Government protects California giant trees endangers cable project debate
The piece notes Woodman spare that tree becoming an act of Congress for California giants. Congress debates Pacific cable options with private versus government construction and funding limits. It cites rail evolution to nickel steel, Turkish minister's wife customs, and agricultural crop figures. It concludes with a dorm fire anecdote and Chinese Boxer disturbances prompting protection missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
California
The Last Ditch: Puerto Rico Policy Debate
The piece argues the Democratic Party clings to Puerto Rico issues while Republicans defend the Puerto Rican law. It praises the measure for providing needed revenue, pending self government, and practical free trade within two years. It claims the GOP offers stable governance and progress Puerto Rico could not achieve under Spain or independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Puerto Rico
Republican Party
United States
Honest State Government Planks Question Fusion Colorado
A New York Republican platform plank boasts that all state departments under Republican control have administered laws equitably and without scandal. It argues the Fusion party in Colorado would be laughed at for adopting a similar claim this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fusion Party of
Colorado
Familiar Conditions Reflect Old Political Debate
The piece argues the Democratic party risks a return to past fiscal woes by overcorrecting revenue levels. It parallels 1884 and 1892 concerns about excessive prosperity, warning that restoring Democratic rule could burden the nation with higher taxes and less vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
White House
Congress
Grover Cleveland
United States
Democratic Swing Against Expansion Fails in House Vote
In the House of Representatives the Bryan led opposition to national expansion suffered a third defeat as Democrats tried to block annexations from Puerto Rico to Hawaii. The drive to keep the United States from extending dominion failed, with destiny favoring expansion beyond the Sandwich Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Puerto Rico
William Jennings Bryan
Hawaii
Arthur Pue Gorman
Senate
McKinley
Spain
Philippines
United States
Sandwich Islands
No Calamity This Year in Political Rhetoric
The piece argues that no calamity is needed for votes as prosperity rises across states. It cautions against relying on fear to gain support, claiming the tide of prosperity signals brighter times ahead and challenges the politics of crisis.
Puerto Rico tariff plan framed as fair and modest
The piece argues labor prospers with fuller employment and rising wages, while capital funds productive enterprise, noting a return to stability after the 1896 money famine. It cites Depew defending a tariff averaging six percent on Puerto Rico, a system seen as fair and temporary, contrasting it with oppressive Spanish taxation and urging acceptance under McKinley.
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Denvyer
Puerto Rico
Depew
Henry K. Carroll
Spain
Carroll
McKinley
Leslie’s Weekly
Wise and Safe Precedent in Puerto Rico Bill
The New York Mail and Express argues that Congress has established a wise precedent by asserting its power to govern Puerto Rico and the Philippines without constitutional limits. It praises the House bill and anticipates a signature by the President, predicting a civil governor for Puerto Rico within a month and outlining the administration’s firm stance against Democratic opposition. The piece frames the move as strengthening national governance and stability for island territories.
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Spain
House of Representatives
Puerto Rico
Congress
Philippines
United States
Calhoun
New York Mail and Express
Gentle Little King Alfonso XIII of Spain Portrait
A detailed portrait of King Alfonso XIII of Spain as an intelligent musical reader and beloved royal child. The article notes his birth in 1886, multilingual talents, army commission, governesses, palace life, early education, and the emotional impact of Spain's U.S. war losses on his young heart. It covers his upcoming coronation age, travels, wealth, and strict court routines.
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Alfonso
Spain
Alfonso XIII
Europe
Royal Palace
Madrid
Royal Opera
United States
The Officious Person In Society
An anecdotal riff on officious people especially young girls who seek to help yet meddle. The Pittsburg Dispatch is quoted noting their well meaning motives and fashionable methods, as in hat decorations and plant care, ending with the proverb that best results come from doing it yourself.
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Pittsburg
Lincoln's Keen Sense of Humor
A Buffalo visitor told the White House he and his city trust in God and Abraham Lincoln. The president replied with a wry line about being "more than half eight," reflecting a humorous exchange during a handshaking moment.
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Lincoln
Hry
Buffalo
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Naval officer warns Holland type boat could block Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey's aid Lieut Caldwell reports after a three hours submarine trip on the torpedo boat Holland that a determined enemy using a Holland type boat could have made occupation of Manila Bay by Dewey's squadron impossible. A woman usually abandons her opinion the moment her husband is converted to it.
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Dewey
Lieut
Caldwell
Holland
Manila Bay
Mackerel Scarce Off Maine Coast Due to Warships Sighting
An old Southwest Harbor fisherman suggests warships deter mackerel, driving them away from the eastern Maine coast where large migrations have puzzled experts. The article notes spring northern and autumn southern migrations, with May schools off Yarmouth and July to August presence near Massachusetts bays, while northern and southern schools vanish unpredictably.
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Maine
Southwest Harbor
Mack
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Frozen Exhibition: Setter, Quail Freeze in WV Shop Window
In Marlington West Virginia a judge William Green displays a remarkable sight a frozen setter and about a dozen quail in a shop window The dog disappeared during a bitter cold February outing and later reappeared standing as if alive with the quail frozen nearby The pair frozen by extreme cold remains on display in the general store attracting curiosity while warmer weather threatens to spoil the tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Marlington
W. Va
New York Herald
William Green
Judge Green
Peterson
Miniature visiting cards for a dog in Philadelphia
A fashionably attired woman in a stationers shop orders tiny engraved calling cards for her dog. She selects a very small size like baby birth cards and asks that the name Fido Smith be printed with Wednesday on the opposite corner. The trend of dogs being introduced to social calls is noted.
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Carde
Doge
Philadelphia
Fido Smith
Fido
Two of Kind and a beggar on Fifth Avenue
Chauncey M. Depew walks with a politician who pleads for railroad passes. The beggar interrupts and is told to work the other side of the street, to which Depew gives the passes. Also note an odd line about poor beer selling at 35 cents a pound in Havana.
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Chauncey M. Depew
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Depew
Havana
Man-eating Lions Terrorize Railroad Work in Africa
An 19th century report describes two man-eating lions near Victoria Nyanza in Central Africa that attacked laborers, engineers and soldiers for eight months, killing nearly thirty Indians and many Africans. An engineer finally killed both, each nine feet long, ending the reign of terror. Lions in India and Africa are discussed, including tiger carnage and local defense methods.
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Central Africa
Victoria Nyanza
Lord Salisbury
House of Lords
India
Africa
South Africa
Girard
Lower
Bengal
Pronunciation of Automobile Discussed by Authorities
Inland Printer surveys orthoepic authorities on how to pronounce automobile. Two defensible pronunciations for the noun and adjective forms are offered, with common usage variations including auto-mobile and auto-mobile.
A Mother's Tears
A Rochester mother describes her infant's severe sores spreading from the neck to the back. She credits Hood's Sarsaparilla along with Hood's Medicated Soap and Olive Ointment for a marked improvement, noting discharge lessened and skin healed.
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Hood
Hoodd
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House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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Winship
New England Journal of Education
Gentle Little King
Lidta
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Freee
Winchester
Sanes
Winchester Repeating Arms
Winchester Avenue
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