Sunday baseball rights and urban space reform
A letter from I L Elliot of New York argues against strict Sunday baseball bans in crowded Manhattan areas. He urges directing recreation toward outdoor spaces, noting police blocks on games near West 23rd Street ferry while saloons and ballrooms remain open, and cites working families seeking free time on Sundays. He asks for change to allow wholesome, outdoor activity and reduce vice exposure.
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New York Times
TIMES
Manhattan Island
Bronx
West Twenty-third Street Ferry
New York City
I. L. Elliot
New York
Hazing at West Point and Gen Ruger memory
Carl Damm recalls hazing at West Point and a bayonet incident involving a cadet on guard. He recounts Gen Thomas H Ruger’s strict punishment and a lesson that a sentry stands for Uncle Sam. Damm notes Ruger’s character, possible misfortune at Antietam, and laments his removal by red tape before the Spanish American War.
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New York Times
West Point
Grant
Sheridan
MacArthur
Thomas H. Ruger
Ruger
Chdef Su-sa
Mazer
Uncle Sam
United States
Cant. Williamson
Passaic
N. J
Coronel
Thomas Til. Ruger
Wisconsin Volunteers
Governors Island
Ce- Wap Mountain
Charles A. Dana
Prussia
Disciline
Tnger
Wisconsin
Antietam
Moses
Spain
Cuba
Carl Damm
Third Wisconsin Voluneers
Astoria
N. Y
Republican Convention on Trusts Sparks Political Straddle
The Philadelphia Republican gathering is praised for straddling the trusts issue while denouncing bossism and Algerism. The piece argues Roosevelt’s gubernatorial run is pivotal to party unity and hints Bryan could help beat Democrats in the next election.
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New York Times
New York
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
New York State
Puerto Rico
Cuba
W. J. Bryan
Effect of Senator Wolcott Speech on Independence Vote
A New York Mugwump letter June 20 1900 argues Republicans should avoid attacking Cleveland and contrasts Wolcott's rhetoric with McKinley. It asserts independents and gold Democrats may abandon the party over such speeches and warns against alienating swing voters who supported silver policy critics.
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The
New York Times
Senator Wolcott
Philadelphia
Times
Republican Party
Cleveland
Wolcott
White House
McKinley
Mugwump
Central Confederacy fears echo in 1861 letters
Franklin Pierce denounces McKinley era policy as corruption and territorial aggression. He cites Governor Hicks and Governor Burton discussions on forming a central confederacy with Maryland joining border states. The letter condemns imperial ventures in the Philippines and Porto Rico and warns of a coming day of judgment for corporate influence over government.
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State of
Delaware
Dover
Gov. Hicks
William Burton
D. Yonkers
N. Y
McKinley
Poland
China
Bryan
Franklin Pierce
New York
How McKinley Has Betrayed the American People
A reader accuses President McKinley of repeated retreats driven by personal interest, arguing the administration betrayed liberty aside from fiscal moves toward a gold standard. The critique cites the Sundry Civil bill and overall spending as proof, noting few vetoes against congressional acts.
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MR. McKinley
New York Times
Tom
Mekhin- Jey
Congress
Republican Party
St. Louis
McKinley and the German Americans in 1900
Letter from L. B. of New York argues citizenship above birth origin and rejects a German American party. He cites Otto nd orfer and Emper or William II to support that German Americans should be fully American. The writer asserts German American politics should not exist as a distinct bloc. He notes the emperor’s stance and dismisses the question as not worth discussion.
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The
New York Times
McKinley
Ottendorfer
the Herald
Germany
William II
Mc Ihinney
L. B
New York
Armored Knight Again Refutes Wound Myths from Olden Times
A Sunday May 27 issue discussed a piece on knights and armor in the Middle Ages, noting the surprising death toll after the Battle of Crécy. Readers offered odd suggestions, including a can opener-like weapon to puncture armor, though no such device exists in famed collections.
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New York Times
Cressy
Tower of London
Knights in Armor and Insects in New Jersey
In a summer costume revival the helmet would need visor eyeholes large enough for insects, sparking jokes about knights and weather. Richard Varick de Witt from Albany notes the impracticality, joking about cross eyed visors and lightning from New Jersey in a 1900 letter.
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New Jersey
Holy Sepulchre
Canary
Sherris
Burgundy
Sack
Richard Varick DE Witt
Albany
N. Y
Questions to anti imperialists in the 1900 debate
A letter from New York dated June 18 1900 questions anti imperialist positions by probing whether European powers and the United States had legitimate rights to conquer or exclude others. The author likens imperial actions to rights claimed by empires and calls out perceived inconsistencies in anti imperialist logic.
