Inaugural address on reform and unity under Harrison
Gen. Harrison delivers a sweeping inaugural asserting oath in public reflects mutual covenant with the people. He defends civil service reform, naturalization laws, and universal rights while stressing uniform enforcement of all laws and fidelity to the Constitution. He notes centennials and the judiciary's second century and urges education and kindness in social order.
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Washington
Gen. Harrison
New York
Congress
Yorktown
Great Department
Judicial Department
Supreme Court
South
Clay
Webster
The Nation's Glory and the New Century
The piece reflects on America's growth as it enters a second century under the Constitution. It contrasts the old republic with a larger, more prosperous nation, notes advances in education, religion, and virtue, and discusses shifts toward a stronger federal role, home industry, and protective tariffs while calling for continued unity and manufacturing expansion.
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Washington
Atlantic
Dakota
Virginia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Once Sweat Y
New England
Pennsylvania
Great Southeastern
Central
Civil service reform and law respecting rights under the law
A speaker condemns evading laws for selfish interests and urges law as social order. He calls for corporations to respect legal limits, insists courts, not mobs, enforce penalties, and outlines standards for public officers and civil service reform including nonpartisan incumbents and careful inquiries.
Rethinking Naturalization Laws for Better Citizen Vetting
A historical statement argues for amending naturalization statutes to require thorough inquiries into applicants character and fitness. It condemns current unimpressive administration and warns against admitting individuals like spies without proper knowledge of their qualities, while stressing selective immigration to protect public welfare and social order.
American policy toward Europe and peaceful diplomacy
The text asserts a policy of avoiding inverse cues in European affairs, remaining spectators to diplomacy and war, promoting peace without obstructing or using distress for gain. It emphasizes friendship with great powers, non domination of neighbors, and support for sovereign governments, with rights to trading privileges earned without coercion and along fair methods.
Presidential Appointments Burden and Senate Advice
The President must nominate public officers with Senate consent when not fixed by Constitution or law. The civil list is large, limiting personal knowledge of applicants. He relies on others' representations, which can be careless, lacking responsibility, and deserve scrutiny of those who nominate.
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Senate
Congress
National policy on revenue, navy, and pensions
The speaker urges careful public finance with ample revenue to cover ordinary and extraordinary demands, warns against waste and debt, and supports reducing revenue without harming tariffs. He endorses rapid shipbuilding, American steamship lines, and improved pension relief for Union veterans, widows, and orphans.
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Congress
Admission of Dakotas and Montana Seen as National Benefit
A speaker praises imminent statehood for the Dakotas, Montana and Washington Territories, urges prompt land patenting for settlers, and voices strong support for election reform. The text urges unity, education, and lawful, honorable methods in politics while predicting census-driven growth and national prestige. It notes St Louis hosting 78 Chinese laundries with over $100,000 yearly payroll to Mongolians.
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Dakotas
Montana
Washington
Hose
National Congress
Congress
St. Louis
The Sleep-Empowered Girl of Tennessee
A Tennessee family faced deep tragedy and curiosity as Susie Godsey slept for years, waking only briefly daily then at longer intervals. Doctors in St Louis treated her with electricity and needles, but she died at 32 while asleep. Barnum offered money, but Henry Godsey declined. Thousands visited her funeral seeking a glimpse of the sleeping girl who aged into womanhood in slumber.
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Emma Althouse
Tennessee
Henry Godsey
Susie
St. Louis
Barnum
M. Godsey
The Ethics or Cannibalism in Primeval Society
The Fortnightly Review essay argues early humans evolved tribal bonds and acceptance of killing rival kin for survival. It suggests it was not wrong to kill nonmembers within a tribe and even eat slain enemies, driven by a brutal struggle for existence.
Pinkerton Brothers Build a Global Detective Empire
The Pinkertons led by Bill and Bob Pinkerton employ about 5,000 guards with agencies in Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia Kansas City Denver and St Paul Their Preventive Watch patrols defend mercantile houses and hotels while arsenals in Chicago and New York arm five regiments The brothers command sizable fortunes and run the business on strict professional terms including daily client charges of about eight dollars Bill Pinkerton maintains a vast crime library and tracks criminals worldwide as a foundation of their influence.
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William A
Robert A
Bill
Bob
St. Paul
Allan Pinkerton
Chicago
Pinkertons
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Denver
Pinkerton
America
Bill” Pinkerton
Europe
New Zealand
Delaware
Rich Bismuth Deposits Found in North Queensland
A Brisbane dispatch reports rich deposits of bismuth carbonate discovered about 120 miles inland from Bowen. Dr. Tarrant and Dr. Flatau of Sydney found a surface reef extending about 100 yards with a 35 foot shaft, containing ore of high purity. They plan to condense and reduce ore on site to about 85 percent before shipping to Bowen and then to London.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Yerald
Queensland
Tarrant
Flatau
Bowen
Combination Well At Pittsburg Cracker Factory
A remarkable combination well at a Pittsburg cracker factory yields fresh water at 100 feet and salt water with gas at 200 feet. The gas lights the area when ignited, while the fresh water serves the bakery needs. spectators witness all three outputs simultaneously.
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Pittsburg
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