Belle Boyd Rebel Spy Made a Traitor to His Country
Belle Boyd known as the rebel spy who served with Confederate forces endured exile by Lincoln and multiple sentences to be shot. Her life spanned camps, prisons, banishment, and lectures across the East West and South, culminating in marriages, an acting career in England and the United States, and eventual settlement in California before entering an asylum.
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Lincoln
Belle Boyd
Wisconsin
7.E. B. Stuart
Shields
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Belle
Gen. Banks
Winchester
Confederacy
Carroll
Capital
Washington
Sam Wylde Harding
Navy
Boston
Shakspeare
Byron
Long Island Sound
Boston Navy Yard
Harding
Henry
England
America
Nina Benjamin
Texas
Col
John Swainston Hammond
California
Hammond
Nat R. High
Where is the ax of Charles I now housed in Naples museum
A British Museum archivist traces the beheading ax of Charles I from Giles Dekker to Parliament, to Lambeth tavern display, seized by James II, then to France with James II, later owned by Louis XIV and the Duke of Orleans, finally ending in the Museo Borbonico in Naples after passing through Ferdinand of Naples.
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Charles I
Museo Borbonico
Naples
Italy
British Museum
Charles
Giles Dekker
Lambeth
James
France
St. Germain
Louis XIV
Duke of Orleans
Ferdinand
The Other Was Handsomer Clock Deal Debate
A New York art dealer touts gilded clocks as worth 350 and 600 dollars. The mercury gilding process is deadly and forbidden, while electro plating endures. The buyer prefers the handsomer but riskier mercury piece, prompting a discussion on durability and ethics.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Pie Appetite Declining Prejudice Against Pie Dying Out
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes prejudice against pies is diminishing as more people eat pie for breakfast with coffee or milk. Athletes reportedly digest a pie breakfast in ten minutes during active exercise, though skepticism remains about this claim.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Irish Mogs and Moss Jelly Use Across Irish Coast
The text notes that Irish moss became essential for starving coastal inhabitants. Boiled, it yields a thick nourishing jelly. It is described as beneficial for throat and lung diseases, reflecting hardship and traditional remedies.
Physicians in Germany See Big Rise in Doctors Count
In eleven years Germany added 56 percent more physicians while the population rose 14 percent. The text notes language and thought difficulties among some, and uses the mulberry leaf to silk metaphor about women’s transformation through time and patience.
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Germany
Republicans platform blasted by critics and editors
The platform splits Republicans and invites disaster as critics from New York to Boston denounce it. The Chicago Chronicle notes the document dodges key questions on Porto Rico and the Philippines, implying a shift to imperialism. It warns that a McKinley win would cement a radical, irreversible move into world politics and end self government.
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The
New York Tribune
Boston Advertiser
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Cuba
Paris
Spain
Louisiana Purchase
Washington
Philippines
Republican
Chicago Democrat
McKinley
Chicago Chronicle
The Republicans Have Failed Under McKinley
In this critique the Republican party is blamed for bad records during McKinley’s term. It accuses the party of not enforcing laws, looting treasury, blocking canals, robbing Porto Rico rights, muddling the Pacific cable issue, and failing to adopt a coherent Philippine policy. It calls for contrition and denounces imperialism and conquest.
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McKinley
Armor Plate Trust
United States Treasury
Griggs
Nicaragua Canal
Senate
Porto Rico
Republican Party
The National Campaign Analysis by Indianapolis Sun
The Republicans enter a national campaign unprepared to strike an offensive blow while Democrats plan to drive McKinley and Mark Hanna’s defenders onto the defensive. Democrats can attack tariffs frauds and Porto Rico while Republicans offer little beyond stale cartoons and jokes aimed at Bryan of Nebraska.
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McKinley
Mark Hanna
Wylie
Mark
Bryan
Nebraska
Indianapolis Sun
Commission Humbug Provokes Summers Trip Critique
Johnstown Democrat blasts the Industrial Commission for a costly summer junket funded by the public. It plans meetings across Pennsylvania New Jersey New York and New England states, arguing a Democratic administration should abolish the GOP government commission as wasteful under McKinley.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
New England
Congress
McKinley
Johnstown
Republicans Ostracize Negroes in Oregon Vote
The Philadelphia Record notes Oregon voters rejected a constitutional amendment repealing a longstanding ban on free negroes or mulattoes. Despite rhetoric favoring equal citizenship, the practical stance remains ostracizing in the state’s election outcome.
