Jaran's export trade doubles in five years
Jaran's export trade has doubled within the last five years. Denver cigarette dealers face an annual tax of 31000. New Orleans courts and public schools reopen. World taxes total 34500000000. Greater New York govern cost 76000000. Tar Knights back new insurance plan. Shanghai plague scare proven unfounded. Dauntless tugs lands in Cuba for active service. Kentucky Democrats topple Henri Watterson in a row. Galveston Tribune on lawyers seeking satisfaction in court.
Pension claims backlog swells to 200000 awaiting adjudication
The annual report of secretary Bliss cites a backlog of 200000 pension claims awaiting adjudication. Critics question when the pension business will halt its pace and resolve these cases.
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Bliss
Jewhiz
McKinley Currency Proposal Referred to Bankers
President McKinley reportedly sent his currency recommendations to bankers for consideration. Some argue he should have submitted the plan to Mark Hanna, his political adviser and ally.
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McKinley
Mark Hanna
Four Competitor Prisoners Freed by Spanish Queen Pardon
Four famed Competitor prisoners released from a Cuban Spanish prison after a pardon by the Queen. They were captured and jailed in April 1896 on charges of filibustering.
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Cuba
McKinley Presses Hanna Campaign Power in Congress
McKinley is said to take a strong hand in the Hanna congressional fight and to have criticized Senator Foraker over the stance of some Foraker men in Ohio against Hanna's Senate bid. He warned that administration power would back Hanna and that rivals should expect no favors. Foraker offered no promises.
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McKinley
Hanna
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Ohio
Senate
Pro‑Gold Democrats Denounced as Montebanks and Humbugs
The Washington Post cites critics of the Chicago platform calling gold standard democrats dishonest and hypocritical. It praises honest Republicans who left the party while condemning those who stayed as nuisances and charlatans to be snubbed.
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The
Washington Post
Democracy
Chicago
Montebanks
Humbugs
Cost of cotton production debated by experts
The St Louis Republic cites experts estimating average cotton cost at 7 cents per pound while the San Antonio Express notes profits depend on soil fertility and method. The piece argues some regions already yield profit under 5 cents but others incur higher costs and credit store margins can exceed gross income.
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St. Louis Republic
San Antonio Express
South
Republic
Deed of Trust by McGregor Sisters for Creditors
The Millinery Establishment of the McGregor Sisters filed a deed of trust at 6:30 PM with the county clerk for the benefit of preferred creditors. Maggie and Callie McGregor operate at J. Fink & Co. corner Sandy and Douglass streets, with trustee B Levinson. Preferred creditors include Campbell & Pennington, D. McGregor, J. Fink & Co., H. Pincus of Houston, and T. M. Young, totaling 632 dollars.
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McGregor Sisters
Maggies
Callie McGregor
J. Fink & Co
Sandy and
Douglass Streets
B. Levinson
Campbell & Pennington
D. McGregor
H. Pincus
Houston
Texas
T. M. Young
Fire Popcorn Blaze Reaches Ten Acre Field
The Journal from Fergus Falls Minnesota reports a farmer raised 1000 bushels of popcorn stored in a barn. The barn caught fire causing the corn to pop and fill a ten acre field. An aged mare in a nearby pasture, sight-deficient, mistook the popping corn for snow and froze to death.
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Ferguse Fall
Minn
Hall’s Great Kidney and Bladder Cure Ad
One small bottle of Hall's Great cures kidney and bladder troubles removes gravel diabetes and other ailments. Two months' treatment per bottle. If not in drugstores mail order available for $1. E. W. Hart sole manufacturer. Sold by R. E. Luhn Brenham Texas.
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Hall
E. W. Hart
R. E. Luhn
Brenham
Texas
Hall's Great Discovery gives relief after kidney trouble
In Brisnam Texas on September 7 1896 a patient proclaims Hall's Great Discovery the first medicine to provide relief from years of kidney trouble and back pain. President McKinney pledges unyielding loyalty to political manager Mark Hanna with a bold statement of support.
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Cardal
Brisnam
Texas
Hall
E. W. Wilkiss
McKinney
Mark Hanna
Hanna
Oklahoma Territorial Cattle Quarantine Lifted Prompts Texas Influx
The live stock quarantine has expired and an estimated 50 000 head of cattle will enter the territory from Texas and the Indian Territory, creating immediate demand for Oklahoma farmers surplus corn hay and fodder.
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Oklahoma Territorial
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted for Teething Relief
A vintage advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup soothes teething pain calms gums and relieves diarrhea. It touts wide use by mothers for children and urges buying from druggists at twenty five cents a bottle.
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