McKinley Portrayed As Friend To Soldiers In Pensions Debate
A 1900-era letter from pension committee members contends President McKinley supported liberal pension amendments and aided soldiers and dependents. They deny a quoted claim that money power opposed expanding pensions, praising McKinley’s aid and urging adherence to liberal pension laws. The notice lists signatures from R. B. Brown and others. Also covered is a contrast piece on hog pricing and prosperity, and a short editorial urging young men to persevere after financial hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. I. Murphy
McKinley
G. OA. R
Pension Comittee
National Comittee
Iso
Philadelphia
Tsuo
Congress
Ile
Otis Republic
William McKinley
Grand Army
Chicago
National Pension Committee
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
Ben Satterlee
Seminary Township
Fayette County
Illinois
Vandalia
Mr. Satterlee
Fred Morrison
Ramsey
St. Louis
Travel clubs grow as prosperity expands in early 1900s
The United Commercial Travelers of America report 12 176 members in 1900 and 0 083 in 1906 signaling a 28 percent rise. The Protective Association shows 16 262 members in 1900 and 11 000 in 1890 a 47 percent gain. Meanwhile New Yorks Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Association rose to 20 860 from 16 106 a 29 percent increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Commercial Travelers’ Association of America
Travelers’ P Protective Association of America
Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Accident Association of New York
The Fire in the Rear (Dolliver Remarks 1900)
In a House speech on February 27 1900 Jonathan P Dolliver appeals to fellow countrymen to end the pestilent rear fire plaguing the US Army in the Philippines. He laments two years of harassment shaping soldiers despair and enemy morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Lawton
Philippines
Jonathan P. Dolliver
House of Representatives
Truth or Falsehood About Trusts in Bryan Letter
A historical critique questions whether William Jennings Bryan lied when he claimed Republicans do nothing to curb trusts. It cites the 1890s congressional vote on a constitutional amendment to regulate trusts and discusses citizenship duties and political rhetoric about the army in labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Union
Popocrat
Republican Party
Two Eras of Business Distress Compared
In August 1896 after two years of free trade 1175 firms failed with liabilities of 26110366 dollars. In August 1900 after three years of protection 705 failures occurred with liabilities of 6255092 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Arch Rock to Be Demolished After Sausalito Delays
Arch rock, a longtime navigation menace at San Francisco Bay, is slated for demolition after delays from locals and pilots. The piece recalls historic feats and dangers, including a 1857 boat-through-arch stunt and a deadly bear encounter in the Hetch Hetchy region involving Mustang, a Plute Indian, who fought a grizzly with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Murphy
Arch Rock
Svrank Boyd
California
Mustang
Hetch- Hetchy
Brain
France Aims to Dissipate Hailstorms by Cannon Fire
In France an effort is under way to dissipate hailstorms by firing cannon at storm clouds. The plan seeks to reduce hail damage to crops and property by dispersing the storm before it unloads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Consul Covert
State Department
Lyons
Vineland
Denice
Arch Rock wrecks and a view of historic coast hazards
Captain Boyd recounts Arch rock wrecks from 1855 to a recent salvage near Ly ons including Sea Witch’s loss in fog, Flying Dragon’s squall disaster, Autocrat and other vessels. Consul Covert reports cannon experiments and storm observations in vineland. A medical note discusses a middle age aberration period affecting public figures.
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Arch Rock
Boyd
Newcastle
Meiggs Wharf
Watson
Autocrat
Clinton
Oregon
Sound
Nome
Columbia
Ceylon
Sternberg
New York Press
Pinto Indian Slays Grizzly With Knife
A Pinto Indian killed a massive California grizzly with a knife in a dramatic encounter. The bear is described as a powerful, unstoppable force feared by Western pioneers, with tales of headlong charges and treetop-tossing fury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Brain
Expensive Experts in New York Murder Trial
The bills of writing and chemical experts who testified in a New York murder trial total $50,476.84. The figures cover professional fees, reports, and related services provided for the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woman Tramps From Christiania To Paris On a Wager
Mme Alma Keldseth widow of a journalist undertook a walk from Christiania to Paris with no food or money. She crossed Sweden Denmark Germany and part of France walking twelve hours daily. At farms she offered work for meals and lodging and earned small sums to continue. She mended clothes washed and acted as governess to survive.
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Mme
Alma Keldseth
Christiania
Paris
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
France
Peru's Mineral Wealth and Mining Reach
Peru hosts a wide mineral spectrum from Pluria in the north with petroleum and sulphur to Cerro de Pasco's great basin with silver lead copper and coal. In the south Arequipa Carabaja area yields phosphate quicksilver auriferous grounds and borax. Currently 2,500 mines are in exploitation employing 70,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Pluria
Cerro de Pasco
Arequipa
Carabaja
Military Automobiles and the Allure of Superior Weapons
Elite officers prize high end vehicles as strategic gear. Advertising touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for constipation indigestion and dyspepsia and as a malaria preventive, linking medical aid to military readiness.
Timrus Slow Suitor Fails to Win Lady’s Kiss
In a Philadelphia Press snippet Tess and Jess describe Mr Timrus as slow and awkward. He declares his love in the parlor but earns no favor as Tess notes the moment was as dull as a stick. The column then shifts to an ad for Mrs Austin’s famous pancakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
Timrus
Jess
Philadelphia Press
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M'Kinley and Pensions
Ino, Palmer
State of
Satterlee
Murphy
Porto Rico
United States
Olney
Cleveland
Advertiser
Mr. Olney
1Hue
TSOS
IST
Boston Daily Advertiser
Emilio
William Edwin Anderson
Grover Cleveland
John P. Altgeld
Steurenberg
Idaho
San Francisco Bay
Arcil Rock
Mrs. Austin
Carter
Carters
Menge
Libby
Libby, McNeill
Libby Ghloaga
ELY
Mall
ELY Bros
Warrandt
N.Y
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