Jay Cooke maxim fuels refunding plan opposition
The author denounces the Senate refunding bill as a new Jay Cooke decay that will extend the national debt thirty years and channel wealth to banks and money power. It argues the plan costs the public hundreds of millions above face value, robs future generations, and risks a Republican backlash amid a broader drive for honest money and reform.
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Jay Cooke
Senate
United States
Wall Street
House
Republican Party
New Jersey forms Shelby Steel Tube Company finance group
A new infant industry venture named Shelby Steel Tube Company emerges in New Jersey, linking the Shelby Tube Company of Pennsylvania with several other concerns. Capital stock rises from 10 million to 15 million dollars, with 6 million in 7 percent cumulative preferred and 9 million in common. Earnings promise 7 percent on preferred and 6 percent on common, equating to about 16 percent on the original watered capital originally raised from 5 million to 10 million, reflecting watered expansion.
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New Jersey
Shelby Steel Tube Company
Shelby Tube Company
Pennsylvania
England Will Win Boer War Say Professor Goldwin Smith
Professor Goldwin Smith, former British official and Oxford professor, predicts England will prevail in the Boer conflict but likens the glory to England burning Joan of Arc. He condemns U S pride in subduing the Filipinos as a dubious glory. He says the broom corn trust holds 12 000 tons and refuses $200 per ton but a Chicago factory imports 500 tons from Hungary at 120 a ton.
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Goldwin Smith
Oxford University
Canada
England
Joan of Arc
United States
Mrs. Surratt
Broom Corn Trust
Chicago
Hungary
Congress
Total Eclipse Track Across Six Southern States
The May 28 eclipse follows a rare path across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and beyond, with 1 minute 12 seconds near New Orleans and 1 minute 40 seconds near Norfolk. Government and private observers prepare stations along the route, aided by amateur photographers and a Navy observatory expedition.
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Iowa
Pacific
United States
Caroline Islands
South America
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Republic
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
New Orleans
Mobile
Montgomery
Ala
Atlanta
Columbia
D. C
Raleigh
N. C
Norfolk
Cape Henry
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Coimbra
Portugal
Algier
Africa
Red Sea
Snset
Sam
Brown
Observatory
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Navy
Necesary Ap
HANDSHAKE MYTHS AND MAGNETIC TOUCH AT TEA
A society woman at a select afternoon tea expounds on handshakes as a ancient scientific custom. She claims the outcome depends on proper hand positions and magnetic centers, suggesting palm contact can exchange planetary vibrations and shape liking or disliking between strangers. The piece surveys finger placements and Venus mounts as factors in perceived connection.
Doctored Cigars Debunked By Western Tobacco Dealer
A Washington Star report quotes a western tobacco dealer disputing claims that cigars are often doctored with harmful drugs. He asserts most cigars use pure tobacco, with only slight flavoring extracts, notes cheaper nickels vs. higher grades, and contrasts Connecticut versus Havana leaf while criticizing consumer ignorance.
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Connecticut
Washington Star
Brain or bone and sinew decide by vocation says Stubb and Penn
Stubb asks which is more important brain or bone and sinew and Penn replies it depends on who you are. An inventor values brain while a butcher values bone and sinew.
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Supreme Court of Michigan
Michigan
Stubb
Penn
Mery
Marcy
McMenamin’s Gents Furnishings Ad Sets Honest Deal Tone
McMenamin’s Gents Furnishing Hat and Shoe Store promises new spring and summer stock. The ad touts fair dealing, no deception, no price-cutting on the same goods, satisfaction refunds, and equal treatment for all customers, inviting readers to visit.
Dress Shoes Hats and Furnishings Highlight Store Sale
The department markets men and boys dress shoes in black or russet at half typical prices. Women and misses shoes praised for fit and appearance. Working shoes feature top factory makes. Hats and caps, neckwear, shirts, and colored summer shirts form a ready stock, with Hawes hats cited as strong value.
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Ath Crane
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