Real Issue in Elections Debates on Philippine Policy
The article argues imperialism as the election’s core issue, contending Washington plans to seize the Philippines and pay Spain 40 million dollars, a move rejected as against American principles, harming labor, democracy, and national morality, urging voters to reject it by electing a Democratic Congress. It criticizes Republican figures for avoidance and support of administration policy.
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Washington
Paris
Philippines
Spain
United States
Republic
Dewey
Manila Bay
Maine
Congress
Morley
Havana
Cuba
Bradman
Florentine K. Bradman
Alderman Berwin
Colonel Bryan
Mark Hanna
Republican City Committee
Berwin
Bradmus
The Apotheosis of Bunoco King John Reed Escapes
John Reed the Bunco King escapes custody at a State Prison, praised for genius in crime. The piece commends Reed and Jerengan for ingenuity and patience in a nefarious endeavor, pondering potential positive use if redirected.
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John Reed
Bunco
Reed
Jernegan
Defense of Algerine Heroism by Governor Black
Governor Black of New York campaigns for Roosevelt era Republican ticket defending the War Department and praising Alger as a patriot and efficient administrator, denouncing critics as unthinking. Congressman Barrows spoke in Dorchester last evening, though details are incomplete.
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Governor Black
New York
Roosevelt
War Department
Alger
Barrows
Dorchester
War cloud in Europe and the push for peace
The piece argues Britain may sink to peace if France concedes Fashoda but warns the Egypt Nile question remains. It notes rapid naval buildup to deter any force and the possible return of the German Emperor as a factor favoring continued peace.
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Great Britain
Africa
Fashoda
Bolk
Egypt
Nile Valley
A Carnival of Spoils in Civil Service Reform Debate
The National Civil Service Reform League condemns President McKinley’s plan to remove about 23 000 civil service officers, beginning with 6000 this month, as a move to hand over positions to political operatives. Leaders including Adams Storer Tolman Estes Dana Vaughan and Wyman object that it erodes government integrity and signals a first step back from reform. The article casts Hanna as king of a coming carnival of spoils if the plan proceeds.
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National Civil Service Reform League
Civil Service Reform League
Massachusetts
League
Charles Francis Adams
Moorfield Storey
James P. Tolman
Dana Estes
Richard Henry Dana
W. W. Vaughan
Merrill Wyman
Hanna
Republican Party
Reform League
McKinley
Music halls and city arts hope amid Boston plans
The Sans Souci failure and the old Public Library’s return spark talk of a city music hall. Licenses for liquor to theatrical performances set a precedent, with more requests expected next May. Municipal concerts expand to other districts, while old buildings may host entertainments. Weather signals winter’s approach as snow flurries hint at storms. Reverend Hale to discuss The Story of the Old South next Saturday.
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Sans Souci
Boston
Shakspere
Edward Everett Halale
Fashions for a Casey Corner Shelf and Bed Nook
A simple sitting room arrangement uses a strong pine shelf two feet wide placed about two feet from the floor. Above it, a dark red cloth mattress is added with a floor-length valance tacked to the shelf with gimp and brass-headed tacks and finished with a narrow red fringe.
Boston Notables Reflect on Reporters and Local Happenings
A Massachusetts column recalls reporters' craft and famed figures like Oliver Wendell Holmes, noting genial neglect of scribes by Holmes and a Harvard celebration poem dispute. It blends tales of a South Acton powder house blast, rising land prices near Humboldt Avenue, trolley line rumors, and Boston civic life including judges, actors, and charity notes.
The Purse Snatching Lark From Denver Post
A thief snatches a woman’s purse from her jeweled hand causing terror. The rescuer copper catches the thief and returns the purse. Inside were a pencilled note a sugar plum gum hairpin cent buttonhook safety pin curling tin powder rag sachet bag and more. She resumes shopping with a relieved smile.
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Denver Post
Cure for Eczema Promised by Hydration and Cuticura
An illustration touts Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent as the great skin cure. Warm baths with Curteaa Soap and gentle anointings are recommended, claiming relief from eczema by purifying the blood and balancing humors.
