Chinese Exclusion Debate and American Labor Impact
A historical article argues against reimposing the Chinese Exclusion Law, claiming Chinese laborers are essential to U S agricultural and industrial progress. It warns of disruptions to capital and labor harmony, adverse effects on foreign trade, and reciprocal tensions with China if exclusion returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Cauch
United States
America
Tabor
Shoul
Eople
Repub
Congress
Hayat
Recreniae
Iiege
Inborera
Chine
Ameria
Celestial Kingdom
China
Anverton
Dolley
Atrikow
What is a Woman's Club A haven for noble aims
A verse presentation defines a Woman's Club as a meeting ground for those of purpose strong and broad. It praises clubs as places where thoughtful minds, kind words, and charitable deeds uplift the community, guiding others toward noble goals and collective effort in the pursuit of justice and improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven Fair
Navy ordnance report totals ammunition used in Spanish American War
A Rear Admiral O Neil report on the War with Spain details ammunition expended in five Manila and Santiago battles. It lists tonnage of powder and metal, main and secondary battery rounds, and costs for ships including the Baltimore Olympia Raleigh Concord and Hatteras, with emphasis on totals and unit costs.
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Admal O'Neil
Kina
Spain
Manila
Sin ‘Ango
Montojo
Baltimore
Olympia
Inter
Fred
Hotta
Feammlary
Ammunition and firing stats from Santiago and Manila battles
The report details ammunition expended in the Samp son’s meet off Santiago and the battle actions near Manila. It notes totals of 164.7 tons weight and 1474 rounds fired, with 1300 from main batteries and 4174 from secondary, plus costs and ordnance breakdowns for vessels like Oquendo and Vixen. It compares hit rates to British practice and discusses cost of ammunition at about 15,000 dollars, highlighting higher effectiveness under moving targets.
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Sampson
Cervera
Santiago
Brooklyn
Oregon
Gloucester
Spain
Manila
His Usefulness Was At An End
The late Henry Dinston toured his saw factory and halted near workers to order discharge of a machinist named Harry Piswton. The manager protested his skill, but Disaton insisted no man can run the factory without his brain. Philadelphia Times notes this assessment.
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Henry Dinston
Suds Denly
Bre Kat
Ealing
Tim
Dison
Mr. Disaton
Harry Piswton
Irishman Buys Eight-day Mantel Clock From Jeweler
An Irishman in Malden Lane visits a jeweler and tests a mantel clock priced at twenty five dollars. He asks if it runs eight days without winding, and the clerk explains the clock’s eight-day mechanism while the Irishman ponders the wind requirement and public appearance.
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Elvck
Trishiuwn
St. Patrick
Those Little Things That Count
A reflective poem warns that small actions and words wound trust and mar happiness. It urges gentleness, patience, and kindness to spare others pain, noting how little deeds shape lives and linger in memory. Kathryn U. Murray of Berlin Conn signs the verse.
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Gager
Wort
Dent
Lance
Lomne
Kathryn UI. Murray
Berlin
Conn
Remarkable ages span a Taylorsville McKay family
Remarkable family record reports six McKay siblings with an average age of sixty one years. Mr Allen McKay, visiting his sister Mira Maria Maney in Taylorsville, is forty years old. George McKay of Palestine, Texas is sixty two. their mother died at 106. other siblings include a hearty eighty one year old, a seventy one year old, and a baby age Charles at seventy one.
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Allen McKay
Taylorsville
Mira Maria Maney
McKay
Taylors
George McKay
Palestine
Tex
Texas
Bie Alster
Susan Dascan
Haney
Charles McKay
United States
Yerne
Owenabore
Ky) Ingatrer
Man Should Be Good to Himself
A moral tale urges caution against overworking and self abuse by ambitious men. It argues long hours, poor rest, and self sacrifice harm health, aging the body, and shortening life. The dialogue hints at a witty parable about restraint and self care.
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Pepple
Anent Mother Goose Verse in Fading Daydreams
A fragmented reflection on childhood verses and aging, echoing memories of Mother Goose. The speaker, an elderly narrator, recalls ringlet curls and a loved tale as teeth fade and whiskers whiten. Poetic lines drift between nostalgia and imagined scenes of past companionship.
The Lords Prayer Fragment in Early English Form
Fragmentary Lord s Prayer text rendered in archaic spellings. Readers see a prayer invoking Our Father in heaven with requests for daily bread forgiveness and guidance. The piece preserves period language and religious cadence within damaged OCR.
Women in New Orleans Who Shave Regularly
Times Democrat reports a New Orleans barber notes eight women in the city who regularly shave body hair, including facial whiskers. The piece argues women should not fear shaving, comparing it to men, and cites multiple patrons of local barber shops embracing the habit.
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New Orleans
Turhor
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Chin
Miting
Thomter
Tix Howard
Marie Magaaliy
Marcy
Earth
Heaven
Wim
Thad
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