On the Trail of the American Missionary in Japan
A three month investigation into Japan’s religious climate and missionary work. The piece quotes Ambassador Wright and Count Okuma, assessing Christianity as a moral influence rather than a state religion. It notes Japan’s religious liberty, the growth of Christians, and calls for united, effective missionary efforts amid 32 denominations and about 150,000 Christians.
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Shiminoseki
Japan
Korea
Marquis Ito
Ambassador Wright
Okuma
Luke E. Wright
Orient
Philippines
Tokio
America
Episcopalians
Church of England
Congregationalists
United Brethren
United Religious
Josefh B. Bowles
Precious Heritage and a Sunny Soul
The piece extols sweetness of temper as a precious heritage that brings beauty, keeps homes welcoming, and acts as a living gospel in a dark world. It praises a sunny soul as a divine gift whose enduring happiness outshines aging and furrowed brows, and envisions blessed vision of Beulah.
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Beulah
Potasimite Explosive Promoted For Rail Construction
A new explosive named Potasimite, perfected in Monterey Mexico, is claimed safer cheaper and more powerful than dynamite. It reportedly produced favorable results on the Mexican Central railroad branch with less gas risk and workers only need to move away from flying rock during blasting.
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Monterey
Mexico
From Errand Boy to Governor in Pennsylvania Politics
Edwin S. Stuart, elected governor of Pennsylvania, is the first native born Philadelphian to win that distinction in many years. He began life as an errand boy in a book store in his early teens. Stuart is a bachelor and his sister Miss Cora A Stuart manages his home.
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Edwin S. Stuart
Pennsylvania
Stuart
Cora A, Stuart
Foolish Move On German Trade Concession
The San Francisco Chronicle condemns a German tariff concession as an underhanded act to permit undervaluation of imports. It urges open free trade over duplicitous reciprocity and backs the McCleary principle for higher tariffs on foreign products, with six months notice of termination.
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San Francisco Chronicle
United States
Congress
Germany
The
Chronicle
the Chronicle
State Department
Root
Cortelyou
McCleary
Sixty-first Congress
Facts and figures in tariff debate urged by Senator Rayner
In a Maryland interview Senator Rayner urged meeting the Protective League with facts, proofs, and figures and rejected glittering generalities. He called for both Democratic and Republican tariff critics to present specific details and a bill of particulars rather than broad claims.
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Rayner
Maryland
Protective League
Cleveland blamed for party splits in Moravian Falls
The Moravian Falls Yellow Jacket Editorial attacks Cleveland for causing Democratic dissensions. It laments his influence and urges him to withdraw as the country recovers and the party improves, arguing he should not reemerge to trouble the nation.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
Propose Protective Tariffs Prompting British Response
The piece argues that granting tariff favors to Germany France and other protected nations could pressure Great Britain into adopting protective tariffs against nations restricting British exports. It questions whether the state department has considered this, noting that someone may need to think on it soon.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
State Department
Why Tamper With It The Tariff Revision Debate
The Topeka Herald argues that tariff revision is driven by Democratic sources and warns that altering the tariff risks harming business. It claims current protections support American workers and that opening the tariff question could slow prosperity, create uncertainty, and produce a worse law.
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Topeka Herald
Tariff Revisions and Wages Question in Paterson Mills
The Scranton Tribune discusses how wage increases for silk and dye house workers in Paterson would not occur under tariff revisions or reciprocity deals with France and Germany. It warns that downward tariff movements would lower wages across industries, urging readers to remember New Jersey’s 1892 folly and resist free trader appeals.
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Pennsylvania
Scranton Tribune
Paterson
the Tribune
France
Germany
Journal
New Jersey
Elizabeth Journal
Buffalo Express contrasts German tariff accord with Dingley law
The Buffalo Express argues the German agreement largely ignores the Dingley tariff act. It contends the provisions exceed legal limits and challenge the protective tariff league's stance on German self appraisal of goods.
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Buffalo Express
Germany
American Protective Tariff League
the Express
Tariff League
The Reason Why Tariffs And German Rates Explain
The piece argues that Germany avoids full remittance of maximum tariffs because the United States has not set enough maximum tariffs to reciprocate. It criticizes Congress for lacking maximum tariffs outside minor provisions and contends the McCleary bill would raise rates 50 percent above Dingley, removing the German threat and yielding minimum German rates.
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Germany
United States
Congress
Des Moinest
Matrimony Sparked by Dining Habits Say Delineator
The Delineator links romance and marriage to dining choices arguing that restaurant meals push men toward wedlock while boarding houses and hotels later cause some to lose their marriages. The quip reflects social observations on living arrangements and relationships.
