Sherman Recollections Of Forty Years In The House And Senate
A detailed notice on John Sherman’s Recollections of Forty Years in Congress and the Cabinet. It highlights Sherman’s frank critique of Grant Garfield Blaine Arthur Harrison and other Republicans, exposing political scheming, factional tensions, and the Chicago 1880 convention. It also covers his views on finances, money theory, and personal reflections from boyhood to public life.
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John Sherman
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Senate
Cabinet
Grant
Garfield
Blaine
Arthur
Harrison
Sherman
Republican Party
James A. Garfield
United States
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William McKinley
Garfieid
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Ohio Statesman
General Grant
Mr. Sherman
Finance
Chester Arthur
Port of
Conkling
President Hayes
Myself
Abraham Lincoln
President Johnson
Natural life preserver lungs afloat by air under skin
A Philadelphia Record summary notes Dr. Schneider-Preiswerk of Basle proposes inflating a air filled cavity beneath the skin on the chest to form a natural pneumatic belt. Two deep breaths via a hollow needle and rubber hose could float a man even with heavy headweight, avoiding belts or external devices.
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Schneider-Preiswerk
Basle
French Academy of Sciences
Lanveraux
Dr. Schneider
Rapid Transit in China Report Highlights Early Locomotive Tale
United States Consul Read reports on Chinese railroads from Tientsin to Shan-Ching-Hawn. An English engineer’s first steam trip, derided as a rocket dragon, reveals cultural friction and a viceroy Li Hong Chang’s demand for removable furnishings in his private car. Also notes New Orleans sinking and the gulf’s subsidence, a silver chair for Pope Leo, and Bob Fitzsimmons’ training shedding contempt for Jim Corbett.
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United States
Read
Tientsin
Tien-tsin
Shan-Ching- Hawn
Li Hong Chang
Yamen
Philadelphia Press
New Orleans
Major Quinn
Gulf of Mexico
Port Eads
Mississippi River
Quinn
Gulf
Mississippi Delta
Louisiana
Chicago Times- Herald
Baldhead hair grafting scam and Satolli trip denial
An advertisement from New York details a skin specialist launching scalp graft experiments to graft red hair onto bald men, with a Chicago broker paying for the job. Joseph Hewitt of 440 Fourth Avenue volunteers for the trial, while a Washington Post report denies Mgr Satolli plans to visit Rome in January, stating no such trip is planned or requested.
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New Mail
Chicago Croker
New York
New York City
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Joseph Hewitt
Fourth Avenue
Hewitt
New York World
Washington
Mgr. Satolli
Rome
Dr. Rooker
Mgr
Satolli
Vatican
Mgr. Satelli
America
Washington Post
Great Find at Milford Unprecedented Aboriginal Cemetery
An immense aboriginal cemetery has been found at Milford Ohio. Curator W K Moorehead of the state museum directs excavations as skeletons are exhumed by the hundred. Graves hold a diverse array of weapons trinkets utensils ornaments and religious symbols in stone bronze and silver. The site offers priceless ethnological insights.
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Milford
W. K. Moorehead
State Museum
Cincinnati Enquirer
Woman visitor to exposition plans article on thrift dress
Walter Coleman notes a young woman who recently toured the exposition and Dahomey village will write an piece on How to Dress on 2 a Year.
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Walter Coleman
Atlanta Constitution
Old Books and Garden Nooks by Eugene Field in Chicago Record
A nostalgic tribute to cherished volumes stored on walls and shelves. The speaker compares aging folios to relics of distant years, smelling of sea and French perfume, and treasured with ashes between pages that tell of a long-departed reader. The poem invites readers to pluck from a garden of books and keep them as lasting epitaphs.
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Walton
World’s fair observations from Atlanta to Chicago
The piece notes visitors at the World’s fair seek keepsakes and Midway jaunts, admires Georgia colored men as patient and progressive, contrasts a flamboyant Black man with a smiling gleaming toothed vendor, and mentions Philadelphia Press reflections. It then reports a Delaware inventor’s silver tube for communion wine that allows sipping without contact, enabling fearful worshippers to partake safely.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Georgia
Philadelphia Press
Delaware
Philadelphia
Quay and Magee Politicking in Pittsburgh and Beaver Vale
A Beaver Pa citizen recounts Matt Quay’s campaign strategy with Magee, depicting political bargaining, stock schemes, and street realignments in Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh. The piece praises Quay’s discernment, work ethic, and specific reform proposals, contrasting Magee’s restraint with Quay’s relentless drive and public hospitality.
