Foraker Defends Porto Rico Tariff Policy In Congress Debate
Hon. J B Foraker of Ohio argues Congress justified Porto Rico tariff provisions as generous and practical. He notes Porto Rico’s revenue needs, the 85 percent tariff remission on many items, and exemptions from internal taxes, with a call to maintain or refine the system until a better plan exists. The piece also covers broader U S trade gains and notes unsettled diplomatic claims in Constantinople.
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Harrison
J.B. Foraker
Ohio
Foraker
Supreme Court
Congress
Orto Nico
Louisiana
Florida
California
Washington
Porto Rico
United States
River and harbor bill trimmed from eighty to about sixty million
The river and harbor bill passed through and was reported to the house after a strong pruning at the last moment. Original appropriations including continuing contracts totaled about 80 million, but a sub committee reduced them to roughly 60 million, with large items most affected. The Indian appropriation bill passed the house, totaling just over 9 million, while agency count dropped from 52 to 44, with several excluded tribes listed.
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House
Lemhi
Idaho
Neah Bay
Washington
Nevada
Quapaw
Indian Territory
Sac and Pox
Iowa
Silitz
Oregon
Sisseton
South Dakota
Tulalip
German agrarian party seeks higher imports duties
Consul Diederich of Bremen says the agrarian party that pushed a law banning American corned beef and canned meats is now using its influence to push a law drastically raising import duties on all grains entering the German empire. The aim is to render Germany independent of foreign bread supplies.
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Diederich
Bremen
Agrarian Party
Germany
German Empire
Germay
Military instructors proposed for US schools nationwide
The bill would allow the president to detail army and navy officers as instructors in schools where authorized by educational authorities and requested by schools. Instructors would be paid by the schools through a cost covering their quarters. The move targets male students in particular.
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United States
Army and Navy
Army
Navy
First Lieutenant Anita Newcomb McGee Resigns
First Lieutenant Anita Newcomb McGee, the only woman to hold a U S army commission, resigns. Appointed acting assistant surgeon at the start of the Spanish War, she led the army nurse corps in the surgeon general's office. Reports once pictured her in a man’s uniform, but she never wore such attire.
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Anita Newcomb McGee
Army of the United States
Army Nurse Corps
Surgeon General
Congressman E W Martin Stricken With Pneumonia At Home
Congressman E W Martin lies gravely ill at his Deadwood home with pneumonia after a hunting trip. He became overheated during a fast trek to track a deer, sank to the ground, and suffered a severe chill before he signaled for help and was carried home. Friends statewide hope for a swift recovery ahead of his planned trip to Washington.
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E. W. Martin
Deadwood
Mr. Martin
Washington
Crusade Against Intemperance Planned Along Missouri East
A report from Huron states arrangements are made for a crusade against intemperance and other vices to begin at once. The effort will be vigorous and driven by temperance advocates, church-goers, and reinforced by the Anti-Saloon League, Christian Citizenship League, and WCTU on the east side of the Missouri River. The group anticipates the twentieth century as a favorable moment for the crusade.
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Huron
Missouri River
Temperance
Anti-Saloon League
Christian Citizenship League
Wc.t.u
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Strong Blood and Health
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for colds pneumonia fevers and other diseases. It claims the remedy purifies blood tones the stomach stimulates appetite and invigorates the system urging immediate use to stay strong and well.
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Hood
Hood’s Pills are Non-Irritating Price 250
Will Buy Hides and Furs. Bring your hides and furs Fridays and Saturdays to the Farmer’s sheds. W M White.
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Hood
W.M. White
John Marshall Day Observance Planned by South Dakota Bar
A state committee of the South Dakota State Bar Association urges observance of John Marshall Day on February 4, 1901. It calls for commemorative exercises, essays on Marshall, and patriotic songs, with services at the national hospital and speeches by eminent lawyers, including Judge Bartlett Tripp. The annual meeting will be held in Pierre with a public program during the legislature session.
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State Bar Association
John Mursubl
United States
A. E. Hitchcock
Thos, Sterling
Redfield
N. B. Reed
Woonsocket
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Marshall
National Committee
South Dakota
John Marshall
Pierre
Supreme Court
Bartlett Tripp
Credino Tora ET Credi
District Court of the
Putman
Bankrugytcy
Siby
Mitchell
Davison
Keferee
Sioux ‘Falls
Sioux Fal's
S. D
W. Pariaman
T. J. Spangler
Banikrupt
A New Lamp by L. E. Stair Debuts Acetylene Parlor Lamp
L. E. Stair introduces a new acetylene lamp designed for parlor or student use. The device promises bright, steady illumination, and interested readers are invited to view the new lamp.
