Puzzling Tale On Ivory Trade And Elephant Madness
News item recounts Rob ert Crawford in Zanzibar noting ivory trade hubs and an expert’s theory that elephant toothache may trigger frenzy. Describes tusks, warehouses, and a belief that nerves caused by decayed tusks could drive elephants to panic and attack keepers.
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Adene Cauve
Anqibar
Robert Crawford
Phich
Bultan
Zanzibar
Atanle Goliath
Elephants
Ieald
Alephatt
New York ‘Tribune
Frightening the Lions by M Foa A Wolf Pack Tale
French explorer M Foa recounts a perilous night with lions and wolves in the wild. A trick to mimic wolves triggers a panic stampede, as the party flees in darkness and remains undisturbed thereafter.
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M. Foa
Saya
M. Boa
Blood red banners in revolts and uprisings through history
The passage traces blood-red as a recurring symbol across ancient and medieval revolts. It notes Persians rising with a blood-red banner, Parian rioting with blood-red caps, red flags at Bunker Hill, and red emblems in German peasant uprisings in 1424, 1492, and 1526, plus trade union flags and Swiss emblem backgrounds.
A Blessing In Dingnive Big Family Story
A elder named Mhabliant, describing a large family, reflects on hardships faced by relatives after injuries from war era and railroad accidents. He notes nine kin, with one run over, another damaged, and one leg shot off in war, with government compensation easing burdens. despite age, he feels comfortable.
Subsidy Robbery Threatens Public Treasury Says Critics
Critics warn that if the Hanna Fayne ship subsidy bill passes the International Navigation Company would receive a guaranteed annual bounty totaling over 57 million dollars in twenty years. The measure would channel large subsidies to a single private firm, raising fears of inflated costs and diminished national capital. The argument cites current mail contracts and compares international pay scales, asserting the bill shifts public money to private dividends and undermines fiscal restraint.
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Iternational Navigation Company
National Treasury
International Navigation Company
International Navigaton Company
Avantic
Ino
United States
Hanna
Beitain
Germany
Russia
Austria
Spain
Girmany
Rusela
Sun
Great Britain
Vordlet
Arming Coming Masters in War Department Display
Henry George Jr notes the Gatling gun exhibit outside the secretary of war's offices in Washington and the orderly's remark that it would be effective in street riots. He questions why a federal military man contemplates municipal use, highlighting tension between national authority and local disturbances. Philadelphia North American.
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War Department
Washington
Secretary of War
Bulwer
United States Army
Henry George, Jr
Philadelphia
Charity Needed at Home in Time of War
Opinion piece urges U S readers to focus on domestic reform before acting in the Philippines. It cites millions of children lacking clean air and food, women driven to sale, and widespread unemployment driving crime, arguing reform of inequality and degradation at home should precede intervention abroad.
Fragmentary political rant on governance and corruption
The text appears as a damaged critique blaming the republics for death and urging reform. It accuses the judiciary and legislature of corruption, bribery of jurors, and manipulation by officials. The writing references tyranny, colonial influence, and a call to resist oppressive governance.
Belief Rights and Trusts in McKinley Era Debates
Editorial notes debate whether voters may believe McKinley is unfriendly to trusts while recounting trust influence on media and industry. It mentions paper costs rising thirty three percent, shipyard wage struggles, and remarks by President Gatens on American Wire Company, with calls not to abolish warm foreign opponents.
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McKinley
Great Fortunes and the Westminster Envy
A New York World analysis contrasts English and American fortunes. It argues that English landowners and their government exempt themselves from taxes while American oil magnates enjoy similar immunity. It cites £85,000,000 tax take in Britain and compares Westminster wealth growth to Standard Oil's rapid rise in thirty years. The piece warns imperial policy and war could force land taxes and alter fortunes.
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Great Britain
England
London
Westminster
Standard Oil Carows
New York World
Veterans placard scene on Market raises concern
An honorably discharged First California soldier walked Market in a long vigil with a placard seeking work. The incident notes no claim of desertion or unworthiness, while questioning the fate of a fund said to exist for such veterans. Alameda Enetial.
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First California
Alameda Enetial
William H. Vanderbilt Life Interest Revealed at Death
Estat e figures show Vanderbilt held 48.05 million dollars in government four per cents at his death. He received quarterly interest of 480 500 dollars as a personal loan to the United States and paid the Treasury 219 40 dollars per hour. Daily interest equaled 5 45 76 dollars and minute by minute 3 65 dollars.
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William H. Vanderbilt
Washington
Uncle Sam
Treasury
The Tranavaal Robbery and Grant Urbain Fallout
A chaotic report notes Grant Urbain’s stance amid the Tranavaal robbery aftermath as tension rises with a neighbor’s hen roost incident leading to a confrontation involving a bulldog and local feelings. The fragment indicates strained relations and public reaction in the wake of the crime.
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Grant Urbain
Farors
Thors
Gage report and banking power linked to McKinley era influence
The secretary's congressional materials are challenged as campaign propaganda. The piece cites long distance calls with National City Bank figures and names directors tied to major trusts. It argues government deposits rose sharply, boosting the bank's political clout and the administration's dependence on money power.
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Gage
Congress
Qal
National City Bank of New York
Fratelico Star
Osay
Part
Sublic
Iao
A. B. Hepburn
National City Bank
True as Ever Ex for War I Call It Murder
A fragmentary quotation by James Russell Lowell condemns war as murder and critiques religious hypocrisy. The speaker insists on biblical duty and moral accountability, warning that government action will be charged to individuals who support violence and recruiting.
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James Russell Lowell
Wealth growth and social misery tied to Rothschild fortunes
In 1876 the Rothschild family owned less than a thousand millions of dollars. Now they own two thousand millions, a doubling in twenty years. Millions who never dealt with them labored to create vast wealth, while many youths wander. The Rothschild possessions will double, and so will human misery.
Chauncey Depew Salary and Mansion Lease Revealed
The Chicago Times Herald notes Selmus Chauncey M Depews salary as senator for six years at 30000 dollars and a six year Washington house lease for 50000 dollars. It suggests he plans extra income by working overtime.
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Selmus Chauncey M. Depew
Washington
Chauncey
Chicago Times- Herald
A Leading Citizen Rockefeller’s Vast Business Holdings Revealed
In New York, Rockefeller displays a vast portfolio across eighteen companies valued by stock at 148 million plus. He expects to realize a significant sale, with a minor investment noted at about 100 thousand, signaling strategic moves amid his extensive holdings.
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Rockafeller
Ayerm Halt Intereat
New York
Peanut Butter Gains Ground as Nourishing, Affordable Spread
A leading dealer notes peanut butter is rapidly becoming a key commercial product. It is ground peanuts with most oil removed, a touch of salt added, and praised by physicians for its nutritious value. The spread offers nourishment comparable to ordinary butter at lower cost, especially for the poor.
Western Canada optimism aired in Minnesota letter
A letter to Canadian agent Benj Davies from Alex Cameron in St Paul quotes settlers who describe prairie life near Dalesboro Asia as improving rapidly. They note strong settlement, ready land, and a shift toward farming, with hope the region will become the wheat field of the West. The writer asks for aid to settle others as communities form and churches rise.
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Benj. Davies
St. Paul
Mint
Western Canada
Dalesboro
Asia
Avery Fe
Seasion
Ted Huukes
Ani
Corso Tate
Alr
Arthur Finney Ie
Alex
Cameron
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Gaten
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J. Pierpont Morgan
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National Lity Bank
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