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Help wanted male for oil mercantile house seeks capable manager with $800 needed and $1,500 yearly salary plus commissions. Drawer 74 New Haven Conn. Agents wanted to sell the Standard Gas Lamp three light types, $4 retail, brass, safe and cheap. Write for exclusive territory Standard Lamp Co 112 Michigan St Chicago Ill.
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New Haven
Conn
The
Standard Lamp Co
Michigan St
Chicago
Annual Message on Spain Philippines 1900s treaty terms
The address outlines a supplementary treaty with Spain to resolve island ownership in the Philippine archipelago, including Sibutu and Cagayan Sulu. It details a $100000,000 payment to Spain and calls Congress to cut internal revenue taxes by 30 million to fund the war, with a focus on preserving bequests for literary educational and charitable uses.
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Spein
Spain
Sulus
Sibutu
Cagayan Sulu
Philippine Archipelago
Congress
Commercial reciprocity with Portugal Italy Germany and others
The United States proscribes special commercial agreements under the tariff act with Portugal Italy and Germany. Conventions under the fourth section have been concluded with Nicaragua Ecuador the Dominican Republic Great Britain for Trinidad and Denmark for St Croix. Negotiations continue to improve and secure our commercial relations. The policy rests on international equity and broad support in Congress. If hostile demands arise I will inform Congress to advise necessary legislation.
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Portugal
Italy
Germany
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Great Britain
Trinidad
Denmark
St. Croix
Senate
United States
Congress
National Finances Show Large Surplus for 1900 Year
President reports fiscal year ending June 30 1900 yielded a surplus of 79 527 060 18 with total receipts 567 240 851 89 and expenditures 487 713 791 71. Cites increases in customs and internal revenue and declines in war navy and civil expenses. Calls for uniform state legislation on trusts and stronger federal action to curb harmful combinations. AFFAIRS IN THE PRAILT.
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Postal Department
War Department
Navy Department
Congress
Philippines
China
Secretary of the Navy
Vess
David PD. Porter
Spain
Secretary of the Interior
Policy and governance in the Philippines under American rule
In his annual message the speaker notes Congress must decide the form of government for the Philippines. He details military and civil actions to pacify and establish local governments, reporting favorable progress and reduced insurgent activity while guerrilla resistance persists and hinders full local self government and development.
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Philippines
Congress of
United States
Congress
United
Secretary of the Treasury
Revenue Service
Banking Act Extends Facilities To Small Towns
The Financial Act of 1900 expands national bank incorporation to towns under 5,000 population with minimum capital of 75 thousand dollars boosting banking access. By Nov 20, 369 national banks formed, 266 with under 50 thousand capital and 103 with higher capital. The act raises national bank note circulation and supports currency responsive to business needs amid record foreign trade.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
United States
Shipping and trade policy urges rapid American merchant marine growth
The article argues American vessels should not carry the largest share of trade and urges immediate congressional action to promote American shipping and foreign trade. It highlights steel growth, shipbuilding, strong navy, and the economic benefits of a robust national maritime industry. It notes a civil commission for the Philippines and cites presidental instructions from 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Seaboard
Congress
Philippine amnesty and progress urged by commission
General MacArthur issued a 1900 amnesty proclamation in the Philippines. The commission, drawn from diverse regions, reported early progress in peace, agriculture, revenue, and education. It urged Congress to pursue generous, long term governance.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Congress
Commission
Philippine Islands
Luzon
Mindanao
Negros
United States Policy Notes on Puerto Rico and Cuba
President discusses Puerto Rico governance under 1900 act noting successful courts and a November election for legislature. Recommends legislation to place Interior supervision on public lands and mapping of lands from Spanish crown. Also urges Cuba constitutional convention election, and renews call for US Hawaii cable links and a direct Orient telegraph route via cable.
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Porto Rico
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Crown of
Spain
United States
Cuba
Hawaii
Manila
Asiatic
Orient
National Defense Figures and Fortifications Costs
The army stands 100000 strong with 65000 regulars and 35000 volunteers. By June 30 volunteers will be discharged and regulars reduced to 2447 officers and 29025 enlisted. Since 1888 a Cleveland‑led board’s coast defense plan, approved by Congress, has seen over 100 million spend, with more than 60 million invested in forts and guns and complex machinery.
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Cleveland
Congress
War Department
United States
Cuba
Growth of Postal Service Extends Rural Free Delivery
The article notes rapid growth in the postal service with rural free delivery expanding from 391 routes in 1899 to 2,614 by November 1900, reaching 44 states and serving about 1.8 million rural residents. It discusses cost, efficiency gains, and calls for careful study before broader outlays, plus Navy support in the Philippines and China.
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West Liberty
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Muscatine Tailors
Teichmiller
Hanover St
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William H. Taft
Ohio
Dean C. Worcester
Michigan
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
Henry C. Ife
Vermont
Bernard Moses
California
Indianapolis
J. B. Thomas
Cornell Ave
Ind
Porter Dream Crem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Taft Commission
Porto Erico
Sslands
Gans
Postal Service
Dillaway’s Crockery Store
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Leibbrand, Ryan & Company
St. Muscatine
Iowa
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