Pillars Crumbling And Government Open Shop Policy
Washington story reviews the sandstone pillars of the Treasury Building, their cracks and proposed sealing with nrcolite to extend life, plus notes on an open shop policy and potential machine printing in government presses. It also covers Gen Dayin and Maj Gen George W. Davis in the context of monument work and the Wade family link to a future Philippines command.
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Washington
William A. Miller
Miller
Government Printing Office
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Treasury
United States Treasury
Mance
Quincey
Shawnee
Whistler
Twelfth and H
Atake
de Stoeckl
de Stoeck
Dayin
George W. Davis
Department of the Philippines
Washington Monument
Chief of Engineers
Engineer's Department
Davis
New Orleans
Remembering the Panic of 1893 and Democratic Victory
The article recalls the 1893 financial crash after the Democrats won in 1892, noting 105 banks closed early in 1893, the Panic's start in April, and the later fears of a tariff raid. It contrasts then with the summer of 1903 and 1904, describing a current milder market by comparison and highlighting the long memory of the 1893 recession.
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Curerency
United States
James H. Eckels
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
St. Louislobe- Democrat
Congress
James Buchanan
White House
Wall Street
Prosperity to Be Continued Amid Stock Slump
The Des Moines Register and Leader notes general agreement that prosperity will endure the stock market downturn. Ex Secretary Carlisle says there is no reason to fear a halt in national prosperity. Banks are protected, confidence remains, and readjustment in Wall Street is viewed as beneficial once completed.
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Davis
Philippines
James J. Wade
Ben Wade
Ohio
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Ben Wada
Johnson
Wate
Spain
Wade
Wale
Cuba
Louisa, Coolidge
Des Moines Register
Carlisle
Wall Street
Rail earnings rise and crop prospects signal prosperity
The article notes rising railroad earnings as a weekly year over year index of national prosperity with gains in January through May. It cites the St Louis Globe-Democrat and Troy Times on strong wheat and corn outlook, industrial expansion, and continued railroad earnings, while farmers stay busy and ignore naysayers.
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Tyne
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Troy Times
Progress in the Philippines praised by Worcester report
San Francisco dispatch reprints Washington Star praise for Dean Worcester's account that cattle pest has vanished cholera and plague controlled improvements underway and revenues properly used. It notes natives' contentment with American sovereignty and questions withdrawal and transfer to Filipinos as attachment to a stronger sovereignty grows with success.
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San Francisco
Washington Star
Dean C. Worcester
Falands
Thetford
Philippines
Worcester
Watt & Little
Roosevelt cleans the post office graft network
The summary dismissal of Charles Hedges highlights the thorough push to uncover graft in the post office department. The piece notes Hedges falsified travel expenses, describes Machen’s disgrace, and praises Roosevelt for courage and persistence in cleaning a corrupt system to yield a clean and honest organization.
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Charles Hedges
Hedges
Machen
Theodore Roosevelt
Great Business Department
Indianapolis Journal
Rooseveltt
Alizean
Post Office Department
Press Comments on Bryan Cleveland and Democratic Field
excerpts from Chicago Record Herald and Cleveland Leader reflect press views on William Jennings Bryan assets as a political asset, Grover Cleveland’s nonresponse to nominating letter, Bryan Europe trip with pickets near Gray Gables, and suggested Democratic presidential candidates Head Clark and Thompson.
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Iewilliam J. Bryan
Sam Jones
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Bryan
Europe
Gray Gables
Chicago Record-Herald
Head
Tennessee
Clark
North Carolina
Thompson
Ilinois
St. Loui
Globe-Democrat
Telephone proposal ends in comic misdial
A Chicago banker makes a marriage proposal over a long distance telephone to aCadiz woman. The prankish exchange devolves into a jumble of calls and mistaken identities as both lovers struggle to speak their true message while the line keeps breaking.
Summer Wild Flowers in Heat and Beauty
The season brings a vivid, durable display of flowers along rivers and woods, differing from spring’s delicacy. Brighter forms suit 90 degree days, aiding walks despite heat and dust. Readers urged to vary routes to see many species, and to counter heat with cooling foods like cucumbers melons and acid fruits.
Vintage Salad Preparations From Early 20th Century Recipes
A fragment from a food column describes a string bean dish and a corn creased bake. It lists steps like boiling beans in salted water, drying, chilling, and serving on lettuce with a French dressing. The corn recipe instructs scraping from the cob, mixing with flour, beating eggs, seasoning, and baking.
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Detroit Prep Press
Michigan Storm Among Lakes State News Sparks Damage
A fierce wind hail and rain storm swept Alpena and surrounding counties causing widespread destruction. Lightning killed James Fingleton in Wilson township and wounded his family. other fatalities occurred at Parlsville and Long Rapids. Farm losses hit Greeley and Presque Isle. a Michigan Central engine near Battle Creek faced a heroic rescue. A coast guard misfire killed George Tasker aboard Red, White and Blue. Crop reports show generally favorable harvests with some upper peninsula damage. health reports note rises in scarlet fever, pneumonia, and declines in diphtheria and smallpox. Rural free delivery expands with new routes. accidental deaths and various local notices round out this brief.
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Alpena County
James Fingleton
Wilson Township
Fingleton
Walter Pillsbury
Greeley
Parlsville
James de Forest
Presque Isle County
Long Rapid
Andrew Hansen
Charles B. Hare
Ann Arbor
Philippines
Marlboro
Lake County
Frederic T. Houk
Dan Cummings
Pigeon
D. BR. Whitewood
Detroit
Park
Sault Ste. Marie
Coloma
Robert Umphrey
Vincent Wenslick
Benjamin Williams
Battle Creek
P. Mahoney
First Baptist Church
St. Charles
Cambridge
William Calder
Agen
Olive Township
Detroit House of Correction
Ither Grear
Henry Mickley
Adrian
Mt. Pleasant
Ewart
Burrville
Tenn
Tra Chichester
Allegan
National Bank of
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