Acrimonious tariff debate marks Washington letters
The June dispatches describe sharp tariff quarrels in the Senate with Bacon defending duties on cotton while West Jones and Berry push back. Tillman attacks bribery charges, Stewart praises free silver, and annexation news hints at a Cuban policy hardening. Postmaster Van Alphen of the Transvaal visits, and Cuban relief efforts via Red Cross teams gain momentum led by Miss Olara Barton.
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Senate
Washinarton
D. C
Bacon
West
Jones
Berry
Tillman
Stewart
McKinley
Sandwich Islands
Cuba
Washington
Congress
South
New England
Finance Committee
White
Caffery
Transvaal
Isaac van Alphen
South African Republic
Universal Postal Corgreas
van Alphen
Kreuger
South Africa
J. Ellen Foster
Red Cross Hospital
Olara Barton
Aes Ment
Dillon Fourth of July Celebration Planned with Races and Fireworks
The event features races at the race track including a 34 or 1s mile heat, a gentlemen’s trotting race, sack and bicycle events for youth, a greased pole climb, a greased pig catch, and a grand pyrotechnic firework display. Entries are via T. J. Munnay secretary. Free admission, trains depart at 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Concerts, a ball at the opera house and a city band stand finale cap the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Walsh
Marshall
D. E. Sanders
President State University
Eugene Poindexter
Opera House
T. J. Munnay
Lronard Exraz
J. E. Estes
F. C. Knees
T. J. Mouanny
N. E. Hammer
Electric stage lighting enhances realism in opera scenes
The article describes stage lighting techniques using Geissler tubes, arc lamps, and steam to simulate fireflies moonlight and St Elmo's fire. It notes a Mississippi life play and productions of The Flying Dutchman and Die Walküre leveraging color, steam, and synchronized controls for dramatic visuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
St. Elmo’s
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
O S L Ticket Sale For 300 Mile Round Trip
The O S L announces a three day sale July 3 4 5 offering round trip tickets at a single fare for all points within 300 miles of the selling station. The offer runs through July 6.
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O.S. L
Trans Miss Union League trip sale to Salt Lake
For the Trans-Mississippi Congress in Salt Lake on July 14 15 16 the U S L A R will sell round trip tickets from all Montana points to Salt Lake and return for 16 70 dollars Tickets go on sale July 13 with limited return until July 26 20th
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Montana
Salt Lake
Independence Day Ode to Freedom at Nation's Birth
The poem honors freedom and the ideals of the Declaration as Independence Day. It recalls struggles against oppression, the dauntless spirit of past generations, and a pledge to uphold liberty through peace or strife. The New York Sun voice links past sacrifices to present debt and national renewal.
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New York Sun
Marion's Brave Men Rally to Rescue Col Rutledge
A band of young South Carolina patriots led by Jethro Pinkney dash from a woodland camp to rescue Colonel Rutledge from a planned 1780 execution by British forces. The boys, calling themselves Marion's men, attack from front and rear, sow confusion, free the colonel, and vow to uphold independence.
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Jong
Ash
Jethro Pinkney
Colonel Aubrey
Marion
Balfour
Charleston
Rutledge
Dorchester
King George
Jeth
Arthur Wallace
Jethro
Santee
Arthur
Colonel Rutledge
South Carolina
Chicago Record
Patriotism and Fourth of July Noise Speech
A quotation argues Fourth of July celebrations should be allowed one day of liberty for patriotic shouts. It compares American noise to French German and English celebrations and cites General A. P. Martins on borrowing celebration customs.
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A. P. Martins
LTH IN OLD VIRGINIA Fourth of July Dinner Remembers Brunswick Stew
A reminiscence from Robert D Ward on old Virginia Fourth of July celebrations highlighting Brunswick stew cooked by Virginia negro cooks. The feast featured squirrel and chicken Brunswick stew, ham venison and wines, with toasts to liberty and the Republic. Dancing to The Star Spangled Banner and Yankee Doodle accompanied gatherings where genteel guests recalled courtship and Union pride.
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Old
Virginia
Robert D. Ward
New York
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Union
Dress Parade Describes 1910s Spring Fashion Trends
The New York Past notes dress parade styles with checked and striped cheviot skirts paired with short solid jackets, spring coats with small sleeves, Marie Antoinette inspired capes, plaited straw hats, and flowers on brack and white striped fabrics. Grass cloth and covert cloth turn up in gowns with high ceintures and Eton jackets.
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Marie Antoinette Fichu
Dairy and cow notes on milk from various animals
The article surveys milk sources from camels and mare milk to sheep milk and cow populations in France. It cites butter quality flavor notes, historical mentions, and shows U S cheese production totals for 1840 and 1850 with farm and factory breakdowns from St Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Caton & Patterson
Baltimore
Diogeorides
France
Philarch
Bernice
Derotorus
Galatia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Women and morality quips from early 20th century papers
A collection of satirical quips about women from various papers including Pittsburg News Atchison Globe Chicago News Kansas City Journal and Chicago Post. The remarks touch on cooking marriage suicide love and notaries with a sharp gendered tone suitable for a historical newspaper item.
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Pittsburg
Atchison Globe
Ohio
Chicago News
Dakota
Kansas City Journal
Walleck
The Inconsistent Sex and Baby’s Growing Way
A narrator laments a baby’s first words and smiles as the child grows She muses on the future when the baby will walk talk and leave her side The passage references Jove and a line from J L Venton in The Quilting Bee, signaling a reflective domestic tone.
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Tam Sopha Dev
J. L. Venton
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Old Virginia
Brunswick
Ayer
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