Connecticut farmer plans Eden replica with fall ready not
A Connecticut farmer proposes reconstructing the Garden of Eden but does not expect completion before autumn. Wisconsin marries law cut Milwaukee marriages from 4206 in 1898 to 2810 in 1899. The city once acted as Gretna Green for nearby states. Treland’s population halves since 1853 while deal taxation doubles. England’s population grows while taxation per head halves. Boston education program provides Innehieous for public school children at nominal prices, boosting health. Manila’s ice plants scarce with a government monopoly and high prices, leaving demand unmet.
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Connecticut
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gretna Green
Tre-land
England
Board of Education
Boston
Disorderly Servants and Injunction Against Local Plant Noise
The Philadelphia Times discusses servant competence and employer duties, noting failures lead to mistreatment and social friction. Judges in Columbia Ohio grant an injunction against Queen City Forging for 20 years of hammering iron, causing noise and vibrations harming residents' health and property.
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Superior Court
Queen City
Columbia
Ohio
Manchuria Trade and Governance Amid Foreign Pressure
The piece notes Manchuria remains under Manchurian authority with taxes paid to the Chinese regime and limited interference from internal offices. It argues no action has stalled Protestant or Catholic missions, identifies Newhane as a key port, and claims Russia hampers foreign trade while Germany tests rubber alternatives cheaper than asphalt.
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Nessa
Manchuria
Russia
China
Newehane
Rissa
Two Truant Children Learn a Lesson in the Woods
Roland Havens and Mamie Gray skip school to gather violets in Hatfield's woods. A misdirection leads to a long, cold search by the village before parents find them asleep by a tree at 9 pm. The experience changes Roland into a better student and Mamie shares the blame in this Columbus Dispatch tale.
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Roland Havens
Mamie Gray
Mamie
Roland
Sister Sue
Hatfield's
Columbus Dispatch
Persian envoy to Washington faced public furor in 1888 incident
The Persian government plans to send a new diplomatic representative to Washington after Ghooli Khan fled in indignation. He wore Persian attire, was followed by a crowd and an armed retinue, provoking public derision and police guards. The legation has remained vacant since.
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Ghooli Chan
Department of State
Washington
Hadij Hossein Ghooli Khan
Ghooli Khan
Mirza Mahmoud
Prince Ghooli
Khan
Prince
Legation
Women Not Money Makers in Harper's Bazar
Hetty Green, famed woman financier, argues women lack in business due to impulse and lack of training. She cautions against reckless buying, noting sharp traders profit from disciplined caution and being sure one is right before acting.
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Harper's Bazar
Hetty Green
Womin
Harvard President Eliot Turns Sixty Six
Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot celebrates his sixty sixth birthday. He jokes about aging while recalling being nicknamed Old Eliot in his early career and recalling a street encounter with students who mused about his whereabouts.
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Harvard
Eliot
Harvard University
Cambridge
Charlie
Emperor’s straight street plan burdens city drive
A Chinese emperor can never turn a corner while traveling by cart. If a drive is chosen, streets must be straightened at once, and interfering houses removed. Even dry watercourses are bridged to maintain a direct route, reflecting immense expense and control.
Hot Water as a Weapon in Chicago Riots and Robberies
A Chicago Post report notes hot water hoses as an effective nonlethal weapon for crowd control and mob suppression. It recounts police and fire department anecdotes from Montreal Denver and earlier Chicago riots, including dock labor disputes and hall riots, showing water pressure deterring rioters, burglars, and even confident crowds.
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Chicago
Lelieve
Socrates
Jack Robinson
de Long
Montreal
Denver
Plubs
Fire Department
Thio
Dominic
Billy
Chicago Post
Sixteenth Lancers Break Sikh Squares at Anwal 1846
The Sixteenth (Queen's) Lancers earned a renowned record when they pierced Sikh infantry squares at Anwal in January 1846. In a dramatic melee, the cavalry shifted to the bridle hand and charged, driving their lances through multiple attempts and finally destroying the square despite stiff resistance.
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Scarlet Lancers
Lord Roberts
War Office
Sixteenth
Queen's) Lancers
India
South Africa
Pall Mall Gazette
Sixteenth Lancers
Anwal
Panjab
Waterloo
Ion
Value of Color to Flowers in Nature and Agriculture
Flower colors guide insects to nectar and fertilization, making seed formation possible. Without color, red clover would fail to seed, ecosystems would shift, and insect populations including bees would suffer. Loss of color would ripple through forests and gardens, altering ecosystems and food chains.
