Globe of 1900s: Bright, biting, and brash outlets quoted
A mosaic of editorial quips and political asides from period papers. Snappy jabs at Greece Spain Cuba and Greece with sharp takes on tariffs railroads trusts and Senate brinkmanship. Notable names include Sherman Reed Kruger and Lord Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Kansas City Journal
Russia
Europe
Baltimore American
George
Kruger
New York Journal
Chicago Tribune
Cuba
Sherman
Hawans
Washington Post
Lord Salisbury
Lord Kimberley
Buffalo Times
Spain
Chicago Post
New York Herald
Baltimore
Chicasa
World's great ports outpace New York as Hamburg surges
A study notes Liverpool expands 40 percent in ten years while Hamburg increases 70 percent, aided by favorable harbor access and canal links. It compares Hamburg and Bremen growth, London’s dominance, and New York’s slower rise amid Baltimore and New Orleans competition, emphasizing canals and rail systems shaping port fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Hamburg
Manchester
Bremen
London
Baltimore
New Orleans
England
Antwerp
Belgium
Marseilles
France
Mediterranean
Havre
Stettin
Germany
United States
New York Sun
Recruiting poster warns men of frontier service hardships
A vivid scene on the Bowery depicts a recruiting office poster in red and blue showing a cavalryman and infantryman saluting a superior with a sword. It details enlistment terms for five years and pay of 13 dollars monthly, plus hospital care and burial at public expense. The piece notes penalties for desertion and mocks the army size limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery
Raines
United States Army
United States
Third Avenue
New York Journal
New Tariff Bill Aims to Protect Farmers and Revive Wool
Washington dispatch outlines the tariff bill presented to Congress. It promises general protection for farm products and specific boosts for wool and sheep industries. The measure, praised by Gen. Grosvenor, contrasts duty rates with Wilson and McKinley laws, arguing clearer wool classification prevents carpet wool fraud.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Congress
McKinley
House
Gen. Grosvenor
Ohio
United States
Middle West
West
Northwest
Customs House
Grosvenor
Dlovdying
Ways and Means Committee
Odd Facts and Vignettes From Across the World
A compilation of miscellaneous notes and curiosities from different regions. Topics include railways for women in Russia, kangaroo farming in Australia, royal household salaries, animal behavior, weather and wildlife oddities, legal anecdotes, and brief social sketches.
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Australia
Jasper Flat
Georgia
Bank of England
Abilene
Kan
Vanceburg
Montana
Helena
Butte
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Ireland
Wales
Scotland
Paris
United States
James McKay
Tampa
Fla
England
Whitney Court
Worcestershire
Maj
J. G. Lee
Louisiana
Ville-Evrard
Edward III
Bristol
Heler
Indiana
St. Joseph County
South Bend
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Press
Cincinnati
Hell
Nevada
Chicago Times-Herald
Crete
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Kentucky
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Corbett
Sullivan
Nansen
North Pole
Cincinnati Tribune
Fitzsimmons
St. Louis Republic
Sterling
Pearl Bryan
Bradley
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Depew
Chicago Inter Ocean
Supreme Court
Chicago Tines- Herald
New York Commercial Advertiser
Atlanta Journal
Standard Oil Company
Grain Elevator Trust
New York World
United States Senate
Indianapolis News
Senate
Reed
Wetreit Free Press
Cially
P.c
Steve Tees
BO P.c
L. le
Tay
E Mons
York
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