Trusts in England and Labor Reform Debate in Congress
Gen. Dick of Ohio outlines the long history of trusts and combinations in England, noting their size, aims, and secrecy while urging proper regulation at home. He contrasts free trade with trust mania and cites coal and alkali consortia, then analyzes Labor Federation growth and Gompers’ remarks under different administrations.
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House of Representatives
Ohio
England
Gen. Dick
Great Britain
British Salt Trust
Alkali Trust
British Trust
Gen
Free Trade
United States
Organization of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Cleveland
McKinley
Gompers
Kentucky Democrats Call Former Gov Taylor Coward
Kentucky Democrats label former Governor Taylor a coward for avoiding return, facing imprisonment on a trumped up charge with no chance of an early trial, a portrayal reflecting their pushback against his stance.
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Taylor
Kentucky
Fortune Teller Fined and Jailed in Philadelphia Deception Case
A Philadelphia fortune teller was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to one year in jail for deception. The ruling serves as a warning to forecasters predicting outcomes for a prospering calamity party amid stable times.
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Philadelphia
Foreign ship purchases show push for American registry debate
The war and navy departments bought 126 818 tons of foreign vessels for auxiliary use and faced calls to admit these ships to American registry. Critics argue against reliance on makeshift foreign ships and urge American shipyards to build latest type vessels to bolster a national merchant marine.
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Spain
War Department
Navy Department
United States
Congress
Congressional Record
Uncle Sam
Expanding US Exports to Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii and More
Exports from the United States to Cuba Porto Rico the Hawaiian Philippine and Samoan islands are projected at 45 million dollars for the fiscal year ending this month. Cuban exports may reach 25 million, Porto Rico around 2.6 million, Hawaii about 15 million, the Philippines about 2.5 million and Samoa about 125 thousand. The rise reflects growing markets for American farm and factory goods.
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United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaiian
Philippine
Samoan Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Democratic Boss Threat at Kansas City Convention
Hon. Jim Guffey declares Pennsylvania Democrats backing Chicago platform changes will be expelled from the Kansas City convention. He reiterates the party’s opposition to bossism in all forms.
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Jim Guffey
Pennsylvania Democrats
Chicago
Kansas City
Democratic Party
Reformers and the Democratic Reform Effort
The passage argues the Democratic Party aims to shape national reform by suppressing Black voting in the South mobilizing Tam many forces in New York aiding mine owners in silver states and relying on the Goebel law in Kentucky to be asked to reform the country.
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South
New York
Kentucky
Grandpa's Way Poem Reflects Quirky Weather Sense
A child admires a grandfather who sees daily weather as purposeful. He reassures with lines like dry earth needs a soaking and the corn has grown an inch, claiming nature speaks through weather. The poem ends with a gentle wish others could share his view.
Driving the Carabao in Philippine War Camps
Soldiers and drivers struggle to move carabao laden carts through streams as the stubborn water buffalo resists fording. Reports describe the animal’s armorlike hide and bath-seeking habits, with an anecdote of a guard misreading a carabao’s reaction and a sentry’s tense encounter in Santa Cruz.
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Philippine Islands
Philippines
India
China
R. H. Little
Chicago Tribune
Carabag
Seega
Mr. Little
Santa Cruz
Krag-Jorgensen
Birds of the Air Never Rest on Earth in Flight
An American naturalist Mr Lancaster studied seabirds noting the frigate bird can live in air for a week without perching and may reach speeds of 100 miles an hour. The albatross follows ships for days without resting and the swift remains almost continuously on the wing.
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Mr. Lancaster
Round Town-Chriges Narrow Escape in Tight Squeeze
A brief town note recounts Round Town-Chriges escaping trouble through a close call. The quip about a delightful experience by The Fair Young Thing adds local color from Yonkers.
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Chriges
Yonkers
Soap Bubble Passenger Trick
A historical note describes making a solid soap bubble and inserting a tiny tissue paper passenger that attaches to the bubble with a thread knot. The trick involves a cone, very thick soap lather, and careful handling to float the bubble toward the ceiling or out a window.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cannibal Tree Described With Human Devouring Powers
Melbourne explorer Mrs. Ellis Rowan reports a Australian forest tree in New York lore that devours a man within its center. The plant resembles a gigantic pineapple with hanging fronds and circle pistils that grip and crush prey. In old Aboriginal myth it was worshiped as the devil’s tree and used in sacrifice. travelers allege it could hold a corpse until flesh fell from the bones.
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Ellis Rowan
Melbourne
Australia
New York
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sleep, Rest, and Foraging in Plants and Insects
The text notes that plants have resting periods aligned with seasons to repair life processes, while in hot climates rest may occur during rainy or drought intervals. It contrasts plant dormancy with human night work, and compares mouthparts of wasps to bees noting limitations in honey extraction, especially from Umbelliferae. It also mentions fruit season as food for adults and that many species store honey, with many showing carnivorous tendencies.
The Typewriter Invention and Its Employment Boost
A statistician credits the typewriter with employing 500000 people but offers no data on health drawbacks. The ad promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for sedentary workers facing stomach strain, claiming it aids nature and benefits those cured of stomach trouble.
Judge Owen Court Jests Over Lost Coat Incident
Sam Bedford recounts a joke from Calhoun in Judge Owen's court. A restless youth moved chairs and peered under benches, claiming he had lost his overcoat and was trying to find it. The judge quips that people often lose whole suits in court without such disturbance.
