Quotations and musings from The Register editorials
A collage of wry maxims and reflections on life, duty, and society. It cites Wordsworth, Admiral Sampson, and Somers, linking moral exhortation to naval sacrifice and personal conduct. The piece contrasts leisure and labor, and ends with a note on duty as a guiding force rather than material inducement.
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Wordsworth
Admiral Sampson
I. N. Hollis
Spain
Mr. Hollis
Somers
Hobson
Powell
Merrimac
Stamp requirement on bank draft charges and orders
The commissioner rules that if a drawee orders a bank to pay a draft and charge the drawee’s account, the accompanying order requires a 2-cent stamp. If a bank pays a note and charges the depositor, no stamp is due unless the maker’s written order to pay from funds warrants a 2-cent stamp. The charge to a depositor’s account itself is not taxable. the order to pay is.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
N&Ws From the National Capital
Congress adjourned for the holiday season on the 2nd and will reconvene January 4. Reports include appointments, maritime and military affairs, tariff measures, and debates on expansion. Navy news features Dewey’s career status, Wheeler’s role, and Shafter’s Santiago testimony.
Democratic Plans for Colonial Policy After Treaty
A Washington dispatch reports Bryan endorsing a plan to establish indentured colonial governments in Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands as the next campaign issue Should the United States keep colonies or end involvement is the central question Bryan promotes Democratic leaders view this as a risky but defining stance The piece notes expected party realignments and contrasts figures like Hoar Tillman Sherman Bailey and Bryan amid a debate on army expansion and labor competition in the Philippines
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General Shafter
War Investigating Committee
Santiago
Miley
Cuba
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Chicago
Washington
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Lmes
Mr. Bryan
Hin
Bryan
Alien
Nebraska
Ruther
Cannon
Gray
Jones
Nevada
Kyle
Lindsey
Bacon
Clay
McEnery
McLaurin
Morgen
Murphy
Pettis
Teller
Turner
Turney
Bntentheons
Democrata
Carnegie
Hoar
Tillman
Sherman
Sherman and Mr. Bailey
Ge Army
Safe guarding Iloilo as American forces move
Washington reports that the administration has begun safeguarding American interests in Iloilo on Panay Island. General Otis dispatches two regiments and artillery to Tolom army transports, while Admiral Dewey says Baltimore sails from Manila toward Iloilo. The move is precautionary, with no official sign of lawlessness yet.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Speaker
Joe” Cannon
Sesson
Otis
Manila
Santiago
United States
Philippines
Washington, D.C
Lioilo
Panay
Philippine Archipelago
General Oz
Admiral Dewey
Tolleom
Dewey
Navy Department
Baltimore
Hallo
Madrid
Tollo
Christmas in Washington Recaps White House Quiet Day
Washington observers note a quiet Christmas at the White House withPresident McKinley in his office for talks with Senators Davis and Frye. The peace treaty faced no conference, a long afternoon ride followed by dinner with three nephews. Gifts arrived from many areas as holiday officials gathered.
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Washington
White House
Davis
Frye
State Department
McKinley
Griggs
Notable Push to Replace Women in Railroad Clerks
Paragraphs discuss openings for female clerks vs male workers on Northwestern lines and other railroads. Report notes proposed terminations or displacements of women, concerns about impacts on employment, and wage references around eighty dollars monthly for some positions.
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Pemnate Hinplores
Lowe Thomaha
Neb I
St. P Ha
Fremont
Elkhorn Ley
Union Pacisc Effic
Denver & Gui Line
Utah
Riotol Dallas Fireclash Fatal and Injuring Scuffle
In Dallas Texas a riot erupted injuring and killing several as whites and negros clashed. Felix Mallory Oscar White Frank Helinod and John Franks were among the dead and wounded with others injured by stabs and blows. Police and hospital reports confirm multiple casualties with chaotic fighting lasting about fifteen minutes as pistols clubs and iron objects were used.
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Dallas
Texas
Felix R. Mallory
Oscar White
Frank Ilelinod
Harry Burton
Nesres
John Franks
C W Hudson
William Debruin
James Dore
A. G. Carr
Fran Debruin
Franks
Holland
Carr
Dore
Aguinaldo’s Manila Cabinet Adjourns Amid Faction Strife
Fragmentary reports describe Aguinaldo’s Manila government delaying the formation of a cabinet and cabinet appointments after December discussions. General Aguinaldo, moving to Anata and Cavite, aims to reconcile militant factions and align with American authorities for stability.
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Aguinald Manila
Sion
Bax
Aguinald
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