Final Completion of Financial Legislation and Porto Rican Tariff Debate
The article reviews the final passage of financial legislation establishing the gold standard and detailing its effects on treasury reserves and national banking. It also covers the Porto Rican tariff debate, intra party divisions, and political gossip from Washington about Cabinet reshuffles and Otis’s recall in Manila.
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Middle West
United States
Porto Rico
Congress
Washington
McKinley
Senator Platt
New York State
Thomas C. Platt
the Treasury
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Platt
Odell
New York
Otis
Watson
General Otis
Admiral Watson
Manila
Insanity Advice From Adviser During Trial
The accused asks about simulating insanity and the adviser suggests using South Africa war maps to repeat geographic names until the act seems real. The Washington Star reports the exchange as the plan to fake mental state amid legal proceedings.
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Washington Tar
Remarkable Webb family of Kentucky's aged rulers
Ages range from eighty nine to seventy three in Letcher County Kentucky where six Webb relatives form a vast kin network. Aunt Letty aged ninety shares grandchildren and greats with Archibald Craft and a lineage tracing to Daniel Boone. The clan claims hundreds of descendants across generations and lives under rugged mountain life with Aunt Polly Jason Miles Aunt Sally and Uncle Wiley among its senior members.
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Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
Letcher County
Webb
Daniel Boone
Letty
Wiley W. Craft
Archibald Craft
Polly
Adams
Webbs
Jason
Kyars
Tennessee
Miles
Storks
Sally
Wiley
Avabs Attack at Omdurman Details of Assault
The report describes an Arab assault on a village near Omdurman. About 600 yards from mud houses the attackers halted to dance and fire, then advanced again in formation. They breached the entry and slaughtered everyone inside the houses.
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Omdurman
The Stockholm Bible in Royal Library
The most costly book in Stockholm's royal library is a unique Bible. It uses 160 asses skins for parchment leaves, has 309 pages, each nearly a yard long, twenty inch wide leaves, and four inch thick solid plank covers.
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Royal
Stockholm
Czar Admired in Stead's Widespread Praise
A St Petersburg reader uncovers a censored London Daily News copy showing William T Stead praising the Czar after their famous interview. The expurgated section reveals an enthusiastic tribute to the ruler.
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St. Petersburg
London Daily News
London
William T. Stead
Grain-O drink replaces coffee for all ages
Try Grain-O the new grain based beverage that tastes like mocha and java but is gentle on the stomach. Sold by grocers at a lower price than coffee per package. Also included is a note about alumni bequests and how lawyers often suggest gifts to alma maters, citing a lawyer who secured a half million dollar bequest and a young lawyer who left one hundred thousand to his own school.
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South Africa
Cheat
Great Britain
United States
London
Choate
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Hay
State Department
Kruger
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Naples
Constantinople
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Podner
Washington
New York
the Battery
Washington Post
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New York Mail and Express
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Tri-Weekly
New York Tribune
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Gain Endorsement in Goshen
Lewis Ackerman of Goshen Indiana says DeWitt’s Little Early Risers relieve his headache and improve bowels and liver. The endorsement is attributed to H. J. Moogk and highlights gentle cleansing benefits.
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Lewis Ackerman
Goshen, Ind
DeWitt
H. J. Moogk
Folding pipe mystery at folding mantel piece
In a brief Chicago Record line a character seeks a folding pipe while another jokes that the folding matches reside on the folding mantel piece, creating a playful image of misplaced items.
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James
Chicago Record
Dyspepsia Cure Praised By Michigan Family
EK Hartgerink of Overisel Michigan touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for instant relief and ease of use. H J Moogk notes it digests what you eat and cannot fail to help.
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Hartgerink
Overisel
Mich
H. J. Moogk
W. E. Sitzer
W. Caton
N. Y
E. C. Dewitt & Coo
Chicago
Soldiers Wight Advice on Infantry Tactics
A quoted wartime excerpt outlines blunt rules for foot soldiers. It urges lethal focus on defeating foes, prioritizing the number of enemies killed over personal safety, and warns against distraction by opponents noting the soldier.
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Wight
B. Norreys-Connell
Morgantown Man Finds Kidney Cure Relief
A Morgantown Indiana resident endured frequent awakenings and back and kidney pains before being cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. The testimonial is attributed to H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
The Curiosity of Others Sparks New Voyages
A terse Chicago News item notes that curiosity among people leads to new explorers taking chances. The piece highlights personal initiative and the drive to learn through observation and risk.
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Chicago News
Noted Healer in Town and False Travel Labels
Noted healer Banner Salve praised for treating cuts wounds sores and skin diseases. In contrast a Philadelphia man sells foreign hotel express and railroad labels to mislead baggage holders into seeming overseas travel.
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H.J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz & Co
Philadelphia
LaGrippe Cure Claims by Foley S Honey and Tar
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a guaranteed cure for the grippe cough. It claims the product will restore strength and health, endorsed by A J Moogh and W F Jungkunz & Co.
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Foley
A.J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz
Curious Beetle Stunt Captivates Hedgeside Flight
A vivid description follows a beetle's ascent among hedges, its wings fluttering as it tests and lifts, then repeatedly colliding with leaves before finally launching. The creature endures tumbles without harm and resumes its climb until it reaches a top twig and soars away in a dramatic takeoff.
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King
Boschee's German Syrup and Minutecough Cure Ad Promotions
A collage of midwestern era ads tout remedies for coughs and chest illnesses including Boschee's German Syrup and Minute Cough Cure. Mentions sample bottles, medical claims, and endorsements from individuals in New York and Pennsylvania. Also notes Austrian currency changes and Mormon population figures in Utah.
Foley's Honey and Tar Price Aimed at Relief Seekers
Advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for asthma and consumption with a single dose price cited. It urges trial over substitutes and is signed by H.J. Moogk and W.F. Junkin Co. The second note reports Japan offering to set up a military academy in Peking to train Chinese under Japanese officers, a move China may welcome.
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Foley
H.j.moogk
W. F. Jungkunz
Japan
China
Peking
Pains in the Back and Kidney Cure Endorsement
A. B. Farrington of Constantia New York reports years of kidney disease and back pain ending after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He says one bottle cured him and he recommends it to friends. H. d. Moogh Wa. F. Jungkunz & Co.
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Newark
H. J. Moogk
Thos. W. Carter
Ashboro
N. C
Kidshey
Foley
H. J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz
A. B. Farrington
Constantia
N. Y
H. d. Moogh
F. Jungkunz
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