Happenings of the Week and World Events
A heavy snow storm covers the eastern half of Kansas. Ex Congressman I N Evans of Philadelphia is dead at 64. Dr David McDi died at Fort Leavenworth. Foreign papers praise the president's message. A Russian loan of 40 million is resumed in Paris. The Nelson is reported lost off Gray's harbor. The transport McClellan leaves Manila for New York with engineers. Hay Pauncefote treaty and Isthmian report to the senate. Porto Rico exported 708766 pounds of coffee in November. Chile buys two torpedo destroyers in England. Argentina to buy an 11000 ton battleship. Harvard enrollment 6168, up from 5317 last year.
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Chile
England
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Harvard University
From President to the Nation
President Mreknc urges Congress on September 6 to clamp down on agitators, protect succession, and expand the Navy and Army. The assassination attempt triggers a call for strong federal jurisdiction over attacks on presidents, with the nation united in condemning anarchists.
Economic Conditions Reflecting on Prosperity and Reform
A wide-ranging 1900s policy summary discusses prosperity, fiscal reform, and regulatory aims. It covers corporate regulation, immigration policy, tariffs, and the need for a Commerce and Industries secretary. It also addresses labor unions, railroad regulation, and the state of the merchant marine. The piece surveys forest reserves, irrigation, and federal roles in economic development.
Insular Matters and Hawaii Development Efforts
The piece discusses Hawaii’s growth under U S protection praising stable governance and liberty in Porto Rico Cuba and the Philippines. It notes Cuban progress toward an independent government and calls for reciprocal policy considerations, including a tariff reduction on Cuban imports to the United States.
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Porto Rios
Porto Rico
United States
Cuba
Congress
Antilles
No Change in Tariff Law urged by Government
Government urges no change in tariff law and promotes irrigation of arid lands. Labor unions are viewed as weak and must be controlled. Citizens are reminded to honor soldiers and support national improvement, while ignoring heavy publicity about strikes. Aims include new islands on traditional American fines and treating Indians as individuals rather than tribes. Emphasis on developing merchant marine to carry American goods.
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Rusia
Department of Commerce and Industries
Congress
Department of Agriculture
West
General Land Office
Cts
Colargay
Amerikan Yous
Call for Philippines legislation and Pacific cable
The author urges new laws to aid the Philippines through industrial enterprises and urges immediate construction of a cable to Hawaii and the Philippines, highlighting links between idleness and mischief and stressing political and military implications of Asia communications.
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Philippines
Islands
Hawaii
Asia
Nicaragua Canal Treaty Negotiations Foresee Isthmian Route
President reports successful negotiations with Great Britain on the Nicaragua Canal issue. The treaty, if ratified, would allow the United States to begin preparations for an Isthmian canal at any time and guarantees the nation every right it has sought in relation to the canal.
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Peeple
Great Britain
Suez
Senate
Navy Department urges built up of battleships cruisers armor
In a stirring Navy Department statement the need to expand ships and crews is stressed. The author argues additional battle ships heavy cruisers and fleet craft are essential while praising naval militias as a ready inner defense force needing government support and training.
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Secretary of the Navy
NAVA
Veterans Who Saved the Union and Military Efficiency
A wartime address stresses preserving a capable Army and honoring veterans whose sacrifices saved the Union. It argues for maintaining the military at peak efficiency and supports extending classified civil service to the District of Columbia for better governance.
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Civil Service
District of Columbia
Fragmentary OCR Note From Historical Page
The readable text shows garbled phrases and stray words about a pistol and prior events. No clear names, dates, places, or actions are minimally recoverable from the fragment.
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