:45 PM | Grand Opera House | Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania Central | |
| Monday, August 10, 1896 | Avenue Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | Pennsylvania Central | ||
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Wednesday, August 12, 1896 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY | Pennsylvania Central | 12000 |
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Wednesday, August 12, 1896 | Bartholdi Hotel | New York, NY | New York Central | 25000 |
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Monday, August 17, 1896 @ 1:20 PM | Depot | Poughkeepsie, NY | New York Central | 400 |
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Monday, August 17, 1896 | Porch of E.C. Perrine's Home | Barrytown, NY | New York Central | |
| Monday, August 17, 1896 | Outdoor Stage | Upper Red Hook, NY | New York Central | ||
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Wednesday, August 19, 1896 @ 6:00 PM | Outside Rhinebeck Hotel | Rhinebeck, NY | New York Central | 300 |
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Saturday, August 22, 1896 | Convention Hall | Madalin, NY | New York Central | |
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Monday, August 24, 1896 @ 2:00 PM | Depot | Kingston, NY | New York Central | |
| Monday, August 24, 1896 | Hotel Porch | Big Indian, NY | New York Central | ||
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 | Depot | Kingston, NY | New York Central | ||
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 | Depot | Hudson, NY | New York Central | ||
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Tuesday, August 25, 1896 @ 6:45 PM | City Hall | Albany, NY | New York Central | 10000 |
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 | Depot | Schenectady, NY | New York Central | 3000 | |
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 | Depot | Amsterdam, NY | New York Central | ||
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 | Depot | Fonda, NY | New York Central | ||
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 | Depot | Fort Plain, NY | New York Central | ||
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 | Depot | Little Falls, NY | New York Central | 2500 | |
| Tuesday, August 25, 1896 @ 11:30 PM | Depot | Utica, NY | New York Central | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 | Depot | Rome, NY | New York Central | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 | Depot | Oneida, NY | New York Central | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 | Depot | Canastota, NY | New York Central | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 | Depot | Kirkville, NY | New York Central | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 @ 12:00 PM | Depot | Syracuse, NY | New York Central | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 @ 1:25 PM | Depot | Lyons, NY | New York Central | ||
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Wednesday, August 26, 1896 @ 2:15 PM | Brown Square | Rochester, NY | New York Central | |
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 @ 4:35 PM | Depot | Buffalo, NY | New York Central | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 | Depot | Dunkirk, NY | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Wednesday, August 26, 1896 @ 8:00 PM | Schlosser's Hall | Erie, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
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Wednesday, August 26, 1896 | St. Patrick's Auditorium | Erie, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | 2500 |
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Wednesday, August 26, 1896 | Park Opera House | Erie, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | |
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Thursday, August 27, 1896 @ 11:00 AM | Reed House Balcony | Erie, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | 2000 |
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Thursday, August 27, 1896 | Music Hall | Buffalo, NY | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | |
| Thursday, August 27, 1896 | Balcony of the Hotel | Buffalo, NY | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Friday, August 28, 1896 | Depot | Lockport, NY | New York Central | ||
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Friday, August 28, 1896 @ 1:10 PM | Tree Grove | Knowlesville, NY | New York Central | 20000 |
| Friday, August 28, 1896 | Depot | Medina, NY | Electric Line | ||
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Friday, August 28, 1896 @ 9:15 PM | Cataract House | Niagara Falls, NY | Electric Line | |
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Saturday, August 29, 1896 | Maple City Park | Hornellsville, NY | Erie Railway | 7000 |
| Saturday, August 29, 1896 | Convention Hall | Jamestown, NY | Erie Railway | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Park | Chautauqua, NY | Traveled by electric car, boat, and buggy. | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Outdoors | Mayville, NY | Traveled by electric car, boat, and buggy. | ||
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Monday, August 31, 1896 | Hall | Ripley, NY | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | |
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Harbor Creek, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Wesleyville, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Fairview, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Girard, PA | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Conneaut, OH | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Ashtabula, OH | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Geneva, OH | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Depot | Painesville, OH | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
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Monday, August 31, 1896 | Central Armory | Cleveland, OH | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | 14000 |
