Frye shipping bill pushed by senators for protective subsidy
Senators in both chambers push the Frye shipping bill to protect American tonnage from cheaper foreign rivals. The measure would pay subsidies to eligible vessels, with conditions on ownership, tonnage, speed, and mail carriage, and run ten years, amid opposition from free traders and foreign ship owners.
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Congress
Frye
Senate
William P. Frye
Maine
Senate Commerce Committee
Hanna
Peace Commission
Paris
House of Representatives
Serena E. Payne
New York
House Merchant Marine and Fishprices Committee
Senate Commerce Comittee
Brichy
United States
McKinley
Porto Rico and Sugar Industry Profits Debate
C F Layton argues that capital in Porto Rico sugar factories is foreign and not owned by Puerto Ricans. He says Spanish, English and German interests control the system and profits are divided among foreign planters and manufacturers. He warns against admitting Porto Ricans with cheap labor conditions and urges fair expansion with proper regulations.
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Porto Rico
C. F.layton
Department of Agriculture
Spain
Sugar Trust
Congress
Democrats Face Tariff Politics in Blue Grass Country
The Louisville Commercial notes Judge Scott, a longtime Kentucky Democrat, explaining to Eli that Grover Cleveland policies harmed farmers. While times have since improved for wool hemp and tobacco, the party fears free trade and Bryan’s free silver would scuttle votes. to win Kentucky again they must keep tariff levels.
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Louisville
EH Perkins
Judge Scott
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Perkins
Scott
Eli
Grover Cleveland
Grover
Wilson
Bryan
Tennessee
Democratic Party Critique On Race And Politics
An excerpt records candid remarks attributed to a judge on a train, criticizing the Democratic Party’s handling of race and Hawaii. It mentions Grover Cleveland and McKinley era politics, and uses a racial slur in contextual dialogue reflecting the era’s attitudes.
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Lexington
Grover Cleveland
Republic of Hawaii
English textile trusts loom as Lancashire Bleachers' firm forms
United States consul Halstead reports British press heralds a Lancashire Bleachers' Association Limited with capital between £10,000,000 and £12,000,000 to consolidate bleach trades from March 31. Experts see strong case for joint stock, four largest velvet cutters also form United Velvet Cutters' Association Limited with $1,000,000 capital.
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United States
Halstead
Birmingham
State Department
Washington
Great Britain
London Mail
England
Daily Mail
Lancashire
Lancashire Bleachers’ Association, Limited
United Velvet Cutters’ Association, Limited
Free Trade Country
Campaign notes and political pressure across party lines
A compilation of political commentary notes revealing Democratic campaign aims behind the Cover Alene mining inquiry, debates over labor hostility, defenses of U S troops, railroad prosperity figures, shifts in Porto Rican policy, expansion sentiment in the South, Carl Browne’s Populist warning, and Kentucky judges seeking to restrict deadly weapons, with potential vacancies ahead.
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Nicholas N. Cox
Military Affairs
Lentz
House of Representatives
State Convention Ballot Results By State and Statewide Officers
Ohio selects for Secretary of State Supreme Judge Board of Public Works and Dairy Commissioner with Foraker Nash Dick Grosvenor and others listed. Indiana lists governor lieutenant governor and Supreme Court judges with Fairbanks Beveridge Mount Heary and others. Wisconsin delegates at large include Treat Luedke Stephenson Stout and alternates Baxter Frame Erdahl Foster. Pennsylvania fields Auditor General and Congressmen at large with Quay Porter Elverson and others.
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Ohio
Johno A. Schauck
Board of Public Works
C. A. Goddard
L. D. Bonebrake
J. E. Blackburn
Joseph B. Foraker
George K. Nash
Charles Dick
Charles Grosvenor
Charles Foster
Myron O. Morris
W. C. Brown
George A. Myers
Myron_T. Herrick
W. P. Orr
Lewis C. Laylin
Indiana
W. T. Durbin
Anderson
N. A. Gilbert
Angola
Supreme Court
Charles I’. Remy
Columbus
Union B. Hunt
Winchester
W. H. Hart
Frankort
Leopold Levy
Huntington
W. L. Taylor
Indianapolis
Frank L. Jones
Tipton
Fourth
Leander J. Monks
James H. Jordan
Martinsville
John B. Conner
Indianapollis
Charles W. Fairbanks
A. J. Beveridge
James Mount
Charles S. Heary
Wisconsin
Joseph T. Treat
H. August Luedke
Isaac Stephenson
James H. Stout
Matthew S. Quay
A. Porter
James Elverson
B. W. Green
J. H. Leisenring
William Connell
Frank Reed
J. B. Steele
Platform Keynotes Endorse McKinley For Re-Election
The document endorses President McKinley’s administration and calls for another term. It backs the Paris Treaty and the Philippines, praises Congress for foreign policy gains, and thanks Hanna Foraker and Ohio Republicans. It also covers Indiana Pennsylvania and Wisconsin stances on expansion, trusts, and senate electors.
