Imperial Magnanimity and Political Rhetoric Across The Press
A collage of opinion pieces and editorials criticize President McKinley era policy on Puerto Rico and rail freight discrimination. It cites J Pierpont Morgan and the Chicago Times Telegram while condemning partisanship and urging enforcement of laws, publicity, and reform.
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Ate
Ainley
Mivel
Heer
Senate
Porta
McKinley
Paynes
Tobacco
Whitelaw Reid Essays on Imperial Policy at Mass Club Dinner
The article reviews Whitelaw Reid’s social gathering remarks criticizing the Philippines and Porto Rico expansion under McKinley. It notes alarms that new possessions could become U S states, and argues for citizen rights and free trade while cautioning against mixing populations and imperial entanglements.
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Porto Rico
Porto
Spain
Cuba
Tietyyente
Whitelaw Reid
Massachusetts Club
Paris
United States
Massachusetts
mid-Atlantic
Haar
Lodge
Philippines
United States of America
West Indies
East Indies
Polynesia
Whitelaw Tela
Springfield Republian
Whitelaw Blasts Islands and People at Massachusetts Club
Whitelaw ridicules both East and West islands and denounces the people as a hopeless, degraded, hybrid lot in a scathing speech to the Massachusetts Club. The Springfield Republican notes the harsh critique and strong language used during the remarks.
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Whitelaw Feid
Massachusetts Club
Springtfield Republican
Boer Big Guns and British Siege Train in South Africa
The Transvaal ordered two massive Schneider-Canet guns of 12 and 9.14 inch calibers from France, capable of penetrating four inches of steel and devastating stone. Britain sends a siege train to the Cape, led by around thirty howitzers plus 4.7 and 4 inch guns, with heavy stores and 500 rounds per gun.
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Transvaal
Netherlands Railway Company
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Schneider-Canet of
Creusot
France
London Daily Mail
Cape
Britain
South Africa
Mrenehtra
Selneider-Canet
Honest Heart in a Rail Station Scene
An old farmer in a railroad depot teases a haughty arriving lady and befriends a weary mother with a baby. He entertains two children with candy and stories, buys snacks, and helps the mother and her party board the train, ending as the train departs.
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Marm
Boston
Fragmentary quote hints at steadfast honesty and success
A newspaper fragment quotes a muttered remark about consistency and integrity, noting that not all things arrive daily yet an honest heart persists, suggesting a measured nod to perseverance and achievement.
Food From Lily Plants In Klamath Diet Noted
A unique native menu is described with the yellow water lily pulp turning to a farinaceous flood, goosefoot with a black seed ground for bread, and arrowhead forming a starchy tuber in autumn. The article highlights the Klamath Indians’ vegetable foods as a reserve for human appetite.
Father delays trip until papers are filed
In a Baltimore Herald item a girl asks when her father will go home. He answers he will depart once he has filed the papers, and the girl notes he will leave as soon as he has saved his papers. The exchange captures a home scene with moralizing humor.
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Bessie
Haltimore Herald
Odd Victorian dining custom honors cooks at table
At Queen Victoria's table a peculiar practice from George S Jr. era endures. As each dish arrives the cook's name who prepared it is announced for credit.
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George S Jr
Boarding a Horse at Sea
A horse on board ship consumes ten pounds of hay five pounds of oats five pounds of bran and one half ounce of nitre. The animal's drinking allowance is half a gill of vinegar and eight gallons of water.
Age No Bar on Diplomats Movement to ease ambassador age limits
Foreign powers push to remove age restrictions for ambassadors, arguing that tenure should depend on capability rather than age. The initiative seeks to allow senior and younger diplomats to serve based on merit.
Shanghai Growth Attracts Industry And Population
Since 1804 Shanghai's population rose from 400000 to 700000 amid booming new industries. The piece notes the city’s industrial appeal and mentions social life with women changing neck ribbons for different outfits.
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Shanghai
Mistaken Leg Swap Lets Man Grow A Cubit Tall
A tale from a western city recalls a switchman and a motorman who both lost ankles and were fitted with artificial legs. A mixup sent the long man’s limbs to the short man, who refused to swap, claiming the new legs made him ten inches taller and a man of consequence. The maker eventually supplied a new pair sized to the short man, while the tall man faced a costly legal risk.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Shrinking Dead Sea Driven by Irrigation Demands
The Dead Sea level is falling as irrigation diversions reduce inflow from the Jordan River. Old beaches indicate a previously larger lake while smaller streams are also tapped by farmers. Salt deposits emerge as waters retreat, though reaching the bottom in the deep north still requires a 1300 foot sounding line.
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Dead Sea
Jordan Rive
Paper Cigars Rise As American Commerce
Americans produce paper cigars as a new article of commerce with backing from tobacco connoisseurs. The cigars are made from sheets soaked in tobacco juice then pressed and cut into the desired shape by special machinery.
Nets to Curb Sea Waves Tested by Caron D Alesandro
An inventor named Caron D Alesandro proposes surface nets as a more effective method to lessen wave motion than oil. The note also warns men against quitting two daily cigars, claiming it excuses wives’ extravagance.
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Caron D’alesandro
Wireless telegraphy praised by lightship captain
A lightship captain demonstrated wireless telegraphy to alert shore authorities after failure of ordinary signals. The ad compares this to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claiming it cures indigestion and dyspepsia and improves appetite by regulating the bowels.
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Hostetter
No Missing Link Declared by Eminent Professor
The eminent professor dismisses the idea that cliff dwellers were a prehistoric extinct race. He asserts that thousands of their descendants are alive today, while a student agrees, noting they live in flats in Chicago according to the Tribune.
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Flats
Chicago ‘Tribune
Get Together Said Margie and Father in Sydney Journal
A four year old Margie calls her father the nicest man in the world and he replies she is the nicest girl in the world. Margie quips about how such nice people end up in the same family.
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Margie
Sydney Town and Country Journal
Cough Remedy Promises Instant Cure Claims
A vintage advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughing immediately with free sample bottles. It promotes sales in 25 and 50 cent sizes and urges prompt purchase from a local druggist to avoid danger.
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Kemp
Immense Match Factory in Austria Produces Mass Quantities
The largest match factory in Austria uses 22,000 pounds of phosphorus yearly and yields 2,500,000,000,000 matches. It produces 160,000 feet of wood used for boxes.
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Austria
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Blood Conditions
A 19th century advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures 75 percent of people yearly and can purify blood. It lists ailments like rheumatism boils pimples catarrh malaria and blood poisonings as prevalent this season and urges readers to try the medicine for wonderful health benefits.
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Hood
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