New President of the Argentine
Buenos Ayres reports on the new Argentine president, Julio A. Roca, highlighting his strong leadership, boundary talks with Chile, and arms purchases. It describes Roca as a disciplined, quiet reformer with army and diplomatic credentials, and notes widespread ballot fraud in elections, with Sunday churchyard voting and multiple ballots cast by the same individuals.
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Buenos Ayres
Hoa
Republic
Europe
Julio A. Roca
Patagonia
Roca
Grant
Fles
Argentina
Tucuman
Washington
London
South America
General Roca
United States
Alita
Olivera
National Bank
National Treasury
England
Feking
Fifth Avenue
New York
Cty
Ailver
Tampa
Addrena
Misses Bell
Mises Bell
Depo
Brown & Allen
Whitehall
Allbama Btreete
Overgoverned Argentina Echoes of Corruption and Debt
FRANK G. CARPENTER reports on Argentina's centralized power under President Roca, provincial debt, and the National Bank collapse. The piece details political rings, graft in banks, lavish public works, flawed railways, biased justice, and police influence, with vivid anecdotes of loans, signatures, and official favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentine Republic
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Buenos Ayres
Sitio
Celman
National Bank
Wun Bich
Frank G. Carpenter
Growler Club Swap Turns Hijinks Into Georgia Tale
A Georgian anecdotal piece lampoons a Jubilee growler club headed by Sarge Plunkett, describing members heckling Brown over a comedy of misfortunes from tight pants to walnut hulls. It extols Georgia’s Calhoun Farm Wallace as a model of development and notes water power sites near Peachtree creek, urging pride and progress rather than club politics.
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Mke McKinley
Wheeler
Cavalry Fame
Hobson
Myre
Brown
Wimmin
Atlanta
Wallace's Mh
Peachtree Creek
Georgia
Calhoun Farm
Wallace
Patra
Ody
A Narrow Escape From Consumption
Ada E B Hert of Groton 8 D writes of a grave lung illness that began as a cough and progressed to consumption. After doctors gave up, she believed in faith and tried Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, taking eight bottles and claiming a cure and gratitude to God.
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Pierce
Mary ‘Whitman
Franklin Co
N.Y
Mra
Ada EB. Hert
Groton
King
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Munyoz
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Ohio
Louenon Ayres
Tony
Wall Street
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Belgrano
Cordoba
New York Journal
Joe Wheeled
Alabama
Capitol
J. A. Travin
Acess
Juliz A. ReCe
Prasipent
Beecham
Sarge Plunkett
County
Hood
America
National Surgical Institute and Sanitarium
National Surgical Institute and
Sanltorim
K Hi. Boland
J. T. Renouff
Ie Institution
Natitional Surgical Institute and Sanitarium
ST. Denis Hotel
Broadway and
Eleventh St
Grace Church
Wm. Taylor A. Son
Reprietora
Grant House
Whitehall ST
Cyclamens
Latibert Bros
E. Fair Street
Masury
Williams
Rts
Arlington
Galnasville
Gad Lues-Thur-San
Anthony Browne
Broadway
Membrra
New York Consolidated Ste Kh Pachanee
Chicago
Ata
Brown Bros. & Co
Wu Street
Queen OF Sea
Steamship Lines
Savannah
Baltimore
Norfolk
Boston
Providence
Pade
Mater Riealers
J.J. Carolan
H. Wright
Aero 10
Kimball
C. Whitney
W. J. Curregeneris Pamenger
Haltimore
Phelem
Diramble
Famiun
Hasiby
Dr. Ramble Medical Association
S Broadway
Cincinnati
N.,c. & St. L. Railway and Western & Atlantic Railroad
Southeasternassenger Association
Beliof
CO. EK. Harman
Apthesysem
Toine Een
Wrrenewa Vital Soars Prat Pinferaaranienae
Jacobs
Nig & Fee
Peter Lynch
Ahitchell Street
Lynch
Whitehall Street
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