Powers Appeal From Kruger In Transvaal War
The Boer president Kruger appeals to Holland Switzerland and Belgium and to Great Powers for intervention. The United States may mediate by offering good offices to transmit peace terms, not as formal mediation, to Britain and the South African republics. Baron Gevers notes ties between Boers and Dutch and welcomes European involvement if initiated by a friendly power.
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The
Hague
Kruger
Pretoria
Transvaal
Belgian
Holland
Switzerland
Washington
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Adelbert Hay
Choate
Steyn
Baron Gevers
Netherlands
Europe
The Republican Financial Policy in New York News
The article argues that under the currency act national bankers gain credit benefits from government deposits, earning double interest via bonds and notes. It says banks profit from government guarantees while the public bears costs, forming a large money trust without real benefits, threatening liberties and prosperity.
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Treasury
Archibald Carle Denies Plea. Seeks New Trial Before Hanging
Archibald Carle asked Judge Brentane for a new trial hoping to plead guilty to murder and be hanged, preferring death by gallows to 25 years at hard labor. The judge noted the killing of Hector McKinzie was a behind the back assassination and sentenced Carle to 25 years with hard labor.
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Chicago
Archibald Carle
Brentane
Tey
Hector McKinzie
Pidge
Carls
Brentany
Curle
McKinzie
Currency Bill Enactment Readied by Conference Pact
The currency bill moves toward final enactment as the Senate backs amended text and the House is poised for passage. Banks prepare to extract about twenty five million dollars more circulation via 10 percent on deposits, while buying government bonds for a funded 30 year loan. McKinley is expected to sign, bankers foresee profits, and a short term boom may spur speculative revival aiding the Republican push.
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Senate
House
Treasury
McKinley
Republican Party
Fredericktown Democrat backs Capt Albert Allen for state auditor
The Madison County based Fredericktown Democrat endorses Capt Albert Allen for state auditor citing his integrity, ability, and qualifications. Allen, a lifelong county resident, led the office previously and battled adversity after fire destroyed his newspaper plant in 188? He served in the Confederate army and later helped publish The New Madrid Record, later sole proprietor and editor.
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Albert
Allen
Holladay
Seibert
Capt Allen
Charles Barrell
New Madrid Record
Missouri
Williams Bros Offer Cheaper Yet Superior Farm Implements
Williams Bros promotes Avery and Sattley planters cultivators and Sayers and Scovill buggies as the best, claiming higher quality and price concession. They urge Bates county readers to inspect goods from needles to threshers, promising fair prices and no overcharging for farm supplies.
William's Cash Grocery Promotes Low Prices in Butler
For nearly twenty years William's Cash Grocery in Bates County has touted consistently low prices, arguing rivals like Burt met them briefly yet raised costs again. The firm emphasizes selling the best goods and offering everything at the lowest possible price, challenging shoppers to compare value.
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Butler
Bates County
Burt
Bates
Muddy Roads Drive Town Gossip to Horses
Deep Water area notes a string of community happenings from last week. Neighbors rode to mill on horseback after rain, social events include horse shoe games, a surprise party, dances, and visits among residents like Jacksons, Blizzards, and Coles. Several families plan moves to Oklahoma and Granite Oregon, while illness and weather keep life steady as spring work approaches.
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George Allison
Jess Bledsoe
Olaf Chambers
George Allison, Jr
Jess Coleman
Luin Foster
The
Times
Charley Schoop
Home Folke
Jess Blizzard
Johnstown
Butler
Joe Callahan
Rev. Church
Antioch Church
Grrandma Wilker
Tistes
Charles Wilson
Charles
Emma Lair
Carrie Greer
Near Spruce
Frank Shillinger
Bates County
Oklahoma Territory
Will Hall
Charles Wilton
Bennet McBride
Maggie Lawson
Shillingers
Miss Pet Stephens
Grandma Kretzinger
Thomas Pitman’s
Mr. Ceorly
John Borum
Johnny Kretzinger
Clerk in Sweeney’s office arrested in Goebel murder
Frankfort Kentucky March arrest of W H Coulton a clerk in the state auditor Sweeney’s office charged with complicity in the murder of the late William Goebel. Chief of Police Williams made the arrest at nine oclock. More arrests are likely tonight.
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Frankfort
W. H. Coulton
State
Sweeney
William Goebel
Williams
Effectively Strange Weapons In Home Burglary Tale
A New Orleans man claims he defended his bachelor home with improvised weapons after a burglar entered his dining room. He hurled incandescent light bulbs at the intruder, which exploded like a small shell, prompting the burglar to flee while a volley of bulbs shattered furniture and alarmed neighbors.
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New Orleans
By & Fioise
Deaf Children Learn Music in Detroit Schools
An experimental program led by Detroit public schools music supervisor teaches six deaf children to follow rhythm by feel and vibration. Through guided repetition with vocal cues and piano, many pupils began to vocalize tones and reproduce scales, suggesting deaf children can learn to sing with accuracy, enriching their education and joy.
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Detroit
Gluttons and Good Eaters in a Comic Dining Tale
A humorous piece contrasts good eaters who enjoy meals and are dependable with gluttons who disrupt meals. It recalls Gilmer Speed in the Criterion and a summer resort woman who devours 12 ears of corn daily, leaving a comic mess and a trail of ruined table etiquette, while hinting at collapsed marriages.
Early Memoir Passages on Maria Josepha Ball Remarks
The London Spectator reviews The Early Marr Life of Maria Josepha Lady Stickner noting scant decorum at a drunken entry party. Neighbors and laborers celebrate with light temper and intoxication, while some laborers resist excess as folly. Joile Sheffield laments festive excess and the social impact of balls.
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Maria Josepha
Stickner
London Spectator
Maria
Joile Sheffield
London
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Mr. Smith
Smith
Sayers & Seavill
William
Alway
Smith & Son
Spruce Stears
Jonathan Jackson
Granite Oregon
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T. J. Alexander
P. Coleman
Ed Spears
Appleton City
Kash Bros
P. Bowden
ElDorado Springs
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Lonia Gordon
John Burnetts
Wim, McCormick
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Susie Blizzard
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John Coleman
Arthur Chambers
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Goebel
A. H- Culver
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