Cleveland Returns to Public Speaking at Tilden Club Opening
Grover Cleveland appears in New York for the Tilden Club’s new home dedication his first public speaking in five years. He urges Democratic unity and reiterated calls for a patriotic party true to Tilden principles as Hill criticizes Roosevelt and Cuba policy. The piece also notes party tension and a societal trend toward presidential courtesy in Washington.
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Cleveland
Winkhapat
Grover Cleveland
David B.shi
New York
Tilden Club
Hill
Dowling
Cliy
Democratic Party
Samuel J. Tilden
Democrat
Party Peace and Harmony
Mr Cleve
Tilden
Stvoss
Roosevelt
Ile
Cuba
Philippines
Toar
The War of the Schoolroom in Rural Teaching
A vivid study of country school discipline recounts teachers facing defiant pupils and rough remedies. A Kansas postwar tale shows a veteran trooper teacher subduing a rebellious class with grit, rough humor, and decisive punishment.
Wages and Cost of Living in New York 1901 Report
Sir Percy Sanderson reports to the British foreign office on U S labor conditions. He notes wages in New York rose about 16 percent from 1898 to 1901 while the cost of living climbed 26 percent, eroding real wage gains.
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British Foreign Office
Percy Sanderson
New York
America
Wilkes
Boston Globe
Prodigality of Americans and Congress Waste
The Pittsburgh Post notes that the billion dollar Congress of 1890 began a trend of lavish spending and a possible two billion dollar Congress in 1902. It warns that excessive government and personal spending will lead to misery and shortage, despite the nation's wealth.
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United States
Wpittsburg Post
Not a Timely Slogan and Political Jibes
A crowd of editorial snippets critique campaign slogans and federal policy. The pieces compare Mr. Hanna’s anti further changes stance to consumer costs under trusts and note Illinois Democrats avoiding silver issue while reaffirming constitutional principles.
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Hanna
Omaha World-Herald
Illinois
Philadelphia
Old Speckled Hen Stops Laying Desperate Dinner Talk
In a rustic exchange Mandy notes the speckled hen has ceased laying after many years. Ruben suggests they kill the bird for dinner when company arrives.
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Mandy
Ruben
Val
Cuban population trends spark race discussion in Havana
A Havana medical report by Major Gorgas notes January figures show native whites with 188 more births than deaths and natives with 58 more deaths than births. Year 1901 data reveal whites gain 1,740 while blacks lose 513, risking near elimination of the black population if trends persist amid immigration.
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Cuba
Havana
Guanabacas
Gorgas
Vanishing Stork Draws Regret From Tourists
A northern tourist laments the gradual disappearance of the long-legged red-beaked stork as a symbol of the quaint and picturesque countryside. The article hints at broader changes facing rural life and nature’s icons.
Schoolhouse Battle Inspires Dramatic Lashing Scene
Rendered in vivid tones a Tuesday classroom upheaval features a teacher clashing with Wilson and other boys. Rulings fly, desks topple, dust rises as students swarm, while the teacher dodges blows and finally restores order after a fierce, chaotic brawl.
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Wilson
He Liked the Place in New York Telegram
A lone man in a cheap restaurant near Herald Square lapses into memory while a casual acquaintance keeps pressing him to speak. He remarks that the cooking is homelike and the griddle cakes recall his mother’s servant era, as reported by the New York Telegram.
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Herald Square
Money Is the Magnet aphorism lead
A Washington Star quotation notes that money compels attention and leadership as some speak eagerly while others let wealth speak for them, contrasting indirect influence with loud talk and signaling the social pull of financial power.
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Washington Star
Herbert Named British Ambassador to the United States
Michael Henry Herbert is appointed British ambassador to the United States succeeding the late Lord Pauncefote. Known for a long diplomatic career starting in 1877, he has served in Paris Washington The Hague Constantinople Rome and Paris and was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Bath. His American wife Leila Wilson is from New York and ties to Vanderbilt and Goelet families.
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Jack
Simpson
Kansas
New York
Wilson
Michael Henry Herbert
Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Hague
Constantinople
Rome
Paris
Bath
Herbert
Leila Wilson
R. T. Wilson
Ogden Goelet
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Baroness Hengelmuller
Mme. Hengelmuller
Milwaukee
Montezuma Jurist Jones Stuns Court and Public in Size
In Montezuma New York Charles C Jones a towering heavyweight jurist stands 6 1 and weighs 476 pounds. He charms crowds abroad and in court with easy humor and courteous bowing to ladies. The piece also covers medical notes on specks before the eyes and a census claim that Mormonism has grown in ten years, ending with a light domestic riddle about who drowns the kittens.
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N. Y
Charles C. Jones
Justice Jones
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