Revival of the navy grade and promotion revision
An article notes an adopted amendment to revive the navy grade of promotion and fill it by advancement. It references Dewey receiving a related honor, Roosevelt's Lincoln banquet remarks, and discusses U.S. policy debates on funding, elections, and international affairs including the Philippines and Cuba. It cites figures on troops in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and Parliament-like commentary on American power and leadership.
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Parahrall
Navy
EU Pial
Dewey
Charles B .Tripler
McClure
The Chicago Warehouse Combine at Princeton Meeting
A Princeton State Farmers Institute talk by S H Gresley critiqued the Chicago Public Warehouse Domination. The trust, backed by English New York and Chicago capital and western railroads, allegedly manipulates grain grades, hoards supply, and depresses prices to favor warehousemen and bear raiders, harming farmers and workers.
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Chicago
State Farmers Institute
Princeton
S. H. Gresley
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Warehouse Trust
Princeton Tribune
Board of Trade
Chicago & Great Western
New York
Calango
Public Warehousemen blamed for price depressions in grain markets
A historical commentary argues public officials acting as private grain dealers profit from low prices under railroad cooperation. It condemns warehousemen as betraying producers, cites the 1896 Tuley decision, and urges voters to elect lawmakers who will repeal the warehouse bill to restore prosperity.
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Judas Taley
Springfield
Supreme Court
Tuley
Hood's Sarsaparilla Praised in Illinois Notice
Mrs J R McClintook of Kappa Illinois suffered from chronic catarrh and after a friend recommended Hood's Sarsaparilla she started using it. She reports improved appetite increased strength and relief from catarrh after taking the medicine.
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Kappa
J R McClintook
Hood
Glora Barton to Publish Grand Memoir of War Relief Service
Glora Barton heads the international Red Cross movement and plans a 600 page memoir with 100 plus unseen cuts. It covers her 35 years of relief work across Civil War scenes to the Spanish American War, Russo Turkish conflicts, Cuba reconcentrados, and more, praised by leaders and agencies.
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Glora Barton
International Red Cross Movement
Grant
Lee
Biomarck
Bazaine
Shafter
Toral
Johnstown
Mississippi
Clara Barton
England
France
Germany
Russie
America
Senate
Congress
Army
Navy
J N Fawcett
Henry and
Kainity
Rest Ye Soldiers Tenderly In The Aftermath Of War
A wartime poem by Theodore Roberts reflects on fallen soldiers and the nation’s reverence. The speaker bids weary troops to sleep, noting the end of battle, the pride of deeds, and peaceful skies replacing flags and guns. The piece cites the New York Independent as the source.
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Sam Ia
Anya Nation
Aly
Peoria
Theodore Roberts
N. Y
Sidward Street
Henry Weerle
Frank Osbon
Tom Learns to Pay Bills with Love and Duty
A boy returns from school with four bills for his family duties and gift notes. He tallies debts, finds $2.03 saved, pays his parents and sister, and learns mothers and fathers do favors for love, not money.
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Tom
Papa
Mamma
Momma
Kate
Miamma
Times
What Squared Tom's Account
Tom Ellis keeps arithmetic and bill tracing at home as family members receive charges for chores and errands. He negotiates fair pay, and his father and mother finally settle with tips and a promised jackknife as Tom pockets a dollar bill, ten cents, and pennies.
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Tom Los
Papa
Mamma
Tom
Mr. E. W Ellis
Tom Ellis
Bridget Rommel
Jones
Kate
Morris Brown's
Eaeiac Scolars Traceee Toona
Pag Ho
Travis Lee H Sosenas
Surgeon Discovers Shared Shoulder Mark Among Irish Labourers
A young interne at a city hospital notices a calloused spot on the right shoulder of injured men after a scaffolding collapse. He tests the pattern across all patients, sees a consistent mark, and drafts a long paper on a supposed Irish bodily trait before revealing the idea to a colleague. The tale highlights early career bravado and a quirky medical curiosity from the era.
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Esculapius
Irightann
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