McKinley and China Crisis in Campaign Era
The piece argues the China crisis arrived during McKinley’s campaign, challenging imperialist aims. It suggests public opinion pushed Europe-style intervention aside and calls for an independent, isolated U S stance as McKinley weighs re election prospects. It parallels Cleveland and Harrison to question McKinley’s second-term fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hiay
McKinley
United States
Europe
Sie
China
Philippines
Hay
Trusts Behind the Anthracite Strife Blamed by President
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers denounces railroad corporations in the anthracite region as an aggressive trust responsible for industrial warfare. He notes the firms control three fourths of mines and transport to the seaboard, defying state laws and refusing arbitration. Violence among miners is linked to this autocratic combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Seaboard
Voters urged to register ahead of Boston caucuses
Boston leaders press for broader supplemental registration to 119000 before caucuses. With 95139 names current, parties note the caucus votes determine nominations in many districts and emphasize voters must register now to amplify their influence in the coming election schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Re nomination and re election history after Grant
The piece notes it has been 28 years since a president was renominated at the end of a first term and re elected for a second term. It recalls General Grant being renominated and elected in 1872 during Reconstruction with Southern disenfranchisement and federal policing of polls. It states no party has since achieved this feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Grant
Republican Returning Boards
Grant
Wage-Driven Coal Price Burden Lowers Living Standards
The piece argues a one dollar per ton retail coal price rise costs American households one million dollars weekly. It blames consumers, especially the poor, noting dealers profit from stockpiled coal while miners and owners dodge the burden. It cites Mrs Shaw and stresses lack of arbitration laws as a driver of wage-related outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Catherine A. Shaw
The
Sunday Post
Observant Citizen notes Boston life and rail plans
The Observant Citizen reports a near perfect weather day and bustling city scene. It describes public school antics with a Plymouth Mayflower fragment, a Portly shopper delaying pedestrians, and praise for the Sunday Post with its Beauty Symposium and political scoops. It mentions elevated rail work on Atlantic avenue, a third rail trial in the subway, New Hampshire politician Charles H. Burns, and the Middlesex Probate Court Hiller hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great
Sunday Post
Boston
Massachusetts
Boutelle
Waverley
Boston & Maine
Atlantic Avenue
South Station
Hiller Will
Middlesex
West Cambridge
The Girl of Autumn from the St Louis Post Despatch
A playful poem fragment portrays a fashionable muse called the Girl of Autumn. The piece describes her jaunty bonnet, modish gown, and electric style as she wanders through fields, rivers, and city spaces, leaving the town in joyous delight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vamallia Sarhdeeasy
Merry Girl
Autumn
Change of heart restores neglected wife
Nettie Maitland and John, married seventeen years, juggle work and family life. When neglect makes Nettie weak with worry, daughter Annie engineers a health leave for Nettie. A late train reunion proves John’s change: he puts wife before work, forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Little One
John Maitland
Nettie Sidney
Nettie
Annie
Harry
Nettle
Carrie
Miaitland
Passengers Detained After Havana Bound Steamer Arrivals
Twenty one passengers of the Ward line steamer Yucatan, from Havana, were transferred to Hoffman Island for observation. The action occurred in New York on September 23 as health officials monitor potential maritime exposure and assess passenger welfare.
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New York
Ward Line
Yucatan
Havana
Hoffman Island
Odd Bits of News Show Global Facts and Curiosities
A collage of brief items notes diverse trivia from 19th century science to sport, weather, and society. It mentions France's tobacco yield, Earth's oceans depth, Manila fibre, gas lighting demo, an Apollo statue found near Athens, and a large offertory in Sydney. It cites telegraph speeds, airline pace, pigeon mail, and golf club growth in the United States. It preserves a curious snapshot of era-wide facts and observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
France
Manila
Philippine Islands
Lebon
Apollo
Athens
Australia
Carpentaria
Sydney
China
Simla
Himalayas
Washington
St. Louis
Mexico
Chicago
Demerara
la Lorraine
Rennes
Tyrolean Bicycle Club
Innsbruck
London
Western Australia
Cuba
United States
Louisiana
England
United States Golf Association
Breakfast Dinner Supper Menu and Veal Recipe Notes
Daily table hints list breakfast items and a full veal recipe for breast of veal with pork, onions and lemon, plus a salmon cutlet with cracker crumb sauce. The note is signed by Mary W. Jordan from 195 Oak Street, Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary W. Jordan
Oek Street
Lawrence
Fall Coat Promotion for Cheviot Double-Breasted Style
A fall coat described as double breasted with a box front and satin lining. Made from fine quality cheviot and offered at a special reduced price of eight dollars and fifty cents as a leader sale.
Five Dollar Flannel Waits Offer Ends Soon
A local sale advertises five dollar flannel waists with brass button trim in several popular shades. Regular price two dollars, now offered at a reduced rate, limited stock.
Golf Skirts From Fine Oxford Materials
Oxford crafted golf skirts beautifully tailored with trimmed hems and stitched rows. A finely finished design offered at five dollars, combining quality fabric with practical golf wear.
2.98 Golf Capes Offered at Very Low Price
A large stock of two tone double faced plaid back materials lets us offer golf capes at an extremely low price after buying a big lot. Regularly selling for 15.00 each, these capes are now discounted for quick sale.
Rimless Eyeglasses Offer With Gold Spring Finish
Advertises rimless eyeglasses with a solid gold spring and large lenses praised for accuracy and quality. Claims finish is best and price listed as 2.50 dollars.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Post
New England
Cleveland
Harrison
the Coal Trust
Pemberton Square
Tremont Street
Court House
Mason Street
Charles Street
Wadlin
East
Washington Street
Old South Church
North End
Old
T. D. Roberts
Newburgh
N. Y
Associated Charities
Davis Street
Harrison Avenue
Cece
Richard E. Walsh
Joseph Lewis
Peninsular
Park
Observant Citizen
John Endicott
Scituate
Madame Portly
New Hampshire
Charles H. Burns
Wilton
United States Senate
Sporting Post
Lower Swampscott
Post-Despatch
Eresese
the Post
Josephine
Brooks
Nantasket
Mass
Winston Churchill
Muriel Wilson
Miss Wilson
Churchill
South Africa
AOC
Women’s Union Suits
Flannelette
Seinhardt
Col
Alaska
Golf Capes
C. Rogers & Bros
Meriden
Conn
Paine Furniture Co
Canal Street
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