Washington Letter on War Talks and Senate Charges
Washington dispatch outlines Senate debates over peace talks, the 1898 context, and a looming clash on Porto Rico tariff. It notes Tillman’s sharp questions, Cockrell’s remarks, and party criticisms of the Republican leadership. It mentions a House resolution on troops in Idaho and habeas corpus issues, with a war department cannon delivery anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman
Porto Rico
Republican Party
Boss Manna
Klekers
McKinley
Foraker
Senate
House
Maho
Lentz
Oho
Allen
Nebraska
Cur d'Alene
Idaho
Life Beyond Death Dr Minot J Savage on ghosts
Dr Minot J Savage's Life Beyond Death argues against spiritualism while treating immortality as a theme. He reviews Old Testament, Jesus, and modern beliefs, noting agnostic reactions and the spiritualist revival, and he clarifies he is not a spiritualist though open to some truths in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot J. Savage
Paul
Jesus
Savage
Lyman Abbott
Hillis
Dr. Savage
America
Columbus
Society For Psychical Research
Millions of Dollars in Gold Shipped by New York Mail
The New York Post Office handles vast gold shipments each year from banks and individuals. In two days this year $83,175,000 in gold coin passed through the facility, mostly from the West. Bags of $1,000 to $10,000 are registered and opened only if tampering is suspected. Guards, cash transit methods, and bank clerks ensure secure handoffs at the registry department, with rising yearly totals from 16 million in 1897 to over 40 million in recent times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Postoffice
New York
Registry Department
Post Ofice
West
South America
Europe
New York Post Office
N. Y. Post
Novel Rafts for French Soldiers Design by Captain Habert
Experiments in France introduce a new raft for soldiers by Captain Habert of the Fifteenth Chasseurs. Made from canvas and filled with straw reeds or leaves, it folds for transport and unrolls in under fifteen minutes. It resists capsizing, has rings for positioning, and uses arms as oars on calm water with a rope tether for fast currents.
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France
Habert
Chasseurs
The Worst Trouble Ever Invented
A religious reflection warns against borrowed trouble from worrying about tomorrow. It cites a dying Christian and Jesus teaching about accepting present burdens and not multiplying anxieties for tomorrow. The piece urges contentment, citing the ravens as a lesson in daily needs.
A Suggestive Prohibition From Sunday School Times
A Sunday School Times piece argues wrongdoing harms the wrongdoer more than others and that vulgar speech pollutes the speaker. It cites a New York stable notice forbidding profane language in horse hearing, echoing Jesus about words defiling the person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
New York City
Sunday School Times
Not the Kind She Knew Blushes Over Kissing Bug Comment
A Chicago Post quip notes a woman’s unintended embarrassment after a remark about the kissing bug being misnamed prompts a blush and a surprised interjection from a companion. The exchange highlights social humor in a brief moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Chicago Post
Long Lost Brother Found Near North Platte Ranchman
Leona Dare, famed trapeze artist, after years of wandering seeks her mother. Townsend Percy recalls Dare’s journey from child in Indiana through circus life in Europe to meeting Col. Cody who reveals her brother lives near North Platte Nebraska on the North Fork of the Platte. Dare reunites with prosperous sibling after a long pursuit.
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North Platte
Leona Dare
Miss Dare
Townsend Percy
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Panama
New York
Andrew Jackson Stuart
Georgia
Tuka
Miss
Batte
Indiana
William
Germany
Paris
America
Gun Mney
Europe
Buffalo Bill
Col. Cody
Parla
Nebraska
North Fork
the Platte
New Way to Fell Trees Changes Maine Lumber Approach
Maine lumber firms shift from axes to saws for felling, using expert choppers mainly for limb trimming and cut-up work. The change saves time and reduces stump waste, with saw teeth adapted to the task. Also, a Boston Herald Maine Special notes alcohol is not a heart stimulant, detailing safer heat-based methods to stimulate the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine Woods
Maine
Boston Herald
New Globe Trotter Sets Sights on Thibet Quest
John W. Bookwalter of Springfield Ohio, a wealthy manufacturer, holds the new globe trotting championship. He has traveled 25 000 miles in Central Asia over the last two years and plans an expedition into Thibet with a Russian government party. He aims to meet the Grand Lama and discusses predicted Russian influence over Persia and surrounding lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
John W. Bookwalter
Springfield
America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Thibet
Central Asia
Bookwalter
Liama
Pockwalter
Russia
Persia
Gil
India
China
England
They Got pro and the will in Palmyra marriage
John Wagonmaner and Miss Alice Crookston wed at Palmyra Pennsylvan ia By court consent the groom adopted the Crookston name to inherit a fortune tied to that surname The Denver Costume Society backs side saddle abolition but faces dress concerns Prompters prove more suited to women as their voices carry better across the stage
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John Wagonmaner
Alice Crookston
Palmyra
Mr. Crookston
Crookston
Denver Tuntane Society
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Freeland, PA
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Macrim
South African
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London
Macrum
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Kruger
Steyn
Stowe
State Department
Great Britain
Tor
Cockrell
Japan
Chamber
War Department
B. Coxe
J. Il. Kellogg
Freeland Agency
Homenamiy
McMcenamin
South Centre Street
AMLON
Suljeet Ty
Cian
Tony
Mapas
Melodia
Celeste
Cremonn
Fis
Hank
Corn Exchange
Mavorite Metropolitan National
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Basters
Sears, Roebuck & CO. (Inc
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Wayman
Chicaco
Coreus
Carl Net
Burdick
Nowes
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Orgamented
St Wilde
SEARS
Sears, Roebuck & C
Bears, Roebuck & CO
Hee
Nully
Nick
Vhiget Roimiage
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