President McKinley Urges Policy and Defense Reforms
The President’s annual message outlines imperial policy, the Philippines and Cuba, naval expansion, postal growth, and a strong economy. It calls for civil government in the Philippines, a canal treaty, anti-trust restraint, and continued frontier and public land management. The document notes military strength and seeks efficient government.
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McKinley
Coness
Frye
Senate
Henderson
House
China
Philippines
Do ships sink to the ocean bottom or hover midsea
The piece explains that sinking ships go to the bottom, not midsea. It argues pressure is not a factor and that water density differences are too small to stop descent, noting seawater is only slightly denser than freshwater, so heavy objects sink fully to the bottom.
New Hybrid Fruit Shown to Royal Horticultural Society
A new fruit exhibited in London by the Royal Horticultural Society arises from a hybrid of the raspberry and the blackberry. The fruit tastes like dewberry and raspberry and ripens as the raspberries are falling.
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Royal Horticultural Society
London
Superstition Shuns Table No 13 aboard Oceanic
The Oceanic aboard the British transport fleet away from South Africa has no seat at table No 13 nor any cabin with that number. This avoidance reflects superstition as over 100 vessels have served in the South African theater.
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British Transport Service
South Africa
Eye on Congress as to prevent theft and tax reform
The piece argues voters must monitor Congress this winter to catch lawmakers and protects inheritance taxes as productive, while criticizing repeal of good war taxes. It condemns the Republican drive to drop productive levies, warns against trusts, and urges workers to strike against leaders who mislead them.
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Congress
United States
Fide
Chicago American
Pennsylvania
Idaho Bull-Pen
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Duty of Democracy in the Fight Against Monopolies
The Democratic party must reorganize to defend popular rights against privileged trust monopolies. It calls for strong leaders trusted by Americans to take control and vows to fight the trusts to a finish on behalf of legitimate business and individual rights.
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Democratic National Organization
St. Louis Republic
Capitalist Hypocrisy and the Labor Capital Divide
The piece questions whether any state or city exists without labor and capital conflict. It challenges the claim that the interests of capital and labor are aligned, labeling it a dishonest assertion by the plutocrats about wealth production and ownership.
Armor Plate Deal Wins Savings for Navy
Secretary Long completes armor contract at about 545 per ton less than demanded by Congress but far below the 20,492,000 figure for 37,600 tons. The concession saves 4,930,976, enabling funds that could build a first class battleship, despite Democratic opposition.
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Secretary of the Navy
Long
Congress
New York Journal
Underselling Charge Returns to Tariff Debate
The Utica Observer argues that despite long claims Europe would flood U.S. markets with cheap goods, American workers now face underselling of European products even as wages are high. The piece questions the need for further tariff protection and reopens the protectionist debate.
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Europe
Utica
N. Y
Must We Kill Them All in the Philippine Conflict
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes Gen. MacArthur claiming complete unity among Filipinos against the United States and argues the policy would require annihilating the native population. The report is said to imply thousands of American soldiers could die from disease and combat.
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Congress
Philippines
Congress of the
United States
William H. Taft
Ohio
Dean C. Worcester
Michigan
Luke FE. Wright
Tennessee
Henry C. Ide
Vermont
Bernard Moses
California
Commission
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
United Eaten
Cuba
Philipines
Taft Comission
MacArthur
Philadelphia Ledger
Cheaper Labor via Unrestricted Chinese Immigration
The Washington Times argues capital seeks a steady cheap labor supply through unrestricted Chinese immigration. It claims two years hence the flow will begin and continue unless Congress acts, a move unlikely due to Republicans controlling Congress.
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Congress
Washington Times
Sham Love for the Negro and Republican Mockery
Richmond Dispatch letters condemn Republican pledges of rights for Black people as dishonest. The piece argues Southern allegiance to Democratic rule would erase the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, while Congress would use such moves to punish the South for staying Democratic.
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Congress
Richmond
Dispatch
Hanna Ship Subsidy Reflects GOP Trade Policy Motives
The article argues Hanna's subsidy bill aligns with Republican aims by aiding existing steamship lines for immediate gains while offering little to new entrants. The commissioner of navigation predicts more American tonnage, but his reasoning relies on familiar tariff defense arguments rather than solid proof.
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Congress
Hanna
Commissioner of Navigation
Philadelphia Times
Notable Black Americans in U S Government History
The passage notes that African Americans have held high offices including two in the United States Senate and in the House of Representatives, two as registrars of the treasury, several as lieutenant governors, nearly a score as foreign ministers or consuls, six as recorder of deeds in D C, and many as army officers and other prominent roles.
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Cuba
United States
T P
Congress
House of Representatives
Treasury
District of Columbia
Letter praising Peruna from Chicago firefighter
Lieutenant Charles Peterson of Hook and Ladder Co No 21 in Chicago writes that a grippe left him weak and unable to work. He credits Peruna as the finest tonic and invogorator and says a dose or two keeps him in good health during hard duty periods.
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Charies Peterson
Hook and Ladder Co. No
Peruna Medicine Co
Belmont Avenue
Chicago
Peruna
Tires
Charles Peterson
Peruna Claims to Cure La Grippe Ailments
The letter extols Peruna as a specific remedy for la grippe and lingering nerve and digestion weakness. It cites numerous testimonials and urges readers to contact The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio, for a free copy of "Facts and Faces."
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Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
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Usay
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