Anniversary of a Sea Fight Recalled in Historic Article
The piece reflects on the 1864 clash between the USS Kearsarge and the Confederate cruiser Alabama, noting the Alabama’s two year defiance of the U S Navy, the heroic actions of Captain John Winslow, and the Alabama’s sinking off Cherbourg. It also touches on labor strife, immigrant tensions, and a critique of munitions armor testing at Indian Head. The essay closes with a flippant query about sugar in beverages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearsary
Alabamis
Alabama
Kearsarge
John 8. Winslow
Cherbourg
Semmes
Jssues
United States Navy
Roncador Reef
Caribbean
Atlanta
Pass the sugar How Long a Dog Lives
An editorial note discusses canine lifespans with an average around 15 years, noting variations by species and care. It mentions a water spaniel dying at 28 years from old age and profiles a diorama of early 20th century patent medicine advertising claims for Hall's Catarrh Cure with endorsements from Toledo firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Chenzey & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hiall
Sarsaparilla and cures fill a hectic ad page
An eclectic ad page touts De Witt's Sarsaparilla for blood purification and health, praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for debility, and promotes Mystic Cure for rheumatism. It cites testimonials from D D. Bales and L M Bosworth, with notes on various countries, crops, and a novel by John Jacob Astor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
D.D. Bales
AO. D. Bales
D. D. Bales
Seattle
Washington
L. M.sworth
Ames
de Witt’s
Senate Party Lines Narrowly Tie Tariff Debates
Among eight United States Senators, 44 are Democrats and eight are Populists. Peffer of Kansas Allen of Nebraska and Kyle of South Dakota form the Populist trio crucial to passage. Democrats must court Populist support by concessions, notably preserving the income tax clause in the tariff bill and safeguarding agricultural interests in tariff lists.
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United States
Peffer
Kansas
Allen
Nebraska
Kyle
South Dakota
Cremation Debate and Slavery Memories Across America
Pope Leo cautions that cremation is heretical yet allows priestly rites for cremated bodies under public scandal avoidance. Lois Tritton, last New Haven slave, recalls regional slave markets. Conan Doyle travels to America in October to advocate a federation of English speaking peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Lois Tritton
New Haven
New England
Conan Doyle
America
Robert Bonner One of America's Scotch-Irish Leaders
Robert Bonner an Irish born American leader and longtime president of the Scotch-Irish Society of America is noted for his prominence in U S affairs. He came from County Donegal over fifty years ago built a fortune from the New York Ledger started in 1851 and is esteemed as a horse breeding and training expert as well as a major wealth holder. He recently celebrated his seventieth birthday. The piece also notes early clocks in Westminster Bologna and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Monongahela
Alleghany County
National Tube Works
Great Britain
Neckar Island
Hawaii
United States
Dole
Sandwich Republic
Senate
House of Representatives
New York Herald
Robert Bonner
Scotch-Irish Society of America
Donegal
New York Ledger
Georgia Watermelons Help Summer Cheer Georgia Growers
The piece notes Georgia watermelons replace strawberries as summer favorites and praise the fruit as a state gift. Frost in April reduced my crop but replanted vines yielded fine melons with large fruit. shipping remains challenging and most melons go to Georgia. Shipments typically begin around June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Canadian Pacific Profits Attributed To Superior Management
The piece argues that although not government owned the Canadian Pacific railroad benefits from official patronage and serves a patriotic aim to harm the United States. It claims last year the line earned a profit near 7.75 million dollars and questions which US railway achieved a similar result, praising the Canadian line’s superior management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railroad
United States
Canadian Pacific
Three Mile Limit Dispute Mentioned By Fishermen And Oils
The piece notes that American fishermen near Newfoundland risk enforcement if they violate the three mile limit and face treatment similar to Canadian fishermen near American shores. It also criticizes industrial trusts like Standard Oil and the Sugar trust for using money to influence legislation. It cites coal miners' wage disputes and calls for a fair settlement acceptable to both workers and employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Standard Oil
Sugar Trust
Polite salesman pressed at Detroit porch
A man with a leather case rings a doorbell and tries to peddle a small article. The lady, busy tidying the parlor, dismisses him firmly, while he mutters about “language sharps from Boston” as he leaves downtown Detroit.
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Reddin
Boston
Detroit
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Ayer
Read’s Market
Iowa
Main
Ames, Iowa
Story County Bank
Parley Sheldod
B. J. Shelden
Union National Bank
W.M. Greetey
E. R. Chamberlain
Cashier
Atlas National Bank
Third National Bank
New York
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
VIOLA
G. G
Suse Brg Co
Torevo, Co
L. M. Bosworth
Intal
Rougn Munn & Co
Ie Scientific American
Canae Nahi Pty
Broadway
Intelligencer
the Intelligencer
R. F
L. C. Hodso’n, Publishers
Vigorine
Indian Head
Indiana
Massachusetts
Bill Dalton
Bill
Circu Ddresa Medical Assn Chicago
KL Peffer
Chicago
T. F. Anthony
Promise City
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Commonwealth
Japan
Hood
Germany
Texas
South Africa
Stanley
Daniel Randall
Lower Alloway’s Creek
James Bragg
Hawkinsville
Bragg
Palestine
Witt
DD. D. Bales
Drs. Starkey & Paler
Arch Street
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cal
Toronto
Canada
Moulton
Chautauqua
Richard Green Monulton
Cambridge
England
Richard G. Moulton
Chicago University
University of Pennsylvania
Milan
Italy
Rochetta
Signols
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Jupiter
Waldorf
Philadelphia Times
Wellesley
Vassar
Yale
Harvard
Europe
Berliner Tageblatt
Tageblatt
Hawaiian Republic
Westminster
Bologna
Palais de Justice
Georgia Watermelon
Howe & Cushing
Deep Sea
Asia
Africa
Grand Parisian Hippidrome
Howe & Common
Rator
Weekly Tribune
Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Porter
Cabby
Carlyle
Dental
Astt
Keystone Watch Case Co
A.w. Inventive Age Bu Iting
Menioe
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