Ingalls Addresses Railway Tax and Law Reform in Washington
Ingalls, a renowned railway expert, speaks at a national convention in Washington on reforming interstate commerce law and curbing private contracts and rebates. He urges criminal section changes and authority to contract and divide business, arguing strong railways require cooperative federal and state oversight and a trusted Interstate Commerce Commission as a bulwark against populism.
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M. E. Ingalls
Milway
Washington
D. C
United States
Merct
Association of American Way
Cee Eaewes
Enghio
R. & Kachter
Ed H. Archer
P. A. Hewsemer
Big Four
Cemerees
Thas
Amd
Offtctale
New York
Eee
Commission
Mota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railways
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Congress
States
Cheerful Life Motto Encourages Positive Outlook
Centralia Fire side Guard quotes a cheerful philosophy: prosperity comes from optimism not pessimism. Looking up and appreciating the sky, earth, and sunlight is valued over gloom and grasping for coins.
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Centralia Fireside Guard
Overtures for Peace Discussed at White House
Washington dispatch says the administration weighs terms for a Spain peace treaty including a permanent harbor in the Philippines, full indemnity to Puerto Rico, and Cuban occupation until stable government is formed. Cervera’s fleet is trapped, and Spain’s finances may collapse as coal and ammunition run short.
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Chicago
Washington
White House
Department of State
Spain
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico
United States
Cuba
Cervera
Cadiz
Bank of Spain
Ambulance ship Solace brings wounded to New York port
The Solace arrived at New York harbor with fifty four wounded and sick aboard. Some were transferred from American warships in Cuban waters and others from Key West hospitals. Decks and tents sheltered patients as the ship neared shore, offering a tonic voyage homeward for many exhausted sailors.
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New York
Solace
Armerican
Cuban
Key West
Tropics
Red Cross Flag At Masthead Attracts Heroes
A line notes the Red Cross flag flying at the masthead drew many a small band of heroes among the fifty four. The vivid emblem sparked effort and courage in a tide of locals.
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Red Cross
Riot and Bloodshed in the Orient
The Victoria brings Hong Kong advices to May 12 noting rebellion and riot across the Orient. In Loyange, Kinchou district near Canton, about five thousand robbers form a mountain band. Three thousand are locals, others from nearby areas. they plunder kill and terrorize officials who cannot cope with them.
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Tacoma
Wash
Victoria
Hong Kong
Orient
Loyange
Kinchou District
Canton
States and Territories Exempt from Second Call Quota
Washington June 5 reports War Department order shows Wyoming New Mexico Arizona Montana Idaho Delaware Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Vermont District of Columbia Oklahoma and the Indiana Territory receive excess apportionment under the first two calls and will be excluded from the second call of 75 000 troops.
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Washington
War Department
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
Montana
Idaho
Delaware
Nevada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
District of Columbia
Oklahoma
Indiana Territory
Van Wyck Dictator Sparks Tammany Alarm in New York
June 2 report describes Mayor Van Wyck as autocratic in Greater New York, replacing boards, revoking civil service rules, and reshaping finances and police. He installs Devery as police head, threatening election control and prompting Republicans and reformers to seek a legislative curtailment.
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New York
van Wyck
Greater
Tammany
Croker
Europe
Thhe
Greater New York
McCullagh
Devery
Senate Votes on Silver Coinage and War Bond Plan
In Washington on June 3 the Senate debated war revenue measures. A Wolcott amendment to coin silver bullion and issue silver certificates passed 48 to 31. The minority bond proposal for $100 million certificates and $500 million bonds failed 45 to 51, with 37 Republicans, 7 Democrats, and 1 Populist backing bonds, while 21 Democrats, 5 Populists, and 5 silver Republicans opposed.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Committee On
Finnare
Finance Committee
Wolcott
Secretary of the Treasury
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Messrs. Caffery
Faulkner
Gorman
Gray
Lindsay
Mitchell
Murphy
Mr. Kyle
Rise in the Price of Silver
The silver bullion market rose again with gains in New York and London. In New York the close was 50 1/2 cents per ounce, up 1 4/100 dollar for the day. London reached 2 pence, up 1/4 penny from Thursday. The rise is linked to London purchases by Paris banks for the Spanish government, ongoing for weeks with secrecy.
