Resort to a Prick in Shipping Bill Debate
Washington correspondence argues a foreign steamship lobby inflames public opinion to block the merchant marine revival bill. Supporters claim broad backing from state legislatures, chambers of commerce, and some Congress members, urging passage to reduce foreign freight costs and expand American tonnage while protecting domestic producers.
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Washington
New York
Congress
Senate
House
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
United States
Frye
Hay
Bef
West steadies labor and tariff unity across the nation
A Omaha dispatch notes railroad labor scarcity in the West with wages at 2.50 a day plus board, prompting eastern recruitment to build tracks across Nebraska Wyoming and Utah. The piece argues McKinley protective policy fuels Western prosperity, boosts home production, and strengthens East West unity, citing rising sugar and cotton trade as proof.
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England
France
Bryan
Oregon Statesman
West
Omaha
Net
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New York
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Mr. Bryan
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Springfield
Mass
McNinley
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Tobacco Consumption Per Capita Across Nations in 19th Century
French statistician Bouant presents per head tobacco figures by country. He notes actual use is higher due to nonusers. Spain shows high overall smoking while the Netherlands shows large consumption. France's totals rise from 1830 to 1898 with per capita increasing from 0.775 to 2.18 pounds.
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M. B. Bouant
Netherlands
Sweden
United States
France
Belgium
Russia
Spain
Chance Friends and a Prize for Science
The article muses on chance friendships forming across travel and life stages, noting how many remarkable people remain unknown. It cites Charles Dudley Warner's Backlog Studies and announces Robert Nobel’s fortune of 7,060,000 to fund yearly global prizes in science, letters, art, and invention with a joint Swedish academy and Norwegian Storthing jury.
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Boston
Charles Dudley Warner
Robert Nobel
Nobel
Swedish Academy
Storthings
When Food Was Scarce Most Famine Toll and Global Effects
The piece surveys historic famines in India, China, Ireland, and Europe, citing Lord Curzon on India’s 500,000 deaths and $250 million crop loss, with mentions of 19th century famines and political fallout in Ireland and France. It notes aid efforts and references Leslie's Weekly and a Nobel Request under King Oscar of Sweden.
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India
Lord Curzon
Bengal
Orissa
Rajpootana
Bombay
Madras
Mysore
China
Europe
France
Ireland
United States
Leslie
Swimmer's Aid: New Arm Apparatus by Bartholomew
An inventor James S. Bartholomew of Guerneville California unveils a bamboo or aluminum arm apparatus. The light frame carries an endless canvas web strapped to the arms to increase water leverage on the backward stroke and fold away on the forward stroke. It uses water catching panels that expand to lift the swimmer and keep hands comfortable while floating.
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James 8. Bartholomew
Guerneville
Cal
How He Thrives At Home And With Friends
A series of short comic vignettes shows a boy who skips meals yet stays active and healthy thanks to home pantry feasts after school. Observers note his skipping breakfast and dinner but his mother explains the pantry wrecks after school fuel his play.
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Chicago
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