Proof That the Merrimac Enterprise Was Hopeless
A Cinclonat Enquirer piece by M. A. Cochran Jr details rare photographs from Fort Thomas linked to Hobson’s Merrill pic. It argues the sunken Merrimac did not block harbor as the Mississippi passed, with dramatic images of wrecks, tugboats, and a staged naval scene, plus tangential anecdotes and moral quips from the era.
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Cinclonat
Raugquirer
M. A. Cochran, Jr
Sixth Infantry
Fort Thomas
Enquirer
Hobson
Cochran
San Jun
Mississippi
Mr. Cochran
Santiago
United States
Morro Castle
Reina Mercedes
Merrimac
San Mago
Man's Lifting Power Across Life Stages
The article explains how muscles and organs develop and decline with age. Using a dynamometer, tests on thousands show lifting strength peaks in the early twenties, roughly 320 pounds at age 20, with gradual decline toward age forty and beyond.
Thick New York fogs disrupt ferry travel
Report notes very thick city fogs forcing ferryboats to stop repeatedly as they approach Manhattan. A supervisor recalls even thicker fogs from New Dorp requiring a crew member to disembark and guide the vessel to safety.
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New York
New Dorp
No One at Alb Coal Dealer in Honest Man Remark
A fragment depicts a dialogue about trust in a coal dealer and a remark on honesty. The lines include Hawkins questioning feasibility of using the dealer in business and a note on someone seeking a higher position. The text also comments on mood after hearing bad news and ideals in invitations.
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Alb
Hawkkins
A Sign of Prosperity The Army Draws Youth Forth
The vast rush of twenty thousand applications for second lieutenant and sixty thousand for volunteer commissions signals fear of economic instability. As prices fall and taxes rise, young men seek steady government salaries in the army, shifting from private enterprise to military service for livelihood rather than glory.
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Leutenant
Yarlona
Dunteus
McKinley
Congress
White House
War Department
Washington
Capitol
United States
West Point
Cuba
Porto Rico
Mo~Kinley
Trust panics and the rise of stock in trusts
The piece argues that Wall Street trusts crash the market by overcapitalization and inflated prices. It accuses “sharks” of exploiting the panic to profit, predicting ruin for small independent factories while the trusts grow stronger. Prominent Republican authorities warn of a looming panic and wealth concentration.
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Wall Street
Theao Dew
Noth
New York
Haines
Maine
Goddard
Kansas
William T. Haines
Points From The Press On Public Welfare And Industry
A collage of editorials condemns charity without justice and corporate excess. Critics attack benevolent assimilation, coal and tin plate trusts, and a plutocratic Senate. The piece notes sleep as a poor man’s burden and questions industrial training as a path to wages.
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Tin Plate Trust
Ite
Chicago
Taxation and moonshiners evoke old quarrels over fairness
The Verdict laments a tax murder in Tennessee where a moonshiner, driven by unpaid whisky taxes, is killed despite a lack of violent crime. It contrasts mountain evasion with millionaire tax dodging by Morgans and Rockefellers, arguing unequal treatment and calling for consistent standards.
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Castlereagh
Gladstone
Tennessee
White House
Allegheny Hills
Lawa
Morgans
Rockefellers
Morgang
Wall Street
Mustering Out War Taxes and Republicans in Power
An opinion column argues to abolish war taxes and force a political shift in Washington. It attacks Republican leadership, contends indirect taxation harms the poor, and invokes historical quotes to urge voters to expel the party in power next year.
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Washington
Mark Hanna
Uhey
William Pitt
Ngland
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John
Sidi
Sarki
Thia
Fez
Atlanta Constitution
Sir John Maynard
Morocco
Mauley Hasan
Sir John
Lila
Hue
Pri Vate
Watohnon
Minneapolis Sentinel
Mr. Morgan
New York World
Nebraska
Senate
San Francisco Star
Noryan
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