President McKinley outlines foreign policy and Philippine plans
The fourth annual Message to Congress covers colonial policy, army and navy needs, the Nicaragua canal, China, and imperialism. It urges civil government in the Philippines, ratification of the Hay Pauncefote treaty, ship subsidies, and budget restraint while highlighting gains in revenue, navy efficiency, and postal growth. The China crisis, international relations, and constitutional aims are described along with plans for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines.
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McKinley
Congress
Frye
Senate
Henderson
House
China
Philippines
Taku
Pekin
Legation
Takuo
Takez
Tientsin
Yang-tsun
Tung-Chow
United States
French
Germany
Lynn Canal
Alaska
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Congress of
William H. Taft
Ohio
Dean C. Worcester
Michigan
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
Henry É. Ide
Vermont
Bernard Moses
California
Thehilippines
MacArthur
Commission
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Cuba
Taft Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Treasury
Factional Flags and Political Fervor Across States
A partisan column contrasts Republican and Democratic stances on national unity symbols, praising Lincoln era wartime resolve and criticizing Democrats for local greed, while praising Republicans for nationwide interests. It also notes Thanksgiving reflections, silver question politics, and public sentiment about the Democratic Party’s decline.
New FruitHybrid of Raspberry and Blackberry Unveiled
The Royal Horticultural Society in London saw a hybrid fruit from a cross between the raspberry and the blackberry. The fruit blends dewberry and raspberry flavors and reaches peak as raspberries wane. A note adds a superstition about seat No 13 aboard the steamer Oteaunic and mentions over 100 vessels used in the British transport service in South Africa.
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Royal Horticultural Society
London
British Transport Service
South Africa
How Disfranchisement Worked in Mississippi
The piece traces Mississippi’s adoption of disfranchisement from 1890 onward, detailing vote counts by year, population changes, and the 1892 to 1900 electoral shifts. It notes registration literacy tests, sharp declines in votes, and contrasts with national views on Bryan and party success.
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Secretary of the Navy
Tremoocracy
Democratic Party
J. R. Bennett, Jr
St. Cloud
Demoocratic Party
Minneapolis Journal
Mississippi
South Carolina
Louisiana
North Carolina
Bryan
Melxinley
New York Sun
Mr. Bryan
W. J. Bryan
New York
Connecticut
Illinois
Minnesota
Aristides
New York Post
Ten Pound Note Promotion Causes Uproar in Town
The newspaper publisher offers a ten pound note to the first person who shows a particular page, prompting many youths to ask strangers if they are a ten pound man. Ambitious men parade the streets with the notes, sharing their antics for amusement. The gimmick is new and provokes public grumbling.
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Rothschilds
New York
United States
New York Tribune
Prosperity for 1901 and Harvard Yale regatta remark
Indications point to great prosperity for the coming year and a note on health as key to success. If you have stomach trouble try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. A Harvard Yale regatta anecdote recalls Yale's trainer shouting Win and the team complied.
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Smith
Yale
Philadelphia Press
Cough Remedy Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old drug advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs immediately. It offers a free sample bottle and sells in 25 and 50 cent sizes, urging readers to act quickly to avoid danger from delays.
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Kemp
Love's Long Lease Quote and Miscellany
A collection of quips and short notes from 1900 includes a critique of marriage as wise not to wed, a playful line about engagement lasting eight years, a joke on Piso's Cure for Consumption, and warnings about coffee harming eyesight. It also references a remark about Mrs. Austins dress and a bachelor’s life as a mixed meal.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Cure for worrisome symptoms via Lydia E. Pinkham ad
The text touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure forailing female ailments. It features Mrs. Williams of Englishtown New Jersey claiming relief after using the product guided by Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts and urges readers to write for free advice.
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Toms
Williams
Englishtown
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia
Pinkham
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Teller
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Colorado
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Northwestern
Pacific Slope
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Indianapolis Journal
Grand Rapids
Mick
Fixe
West Virginia
John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Mrs. Austin
Mus
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W. L. Douglas
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