Washington notes on tariff and forest reserves policy
A Washington dispatch to the Indianapolis Journal outlines Senate retreat on the House tariff bill, proposed sugar schedule changes, and looming conference results. Secretary Gage touts brighter commerce, while the President signs the Sundry Civil Bill with a forestry reservation survey to guide permanent protection.
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Gage
Washington
Indianapolis Journal
Senate
House
Internal Revenue
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Fairbanks
The Question and a Deathbed Request by George Birdseye
Poem fragment touching a dying man on his bed as family and guardians ponder the treasures he leaves behind. Angels unfold the book and review what the dead man sent before, seeking rewards for his life and deeds.
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George Birdseye
Praying for Wealth A Montana Tale Of Prayer And Messed Luck
Calkins recalls a harsh winter episode where a fervent bid for riches and Kitty Gorman ends in a cascading misfortune. He explains how a bold prayer for wealth coincides with a rock yield, then backfires as jealousy and greed unravel in a desert hillside romance and a swift loss of an ironclad claim.
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Calkins
Catkins
Manton
Trinity
Gorman’s
Pirot
Kitty
Witty
Gorman
Kitty Gorman
Dazzlin
Brown Bear
Gorman's
Gormay
Gormaz
Missouri
Germany
Old Man Gorman
Ivanhoe tunnel nearing completion in Colorado
The Ivanhoe tunnel from Husk nesar Leadville to Ivanhoe Colorado is nearly finished and will be the third longest in the United States at 9400 feet. High altitude of 10,800 feet requires snow exclusion doors at each end and steam heating for several hundred feet from both ends. Construction began in 1890.
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Gage
Mint Bureau
Brice
Chicago
Patent Office
Brier
United States
Ivanhoe
Husk
Nesar Leadville
Ivanhoe, Col
Housar
Boulder
Montana
Severa
New York Dispatch
Weathering a Dreadful Date Forecasts a Patient Tomorrow
A humorous exchange unfolds as a weary girl endures a talkative suitor. He muses on a lovely day and asks about tomorrow’s weather. She declines predicting the future, urging him to possess his soul in patience and await the forecast.
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Detroit Free Press
A Patchwork of Tiny Jokes and Quips From Old Papers
A collage of witty lines and comic snippets from multiple newspapers includes pithy quips on love and self, motley observations about manners, musings on clothing and language, and brief gags about cats, burglars, and phono graphs. Names and outlets appear in passing as era-tinged humor.
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Washington Notes
Buchanan
Argentine
Austria
Hungary
Cleveland
Secretary of the Interior
McKinley
White House
New York
Spain
Congress
Ellis H. Roberts
Roberts
Harrison
Forestry Commission
California
Nevada
Oregon
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
South Dakota
Idaho
West Point
Lustween
Blss
Tillman
Ai Lis
Capitol
Edmund 8. Roche
A Bis Uore
Mamor
Boston Courier
Philadelphia Record
Atchison Globe
Texas
Puck
Buffalo Courier
George
Hoona
New York Herald
Twickenham
Brooklyn Lite
Higby
Nature
Boston Transcript
Chicago Tribune
Effie
Mummy
Elle
Fogy
Nextdoor
Lydia
Heloise
Beloise
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