Mischief minds and mental health in 19th century Europe
The Argus notes Hamburg as a European hub while Professor Boyesen cites jocularity as a leading American trait among college students. Maine matrimonial ads show delicate phrasing, a Hallowell notice seeks a housekeeper, and Scotland’s lunacy figures rise sharply since 1858, up 142 percent as population grows 38 percent.
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Boyesen
Columbia
Scotland
Commissioners of Lunacy Itis
German firm ends Sedan Day celebration and leave for 20000 staff
A recent circular from Fred Krupp in Essen states Sedan Day will no longer be celebrated and no leave will be granted to the firm’s 20,000 employees. Wolf von Schrierband notes this signals the day’s decline in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Wolf von Schrierband
Fred Krupp
Essen
Notes on the Rifle highlights nitro glycerine powder flaw
Mr Freemantle argues in his Notes on the Rifle that no ideal smokeless powder exists. He claims nitro glycerine powders generate excessive heat, melting steel surfaces and vaporizing tiny amounts per shot, a defect fatal to small calibre rifle use by soldiers.
Army and Navy Enlistment Near Quota Completion
The Army's regular force stands 24,600 to 25,000 with about ten days needed to fill remaining gaps. The Navy lists 11,000 enlisted, plus 1000 from Congress, with about 400 outstanding enrollments. Discharges every week hinder steady maintenance of quotas.
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Army
Navy
United States
Regular Army
Ex-President Harrison on Homestead Policy and land grants
The Ladies' Home Journal cites Ex-President Harrison describing 1862 congressional policy granting 160 acres at low rates to actual settlers. Settlers must prove ownership use and five years residence before patent. Soldiers and disabled veterans may deduct enlistment time, with at least one year residence required. He calls the law wise and beneficent and suggests earlier adoption could have shifted slavery questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Interior Department
Ladies’ Home Journal
Congress
Roads and Draft Animals: Pope Warns of Highway Costs
Colonel Albert A. Pope cites census figures to show about 15 million horses 2 million mules and 49 thousand asses in the United States with annual feed costs around 1.575 billion dollars. He argues macadam roads would reduce drafts and save 788 million annually, outlining a 4 billion dollar plan for 1 million miles of improved highways. The public benefits he cites aim to justify major road construction.
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Albert A. Pope
United States
Colonel Pope
Time In Her History. McKinley Backers Lead In Electoral Estimate
The current outlook shows McKinley at 275 electoral votes and Bryan at 172. Kentucky and Delaware split their votes, each granting one to Bryan, complicating the expected outcomes. South Dakota remains counted for McKinley in latest advices.
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McKinley
Bryan
Kentucky
Delaware
South Dakota
Connecticut
California
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Maryland
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Work
North Dakota
Ohios
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Uccater
Mississippi
Nevada
North Carolina
Nebraska
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Washington
Kentucky Goes Republican for First Time in Presidential Year
A Louisville bulletin reports McKinley carried Kentucky, winning twelve of thirteen electoral votes. Official county canvassing yields a 456 vote plurality for McKinley from 111 counties with reliable unofficial returns from eight more. The state previously backed Cleveland and Weaver in 1892 by large margins.
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Louisville
McKinley
Kentucky
Cleveland
Harrison
Weaver
Disputed Delaware Electors Split Ends in Rodney Victory
In Delaware the split Republican tickets caused separate canvassing of Shaw and Shaw Sr electors. Democratic candidate John H. Rodney won with 16 581 votes to 10 268 for Shaw Sr and 10 182 for Shaw, altering the electoral outcome and prompting potential court action.
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Delaware
McKinley
James G. Shaw
John H. Rodney
Shaw
Shaw, Sr
Rodney
South Dakota Republicans Lead in Election Outlook
South Dakota Republicans report that through Saturday night the Republican ticket and congressmen have built a sufficient lead to secure election, according to state advisories.
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South Dakota
Major Grand Rapids plants restart factory work
Phenix Furniture in Grand Rapids has opened its first department after a months long closure, employing 500 workers. Whiddicomb Co starts shop department with 600 workers. Nelson and Mattre opens first dept with about 400. Grand Rapids Brush Co resumes with 200. Hamilton Cycle will double to 300. Other forty plants prepare full force as industry revives.
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Phenix Furniture Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Whiddicomb Company
Nelson & Mattre Company
Grand Rapids Brush Company
Hamilton
Carnegie Steel Plans Major Plant Improvements
Improvements announced by the Carnegie Steel Company of Pittsburg amount to half a million dollars. The plan includes completing two blast furnaces work halted three months ago and finishing the Butler and Pittsburg road to the lakes. Contracts totaling about a quarter of a million dollars were awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburg
Butler and
Lakes
Carnegie Company
Receiving Large Orders At Lloyd Booth Company
The Lloyd Booth Company of Youngstown Ohio has been notified by Sharon Steel Company of a $40000 contract to supply machinery for the finishing end of a large steel plant. Additional orders since the election will keep its foundry and machine shop active for months. Furnaces at Hubbard and Lowellville are lit as the giant plant starts operations and other mills resume work.