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Music Hall | Cleveland, OH | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Monday, August 31, 1896 | Hollenden Hotel Balcony | Cleveland, OH | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Grafton, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Shelby, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Galion, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Gilead, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Lincoln, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Ashley, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Eden, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | South Switch, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Berlin, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Lewis Center, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Orange, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
| Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Depot | Worthington, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
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Tuesday, September 01, 1896 | Great Capitol Square | Columbus, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | 35000 |
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Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Convention Hall | Springfield, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | 20000 |
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 @ 11:45 AM | Depot | Urbana, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | 1000 | |
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Depot | Bellefontaine, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | ||
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Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Courthouse Square | Kenton, OH | Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and St. Louis | 6000 |
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Depot | Arlington, OH | Toledo and Ohio Central | ||
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Ball Field | Findlay, OH | Toledo and Ohio Central | 6000 | |
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Depot | Welker, OH | Toledo and Ohio Central | ||
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Depot | Cygnet, OH | Toledo and Ohio Central | ||
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Depot | Bowling Green, OH | Toledo and Ohio Central | 2000 | |
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Wednesday, September 02, 1896 @ 9:00 PM | High School Square | Toledo, OH | Toledo and Ohio Central | 30000 |
| Wednesday, September 02, 1896 | Convention Hall | Toledo, OH | Toledo and Ohio Central | ||
| Thursday, September 03, 1896 | Depot | Adrian, MI | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Thursday, September 03, 1896 | Depot | Hudson, MI | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Thursday, September 03, 1896 | Depot | Hillsdale, MI | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Thursday, September 03, 1896 | Depot | Jonesville, MI | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | 2000 | |
| Thursday, September 03, 1896 | Depot | Quincy, MI | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
| Thursday, September 03, 1896 | Depot | Coldwater, MI | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | ||
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Thursday, September 03, 1896 | Depot | Sturgis, MI | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | |
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Thursday, September 03, 1896 @ 12:15 PM | Outdoor Stage | Elkhart, IN | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | 2000 |
| Thursday, September 03, 1896 | The Government Lot | South Bend, IN | Lake Shore and Michigan Southern | 25000 | |
| Saturday, September 05, 1896 | Depot | Waukeegan, WI | Northwestern Railway | ||
| Saturday, September 05, 1896 | Depot | Kenosha, WI | Northwestern Railway | ||
| Saturday, September 05, 1896 | Depot | Racine, WI | Northwestern Railway | ||
| Saturday, September 05, 1896 | Plankinton Hotel Balcony | Milwaukee, WI | Northwestern Railway | ||
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Saturday, September 05, 1896 @ 2:40 PM | National Park | Milwaukee, WI | Northwestern Railway | 5000 |
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Saturday, September 05, 1896 | Schlitz Park | Milwaukee, WI | Northwestern Railway | |
| Saturday, September 05, 1896 | Park | Milwaukee, WI | Northwestern Railway | ||
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Monday, September 07, 1896 @ 3:00 PM | Sharpshooter's Park | Chicago, IL | Northwestern Railway | |
| Monday, September 07, 1896 | Depot | Aurora, IL | Burlington Railroad | ||
| Monday, September 07, 1896 | Depot | Mendota, IL | Burlington Railroad | ||
| Monday, September 07, 1896 | Depot | Galesburg, IL | Burlington Railroad | ||
| Monday, September 07, 1896 | Depot | Monmouth, IL | Burlington Railroad | ||
| Monday, September 07, 1896 @ 11:50 PM | Depot | Burlington, IA | Burlington Railroad | ||
| Tuesday, September 08, 1896 @ 6:30 AM | Depot | Malvern, IA | Burlington Railroad | ||
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Tuesday, September 08, 1896 @ 7:30 AM | Depot | Pacific Junction, IA | Burlington Railroad | |
| Tuesday, September 08, 1896 | Depot | Plattsmouth, NE | Burlington Railroad | ||
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Tuesday, September 08, 1896 @ 8:40 AM | Depot | Omaha, NE | Burlington Railroad | 1500 |
| Tuesday, September 08, 1896 | Depot | Gretna, NE | Burlington Railroad | ||
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Tuesday, September 08, 1896 @ 4:00 PM | State Capitol Building | Lincoln, NE | Burlington Railroad | 10000 |
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Tuesday, September 08, 1896 @ 10:30 PM | State Capitol Building | Lincoln, NE | Burlington Railroad | 10000 |
