Puerto Rico bill in House advances tied vote
Washington dispatch details a tense struggle over the Puerto Rico tariff measure. The Senate likely blends House and Foraker bill provisions, with McKinley signaling support as administration pressure rallies lawmakers to pass the plan and restore order on the island. The piece notes fears of implications for the Philippines and Cuba, then shifts to reminiscences of Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton by H. H. Atherton Jr.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Doubtles
McKinley
Puerto Rico
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Executive Mansion
Hanna
McCall
United States Treasury
Spain
Philippines
Cuba
Ship of State
Henry W. Lawton
Union
Massachusetts
Boston
L. H. Palmer
G. L. Connor
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
E. G. Stevens
Clinton
West Point
Gov. Rice
Lawson
Harry Stevens
Cambridge
Lawton
Carter
Gen
Capt. Carter
Hit
Prayer books and religious literature on display
Lent suggests religious literature with a complete line of Catholic and Episcopal books. Bibles proofs, hymnals, rosaries and holy week books are stocked along with devotional works. If a book is not in stock it can be ordered promptly by Thomas H. Lawler, fashionable stationer and bookseller at 79 Merrimack, 15 and 21 John streets.
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Thomas H. Lawler
Merrimack
John Streets
Child Receives Aid From Croup Remedy in Albany
An Albany dairyman sought a doctor for a sick child and bought Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at a local drug store. The child improved before the doctor arrived, and the family urged neighbors to use the remedy. The druggist reports growing demand in the area. For sale by all druggists.
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Albany Ny Y
Otto Schola
Chamberlain
Deacon Hardappe and Thidget Clash Over Wages
A dispute unfolds with Thidget demanding owed wages and Deacon Hardappe responding that he owes nothing yet. The exchange hints at a tense, old fashioned hierarchy and possible ongoing labor tension within a religious community setting.
The Bobolink in Meas and Meadows of New England
Lucie C. Hager recounts the bobolink season from March to June, detailing migration from South America to New England, mating displays, nesting on ground, egg color and clutch size, and the birds’ rollicking song. The piece blends natural history with personal anecdotes of observing courtship, nest discovery, and fledgling behavior in meadow and roadside habitats.
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Baltimore
Middle States
Delaware
Schuylkill
West Indies
Jamaica
New Jersey
Canada
Utah
Montana
South America
Amazon
New England
Florida
Boxborough
Land of Flowers
Chapman
Samuels
Fortune in Buffalo Horns Boosts Hartford Sister
A Hartford woman inherits nearly 10,000 pairs of buffalo horns from her Minnesota brother who saved the herd by stockpiling the horns. She plans to market the polished, ebony-hued horns in various forms after studying bone processing in Leominster Massachusetts and considering selling the entire collection stored in a thousand cubic feet of space.
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Minnesota
United States
West
Great Northern Railroad
New England
Montana
Hartford
Leominster
Mass
Hartford Courant
Profits From Post Offices Across the World
An analysis notes the United States runs its postal service for public convenience rather than profit, unlike Britain France Germany and others. It cites Britain’s substantial net profit and compares global profits and losses, including Spain Hungary India and Japan, with Greece humorously suggested as a factor in its small Greek-name postage.
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United States
Argentine
Bulgaria
Uruguay
Bosnia
Siam
Great Britain
New York
Brooklyn
San Francisco
West
England
France
Germany
Spain
Post Office Department
Hungary
India
Belgium
Austria
Japan
Holland
Turkey
Awiteerland
Portugal
New Zealand
Sweden
Denmark
Greeve
Agnee's Ointment Aimed at Ty Typos and Pitee Relief
An historic ad notes Dr Agnee's Ointment claiming to ease torment and provide relief from long standing pains. Sold by A B Carter and F C Goodale & Co with a wide daily availability.
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Agnee
Comers
Eure
A. B. Carter
F.C. Goodale & Co
Shame of Uncle Sam in Manila Saloons
A Manila World article blames American saloons for corrupting the city after 1898. It cites rapid growth of drinking, lax licenses, native involvement, and the impact on both soldiers and civilians. The piece condemns the vice as a stain on Uncle Sam’s name and calls for stricter regulation.
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Philippines
Manila
Uncle Sam
Escolta
Army
Navy
Paris
Walter
Santa Cruz
Schurman
Phil P
Sem
Khiah
Modern Houses For Rent And Lots For Sale
Real estate listing offers modern seven room house with attic pantry bath hot and cold water sewer near cars and schools priced at 12.50 a month and an eight room house at 15.25 a month with similar features plus small down payment. Also several large lots with latest improvements priced from 13 to 300.
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White's Tannery
Tift, Vance & Co
Bunting Mill
Jewett St
Bridge St
Highlands
Real Estate Deals Jump as Lowell Market Expands
A. J. and H. W. J. Howe promote rapid real estate gains with houses in Pawtucketville Centralville Highlands priced to move. They note a present $200 home could fetch $2500 in months, plus numerous modern houses and 60 farms offered through the Courter Citizen Building agency. Boarding houses also listed for quick sale.
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Pawtucketville
Centralville
Highlands
Lowell
A. J
H. W. J. Howe
Tenements to Let In Belvidere and Middlesex Street
List of rentals including Belvidere at 7.90, Centralville 7.00, Middlesex Street 7.00, Cottage and Black Smith Shop at 8.00, and several houses from 10.00 to 30.00. Properties describe modern improvements, ample land, and desirable locations near Highlands and Westford Street.
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Belvidere
Centralville
Middlesex St
Middlesex Street
Westford Street
For Sale Block of Tenements and Cottages Wiggin Street
For sale a block of six tenements with a fine bakery shop and adjoining cottage, all at block cost with land included. Two tenement houses on Ludlam Street priced at building cost. Also cottages in Wigginville for 99 with a large yard and 10 monthly payments with no money down. H. Wiggin at 59 Franklin Street.
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Ludlam Street
Wigginville
H. Wiggin
Franklin Street
Dore et Persad Leave Pausing Project Unclear
A brief note indicates Dore and Persad depart from a paused project, leaving questions about next steps and potential reactivation. No further details provided in readable text.
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General Lawton
Fourth Cavalry
Newtonville
W. H. Harper
Hanover Street
Newton
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Portland Street
Tactics
Court Street
Providence
California
Manley
W. R. Shafter
24Th Infantry
H. Co. Corbin
Shafter
Santiago
MacKenzie
Baltimore & Potomac
New Haven
Grant
Suez Canal
Luzon
Arlington Cemetery
H. H. Atherton, JR
Deacon Hardappe
Dun
Dame
Robert of Lincoln
Bobolink
Spink
Bobolinks
Papa
Southland
Lucie C. Hager
Buffalo Horns
Jo Ryax
Hildreth
Now OR
H. A. King
Billerica Centre
H. Elliots
Central Street
Central St
Fish & Plummer
Middlesex County
Highland Club
High Street
Fae
EB. Dodge
Stevenrtreet
W. H. Howe
Summer Street
Froom
Fourth Street
Broadway
Rook Street
Queen Street
Hartett Street
Railroad Street
Somerset Street
Fulton Place
Mroom
Isroom
W. B. Dodge
Fia
Central
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