Fresh Eggs From Australia In London Market
Fresh eggs from Australia appear in London market crates packed in oat hulls. They compete with Russian Austrian and Italian continental eggs, offering an eaten taste that stands out in the trade.
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Australia
Londo
London
Why Men Lang at hore in dark alleys
A New York Press snippet notes men mock love and laugh at longing, claiming when they were children they whistled when passing a dark alley. The fragment hints at cynicism about romance rooted in youthful bravado.
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New York Press
Why cannot the government issue banknotes on the same basis
The Milwaukee News argues that expanding bank-note currency relies on bonds backing banks. Notes are promises to pay money redeemable in greenbacks silver or gold chosen by banks, not true money. The piece says the system serves bankers profits, funding “official fat-fryer,” and undermines government currency trust.
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Congress
United States
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Milwaukee News
Congress Without Authority Over Puerto Rico
A May 1899 War Department opinion by Jorge Magoon, law officer of the insular division, stated that after Spain ceded Puerto Rico the island became U S territory under the constitution and Congress had no authority to legislate there. The president cited a "plain duty" but Magoon was ordered to draft a contrary view, aiding political shifts against the constitution.
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House
War Department
Jorge Magoon
Insular
Puerto Rico
Spain
United States
Congress
Proclaim Independence Anew On Fourth Of July
The piece urges every American newspaper to publish the Declaration of Independence in full on the Fourth of July or the preceding day. It frames the document as a charter of liberty opposed by imperialist detractors and argues its proclamation will revive patriotism and frame the coming political campaign as life or death for the republic.
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United States
A HANNA M KINLEY PLATFORM IMPRESS FROM MCCKINLEY HAND
A Washington politician notes the Ohio Republican convention will focus on the platform and its resolutions. Senators Foraker and Hanna and Gen Grosvenor seek a cautious plank set that avoids overstatement while endorsing the Puerto Rican bill to please the president and avoid controversy.
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McKinley
Hanna
Rufus Choate
Washington
Ohio
Foraker
Gen. Grosvenor
Sanger
Ohio Convention Resolutions Shape McKinley Platform
The document notes the Ohio convention will proceed cautiously with its resolutions and consult leading Republicans from other states. They aim to have the Ohio platform serve as a model for others and be considered carefully in Washington before submission to delegates.
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Ohio
McKinley
Washington
Crisis in the Republic Moral Crisis Quote by Altgeld
A historic political speech sample questions whether emancipation or new oppression will shape the United States. It presents a call to uphold liberty, human rights, and moral leadership, warning against tyranny and urging the republic to fulfill its mission.
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Republic
Liberty
Hon
J. P. Altgeld
Wasteful Bryan Renomination Debate In Gold Democrat Voice
A prominent Gold Democrat argues Bryan cannot win a general election and mocks renominating him. He asks which Democrat could carry a state Bryan cannot, suggesting there are many states where Bryan is the sole possible winner and that the renomination is wasted.
Trusts Take Control Of Congress Warned In Editorial
An Indianapolis Sentinel editorial criticizes Congressman Jenkins of Wisconsin and his committee plan to grant Congress authority over all private corporations and trusts. It argues the proposal would empower Congress to regulate dissolve and repress monopolies, and that Congress already has power to curb many trusts without new constitutional changes.
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Congress
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Committee On Trusts
United States
Indianapolis
An Armor Plate Scandal Rocking Tariff Politics
Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie combine are accused of profiteering in armor plate sales. The article claims they sold to the United States at 500 dollars per ton and to Russia at 200 dollars per ton over two years, reporting 62 million dollars in profit and projections above 80 million this year. It criticizes tariff zealots for prioritizing foreign duties over domestic workers.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Combine
United States
Blockhead
Plunder in Subsidy Bill Draws Out Shipping Firms
Albany Argus accuses backers of a subsidy measure of profiting from shipbuilding abroad. It notes one company has eight vessels over 10,000 tons under construction with four built abroad, another with four ships abroad, and arms pushing the bill with seven and two ships abroad. The piece argues the bill lines pockets of those urging its passage rather than stimulating domestic construction.
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Subsiay
Albany Argus
Quid pro Quo in Puerto Rico Politics
A Louisville Dispatch editorial accuses the administration of using Puerto Rico as a reward for wealthy backers funding the presidential campaign. It argues that millions will be raised to support McKinley’s re-election and that those financiers will be repaid many times over.
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Puerto Rico
McKinley
Louisville
Dispatch
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