Life and Politics of Senator Shelby M. Cullom
Shelby M. Cullom recalls choosing public life over wealth, recounts state capitol battles with Milton Hay, the Logan election ploy, and Lincoln era anecdotes. He notes personal rivalries, career moves from congress to governor to senator, and a Medill Chicago Tribune anecdote about Lincoln's speech draft changes.
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State Capitol
Congress
Springfield
Milton Hay
John Hay
Bloomington
Galesburg
Sangamon County
Mr. Hay
Joe
Hay
A Vegetable Dirt
R Matsuki argues meat is unnecessary and harmful, citing Japan's abstinence from animal flesh. He details endurance in battle and sport, noting Japanese soldiers surviving 48 hours on rice and dried provisions, and suggests vegetables support strength without meat.
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Japan
Nanshan Hill
Kaidhou
Reading in Summer The American Love of Books
The piece argues summer leisure invites reading, with Americans reading everywhere from hammocks to seaside pavilions. It notes libraries and bookstores supply books, prompts that a vacation prompts abundant time, and that reading fits any hour from dawn to night. Hazlitt is cited about books beside nature.
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Baltimore Sun
The Senatorial Situation in Early 1905
Senatorial terms ending March 4 1905 leave only Delaware and Missouri undecided. Republicans gain in Maryland and Missouri but joint-ballot deadlocks persist in both states. If Missouri and Delaware elect senators, Republicans hold 58 to 32 Democrats, with potential shifts possible in the 1906 elections.
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Delaware
Missouri
Carter
Montana
Paris Gibson
Maryland
Isidor Rayner
Louis E. McComas
Senate
Congress
Tariff Revision Debate Faces Opposition in House
Reliable sources report President Roosevelt will heed Republican House sentiment on an proposed extra session for tariff tinkering. Massachusetts stands nearly alone in favor, while New Hampshire representatives Sulloway and Currier oppose revision now, delaying any change.
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Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Congress
Portsmouth
N. H
Massachusetts
Bay State
Sulloway
Currier
New Hampshire
House
Only the Republican Tariff Models Prosper Explained
A Langor News editorial argues the protective tariff policy benefits Maine residents and refutes claims of widespread hardship under tariffs. It contrasts Democratic critiques with Republican administrations and cites historical actions from Buchanan to McKinley and Dingley.
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James Buchanan
Cleveland
Buchanan
Congress
Seattle “Post-Intelligencer
Medical Uses of Light and Sun Cures
The death of Dr. Niels Finsen recalls his sun and electric light therapies for skin diseases including lupus and some cancers. Light baths and colored light, especially blue and red, were explored for consumption neuralgia and smallpox, with red light once linked to reduced skin pitting in smallpox and masks or darkness cited as factors.
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Niels Finsen
Copenhagen
Finsen
Europe
Edward I
England
Auto mobiles as temporary observatories for meteors
French astronomers used motor cars as mobile observatories around Paris in 1903 to observe shooting stars from two simultaneous points. Autos carried charts and telescopes to Authon la Plaine and Chevreuse, yielding mean meteor heights of 104 km and paths of 35 km. Observations improved with time, suggesting skill acquisition during extended night sessions.
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M. Emile Touchet
Astronomical Society of France
la Nature
Paris
M. Touchet
M. Radan
Automobile Observatory
Chevreuse Observatory
Authon-la- Plaine
Literary Digest
The Revolver and Grip Adds Firm Handhold for Defense
An engraved attachment for revolvers offers a full hand grip without increasing weight. It prevents the weapon from being knocked free or wrenched away and attaches by screws for easy removal by the user.
Reorganization Bill Aims to Boost United States Navy
Representative Foss of Illinois introduces a Washington bill to reorganize and heighten fleet efficiency. It shortens naval academy training to three years, requires one year of sea duty post graduation, sets entering midshipmen ages at 15 to 17, and creates a reserve list with progressively lower age limits for captains and commanders. It assigns reserve officers to shore duty and creates two vice admiral grades to fill active vacancies.
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Foss
Ilinois
House of Representatives
Washington
United States
Naval Academy
Metal Office Furniture Boom After City Fires
The recent great fires in Baltimore and other places have boosted metal office furniture production. This metal furniture survives fires well and preserves contents to a surprising degree.
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Baltimore
Death on Stage in Paris Air Ship Trial
The latest Parisian play centers on the death of an inventor killed during a trial flight of his air ship. The disaster unfolds in a realistic ascent from the Biffei tower, staged to drama the catastrophe.
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Biffei Tower
Monkey motion engine claims big rail fuel savings
A new engine design called monkey motion was tested on the Southern Pacific. A 1500 ton train from Ogden to Wadsworth, Nevada was hauled by the engine. The design places all driving parts on the engine sides, allows rapid exhaust, and eliminates back pressure. It is projected to cut coal use by 25 to 40 percent, enabling about 54 miles per ton of coal versus 28 to 95 miles with standard engines. existing engines can be converted with little cost.
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Southern Pacific
Ogden
Wadsworth
Nev
Mexican Cable to Survey New Galveston Coatzacoalcos Route
The Mexican steamer Mexican, after bottom work and repairs, will survey a new cable path from Galveston to Coatzacoalcos. The ship will map the route largely along the existing line disrupted by the 1900 Galveston storm. A separate cable ship will be sent from New York this summer to lay the line.
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Mexican Cable Company
Galveston
Coatzacoalcos
Mexico
New York
Production of Precious Stones In United States Rises
The geological survey notes growing interest in precious stones and expanding domestic output. Last year production valued at $321,400, up from $289,000 in 1901, reflecting a significant increase in the county’s mining activity.
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Geological Survey
United States
Damages Suits Against Railways Sparked by Joking Car Crash
A New York Tribune report quotes President Francis of the St. Louis exposition on lawsuits for railway accidents. He recalls a derailment incident where a man, unhurt, jokes about suing, then plots to extort the company with a staged punch to his wife’s eye as leverage.
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New York Tribune
Francis
Cure for salt rheum praised by Wisconsin wife
Mrs. Caroline Cable of Waupaca Wisconsin writes that her husband suffered with salt rheum on his hands. After trying many remedies he was cured by a Cuticura regimen of Soap Ointment and Pills, leaving hands smooth. She hopes others are helped.
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Caroline Cable
Waupaca
Wis
A Winter Chautauqua in the Pines Opens March 2 1905
The great est Chautauqua ever held in the South will assemble at Citronelle Alabama beginning March 2 1905. Low railroad rates are offered for attendees and details including cargo programme and literature are available from the St Louis home agents A M O R R R. A Chicago Tribune quote reminds readers that a man with no business has no business with religion.
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Chicago Tribune
Allen's Foot-Ease advert promotes relief for tired feet
The ad proclaims a powder that cures hot aching feet and eases tight shoes. It urges asking for Allen's Foot-Ease and offers free trial packs, addressed to A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Usc
Kemp's
Dallam
N.Y
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Satisfied Women
All sick women are offered free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts. Thousands have written testimonials claiming cures for womb trouble and tumors. Fannie D Fox of Bradford Pennsylvania reports a complete recovery after following Pinkham’s directions and avoiding surgery.
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United States
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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