Annexation Debates Highlight Week in Congress
The House debated Hawaiian annexation as Newlands and Lodge pressed resolutions while the Senate adopted a claim inquiry into the Methodist Book Concern. The International American Bank bill faced three hours of discussion, and a retired Navy list bill passed. The Niagara bridge and deficiency measures moved forward as Congress weighed territorial policy and trade implications.
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Senate
Naval Hospital Corps
Hawaii
United States
Newlands
Silverite, Ney
Lodge
Mass
Congress
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Chandler
Basco
Cripple Creek Railroad Company
Collo
Pike's Peak
Grosvenor
Rep
Morgan
Ala
International American Bank
United States Navy
House of Representatives
Dingley
Mutual, Casualty, Fidelity and Guaranty Companies
Ifnise
Niagara River
Grand Island
Ma. Wilson
S. C
Carmack
Foreign Relations Committee
Mgr. Davis
Hawaiian Islands
Pan-American Congress
Ant Knowledge and the Agassiz Association President
The president Ballard trapped an ant near its hill placed it in a box seventy feet away and released it on a sandy road. The ant first seemed bewildered then climbed a ridge of sand raised its body and waved its antennae before returning straight home.
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Ant Knowledge
Agassiz Association
Ballard
Too Much for Him at Bank Janitor Job
Fragmentary recall describes a janitor at a bank who faced strain from colleagues and ailing health. The faded lines reference Joe Smith and a failing constitution, hinting at workplace stress and diminishing endurance among staff.
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Joe Smith
Cloves for the World Islands of Zanzibar Tale
Cloves for the world evoke Zanzibar’s two small islands and Turkish trade routes. A fragment recalls four-fifths of the cloves destined for global markets, hinting at historic spice power and maritime commerce across distant shores.
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Zanzibar
New War Revenue Bill Becomes Law Under McKinley
President McKinley signs the war revenue bill as law with effect the day after passage. The act imposes broad taxes across industries including licenses for bakers brokers and importers, stamp taxes on bonds sales and documents, and specific levies on beer cigars cigarettes tobacco and various manufacturers. Penalties for evasion or counterfeiting stamps are severe with fines and possible imprisonment.
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McKinley
Fidelity and Guarantee
Custom House
Customs Bonded Warehouse
British North America
Great Wheat Crop Promised From Acreage Survey
Preliminary returns show spring wheat acreage at 16.8 million acres, plus 26.2 million winter wheat, totaling about 43 million acres, over 3.5 million more than last year. Growth shown in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Oregon, and Washington. winter wheat condition at 90.8 versus 78.5 last year, spring wheat near record high at 100.9 with most principal production states reporting above normal. North Dakota 104, South Dakota 108, Nebraska 105, Iowa 102, Minnesota 100, Oregon 101, Washington 97.
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oregon
Washington
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Maryland
Missouri
Tennessee
Kansas
Kentucky
California
Great Increase of Exports in 1898 for Farmers
The fiscal year ending this month shows U S farmers benefiting more than ever, with agricultural exports likely to exceed 835 million dollars, surpassing 1892’s record. Breadstuffs will average near 1 million daily, with wheat, flour, and corn all rising sharply from 1897. Provisions, including beef and dairy, may total around 160 million, signaling a major surge in farm trade and national prosperity.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
New York Journal of Commerce
Commissioner of Pensions
The
Journal of Commerce
Auction of Prize Vessels and Cargoes in Key West
A public sale will dispose of prize vessels and their cargoes in Key West, offered to the highest cash bidder. Bids will be accepted for vessels among the listed items and their freight and cargo details, as published.
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Key West
Russia to Build Great Canal Uniting Black and Baltic Seas
Naval intelligence outlines a vast project to link the Black and Baltic seas via a 1080 mile waterway, using rivers to shorten the artificial length to 125 miles. Estimated cost stands at 97 million dollars with the aim of rapid fleet redeployment between ends in under a week. Assistant Secretary Cridler returns from Paris and plans to submit a report urging a generous national exhibit appropriation for Paris 1900.
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Black
Baltic Seas
Office of Naval Intelligence
Russia
Cridler
Paris
Duel in Paris Ends With Wounded Opponent
Count Boniface de Castellane who wed Anna Gould of New York fought M. Henri Turot in Paris in three sword rounds. Turot was wounded in each round, twice slightly and the third time severely in the right forearm, ending the duel. Nation OKs announcements on Jersey and Delaware peach crops.
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France
Boniface de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
Paris
M. Henri Turot
Petite Republique Francaise
M. Turot
Long Fingernails Indicate Rank and Breeding Across Asia
Chicago News reports that long nails signify status in Siam, Assam, Cochin China and China with nails reaching three inches to two feet. In Siam the nails hinder writing and feeding, yet aristocrats revere them and wear metal cases. Nubia also views long nails as a sign of good breeding while Marquesas tattooing covers hands.
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Siam
Assam
Cochin China
China
Hindoostan
Nubia
Marquesas Islands
Chicago News
The Derelict at Sea and the Veendam Accident
A Pittsburg Times meditation on derelict ships, noting how drifting wrecks like the Veendam can drift without signals and threaten vessels, while sea dangers such as ice and fog prompt cautious navigation. The Veendam was spotted by the St. Louis after its accident, underscoring the perilous romance of the sea.
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White Mountains
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Rosecrans
James E. Sterling
Oni
Light Guards
Cleveland
Creighton
Ohio
West Virginia
Rosy
Kanawha River
General Rosecrans
Gen. Rosecrans
Clubs in Boston and the Tea Habit
The article notes Boston hosts a vast array of clubs from high society to fringe groups and that many residents live around club life. It highlights tea as a dominant Boston beverage and warns of health issues from excessive tea drinking while two thirds of club talk centers on occultism and Browning.
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Boston
United States
Smoke as a Lightning Rod Sparks French Peasant Practice
A report explains why French peasants burn smoky fires before storms, arguing smoke conducts electricity away safely. Citing Schuster, it notes lightning damage statistics: 6.3 churches and 8.5 mills struck per 1,000 cases, while factory chimneys are only 0.3. A separate remark links love affairs to a desire to be like Clara Barton.
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Schuster
Soldiers and veterans recall Civil War battles
Graphic reminiscences recount firing in Fair Oaks and the Wilderness, Grant’s near presence at Meade's lines, and Rosecrans's steady command. Veteran speakers describe fear, courage, and the cost of war, including pension burdens and a Georgia hotel tale about Wade Hampton.
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Fair Oaks
Johnston
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Hampton
Montgomery Advertiser
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Wade Hampton
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