Prospects Brighten for Isthmian Canal Plan
The Walker commission findings boost feasibility of a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific via Nicaragua. Treaties with Nicaragua and Colombia grant rights to the United States, with Costa Rica agreeing on similar terms. Financial estimates run to about 35 million, clearing the way for congressional action on either route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Managua
Nica
Witercours
Nieartmaa
Republic of
Costa Riva
Costa Ricd
San Juan
Tver
Walker Commission
United States of Colombia
Panama
Costa Rica
Frito Department
Congress
Navy Chief Describes Planned Battleship Turret Layouts and Sizes
Chief Constructor Hictborn outlines the Pennsylvania class battleships and other ships with details on weapon layouts, turret configurations, and broadside arrangements. He notes eight 6 inch guns in each ship, dual purpose turrets, and a 180 degree arc in some mounts, with crews and displacement figures compared to older ships.
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Hictborn
Navy Department
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
AML
Virginia
Pennsylvania
California
St. Louis
White
Koopsange
Tos
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Oregon
Towa
South African War discussed by Phileas Butte
Phileas Butte recounts details of the Transvaal conflict and the roles of Kruger and the reformers. He argues restrictive laws kept settlers from citizenship to control the country and posits that inclusive reforms could have created a strong Transvaal republic.
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Phileas Butte
Tomutlee
Dauseeon Wald
Sila
John Hays Hammond
United States
Roglaml
Frascal
Transvaal
Butters
South Africa
Reform Committee
Mr. Butters
Kruger
Proposal for Oklahoma and Indian Territory statehood Jefferson name
A plan proposes consolidating Oklahoma and Indian Territory into a single state with about 400000 population at admission. It would likely elect four representatives to Congress and be named Jefferson in honor of the statesman under whose aegis the territories were organized. The plan notes the state would lean Republican based on late election results.
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Oklahoma
Une
Sid Yoo
Belie Sa
Attead
Congress
Jefferson
Carbon County
Silver Bow
Duties of the Rich by Windrew Carnegie
Windrew Carnegie, architect of a vast fortune, adds insight on the duties of rich men. He argues wealth is self-made, not inherited, giving his views strong weight. He contrasts thrift as a fundamental difference between savage and civilized life and discusses implications for responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
McKinley
B. H. Tatem
Helena
Tatem
Wisdom Of The Monroe Doctrine Goes Global After Seventy Seven Years
The piece argues the Monroe Doctrine has stood as a bold guiding principle shaping Europe America relations for 77 years. It warns the United States neglected South America by relying on Europe for trade and leadership but calls for renewed ties through Nicaragua talks, Pan American exhibition plans, and a future shift from doctrine to practical international influence.
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Europe
Hribe
America
Coaning
Adams
Monroe
Mohroe
United States
South America
Nicaragua
Central America
New York ‘Tribune
Thrift and the making of capital in modern society
The text argues thrift powers progress by funding large projects through saved earnings. It contrasts savages who consume all with civilized saving, detailing how banks lend savings to shipbuilders and how society benefits from railroads, canals, schools, and newspapers. It cites Carnegie on hoarding versus thrift and notes Florida’s population surge due to northern capital and homeseekers.
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Qase
Wdrift Savyg
le Winks
Ghiy Buiider
Steaily
Carnegie
Florida
Harticuttural
Hypnotism case stirs medical jurisprudence debate in Red Bud
After a fatal Red Bud, Illinois, duel, a coroner’s jury exonerated the accused based on his claim of hypnotic influence. The incident prompts questions about hypnotism in murder trials and its impact on public opinion. Sir Thomas Lipton plans to defend the American Cup with new yachts, facing expectations of a tough campaign and a worthy rival in the U S. The Ingalls family announces a posthumous book of speeches and letters from the late Senator John J. Ingalls, promising insights into his character and notable rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bud
John J. Ingalls
New Mexico
Ingalls
Personal notices and oddities from Fairfax Forum
The Fairfax Forum editor announces marriages performed on demand by W H Hambaugh J P and offers bindings printing and legal information at cost. J W Shuits of Wichita reports a bitter alfalfa cake experiment with a fattening extract, Capt William R Meredith noted as new Bureau director and printer by trade, with Civil War service details.
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Fairfax
W. HH. Hambaugh
J. P
William R. Meredith
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Indiana
4Th
Indiana Regiment
Western Bank Note Company
Notable career path to Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The narrative traces a man's rise from superintendent of plate printing in St. Louis to chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing under Presidents Harrison and Cleveland. It then recalls a Scots tale of a tailor who, as a boy, sang Scotlands songs at an Abbotsford Hogmanay event and earned a crown from Sir Walter Scott.
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St. Louis
Plate Printing Department
Harrison
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Pres. Cleveland
Sir Walter Scott
Abbotsford
Walter
If Living Is But Warfare Poem by Ripley D Saunders
A brief verse urges steadfast soldiers of life to endure hardship with cheer. It praises brave conduct, self respect, and a noble, peaceful victory. The piece envisions a celestial chorus approving virtuous effort and the world’s admiration for steadfast, principled living.
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Ripley D, Saunders
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Mountaey
Inter Mountain Publishing CO
Amireso All Mall
Inter Montain Publishing Company
M. A. Berger
West Granite Strued, Hutte du- Mont
Adres
Isthmian Canal
Enteprise
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Republc
Sabor
Amin
Merey
Florentine
Newbrostcore
Des
Newbro’s
Butte, Mont
Thomas Lipton
Lipton
Thomas
J. W. Shuits
Wichita
Kan
Schatzlein Paint Co’s
West Broadway
Montana
Owsley Block
Butte - Mont
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