Treasury Deficit Forecast Seals Bond Route to Cash
Secretary Carlisle analyzes year’s receipts and outlays amid a looming deficit. Treasury surpluses from bond sales and restrained payments mask a $35,000,000 gap. projections assume $345,000,000 in resources with total expenditures near $880,000,000, risking further bond issues.
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Treasury
Carlisle
Treasur
Gangu
Uncle Sam
Herbert
Car- Male
Fiscnl
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
Congress
Indianapolis Journal
New Tariff Record Delivers Deficit Warnings
The article critiques the new tariff law after three months in effect since August 28. It notes ongoing deficits in monthly revenues versus expenditures, downtrending receipts, and questions Congress’s handling of monetary silver. It discusses potential Republican to stabilize silver use and boost American bullion value amid gold mining trends.
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Congress
Senatom
Friends of the New Law
Mexico
South America
China
Republican Party
America
Red and Green Dress in Hunting Safety Debate
A New York Sun extract discusses hunter clothing colors to reduce misidentification risk in Maine woods. It notes red or bright accents can prevent mistaken shots, cautions against black attire, and explains how deer rely on hearing and smell, not sight, while linking color perception to retinal fatigue and cattle reaction. The piece ends with a note on Key West's old name Cayo Huesco.
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Maine
Pine Tree
Saya
Steam Vessel Safety Gains Highlight New Report
The Supervising Inspector General Du mont reports nearly 700 million people traveled on American steamers with only 266 livns but 96 passengers die, a smaller mortality than rail travel. A tug disaster at Sandy Hook killed 35 of 06 passengers, due to inexperience. Boiler accidents affected 15 deaths. 64 of 100274 new life preservers found deficient.
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Dumont
Steam Vessel Inspection Service
James D. Nicol
Sandy Hook
General Dumont
Marine Journal
Strangely mistimed stag hunt ends with curious shots
Prince Hohenlohe and Baron Vietinghoff chased decoyed stags and misread each other as game. They approached within ten paces, fired, and discovered their error when the other hunter dropped his belt and watch, all while the baron remained unharmed and convinced a stag was present. The incident astonished them as they realized the deception. The tale comes from Berlin Special.
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Prince Hohenlohe
Baron Vietinghoff
Call
Berlin
Weather Lore Warns of Bitter Winter Signs on Docks
In a Washington Star piece titled Thick Feathers op Docks and Other Signs of a Hard Winter, a Black resident Carter Bowie near the National hotel describes coming weather. He cites early cold, a potential hard frost, and smallpox in fall as signs, warning sailors and locals to prepare coal and overcoats as winter approaches.
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National Hotel
Carter Bowie
Sixth Street
Washington
Carter
Cole
Washington Star
End of Hill's Career Prompts New York Focus
The clipping argues Senator Hill nears the end of his political run yet remains influential in New York politics. It notes Hill's prominence in the state and limited impact elsewhere, reflecting a broader public shift as the End of Hill's Career is discussed amid party confidence debates.
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Senator Hill
New York
Philadelphia Inquirer
Republican Party
Chicago
Inter Oocoan
Sleuths nab pair in prairie murder case
The Cleveland Plain Dealer describes detectives arresting a woman and then her husband in a murder inquiry. Officers keep them in custody on suspicion while pursuing possible confessions, as the case unfolds under a vigilant prairie setting.
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Sleuth
Bleuth
Haid
Prairie Bunch
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Queer Distinction of a Man Swallowed by an Alligator
Edward Rowland, once swallowed whole by an alligator, survives as the only living person with that imprint. The article recounts the Jacksonville Florida incident near Dunn's Creek and St Johns River, where Rowland was swallowed and later revived by his father after the alligator was killed. Also described are Chinese fishmongers in Canton, their live fish trades, breeding methods, and vivid handling of fish for market.