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New York
London
Paris
Corinth Ship Canal Stirs Fiscal Tide After Four Years
The Corinth canal reaches about 60 000 dollars in revenue after four years of operation equal to its expenses. A debt of 4 250 000 dollars carries about 1 000 000 dollars in unpaid interest. France benefits, paying 2 000 dollars annually in taxes on shares and bonds for the right of negotiation.
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Corinth Ship Canal
France
The Chinese Flag Described as Queer Looking
A description condemns the Chinese flag as grotesque with green dragons on a yellow ground. The piece suggests the yellow implies biliousness and recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to regulate the liver and prevent malaria.
Oregon dodges Spanish plot on Horn voyage
While rounding Cape Horn the battleship Oregon faced an attack scare as thirty dynamite bombs were found hidden in its fuel at Rio Janeiro. Brazilian guards and Oregon crew discovered the devices, and a miracle prevented a catastrophic explosion.
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Oregon
The
Horn
Rio Janeiro
Niagara Falls to Atlantic Coast Summer Tourist Route
The Michigan Central promotes a summer tourist route through Niagara Falls the Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River Adirondacks Green and White Mountains Berkshire Hills Hudson Catskills and Atlantic Coast. Send 3 cents postpaid for Summer Tours City Ticket Office 119 Adams Street O Ruggles G P T Agent Chicago. Brewers fear a war tax on beer while distillers shrug saying war fuels talk and thirst.
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Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Adirondacks
Green and White Mountains
Berkshire Hills
Valley of the Hudson
Catskills
Atlantic Coast
Michigan Central
Adams Street
O. W. Ruggles
Chicago
New High Pressure Boiler for Locomotive Tests Erected in Baltimore
A new high pressure steam boiler has been installed at the Mount Clare shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Baltimore to test locomotive boilers under steam pressure. Previously engines had to be moved outside the shop, fires built, and steam raised for tests, wasting time. The new system allows testing while engines stay on their tracks in the erecting shop.
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Mount Clare
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP PROMISES SOFT SKIN
An old advertisement extols Cosmo Buttermilk Toilet Soap for soft white healthy skin and notes it is sold widely. The page also includes quirky quotes about fashion honesty and a line about Union Pacific fast travel from Denver to Omaha and Chicago with a ticket office at ML 17th street.
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COSMO
Union Pacific
Denver
Omaha
Chicago
Ml 17Th Street
No To Bac Ad Promises Life and Strength
An advertising snippet touts No To Bac as a remedy to quit tobacco, claiming to make weak men strong with a guaranteed cure. It lists Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York, offering a free booklet and sample. The surrounding text includes a war news reading moment by a girl next door to her grandfather.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Constipation cure ads and quips from 1895 readers
A collage of sensational ads and snappy quips from 1895 includes Cascarets candy cathartic claims, Piso’s Cure, nerve restorers, and quick cures. It intersperses letters and jokes about war fatigue, hearing loss, and Spanish battleships, reflecting typical newspaper fillers of the era.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Other Advertised Remedies
An advertisement collage lists Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally at 75c, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 25c, No-To-Bac tobacco cure for 50c, and a tobacco habit guarantee at 60c. It includes a quip about doctors disagreeing and a joke about a blind man winking for a nickel.
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Hall
Price
Union Pacific keeps fastest runs to Omaha and Chicago
In a brief update the Union Pacific maintains the quickest service to Omaha and Chicago. A quirky exchange about a seance and Christopher Columbus adds a humorous note, joking about waiting 406 years for a joke to land. The ticket office at 411th Street is mentioned in passing.
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Union Pacific
Omaha
Chicago
Christopher Columbus
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Ingalla
Anita N. M’'Gee
Mr. Jenkins
Uc. C. C
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Kill Bend
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