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Lloyd Booth Company
Youngstown
Sharon Steel Company
Hubbard
Lowellville
Revival of West Virginia Factories After Election
Revival of business at Monndaville West Virginia follows McKinley’s election with Fostoria Glass Works employing 300 in full operation. Ship Valley Cotton Weaving Mills, idle three years, purchased by Sands Bros Wheeling and to restart immediately. Trade improvement noted among others.
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West Virginia
Monndaville
W. Va
McKinley
Fostoria Glass Works
Ship Valley
Sands Bros
Wheeling
Mullins Coal Plans Four New Mines in Massillon District
Mullins Coal Co of Massillon Ohio to open four new mines in the Massillon district with immediate work begun. The move is sparked by the election of McKinley and is expected to boost local employment and supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullins Coal Company
Massillon
McKinley
Thomas furnace to resume work in Niles Ohio
The Thomas furnace in Niles Ohio with a workforce of 250 men will restart operations as soon as preparations are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Niles
Ohio
Hatfield and Lemons to Hang
John Lemons of Hamilton county and Maried Hatfield of Hancock county Tennessee were sentenced to be hanged in Knorville this Saturday. Both men charged with murder will hang in December.
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Hatfield and Lemons
John Lemons
Hamilton County
Maried Hatfield
Hancock County
Tennessee
Knorville
National Capital notices and court retirement plans
The piece notes Stephen J. Field's 80th birthday and honors from the Supreme Court. It covers the American Bimetallic Union's Washington headquarters, Chicago and San Francisco structuring, and plans for a large National Grange session with delegates from 35 states. It reports gold exchanges at sub treasuries, currency and assay details, and McKinley’s expected appointments to the Supreme Court and lower courts upon retirement.
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Supreme Court
Stephen J. Field
Supreme Bench
American Bimetallic Union
Washington
Chicago
San Francisco
A. J. Warner
United States
National Grange of the
Patrons of Husbandry
Order
National Grange
William Saunders
Department of Agriculture
Missouri Avenue
Populists Defend Campaign Role in Bryan Victory
Senator Marion Butler of the People's Party declares the party stood for Lincoln and Jefferson, backed Bryan with two million votes, and contends McKinley's gold standard would bring four more years of hard times. He calls for the party as the core of a reform coalition to redeem a betrayed Republic and restore prosperity.
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Marion Butler
People’s Party National Committee
United States
People’s Party
Bryan
Lincoln
Jefferson
McKinley
William J. Bryan
America
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Appointment and retirement notes in federal commission terms
The text notes a death and potential successor appointment by Mr. Cleveland. It lists Judges Nott Weldon and Davis as eligible for retirement during Mr. McKinley’s tenure. It states Chairman Morrison’s term with the Interstate Commerce Commission expires December 31, 18y7 and Mr Knapp’s in December of the present year.
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McKinley
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Court of Claims
United States
Field
California
Supreme Bench
Cleveland
Justice Gray
Bingham
Supreme Court of the
Hagner
Cox
Coe
Uring Ey
E Rich- Seer
Nott, Weldon
Davis
Morrison
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Knapp
Six Sailors Drowned In Waukesha Wreck Off Muskegon
The schooner Waukesha was wrecked off Muskegon Michigan early Sunday. Six of seven crew members died as a drunken captain refused signals and torches. One man survived after clinging to rigging until a tug picked him up.
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Muskegon
Mich
Bryan telegram to eastern bimetallists praised their fight
W. J. Bryan sent a Saturday telegram to eastern bimetallists praising their effort in the face of defeat. He recalled gold delegates from the east and noted that eastern papers stood against bimetallism while commending the persistence of their cause. He signed the message urging continued effort and ends with a quip about a turkey’s leg.
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Mr. Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Shark fishing off Vancouver Island yields valuable liver oil
A party from Tacoma joins hunters near Cape Scott to hunt sharks for liver oil. They haul up fourteen-foot giants weighing up to a ton, extract liver oil valued at 35 to 40 cents a gallon, and plan continued harvests with a ship capable of storing about 175 barrels.
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VaNcouver
Island
Tacoma
Washington
Cape Scott
Vancouver’s
Cape
New York Post
Novel Test of Pure Air Explains Acoustic Gas Detection
A new method detects gas admixture by comparing tones from identical organ pipes fed with air. If one feed contains gas of different density, the pipes go out of tune and produce beats. The technique aims to reveal marsh gas in mines and measure carbonic acid in furnace gases acoustically.
Immense Pearl Fisheries of Mer guian Archipelago
The pearl shell fisheries of the Mer guian archipelago in the Government of Burms cover 11 000 square miles. Pearl gathering is the chief industry and pearls are found there. The ban on government rights to fish is noted in a Philadelphia Ledger sublet report.
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Merguian
Burms
Philadelphia Ledger
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General Land Office
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