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Edward Rowland
Rowland
Sanford
Fla
Dunn‘s Creek
Florida
St. Johns River
Dunn's Creek
Canton
Mike
Baskata
Tuba
Pneumonia risks and home care guidance
Cyrus Edson in St. Louis Post-Dispatch emphasizes winter pneumonia dangers and the importance of ventilation hygiene and nutrition. He recommends immediate medical advice, quinine and camphor, hot foot baths, rest, wrapping, wool underwear, and a moderate diet to boost resistance and prevent fatal outcomes.
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Cyrus Edson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New Zealand moth catching plant claims pest control
A New Zealand correspondent reports that the moth destroying plant Arangia swibene, native to southern Africa, was introduced accidentally seven years ago and now grows freely in mild climates. It uses a mechanical trap where moths are pinched and killed, potentially reducing larval moth ravages, though some moths reportedly avoid the trap.
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New Zealand
Suy
Africa
Exports of Silver and Gold in 1894 Compared
The article notes silver exports reached 81 041 850 in 1894, up 24 million from the prior year, while gold exports fell by 82 million. It cites debt payments, bond increases, and an annual Carlisle bond interest of 5 million, with a London Sketch quip about Minnie and a proposal.
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Carlisle
Judge's Mild Dissipation Through 5 Cent Detective Novels
A New York World report describes a prominent judge taking a mental spree with cheap detective and adventure stories. He says reading such absurd fiction rests his mind from legal burdens, offering amusement without harm and a chance to recharge between serious cases.
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Anle
York
Park Row
Plame
Cap Collier
Madagascar
Frank
Ron
Long Island
New York World
Chinese Pawnbrokers and Their Role in Canton
Florence O'Driscoll notes that in Canton pawnshops rise like towers with few windows, resembling banks for safekeeping of deeds and valuables. Chinese people deposit goods for winter storage, obtain loans against stored items, and dealing with pawnbrokers is not seen as degrading to a gentleman.
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Canton
Florence O'Driscoll
M. P
Debate on Woman Suffrage Sparks War Referendum Note
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal and Ledger page shows a dialogue about women's ballot rights and wartime capability. The exchange questions whether men with disabilities should vote while implying women cannot fight in war, reflecting early suffrage debates and partisan commentary.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tragedy at Council Bluffs Bank Ends in Double Shooting
John Huntington assistant bookkeeper at Citizens State Bank shoots C A Cromwell of Minneapolis and F N Hayden of Chicago in a bank office then kills himself. Cromwell and Hayden survive with injuries, Huntington dies two hours later. The incident follows internal probes into a missing $500 check linked to Huntington.
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Council Bluff
Bay
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C. A. Cromwell
F. N. Hayden Sed
Counc. Bluffs
Citizens State Bank of
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John Huntington
Minneapolis
F N Hayden
Chicago
Fidelity and Casualty Company
New Yok
Cromwell
Hayden
Huntington
Ira F. Hendricks
Union Stock Yards National Bank
South Omaha
New York City
Inter
Fidelity Company
J. D. Edmundson
R. Hannan
That Boy Jim Dies Aboard Train In Tragic Tale
A harsh portrayal of Jim titled the devil by his peers ends with his death when a train arrives. Frank L Blanton recalls the boy’s reckless life and final act as the engine whistles by, leaving Jim under the engine. The piece frames him as both troublemaker and martyr.
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Jim
Frank L. Blanton
Atlante Constitution
Syrup of Figa Laxative Promises Comfort and Health
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figa as a superior liquid laxative. It claims rapid relief from constipation, colds, headaches, and fevers, with kidney, liver, and bowel cleansing without weakening. Purportedly approved by medical professionals and sold in 60 cent bottles by druggists, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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All Druggista
California Pig Syrup Co
Local Businesses and Professionals Listing
Business and professional cards advertise Deska and Office Furniture by C G Gyllenback at 28 Market Square, Moline. W R Moore offers specialist eye ear nose and throat care with offices in Davenport, promoting medical services and devices.
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Davenport
Whittaker Blo.c
Somer Third
Brady Streets
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