Transvaal Mules, War Prep, and Philippine Volunteers
The piece notes Speaker Reed’s influence on Croker and public office ethics, cites the Transvaal mule market as not evidence of war prep, and argues that Boer resistance may falter under British firmness. It endorses ten additional Philippine volunteers as a sensible step and urges earlier preparations. It also observes insurgents as encouraged by U S resolve.
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Reed
Richard Croker
Transvaal
Dom Paul
Philippines
Samuel
Reed Antiexpansion Ticket Not Credible
East anti-expansionists push a supposed anti-imperialist Republican presidential ticket with Speaker Reed as leader to defeat the regular GOP. They are earnest in principle, but the report is not persuasive. Reed remains anti-expansion yet not extreme or out of touch.
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East
Speaker Reed
Tom Reed
Chicago conference to discuss trusts and combinations
A Chicago meeting next month will feature leading national figures debating trusts and combinations from multiple angles. Insurance firms defending uniform local rates, Missouri Arkansas and Texas attorneys general outlining anti trust actions, tariffs debates between Protective league Boston Home Market club and Tariff Reform league New York, and a broad cross section of supporters anticipate a notable, potentially beneficial discussion.
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Chicago
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Protective League
Boston
Roosevelt Rival Van Wyck Seen Less Popular in South
The Savannah News reports speculation from Saratoga that Judge Augustus Van Wyck may be a presidential candidate. It notes 5,000,000 copies of his anti trusts speech would be distributed nationwide and doubts his southern popularity. It says he is known there mainly through newspapers and not uniquely favored. Explorer Wellman failed to find the pole due to removal of some earth.
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Augustus van Wyck
South
Savannah News
Roosevelt
Saratoga
van Wyck
Tammany
New York
Republic of France
St. Privat
Sedan
Alsace
William I
von Moltke
Paris
Russia
Richard Croker
Thomas C. Platt
Mazet
Crokers
New York Board of Public Improvements
Ramapo Water Company
City Treasury
Boss Croker
Fragmentary remark on an accident location
The fragment suggests a person fell and broke a leg and hints the place of the incident might be the location in question, implying some prospective satisfaction from identifying where it occurred.
Croker Denies Van Wyck Boom Was Real
The remark asserts that Croker did not cause a Van Wyck presidential surge and that no such surge ever existed, presenting a skeptical view of the political momentum claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Croker
van Wyck
Washington death centennial movement sparks national observance
On December 14th the 100th anniversary of George Washington’s death is noted. The New York Sons of the Revolution initiate a campaign for a nationwide observance of the day.
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George Washington
New York Sons of the Revolution
Americans vary on overeating despite food expertise
Professor Atwater notes some Americans avoid overeating while others struggle. The statement suggests a minority consistently restrains intake, with broader patterns of excess appearing in daily choices and cultural habits.
Dewey Jubilee Conflicts With America's Cup Races In New York
A Dewey jubilee in New York clashes with a day of the America's Cup races. Adm Dewey is hailed as great the greatest on earth but the speaker notes he is only a man and not a yacht race.
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New York
Admiral Dewey
Reed Faces Henderson Over Speakership Duty
One Thomas Bracket Reed of the First Maine district can ease the mind of David Bremner Henderson of the Fourth Iowa district with a prompt clear declaration of intentions. Henderson’s grip on the speakership is not a trifling matter, even by the czar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bracket Reed
Maine
David Bremner Henderson
Iowa
Henderson
Paris Mob Threat Versus Government Urged to Act Swiftly
The French government must act with vigor and promptness to prevent a recurrence of past uprisings. The Paris mob is a peculiar force that grows in numbers and spirit, swelling into a blazing momentum once started and burning itself out only when exhausted.
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Paris
Indiana Supreme Court Revises Sunday Baseball Law
The Indiana Supreme Court, seated in this city, has revised statutes and ruled that the Sunday baseball law applies only to costs, prompting swift attention from the judiciary and public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Indiana
Commonwealth
Dogberry Row
Proposals on Bryan renomination stir party strength
The New York World notes Bryan’s renomination strength rests on the Democratic party’s lack of fit popular alternatives. It asks who else could unite the ticket, a question that stifles much objection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan stance on silver stirs editorials in heat
The article notes editors fret over William Jennings Bryan’s position on silver. It suggests editors would be content if Bryan would refrain from his campaigns, as many voters who oppose him may not vote for him regardless.
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Mr. Bryan
Enormous American Outflow as Europeans Draw Wealth Abroad
A federal official notes past attempts to quantify annual American spending abroad failed after reaching 230 million. He says a new, thorough inquiry will collect data from steamship and railroad firms, customs, and consuls to measure sums spent by Americans in European capitals for economists and tax studies.
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Washington
Man Falls in Elevator Shaft At Goshen Grocery
George McKibben aged thirty five of Benton and Millersburg sustained injuries after an elevator shaft fall at Bartholomew's grocery in Goshen. Doctors fear he may die from the injuries.
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George McKibben
Benton
Millersburg
Bartholomew's Grocery
Goshen
Gains in U S Wheat and Corn Crops Amid World Harvests
The 1899 United States wheat crop is estimated at 535 million bushels, a level high enough to rank among the largest in history despite earlier figures. Corn is projected at 2.203 billion bushels, up 279 million from 1898, with oats at 783 million, a record surpassed only by 1895. The piece also notes improved Franco German relations and lingering Russian concerns after a speech at St Privat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County
United States
England's Black Spectre and the South African Crisis
The piece argues the South African problem is complex beyond the Boer conflict. It cites Afrikander sentiment, mistrust of specials, and risk of a large scale black revolt across Cape Colony Natal Rhodesia and Basutoland, with potential deployment of ten thousand British troops to contain Basutos if Kruger and Britain fail to agree.
