Pensions Foster Seven Cent Check Apple Trade And Alaska Rail
A long recounting notes a veteran Gibson who cashed a seven cent pension check after eight years as a souvenir. It mentions a Journal of the American Medical Association push to restrict dangerous Fourth of July devices, particularly toy pistols. It also previews a projected Alaska railroad and discusses Cleveland, Bryan, and party dynamics for 1904 including Ohio politics and other Democratic voices.
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Mark Twain
Kentucky
Gibson
New York Post
United States Treasury
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mississippi Valley Medical Association
Chicago Record-Herald
Cleveland
White House
St.Louis
Potomac
Ohio
Gorman
Maryland
New York City
McClellan
Tammany
van Wyck
Chicago Record Herald
Philadelphia
Denver Reformers
Johnson
New New York
Nebraska
Bryan
Connecticut
St. eRe
Globe-Democrat
Republican Party
Democratic Party
St . Louis Globe-Democrat
Ohio voters repudiate Johnsonism in stark party loyalty
In a sweeping rebuke, Ohio voters turned against Johnsonism and socialism mirroring past eras. The Chicago In ter Ocean notes similar decisive turns against Vallandighamism in 1863 and Carl Schurzism in 1872, as Republicans held firm through Civil War, Grant era, and McKinley wins. The 1890s culminate with Bryanism and Tom L Johnson campaigns facing strong Republican resistance, reaffirming Ohio’s middle west fidelity and conservatism.
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Ohio
Lincoln
Vallandigham
Tom L. Johnson
Breaking of Dogs A Trainer Points Out Glaring Fitting Errors
A dog training expert highlights common mistakes in fitting a dog for the harness and collar. He notes improper adjustments, poor fit leading to discomfort, and advises corrective steps for safer, more effective gear. He stresses selecting equipment suited to breed and size and proper inspection after fitting.
Baseball's Pitchers and the Art of Breaking Dogs
A Chicago editor reviews the season's work highlighting pitching depth across leagues, naming top hurlers like Mathewson McGinnity Leever Philippi Welmer Waddell and Young. The piece contrasts methods to train dogs and players, arguing against harsh admonitions and praising trust in dogs to find game, while noting political and sports highlights from New York Chicago and Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
The
Cy Young
Joe McGinnity
Christy
New York
Mathewson
McGinnity
Jake Weimer
Weimer
Hahn
Plank
White
Waddell
Wicker
Leever
Philippi
Welmer
Rube Waddell
Tom Hughes
Pittsburg
Boston
Somersets
Bernhard
Cleveland
Sudhoff
Moore
Hughes
Young
Solar system speeds through space toward Vega inquiry
An astronomical discussion surveys whether Earth moves through space at about 45,000 miles per hour. It cites measurements from Lick Observatory and a Chilean expedition to gauge stellar motion, noting Sun’s path toward Hercules or Lyra and the quest to understand our place in the Milky Way.
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Vega
Wallace
Darwin
W. W. Campbell
Lick Observatory
Santiago de Chili
South Pole
Prof. Serviss
William Herschel
Earth
Hercules
Sir William
Solar System
Lyra
Herschel
California
Santiago
High Speed Tests in Germany Electric Traction Trial
Elaborate two year German experiments under the emperor to advance electric traction for trunk lines. Speeds reached 126 miles per hour on a 14 mile section from Marienfelde to Zossen. The three phase system with multiple overhead wires powers a heavy 72 foot car carrying four motors and seats 60 passengers. Also, a note on Japan’s chamber of inspiring view and social customs.
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Germany
Marienfelde
Zossen
New York Tribune
Newspaper Humor Fragments from Various Papers
A collage of jokes and one liners from Chicago Chronicle Philadelphia Press Brooklyn Life and others. It blends quips on eyes greeting goods and clever misreads with confrontations in stores and light witticisms about ambition love and daily life.
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Kansas City
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Iover
Tom Johnson
Hanna
Senate
Clarke
Chicago Chronicle
Dem
D. B. Hill
Chicago Record- Herald
Mr. Bryan
Troy Times
Chicago Tribune
Col
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Jones
Chicago Inter Ocean
Inter Ocean
Argus Olive
Pirates
Taylor
Wilhelm
Kennedy
Barney Oldfield
Denver
Oldfield
Parc Des Princes
Paris
Tommy Hall
M. Dangla
Tom Jenkins
Dan McLeod
Canada
Jenkins
Tyson Hamilton
Matti‘tuck
L. I
Old Atlantic
Thomas T. Reilly
New York University
Young Corbett
Hughey Murphy
Criterion Club
Dodgers
Ares
Rodgers
Kansas City Journal
Johnny
Insurance Examiner
Philadelphia Press
Brooklyn
Japan
Indy
Rose
St Philadelphia Public Ledger
Tightfist
Rags
Puck
Norwood
Mount Auburn
Lizen
Cincinnati Enquirer
Washington Star
Sloper
Sustfamens
Charley
Dr. Fauve
N. Y
Mabel
Heral
George
Larkin
Smith
Lobester
Chiccago Record-Herald
Ence
John
Omaha Bee
Yonkers
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