Extradition treaties shrink flight paths and spur school debate
The piece traces the global tightening of extradition laws, noting Canada and Spain Honduras reforms, then shifts to U.S. education funding. It highlights Congressman Lacey exposing Iowa’s higher school taxes versus Alabama, and contrasts per-child costs across states including South Dakota and Iowa.
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Spain
Turkey
Algiers
Japan
Holand
Chile
Ecuador
Philippines
Cuba
Central America
British Honduras
Canada
Dominion
Jupaty
Honduras
Lacey
Iowa
House of Representatives
Alabama
United States
South Dakota
Coaling Stations Planned After Spanush War
Postwar naval expansion prompts negotiations for international coal supply. Liberia agrees to a coaling station site chosen by the Navy Department, with work to begin promptly. Also includes a brief joke exchange about smart money and foolishness.
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Spain
Navy
Navy Department
State Department
Liberia
Tavy Department
Democratic Letter Signals Stronger Democratic Gains in 1898 Midwest
The letter argues that Indiana and Minnesota towns swung to Democrats in recent elections, boosting Democratic majorities and signaling a likely Bryan win in November. It notes St Paul and Minneapolis shifts, Michigan Republican panic, and cites Coeur d Alene investigations alongside opposition to Porto Rico policy as major factors driving sentiment toward the Democrats. It outlines perceived failures of McKinley era policies on imperialism and law.
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Washington
Indiana
Minnesota
Anderson
Bryan
Hendricks
Williams
St. Paul
McKinley
Minneapolis
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Republican State Committee
Coeur d'Alene
Bunker Hill
Porto Rico
United States
Treasury Department
Congress
Supreme Court
McKinley in a net of imperialism and echoing George III
The piece argues McKinley’s Philippine policy drains money and lives, compares the president to George III, and cites Webster’s 1826 warning against distant, unassimilable territory. It notes Otis returning from the Philippines and previews political turmoil around November elections. The critique frames imperialism as costly and imprudent.
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Otis
Philippines
McKinley
Nicaragua
Philippine
France
Napoleon
George III
Daniel Webster
Congress
United States
Jackson Day
Insurgent label mocked in Ohio GOP convention riotous cheers
The Kansas City Times notes there were no insurgents at the Ohio Republican convention as delegates roared approval for the party boss. It argues the leader endorses imperialism and trusts, seeking McKinley to push benevolent assimilation, expand empire, and enrich syndicates.
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Weller
Democratic Party
Hanna
McKinley
Porto Rico
Philippines
Kansas City Times
National Debt Made Permanent by Bank Note Policy
The San Francisco Star argues Republicans lock in a national debt by replacing unmatured bond premiums with 2 percent thirty year bonds to support bank-note circulation. It claims here that bankers can earn 2 percent on bonds and 6 to 10 percent on notes, preserving debt to fuel note issuance.
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San Francisco Star
Silver output loss under McKinley policies sparks mining tax anger
The Helena Montana Inde pendent argues that silver output from 1859 would be worth 20 million under free coinage but 10 million under McKinley. It claims the miners face a yearly loss, totaling 60 million for two terms, and questions whether voters will endure more of the same.
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Montana
McKinley
Helena
Mont
Audacious Spirit Captures Cabinet Challenge to Monroe Doctrine
In a sharp rebuke the editor cites a cabinet member condemning aggressive policy, accusing the administration of violating independence ideals and constitutional principles while pursuing naval actions in Asiatic waters. The piece frames the clash as a defense of long standing American doctrine and restraint.
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New York World
Albatross Eggs Threaten A Pacific Colony
The Boston Transcript reports alarming declines in seabird colonies from Albatross islands near Hawaii to Farallon rocks off California. Egg collecting by diggers and market trade threaten extinction of albatrosses, murres, and other water birds, with historical notes on regulations and declines through the 19th century.
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Pacific
Uncle Sam
Laysan
Hawaii
Government
Bureau of Ornithology
Department of Agriculture
Palmer
Uwce Sam
Farallones
California
Golden Gate
San Francisco
South Farallone
West End
Farallone Egg Company
Lighthouse Board
Pribilof Islands
Beving Sea
H.W. Elliott
Walrus Island
United States
Virginia
Boston Transcript
Hawthorne's Tenderness for Cows and Pigs Revealed
Ornate reminiscences recount Hawthorne and George Bradford caring for cows, naming Daisy and Dolly, and monitoring their pasture bonds. The piece notes his strong feeling for livestock, with Blithedale Romance echoing his disdain for ill treatment of animals and a reaction to a Brook farmer’s gift of spare ribs.
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George P. Bradford
Daisy
Dolly
Messrs. Hawthorne
Bradford
Mr Hawthorne
Brook
George S. Hillard
Boston
Filipino Barricades and Savage Tricks In Battle
The New York Tribune describes Filipino insurgents building barricades from bamboo and earth, using split bamboo, sand bags, and entangled vegetation to stop bullets. They lay trap lines with cut bamboo and rolling ridges called ground tops to impede American soldiers, causing slips and sprains.
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Cuba
New York Tribune
A Necessary Hero And The Runaway Rider
Two youths watch riders in a park as a runaway horse spooks a girl. A 19 year old pursues and calms the horse, earning praise from onlookers who call the savior Bravol. The tale unfolds with light irony from contemporaries in a New York Commercial Advertiser column.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Strance Happening Prompted SHar Described by Boy
A Chicago Times-Herald quip recalls a moment when a woman hit her thumb with a hammer and endured ten minutes of untold agony, prompting the boy and his father to remark on the occasion as extraordinary and unusually long.
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Harry
Chicago Times-Herald
Trousers of Silk and Color Stir A Philippine Tale
Aquirky description from Ainslee's Magazine extols Moro and colonial fashion. A General Bates anecdote centers on a Dato and two hour trousers change, while vivid notes on Silk garb, colored dyes, and elaborate garments illustrate social style among Moro men and women.
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Bates
Ainslee
Words of wisdom on virtue, reading, and success
A collection of maxims on truth, restraint, and ambition contrasts with notes on watercress as a cultivated food crop. It highlights watercress lore from Britain, its London market significance, and potential profits per acre. Also mentions Africa’s ongoing wars and imperial contests in the 19th century.
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Great Britain
Isle
Joseph Banks
London
New York City
Philadelphia
Pearls of Thought on Humour Virtue and Society
A series of maxims and reflections on pride humor poverty and mercy. It warns against malice vindictiveness and usurping the Almighty's quotes, while praising goodness love and charity. The piece contrasts moral sense with passion and stresses social behavior and character formation.
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Cupid
Packing Cass and a Clever Horse Tale
A department store dispute over sending small goods home prompts a joking tale of customers mailing tiny items, and a Portland story about a gray horse in a fire company stables that masters a feeding timer. The horse learns to pull a line to release morning feed, until a human intervenes.
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Fire Department
Portland
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Freeland
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Hnmor
Schemansky
Detroit Free Press
Africa
England
Uganda
Lome
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