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Sam Bedford
Calhoun
Owensboro Inquirer
Marquette Michigan Promoted as Summer Health Resort
The piece touts Marquette Michigan as a charming summer resort reachable by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It highlights healthful location scenery pool hotels and immunity from hay fever as selling points for a healthful rest and comfort oriented outing. A pamphlet called The Lake Superior Country is offered by Geo H Heatford General Passenger Agent Chicago with four cents postage.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Marquette
Mich
Lake Superior
Copper Country
Geo. H. Heatford
Chicago
Must Reaped Tradition Strains Romance in Stray Stories
In Stray Stories Constance the beautiful maiden sinks in the water crying Save me Harold the brave youth stands on shore. He discards his coat and asks are you sinking for the third time Constance confuses him with a whispered joke about counting. Harold remains cautious about romance conventions.
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Constance
Harold
Independence Day Travel Deals on the Chicago Great Western
The Chicago Great Western offers patriotic July travel with one fare and a third for round trips. Children pay half rates. Tickets on sale July 3 and 4, valid to return by July 5. Inquiries to any agent or Ht. Lord at 113 Adams Street, Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
G. W
Lord
Adams Street
Chicago
Atchison Man Leaves Church Early Then Dies
An Atchison man who timed preachers by a 30 minute rule died recently after walking out at that mark. The preacher later delivered a funeral sermon lasting an hour and 15 minutes.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
N E A Convention Travel Advice for Charleston July
Tickets available for travel to Charleston at the convention with routes through Chattanooga Knoxville Asheville and return via Norfolk Old Point Comfort Richmond and White Sulphur Springs Virginia. For maps and time cards contact J C Tucker at 234 Clark Street Chicago.
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Charleston
D. C
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Asheville
Actan
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
Richmond
White Sulphur Springs
J. C. Tucker
Clark Street
Chicago
A Dark Secret About Senators Elected Question
Foreigner asks how senators are elected and notes that none will explain. The fragment hints at political secrecy and public curiosity without providing concrete details or names.
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Americhthr
Lane's Family Medicine Advertises Daily Bowel Movement Aid
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine claiming it moves the bowels daily for health, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, and cures headache. It lists prices at 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
One Way to Longevity and Quick Cures Across Papers
A Paris physician tests a long life elixir on himself with life in the hereafter anticipated to outlive predictions. The wake of brief remedies includes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets offering refunds if they fail to cure a cold. Other lines remark on marriage, pessimism, dyes, jokes, and the idea that career paths or fame can be reached without climbing.
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Paris
Boston Globe
Mall's Catarrh Cure Ad Quips on Prices and Wit
An aged humor ad references a mall catarrh cure with a price of seven hc and jokes about kindness. It cites quips such as a penny in hand versus a nickel in the slot and notes baseball and golf players chew White's Yucatan during play.
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White
Yucatan
Homeseekers Excursions via Chicago and Eastern Illinois RR
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad announces Homeseekers Excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays in June July and August. One fare plus 2.00 for round trip to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas. Tickets valid fifteen days for going trip and twenty one days for return. New wide vestibule train operates Chicago to Waco and Fort Worth Texas with through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. For details contact any agent or C L Stone G P and TY A Chicago.
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Chicago & Eastern Minolis Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Mlinois Railroad
Chicago
Waco
Ft. Worth
Texas
Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Railroad
C. L. Stone
G. P
TY. A
Prohibition Conventions Tickets On Sale In Chicago and Kansas City
Prohibition events set for Chicago June 27 28 1900 and Democratic gathering in Kansas City July 4 1900. Tickets available June 20 27 and July 2 4. Travel via Chicago Great Western Railway Maple Leaf Route with vestibuled trains free chair cars fine dining sleeping car service. One fare for round trip. Inquiries to FH Lord G P T A 113 Adams Street Chicago.
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Prohibition
Chicago
Democratic
Kansas City
Chicago Great Western
Pasitine
Maple Leaf
Chicago Great Testern
Mind Reader Visit Sparks Witty Exchange
In a brief exchange, Mr. Sappeigh jokes about visiting a mind reader for experiments while Miss Gabby counters with a quip about the mind reader mistaking it for a bicycle advertisement.
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Sappeigh
Miss Gabby
Baltimore
Cough Remedy Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle of cough medicine. It touts large bottles priced at 26 and 60 cents and warns that delays are dangerous. The piece adds a proverb about casting bread upon the waters.
Experience and Success in Mrs Pinkham's Advice
The text extols Mrs Pinkham as uniquely qualified to give medical advice due to twenty years of constant success and experiences with over a hundred thousand cases annually. It urges women to seek her guidance and obtain a bottle of her Vegetable Compound, then write to Lynn Massachusetts for assistance.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Pinkham
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Trusts
Europe
Foreign Ship Registry
Bossism
Grandpa
Chicago Daily News
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N.Y Herald
Indianapolis News
Atchison Grobe
Chicago Democrat
Mall
Minnesota
Rene
Milwaukee
Kansas
Chao
Omaha
Wheels
Aes
Bears
TY Murray Bta
Waltham Watches
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham
The
Queen City Printing Ink Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
P News Ink
Niagara Falls
Corge
Niagara
Detroit
St. Louis
Wabash Railroad
Chigago
mS_CE
TSS Ital
Fes Valley
Mlrof
Newling
Rockford
Dubuque
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
H, Hanson
J.P. Allen
ST. Paul
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