Storm toll and relief efforts sweep Galveston
Reports from Galveston and Texas cities on September 12 to 17 detail death toll estimates from 5,000 to 8,000, widespread looting and gunfire, and massive property damage pegged at about 40 million dollars. Relief committees urge funds via John Sealy and W. A. McVitle as railways repair bridges and restore communications.
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John Sealy
W. A. McVitle
Austin
Tex
W. B. Wortham
Galveston
Sayers
Washington
Wilson
Henry M. Robert
New York
Henry M. Adams
New Orleans
Charles Riche
Edgar Jadwin
Chief of Engineers
Editorial: free trade, protection, and global markets in 1900 era
A dated discussion critiquing free trade and praising protection while noting global proximity of Europe Asia and North America. It reflects political economy debates from a Bryan era, referencing Mr Bryan and McKinley and listing trade figures and months.
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Europe
New York
Philadelphia
Asia
North America
Massachusetts
South Carolina
George Washington
Charleston
Boston
Bryan
Chicago
McKinley
Murat Halstead
Bryan in Congress and the Silver Debate
The passage critiques William Jennings Bryan for his currency views. It argues Bryan overemphasized gold scarcity and misread modern markets, noting his focus on silver and his supposed detachment from current economics and global interdependence.
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William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
Mr. Harvey
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Congress
Porto Rico Trade Grows After New 1900 Act
Commerce between the United States and Porto Rico rises sharply after the May 1 1900 act. Imports from the island to the U S up 50 percent year over year and threefold versus Spanish rule. Exports to the island up about 150 percent from a year ago. July exports total 529 729, imports 640 023. Over May to July, exports 2 117 207 and imports 1 ? compare prior years.
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Porto Rico
U.S
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Times the Farmer Likes and Tariffs Raise Farm Values
The article notes farm animal values rose from 1 657 414 612 in 1897 to 2 212 756 578 on January 1 1900 under the McKinley tariff. It asserts the tariff protected agriculture and mocks imperialist excuses.
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United States
McKinley
Northern Nebraska editor backs Bryan in religious pledge
A Republican editor from northern Nebraska declared faith and duty guide support for Bryan, saying they go to battle for Bryan and humanity for God and the right. The Conservative notes this firm stance will influence the election and that Bryan and God are congratulated by good spirits.
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St. Mary’s Cathedral
Father Kirwin
Kirwin
Truhart
Organization of Physicians For the Relief of
Northern
Nebraska
Bryan
Humanity
God
Coakley Defects From Bryan to McKinley Over Philippine Issue
Timothy Wilfred Coakley, a Massachusetts silver leader, switches allegiance from Bryan to McKinley on the expansion question. He recalls Filipino assaults at Manila, arguing that 40,000 Filipinos tried to break through American lines to kill him, and he sees no virtue in the Filipinos since.
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Blunt
Austin
Galveston
New Orleans
Timothy Wilfred Coakley
Massachusetts
Bryan
McKinley
Manila
Grant on Sound Money in Inaugural Address 1869
In his March 4 1869 inaugural address General Grant declares every dollar of government debt must be paid in gold and no repudiator of the debt shall be trusted in public office. The remark contrasts with the views of Washington Jefferson and McKinley on finance and expansion.
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Gen
Grant
Washington
Jefferson
McKinley
The Largest on Record Says Depew on McKinley Policy
Senator Chauncey M. Depew declares the nation will not withdraw from its eastern position and predicts a historic electoral vote for McKinley. He argues the American Eagle remains strong and unshaken in the face of opposition.
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East
McKinley
Chauncey M. Depew
A Breeze With A Moral From Theodosia Pickering Garrison
The piece imagines a breeze from nature carrying sea air and pine scent to a starving city child. It suggests kindness to the suffering, a moral about compassion beyond words, as the breeze would ease her pain and brighten her gaze.
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Theodosia Pickering Garrison
Foxes And Their Crafty Ways In Nature And Sport
A National Rural feature describes the fox as a cunning animal with alert eyes and a keen nose. It explains burrows or earths, the feeding habits taught by the female, and the fox’s bushy tail. It notes hunting with scent, fox hunting in England, and how a tame fox outsmarted cats and dogs in a stable yard.
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England
National Rural
Mongoose Barred By U S Law To Protect Jamaica Rats
An article recounts how the U S congress bans the mongoose as a dangerous nuisance to prevent damage in Jamaica where the animal, imported to control rats, then devours pigs chickens eggs and fruit. The piece notes the strict law aims to keep the mongoose out at ports.
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United States Congress
Uncle Sam
India
Swallows migrate to warm regions of Mexico and Central America
Swallows move to Central America and southern Mexico for warmth. They appear in the southern states by March but rarely reach far north before late April. Robins avoid the hottest climates and few travel as far south as Mexico.
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Houston
Tex
the Post
Galveston
Jones
Maj
R. G. Lowe
Central America
Mexico
Pungent quips highlight a dog show moment
A visitor at a dog show asks why a prize bulldog bares teeth. The handler responds that the teeth are the bulldog’s sole asset. In a separate vignette, a child questions where a snake begins to wag its tail.
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Chicago Tribune
A Hospitable Cat and Other Notes from Daily Life
A Brooklyn cat named Dewey enjoys being lifted by the tail and eating on a backyard plate to lure hungry stray cats. He selects his guests, dislikes some, and prompts calls for better manners, while other quirks include sleeping on fine textiles. The column also notes Meekhan's Monthly on fruit variation limits.
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Awaing
Raffferty
Yaim
Brooklyn
Dewey
N. Y. Herald
An Unwelcome Change
A witty exchange notes a husband’s surprising shift from rough to refined behavior and hints of a typewriter girl in his office, reflecting social chatter in the weekly.
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Minks
N. X
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Texas
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