Ripley Favored by Farmers for Representative Seat
In a county Republican meeting tomorrow, delegates will select candidates for the upcoming campaign. The farmers back Ripley for Representative, praising him as a friend to agriculture and noting his own farming involvement. They express cautious optimism about railroad interests being guided by a capable committee amid national leadership. The note mentions concerns over school concentration and local governance in this period of political transition.
Rural politics and railroad bits stir Ripley township
The article argues against trusting vague political rumors in public office races and urges support for Ed N Hill as Representative. It notes the need for clear railroad proposals, warns business caution, and describes how a franchise survey may lead to a syndicate taking over the line, urging towns to secure engineers and favorable routing through cash incentives.
United States Asiatic squadron and Arctic exploits
A historical column praises the US naval force under Commodore Schley, detailing the Brooklyn, Columbia, Minneapolis, Massachusetts, and Texas with the Vesuvius and flagship Brooklyn. It compares prayers to war realities, notes the Philippines occupation plan, and recalls 1897 Arctic relief efforts by the Bear and Lieutenant Jarvis. It lauds George F. Tilton for a perilous Point Barrow to Yukon trek to reach starving whalers.
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W.S. Schley
Brooklyn
Columbia
Minneapolis
Massachusetts
Texas
Vesuvius
Aera
Arctic
Bear
Point Barrow
Alaska
Dutch Harbor
Jarvis
George F. Tilton
Belvedere
Nansen
Tilton
Mackenzie
Yukon
Diogenes cruiser joins US Navy from European yards
A German built cruiser for Peru, purchased in London for the United States, becomes the third European built ship in US service. The Diogenes is a small second class vessel. guns and ammunition were loaded three miles offshore to sidestep Anglo Spanish tensions. Legislative cuts in Delaware and New Jersey reduce pay and governor salary respectively, while political commentary questions the millennium and the Cubana urges stance on armistice.
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Germany
Peru
London
United States
Diogenes
British
England
Spain
Delaware
New Jersey
Uncertain Paths to Work and Defense Weigh on Nation
The article cites Professor Harris on full employment and labor shifts, urges three remedies including wealthy trustees, employment tracking, and self-reliance. It calls for Nicaragua canal, Danish West Indies defense, modern navy, fortifications, and a ready national guard, warns of Oregon voyage implications, and notes Zola and Dreyfus controversy and birthright citizenship for a Chinaman.
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W. T. Harris
United States
Harris
Wright
Nicaragua Canal
West Indies
St. Thomas
Congress
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Newsom
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Sweden
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