Widespread Iowa Newspapers and Moral Ironies Across Odds
In a crowded page of notes smaller events and reflections unfold. Mrs Catherine Babcock of Washington DC, widow of General Grant's staff, is committed to the Government Insane Asylum amid fears of her daughter’s body being stolen for ransom. Austrians in Geneva seek to memorialize Empress Elizabeth with a chapel after denial of a tablet. Seventy six medical Army vacancies attract few applicants due to pay and rank. Navy medical corps face similar shortages. The piece laments modern usage of morality words and recalls pagan mythic fates. A 16 year old Philadelphia youth saves his own life with a makeshift tourniquet after severing an artery in a pane accident.
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Catherine Babcock
Washington, D. C
Colonel Babcock
General Grant
Government
Medical Department
United States Army
Medical Corps
Navy
Alaska stations grow hardy vegetables and grains
Dr. B. W. Allen, assistant superintendent of experiment stations, returned to Washington after a ten week inspection tour of Alaska stations. He reports hardy vegetables being grown there and wheat oats barley and rye matured at the stations. He believes beef can be raised for the home market and notes strong coastal interest from Northern Europe seeking better homes there.
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B. W. Allen
Agricultural Department
Washington
Alaska
Allen
Europe
Primitive Thibet cures and a Lambourne Common protest
Dr Rijnhart describes primitive medical treatment for invalids in Thibet including head plasters a needle in the arm and crude tooth extraction. A Lambourne Common demonstration urged Colonel Lockwood to remove forest land obstructions. About 600 people formed and fences were removed with 30 Kex police present. Proceedings will be taken for damages and trespass.
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Rijnhart
Lambourne Common
Colonel Lockwood
Kevex
Womack
Hockey for Women Comes to America Aims at Boston
English promoter Miss Constance Applebee travels to Boston to introduce hockey to American schools and colleges arguing women’s hockey in England benefits from strong coaching. She cites Girton and Somerville, Wykeham Abbey and Roedean, and notes All England Women’s Hockey Association’s dominance. She believes American girls can excel with proper coaching and year-round play.
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England
America
Boston
Constance Applebee
J. H. Applebee
Theodore Parker
West Roxbury
Girton Col-Lee
Cambridge
Somerville College
Oxford
Wykeham Abbey
Roedean
Gine
Ireland
Wales
Kemenway
Painter of Royal Dogs by Frances C Jover
Frances C Jover, famed for painting dogs and horses, blends art with animal affection. Born into a Kentish family, she grew up amid horses and hounds, turning her talent into a vocation despite early doubt about earning from painting.
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Frances C. Jover
England
Mien Fairman
Bering
Fashions Forecasts and Gambling Critique Debated
A fashion note predicts velvet and fur trimmed capes for middle aged women with mink jackets and crepe de chine fabrics styling into the season. The piece shifts to a political moral tract condemning stock gambling, detailing societal harms, bank ties, and calls Roosevelt to warn against emulating Rome’s fall.
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Dresden
Hudson Bay
Tailora Mate
Trusts and Tariffs in a Republican Era Clash
The piece criticizes Wall Street financing and trusts funding via the U S treasury, arguing capitalization and stock dumping harm stability. It contrasts Republican power, tariff reform, and reciprocity treaties with the need for an honest administration to curb waste and protect industries from overprotection.
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Wayk
United States Senate
Kasson
Tariit League
Massachusetts
Senate
League
McKinley
Buffalo
Republican
Real tariff reform prompts dual reciprocity view
The piece outlines two reciprocity concepts, calling the Blaine 1891 92 approach tied to the McKinley tariff bill into question. It notes political and personal factors shaping tariff reform debates and hints at differing historical interpretations.
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James G. Blaine
Hanna Subsidy Bill Prompts Mixed Farmer Storekeeper Hopes
The writer argues that a new ship-subsidy bill will aid farmers, merchants, and workers by lowering freight rates paid by shipowners, though critics worry the $180 million cost could be diverted as dividends or kickbacks to supporters. They urge GOP treachery exposure and more pressure on trusts.
