Porto Rico decision sparks imperialism debate in court
A five to four Supreme Court ruling on Porto Rico declares Congress may govern new territories beyond the Constitution, sparking fierce dissent. Critics warn it erodes constitutional liberty, equating imperialism with taxation without representation and challenging the idea that the Constitution follows the flag.
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Supreme Court
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Ting
Justice Brown
Forte Rico
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White
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McKenna
Congress
Philippines
Favier
Harlan, Peckham and Brewer
United States
Dred Scott
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Justice Crown
Supreme Law of the Land
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Republic
District of Columbia
Missoni River
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Great Marshall
Cottgreys
Pever
Great Britain
South Africa
India
Ireland
Forest Preservation Funds Allocated by Congress
Congress appropriates 300000 dollars for forest land preservation. Salaries are fixed at 3 dollars per day with 5 dollars extra for livery and traveling expenses.
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Congress
German Emperor Sets 100000 Mark Education Fund
The German Emperor assigns a sum of 100000 marks gathered by East Prussians at Prussia’s bicentennial to fund the education of boys no longer under parental care. The grant supports orphans or those otherwise needing state assistance.
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Kingdom of Prussia
Leonare
Price
Abc
Drurelsts
Leonard & GO
Ping Pong Enters New World of Games in America
The article explains ping pong a society amusement born in England has reached this side of the world. It is a table version of lawn tennis using celluloid balls parchment paddles and a six inch net.
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England
Boots and Shoes Push British Goods From Australian Markets
American boots and shoes are displacing British made goods in Australia and its colonies across East and West Indies and Africa where Britain held a long monopoly.
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Australia
East
West Indies
Africa
Bringing Erult to Market Amid Bahama Pineapple Trade
A fleet of small schooners fitted for Bahamas departures to load pineapples for Philadelphia and Baltimore. Each year vessels sail to Bahama islands and return with fruit. Miss Holman, an Indianapolis laboratory worker, engaged to Marconi, is an enthusiastic lab worker focusing on electricity.
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Erult
Bahamas
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Bahama Group
Holma
Josephine Bowen Holman
Indianapolis
Marconi
A and A Miot Literary Dinner Sparks Wrestling Contest
A Georgia paper reports a lively literary dinner ending in a wrestling match to crown the town’s best literary man. Matt Tompkins reportedly threw Luke Landerg five times and was named head writer and literary president. George W. Carroll of Beaumont, Texas, rich from oil, donated 60,000 to Baylor University for a science building and pledged more if needed.
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A&a
Georgia
Matt Tompkins
Luke Landerg
George W. Carroll
Beaumont
Texas
Baylor University
Waco
Peruna advertised as catarrh cure features testimonials
The letter from Clem G Moore editor of the Advocate-Democrat Crawfordville Georgia praises Peruna for curing systemic catarrh after four years of suffering. Other testimonials from Captain Percy Moss Paragould Arkansas and Judge Wim Zenor Washington DC endorse Peruna as the finest catarrh remedy and tonic. Readers are urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
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Clem G. Moore
Advocate-Democrat
Crawfordville
Peruna Medicine Company
Clem G. Pore
Percy W. Moss
Paragould
Ark
Perutia
Wu. T. Zanor
Washington, D. C
N. Capital Street
Wim
T. Zenor
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Bigher Mathematics Traces 121 Generations of Humanity
The Boston Globe notes a story writer claims 121 generations of the human family since Adam, a calculation meant to deter even avid genealogists. Its bold math challenges traditional timelines and prompts debate among scholars and readers.
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Bigher
Adaim
Boston Globe
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