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McKinley
Congress
Philippines
Hanna
Foraker
Ohio
Indiana
Woarmis
Matthew S. Quay
United States Senate
United States
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Republican Party
Painter Col’s Queer Client and a Dead Man’s Portrait
Antwerp painter David Col agreed to paint a farmer’s claim that his late father sat for a portrait. The farmer’s ruse led Col to sketch the son and finish a lifelike image. When shown, the son fell to tears, lamenting his father’s changed, ugly appearance.
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Europe
David Col
Antwerp
St. Anthony
Cal
Negro lad invents rapid fire machine gun in Chicago
Eugene Burkin a 19 year old Black inventor from Chicago claims to have created a world leading rapid fire machine gun. Experts call it ingenious and dangerous and Burkin reportedly refused a $50,000 offer. He built the model with no formal training, starting with wood and a jackknife before profit and tool access in an iron works.
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Eugene Burkin
Lves
Chicago
Maxim
Nordenfeldt
Burkin
West Side
Washington
Shattered Illusions and a Pearl Boat Tale
The piece discusses how fame distorts public perception of idols, noting that audiences mix admiration with gossip. It also tells of a Turin jeweler crafting a tiny boat from a single pearl with gold sail diamonds ruby rudder ivory stand and a weight under an ounce, valued around $5000.
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Turin
Made Miserable or Miserably What Headlines
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer debates proper wording over a headline. It notes Manitoba and northern territories report 50 000 more settlers than last year, including about 15 000 Americans. Parisians study languages with an 1891 society now over 8 000 members. A miscellaneous quip about secrets and a mad dog illustrates social sayings.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
British Territories
Manitoba
The
Territories
Society For the Promotion of the
Paris
Naval Definitions from a Historic Glossary
A concise glossary of shipboard terms defining nautical and military concepts such as Fathom Turret Crow's Nest Jacob's Ladder Armament Capstan Cable Binnacle Bow Chaser Bulkhead Gangway Displacement Barbette and Monitor. Each term is paired with its practical meaning for sailors and gunners aboard ships.
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Monitor
Few College Students Die and Health in Colleges
The article notes death in colleges is rare due to strict attention to fitness. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for blood nerves and stomach issues and claims it cures constipation indigestion dyspepsia sluggish liver and weak kidneys.
Cow Milker Delights Customers On Doorstep Tour
Mrs. Morey of Coney Island New York delivers milk by driving a cow to customers homes. While they wait she milks the requested amount and proclaims So Boss guiding the animal. This door to door practice recalls historic methods of milk delivery.
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Mrs. Morey
Coney Island
New York
Europe
Northwestern Limited Souvenir Booklet Described
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway promotes the best of everything in its electric Northwestern Limited trains and literature. A new brochure offers elegant half tone engravings of scenes along Chicago to Twin Cities. Four cents in stamps to W B Kniskern Chicago secures a copy of this artistic souvenir.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Northwestern
Northwestern Limited
Chicago
Twin Cities
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Britain’s Indian Army Becomes a Major Force
Full strength of Britain's Indian Army totals about 300000 men with 230000 natives and 70000 British soldiers. An additional 20000 European volunteers and a native police force of nearly 200000, officered by white men, complement the force.
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Britain
Great Britain
Grain-O Gains Ground as Coffee Substitute
Try Grain-O the new grain based drink offered by grocers as a coffee replacement. It promises gentle aid for delicate stomachs and comes in 150 and 250 package prices. Also note Jell-O dessert and a Europe world lands value figure in this bundled ad snippet.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Praised as Great Medicine
An advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla for curing disease and purifying blood. It cites a testimonial from Frank Nolen of Oakland Illinois after six bottles, claiming relief from indigestion headaches nervousness and impure blood. The copy asserts the medicine gives appetite strength and vigor.
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Hood
Frank Nolen
Oakland
America
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