Canadian British Talks Ease Tensions Over Canals and Trade
The report describes permission granted for four U S revenue cutters to transit from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the Canadian canal and St Lawrence River, with Spain war reframing navigation. Britain will not withdraw permission if vessels head directly to a U S port and resist hostilities if needed. The message also notes a favorable outlook on the Canada Britain negotiations, seeking to remove discord and expand growing cross border trade with assurances for facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
United States Revenue
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Canadian Canal
St. Lawreace
Lake Ontario
United States
Spain
Great Britain
Dominion of
Canada
Annexation of Hawaii and transition of sovereignty
The United States completed the transfer of Hawaii on August 12 according to the joint resolution of 1858. Civil and military powers in the islands continue under Hawaiian officers with Congress to provide a governing framework. Commissioners Shelby M. Cullom John T. Morgan Robert R. Hitt Sanford B. Dole and Walter F. Grear will propose legislation to shape the incorporated territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
Republic of Hawaii
Congress
Philadelphia
Miller
Honolulu
Dole
Hawaiian Islands
Shelby M. Cullom
Ilinois
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Robert R. Hitt
Sanford B. Dole
Hawaii
Walter F. Grear
mid-Pacific
Union
Japan
Notice of Termination of Mexico Extradition Convention
The Mexican government notified on January 24, 1888, its termination of the 1861 extradition convention, inviting a new treaty. Discussion covers political crime doctrines, extradition by transit, and potential treaty reforms. Also noted are the Mexican water boundary negotiations and Peru’s plan to abrogate the 1887 treaty of friendship commerce and navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Jesus Guerrera
Diaz
Texas
Guerrera
Japan
United States
Mexican Water Boundary Commission
Chamizal
el Paso
Tex
Ancos
Rio Grande
Peru
Russia
Ambassadors Present Credentials in St. Petersburg
Under authority from the act of March 3 1893 the U S commissioned and accredited the representative in St. Petersburg as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The Russian ambassador to this country has since presented his credentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Turkey
United States
Ottoman Porte
Ivgeroum
Great Britain
Venezuela
Czar Peace Proposal and U S Readiness for Conference
The czar proposes a general reduction of military forces and invites U S participation in a conference to discuss peace measures. The United States welcomes the principle and pledges support to the beneficent project for peace and goodwill among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury Report Shows 1898 Receipts and Expenditures
The secretary of the treasury reports total receipts from all sources for the year ended June 30 1898 at 405 321 885 with expenditures of 443 368 582. Customs brought in 149 575 062 and internal revenue 170 900 641. Dutiable imports fell to 24 735 479 while duty-free imports rose to 291 414 175. Internal revenue rose by 24 212 068 from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress urged to align domestic currency with industry needs
The document argues that the standard of money used domestically should match our commercial rivals and be safe yet adequate to meet the needs of internal commerce and industry. It emphasizes careful congression consideration of currency relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Maritime policy urged after annexation of territories
The annexation of Hawaii and new relations with Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines prompt a strong call for a national maritime policy. The United States should establish regular steamship service under the American flag to the new islands and ensure facilities for Hawaii's trade under national control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Spain
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Post Office Department
President urges permanent army expansion to 100000
In a message dated after the 1898 act, the president supports legal permanent growth of the regular army beyond prewar levels. He approves a 100000 force as needed, seeks authority to enlist from island inhabitants when directed, and vows to muster out volunteers after congress funds the regular establishment increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Secretary of War
Government Reclaims Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific Railroads
The president notes court sales of the Union Pacific main line and Kansas Pacific, with government recovery totaling 64,751,225.75 dollars, surpassing earlier bids. Foreclosure actions on Central Pacific are deferred pending a congressional settlement, and the Postal Service reports rapid growth and wartime expansion with 100 million annual expenditures and 73 000 post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railway
United States Court For
District of Nebraska
Kansas
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Congress
Reorganization Committee
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Secretary of the Interior
Central Pacific
Western Pacific
The
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Postmaster Policy Under Military Occupation Improves Service
The report outlines the decision to retain experienced postmasters during occupation to sustain public service. As territory came under control, mail facilities for residents and occupying forces were reestablished under existing civil administration principles. The postmaster general notes progress and ongoing work.
