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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
The piece defends expansionist policy, praising the U S domain from sea to shining land and accusing Democrats of anti imperialism. It argues imperial duty, cites Lincoln and McKinley, and contrasts Republican stewardship with Democratic opposition before turning to national bank note circulation figures for June 30, 1900.
The text argues that Democrats fail to denounce Hawaii annexation due to Hawaii’s vote reviving a 16 to 1 corps in a context of imperialist policy. The fragment notes the political advantage tied to Hawaii’s status and the party’s stance.
The 1899 Pennsylvania figure shows pig iron output at 6,542,998 gross tons and steel at 6,446,159 gross tons, with rolled iron and steel at 7,093,485 net tons. The industry employed about 115,000 workers with average daily wages rising from 1894 levels. Total output value approached $500 million.
Discussion notes that the United States, after acquiring Puerto Rico and Cuba in trust for future use, seeks an inland canal linking Atlantic and Pacific needs. The Clayton Bulwer treaty had blocked such a national project since 1850, but a 1900 convention with Britain loosened that constraint, allowing a neutral canal not tied to war.
The article lists cotton export values by fiscal year from 1890 to 1897 showing fluctuations as mills closed under Democratic rule 1893-96 and then reopened. It notes cotton becoming cheap and below production cost, supplying foreign manufacturers, and later price recovery with mills using cotton again and advocates an open mills policy for growers.
The piece argues for the Republican view with claims of wartime surpluses and peacetime deficits under Democratic rule. It cites crop prices from spring wheat and a Paris Exposition presence of Kansas farmers, noting bets on McKinley’s re election and skepticism toward Bryan. It concludes voters keep their money rather than hear campaign tales.
The Department of Agriculture maps sugar beet growing areas in the United States by soil and climate, distributing seeds for uniform testing and analyzing saccharine content. It also outlines trade prospect studies post Spanish American War focused on Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines, with exhaustive reports on import export patterns and agricultural resources.
In six months hog prices rose $3 per head, lifting profits for Western farmers on 50 million hogs to $150 million. The note argues the shift favors producers over Wall Street, while contrasting with calls to drop the income tax and citing William Jennings Bryan on fighting organized wealth.
A compact guide on diving from the water, treading water, and getting into a boat. It explains head first entries, underwater swimming limits, and the stern-entry method to haul oneself onto a boat using leg kicks and a strong lift from the hands.
A traveling man shares the loneliness felt when first approaching a big city by train. He recalls disembarking at the station and feeling like a stranger with no known directions, often longing for home. The discomfort eases with subsequent trips as familiarity grows. Philadelphia Inquirer is cited.
In Vienna telephone booths napkins bearing the inscription Wipe, if you please are provided and frequently changed to keep mouthpieces sanitary.
The Indianapolis Journal notes London underground railways cost 1.5 million dollars per mile to construct. It contrasts with social quirks such as a wife visiting a sick husband’s closet in grief and friends sharing scandal as proof of friendship.
A Washington Star report quotes a retired iron worker describing a Pennsylvania mill prank. A new recruit was warned to jump into water if burned, then a colleague slipped ice down his back triggering a splashy bid for a laugh as the man leapt into a vat to cool off.
Eger ton R. Young recalls the harsh early years among Northwest Territory Indians in On the Indian Trail. He and his wife endured frozen nights, dog trains, and survival in a frigid landscape with fire warming cooks and bodies, a near strangling smothering fear, and a lesson in resilience.
The Nickel Plate Road will sell excursion tickets to Chicago for the 34th Annual Encampment of the G A R at one cent a mile traveled. Valid August 25 to 29 with return until August list inclusive, or by deposit until September 30. Tickets on Peerless Trio of Daily Express Trains where scheduled to stop. Contact nearest agent or A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
Limpy notes a chalked moitter over the door of the old bars where the boys sleep. They joke that the sign reads Abandon soap all gees that comes inside, hinting at Wigsby Walkover’s supposed college man status.
For the 34th annual G A R encampment in Chicago the Nickel Plate Road offers one cent a mile tickets from Aug 25 to 29 with good return until Aug 31 or by deposit until Sept 30 on the Peerless Trio of Daily Express Trains. Contact nearest agent or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana.
Japan maintains about 30,000 schools with an annual outlay of 7.5 million dollars. It employs 100,000 teachers and serves 500,000 graduates and 5,000,000 pupils. Roughly two thirds of school age receive tuition modeled on the United States system.
The Nickel Plate Road announces ticket sales to Chicago for the 34th Annual G A R Encampment from August 25 to 29 at one cent per mile. Deposit valid until September 30. Orders by writing wire phone or via agent C A Asterlin Port Wayne Indiana.
The item notes the Prince of Wales childhood pastime of sailing toy boats and advertises Nickel Plate Road excursion fares to Chicago for the G A R encampment with one cent a mile rates. Tickets on sale August 26 to 28 with return by August 31 or deposit by September 30. Contact agent C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana. The piece also mentions Mohammed's tomb diamonds valued at 12 500 000 and a separate Chicago encampment excursion via Nickel Plate with the same sale dates and terms.
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