McKinley Speech Frames Victory as National Duty at Union League
President McKinley, addressing the Union League Club in Philadelphia, says the November vote was a public decision on policy, not a personal triumph. He defends the gold standard, Philippine policy, and open diplomacy, praising labor and party unity while urging faithful, nonpartisan governance. Roosevelt, Lodge, and Wolcott attend as part of post election commentary.
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Union League Club
McWhinley
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
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Cuba
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Philippines
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The
Union League
United States
China
Republican Party
Roosevelt
McWinley
Senator Lodge
Wolcott
Man addresses jury after courtroom debut
A Scottish court witness, unversed in court protocol, spoke to the judge rather than the jury. After guidance from the judge to face the jury, he turned and bowed, greeting the jurors with a courteous good morning. The episode highlights unfamiliar courtroom etiquette.
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Buffalo Courier
Signs that spoke across the plains an ancient Indian signaling tradition
The article recalls how American Indians used a long distance sign language through smoke rings fire arrows and hand gestures to signal enemies danger attention and retreat. It notes how signs conveyed truth lies signs of animals and maps a culture that taught whites to read signals despite not learning the language.
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Epen
Sign Talk on the Plains Fades as White Interpreters Rise
The article details plain sign language used by Indigenous tribes for long distance and daily communication, notes how white newcomers learned signals, and explains signs for water, arrival, and attention. It laments the fading of sign talk as modern practice and scholars preserve it.
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Tenderfoot
Coulee Sr
Plains
Woman Equality in Scottish Universities Grows
Cambridge admits women to lectures but denies degrees while Scottish universities such as Glasgow Edinburgh Aberdeen and St Andrews grant equal rights. A broad movement by influential ladies seeks the same access for working sisters in the old universities.
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Cambridge
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
St. Andrew’s
Peruna touted by fireman after la grippe recovery
A Wake Peruna Medicine Co letter from Lieutenant Charles Peterson of Hook and Ladder Co. No. 21, Chicago, praises Peruna as the finest tonic after la grippe. The letter claims rapid recovery and recommends continued use for those exposed to hardship, inviting readers to request a free copy of Facts and Faces.
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Charles Peterson
Hook and Ladder Co. No
Wake Peruna Medicine Co
Belmont Avenue
Chicago
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
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