Experience and Wood Tie Breakthroughs in Railroads
A mix of reader notes on Mrs Pinkham’s extensive experience guiding women with health concerns, then a report from Pittsburg Dispatch on red quebracho wood found in Argentina as an ideal railroad tie and ballast, noting its rot resistance and heaviness. Also mentions Ko Kwai perfume fad and a Detroit Free Press note on small acts of kindness from Edward Wheeler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentine Republic
Europe
Pittsburg
Japan
Edwin Arnold
Orient
Pacific Slope
Detroit Free Press
Monroe Doctrine and Boer policy sparks U S debate
An editorial argues McKinley's approach to the Boer crisis tests the Monroe doctrine and core American policy. It warns against British expansion on noncontiguous republics, urging firm executive messaging rather than war actions to deter monarchies from seizing distant republics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
United States
Africa
America
Great Britain
Europe
Republic
Olney
Cuba Our Nation's Shame and American Monopolies
A New York News critique argues that U S efforts to set a stable Cuban government mirror Republicanism’s flaws. It claims post office funds and franchises are siphoned to trusts, predicting a monopoly driven regime under McKinley and urging a Democratic presidency to redeem Jeffersonian and Jacksonian ideals.
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Cuba
Washington
Weyler
United States
McKinley
White House
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
New York News
Senator Penrose Defends Armor Firms Amid Stock Practices
A Troy Democrat letter argues Senator Penrose misstated armor makers profits, saying holdings far exceed actual cash investments. It criticizes perpetual stock multiplication to boost dividends, calling it a laboring man’s robbery and consumer burden due to inflated paper wealth.
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Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senate
Troy
Lord George Hamilton Sees Wage Famine Behind Indian Famine
Lord George Hamilton, India secretary, told a London meeting that famine in India is driven by wage shortages as well as food scarcity. He argued silver mint closures worsen the crisis by shrinking the circulating medium. He warned that without monetary expansion, famines could recur, and urged policy changes to restore exchange and labor access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord George Hamilton
India
London
Lord Hamilton
Union Is Strength in Bipartisan Cooperation
W J Bryan argues unity among silver Republicans, populists, and democrats is based on shared priorities. He says cooperation makes sense when major questions align, while differences on minor issues are postponed. He cites lessons from 1896 and warns against trusting the Republican platform today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
W. J. Bryan
Omaha
Peter Cooper
Bad Beginning: Spoils System Sparks Imperial Corruption Debate
The St Louis Post Dispatch argues the Cuban post office scandal stems from spoils-system practices shaping colonial offices. It warns that incompetence under colonial rule mirrors Spanish faults and questions U S imperial policy and moral standing abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Carmack Speech on Imperialism and Flag Rights
Hon. R R Carmack argued at the Tennessee State Democratic convention that US rule over distant peoples clashes with the flag and constitution. He said the Democratic party historically acquired territories only with citizens granted full rights under US law, and that a nation unfit for the United States should not bear its flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Democratic Party
Philippine Islands
R. R. Carmack
Tennessee
McKinley Notion Challenged Over Principle
Opinion excerpts from Dallas Gazette and Newark Ledger debate McKinley’s alleged principles. Critics claim his pledge is a blank signed check profiting friends via legislation and stock tips. others say his stance centers on trust capitalization and interest over principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Dallas Gazette
Newark
N. J
Midnight Ghost Pianist Terrifies Rogertown Residents
West Point correspondent reports a strange concert in the parlor of Andrew Kuhn at Rogertown. The piano played invisibly after midnight with the family finding no one present yet hearing loud, thrilling notes. Suspects included a cat or rats, but strings remained uninjured.
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Ghost
West Point
New York Herald
Rogertown
Andrew Kuhn
Army Service Detachment
Kuhn
The
Post
Corporal Indolence and Promoting Health Books Ad
A jumble of ads and notices cites pension stoppage for corporal indolence, health books from Peabody Medical Institute, Allen's Foot-Ease for foot comfort, Jell-O dessert promotion, labor data in Puerto Rico, and various patents and cures. Mentions Vienna transport, Canadian roval dare devils in South Africa, and life insurance awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody Medical Institute
Boston
Mass
America
Prospectus
Pronunciation Variants and a Damaged Hand Case Across US Africa
A mix of early 20th century items covers mispronunciations of Kruger names in Dutch Cape society, and a Miss Lillian Morris case in New Haven where damages were awarded against Winchester for loss of left hand fingers from a cartridge machine. The piece notes the impact on marriage prospects and musical ability, relating a prior machine explosion.
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New Haven
New York
Lillian C. Morris
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
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Gibsaula, Pa
Atlanta
Thompson's
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Warren
Cordegg
Pease
Puerto Rico
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BOVER
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Kline
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