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England
Transvaal
Cape Colony
Pretoria
Cape
Dom Paul
Natal
Rhodesia
Basutoland
Chamberlain
Butler
Kruger
France and Germany Draw Closer as Russia Reacts
The report notes Russia’s irritation at the improving Franco German ties and British concern over a strengthened Franco Russian balance. It suggests Emperor William may resist the shift but acknowledges the ongoing Franco German rapprochement despite potential friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
France
Germany
William
Afro American convention backs Washington despite criticism
The Afro American convention in Chicago shelved resolutions attacking Booker T. Washington and condemned a minister’s speech. The piece defends Washington as Tuskegee founder and publicist and stresses his utilitarian view for Afro American progress. It warns against undermining the Sabbath and wagers on a healthy two party system with bipartisan unity.
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Chicago
Booker T. Washington
Professor Washington
Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
Arctic Explorers Pay With Knowledge Not Dollars
The piece argues Arctic expeditions are driven by knowledge over profit, noting explorers like Wellman and companions valued discovery above life costs despite not reaching the north pole. It frames exploration as a costly yet noble pursuit beyond monetary reckoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
North Pole
Arctic exploration and political boss tradeoffs
The piece weighs Arctic expeditions for knowledge and potential commerce while noting continued exploration until the pole is solved. It also discusses political-business ties in New York, highlighting a failed push to award a Ramapo Water contract amid Croker Platt connections and a blocked five million annual transfer.
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North Pole
Northern Indiana Notes reflect crime, farming, and local progress
Hog cholera devastates Nottingham township in Wellis county as hundreds of hogs die. Roy Jones linked to Nellie Berger case is jailed in Peru for lack of $1000 bond. William Quick’s death linked to arsenic prompts foul play suspicions. Goshen resident Cephas Crumpacker seeks fortune teller guidance in murder mystery. Servia village reports 200 residents with a dozen men over 200 pounds. Grass Creek youth George Crompton faces charges of attempted assault and theft against a 66-year-old woman. Wabash county wheat crop failures and low prices dampen farmers, shifting plans away from wheat. Local rail line directors form leadership and secure right of way from Logansport to Kendallville. Indiana regiment veteran Beeks enters National Soldiers’ Home after typhoid, disability, and paralysis. Peru residents raise funds for Frances Slocum monument near Reserve in Miami County.
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Nottingham Township
Wellis County
Roy Jones
Nellie Berger
Miami
Peru
William Quick
Cephas Crumpacker
Goshen
Sarah Torrence
Wabash County
Logansport, Rochester and Northern Traction Company
J. T. McNary
Logansport
L. W. Welker
Albion
George Holman
Rochester
B. F. Keesling
Walter Osmer
Kendallville
160Th Indiana
National Soldiers
Marion
St Beeks
Wabash
Lexington, Ey
Lagro
Mr. Beeks
Frances Slocum
Reserve
Miami County
An Eighty-Year-Old Tribal Elder’s 1847 Death
The text notes a Miami adopted woman who remained with the tribe despite her parents finding her, dying in 1847 at over eighty years old. Her grave remains unmarked.
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Nia
Introduce a New Wheat Variety for Farmers
An appeal asks one farmer per neighborhood to sow a valuable new wheat variety this year to command higher prices for two or three years. The notice urges sending to J A Everitt Seedsman Indianapolis Ind for free samples and to mention the paper.
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J. A. Everitt
Indianapolis
Ind
Public Notice Sealed Bids for One Room Brick Schoolhouse
Sealed bids will be received at Schoolhouse No 5 until 1 p m September 5 1899 to build a one room brick schoolhouse. Specifications available at the Trustee's Office Jackson Township Allen County Ind. Right to reject any bids reserved. Dated August 18 1899.
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Jackson Township
Allen County
Ind
Marriage Licenses Listed for Gunkel Jordan Secaur
Otto F. Gunkel and Elizabeth M. Jordan wedlock license. Albert Ross and Mary A. Secaur also issued marriage license.
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Otto F. Gunkel and
Elizabeth M
Albert Ross and
Mary A. Secaur
Notable Couples Named in Panel of Marriages
The list includes Charles H. Doehrman with Lizette Volz and George Auer with Elizabetha Harris. Also shown are A Henry F. Evers with Elizabeth H. Evers Oscar D. Kilpatrick with Lucinda Deppler Joseph Seymour with Phoebe Shoo bridge Henry C. Miller with Laura Watkins Samuel Warner with Sarah E. Fisher and John D. Moore with Ida M. Freese.
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Charles H. Doehrman
Lizette Volz
George Auer
Elizabetha Harris
Oscar D. Kilpatrick
Lucinda Deppler
Joseph Seymour
Phoebe Shoobridge
Henry C. Miller
Laura Watkins
Samuel Warner
Sarah E. Fisher
John D. Moore
Ida M. Freese
Nickel Plate Road Offers Low Rates to Scranton Convention
The Nickel Plate Road promotes special low round trip fares to Scranton Pennsylvania for the Letter Carriers' Convention. Tickets go on sale September 1 2 3 and 4 with return valid through September 12. Contact Nickel Plate Road agents for details.
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Scranton
High grade bicycle prize tied to ticket draw in local store
Ticket No. 14,120 holds a high grade bicycle at Lehman Clothing House. if not claimed within ten days, ticket No. 14,483 wins the wheel. A bus party of sixteen ladies toured Bingen and were hosted by Mrs. D Koeneman in that town.
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Lehman Clothing House
D&wit
Bingen
D. Koeneman
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Brooklyn Eagle
Northern
Indiana
Rurode Dry Goods Co
Burt Ross
Harrison St
WM. N. Keller
Jordan
A. Henry F. Evers and
Elizabeth H. Evers
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