Americans Earned Medal From King Edward Amid War Critique
A praised couple presented a medal to King Edward through Queen Alexandra while critics contrast their actions. The piece argues some Americans funded an ambulance and hospital ship for the Boer War but not the Spanish–American War, accusing them of coin and loyalty theatrics.
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Queen Alexandra
Edward
England
Eng- Nehman
Hearst
Chicago
United States
Manhattan Island
King Edward
Spain
May Succeed Dawes Professor Johnson Could Be Comptroller
Professor Joseph French Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania may succeed Charles G. Dawes as comptroller of the currency. He is regarded as a leading finance authority and might have taken the post earlier, but chose to remain at the Wharton School. The Republican Party has benefited from his services in 1896 and he remains close to the administration through friends in high office. He has just returned from Europe with Vanderlip and is summering on his Massachusetts farm.
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Joseph French Johnson
University of Pennsylvania
Charles G. Dawes
Johnson
Wharton School of Finance and Economy
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Professor Johnson
Europe
Treasury
Vanderlip
Massachusetts
Dawes
They Live on Fish in Cebu Slum Conditions
A Cebu City official, Capt. Going, describes a crowded population living on rice and corn with limited hunting. Natives fish small fish under six inches, dry them for local use, while cock fighting is a major pastime with fatal bets. a native can spend up to 50 cents on a cockfight.
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Cebu
Philippines
Dumanjug
Hunt to Succeed Allen as Governor of Porto Rico
William H. Hunt will succeed Charles H. Allen as governor of Porto Rico on Sept J. He has served as secretary on the island under Allen and is well acquainted with its affairs. Born in New Orleans, he is the fourth son of the late William Henry Hunt, former Secretary of the Navy and minister to Russia. He built a Montana career from attorney general to judiciary after Yale training.
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Allen
William H. Hunt
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
New Orleans
William Henry Hunt
Navy
Presidente Garfield
Arthur
Russia
Montana
Tr. Hunt
Yale
Yale University
Warships on the Lakes under Rush-Bagot 1817 limits
The Rush-Bagot treaty restricts Great Britain and the United States to four small armed vessels on the Great Lakes, with each under 100 tons and armed with at most a single eighteen pound cannon. Lakes Ontario and Champlain each may host one vessel. Either side can terminate with six months notice, prompting calls to resume unrestricted lake warfare.
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Lakes
Great Britain
United States
Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
Lake Champlain
Exiled American Critiques Russia After Expulsion
The article cites Russia accusing George Kennan of betraying confidences after his expulsion, arguing he denounced Russia's penal system despite favorable treatment. It notes Kennan’s deliberate visit and links to anti Russia intrigue. It also mentions Mrs. William J. Bryan erecting a granite monument for her father, John Baird, in Wyuka cemetery Nebraska.
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George Kennan
Russia
John Kwalter
Dr. v. DeWitt Talmage
William B. Curtis
Kennan
William J. Bryan
John Baird
Massachusetts
Wyuka Cemetery
Lincoln
Neb
Victor Napoleon and the Fate of France in a Tumultuous Era
The article weighs the prospects of Victor Napoleon rising to Emperor of the French amid revolution threats. It notes his noble lineage and ties to Eugenie but cites his dependence on an imperial allowance and wavering republican support. It argues the republic’s glamour fades amid scandals and political disillusion.
Panic Over Negro Organizations Sparks Louisiana Rumor Wave
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports a lynching at Girard, Louisiana, tied to rumors about the Sons and Daughters of Jacob or Jakes. The Shreveport Times counters that the groups are harmless benevolent societies, with The Seven Stars of Consolation dating twenty years and active in the southern states.
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Louisiana
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Girard
Sons and Daughters of
Jacob
Jakes
Logansport
Shreveport Times
Seven Stars of Consolation
South
Jobs for Young Scientists as Civil Service Hints Shortage
Washington reports the civil service commission cannot account for many young scientists failing to appear for examinations. Special note is made that not a single candidate showed up for certain scientific positions in government departments.
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Civil Service Commission
Washington
Schleys Famous Loup and the Battle of Santiago
A historical account of the maneuvers by the Brooklyn under Rear Admiral Schley during the Santiago de Cuba battle. The article explains the loop to avoid being rammed by the Infanta Maria Teresa, the exchange of fire, and Schley’s claim that the Brooklyn caused over half the damage on both sides while absorbing a large portion of the damage.
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Sampson
Brooklyn
Texas
Schley
Cervera
Santiago
Government lab posts lure yet deter young scientists
On the 6th inst examination for laboratory assistants at the National Bureau of Standards offers yearly salaries of 1200 and 1400. The prestige and equipment of government labs are praised but concerns arise about rigid examinations and restricted freedom limiting original research and individual growth.
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National Bureau of Standards
Duke of Cornwall Won’t Visit the United States
A semi official note says the Duke of Cornwall son of the English king and heir to Britain’s throne will not visit the United States He wishes to study American men and the trouble they cause at a closer range He fears Americans will not receive him with proper respect The Chicago American mocks the idea of royal reception urging the Duke to stay in Canada due to American snobbery and monarchy’s dubious legacy.
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Duke of Cornwall
Great Britain
United States
New York
Chicago
Saphead
Canada
New York Doctor’s Manuscript Destroyed by Cigarette Fire
Dr. R Johnson Held of New York completed a 6 522 page typed treatise on eye ear and nose diseases. He napped after finishing and awoke to find his cigar end had ignited the table cloth burning the manuscript to ashes.
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Toin Mus
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