The Confession on the Bank Fraud and a Daughter
Margaret returns home to find her father dying and recounts a ten year old bank fraud. He admits to embezzling twenty thousand by altering a check from John Cleland’s estate to his own, concealing the crime to protect his bank post. He names the son Paul Cleland and dies before restitution.
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Margaret
James Crawford
Fellawa
Meg
Cosa
Western Bank
Glasgow
Young Cleland
John Cleland
Cleland
Margaret Crawford
Paul Cleland
Series of Accidents During a Walk on Charles Street
A Baltimore News report describes a fashionable young woman walking two city blocks on Charles Street when misfortune struck. She dropped cards, her high heel bent, and her gown trailed around her legs, repeatedly catching the wind and causing slips yet she kept walking, with a windblown veil and a bumped encounter with an elderly man as her eyes were shaded by her hat.
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Wide
Nana
Charles Street
Baltimore News
Madman Confined in Scottish Lunatic Asylum Claims Daily Christmas Feasts
A London Tit-Bits tale recalls a Scottish lunatic who insisted each day was Christmas and he dined on turkey and plum pudding. Despite his grand fantasies, his actual diet remained porridge twice daily, and he insisted everything he ate tasted of porridge.
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London
World coin output share for major nations
A report to the state department by Consul Winter of Annaberg compares 18.3 percent for England 10.8 percent for Germany and 4.7 percent for the United States of the world coin production worth 18 billion dollars. It asks if all art shops produced art what would the old masters do.
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England
Germany
United States
States
Winter of
Annaberg
State Department
Trade prospects for Manila as a Pacific distribution hub
The article argues Manila's potential as a major entreport for American goods to Asia, noting a vast market in Japan, China, and surrounding regions. It cites rising US exports to China, Japan, Australasia, Hawaii, and the Philippines, underscoring Manila's strategic position and large regional commerce. It compares colonial trade patterns and U.S. duties with other nations, asserting open avenues for American exports in the Orient.
Benefit of Colonies and Their Financial Ties to Moth er Countries
An official bureau of statistics publication notes that 136 colonies, protectorates, and dependencies cover two fifths of Earth and host one third of its people. Imports total about 1.5 billion dollars yearly with over 40 percent from the mother country. exports exceed imports with 40 percent going to the mother country. Substantial public works are funded locally, with colonial revenues covering most expenses. British colonies in 1897 reported 705 million in revenues and 745 million in expenditures. railroads and other improvements are funded to stimulate trade, with 55,000 miles of rail in operation and not charged to the mother country.
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Great Britain
Tundla
France
Porto Rico
Hawaii
United States
Haawaii
Veelproatty
Bureau of Statistics
Publc
War With Spain and the Path to Peace
The article outlines U S diplomatic aims toward Spain and Cuba, noting Woodford's Madrid guidance to seek a peace honorable to Spain and Cuba. It covers the 1898 intervention, the August 12 preliminaries gifting Cuba and Puerto Rico, and Manila occupation pending treaty terms. It argues for transferring the Philippine archipelago to the United States and recognizes Spain’s expenditures of 26 million for internal improvements as compensation.
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Woodford
Madrid
Spain
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
West Indies
Ladrones
Manila
Philippines
Paris
Philippine Islands
Philippine Archipelago
Ship subsidy bill urged to boost U.S. shipping and mail service
The piece argues against British subsidies as mere mail carriage and cites figures from a British official showing large annual losses. It contrasts Britain’s losses with U.S. profits from foreign mail carriage and endorses pending ship subsidy legislation as a reform that will strengthen American shipping and restore preeminent status.
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Mur
Great Britain
Pariament
J. Heatiker Heaton
Mr. Heaton
Porto Rico Trade Up 109 Percent in May 1900
Porto Rico’s imports and exports for May 1900 rose about 109 percent from May 1899. The note links this growth to the Democratic platform accusing Republicans of doom for the island, framing it as poverty and distress.
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Porto Rico
Burning weeds by railroad weed burners described
An 19th century report details Western U S railroads using burning crude petroleum under shields to kill weeds along ballasted tracks. A self propelled flat car carries a 30 horsepower boiler, air pumps, water tank and burners adjustable by bell cranks to scorch vegetation at 10 to 12 mph, with safety features and detachable burner rigging for coupling to trains.
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Tas
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Atchison, Topeka & Santa A
Chicago Great Western
Sucking Baby Elephants in a Show Draw Public Interest
A Saturday Evening Post recounts a showman keeping infant elephants that suck bottles like human babies. The animals shared bottles, fought for possession, and drew crowds with their infantile feeding, yielding big profits amid public sentiment.
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Saturday Evening Post
Poker Defined by Judge Finn of New York Court
Judge Finn of the First Municipal Court in New York questioned what poker is after a defendant refused to pay a 3982 debt. Five lawyers debated if it is a game of chance or skill, and the court eventually ruled for the plaintiff.
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Margaret
Spottiswoode Street
Margaret Crawford
Miss Crawford
Miss Tait
Finn
First Municipal Court
New York
Manhattan Island
Plalne Titt
Newark Newa
Indian Relics Found on Jersey City Golf Course
Dr William Pyle and fellow players unearthed an Indian ax and several arrowheads near the surface at the Jersey City Golf Grounds on Jowland in the west section. Some players did not find relics. A sharp stroke surfaced the artifacts. The links are believed to be the Hackengesacky Indians stamping ground.
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Jersey City
Paving with Glass Refuse in Geneva Streets
Geneva adopts new paving method using glass refuse pressed into pavement. Several streets have been laid with the invention and show satisfactory appearance and durability. Other cities in Quyups have begun to adopt the contrivance, expanding its use locally.
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Geneva
Quyups
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