National Manufacturers Favor Tariff Revision and More Reciprocity
The National Association of Manufacturers, in session at New York, adopts a tariff and reciprocity report endorsing immediate revision based on a member poll. 55 percent favored revision, 2 percent abstained, 8 percent delayed, 17 percent noncommittal. The group also backs open shop, industrial education, river and harbor work, and cautions on German tariff changes. A drive with a $1.5 million budget aims to educate the public on dictatorial combinations and industrial liberty.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers of
United States
Committee On
Association
National River and Harbor Congress
van Cleave
Publc
Postage Reform Speech and Rail Control Debate
Captain Henry A Castle urged postal reforms to run on a business basis while Charles A Prouty pressed government direct control of railroad capital. The association re elected James W Van Cleave as president at a Waldorf Astoria banquet attended by 400 members and guests.
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Henry A.castle
St. Paul
United States Treasury
Post Office Department
Charles A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
James W. van Cleave
St. Louis
Waldorf- Astoria
Willa Carroll
New York State
Oscar S. Straus
Commerce and Labor
Jaimes W. van Cleave
Association
Roosevelt
van Cleave
God
Straus
Charles Th Sigshee
United States Navy
Navy
Dinner honors Rev. B Cortelyou former postmaster general
Five hundred postal officials of New York gathered at the Hotel Astor in New York on May 23 to honor Rev. B Cortelyou recently appointed secretary of the treasury. Willcox of this city served as toastmaster at the event.
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New York
Frisco Company Expands Streetcar Service Amid Strike
San Francisco May 24 streetcar service expanded on United Railroads tracks with more cars running than since the strike began. Three more cars on Polk Larkin Folsom and Bryant streets were added with no serious trouble reported.
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Frisco Company
San Francisco
United Railroads
Cumneu
Polk
Larkin
Folsom Street
Bryant Street
The Bedouin of Sucotra and Shared Ways
The Bedouin described as lithe with cafe au lait skin and sharp features. He shares lifestyle traits with Mauri and Gara mountain Bedouins, living in caves or homes on wet lands, with similar dress and social patterns noted, and relations featuring greetings between Arabian groups.
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Sucotra
Mauri
Gara
Order of British Titles Explained in Society Chat
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt discusses English aristocracy ranks. A girl learns that a marquis ranks next to a duke and a witty Englishman clarifies spelling and usage. The dialogue lists orders from royalty to knights, noting courtesy titles for younger sons and examples like the Earl of Craven.
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Craven
Philadelphia Bulletin
Parrot Fish Traits and Ancient Icarus Legend
The parrot fish inhabit both water and land parrots, bright tropical colors, beaklike jaws to break coral shells for polyps. Some species graze herbivorously. One species lives in the Mediterranean and was famed by Greeks and Romans as the first fish. Pliny notes its introduction during Claudius's reign. Ancient lore spoke of its love and wisdom. Some reach sixteen inches.
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Tropics
Mediterranean Sea
Italian
Claudius
Dubuque Seal Phrase Misread as Old Miner
The Dubuque city seal bears "La petite nuit" though the phrase arose from a clerk's error. The area was settled by miner Dubuque and the French document from Prairie du Chien led the clerk to misinterpret the phrase as "the old miner," which remains today despite its lack of current meaning.
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Dubuaque
Dubuque
la Petite Nuit
Prairie du Chien
Blew His Own Horn At Edinburgh Evening Party
A Perthshire yeomanry colonel at a social gathering in Edinburgh complained that all regiment duties fell to him claiming he was his own major captain lieutenant and cornet. A grim observer quipped he is also his own trumpeter.
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Perthshire Yeomanry
Edinburgh
Indy
Wit and courtesy outshine impertinence in aging temper
The piece asserts quick wit defends against rude remarks, yet few possess it. Imitating wit yields ill nature and scurrility, while wit cannot be forced. But courtesy and good temper grow brighter with age, serving as reliable defenses.
Tax actions against George Washineton in 1787
The passage notes three tax claims filed against George Washineton during 1787. A humorous clerk quips that George Washington, Esq., appears not to like taxes, reflecting a light editorial voice about the tax disputes.
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George Washineton
George Washington
Modern Life Declines Simplicity as Costs Grow
A compact note cites Bhick and White on how modern life adds many accessories that proliferate swiftly, leaving little chance for reduced spending or simpler, cheaper living.
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Bhick
White
Changed Maude Dialogue Sparks Reunion Tension
Maude asserts she has changed her fiancé, prompting Nel to challenge the degree of transformation. The exchange reveals strain and a test of identity as revelations unfold.
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Maude
You Can’t Get Even With a Doctor by Returning Calls
A concise saying notes that retaliating against a physician by returning his calls achieves nothing and suggests seeking professional care instead for disputes or grievances. The remark uses humor to caution against petty retaliation in medical interactions.
An Excellent Home Recipe for Stomach Trouble
An old newspaper column promotes a simple stomach remedy. It advises mixing Compound Tincture of Cinchona one ounce Prosene Compound one ounce and Sherry Wine half a pint, then taking a teaspoonful in water before meals and at bedtime. The text claims the formula boosts gastric secretions and serves as a general tonic.
The Big Chief’s Resolution and a Wish for Change
A government office tale unfolds at a dining Scene where Marjorie Clayton and Karl plot reform. The big chief’s humane dining moment spurs a New Year idea a private suggestion box and a clerk’s promotion spark dreams of a better office and a future together in Washington.