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Oregon
Philadelphia Record
Appalling Imperialism Critique as War Policy Debate
The Philadelphia Times condemns sending army and navy to China over internal disturbances. It calls imperialism the policy of a republic claiming government by the people and urges a prompt halt to avert peril to the nation and to President McKinley.
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China
McKinley
Philadelphia Times
Exonerate Him or Explain Canal Fraud Critique
The Indianapolis Sentinel urges Roosevelt to explain his absence from the canal fraud matter and not align with the Platt faction. It argues he should clear his name in the public mind by addressing his failure to show up and distancing from alleged schemes.
Its Only Day of Enthusiasm for McKinley Roosevelt
The McKinley and Roosevelt ticket in Philadelphia enjoyed a brief burst of cheers, then faced the inevitable mediocrity of estimation tied to insufficiency and bungling, as reflected by the Atlanta Constitution.
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McKinley
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Atlanta Constitution
Lincoln Rally Sees Bryan Nominated by Big Delegation
In Lincoln Nebraska 7000 in afternoon and at least 10000 at night heard Democrats Populists and Silver Republicans ratify William Jennings Bryan nomination. Generals Weaver and Towne addressed the crowd praising Stevenson and urging unity against imperialism. Bryan spoke twice and Stevenson predicted Bryan’s 1900 inauguration by the state’s voters.
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William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Stevenson
Towne
J. B. Weaver
Iowa
Gen. Weaver
Congress
United States
Statute of Limitations
Republican Party
America
Republic
Kansas City
Chicago
Bryan
Nebraska
Commonwealth
Illinois
William Jennings Bryan
Baden-Powell almost lost to British army six years ago
Major General Baden-Powell narrowly avoided a retirement at the time due to stricter officer height and weight standards. As the army faced potential downsizing, he would have been forced to leave his regiment unless given a special command. A Ashanti troubles led to his selection for staff and kept him in service.
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Baden-Powell
Lord Roberts
Ashanti
Ready for the Season Says a House Fly to Daughter
Quippy Philadelphia Record item shows a talking house fly advising a coy daughter about summer. The exchange hints at romance and danger as the young woman jokes about facing mashed fates from old baldheads.
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Philadelphia Record
Vegetables Seldom Eaten Show Rich Harvests
A note on many vegetables seldom eaten but highly nutritious and easy to grow. The article lists that while a dozen vegetables dominate tables, the earth yields hundreds of varieties that are delicious and cultivable.
Turk Reverence for His Mother Reflects Deep Respect
The piece highlights the Turk’s strongest sentiment as reverence for his mother, noting he always remains in her presence until invited to sit, a compliment offered to no one else.
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Turk
Indiana State News Roundup of Notable Local Suffering and Scandals
Read like a 1900s local bulletin, this compilation lists Oliver Mills 80 fatally kicked by a horse near Wabash, Joseph Bowman 70 breaking his neck after a hay-wagon fall near Enochburg, and George Carlisle 18 skull fracture in an Anderson buggy runaway. It notes Richmonds push for a cooperative light company, droughts of law and order, and multiple fatalities from accidents and violence across Indiana. It also mentions a Baptist minister W Hockman set for China, railway injuries, a gas discovery claim, and a contentious parole case in Green County.
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Oliver Mills
Wabash
Richmond
Co-Operative Electric Light Company
Joseph Bowman
Enochburg
Anderson
George Carlisle
William Schoepfin
Penn Township
St. Joseph County
Carey Mayfield
Sulivan
Bertha
Nora Rich
Muncie
Thomas Long
Arcadia
James H. McNeely
Evansville
Featherhead
W. H. Hockman
Marion
China
James Work
Roanoke
Huntington County
Charles Sawyer
Southern Indiana Railway
Bedford
Oelitic
United States
Terre Haute Gazette
Jackson County
Gov. Mount
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Joseph Hollis
Indiana National Guard
Fairview Park
Indianapolis
W.S. Hiatt
Bethel
Delaware
Hiatt
Cyrus
Homer Laughlin
Laughlin
James Wolfe
Georgetown Township
Floyd County
Georgetown
Thomas Skully
Lawrence Skully
Ellettsville
Stinesville
Breyfogle
Frank L. Jones
F.A. Cotton
Township Institute
Bloomfield
Green County
Grief B. Hill
B. Hill
Robert R. Taylor
Hill
Iowa
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