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Beaver
Quay
Chris Magee
Fifth Avenue
Pittaburg
Elkins
Widener
Harrisburg
Aldermanic Ring
Magee
Philadelphia
Anys Quay
Acta
Stauffer Hastings
Hiladelphia
Pittsburg
Mr. Quay
Pennsylvania
Cateer
Eugene O'Neill
Grant
Natty Bampo
Cooper
Cashman Davis
George Alfred Townsend
Cincinnati Enquirer
Labor and Wages Decline Across Decade, Experts Warn
An 1906 study by the American Protective Tariff League reports substantial drops in employment and wages since 1889. It cites a 8 to 26 percent variation in workers across industries, with labor value down about 900 million dollars from 1887 levels. The piece contrasts Democratic policy and free trade with protective measures, arguing current imports and consumption lag behind 1889 benchmarks and predicting downstream cutbacks in manufacturing output.
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Free Trade
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LE P. O
Protectionists push export growth through strong domestic industry
Industries and increased foreign exports are urged under protectionist policy to expand exports. Watches from Waltham and Elgin exemplify how home manufacturing boosts overseas sales. The piece argues for broader industrial defense, notes national parks at Civil War battlegrounds, and cites Atlanta’s diverse exposition addresses.
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Waltham, Mass
Elgin
Ills
Europe
Mexico
South America
Australia
Waltham
Trunk of memories reveals love letters and a Valentine's note
In a dusty trunk Dolly and Ann uncover intimate mementos from a life shared between two husbands and a young French admirer. A moss rose bud note reads Malgre Vons, tied to a history of church choir intrigue, a vanished romance, and family heirlooms, ending with the discovery that the tidy holds no more than treasured keepsakes.
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Jeremiah Jordan
Dorothy
Dolly
Watkins
James
David Cameron
David
James Williams
Oevan
Hhide
Betty Perriam
John Lucas
Paris
Nally
Duntist
Ann
Janes Williams
Shymouth
Boston
Taco
Victor Duyord
Hinbeck
Elijal Winslow
New York
Dugard
Eugene Boutelle
Miymouth
Nell Sampson
Neadame de Salles School
Victor Dugard
Nell Sumpaon
Ann Pevetor
Miss Prim
Miss Nell
Madame Dagar
Madame Dagard
Labor's Triumph Across the World’s Wonders
The piece argues labor created history from ancient wonders to modern achievements. It lists seven ancient marvels and nine modern ones, including the pyramids, Taj Mahal, Suez Canal, Eiffel Tower, and railroads. It praises railways as true late century wonders, highlighting the Burlington route and urging readers to contact W. F. Kenyon for tickets.
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Pyramids
Mausoleus
Diana
Ephesus
Babylon
Rhodes
Jupiter
Pharos
Egypt
Taj Mahal
Noor Jehel
Agra
India
Unalbee
Karnak
St Peters
Rome
China
Paris
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Perth
Scotland
Pisa
United States
Burlington
Berlington
Kenyon General Ash
St Paul, Minn
Try Electric Bitters for female complaints and relief
Did You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for troubles large bottle 50 cents at H. S. Puterbaugh's drug store. It is claimed to strengthen organs, relieve loss of appetite, constipation, headaches, fainting spells, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, and dizziness.
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Puterbaugh
Annapolis
Chamberlain
Main St
Meechaniesville
St. Mary County
A. J. McGins
Wm. Nogan
City Drug Store
Morrison
Col
Megan’s City
Lanark
Wat Hogan
Barcastega disaster and ship signals faulty warning
A report recalls the night time loss when the Spanish cruiser Barcastega and 45 crew perished off Baracastegal near the Cuban port. A Morters cargo steamer misread the cruiser signals, engines stopped, and the cruiser sank after a fatal contact due to a damaged electric signal system.
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Cobs
Barcastega
Barcastegal
Morters
Dirknes
Lanark Cash Store Promotes Standard Patterns
Lanark Cash Store advertises its leadership in retail by carrying Standard patterns praised as the best and most economical. The copy claims the patterns are latest and reliable, noting satisfaction for customers with ordinary gumption who choose Standard.
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Natural Life Preserver
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Jim Corbett
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Midway & Success
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American Federation of Labor
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Howan
Jackson Medical Co. Cinees
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Star Accident Company
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