Billion Dollar Session Forecast by Republican Leaders
Senate Republicans project total appropriations near 760 million with 60 million more for future sessions. Hale of Maine concurs the figure may be low by about 90 million, suggesting a rising tide of public spending. Prewar expenses averaged under 565 million. current estimates imply large postal exclusions and broad government disbursements.
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Allison
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Republic
Hale
Maine
Congress
Chronicle
Spain
Bir. Allison
Postal Service
Political Debates on War Costs and Tariffs Highlight Senate Skirmishes
In a spread of editorials and letters, the papers critique war expenses and proposed cuts. The Chicago Chronicle notes Republican resistance to adjournment amid fiscal strains while the Washington Post questions naval procurement costs. The Savannah News urges tariff removal on steel and the St. Louis Republic cites Standard Oil profits as a cautionary example. The New York Evening Post presses Cuba policy as missing in action and Hanna faces re-election pressure.
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Hale
Allison
Chicago Chronicle
Economic power and railroad consolidations dominate the era
A Boston Transcript notice laments concentrated capital after a wave of major railroad absorptions and discusses how a small group of wealthy men controls vast economic change. A Utica Observer column critiques the Cuban policy debate as imperialist pressure builds to violate the Cuban pledge. A Santo Domingo government action challenges private improvement contracts as trusts extend their reach.
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Boston Transcript
Cubs
Cuba
Utica
N. Y
Government of
Santo Domingo
Punctuality talk between Boss and Pat in old note
A clipped dialogue shows Boss instructing Pat to report at 11 30 with bells ringing at noon and a suggestion to come half an hour early as part of a punctuality exchange from Fliegendo Blaetter.
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Pat
Fliegendo Blaetter
Amish mobber's faith cited in Pekin murder trial
Samuel Moser seeks to excuse the murder of his wife and three sons by claiming Amish persecution. He argues church discipline and alleged banishment led to the "horrifying" crime, detailing estrangement from his family and denial of table fellowship as motives discussed in court.
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Samuel Moser
Pekin
Ill
Moser
Benedict Moser
Amish Community Life and a Family Tragedy Described
The article details a Moser family crisis with a failed suicide attempt amid Amish life in Morton Illinois. It describes Amish beliefs customs dress and social isolation, noting their land purchases church centered settlements and strict marriage choices. It also reports migrations to Utah and emerald discoveries in Arizona and North Carolina, with remarks on wealth and dissensions within the faith.
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Moser
Morton
Illinois
Far West
Peoria
Utah
Maine Salvage Plan for the Wreck of the Maine
The N F Chamberlain company of Chicago signs a contract to raise the Maine wreck and the Alfonso XII for salvage. They will build a forty five foot high cofferdam around Havana harbor, fill with dirt and gravel, pump out water, and salvage brass bronze engines and armor worth about $75,000. The government will receive 3 percent of net proceeds and personal crew property will be returned.
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United States Navy
Havana
Maine
N. F. Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain Company
May
Chamberlain
Rural Mail Routes Depend on Patronage for Continuance
Government issues a new order to assess whether established rural routes are self supporting. Revenue is measured by stamps canceled rather than raw mail volume. Carriers must report letters, postals, papers, packages and all business originations along routes, including money orders and special deliveries.
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Uncle Sam
Post Office
Fourteen Women Earn Doctor’s Degree at University of Zurich
The report notes fourteen women received doctorates last year at the University of Zurich. A water filtration reform adopts the slow sand system for Washington’s supply. In Rio Janeiro, police attacked a man with sabers and gunfire, ending with a fatal shooting. Mrs. Weed of Bound Brook exhibits a famed French Angora named Napoleon I, valued highly. South Dakota cattlemen debate branding methods as cruel, while New Zealand uses a cold-iron mark that harms only hair and causes no pain.
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Congress
Washington
Rio Janeiro
Charles Weed
Bound Brook
N. J
South Dakota
New Zealand
Peruna advertisements cite Congressman Howard’s endorsement
A 1899 House testimony promotes Peruna as a cure for catarrh and related ailments. Reader letters recount dramatic reliefs from dyspepsia and chronic stomach pain after using Peruna, with testimonials from M. W. Howard and A. C. Lockhart. Dr Hartman invites written inquiries for free guidance.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
M. W. Howard
Howard
Fort Payne
Ala
A. C. Lockhart
West Henrietta
Hartman
Sys
Peruna
Salt Lake of Lamarca in Cyprus Basin
The island of Cyprus contains a basin cut off from the sea that holds a salt lake yielding a large August harvest. C. V. Bellamy visiting Lamarca notes sea water may percolate through rocks to replenish the basin. Heavy mid summer rain can ruin the crop, so Cypriots divert flood waters back to the sea.
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Lamarca
Cyprus
C. V. Bellamy
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
A 19th century advertisement offers Hall's Catarrh Cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for uncured cases. It lists manufacturers F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsers Wear Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as credible wholesale druggists. The cure is claimed to be taken internally and to act on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wear & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Bottled Bass Prank In Paris Library Note
A humorous Tit Bits item recalls a joke where a man orders six bass to mislead his wife into thinking he caught fish. The basket reveals bottled Bass. The note then shifts to a fact about Paris library holdings with 117000 novels and 69000 poetry volumes.
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Jarley
France
Paris
Louisville & Nashville Florida Limited Inaugurated
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad and its connections unveil the Florida Limited a daily solid train with vestibuled coaches steam heat gas lights and dining car service en route to Thomasville Jacksonville and St Augustine. The Cincinnati sleeper leaves at 11 15 a m from Cincinnati attached at Nashville and travels via Birmingham Montgomery Plant System to Jacksonville and Florida East Coast to St Augustine arriving 7 30 p m next day. General Passenger Agent C L Stone will answer inquiries.
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Louisville & Nashville R. R
Florida Limited
Thomasville
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Fla
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Florida East Coast
C. L. Stone
Sports in Early Days And Open Air Amusements
The article notes 1800 as a peak for athletic sports and outdoor leisure with figures like Thomas Jefferson boxing and fencing and George Washington famed for jumping and stone throwing. Fox hunting and gun sports were common. gentlemen rode horses as a social badge until old age. Do you like Mrs. Austin's new dress?
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Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Virginia
Mrs. Austin
Salvation Army Receives Paris Exposition Gold Medal
The Salvation Army earned a gold medal at the Paris Exposition for its American exhibit showing methods to reclaim the fallen and outcast.
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Salvation Army
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Rey
New York
Philadelphia Times
Chandler
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Philadelphia Ledger
Chauncey M. Depew
High Dudgeon
Chauncey
Nebraska State Journal
Busi
Indianapolis Press
Ness
Washington Post
Savannah News
Navy Department
Oil Trust
Standard Oil Company
St. Louis Republic
Hanna
Itouse
New York Evening Post
Young Nielson
Indianapolis
Sam Moser
Arizona
North Carolina
TUK Moshe Home
University of Zurich
Rochester
A. c. Lockart
Hartman Sanitarium
W. P. Peterson
Morris, NL
Congressman Howard
Alabama
W. L. Douglas
United States
W.L. Douglas
Celey Arete
Douglas Shoe Co
Brockton
Muss
Thial
Kiime
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