Ship Subsidy Bill Stalemate Opens GOP Opportunity
Democratic leaders in Congress attack and defend the ship subsidy bill as a campaign issue while internal party divisions surface. Minority reports split along pro and anti subsidies show Democrats are far from unified, risking the bill’s fate if Republicans act now before adjournment.
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Congress
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Messrs
William Astor Chanler
New York
John H. Small
North Carolina
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiana
Flouse Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
John F. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Marion DeVries
California
Thomas Speight
Mississippi
Wm. TD. Daly
New Jersey
Nes
United States
Repubiicans
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Chanler-Small-Ransdell
Mesare
Chanler
Small
Ransdell
Démocratic Party
Porto Ricans Pleased With Foraker Tariff Opinion
A Porto Rico private letter from an American reports broad local satisfaction with the Foraker act and tariff plan. Merchants prefer a small indirect tax over a heavy direct tax, signaling readiness to revive business and good times amid federal civil government. The only strong push for free trade comes from a few foreigners like Mr. Finley the British consul at San Juan who hold sugar and tobacco investments hoping for free entry to the United States.
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Porto Rico
United States
Mr. Finley
San Juan
Pearl Button Industry Faces Tariff Battle and Growth
The piece traces U.S. pearl button making from 1802 tariffs to 1898 factory growth, noting Illinois and Iowa centers and economic ties. It argues free trade under Wilson would hurt jobs and transport, cites tariff receipts and trade failures, and comments on Nebraska politics and Texas sentiment.
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United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Town
Ilinois
Iowa
Open Door Policy Emphasized At Cotton Mill Convention
President J. H. McAden led the fourth annual Southern Cotton Spinners' Association session in Charlotte with five hundred mill men and about $500 million in capital. He urged unity, expanded foreign markets, especially China, and support for eastern distribution via the Philippines, while calling for textile schools and better living conditions for workers.
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United States
Charlotte
N. C
Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association
J. H. McAden
McAden
Mason and Dixon’s
Empire of China
China
Philippine Islands
Our Trade Expansion and Oregon Wool Values
A Times series notes rising American exports to Britain and colonies with shipments of sewing machines instruments shoes and cotton goods to China. Oregon wool prices from 1894 to 1899 show gains in every year and an average annual farmer income rise of about half a million dollars on a 15 million pound clip.
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London Times
Great Britain
the Times
England
Australia
United States
Alabama
China
Europe
Oregon
The Democratic Millstone and Political Gossip
The item rails at Democratic adoption of a Populist platform as Bryan influenced, calling it a millstone to be shed. It cites internal revenue costs in 1895–1899 and questions Bailey’s Senate prospects and Mr. Gorman’s Maryland outlook.
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Nebraska
Bryan
Norwich
Ohio
Gorman
Maryland
Nettle fiber to boost German net and African cultivation
The article notes nettle fiber yielding the finest vegetable tissues spurs a German led project to introduce nettle cultivation in Kamerun Africa for large scale weaving. It also surveys recent scientific microbe discoveries in preserved foods and details Michigan calcareous marl for cement and Japan earthquake findings.
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Germany
Kamerun
Africa
A. Pettersen
Upsala
Sweden
Geological Society of America
I. C. Russell
Michigan
Russell
Japan
Japan Sea
Pacific
E. H. Barbour
University of Nebraska
National Park
Yellowstone Valley
Quail Hunting in Egypt Draws World Attention
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports on quail in Egypt arriving from Port Said to Alexandria each September. Nets, curtains, and back nets trap the birds as locals harvest over half a million quail yearly, despite protests from French opponents of cross border hunting for English use.
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Egypt
Nile
Port Said
Alexandria
St. Louis ost-Dispatch
New Fuller’s Earth Find Near Tallahassee Florida
A discovery near the Ocklockonee River fourteen miles west of Tallahassee Florida is described as a remarkably pure vein of fuller's earth. Experts say it yields large quantities with minimal labor and no waste.
