Nicaragua Canal Address Prepared by National Committee
A committee formed at the National Nicaragua Canal convention in St. Louis on June 2 and 4 has completed an address explaining the canal’s feasibility and advantages. Members include John G. Jones of Arkansas ex Congress, Converse of Ohio, banker R. W. Millsap, Capt. J. F. Merry, SH. Trawkins, Capt. Ambrose Snow, and ex Governor Pillsbury. The document argues for American ownership and outlines commercial and strategic benefits, including expanded cotton markets, Japan and China sales, and a 2700 mile edge in Pacific trade. It also notes potential gains for coal trade and overall Mississippi Valley and Atlantic coast benefits.
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St. Louis
United States
John 8. Jones
Arkansas
Converse
Ohio
R. W. Millsap
Mississippi
J. F. Merry
Manchester
SH. Trawkins
Georgia
Ambrose Snow
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
John 8. Pillsbury
Minnesota
Atlantic
Pacific
Nicaragua Canal
Pacific Coast
Gulf States
Japan
China
Corea
New Orleans
New York
Vancouver
South America
Alabama
West Virginia
Canal Company
Suez Canal
Mississippi Valley
Lake Ports
Atlantic Coast
Nicaragua canal favored by United States study
A national committee argues the Nicaragua route is feasible and vital for US interests, claiming only 26% of the 169+ mile waterway requires excavation, with Lake Nicaragua serving as a harbor. It outlines costs, timelines, and strong economic benefits including reduced freight costs, timber and fruit exports, and gains for shipbuilding and Atlantic Pacific commerce.
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United States
Nicaragua
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Lake Nicaragua
San Juan River
Lake
Atlantic Ocean
Empress Josephine and the rise of pocket handkerchiefs
In early 19th century France, pocket handkerchiefs were taboo in public. Empress Josephine concealed her teeth with small lace trimmed handkerchiefs, setting a fashion that led ladies at court to adopt the accessory, transforming it into a public feminine toiletry item.
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Empress Josephine
France
Mile
Duchesnois
Alfred de Vigney
Josephine
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Cruelty in Love Charm Shocks Vienna Girls Charged
Two sixteen-year-old girls appeared before Ottakring Bezirksgericht accused of cruelty to animals. They sought a love charm from a 1706 magic book by burning kitten eyes to make a lover faithful. They dug out two kittens’ eyes and prepared the powder, then used it in the wine. Chicago Tribune.
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Bezirksgericht
Ottakring
Chicago Tribune
Chair Coffin and the Eccentric Old Farmer
An elderly but eccentric farmer, aged ninety, ordered a coffin shaped like a chair for his burial. The white oak casket with walnut trim kept in a stand for six weeks prior to death, his wrists strapped to the arms and head to the back, with a glass panel in front. He enjoyed showing it to friends in life, and was loved by his neighbors.
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Romiance
Iris
Bangor
Falsifying History and Democratic Mismanagement
The article criticizes a democratic vice presidential candidate’s appeal to a so called golden period in US history. It accuses the party of mismanagement of finances from 1841 to 1861, citing deficits, debt growth, and treasury strains under Buchanan and others, arguing Stevenson’s historical claims mislead the public.
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Northwest
Frank Leslie
Democratic Party
Buchanan
Stevenson
Cobb
Congress
United States
Treasury
Wages and tariff defend US labor under protection
Gen Francis A Walker cited in Yale Review as stating US common labor wages allow subsistence for a family with a third of income. The New York Advertiser lauds him as precise. Cleveland advocates free trade to raise conditions, but the piece argues American workers are best paid and protected by tariffs and enfranchisement.
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Rome
Damascus
Argonamut
Francis A. Walker
Yale Review
United States
Europe
Walker
New York
Fact and figures shape the tariff debate this year
The New York Tribune argues that official records show a surge in American industry tied to the new tariff, noting higher cotton and wool consumption, increased imports of silk and rubber materials, and a rise in pig iron production. It links railroad demand to political shifts and constitutional challenges affecting progress.
