Political Forecast from the Era on Bryan and Party Fights
An 1900 viewpoint argues Bryan and silver define the Democrats, while Republicans boast pledged reforms and wartime stewardship. New York and Ohio trends show Republican strength, with concerns over Democratic drift and implications for future national tickets.
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Kansas
Washington
South Dakota
Wyoming
Maryland
Gorman
Bryan
Bryan Wold
New York
Roosevelt
van Wyck
Ohio
Gates
Thad
Kansas City
St. Louis
Silver Question Eliminated and Gold Standard Set
The silver issue is declared obsolete as the gold standard is enacted to shield the Treasury from raids. The Republican majority ensures the gold standard across the nation, weakening silver's political prospects for the coming years. The piece notes voter focus will shift to other issues and asserts the new regime limits presidential influence over silver policy.
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Congress
Senate
White House
Bryan
Bourke Cochran
Chicago
Destructive Bullets and Wounds From War Explained
A detailed analysis discusses how bullets vary in expansion and spin, comparing Mauser, Mark IV, and British service bullets. It explains wound types, entrance and exit dynamics, bone impacts, and how dum-dum conversions increase destruction, with notes on safety and military use.
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South Africa
Bullets and Bone as Modern Rifle Demons
A description explains how high velocity bullets damage bone and tissue, with dum-dum and flat-nosed designs causing greater destructive effects. It notes bullets found on maimed subjects show their impact, illustrating the fearfully destructive power of modern rifles.
Desirable Country Home with Ten Rooms Planned Economically
A descriptive notice presents view and floor plans for a ten room country house designed for efficiency and cost effectiveness. It emphasizes purposeful layout, minimal waste, and pleasing appearance reflecting the builder’s intent.
One Tree in the Nassau Public Square
The hurricane tree in Nassau Bahamas is the largest ceiba in the world by base. Its massive trunk and expansive branches shield public buildings and shade crowds for centuries. People gather under its cool shadow during tropical summers, though its age remains unknown.
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Nassau
Bahama Islands
West Indies
Washington Post
Lost Dime Reunion On the Avenue Street Car
Two men exchange a long lost item tale on an Avenue street car. A Pittsburg man recalls losing ten cents twenty one years earlier and finds a dime, restoring it to its owner. The two share a small reward before resuming talk of the Philippine question.
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Pittsburg
Washington Post
Growing Its Own Ties. Big Four Planting Indiana Cross Ties
The Big Four Railroad has planted a large tract of land in Indiana with fast growing trees destined to be converted into cross ties. Reports claim New York hosts about 800 millionaires.
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Debs
Eugene V. Debs
Chicago
New York Sun
Big Four Railroad
Indiana
Advertisers urged to plan and persevere for local growth
The article emphasizes the power of well patronized newspapers to attract business and grow communities. It compares advertising to steady work, urging long term, regular campaigns and planned changes to sustain results. A cave church in Scotland is noted as a unique worship space used for decades.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Boulder
Colo
London Mills
Leduig
Oban
Argyllshire
Scotland
John Campbell
Robert the Bruce
Navajo Snake Worship Described by Anthropologist
At a Washington meeting of the Anthropological Society Dr Matthews described Navajo snake beliefs. A Navajo avoids killing snakes and may lift and move them with a stick. Snakes are seen as wise yet dangerous, and sacred rites and myths are performed in winter when snakes hibernate to avoid overhearing them.
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Anthropological Society
Washington
Matthews
British Army Corps Strength and Composition
The British army corps total is 36,259 officers and men with many technical troops such as pontoons telegraph railway equipment balloons field batteries and field hospitals. Excluding these, a division has 9,449 men and 18 guns while an army corps has 30,799 men and 102 guns.
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British Army Corps
Dollars in Common Reflects Shared Wealth Motif in Verse
A Detroit Free Press verse notes the heiress proclaims shared ownership with her count husband. The lines suggest common dollars may replace private wealth in many cases, presenting a theme of shared finances and domestic harmony through practical sentiment.
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Detroit Free Press
Birth Announcements Told by Doorknob Pin Cushions
In Holland some families announce a newborn by a silk pin cushion on the door. A red cushion signals a boy while a white one signals a girl. The custom marks the arrival with a simple visual cue.
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Holland
A Family Wedding Ring of the Verney Line
The Verney family of Glaydon Buckinghamshire kept a large gold wedding ring worn over a thick military glove in Charles I's era. An ancestor reportedly wore it at Edgehill, and a gloved hand clutching the royal standard was found after the battle. The ring tied past and present marriages, including Sir Harry Verney to Florence Nightingale’s sister.
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Verney
Glaydn
Buckinghamshire
Charles L
Henry Verney
Edgehill
Verneys
Sir Harry Verney
Florence Nightingale
Imported lords with glass stuck in their shirt bosom
A fragment describes encounters with imported lords. The text notes a large glass stuck in their eye, contrasting with those met who wore the glass in their shirt bosom. The language is informal and humorous, typical of observational dialogue.
Hospital for Trees on the Seine in Paris
A Paris riverside hospital cares for boulevard trees that grow sick. Trees are brought to the facility to recover and regain vigor along the banks of the Seine.
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Seine
Paris
Washington mother credits Hood's Sarsaparilla in child’s cure
Mrs. Nettie Chase of 47 K St NE recounts her 16 month old son’s rash misdiagnosed as measles then mumps and scrofula. After three doctors failed, a neighbor’s tale led her to Hood's Sarsaparilla, which gradually healed the neck sore and restored health with persistent use.
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Washington, D. C
Hood
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Melvin- Jey
John W. Breidenthal
Short Grass
Breidenthal
W. E. Curtis
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Fle
Porto Rico
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
San Francisco Chronicle
New England
Uphill Business
Manasas
Peoria
E. A. Payne
Filoor
Jaurs S
Aventis
Libby
McNeill & Libby
City Garden
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la Grosse
Balzer
C.N
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Crosse
Ato Lac
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Rar
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton
Mass
Muscatine
Alwa
E. C. Kins & CO
Paas Ind
H. H. Green
Atlanta, Ga
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