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England
Ward
Standard Oil Company
Florida
Ocklockonee River
Tallahassee
Fla
Naming the Prince of Wales in Welsh Births and Fealty
The tale recounts Edward I declaring his newborn son a native of Wales to win Welsh favor. Six generations later the title Prince of Wales carried the three ostrich feathers crest and the motto Ich dien I serve. The Black Prince, famed for Crecy, is highlighted.
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Prince of Wales
England
Edward I
Wales
Carnarvon
Edward
Black Prince
Crecy
A Thrifty Habit Revealed in a Penny Problem
A Western man recalls a millionaire uncle famed for exacting penny management yet generous to charities. The anecdote centers on a nickel owed for car fare that spiraled into a Christmas gift disparity, with four nephews receiving $5,000 and one $4,999.95 due to the uncle's precise accounting.
Electric Fish of the Nile and Its Electric Organ
Prof Francis Gotch explains the Nile electric fish has an organ enclosing the body. The organ lies in the skin with around 2,000,000 disks in connected nerve endings. It can produce up to 200 volts in an eight inch fish and stuns nearby fish. A single giant nerve cell at the head initiates the impulses.
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The
Nile
Prof
Francis Gotch
Gotch
Engagement talk and party plans amid rain and rumors
Reporters note a rumor about a engagement revealed to creditors. The piece contrasts children’s wish for motherly party prep with a rain that spoils guests. It mentions Harlem Liéé and hints at journalism honest work in church reporting.
Stomach Troubles Lifted by Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Miss Otie McCoy of 528 Lafayette Ave in Lebanon Indiana reports her mother suffered a severe stomach ailment. After four bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla the mother gained from 111 to 136 pounds and recovered after the grip.
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Otie McCoy
Lafayette Ave
Lebanon
Ind
Tobacco as a Disinfectant in Inebriety Debate
Dr. Norama Kerr, Hastings temperance advocate who died recently, studied inebriety and published about thirty volumes and many medical articles. He asserted tobacco smoking provides noticeable immunity to infection on broad grounds based on his experience and observation.
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Norama Kerr
Hastings
England
A Crafty Medicine Man Hoax Exposed
A Philadelphia Record item mocks Dr. Quackleigh by detailing his gimmick of banning foods patients dislike to boost popularity. The humorous exposé outlines how the fake healer leverages dietary control to appear influential.
Faint Heart and Brigg s dialogue on love in a vignette
The fragment presents a dialogue between Brigg s and Griggs about seeking a woman's affection. Brigg s questions the value of proposing to a girl who may not love him while Griggs recalls his own past rejection after acceptance.
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Briggs
Griggs
Grain-O Recipe Ad Promotes Child Nourishment
An advertisement urges parents to feed children Grain-O a new grain based drink that substitutes for coffee. It claims Grain-O is nourishing, palate similar to coffee, inexpensive, and available at all grocers in 15¢ and 25¢ sizes.
Considerate Young Women at Social Evening
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes Miss Kate’s singing moved a guest later at a social gathering. the Sands girls and others comment that none felt she should have sung earlier, reflecting on etiquette and timing.
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Twigley
Sands
Snapleigh
Kate
Detroit Free Press
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O
A family question becomes an invitation to try Jell O as a quick healthful dessert. No boiling or baking required just hot water to mix and then set to cool. Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry flavors offered at grocers for 10 cents.
May Get Some More
President Kruger's ultimatum was the first ever presented to Great Britain, signaling a notable confrontation and potential demands in imperial affairs.
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Kruger
Great Britain
Carter's Ink and Bluing Sale Ad Notice
An old ad notes Carter's ink costs and blueing by Red Cross Ball Blue with a five cent large package. It mentions an astronomy cue predicting rain after a new moon, and promotes excursion tickets to Philadelphia for June 14 through 18 1900 for the Republican National Convention, with return by June 26 1900. Contact C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Philadelphia
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
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