Secretary Long Receives Navy Expansion Endorsement
The secretary of the navy gains executive approval for expanded fleet plans including three 13 5OO ton seagoing battleships with armor and heavy ordnance, three 12 000 ton armored cruisers, three 6 000 ton protected cruisers and six 2 000 ton cruisers, with costs cited. Also recommended are revived admiral and vice admiral ranks for Spanish‑American War veterans and urging early legislation for the 12th census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Spain
Pensions and the 1898 Fiscal Year Totals
The pension rolls on June 20 1898 listed 993 714 names an increase of about 18000 over the prior year. Appropriations for pensions totaled 148 082 892 79 with 141 651 879 80 disbursed leaving 3 491 012 59 unexpended. New names added by act brought total pension enrollees to 6486 since the start. Patent office receipts reached 91 253 948 44. expenditures were 1 081 688 79 leaving a 172 314 65 surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Patent Office
Public Domain Lands and Forest Reserves Expansion Report
Public land disposals for the year totaled 8 453 046.92 acres with receipts of 2 277 095 18 dollars, up from the prior year. Proclamations revived operations on 11 forest reservations, added reserves Pine Mountain Zaca Lake Prescott and expanded Pecos River. By year end 30 forest reservations covered about 40 719 474 acres nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Mountain
Zaca Lake
California
Prescott
Arizona
Pecos River
New Mexico
Afagnac
Alaska
Progress for Five Civilized Tribes and Indian Territory
The report highlights improved general conditions among the five tribes with only one major outbreak among Chippewa at Minnesota. It notes partial enforcement of the 1898 act, Dawes commission gains, and urges educating 30,000 white children living in the Indian territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Minnesota
Indian Territory
Dawes Commission
Commission
Federal Agriculture Efforts Expand Seed Trade and Sugar Beets
The department of agriculture enlarges overseas seed and plant exploration to open markets and aid semi arid regions. Experiments nationwide test soils and climates for beets. $270000 federal plus $400000 state funds back stations and stations extend Caribbean hurricane warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Forestry Division
Department
West
Congress
Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
South Seas
President McKinley Urges Consideration Of Key Labor And Legal Reforms
In a December 5 1898 message from the Executive Mansion McKinley commends amending the alien contract law to protect seamen supports clearer eight hour law application for labor and endorses arbitration principles. He notes departmental reports detail government conduct over the past year and outline questions Congress may act on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury
Congress
William M'Kinley
Executive Mansion
Settlement push in western Canada attracts settlers
The rapid settlement of western Canada's fertile prairies spurs analysis of resources for eastern farmers renters and land buyers. It notes millions of bushels of wheat and up to 50 000 cattle shipped this year with Germania Milwaukee reporting on free government land of 160 acres offered to each settler and agents providing information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Germania
Milwaukee
United States
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dance floor fright and unreachable deafness ad copy
A dramatic social scene shows a fragile youth collapsing at a dance after a sudden illness. The piece shifts to a medical advertisement claiming deafness cures via Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with a one hundred dollar offer for catarrh related deafness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Druggista
Chance to Get Even After Grandmother Rebuff
A Kentucky man recently married the granddaughter of a woman who once refused him. The paper hints at vengeance as the couple begins a new family tie by linking the marry to resolving old rebuffs and the potential for a dramatic shift in relations within the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Quote Sparks Irony in Chicago Post Exchange
A dramatic line from a Chicago Post excerpt shows a man declaring selfless devotion while a woman coldly questions if such sacrifice would ruin the foolkiller. He departs, leaving the dust on his trousers as he exits quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Lane's Family Medicine Promotes Daily Bowel Movement
Advertises a medicine that claims to move the bowels daily and keep the body healthy by acting on the liver and kidneys. Promises relief from headaches and lists prices of 25 and 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
More Than His Match Algernon
Short selections and adage style verses from various periodicals. References include a May 4 1894 address from Harrisburg Pennsylvania and multiple notices praising remedies such as St Jacobs Oil. The mix presents humorous quips and medical cures attributed to the era.
Sailed steamer crew arrives in Baltimore after fire in hold
After ten days at sea the Spanish steamer crew reached Baltimore. In mid ocean flames were found in the hold and the crew fought the fire persistently for ten days. An ad promotes Mostetter's Stomach Bitters as a stomach tonic and remedies for kidney liver and blood disorders. Chain-Olids digestion and a coffee substitute Grain-O are also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Baltimore
Mostetter
North-Western Excursion Tickets On Sale This Winter
North Western lines announce home seekers excursions with favorable time limits selling November 1 and December 6 and 20 to many West and South points at exceptionally low rates. For details and full information contact Chicago and North Western Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western
Laine
Giekede
Chicago & North-Western
A’y
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Patent Remedies
An old advertisement roundup touts Kemp's Balsa and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as quick cures for coughs and colds. Mentions free samples, cheap bottle sizes, druggists, refunds if not cured, and various dubious health claims amid sensational lines.
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Czar
British Guiana
Paris
Muller
Brewer
Lord Herschell
Richard Collins
Tribunal
M. I. de Martens
International
United States Treasury
Pacific Railways
NAVY
Secretary Long
Pensions
the Patent Office
American Farms
Agricultural Department
Algernon
Miss Keene
Appapeinys
Deweler
Lizzie
Camp St
Harrisburg
L. A. W. Bulletin
Sciatica
St. Jacobs Oil
Sea of Life
Detroit Journal
New York
Eepeserreners Kutco
Northeath
ST. Louis
Washington
Perini
Defenis
Vek
At’s Horn
B. A.W. Bulletin
Moat Barbera
Eke
Rerape
H. A. W. Bulletin
Chicago Daily News
St. Jacobs
En Cold
Corte
Dr. Ayer
J. C. Aver
Lowell, Mass
Williams
Detroit
Max R. Davies
Co. B. Wis Homer
Third Avenue
Marrand, Williams & Clark
Willining
Dr. Willams
Mich
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady, NV
Star Plug L. & M
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Comp’y
Thos. Gillard
Elgin
Ill
Sterling Temedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
Western Canada
Department Interior
Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
Monadnock Building
Lst
O. Currie
Stevens Point
Wis
M. V. McInnes
Morrill Biock
Dutroit
D. L. Cavens
Bad Axe
James Grieve
Reed City
N. Bartholomew
Des Moines
Iowa
Mulhall
Wenster
Barton
Mhorse
Webster
Col
Buen
Omicago
Christmagt
Bea
Poxtoities
Banz
N.Y
Catakyras
Powell & Clement
Main St
Sona Fur Boul
Uneems Sunbyauante
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