Townsend error overshadows Corbin at Washington
Darwin CCG Pavey of Somerville criticizes a Boston Sunday paper for misrepresenting Corbin the adjutant general and quartermaster. The letter argues Corbin wields influence in military appointments and hints at political leverage behind Alger and Co. during the Spanish-American era.
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Post
George Alfred Townsend
Boston
Washington
Corbin
Quartermaster General
Hayes
Quartermaster’s Department
Alger
Miles
Spain
Alger & Co
Darwin
PAVEY
Somerville
Notable Early NSW Government Appointment and Notable 1900s Public Updates
In the reconstructed New South Wales government Mr Varney Parkes son of Sir Henry Parkes becomes postmaster general and is an architect by trade. Reid’s choice aims to mend old political enmity with Parkes. A prior reconciliation between Reid and Sir Henry occurred before Sir Henry’s death. The item mentions McKinley, Admiral Schley, Virginia and Wortley family ties, medical practice by Scott Schley, Mrs Anna Burley preaching in New Jersey, and Judge Ball’s 1879 injunction against striker activity, amid public reception and political shift.
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New South Wales
Varney Parkes
Sir Henry Parkes
Parkes
Reid
Sir Henry
Admiral Schley
Annie Franklin
Annapolis
Virginia
Mr. Wortley
Earl Wortley
New York
Scott Schley
Frank
Wealthy Aunt Tests Heiress With Millionaire Bet
Dorothy Dunham agrees to a test proposed by Aunt Sarah Dunbar to marry Ira Foster or face a forfeit of ten million dollars in jewels and travel. The plan unravels when a washerwoman poses as Dorothy to reveal truth and Foster’s money obsession. After a dramatic morning, Aunt Sarah cancels the engagement and reveals the trip as the new plan.
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Dorothy
Sarah
Ira Foster
Holly
Foster
Mr. Foster
Dorothy Dunham
Dorothy D
Paris
Sarah Dunbar
Wairs o Fun and Provoking Quotations From Newspapers
A collage of humorous quotes from the Chicago Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Life and Judge. Topics range from religious figures to juries to children misbehaving and soldiers in battle. The snippets showcase satirical voices about authority, discipline, and social roles.
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Allen Sparks
Chicago Tribune
Ousts the Bradman Forces Aided by Mullen
A weary citizen outside the Maverick square State House recalls a night of dust and foot prints after a dramatic shift in local power aided by Mullen. The Post reporter notes the scene as dawn breaks amid political upheaval.
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Mullen
Bradman
Maverick Square
State House
Post
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Boston Post
New England
Black
Our Republic
Bunoco
Defence OF
Oya
Europe
D.O
Frank Dupree
Sunday Post
Lulu Tabor
Old Kentucky
Charlie Hoyt
Mr. Hoyt
Dr. Hale
Ealal
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Harvard University
South Acton
Middlesex County
t+rt & wean
Roxbury
Umboldt Avenue
Tre
Musical Mutual Protective Association’ of
Lafricain
Boston Symphony Orchestra
New York Orchestra
Paul
Gotham
Bobo
John Shepard
Mr. Shepard
Frank Buckley
Boston Theatre
Pawtucket
R. I
Lynn
Berry
Raw
Eczema
Potter D. & C. Corr
Gath
Omaha
President McKinley
Anna Burley
Hainesville
N. J
William H. Ball
Zanesville
Ball
Kipling
London
the Post
E. Hayley
West Concord
N. H
Charley Gosset
Gwine
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
M. C. Starbuck
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Metropolitan Clothing Mfq. CO
Washington Street
Metropolitan Clothing Manufacturing Company
Melton and
Kersey
Elfagant Carr
High-Cress Clothiers
Yorkshire Mills
Pittsburg
Fountain Head
Chicago
Bradmanites
Rush
Committee
Polis
Maccabe
Albion
American Sunday School Union
Blakely
J. E. Mullen
oTwasn
Millar, Alby
Burke
Alderman Presho
Berwin, Bradman
Charles E. Clarke
George Brooks
Dyar
George C. Crocker
John H. Colby
George O' Bancher
T. R Graves
C. P. Anderson
Henry Andrews
Representative Lyon
Adams
Bryant
B. Allen Ang
Oman
Herberg
Bigelow
Fig
REP. City Comm
Bradman and
Allen
Isaac B. Allen
Isaac
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