Victory and vocational notes on militia sport and youth
A digest highlights the Fort Riley rifle match showing New York militia victory and stateside calls for better state ranges and guard practice, with scores for navy and army teams. It also discusses letter writing changes from dictation, arsenic sources in foods, and youth fitness and recreation efforts, plus a Wisconsin county’s rattlesnake bounty.
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New York
Army
Navy
Fort Riley
Kan
Casper Whitney
Union
National Guard
America
Hich
Army Infantry
Army Cavalry
Marine Corps
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Washington
Maryland
Georgia
Connecticut
Iowa
Flora
Michigan
Kansas
Alabama
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Indiana
California
Missouri Republicans Rise From Democratic Fall Into Power
A lengthy critique argues Missouri shifted to the Republican column after years of Democratic rule. It credits education, activism, and investigative reporting, citing Cardwell corruption probes, hush money payments, and governance-bonds scandals. It notes a broader GOP growth and Democratic disarray under Bryan and Parker, with focus on integrity over rhetoric.
Late political opinion groups on Roosevelt Bryan and party unity
A compilation of editorials and opinions from multiple papers debating Democratic and Republican stances. It covers Roosevelt’s plurality and Bryan’s reaction, the solid South critique, and calls for party reorganization with referenced views from the New York Sun Philadelphia Press Chicago Chronicle Brooklyn Eagle Indianapolis News Louisville Post Chicago Inter Ocean and the New York Globe. The pieces note shifting alliances, race and voter dynamics in Louisville and broader calls for leadership changes.
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Parker
Hill
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Philadelphia Press
N. Y
St. Louis
Brooklyn Eagle
Ind
Indianapolis News
Democratic Party
South
Louisville
William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Papuan Cannibalism and Natives on New Guinea Island
An observer recounts encounters with Papuan tribes in British New Guinea, noting rare instances of man eating, a monarchical chief Maivi, the tribe’s jovial nature, famine conditions, and local markets exporting beche de mer and sandalwood. The piece also covers folk beliefs around the spirit Fifi and interactions with neighboring tribes during hunts and feasts.
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British New Guinea
Epa
Bioto Creek
Maivi
New Guinea
Orient
E. Pratt
Spooner for Attorney General in Roosevelt Cabinet
Wisconsin Senator Spooner, a leading figure in the recent state political battles, is discussed as a possible attorney general for President Roosevelt. He may seek to leave the senate rather than surrender his seat. Roosevelt values his legal acumen and role in shaping trust regulation and Panama canal legislation. His rapid legal reasoning and debating skill would be a loss to the Senate if he departs.
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Cockrell
Army
Navy
Missouri
Senate
the Treasury
Uncle Sam
Enator Spooner
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Spooner
United States
Tillman
South Carolina
Desertion Watch and Navy Whitewash Inquiries
A letter writer, claiming veteran status, asks the secretary for details on whitewash mixing used on naval outbuildings at Mare Island and Benicia barracks. He requests the government reward amount for deserters and offers to help track them, promising to report and pursue any deserter by sight. Also a brief Alley Sloper cartoon caption notes the prima donna's airs.
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Navy Department
Morton
Navy
Mare Island
Benicia Barracks
Calling the Sheep Home in Democratic Party Debate
The piece sides with Bryan against Parker and mocks western bolters, arguing the Democratic Party must choose between reform and conservatism. It notes Bryan’s fair fighting stance, condemns Parker’s campaign as aided by crooked methods, and urges unity under a clear leader to settle the party's future.
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Shepherd Bryan
Bryan
Democratic Party
Parker
Troy
WN. Y
Cleveland
The Brown Tail Moth Arrives in New England Threatens Wider Spread
The brown tail moth, an European pest, has been present in the northeastern United States for seven years, starting in Somerville Massachusetts. It has spread to Maine New Hampshire and even as far as St. John New Brunswick with no coordinated control. Forewarned farmers and horticulturists can learn its habits to combat the invasion and limit further spread as New England faces looming infestation.
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Europe
Somerville
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
St. John
N. B
New England
New York
Brown Tail Moth Insects Threaten Orchard Foliage
The article explains the life cycle of the brown tail moth, its caterpillars and winter webs, and notes their invasion of fruit trees. It compares the brown tail moth to the gypsy moth, describes mating, egg laying, and hibernation patterns, and urges burning webs for control to limit reinfestation.
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E. D. Farrington
Bad Teeth and Soldiers in the British Army
A British army circular states recruits with decayed teeth must pay up to 15 toward artificial teeth, with discharges for those unable to pay or fit. Dentists’ fees may be deducted from pay for those kept in service. The British Medical Journal lauds the move as a needed reform linked to nutrition and frontier supply challenges.
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Army Council
Dairy Hints for Efficient Herd Management
Advice on dairy cattle care stresses hearty appetite and pasture grain, choosing cows by individual merit over breeding claims, and recognizing the dairy cow’s design to require little own support while maximizing milk output. A well-run dairy herd provides steady year round income and stability for a farm.
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PTICE
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National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Portland
Chicago Inter Ocean
St. Louis Glober
G Democrat
Searchlight of Truth
Cardwell
State Board
Democrats
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Hearst
Indianapolis Star
David B. Hill
Tis
N. ¥. Globe
Fifi
Tad
Mr. Throgson
Miss Eunice
Chicago Tribune
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Frank W. Higgins
Olean
Mesaba Range
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
The
Washington Star
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Presi Dent
McKinley
Ally Sloper
the Shepherd
Wanderers
Smith’s Weekly
Si Hardup
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