Reed outlines tariff and bond policy for Congress
In a Chicago briefing, Mr Reed advocates a tariff plan to cut wool duties to 25 percent and raise lumber duties, with a portion of old tin plate duty restored. He favors a deficit-financing bond issue and a cautious public works approach, plus limited river harbor spending, while criticizing Senate reorganization and party power plays.
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Record
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Yestery
Reel
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Reed
Oracle
House
Reet
Allison
Dent
Jis
Tennessee
Misss
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Vermont
South Dakota
Idaho
Senator Thurston bids to settle Pacific railroad debts
Senator Thurston of Nebraska introduces a bill to settle federal debts tied to the Pacific railroads. It calls for selling government stakes in the Union and Central railroads on July 1, 1869, to the highest bidder, but only if bids reach at least 75 percent of the government interest. The measure focuses on transfer details and sale procedures.
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Washington
Thurston
Nebraska
Pacific Railroad
Union and
Central Railroads
Rioters Loot Mission in Madagascar Action Ordered
A 6000 strong anti European mob attacked a Ramakendra station in Madagascar. Rev Mr McMahon and family escaped earlier. Europeans in rural areas ordered to return to the capital as 606 French troops are dispatched to quell the riot.
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London
Anananparive
Ramakendra
Mr. McMahon
Germanic badly injured after collision with Cambrae
Liverpool officials report damage to the Germanic from a collision with the Seuteh steamer Cambrae and sinking of the vessel. A large eight by nine foot hole and a two foot diameter hole are noted in the bow, with stern damage also confirmed. Adriatic will carry steerage passengers to New York tonight. Cambrae lies in a dangerous position in the track of vessels.
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Liverpool
White Star Hine
Cambrae
White Star Inc
New York
Unclear Lectures Draw Small Crowd at Cooper Union
Herr Ablward from New York and Herr Abiwardt recently arrived in the United States spoke at Cooper Union last night with an admission fee of 50 cents. Fewer than 200 attendees attended as many were turned away. Some listeners jeered and interrupted the lecture.
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New York
Pec
Herr Abiwardt
Cooper Union
Weather currents in Khojak tunnel aid forecast claims
A report notes that the Khojak tunnel currents shift with weather, always guiding in one direction in fine weather and the opposite in bad weather. Telegraphic warnings to Quetta have aided railway authorities, and a further system is proposed after Eliot coordinated with Egerton for continued telegrams.
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Bassevering
J. Ello
India
Egerto
Mushkaf-Bolan
Khojak
Baluchistan
Quetta
Eliot
Egerton
Papeete
Tipton Tip Leads to Restoration Claims by Bitters
A battered health claim touts Hostetter's Bitters as a remedy for energy loss and digestive woes. The ad asserts the tonic restores liver and kidney function, fights malaria and other troubles, and enables a renewed vigor, citing Tipton Tennessee as a sample location.
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Hostetter's
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications as they do not reach the disease seat. Catarrh is a constitutional blood disorder and requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces. It is a reputable prescription from a leading physician, not a quack medicine. Bold by druggists with price 15c. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Hall's Family Pills 25c. You can't learn too much but you can half learn too much.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Price
The Greatest Railroad in the West Highlights
The Union Pacific proclaims itself the greatest railroad in the West with claims of fastest routes to Salt Lake City and other destinations, plus comfort features like reclining chair cars, Pullman sleepers, and dining cars. Advertising copy touts travel times and ticket office at 41 Seventeenth Street Corner Curtis. Also includes assorted health and patent remedy notes and a humorous line about the moon.
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Balt Lake
Jen and Hutte
Tocramento
San Francisco
Itbeura
Portland
Ore
Seventeenth Street
Curtis
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Antioch
Tile
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California Fig Syrup CO
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Philadelphie
F. Vas Winkle
Sei LaSalle St
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Denver Directory
Concord
Colorado
Mueller
Larimer Street
Denver
ST. Jacobs
House of
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co., Limited
Dorchester
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