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Tie
Karl
Ling
Wimberlake
Margaret Clayton
Marjorie
Ary
Kxarl
Uncle Sam
Washington
Clayton
Longevity of deer in lore contrasts with expert view
A Chambers Journal writer cites Highland adage figures claiming deer live over 200 years, with tales of prominent stags in Scotland and Europe. Yet experts generally limit a deer's life to about thirty years, noting varied corroborating stories but no scientific consensus.
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Chambers’ Journal
Macdonald
Tulloch
Loch Treig
Glengarry
Twen-Maclan-Og
Europe
Tea bugs and tea mites threaten Assam tea gardens
The passage notes parasitic insects in tea plants called the tea bug and tea mite. Mites dwell on upper leaf surfaces, spin webs, puncture veins, and are kept in check only by muddy water. tea bags are more destructive. A quoted James Russell Lowell reflection on truth follows.
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Assam
A Poor Wrapper in a Wry Social Banter
A brief, humorous exchange focuses on Mrs Elderly and her son with a sharp line about wrapping. The snippet hints at social commentary on employment hardship and mood, presenting a compact portrait of a moment in a broader social chat.
Kodol Digestion Aid Promises Health Toning
Advertising copy touts Kodol for indigestion and dyspepsia as not only digesting food but toning the stomach and strengthening the body. Claims it makes rich blood and complies with the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkauf, druggist, 55 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkuat
Stephenson Street
Illinois Central Announces Annual State G A Ky Encampment
Illinois Central lists sale dates May 20 21 and 22 for a round trip fare to Decatur Illinois for the annual state encampment by G A Ky. Return leg on May 24. The notice provides travel details and dates for members and attendees.
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G. A. Ky
Decatur
Annual Meeting Alinois Elk's Ass'n Bloomington Al
Bloomington Illinois Elks announce annual meeting with sale dates May 20 21 22 28 offering one and one third fare for the round trip return limit aa.
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Alinois Elk’s Ass’n
Bloomington
Presbyterian assembly backs temperance policy support
In Columbus on May 23 the Presbyterian general assembly approved a policy barring the permanent temperance committee from political work and endorsed the Anti Saloon League as a safe sane and effective temperance ally. The body pledged full cooperation within the church constitution. Rev Charles Scanlan of Pittsburgh warned the anti saloon league aims to cripple the permanent temperance committee.
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Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
Permanent
Committee On Temperance
AnthSad Loan League
Chares Scanlan
Pittsburg
Feld
Permanent Temperance Committee
Anti- Saloon League
Jury Deadlock Records Longest Timeout in Cramer Case
After more than ninety four hours the jury trying Mrs Latra Cramer for ordering her husband Fred Cramer shot to death at Page North Dakota February 14 last disagreed. It is noted as the longest jury retirement without a verdict on record.
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Argo
N. 1
Latra Cramer
Mere Hay
Fred Cramer
Page, N
Miners in Johannesberg Strike Over Work Quota
White workers in forty-three mines have walked out in Johannesberg at the Hast Rand proprietary mines. The protest follows mine owners demand to increase daily drills from two to three. Dutch miners are among the strikers.
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Johannesberg
Prominent Surgeon A C Bernays Dies Suddenly
St. Louis May 23 Dr A C Bernays a leading surgeon aged 53 died suddenly of apoplexy after four days confinement to bed. Born in Highland St Clair county Illinois he had long resided in St Louis. He never married.
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St. Louis
A. C. Bernays
Highland
St. Clair County
Lernays
Judge Honore Refuses Receiver Appointment in Chicago New York Line
In Chicago on May 23 Judge Honore of the circuit court declined to appoint a receiver for the Chicago New York Electric Air Line Railroad company without addressing merits. The defense then sought withdrawal of the injunction and receiver motions and the court granted the request.
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Chicago
Honore
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad Company
Wiley Keynote Opens Interstate Cottonseed Crushers Meet
Norfolk Virginia May 23 Dr Harvey W Wiley chief chemist of the Department of Agriculture delivered a two hour address as the feature of the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers association convention here His topic was A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.
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Jack
Karl
Norfolk
Harvey W., Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Interstate Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
Wealthy Shelby resident ends life by hanging
Couldn't Live Without Work Ta Crosse Wis May 23 Anton Roellich a wealthy retired resident of the town of Shelby this county committed death by own action by hanging Restlessness due to retirement from business leaving him with no active occupation for his mind is supposed to have been the cause of the tragedy.
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Crosse
Wis
Anton Roellich
Shelby
County
Markets Report from Chicago May 22 1900s
Quotations from the Chicago Board of Trade list Wheat Corn and Oats with open high and close figures for May July September and December. Live Stock quotes cover hogs cattle sheep and hay with receipts and price ranges for prime and common grades. East Buffalo brokers report similar figures for live cattle hogs and calves with market strength noted.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Aty
Park
Timothy Hay
God
Kansas
Indiana Territory
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota Prairie
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Genius and Work: A Quote by Alexander Hamilton
The saying credits genius to deep study and relentless labor. It asserts that true genius arises from thorough focus, patient exploration, and widespread mental immersion, not sudden inspiration. It contrasts Austria and Hungary, noting Hungary is larger in area despite Austria's greater population.
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Alexander Hamilton
Austria
Hungary
Wuel
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