National Legislature Works at Accelerated Pace in Early Session
Washington dispatch notes House rapid passage of key measures the army bill and revenue cuts within two weeks. Senate focuses on shipping and Hay Pauncefote treaty with filibuster tactics shaping delay before possible votes. Public pressure and party pledges push for rapid revival of the American merchant marine.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Janmary
House Committee On Merchant Marine
Senate Committee On Commerce
Republican Party
United States
T. P. As
Army Reorganization Bill Promises Regular Army Appointments
The Army Reorganization bill will become law before March and provides for appointing faithful provisional army members to regular army posts. Many senior officers in the regular army earned their positions through faithful Civil War service.
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Regular Army
Provisional Army
Reduction in War Taxes and Railroad Prosperity
The bill reported by the House Ways and Means Committee would cut war taxes and lift burdens on most citizens after June. Railroads report rising contracts since the 1900 presidential election, with more miles built and growing demand for rail expansion.
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Bryan
Nebraska
Lincoln
Antelope County
McKinley
McKkinley
Mr. Bryan
American Economist
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Cleveland
Nuts and Grampa’s Farm Tale to a Boy’s Dream
A nostalgic verse narrative recalls country life and a boy’s joys from pride in nuts to nights by the fire. It contrasts farm summers with town schooling and cherishes Grampa and Gramma as the boy longs for country freedom and farm adventures.
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Grampa
Allus
Embarrassing Moment Over a Penny at Church
A young woman, with only a penny and a five dollar bill, hesitated to place the coin in the collection plate at church. The coin slipped among kneeling cushions, the warden retrieved it, and a hidden penny later turned up in her purse while she faced public embarrassment.
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Baltimore News
Dawn
Heavyweight cloth shears owned by Kansas City man
Percy W. Smith holds a pair of forty pound shears once used to cut nap from cloth. The rudely made implements were bought from Jenking Palmer, a Chenango Falls blacksmith, and are noted for their once keen edge and bulky heft.
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Kansas City
Percy W. Smith
Jenking Palmer
Chenango Falls
Foolhardy Feats of Parisians In Lion Cage
A Parisian butcher wagered and entered a cage with three lions, drank wine, and played cards with the tamer. He offered a wine glass to a lion, was mauled as the crowd watched at a village menagerie near Paris. The incident ended with the crowd witnessing a dangerous scene.
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Benedict
Herr Becker
Vienna
Salem
Mass
Paris
Record-breaking U S test gun to fire twenty miles
The United States plans a twenty mile shot that will set a distance record. The gun used will showcase American ingenuity and workmanship. The article also touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fifty year cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia and biliousness.
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United States
Landslide at Battel Swings Inn and Garden Down Slope
A past landslide in Battel Switzerland sent an inn with its garden and outbuildings sliding thirty five feet. No injuries occurred and two large elms in the garden were moved but unharmed.
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Battel
Switzerland
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Promises Daily Bowel Relief
An 19th century advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine moves the bowels daily and promotes health. It states benefits for liver and kidneys and cures sick headache. Price listed as 25 and 60 cents.
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Lane
Local India Rubber Mine Reported in South Australia
A recently discovered natural india rubber mine is reported in South Australia. The notice advises commuters to keep breakfast simple and mentions Mrs. Austin's famous pancake flour as a convenience for busy mornings.
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South Australia
India
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