J Pierpont Morgan Named Modern King of Finance
J Pierpont Morgan rises to dominate US industry and railroads. The Hartford native and banker inherits vast wealth from Morgan and Co and leads major reorganizations across steel, rail, and telegraph sectors. His empire includes Vanderbilt links and a taste for art and yachts.
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Two dying soldiers bid farewell at sunset
In a somber Civil War style scene two wounded men lie on the field at dusk. One holds a ring of gray hair, the other a lock of brown as they bid farewell to mothers and sweethearts. They think of home and Stars and Stripes before closing their eyes.
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Weaving Destiny and a Shifting Love in the Rain
Evelyn Westland and Severance Caulder share a tense evening as he reveals hidden love for another. Evelyn counsels him to speak to his beloved, while wrestling her own unspoken longing and fear that she herself may be losing him to another. The encounter unfolds with quiet, intimate tension.
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Evelyn Westland
Severance
Severance Caulder
Caulder
Will She Be My Sweetheart Also My Friend
A restrained exchange leaves two lovers torn between friendship and romance as a woman contemplates revealing her claim and the man answers with a vow that she might also become his sweetheart. The moment shifts to a tender embrace as their bond deepens.
Eminent Chicago Divine Rev Edward P Goodwin D D Dies
Death of Rev Edward Payson Goodwin D D in Chicago at a dinner guest of William H Busby. He rose as pastor of a wealthy Chicago congregation after 1871 fire, aided the poor, and led a long Chicago ministry. Born July 31 1882 in Rome New York he studied at Amherst and Union Theological. Survived by wife Ellen M Chamberlain and three children Paul Margaret Albert and a sister Henrietta Townsend.
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Edward Payson Goodwin
Goodwin
William H. Busby
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Union Theological Seminary
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Ohio
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Ellen M. Chamberlain
Burke, Vt
Paul
Margaret
Albert
Princeton
Henrietta Townsend
Sleep in the Cigarette Crime Involving Professor De Gubernatis
The Italian orientalist Professor De Gubernatis slept in a first class carriage at Parma and woke to find 1400 francs missing after a Spaniard Alfredo Garcia of Barcelona was arrested. Police found a bag with a knife money and pocket-cutting tools and cigarettes containing a narcotic substance. The professor has not recovered his money.
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Parma
France
Alfreddo Garcia
Barcelona
de Gubernatis
From McKinley to McKinley Inaugural Compared
A comparison traces the 1897 and 1901 inaugurations noting McKinley’s shift from cautious domestic focus to a presidency dominated by trust influence. It condemns trust control over politics, silver vs gold policy, tariffs, and foreign restraint, citing a transformative era. It also critiques Secretary Long over Admiral Sampson’s letter leak and calls for transparency.
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Victoria
Edward VII
Washington
Audi
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Long
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Admiral Sampson
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North American
Vast Military Expenditures
A clipping argues that lawmakers and publicists have long boasted of moderate military costs and high efficiency, presenting a cynical view of defense spending and fiscal priorities.
McKinley and tariff policy in the press debate
The piece reviews critical editorials arguing McKinley risks prosperity with high tariffs and military spending. It notes contrasts with past policies, calls for economy, and condemns expansion into the Philippines and Cuba. It cites views from New York Journal and Atlanta Constitution on Congress and tariff protection.
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Cuba
Adams
Jefferson
New York Journal
Atlanta Constitution
The Dollars and Cents of It in a Political Pause
From the Philadelphia North American and St Paul Globe excerpts, the texts discuss U S policy toward Cuba and the cost of war versus honor, and mock Republican fears that the Democratic party is dead, noting their election-night nightmares.
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Philadelphia
St. Paul Globe
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