Republican Conventions Align on Philippine Policy and Hanna Victory
Republican conventions in Indiana, Kansas and Ohio unify on key issues including Philippine policy, Cuba, and tariff revision. Senator Hanna emerges as party leader with strong backing in Pennsylvania and Ohio, signaling a united front and a victory path for the 1904 campaign. Oregon reports sweeping Republican gains emphasizing support for Roosevelt and Philippines policy.
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Indiana
Bive Falli
Nto Llpe
Cuba
Philippines
Republi
Ohio
Kansas
Republican Party of
Theodore Roosevelt
Spain
Couttprines Islands
United States
Rhoth
Oise
Hanna
Roosevelt
Artaf Mony
Vale
Troosevelt
Too Prosperous Calls for Democratic Draft in Ohio
The Jeffersonian notes that times are too precious for Democratic success and predicts the Democrats must draft men to run on their state ticket this fall in Ohio. The item casts the political landscape as too favorable to risk.
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Findlay
Ohio
Old Benton Illinois Free Trade Backing in News Scene
An Oldebloncer notes moss on the back of free silver may soon rival that on the back of the old pioneer of all the hercules in Benton Illinois where Republican views are described as free trade leaning.
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Benton, IL
Osaka case exposed dealing in human heads for medicine
Police in Osaka uncover a network selling human heads for medicine. A woman and her son were arrested after a head was found in a residence and others buried nearby. Snakes tortoises and bullfrogs used for charring and selling as medicine. the scheme reportedly ran for years.
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San Francisco
Yokohama
Grewrome & Trade
Hanamoto Kakichi
Nipponbashisuji
Higashi
Osaka
Sakai
Suminogemura
Nishinari-gun
German and American Toiler
A comparison of work cultures argues Germans are trained by government to endure toil while Americans rely on internal discipline and innovation. It notes German workers face limited career paths and low wages, with heavy state influence contrasting American use of electricity and machinery for efficiency.
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Germany
America
England
Carnegie
Huntington
daisy bill in New York assembly sparks debate on taxes and poetry
Fragmented text shows a discussion on a proposed anti daisy bill classing the flower as a weed and allowing tax assessors to dig up plants on farms. The piece also volleyes humorous observations on poets and hay prices, plus stray notes on newspaper output and Panama Hats.
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New York State Assembly
Wong
New York Tribune
Legal extract outlines injunctions and police false imprisonment rulings
The piece cites multiple state and federal cases. It notes that injunctions restraining erection of buildings deemed nuisances must be clearly supported. It references Woodruffe v Roxborough and Morris v Western Union, and discusses police authority in false imprisonment, and a steamer’s fog speed duty under The Newport News.
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Ghambets Ve
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Woodruffe
Roxborough, Etc. Company
Atl
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Morris
Western Union Telegraph Company
Indianapolis
Hayward
Verdier's Maison Doree A Paris Legend Of Dine And Fire
Parisian correspondent recalls Verdier’s Maison Doree, famed for dinners and after theater suppers costing up to a thousand francs. A Spanish banker once spilled champagne on draperies and attempted arson, provoking the restaurateur’s dramatic reply about torching costs.
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Paris
London Evening Journal
Verdier
Verdier's
Indies
Ferocious Engish Sparrows
A Philadelphia Record report notes a trial by young men who kept captured sparrows in a bike cage to test them as substitutes for pigeons. After three days only six survived the first batch, then eighty four died in a second batch with two remaining. They conclude sparrows are ferocious and game. The text ends with a remark on ripe strawberries.
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Hoar
Oar
National Senate
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Cuba
United States
Philippine Islands
Senator Hoar
Spain
Grant
Des ‘Moles
Soo
Philadelphia Record
Controlling Woodchuck Pests With Carbon Disulfide
A farmer describes using carbon disulfide to trap and deter woodchucks. He recounts injecting the chemical into burrows, covering exits, and ensuring all main outlets are treated. The method aims to prevent digging and protect fields in the following season.
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Jvne
Jess
Oie
A. B. Johnson
Orange
Judd
Strawberry Culture for Commercial Planting and Runner Control
In commercial strawberry culture plant early and late varieties separately to avoid marketing trouble. Use half early half late and medium. prevent early fruiting. pinch buds. remove runners to keep plants strong. With good culture and limited runners, crops stay large and profitable and better plants ensure saleable fruit. S W Chambers via American Cultivator.
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S. W Chambers
Destruction of Borers and Clay Barriers
W J Patton explains an older home remedy against tree borers. He recommends sealing exposed bark with clay and burlap for one to two years to starve and drown borers, claiming this method outperforms other techniques and can save a tree over repeated cycles.
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W. J. Patton
Agriculturist
Missouri Governor Probes Cornstalk Disease Cause
Governor Dockery of Missouri asks Dr. Netherton to investigate cattle deaths tied to cornstalks affected by logs. Netherton reports the disease stems from decomposition of nubbins after worm feeding. Nightshade is blamed by some, but the inquiry remains unresolved.
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Dockery
Missouri
Dr. Netherton
Pr. Netherton
In & Re
Cornstalk Disease In Cattle Clarified By State Veterinarian
Dr W A Thomas Nebraska State Veterinarian explains cornstalk disease in cattle. He says cornstalks left in fields become dead, inedible forage not contagious, and the remedy is good feeding and winter care. The condition is a dietetic error and often fatal from indigestion and nervous shock.
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Redgetton
Experiment Station of Laws
W. A. Thomas
Nebraska Dairymen’s Association
Keeping Carrots and Parsnips Free of Weeds
The article advises early planting of carrots and parsnips and warns that delaying until after the corn crop increases labor. It recommends two passes with a cultivator to thin weeds and then harrow finely to form a good seed bed, noting that initial weed growth can be eradicated to ease future cultivation.
Growing Artichokes On Farm For High Yields With Low Labor
A farming note explains artichokes are hard to beat for returns on rich soil with modest labor. It covers soil prep plowing harrowing furrow depth and spacing planting methods seed cutting, weed control, and cultivation to suppress weeds and promote root spread.
Beamin' Question Sparks Naive Reply in Sunday School
An Iliffe boy in a Yorkville Sunday school declines being born again saying he might be a girl. The exchange ends with amused teacher and a quip about gender. The Yorkville scene reflects playful religious humor in city life.
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Beamin
Yorkville
New York Press
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