Appointment of Charles Hallam Keeps as Assistant Secretary
The Tribune notes Charles Hallam Keeps of Buffalo New York has been named Assistant Secretary of the Treasury succeeding Milton H Eisles who resigned to join the Riggs National Bank as Vice President. The item includes context on the paper's publication and subscription details.
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Charles Hallam Keeps
Buffalo, N. Y
the Treasury
Milton H. Eisles
Riggs National Bank
Cuba Marks First Year Independence Surplus
Cuba's finances at year end show a surplus of 3 million dollars after starting with 3.5 million in the treasury, aided by the United States. The report celebrates the new nation's financial condition and independence.
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Cuba
United States
Twin Fairfield Tornadoes Kill Fifteen In Nebr Night
Two tornadoes originating near Fairfield Nebraska on Sunday night moved in opposite directions, northwest and southwest. Fifteen people were killed and many injured, about one hundred buildings were leveled, with property losses estimated around $100000.
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Fairfield
Neb
Southern Colonels Pay for Bed Refusal Stirring Controversy
The Indianapolis chambermaid Lulu Hadley, who collected funds from southern supporters for not making Booker T. Washington's bed, is revealed to have made the bed and praised the sleeping man. Her husband reports she was not averse to negro company and she has moved to Illinois. The episode leaves the donors seen as damp hools in the public eye.
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Indianapolis
Lulu Hadley
Booker T. Washington
Illinois
Mr. Washington
Walking delegate condemned as national nuisance
The piece denounces the walking delegate as a professional agitator causing conflict between capital and labor. It claims he is hated by employers and workers, blamed for troubles across the country, and predicts labor will repudiate and suppress him through united action.
Scott's Emulsion as a body builder for all illness
An advertisement likens various weak patients to Shylock seeking flesh and promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nourishing tonic. It claims the product strengthens nerves digestive organs and the whole body, promising decades of use as a great giver of human flesh from Scott & Bowne chemists in New York.
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Shylock
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Thousands Seek Kidney Health with Swamp Root Claim
An advertisement claims kidney trouble is common and undiagnosed. It urges readers to test urine for sediment, then promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidneys, liver, bladder and urinary issues with sample bottles and a free book offer from Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Home of
Swamp Root. Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Fenner
Dr. Penner
W. T. Oakes
Orrix
ST. Vitus
G. A. Baas
Anti Jewish Persecution in Kishineff Cited
The article quotes M. Kronshevin editor of the Besseratz urging Jews in Kishineff to convert or flee within a year. It condemns such treatment of a large, thrifty community as unfit for the 20th century and notes intolerance is fading in most nations.
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Russia
M. Kronshevin
Besseratz
Kishineff
Hay
Debate on Faith Reform Divides Declining Congregations
The article reports a committee favoring revision of the Westminster Confession and Bible supremacy over confessions. It contrasts revival prospects within the Democratic Party factions led by Bryan and Roosevelt, with editorials urging unity through rejecting Populist doctrines.
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Los Angeles
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Holy Spirit
Railways’ Toll Versus Other Travel Dangers
Statistics show electric railways kill about 100 people monthly yet millions travel them safely. Critics note wagons and stairs claim more lives per mile, urging balanced caution in transportation risks.
Boschee's German Syrup Promoted as Remedy for Lung Ailments
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as the universal cure for consumption and lung troubles since 1868. It argues many simple cough remedies fail for severe coughs bronchitis croup and night coughing and promotes the 25 cent and 75 cent sizes sold by druggists.
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Boschee
United States Exports Rise and Texas Cottonseed Case Headline
The article notes export growth since 1895 and cites Texas v Cottonseed Oil Trust. It mentions Ethiopian railway exploitation by Americans, 120 new US companies with 1.5 billion capital, and Cuba marking liberty’s first anniversary. It argues protectionism boosted US manufacturing a tenth of world trade. It also questions Postmaster General Payne on department irregularities.
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Cuba
United States
Room for Thought on Civilizing China and the Yellow Peril
The piece weighs future outcomes of Western civilizing efforts in China. It argues China’s antiquated methods prevented clear benefit or harm to the world, and questions whether modernization will unleash cheap labor and a real yellow peril despite exclusion laws.
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China
Mixed Colonial Era Echoes Across Global News
A collection of brief items notes Russia consuming much olive oil, Greek church uses it in ceremonies, Britain earns from misaddressed mail, and ads hawk Chamberlain’s tablets. It touches on Chinese missionary deaths, Western cowboys killing a Bible agent, pure food laws, Hay’s stance on Manchurian issues, and Jewish persecution protests.
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Russia
China
Texas
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the Tribune
Donald McCallum
Wee
Dr. Kilmer
Democratic Party
Buffalo
N. Y
Times
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Bryan
Cleveland
Omaha World Herald
Richard L. Metcalfe
Grover
Brooklyn Eagle
Roosevelt
New York World
Chicago
Golart Line
T Wienbrand
ULM
Ummer
Wallman
Batesville, Indiana
Supreme Court
State of
Cottonseed Oil Trust
Payne
Post Office Department
Washington
Chamberlain
Batesville, Bigney & Co
Sunmano
DR. Fenner
Ney
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