Bizarre midcentury tech feats plus global notes
A Swiss inventor builds a waterproof cloak with pockets and lights for shipwreck rescues while a steel rope lightens a life raft. Cotton mills in Piedmont NC slash hours due to high prices. Hungarian Bible demand grows. Sabbath support actions by Modern Woodmen of America. pundits comment on social drinking shifts. Missouri voting on amendments linked to Saint Louis fair. drought superstition in Czech village. Paris beggar wealth. exploration era questions on east.
Professor Laughlin Opposes McKinley Imperialism Verdict
Prof J Lawrence Laughlin of the University of Chicago has told his classes that he will not vote for McKinley this year. He criticizes imperialism and the Philippines policy as contrary to American institutions and argues trade should follow competition, not conquest. He warns that conquest enriches a few at the expense of workers and taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lawrence Laughlin
William McKinley
Coin
Harvey
University of Chicago
McKinley
Laughlin
McKinlrof
Philippines
Orient
Philippine Islands
America
South
Congress
Atlanta
Roosevelt for Vice President Debate and Trust Critique
The piece argues against Roosevelt as vice president, warning of his plans for a large permanent army and aggressive action against political opponents. It criticizes his stance as dangerous ambition and cites soap and starch trusts in Indiana as examples of corporate power profits harming consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
McKinley
White House
Mr. Stork Roosevelt
Uraggarto
United States
San Francisco Examiner
Panic scare and starvation cry fail to win year
The article notes workers facing hardship yet declaring that fear and hunger will not dictate this year’s outcomes. It highlights resilience among workingmen amid economic strain and calls for continued effort toward prosperity.
Overproduction and Gold: A Fanny Subject Appeal to Reagan
The letter questions how domestic overproduction helps matters if goods are exchanged with other nations. It asks what use gold has if there are more goods than people can consume and who benefits from surplus exports. The writer mocks the topic as a frivolous appeal to Reagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
George
South America
W. J. Bryan
James Blaine and the American policy of peace and expansion
The text discusses James Blaine’s 1884 acceptance letter asserting an American policy of peace, friendship, and commercial enlargement with all nations in the Western Hemisphere. It contrasts imperialist force with expansion through trade, noting he rejected alliance entanglements and colonial conquest in favor of broader, peaceful growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Great Britain
United States
Alaska
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Teeming with Prosperity in Ohio Iron and Tin Trades
Official report from the Amalgamated Association lists conditions in Ohio mills and plants during the steel and tinworkers’ strike era. Numerous locations show idle, with a few operating or closed for repairs. Zanesville signed the scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tinworkers
Ohio
Canton—Sheet Mills
Cambridge—Sheet Mill
Cambridge—Morton Triplate Company
Canal
Dover
Cleveland—Cleveland Hardware Co
Cleveland—Triplate Mill
Cleveland
Lake Erie Iron Company
Trenton
Eagle
Idle
Trondale
Iidle
Lisbon
Leetonia
Cherry Valley Works
Martin's Ferry
Laughlin
Haselton
New Philadelphia
Piqua
Pomeroy
Iile
Breubenylle
Youngintown—Brown, Bonnell
Youngstown
Valley Mill
Youngstowne
American Steel Hoop Company
Warren—Idile
Zanesville
Was Charles Sumner a scuttler and expansionist?
A compact sum up of debates around Charles Sumner and William Jennings Bryan, contrasting Sumner’s natural expansion stance with anti-imperialist views and Bryan’s campaign rhetoric, referencing Roosevelt and McKinley era politics and concerns over campaign funding and labor wage issues.
Efforts to Elect McKinney Face Donkey of the Man
In its drive to back McKinney the committee unveils a controversial allegation about a man who held influence there. The report cites fifty trusts connected to the area as part of the political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnke
Ite
McKinney
Oteer Trust
Delagoa Bay arbitration and US diplomacy amid gold loan
The piece reviews the Delagoa Bay railway seizure and eleven year arbitration involving McMurdo, Portugal, Britain, and the United States. It notes American leadership in pressing arbitration, British reluctance, and the expected final payments from the gold reserve. It also touches on Russia loan prospects and a Burns museum anecdote, ending with a Japanese statesman’s warning on religion and emperor deification.
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Portugal
Switzerland
Col. McMurdo
Frederick C. Penfield
J. Trehane
London
Berne
Col
Bob" Ingercoll
Uttle Delagoa Bay Railroad
America
McMurdo
Edward McMurdo
Delagoa Bay
Col. MacMurdo
Lourengo Marques
Africa
Transvaal
James G. Binine
Supremacy in Iron and Steel Trade
The United States leads as the world's foremost producer of iron and steel, with Great Britain, Germany, and the U.S. as top rivals. France and Belgium still contribute, but are likely to recede. Russia is a rising competitor. U.S. progress stems from strong demand for improved methods and machinery, German strength from intensive technical training, and Britain's position from commercial genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
Ita
Russia
Belgium
Russia Eyes 50 Million US Loan Negotiations
Reports claim the Russian government is negotiating a 50 million dollar loan in the United States with financiers considering the proposal favorably. A syndicate is said to be forming to float the loan, after Russia previously borrowed about 20 million in the country to pay for steel rails and railway materials for Siberian railroad projects. The arrangement would benefit Russia and provide U.S. manufacturers with business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
Siberian
Revivalist Newsboy Draws St Louis Crowd
An 11 year old newsboy Carl Jamie son from St Louis holds revival services in a neighbor barn at T17 Cardinal Avenue attracting local families and youth. He preaches without church membership or pay, inviting all ages to attend nightly gatherings. Howard Gould arrives at a Port Washington residence seeking business matters.
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Carl Jamieson
St Louis
Cardinal Avenue
Lous
Latenera
Lenda
Barn
Howard Gould
Port Washington, L. 1
Grandpa at the Ballpark Spruces Up a Night Out
A lively young woman describes her ailing grandfather’s reluctant trip to a baseball game. He groans at the crowds, argues about the rules, bets a thousand dollars on his knowledge, and even sheds coat and necktie to challenge the umpire. The tale blends humor with a stubborn pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Magna
Detroit
Prescription Copy Refused Over Illegible Script
A customer asks for a copy of last week's prescription. The druggist explains he cannot read the original script, so he cannot provide a copy. The exchange highlights issues with legibility and record access in a pharmacy setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druggiat
Father of Many Children Relates Quirky Family Tale
In a Washington Star reminiscence a proud father reflects on the joys and chaos of a lively brood of nine. He recalls a quiet apartment mishap where his wife confronts him about two noisy bachelor friends across the hall and a comic outburst involving a crying baby and a gun remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Albert
T’va
Willié
Why Too ML Farce In Indianapolis Journal Exchange
A brief exchange from the Indianapolis Journal features a dialog about pride and merit. One speaker expresses resolve to tell Why when he arrived he made too much fuss, and the other questions the claim. The fragment hints at personal grievance and social bravado within a newspaper item.
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Indianapolis Journal
Acquittal Hopes Fade in Odd Courtroom Exchange
In a peculiar exchange Constance B pleads for her husband’s acquittal while a lawyer notes the public knows him. The dialogue pivots on a muttered accusation about a private person colored yellow tied to a capital offense, reflecting a tense scene in a courtroom.
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