Groom Fires Shotgun At Noise Party In Centerville
A serenading crowd at the J F Hixenbaugh home near Plano prompted Clyde Hixenbaugh to fire his shotgun. The blast struck him in the groin. doctors fear it will prove fatal. George Horn, a respected teacher, claims he only shot to frighten the youths. No arrests yet as authorities await outcome of the wound.
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Centerville
Charivari
George Horn
J. F. Hixenbaugh
Plano
Clyde Hixenbaugh
Young Hixenbaugh
Hixenbaugh
Horn
Tree Torn Through Wall After Local Cyclone
A cyclone near Newton drives a giant tree limb through Ira Huddlestone home injuring none of the family. The Huddlestone barn is moved forty rods and other farm buildings suffer damage. Kling and Aaron Drew report structural blows while Howard Jacobs loses a valuable horse. Overall city damage light.
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Newton
Ira Huddlestone
Huddlestone
Ich
Huddlestone Place
John Kling
Aaron Drew
Howard Jacobs
Grinnell youth sues Day for injuries from accidental shooting
Ray Whitmore, 16, through his parents, files suit in Grinnell seeking 8000 dollars for damages from Eugene Day who shot him a year ago. One suit asks 1000 for hospital and services, another 7000 for permanent injuries. Whitmore’s father J F Whitmore is a noted spiritualist. Day is a wealthy Grinnell resident.
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Grinnell
Ray Whitmore
Eugene Day
Young Day
J. F. Whitmore
HE. E. Day
Indianola Man Fatally Injured In Wagon Accident
Marion Ogle a well known farmer was hurled from his wagon when his team of mules became frightened. He suffered a broken arm a dislocated hip and internal injuries. Ogle a middle aged wealthy bachelor lived alone on his farm south of Indianola.
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Indianola
Marion Ogle
Ogle
House Split By Lightning Crashes Jones Residence
A lightning bolt split Charles Jones’s house in Ft. Dodge exactly in two from chimney to cellar creating a two foot gap. Five family members sleeping inside escaped with miraculous survival as the structure collapsed into ruins.
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Dodge
Charles Jones
Masonville Bank Robbery Suspect Captured in Wisconsin
In Beloit Wisconsin a man calling himself Woods is arrested on suspicion of robbing Farmers Savings Bank of Masonville Iowa last March of over 4000 dollars. He fled Masonville but is traced there. Detective Rowe will take him to Chicago where he is identified as the man who blew open a Footville post office safe in 1899.
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Masonville
Beloit
Wis
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Iowa
Woods
Chicago
Rowe
Footville
Gal Broughton
Altoona Merchant Diazzyon Ends His Life Before Sheriff Sale
Hiram Mason of Altoona, a well known Polk County figure, killed himself four hours before a sheriff's sale of his home for debt. He left a note urging his wife not to let his son Cletus leave that day. Mason, once a large landholder and farmer then a merchant, faced debts including a $915.51 judgment from Des Moines attorney Daniel Pelan.
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Altoona
Hiram Mason
Cletus
Polk County
J. C. Gilbert
Mason
Des Moines
Daniel Pelan
Supreme Court
Were They Bribed Sensation Develops In Federal Court
A sensational case in Cedar Rapids concerns an alleged bribery attempt of the federal grand jury by agents of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Judge H T Reed summoned jurors and railroad agents to show cause why they should not be punished. The jury reportedly returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff after being out, with later claims that three jurors were bribed. The judge ordered a new trial, and prominent claim agents face upcoming appearances amid expectations of further revelations.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
H. T. Reed
Callaghan
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Reed
Northwestern
Italians Captured In Mass Quail Slaughter Raid
In Rock Rapids 116 Italian workers were marched under guard by 25 deputy sheriffs after a raid at Alvord on the Great Northern. They were accused of slaughtering quail and other game by the car load, with a temporary jail set outside as a makeshift holding area.
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Rock Rapids
Sons of
Rome
Alvord
Great Northern
Lyon County
Board Rejects Bills for Rockefeller and Pennell
The Atlantic board of supervisors refused payment for J B Rockefeller for legal services in the Hollen case and for Sunday book examination by George Pennell. County Attorney Goodspeed vows to pay if needed and will continue the book investigation despite the board’s stance.
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Atlantic
Board of Supervisors
J. B. Rockefeller
Carney
Goodspeed
Hollen
George Pennell
Rattlesnake Bite Fatal for Conesville Man Schilling
Thomas Schilling lay dying after a rattlesnake bit him while camping near Conesville. He tripped in weeds, reached out, and the snake struck. he killed the snake after the bite, showing nerve before collapse.
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Conesville
Thomas Schilling
Schilling
Schirling
Moulton Girl Dies After Kerosene Fire Incident
Centerville report of Miss Cora Turner a 17 year old from Moulton dying five hours after suffering severe burns from kerosene poured on a kitchen fire while preparing supper. The oil threw over her body causing fatal injuries.
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Moulton
Centerville
Cora Turner
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