Santa Claus and the Christmas Present Claim
A reverie on children and gifts ends with a childlike defense of Santa as real. The piece shifts to a historical note on Thomas F Bayard the ambassador in England facing impeachment talk, urging that as a US envoy he reflect government policy and avoid anti American tones, with a Times Herald rebuke and public weariness of representatives abroad.
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Santa Claus
Congress
Thomas F. Bayard
England
Bayard
Edinburgh
Grover Cleveland
United States
Great Britain
Times- Herald
Thurston
Waller
Democratic ducks and bankers spark political debate
The Intelligencer notes a hard year for ducks and Democrats and argues the public will not support banking law revisions favoring state banks. It references Maxwell Tribune’s eight-column water works ordinance, praises the publisher, and compares U S train speeds to London routes as American businessmen stay ahead.
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Maxwell Tribune
The Appeal of the Cubans Demands U S Recognition
Cuban patriots appeal for United States recognition and support. The piece argues Cuba's revolt against Spain proves liberty and self government, noting large mobilization, international interest, and calls for America to judge rightfully rather than delay.
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United States
Cuba
Spain
Campos
Louis Pando
Cuban Revolutionary Party
America
Chicago Faces Bitter Pill Over Convention Choices
Chicago now seeks the Democratic Convention while the GOP option fades as a bygone possibility, presenting a difficult political moment for the city and its leaders.
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Chicago
Stedman rejects Yale chair and English professorship offered
The note recalls Edmund Clarence Stedman declining a Yale chair after prior student misbehavior. It mentions I A C students famed for pranks and Spain borrowing 120 million in England to fund Cuba war efforts, with no American dollars invested and hope for liberty and right.
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Edmund Clarence Stedman
Yale University
Fle
Yale
Spain
England
Cuba
Opposition to Retirement of Greenbacks Universal
The piece denounces retiring greenbacks as harmful. It argues the currency has served soldiers and the nation without interest while government credit remains intact. It condemns exchanging them for interest bearing debt or bank notes as financial folly endorsed by the current administration.
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O Farrell
Virginia
State Register
Boston
Advertiser
The
Herald
Boston Commercial Bulletin
New England
Iowa Horticultural Dept Notables Highlight College Alumni
Iowa's Agricultural College and its Horticultural Department are praised for producing numerous state horticultural leaders. Since Prof Budd led the department, over twenty five graduates have joined other agricultural colleges and experiment stations. The hardiness Russet importation and a Bulletin on new trees fruits and shrubs are noted.
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Iowa
Agricultural College
State Horticultural Society
Budd
New Orleans Franchise Sale and Thurman’s Legacy
Reports discuss New Orleans selling a valuable street railway extension franchise for 700000 with hopes of profits many times over. Obituary notes honor former Senator and Democratic statesman Allen G Thurman, praising integrity, debate skill, and lifelong scholarship.
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New Orleans
Albert Shaw
The
Review of Reviews
Bayard’s Speech on Protection Likely Different Abroad
The text notes Bayard would speak differently when addressing Americans about injustices of protection versus addressing English listeners who might be aliens or enemies. It contrasts domestic rhetoric with foreign audiences and implies varying reception.
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Bayard
America
Powers struggle with Japan over gains from China war
If the allied powers fail to persuade Japan to relinquish advantages won in the China war and cannot control the Turks, Japan need not fear. The text notes the difficulty of pushing Japan and the Turks into concessions and implies potential unresolved tensions.
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Japan
China
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Thurman
Supreme Court of Ohio
United States Senate
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Senate
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