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Hanna
Congress
Steamship Trust
Hanna Af
Republican National Committee
Secretary Long urged to protect naval officers from retaliation
The writer argues Secretary Long should issue an order allowing Urey to testify freely before the court of Inquiry without fear of departmental retaliation by the Sampson Crowninshield faction. If not, the president should intervene as commander in chief of the navy.
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Long
Admiral Schley
Urey
Court of Inquiry
Department
Sampson-Crowninshield
Navy
Professor warns of boom followed by downturn
In a history class Prof. Bparka of Chicago University says prosperity cycles bring low mood later and urges students to save. The note counters this with a Republican claim that President McKinney has begun prosperity and good crops, suggesting a political twist.
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Bparka
Chicago University
McKinney
Another protege of Perry Heath faces importation charge
One William M Hoey a Nogales customs collector is charged with complicity in a scheme to smuggle Chinese from Mexico into the United States He hailed from roughly the same Indiana area as Neely and Rathbone and the Republican state machine is praised for its enterprising officials.
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Perry Heath
William M. Hoey
Nogales
Mexico
United States
Indiana
Neely
Rathbone
Heath allies linger in politics with Perry Heath ties
Hoey, admitting Chineke by backer and consideration, is seen as a Perry Heath associate. Heath’s Republican friends, also backing Neely and Rathbone, appear active wherever interests align.
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Hoey
Chineke
Porter & Consideration
Perry Heath
Algo
Neely and Rathbone
Heath
Congress and Roosevelt Face Jingo Rift in Policy
The Jingoes in Congress split from President McKinley calling foreign policy too mild. they hope for a sterner approach under Roosevelt, though initial steps may reveal similar iron will. The piece notes their dissatisfaction with McKinley and suggests Roosevelt’s firmer stance as potential remedy.
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Congress
Mr. McKinley
St Jacob's Oil Endorsed By London Manager For Injury Cure
Henry J. Doris, manager of the Cycles Co. in London, reports a severe foot and ankle wrench was cured after a single application of St Jacob's Oil. The testimonial promotes the remedy as simple, safe, and effective for busy men to relive pain quickly. The letter also references aristocratic costs and a chancellor’s remark to a Spanish envoy over honor fees.
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St. Jacob's Ot
St. Jacob's Ol
Henry J. Doris
the Cycles Co
London
England
Peculiar Remarks From a Young Man in Striped Shirt
A young man in a striped shirt defends his remark about an eminent scientist. He admits no intent to slight the scientist yet questions how a man who claims to know when the west comet arrives and the distance to the moon could be so ignorant about common daily matters like dinner time or which train to take to the nearest town.
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Chicago
New York
Nebraska
Board of Trade
Rome
Republi
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Ott
Uncertainties of Political Betting in West Virginia
The article notes the last national election showed betting on McKinley in West Virginia. Supporters expected a >=20000 margin, while opinions differed. The official McKinley plurality in West Virginia was 19 999, cited from the New York Sun.
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West Virginia
McKinley
New York
Mint Output Surpasses Precedent in 1900 Coinage
The deputy master reports English and colonial mints produced 102 tons of standard gold 294 tons of standard silver and 391 tons of bronze totaling 107,680,613 coins. Colonial mints struck nearly 80,000,000 pieces, with English mint value around $78,000,000.
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England
Swiss Profanity Cards Target Swearers in Public
The Chicago News reports Swiss and German efforts to curb profanity with pledge cards carried in pockets. Swearers sign to abstain for a time or pay a small fine to charity, with about 40,000 cards distributed in Switzerland.
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Bwitzerland
Germany
Switzerland
Chicago News
Church Cats of Napies Keep Naples Churches Clean
In Naples a race of church cats lives in the churches and is fed by authorities to curb mice in aging buildings. The animals wander among parishioners and sit quietly before the altar during mass, reflecting a curious daily life in sacred spaces.
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Naples
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