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L. E. Stair
The Capitals Clubbing List and Rates Announced
The Capital's Clubbing List outlines subscription rates for old and new subscribers. The inter Opesan and Dakota Parmer are mentioned alongside a wall map of North and South Dakota and a semi weekly Sioux City Journal. Rates show 1.50 for the Sioux City Journal and 1.35 for other items.
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Inter Opesan
Dakota
S. Dak
Farmere
Sioux City
Ice Ee
Vxnca
Vigilance Committee Expels Two Suspected Thieves
In Jerauld County residents form a vigilance committee after rumors spread that two young men planned to steal two dhorees and flee the country. The men were brought before the committee and admitted intent, then given twenty four hours to leave. The Weasington Springs Tree Republican notes the swift action and strong communal stance against crime.
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Jerauld County
Weasington Springs Tree
Markets of Mitchell price table for farm products
Corrected market listing shows wheat No 22 and various prices for livestock and dairy. Reads like a vintage agricultural page with figures for cattle feeders and butcher cattle, butter and oats, plus miscellaneous grain prices. Names and exact values are partially obscured by OCR errors but reflect standard midcentury rural market quotes.
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Soln
British Losses and Prisoners Reported in Cape Colony Crisis
Dispatch from Lord Kitchener notes Pretoria reports Helvetia captured and retaken by Reeves with reinforcements. About 40 killed or wounded and 200 prisoners. Lyttelton says no major change, enemy dispersed in Utrecht area, western force moving toward Carnarvon, trains disrupted near Pan and Vaal station, White's column at Senekal, Dewet pressed by Knox and Boye brigade. Casualty and movement details reflect Cape Colony fighting and railway disruption.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Lyttleton
Helvetia
Kitchener
Reeves
Belfast
Machadodorp Lydenberg
Liverpool Regiment
Cape Colony
Utrecht
Carnarvon
de Lisle
Thornycroft
Ventersdorp
Clements
Rustenburg
Pan
Standerton
Vaal
White
Senekal
Knox
Boye
Dewet
Boers Reach Midway Point Between Orange River and Cape Town
London reports the Boers have reached a midpoint between the Orange River and Cape Town. The British press expresses concern over potential enteric fever among worn troops and the loss of a large naval gun. Dispatches describe Boer movements across the railway, west to Victoria West, and reports of attacks near Rosmead Junction with civilians sent to Cradock.
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Orange River
Cape Town
London
Times
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Bangor
Sherburn
Williams
Carnavon
Victoria
Thorneycroft
de Lisle
Hertzog
Vryburg
Damaralan
Priestka
Cape Colony
Cradock
Rosmead Junction
Rosmead
Midelburg
Kimberley Isolated by Boer Raids Amid Food Shortages
From Crappock in Cape Colony on December 28 a report says Kimberley is almost cut off by Boer raiders. No mails arrived December 19 to 25 and provisions are scarce as military take charge of food. A four hour skirmish at Droeifontein on December 17 left minor Boer losses. The Getuk convoy was seized by Boers on Christmas Eve, with 14 Nesbitt's Horsemen captured near Cotespura. Near Weltreden the enemy, now about 800 strong, is driving off stock as more troops are requested. London reports British forces reoccupying Mincksburg, and Helvetia disaster prompts calls for 40,000 mounted reinforcements.
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Crappock
Cape Colony
Kimberley
Leinster Regiment
Barry
Droeifontein
Getuk
Nesbitt
Cotespura
Colesburg
Weltreden
Two Strike Dying At Pine Ridge Agency
HinGTon Jan 2 Two Strike the noted Sioux chief and foe of whites lies at the point of death at Pine Ridge agency. Information from the bureau of Indian affairs confirms the aging warrior is near death with his long resistance drawing to a close.
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Hington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pine Ridge
University Opens Winter Term as Students Return
The University resumes for the winter term with many old students returning and several new enrollments. Dr. Graham foresees a strong winter and spring term with good attendance, aided by pleasant fall and winter. An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, claiming success nationwide and offering a $100 reward for unsuccessful cases.
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Graham
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Advocated by S H Scallin
An advertisement warns that indigestion shortens life and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy. It claims the product digests what you eat and restores digestive organs to perfect health, signed by S. H. Scallin.
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S. H. Scallin
Remembered the Pastor by Friends on New Year’s Day
A group of Rev. and Mrs. T. H. Youngman’s friends visited their home on New Year’s Day and gave a cut glass fruit dish. The Dr. says the gift is like the givers—pure, chaste, beautiful and useful. The note also mentions the congregation’s affection for the Youngmans and refers to a season of many child deaths from croup and lung troubles. It promotes One Minute Cough Cure as instant relief for throat and lung issues.
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T. H. Youngman
S. H. Scallin
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