Tariff debate feeds imperialism talk across party lines
The piece argues Republicans stage tariff agitation as a distraction from colonial aims, warning the party will push imperial goals via tariff policy. It cites Supreme Court doubts, growth of anti imperial sentiment, and questions Democrats and Republicans must answer on tariffs, shipping bounties, and territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Congress
Maed Linley Himesed
Lama Rishts
Obusi- Dexs
Repimtdi Vans
Repubblicans
Willdalk
Amd
Giogink
Acitahou
Dingley Party
Petiavracs
Union
Senator Foraker
Democratic Party
Niebvagua
Porto Rico
Philippines
Cuba
Foraker
Republican Party
Aldriches
Dalzells
New England
Pennsylvania
Eyep McKinney
Hanna
United States ‘Treasury
National Treasury
United States
Mr. Voeraker
Mr. Soraker
Chicago Chronicle
Oxygen Parties and Jules Verne Echoed Fortunes
The article traces oxygen parties popular with fashionable society, supplied by Elsworth, inspired by Jules Verne, and notes Verne’s influence on wealth for figures linked to exploration and invention. It mentions Claude Leverson’s explorations in New Granada, the Geronimo emerald find, and Dalby’s disappearance with $75,000 after Massachusetts-like colonial ventures. It also credits Bret Harte and James McKenna’s Alaska fortune to a Harte poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civeles
Elsworth
Jules Verne
Dr. Ox
Chemical
Claude Leverson
Leverson
New Granada
San Geronimo
Geronimo
Edward Bellamy
Mexico
Bellamy
Dalby
James McKenna
Half-Moon Creek
Alaska
Bret Harte
McKenna
A Rich Heiress and a Castle for Margaret Carnegie
The article notes Margaret Carnegie, daughter of Andrew Carnegie, will soon inherit wealth from New York office buildings and will own a grand castle in Chauncey Westchester County. The Fifth Avenue rental income and a replica Scotch stronghold castle are highlighted as part of her forthcoming fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Carnegie
Castile
Andrew Carnegie
Margaret
Carnegie
Firth Avenue
New York
Marguyret
Fifth Avenue
Chauncey
Westchester County
Faced Death Thirteen Times Boy Beats Odds Yet Again
Edward Dempsey an 18 year old son of a former oarsman has survived thirteen deadly incidents. He was struck by a trolley car on Chestnut street fracturing his skull but doctors at the Jefferson hotel predict recovery. He has endured gasoline accidents falls and many near calamities while chasing baseball scores. His father Patrick Dempsey once a noted oarsman worked on Eleventh street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dempsey
Jefferson Hotel
Chestnut Street
Eighth Street
Edward
Patrick Dempsey
Eleventh Street
Chestnut
Falls of Schuylkill
Wissahickon Creek
Philadelphia Press
Deadly revolver with two stacked barrels proposed
An American inventor offers a new revolver that fires fifteen shots, with ten bullets from an upper barrel and five from a lower one via a second trigger. The weapon includes in-fire and safety features and is aimed at expanding a deadly arsenal. It also hints at using such devices to compel unwanted relatives to attend events.
Why New York Leads Trade Through the Erie Route
The Erie canal opened a direct East West trade link, shifting prosperity to New York City. Freight costs fell and prices rose for farmers, with Buffalo and Chicago rail and lake routes lifting up to 5,000 feet against gravity. The Mohawk gap route became the key line of least resistance shaping U.S. economic history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Buffalo
Empire State
New York City
Hudson Estuary
Chicago
Two Lakes
East
The Bachelor Soliloquy and Lemon Tips
A humorous piece questions marriage versus bachelor life with oniony quips about boarders and in laws, ending with a punchline read from the St. Louis Star. The column segues into Lemons for the Toilet praising lemon juice for whitening skin and teeth and softening wash water.
Colonel Stilwell Driven Into Feud Ranks
In a Washington Star report, Colonel Stilwell explains why he joined the fray amid a feud. He says he could not remain a bystander and felt compelled to choose a side despite having no stake in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Stilwell
Washington Star
Reportorial Regrets and the City Editor Exchange
A witty exchange between a city editor and a new journalist features a joke about being like an English general in South Africa and withholding work. The Washington Star quotes the moment as a light editorial aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Washington Star
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General Miles
Chauncey Depew
Tanna
Ife
Gdell
Roosevelt
Odell
Depew
New Yorker
Czar and
Czarina
Russia
Lad
Boone
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
St. Louis Star
Prudence
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