McKinley Era Civil Service News From Chipley
Local column from Chipley Florida dated October 16 1897 reports political shifts under the McKinley administration criticizes civil service changes and cites a Columbus dispatch comment on labor interests. Mention of the bark Salmon P Chase training ship sailing from New York to Pensacola for Gulf cadet drills appears alongside notes on annexation talk and a railroad commission hearing with rate adjustments effective November 1.
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S News
Salmon P. Chase
Revenue Service
Navy Yard
New York
Pensacola
the Gulf
Newspaper as an Educator in Maine Town
A new Maine philanthropist funds free newspaper delivery to every family in his town. He touts the press as a superior educator, comparing its influence to university chairs and educational facilities funded by donations.
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Maine
Still Running Behind on Dingley Tariff Revenue
The Atlanta Journal notes the Dingley tariff as a deficit maker with August receipts at 14.57 million and September at 21.93 million, far below 1800s levels. It argues sustained monthly averages near 80 million would be needed to avoid a deficit through June, warning of a shift toward tariff for revenue.
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Dingley
McKinley
Atlanta Journal
Weyler Bounced and Spanish Leadership Shift
In Madrid on October 10 Captain-General Blanco will sail to Cuba on the 15th while Weyler returns to Spain. Castellanos takes over affairs in the island until Blanco arrives. Marquis de Ahumada resigns as Weyler’s second. Cabinet approves reinforcements to the Philippine Islands and Primo Rivera, now Governor-General, will be recalled.
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Blanco
Cuba
Weyler
Spain
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Marquis de Ahumada
Phillippine Islands
Primo Rivera
General Blanco
Pillippines
Record Breaking Decline in U.S. Business Failures
The Dun's Review report shows September and Q3 failures at their lowest in 23 years. Total failures drop to the smallest since 1892, with manufacturing and trading showing record lows though one large brokerage failure skews averages. The report signals improved business conditions welcomed nationwide.
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United State
Dun
N. Y. World
Connecticut votes to require English reading for voting
The 1855 constitution provision on reading the constitution or statutes in English is reaffirmed by a 19th century amendment. The amendment, adopted by nearly a twenty to one margin, disfranchises many citizens who previously voted, sparking criticism from northern observers.
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Connecticut
New England
Atlanta Journal
New Cotton Seed Ginning Plant Boosts Bale Size and Speed
Five gins operated ten hours a day produced about seventy five bales of ten hours with a single round bale weighing 500 pounds and measuring forty eight by twenty seven inches. The process deposits cotton seed in a hopper for spouting into wagons at a cost of one dollar fifty cents per bale. The company buys seed directly from fields enabling farmers to market all production quickly.
Premium rules for tobacco exhibits and prizes
No. 18 sets the second best at 10 and forbids wrappers under 10 pounds or filler tobacco under 25 pounds from competing for premiums. Exhibitors may exceed minimums. No single lot may win multiple prizes. Individuals and associations are urged to exhibit Florida tobacco from prior years for merit certificates.
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Florida
Baggage Tax a Failure
Washington reports show the personal baggage tax failed to raise expected revenue. Collector Bidwell places September receipts at 93 700, far short of Dingley’s 10 million annual forecast. Costs of collection eat into revenue, with doubts about a year’s net income reaching 200 000.
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Washington
Bidwell
Dingley
Points of view on social norms in Chicago notes
A collection of aphoristic lines about gender roles wealth and wisdom. Observations suggest concern with opportunities pride beauty culture and moral behavior in urban life with witty, often ironic, statements. The piece reads as reflective social commentary rather than a narrative.
Round Cotton Bale Notice From Huntsville Press
W 8 Wells reports from Huntsville on a visit to a large round bale press. A planter’s wagon brings seed cotton, a suction spout lifts it into receiving hoppers, then it moves through gins and presses. The account contrasts with another report in the New Orleans papers.
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New Orleans
W. 8. Wells
Chamber of Commerce of
Huntsville
Scott's Emulsion: a trusted standard in lung trouble
The ad claims Scott's Emulsion has served as a near universal standard for lung diseases and wasting in children and adults for 25 years, likening its reliability to quinine in fevers. It urges readers to buy from their druggist in 50 cent or 1 dollar sizes.
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Scott
Florida Tobacco Fair premiums for Florida leaf 1897
Premium list from the Florida Tobacco Fair association at Lake City on October 27–28, 1897 offers cash prizes for top Florida grown leaf tobacco exhibits. Awards include 100 for best general exhibit of at least 200 pounds and 25 for second, with numerous divisions for wrapper and filler types and specific weights and cigar counts. All cigars must use Florida tobacco.
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Florida Tobacco Fair Association
Florida
Lake City
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