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New York Tribune
India
Democratic Party
McKinley bill spurs U S cutlery factory growth
The San Francisco Chronicle notes the McKinley bill is shifting industry back to American soil with Tiffany & Co building a New York cutlery factory for 350 workers. The piece cites several new U S cutlery factories and predicts Sheffield quality may become rare in the United States. It also laments ragged currency and favors clean two dollar bills over wildcat notes, per the New York Advertiser.
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San Francisco Chronicle
America
New York
Tiffany & Co
Sheffield
United States
Democratic Party
Concealed Weapon and Hill in the 1888 Campaign Clash
The piece argues against Senator Hill's loyalty to Cleveland, recalling 1888 as Hill campaigned for Cleveland then helped his defeat, and notes ongoing bitterness. It questions whether Hill can now rally Till supporters and calls out New York's Chicago delegation amid hostile rhetoric and political rancor.
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Senator Hill
Cleveland
Hill
New York
Ilill
Till
Chicago
Benefit of Cheap Cotton Spurs Southern Mills Growth
The Boston Traveller notes cheap cotton has pushed southern mills forward with 850 mills operating today versus 287 last year. Spindles total 1,908,080, up 898,489 in two years, proof the U S can sustain a profitable cotton industry and compete with England despite wage differences.
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South
Boston
England
Wildcat currency issue dominates campaign debates
A political column argues the Democratic stance on a state bank issued currency will hurt the party across the Northeast and middle Atlantic, with strong opposition from President Harrison and ex Secretary Maine. It asserts Republicans will leverage the issue to pressure Democrats to repudiate the platform plank.
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Harrison
Maine
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Alleghenies
Potomac
Chicago
New York
New Jersey
New England
North Atlantic Seaboard
Cleveland
Blaine
Thirty Years Ago Emancipation Proclamation Praised
A New York Mail and Express note marks the 30th anniversary of Lincoln’s emancipation proclamation. It calls the decree the magna carta of the colored race and credits it with beginning a new era of Southern thrift and prosperity while contrasting Republican loyalty with Democratic secessionist attitudes.
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New York Mail and Express
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Congress
South
Birmingham
Pittsburgh
Department of Trade
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Great Britain
Financial disaster in call to repeal tax on state bank notes
The piece urges workingmen to oppose the repeal of the prohibitory tax on state bank notes, arguing it would destabilize wages by making money fluctuate in value with every change in the weather. It claims the Democratic platform supports reviving untaxed wildcat banks and questions workers’ support at the polls.
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Democratic National Platform
New York Mail
Express
Democratic Party
Rover Cleveland
THREE PLATFORMS IN HISTORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
The Minneapolis Tribune traces three periods in Democratic tariff policy. It cites 1832 as indispensable protection, 1872 as a non national issue left to districts, and 1802 as repudiating protection as unconstitutional fraud. The piece contrasts Jacksonian and Cleveland era views, implying shifting party lines.
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Democratic Party
Andrew Jackson
Minneapolis Tribune
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
United States Supreme Court
Cleveland
Watterson
Harrison
McKinley
Jeff Davis
McKinley Tariff Boosts U S Farm Markets Against Canada
The Cleveland Leader argues protection benefits farmers under the Fifty-first Congress. It notes the McKinley tariff raised duties on barley cattle horses potatoes meat and dairy products reducing Canadian imports by millions and expanding U S farm markets especially in New York New England Ohio and Michigan while barley oats eggs and potatoes show large shifts and a $7.5 million value decrease in imports.
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Cleveland
Fifty-first Congress
New York
New England
Ohio
Michigan
Why Cleveland Is Alarmed
The report quotes Senator Hill as worried about Cleveland’s prospects while noting Tammany figures, including Peck, may oppose Cleveland. Carlisle cites Hill’s anger and fear that allied allies will resist support, suggesting entrenched foes could block Cleveland despite Hill’s influence.
Harvest Months and Benjamin Harrison Fate
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes September as a splendid growing month for republicanism with October for ripening and November for the harvest. It recalls Benjamin Harrison was beaten in September four years ago and this year his fate looked doubtful until mid August, though now he seems to grow.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Benjamin Harrison
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