Tariff dispute resurges as McKinley speaks on reciprocity
The Chicago Record-Herald notes renewed tariff debate sparked by President McKinley's Buffalo speech. It details divisions within the Republican Party and mixed Democratic positions on free trade, reciprocity, and the Babcock plan, with party realignments looming over tariffs and trusts.
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Defying the Constitution in Maryland and Ohio
The Troy Times editorial condemns Maryland Democrats for a platform favoring white rule and restricting Black suffrage while praising Ohio Republicans for upholding constitutional amendments. It argues these positions threaten postwar gains and warns elections of 1901 must reflect the lessons of 1860 1864 and 1868.
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McKinley’s Value to Nation Amid News of Illness
Detroit Free Press notes that the country needs McKinley more than he may want to acknowledge. It argues his death would magnify his legacy like Lincoln, highlights his unique diplomatic skill, and warns Roosevelt lacks a comparable balance of leadership and influence as the nation faces industrial change and uncertain policy outcomes.
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McKinley Scrutiny and Buffalo Tragedy Debate
AChicago Inter Ocean editorial condemns Carl Schurz Edward Atkinson Edwin Burritt Smith and others for branding President McKinley tyrant and butcher. It links slanders to violent acts and suggests history will judge those critics as responsible alongside known radicals. The Nashville Banner lauds McKinley’s rare public harmony and nonpartisan service.
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Inter Ocean
McKinley Endures Wide Praise After Assassination Attempt
Across newspapers from Dallas to Louisville editors praise William McKinley as a beloved, principled president. They condemn the attack as a national shock and call for healing and unity, stressing his integrity and service to the nation.
A Captain of a Self-Governing Republic
The passage praises a leader who shows calm, natural leadership beyond factional zeal. It frames him as the captain of a self governing republic, expanding beyond the hour’s passions and becoming more than a partisan figure.
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False Prophets on Drought and Political Prospects
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat argues that drought and crop shortages may not boost Democrats. It notes 1901 wheat yields as record highs, drought relief in parts of the corn belt, potential but limited yield declines, and little heat damage on coasts. The piece says calamity shrieks will fail to profit the party.
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Atlantic
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Working One's Way Through Women's Colleges
A Century article notes Smith College girls earn money through crafts and small ventures while facing gendered limits. It contrasts male and female self-support and explains college paternalism, scholarships, and loans shaping women workers.
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Alice Fallows
Smith College
The Potato Famine Through Substitutes
A Worcester physician labels the potato famine a blessing in disguise urging substitution with higher value foods such as shredded wheat rice cabbage and fruits. He notes Ireland's potato rot sparked famine and America sent corn and aid while emigrants went elsewhere for work and sustenance.
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The Woman of Poise A guide to poised living
Ina Brevoort Roberts offers advice on achieving poise for women. She outlines conserving nervous energy, avoiding unnecessary worry, and speaking with purpose to cultivate focused, dignified bearing as the essence of the ideal woman.
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Lover's clever trick becomes crimson roses tale
A man told his sweetheart that white roses would turn crimson within hours if they were destined for happiness. As she watched, the roses changed color by sunset, though the trick relied on bleaching the petals with sulfur fumes before handing them to her.
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New York Herald
Sunshine for Hogs Shows Pig Pens Need Sunlight and Cleanliness
The Maryland experiment station promotes sunlight as essential for pigs, outlining pen design essentials. South-facing pens, ventilation between pens, central manure pits with drainage, swinging gates, concrete pits, and front feed bins improve sanitation and feeding. These measures, though seemingly meticulous, are key to raising high quality pork.
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Sympathy and the dangers of airing private sorrows
The article cautions that seeking sympathy can become a crutch and social burden. It warns against exposing every private wound for pity, noting such habit erodes dignity and inflames jealousy, citing Coriolanus as a contrast to public pity.
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Exhausted witness prompts courtroom pun in Cincinnati trial
A Cincinnati court heard a defense cross examination of an elderly witness. The judge quips that the witness is exhausted and the lawyer notes the lawyer replies that she feels exhausted, prompting a light pun-filled exchange.
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Chocolate cake with marshmallow mice delight kids
A party dessert features a chocolate cake decorated with white marshmallow mice. Each mouse is shaped by pinching marshmallows and finishing with white tails and chocolate eye dots to charm youngsters.
Borneo Celebrates Elongated Ears as Beauty Mark
In Borneo, elongated ear lobes are valued as a beauty mark. The custom highlights local standards of appearance and cultural identity across ethnic groups in the region.
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Borneo
Beekeeping Seeks Longer Tongued Bees for Red Clover
A Kansas Farmer column notes a trend in beekeeping toward breeding bees with longer tongues to reach nectar in red clover blossoms. Tongue lengths vary from about 0.15 to 0.25 inches, with 0.25 inches rare but sought after. Breeders push for longer tongues to improve honey yield and crop fertilization.
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A. H. Duff
Kansas
How to Build a Simple Galvanized Feed Trough
In the Poultry Keeper we describe a three and a half foot trough built from galvanized iron. Use two wooden end pieces, lath nails, and a hanging eye system to suspend above ground. Add a water trough by shortening and lining with cloth, include a lengthwise lath separator, and paint as desired after testing with water.
Information Worth Having in Agricultural Colleges
The United States government distributes about 1,250,000 yearly to agricultural colleges to support top specialists and dissemination of findings. Much information is published as bulletins, though some farmers dismiss this literature as "book farming" while noting that experiment station specialists are usually proven in their fields.
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United States
Republican Platform Adopted by Ohio State Convention
The Ohio Republican platform reaffirms national party principles, cites growth in exports to 1.5 billion, supports gold standard, tariff protection, naval strength, and an American ship canal. It endorses labor rights within law, veteran benefits, and strict anti lynching stance, praises McKinley, Nash, Foraker, Hanna, and pledges support for nominees.
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What the Law Decides Summary of Court Precedents
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