Political Debates and Tariff Talk Highlight 1900 Era
The piece cites William J. Bryan defending free wool and tariff views in 1900 while referencing Missouri Congressman Dockery opposing high tariffs. It notes a fiscal year trade surge, bond refunds, and mentions military purchases and European drill activity, reflecting era political and economic tensions.
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Congress
William J. Bryan
Columbia
Miss
Congressman Dockery
Missouri
Cleveland
Free Trade Administration
Dickery
Duckert Dock
False Prophet of Lincoln Sits Beside Buzzard Bay Prophet on Shelf
The line suggests two figurative prophets, one linked to Lincoln and another to Buzzard Bay, both resting on a shelf. It contrasts their status as staff figures or collectibles in a quiet, literary frame.
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Lincoln
Buzzard Bay
Philadelphia
Matt Quay
Open Door Policy and European fears in reactionary press
The text surveys 1900 political and social tensions across the United States and abroad. It notes the influence of Republican sentiment on elections, racial disfranchisement debates in South Carolina, and sensationalized charges about China and Asia. It also reports local incidents in Ohio and Cincinnati including a fatal stabbing in Columbus and public works collapses.
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America
China
Rights in China. What treaties give us
The piece argues the United States has no territorial ambitions in China and must defend treaty rights and protections for American nationals there. It outlines treaty foundations from 1844 onward, including extraterritoriality, treaty ports, privileges for missionaries, and rights to import, navigate, lease land, and operate factories. It calls for joint action with Europe to protect lives and property but rejects any demand for Chinese territory.
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United States
China
Peking
Legation
Richia
Empire
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Tanndarin
Hongkong
Wei-Hai-Wei
Port Arthur
Talien Wan
Baio Chau
Marao
Great Britain
Europe
Uncle Sam
Washington
Sulu treaty praised for gradual end to slavery and polygamy
The piece argues the Sulu islands treaty avoided war by not demanding immediate abolition. It notes General Bates was told the agreement does not authorize slavery and expects slavery and polygamy to fade with civilization. It contrasts annual payments to the sultan with earlier offers and links Bryan to Democratic and Populist platforms.
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Sulu Islands
Philippine Archipelago
Sulus
Bates
United States
Salu
Hawaii
Pierce
Jeffries to Decide Time for Fitzsimmons Title Fight
W A Brady manager for Jeffries confirms Fitzsimmons posted 2500 dollars as a challenge deposit. Brady will meet Fitzsimmons during the day to set the time and place of the match for the championship.
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Corbet
New York
James J. Corbet
Kid" BicCay
Bob Fitzsimmons
McCoy
Oly
Corbett
Twentieth Century Athletic Club
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Jeffries Actrets
W. A. Brady
China Crisis Deepens as Boxers Besiege Peking
London reports the imperial city under siege but not yet captured as allied forces move to the outer wall. US China policy remains cautious with no formal war declaration while casualties, famine fears, and mass killings among refugees and missionaries raise tensions across Beijing, Shanghai, and Tien Tsin.
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London
Peking
Americas
Dorward
Tien Tsin
Chaffee
Department
Us Ger
Washington
Chefu
Shanghai
Foreign Office of
Japan
Washington officials discount China war rumor from Orient
Washington reports state Russia Germany and Japan have not declared war on China. Officials say no credible dispatch confirms such a declaration and no action is anticipated in the immediate future.
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Russia
Germany
Japan
Washington
Uncle Sam 10
China
Far East
Peking
The
Orient
Chefu
War Department
Generett Chaffee
Dr King's New Life Pills advertised for appetite relief
An old advertisement promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy for improved appetite digestion and regularity. It claims benefits for stomach and liver disorders and notes the price as 2 cents at C EB Anderson's drug store.
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Dr. King
C. EB. Anderson
Receivers Sale in Coshocton County Ohio Lands
Court ordered auction of lands in Wintergreen town, Coshocton County Ohio. Lot 39 block 3, Third Quarter Town Seven section 9, with triangular piece near Mohican River. Appraised value $1000. payments 1/3 now 1/3 in one year 1/3 in two years. mortgage on premises.
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EL Coskre
Court of Common Pleas
Coshoeton Counas
Ohio
Court of Common Fleas
Coshoetom County
Wintergreen
Coshocton
Obie
Mohican River
Toledo, Wai| Hounding Valley and
Ohio ” Railroad
J W Hyatt
O Holt
M. L. Hanger
E.F Shelley
Wu Fearalloc
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