A Midsummer Medley on Tariffs and Reform
The piece analyzes shifting political tides over tariff policy and prohibition across regions. It notes Democratic gains in Connecticut and New Jersey driven by wage-earners disillusioned with high tariffs, while Republicans gain in the Northwest farming belts despite protectionist talk. It discusses temperance losses in the East and West and the strategic need for cross-region unity before the elections.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
Northwest
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
National Democratic
New York
Indiana
Democratic Party
Republican Party
South
Trusts Resist Legal Challenge Says Boston Herald
The Boston Herald notes the Illinois Attorney General failure to sue the Chicago Gas Trust and argues it will be nearly impossible to overthrow trusts through existing laws. It cites skilled lawyers and careful drafting of combination measures, suggesting these trusts may survive court challenges.
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The
Boston Herald
Illinois
Chicago Gas Trust
United States
Where They Weaken Inquest Fear and Womanly Nervousness
A St. Paul Pioneer Press reflection on coroners inquests notes witnesses grow timid when death is present. The coroner’s oath invokes the person whose body lies here dead, unsettling especially female witnesses who glance about for the corpse, though the body is rarely in the same room as the jury.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Street Car Rush Causes Patient Waiting Woman
A woman nears a street car that has waited three minutes for her. She paces along one side seeking a seat but finds none and loops to the opposite side. The conductor remains silent, used to such delays, while newcomers show impatience.
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Washington
Let Us Be Joyful in Natural Amusements
The piece observes nature enjoying playful acts from lightning and wind to snow and waves. It notes trees growing and rivers running as a cheerful view of the natural world. The tone is buoyant and reflective.
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Scranton
The Ashes and a Pipe in De Witt Sterry’s Verse
Poem describes a solitary figure in a worn gown puffing a briar and watching ashes drift. The speaker revisits forgotten days and memories of love as smoke curls, while a judge named De Witt Sterry is referenced at the end.
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de Witt Sterry
Judge
New Cigar Horror Imitations Reach Market
A Pittsburg report warns of imitation cigar wrappers made from perfumed rye straw paper that mimic genuine tobacco leaf. A Pittsburgh iron tradesman learned from a New York tobacco drummer that this deceptive material, partly soaked in tobacco stem solution, imitates high quality wrappers and preserves tobacco flavor.
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Commercial Gazette
Norfolk
New York State
Pittsburger
Pittsburg Commercial
Examinations Reveal Age and Education Gaps in Winners
Chief Clerk Webster notes that older candidates fare better than school children in exams. About 86 of 100 common graduates fail vs 17 of 100 high school graduates. Academic graduates show nearly 80 percent failure and business college grads improve only slightly. Most problems are simple arithmetic. some test converting large numbers between forms.
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Webster
Business College
Washington
Indian Population in United States Shows Slow Growth
A New York Telegram summary notes the 1887 census shows 264 599 Indians on reservations with 21 300 mixed bloods. Births 4 794 deaths 3 888 yield a net gain of 0 33 percent except larger increases in New Mexico. Indian schools rise to 281 with 10 245 attendees costing 1 095 879.
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United States
Alaska
New Mexico
Indian Territory
Dakota
Montana
Washington
Arizona
California
New York Telegram
Education in the Russian Empire Shows Severe Gaps
The latest education report notes only 1,466,913 of 15,000,900 children attend schools leaving about 90 percent with no instruction. In sixty governments one secondary school serves 18,000 boys and 22,000 girls with just 63 percent of boys reach high school. Girls face even harsher limits and many schools are unavailable. The Science item adds that Russian schoolmasters are largely absent abroad. England’s life table shows births gain nearly two million years of life compared with 35 years ago.
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Russian Empire
Russia
England
Milwaukee
Columbusuis
John Soderberg
Chicago
N. Y
Eleanor O'Shea
Geneva
Cincinnati
Godley
Braidwood
George
Joseph Brogel
Indiana State Board of Education
Indiana School Book Company
Indianapolis
Evansville
Fort Wayne
United States
Canada
New York Stock Exchange
Los Angeles County
California
Dark Crusader
New York
London
Merriam
Albert Bulow
Little Falls
Minn
United States Court For
District of Kansas
Foster
Oklahoma
Trans-Missouri Railway Association
Knights Templar
Washington
West Newcastle
James Meehan
Lilian Behringer
Lincoln
Jeff Davis
Pittsburg
Queensland
Mount Carroll
Ills
A. Hawley
Chicago, Burlington and Northern Railway
Fresno
Cal
Haverhill
Mass
Simonds
Milo Carpenter
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Friends of Temperance
Maine
Kansas
Temperance Party
Prohibition
Texas
Tennessee
Barkis Randall
Barkis Carlisle
Congress
Brother Dana
Grady
Brother Jones
Courier-Journal
Civil Service Examinations
Frank Paramore’s
William
Germany
Paris
National Bureau of Statistics
Washington City
Noble
Pensions Tanner
Michigan Press Association
Grand Rapids
William B. Ellis
Franklin
Ind
French Chamber of Deputies
Brant
Admiral Gherardi
State Department
Haiti
Legitime
Port-au-Prince
Hippolyte
Hunt & Howard's
North Side,” Fairfield, Iowa
Gaines & Clemings
North Star
Jefferson County
Deering
Sataluts
Dunia Monet
Walter A. Wood
M. A. McCoid
Attorney AT Law
Pairfield
Lowa
Square
Legwett House
F. R. Smith
Fairfield, Iowa
Clarke & Junkin's Drug Store
H. C. Raney
Paireteld, Lowa
Bell’s
Northwest Corner Square
Id, Wilson
J. M. Alnkle
Yairfield
Park
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