Pacific Railroad Settlements Highlighted by General Dick
General Charles Dick lauds the Pacific railroad settlement as a major McKinley achievement. He notes the government recovered 124.4 million of about 130 million due, with substantial interest, after decades of effort to secure repayment through the Union Pacific and Central Pacific systems and related reorganizations.
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Washington
Pacific Railroad
McKinley
Charles Dick
Congress
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Executive Departments
United States
California
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Company
Central Pade Railroad Company
Missouri River
Ogden
Union Pacfic Company
Central Pacific
San Francisco
Worts
Pacific Railroad Companies
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Union and
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Western Pacific
Amounts Due the United States From Pacific Railroads
Principal and interest totals show Union Pacific at 3.752 million and Sioux City and Pacific at 2.206 million in a March 1 1900 accounting. Overall totals reach 7.959 million with breakdowns for principal and interest across the two lines.
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United States
Pacific Railroads
Central Branch
Union Pacific
Sioux City
Idaho Wool Values Under Protection Rise for Farmers
Idaho farmers see wool prices recover with protection, noting 1891 value of 9,514,000 pounds at 456,790 dollars and 1897 value at 866,954 dollars for 9,633,000 pounds. This year with less than double the quantity, farmers receive nearly three times as much money.
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Idaho
McKinley
Prosecution as Party Policy Alleged by Republicans
A critical view contends the Republican party uses prosecutions to punish public officials who betray trust, arguing that protection for dishonesty has never been a Republican practice. The piece weighs party discipline against ethical conduct and accountability.
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Republican Party
Disappointing Democracy in Labor Resolution
A terse editorial note laments that peaceful and satisfactory labor dispute settlement always disappoints Democratic leadership. It frames the outcome as a letdown to party aims and political expectations without detailing events or individuals.
Populism Varieties Clash Within Middle Road Debate
A short note describes ongoing tensions between varieties of populism as different factions in the middle ground confront each other, with no side gaining a decisive edge. The piece emphasizes internal divisions and the persistence of calls for direct action versus cautious rhetoric.
Railroad Passes Proved the Downfall of a Kansas Farmer
A Wichita corresp describes John Butternew a prosperous German farmer in Kansas Third district ruined by railroad passes. Entranced by free travel he abandoned his farm to chase politics, mortgaged his home, lost the race, and saw sheriff foreclose the mortgage. Now a wanderer with destitute family clinging to political dreams.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Cor
Chicago
Inter Ocean
John Butternew
Butternaw
Butternew
Congress
Galveston
St. Paul
Topeka
Batternew
Public clocks spark wry Chicago clock talk
A visiting critic in Chicago jokes that public clocks are unreliable and compare city timekeeping with private watches. The exchange, covered by the Chicago Chronicle, riffs on clock accuracy, city life, and a hint of a sharp private detective past.
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Lima
Chicago
Wisconsin
Clark
Hayseed
Chicago Chronicle
Word of Three Letters Nets Vast Legal Fee
William Al. Evarts, famed lawyer, received 250000 dollars for a single three letter word Yas. The question involved a major corporation facing a legal crisis risking its existence. Evarts pondered briefly and answered You, which the corporation accepted and found correct.
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William al. Evarts
Evarts
Little Deeds of Kindness in Ife Develop Affection
An excerpt highlights that small acts of kindness enrich Ife, cultivate affection and sympathy, and prevent a dreary world of only mountains and heroes. Edward Wheelny’s quote frames the value of everyday good deeds.
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Herols
Edward Wheelny
Carport Tmbarence and Pension For General Disability
Warren-Why was Corderg's pension for general disability stopped They found that it was only a case of corporal indolence Peaga
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Carport
Warren
Corderg
Nonsense and Advertisements From a 1900s Page
Fragmented mix of remedies, patents, proverbs, and brief quotes. Items include Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and to soothe gums, Magnetic Starch touted as top laundry starch, Allan’s Foot Ease powder for foot discomfort, and a quip about Adam and Eve from the Baltimore American. The text reads as a mosaic of ad copy and witticisms with scattered dates and locations.
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Diecree
Treasury of
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United States Treasury
Speyer & Co
Central Pacific System
Central Pacific Railway Company
Treasury Department
Pacific Railway Company
Central Pacific and
Western Pacifico
Canton
Fall
Priga
Zia
Yiso
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Venburen, Ind
Walter Baker & Co, Ltd
Durchastar, Ue
Allan
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Adam
Eve
Yad
Cain
Baltimore American
Lydia E. Pinkham
Batalobue
Rengwa
Als
Dyers Hiey Glos
Tabessti
Moyele
Eaceingue
Ihis
Ark
Euch
T. M. Roberts
Minneapolis
Minn
Price
W. V. Sullivan
U. 3
Mississippi
Hartmans
Oxford
Miss
Peruna
WV. Sullivan
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
New York Ave
Washington, DC
Densig Qcouln
W. Morris
Successii
Wey Ate
Pringipet Mine Pension Bureau
Stly Sien
Thompson
H. Sanene
Imitcars
DR. H. Sanche & CO
State St
Chicago, Ill
Detroit
Mich
New York
Montraz, Can
Miss Parlon
Miss Burr
Baker’s
Walter Baker & CO. Limited
Dorchester
Mass
Rat Boye
Dino Rand
Phyatum
C. C. Buxtor
Ponteusisas Ee Mane TM Roberts
Sait Minn Molor
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