Tariff Again Prompts Battle Within Parties
The Chicago Record-Herald notes the tariff dispute resurges after McKinley’s Buffalo speech. It highlights industrial split over reciprocity and protection, with Democrats leaning to reform while Republicans split, possibly echoing Tilden's 1876 revenue-only platform amid regional party tensions.
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Defying the Constitution in Maryland Black Voter Rights
The Maryland Democratic platform declares white control essential for governance, opposes Black suffrage, and cites 60,000 Black voters as a Republican minority threat. Ohio Republicans are praised for defending constitutional amendments, while critics warn of a backlash against postwar reforms.
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McKinley’s unique leadership and national need in crisis
Detroit Free Press argues that McKinley’s death would b ringer for unity and history, while noting his unmatched diplomacy and influence, and warning Roosevelt cannot fully fill his role. It frames a nation at a turning point amid industrial change and seeks to justify continued leadership.
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Their Responsibility Addresses McKinley Opponents in Criticism
The piece condemns Carl Schurz Edward Atkinson Edwin Burritt Smith and others for labeling McKinley a tyrant and butcher. It links such rhetoric to violence and cites the Buffalo tragedy while praising McKinley’s national support and nonpartisan service.
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McKinley Praised Across Papers After Attack
Newspapers from Dallas to Louisville laud William McKinley as universally popular and courageous. They call him a unifying, prudent leader who sought the will of the people and faced assassination with patient fortitude.
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False Prophets on Drought and Politics
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat argues that drought driven crop fears will not hand the West to Democrats in coming elections. Wheat for 1901 is the largest on record and corn yield losses may be limited. Coastal regions report little damage and calamity talk is dismissed.
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Working One's Way Through Women's Colleges
Article notes how Smith College students supplement income with crafts and small ventures while facing gendered limits. It contrasts men’s and women’s self‑support paths, highlighting bureaucratic barriers and the protective stance of women’s colleges toward working students.
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The Woman of Poise Advice on Poise and Focus
Ina Brevoort Roberts in Woman's Home Companion urges women to save nervous energy by purposeful movement and relaxation. She advises avoiding unnecessary worry and aiming speech with clarity, noting aimlessness drains energy and harms poise.
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Lover's Clever Trick Reveals Bleached Rose Color Change
A lover tests his romance by presenting white roses to his sweetheart promising color change to crimson if true. The roses allegedly turn red by sunset, but the trick is exposed as the flowers were bleached with sulfur fumes. The episode appears in The New York Herald.
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Sunshine for Hogs Emphasizes Sunlit Pens and Sanitation
The Maryland experiment station advocates sunlight for hogs as essential to success in pork production. Key design points include south-facing pens, airy lattice ends, a central below floor manure pit, swinging gates for bed access during cleaning, a concreted pit to conserve liquid manure, and front rail feed bins for varied feeds.
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The Potato Famine Debate in Worcester
A Worcester physician argues the potato is nutritionally weak and urges substitutes like shredded wheat rice raw cabbage and fruit. He cites Ireland’s famine and America’s response and warns against exchanging corn or other foods for surplus potatoes.
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Sympathy as a balm and burden in public life
The Wellspring essay warns that seeking sympathy can become a habit eroding dignity. It contrasts prudent consolation with morbid self pity and the private exposure of hurts. It cites Coriolanus to illustrate bearing wounds without displaying them for public pity.
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Exhausted witness quip in Cincinnati court
A defense lawyer's lengthy cross examination of an elderly witness prompts the judge to say the witness is exhausted. The reply from the witness notes she indeed feels exhausted, highlighting the humor in the courtroom exchange.
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Cincinnati
White Mice Cake Delight For Childrens Party
A chocolate layer cake decorated with white marshmallow mice. Each mouse is shaped from marshmallows with white icing tails and chocolate eyes, perfect for a youngsters party centerpiece.
Borneo Beauty Beliefs Elevate Elongated Earlobes
In Borneo, cultural beauty standards favor elongated ear lobes as a sign of beauty. The practice marks individuals with distinctive ear shaping and decorative adornments. The tradition reflects local aesthetics and identity in communities across the region.
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Beekeeping Pushes Tongue Length to Reach Red Clover Nectar
A Kansas Farmer column notes a trend in beekeeping toward breeding bees with longer tongues to access nectar in red clover blossoms. Tongue lengths found range from 15-100 to 20-100 of an inch, with 25-100 deemed ideal. Breeders advertise tongue length in queen stock, aiming to boost both honey and seed production.
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A. H. Duff
Kansas
Simple Feed Trough For Chickens From Galvanized Iron
A DIY guide describes making a three and a half foot galvanized trough with end pieces fitted inside and nailed with lath nails. Add cloth between ends for water troughs, insert a horizontal lath to keep chickens out, and hang from stakes with eyes and pins. Top should sit six inches above ground. Paint optional after testing with water.
Government funds aid agricultural colleges nationwide
The United States allocates about 1,250,000 dollars annually to agricultural colleges to support expert staff and the distribution of practical agricultural knowledge. The work is often published as bulletins, though some farmers dismiss these materials as merely book farming.
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United States
Ohio Republicans Affirm National Convention Principles
The Ohio Republican representatives in the state convention reaffirm the party platform from the Adelphia convention, praise McKinley era prosperity, monetary and tariff policies, naval strength, and expansion, and pledge support for Republicans and Gov. Nash. They endorse Foraker and Hanna, call for tax reform, and urge continued Republican supremacy in Ohio for November.
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Legal Briefs Summarize Property and Nuisance Rules
The text reviews several legal precedents: Turpin v Cunningham holds color changes to mortgaged horses do not defeat the mortgagee’s rights against later purchasers without notice. Miller v Detroit Gas & Ry Co upholds street railway removal of shade trees as obstruction with notice and opportunity for owners to remove them. Rockport Granite Co clarifies landowner liability for nuisances created by others when the owner knew and allowed them. It also notes 1735 division of Boston into 12 wards.
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