Senator Clark Speaks On Railroads Under Republican Era
Senator Clarence D. Clark of Wyoming argues railroads reflect national prosperity. He cites earnings trends from 1893 to 1898, noting losses during Cleveland's second term and gains under McKinley, with higher employment, wage circulation, and planned road expansions as proof of economic recovery and future growth.
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Washington
United States
Clarence ID. Clark
Fron
Wyoming
Senate Committee On Railroads
Cleveland
Usus
McKinley
Mt Cleveland
Isua
Republicaan
Hill forgives Democrats for Chicago convention
The Hon. David B. Hill offers Democrats a chance to repeat their Chicago performance in Kansas City. He is described as forgiving and hints at a hopeful collaboration. Ben Tillman is noted as favorable to honest elections in the North and suppression of political rights in the South.
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David B. Hill
Chicago
Kansas City
David
Ben T
Ben Tillman
Fim
South
Bryan
Trans Pacific Trade Will Exceed One Hundred Million Dollars
An 1899 1900 assessment notes exports to Asia and Oceania will top 100 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, led by cotton bread stuffs and manufactures. Other figures compare nine month periods and shipments to China Japan Hong Kong and Australia. A second item comments on the Democratic spectacle with Bryan and Cleveland factions at odds and Kansas City platform chaos.
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Africa
Asia
Oceanica
British Australasia
China
Japan
Hong Kong
Australia
Oeceranica
Mareh
Democratic Party
Bryan Party
Mr. Cleveland
Springheld
Republican
Cleveland
Bryan
Kansas City
Sale Lake City
Railways and trade defy hard times and political hints
The financial reports show railway earnings hit records and trade expanding monthly, denying recession fears. Prominent Michigan Democrats drift from Populism toward Republicans as 1896 campaigns loom. Southern exports top 400 million, analysts note faith in business despite Bryan talk.
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Wage-Warners
Expansion benefits grow threefold in five years
Senator Lodge notes Hawaiian trade with the United States rose from 11.5 million in 1805 to 33.5 million last year, with most gains in the past 18 months. He compares Hawaii’s trade to Europe and the Americas, arguing colonies strengthen U.S. commerce and noting the role of Porto Rico and the Philippines in absorbing surplus production.
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Senator Lodge
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Mexico
British West Indies
Porto Rico
French West Indies
Hayti
San Domingo
Argentine
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Pacific
Hawaii
China
Dava
Philippines
Noted Homes in Ruin and Presidential Roots
The article recalls Aaron Burr’s Richmond Hill mansion on Hudson and Charleston streets New York and James Buchanan’s birthplace home on Fayette Street Mercersburg Pa, both fading toward demolition. It recounts Burr’s social prominence and later decline as well as Buchanan’s schooling and family background shaping his career.
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Aaron Burr
New York
James Buchanan
Aarons Burr
Mercersburg
Hudson and
Charleston Streets
New York City
Manhattan Island
Richmond Hill
Washington
John Adams
Burr
Hudson Street
Staten Island
Pennsylvania
Fayette Street
Buchanan
Stony Batter
Franklin County
James R. Sharon
Europe
Varick
Charleston
Theodosia
Alexander Hamilton
Talleyrand
Volney
Jerome Bonaparte
Louise Philippe
Theodosia Burr
Gov. Allston
South Carolina
Jefferson
House of Representatives
Hamilton
Mississippi
Mexico
Richmond
Lberty
Harappe
Man Tangles Chickens With Hooks In Garden Feud
A narrator recalls a conflict with a sea captain neighbor over chickens. Paw rigs fish hooks on garden seeds and each end of lines to trap birds, causing chaos as chickens get tangled and fight, while the captain loses temper and dignity. The episode ends with injuries and retreat.
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Van
Paw
Little Albert
Faw
Captan
Captun
Thare House
Chicago Times-Herald
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C. D. Clark
Ibe
Allen B. Morse
Hon
R. A. Montgomery
Michigan
Sioux Falls
Cincinnati
Topreas
Sweden
Olway
Switzerland
Turkey
Greece
American
Dominion
Canada
Indies
Afwian
James Creelman
New York Journal
James
Nag’s
Ced
Mme
Con
Dickens
Tynemouth
London Academy
Ming
Buchanan’s
Georgie
London
England
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