City council warned on railroads and franchise politics
A city council session exposes concerns about Indianapolis Southern railroad influence on contracts and franchise changes. Citizens and a committee challenge the administration and railroad aims, questioning motives and potential backroom dealings. An opera singer versus a Russian lieutenant and oil attorney Starr J Murphy sideshow remark aside, the piece warns of lax oversight and calls for scrutiny of city actions.
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Indianapolis
Southern
Indianapolis Southern
Interstate Stockyards
Bank ruin shows dangers of speculation in great crash
Frank G Bigelow, Milwaukee bank president, is a glaring example of a broader calamity as the Chicago wheat pit crash ruins financiers and leaves thousands of inexperienced workers and modest earners to bear the losses. The piece argues such failures reveal harsh truths about chasing immense wealth and the human cost behind speculative bets.
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Frank G. Bigelow
Milwaukee
Chicago
Bigbow
Bigelow
Sounder basis for fortunes in patient business sense
Assorted observations warn against speculation and quick riches. The piece recalls a century-tested maxim about living by the sword and stresses discipline in commerce. It notes Mgr. Andy Carnegie praising a niece’s coachman as a preferable match to a duke, and Col. Watterson’s fondness for home after travel, with Kentucky thirst and market humor.
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Mgr
Andy Carnegie
Col. Watterson
Kentucky
Gates
the Sun
Joe Kealing
Kealing
Sun
Sun On Earth
Decency rule in railroad employment sparks moral debate
A Chicago and Alten Railroad rule bars workers from saloons race tracks and gambling venues, with General Passenger Agent Charlton arguing sobriety ensures service quality. The piece asserts the policy rests on business needs, not reform, and frames personal liberty against economic prudence.
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Chicago & Alten Railroad Company
Charlton
Power Behind the Throne in Canada and U S Victory
A Canadian election news piece contrasts Laurier’s rise with Roosevelt’s victory in the United States. An elderly Quebec resident misremembers Victoria as alive, asks who now rules England, and learns Edward VII is king. The anecdote ends with a humorous remark about Grant Scott backing Laurier.
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Bie Wilfrid Laurier
Mr. Roosevelt
North Carolina
Grover Cleveland
Canada
Quebec
Victoria
Lndy
England
King Edward
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Grant Scott
Laurier
A Cowboy Guide and a Bedstead Barter Tale
Nelson A. Miles recounts a tale of a cowboy guide who rooms with a stranger in a crowded tavern. To claim his half of the bed the guide wears spurs and provokes the eastern guest, who wakes and asks him to trim his nails, a quirk that ends in a comic exchange.
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Nelson A. Miles
Rustern
Governor Claflin’s LL D Feat of Leather Wealth and Titles
The Boston Herald recounts how William Claflin, son of a leather merchant, left college after his father’s wish for a professional career. A joking prank with his trunk mocked his studies, but later Harvard awarded him an LL D as governor of Massachusetts, a rare honor among his peers.
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Gov. Claflin
William Clafin
Clatin
Massachusetts
Harvard College
Claga
Boston Herald
New York City Budget Surpasses Prewar Federal Spending
New York City's expenses now exceed the national federal outlay before the Civil War, with the municipal budget four times larger than the state government's total cost. The figure rises to over $28 annually per person, averaging about $150 per family.
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New York
United States
The Scientific Spirit at a Buffalo Dinner
Andrew Carnegie praises the scientific spirit and its benefactions while humorously noting its prey. A scientist’s supper recounts a patient named Blank in a clinic scene with a doctor predicting a novel disease may be named after him if autopsy confirms the finding.
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Buffalo Enquirer
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Bir
Sunshine and Smiles From Baldheaded Man Memoir
An autobiographical fragment titled Sunshine and Smiles recounts a March 1898 diary period about visits with a friend Andy Mower, hair loss, and ideas on wigs. The writer notes attempts to meet, casual office sightings, and a curiosity about hair growth remedies.
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Andy
Andy Mower
Duora
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