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The
New York Times
America
South Africa
Vaal
China
New York
W. W
No Imperialism Debate in Editorial Voice
John J. Rooney writes from New York on June 20, 1900, criticizing McKinley and the Republican Party for imperialist policies. He argues the party has alienated voters in New York by pursuing a "criminal aggression" empire, threatening democracy and national unity.
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New York Times
Platt
Roosevelt
New York
Lois Platt
Tim’ Woodruff
McKinley
Palmer
Republic
Empire
United States of America
John J. Rooney
American Unfriendliness to France and Its Rise
A columnist condemns U S anti-French sentiment while praising France s historic contributions to liberty and the American Revolution. It recalls Lafayettes support, Napoleon era honors, the Statue of Liberty gift, and Gen de Galliffet s reform efforts, noting France s recovery from 1870 71 and the Commune amid evolving global perception.
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New York Times
Dreyfus
France
United States
Lafayette
Napoleon
Washington
Liberty
de Galliffet
Africa
Italy
Mexico
Sedan
Sebastopol
Legion of Honor
Paris
Frenee
France and Napoleon remembered in American letters
The writer argues France’s decline is not final and recalls its grand past including the Napo leonic era. He urges readers to study French history, note the nation’s recuperative powers, and view absinthe and modern France with measured caution while contrasting it with Britain and the United States.
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Alsace
Lorraine
Herree
France
Paris
Algiers
TIMES
Napoleon
Marshal Ney
Imperial Guard
Waterloo
Chronicle of the Drum
Thackeray
Europe
United States
Sir Easton, Penn
The Status of Catholics in Ireland
Thomas Moore of Yonkers New York argues that English governance and Protestant ascendancy have shaped Catholic rights in Ireland. He claims religious tests and establishment are doomed, notes franchise limits mirroring the United States, and contrasts policy toward Catholics with Transvaal attitudes, urging vigilance against intolerance.
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New York Times
Gaffney
Times of Saturday
England
Ireland
United Kingdom
Maynooth College
United States
Transvaal
America
Macaulay
Thomas Moore
Yonkers
N. Y
Shearman misstates Civil War figures in editorials
In a letter to the New York Times a reader rebuts Thomas G. Shearman’s comparison of Civil War casualties and troop numbers. The writer cites Union surrender figures and notes Grant did not have only 150,000 at Appomattox, detailing distributed forces and remaining troops at Richmond.
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Petersburg
Grant
Lee
Sheridan
Appomattox
Five Forks
White Oak Road
Sailor’s Creek
Shearman
Longstreet
Gordon
Wise
Custis Lee
Walker
Gary
Rosser
Lord Roberts
B. J
Brooklyn
New York Times
South Africa
Thomas G. Shearman
Chickahominy
Hatcher
James
Richmond
Ocean voyages years ago recall Cunard days of steamers
A letter from New York recounts early Cunard Line voyages highlighting paddlewheel ships, fires, ice floes, and crowded cabins. It recalls Captains Judkins and Ryrie, sailors like Mesurier and Cook, near disasters, and evolving ship design from sail to steam while noting two mammoth 24,000 ton ships promised by North German Lloyds.
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New York Times
Lloyds
North Atlantic
Liverpool
Boston
Cunard
Hibernian
Judkins
New York
Jersey City
Cunard Line
Spaddies
Scotia
Russia
Channel
Ireland
Lott
Asia
Robert Stuart
Capt
Cook
Ryrie
Old Exchange
Delmonico’s
Mesurier
Misery
Davy Jones
T. Robinson Warren
Opposition to Elm Street trolley plan sparks public hearing
Citizen letters criticize a June 26 public hearing on placing a surface trolley on Elm Street from Centre to Great Jones. The author argues the line is unnecessary, harms up-town access, and targets private vehicle owners, urging officials to oppose the Metropolitan Street Railway franchising backed by local houses.
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New York Times
van Wyck
Elm Street
Centre Street
Great Jones Street
Broad Way
Broad‘Way
Bowery
Thossa
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway
Badi Nom Assembly
Citizen
True American Citizen calls for unity over Irish English rancor
A letter argues that Americans of Irish and English descent should unite on U S soil by promoting true American citizenship. It condemns state priestcraft and insists religious influence should have no official status in the United States, urging equal zeal against sectarian divisions.
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The
New York Times
Friends of
Ireland
England
America
United States
Islands
Freemen Rule and Election Mood in 1900
In a letter dated June 16 1900 from Jersey City New Jersey Walter Munford argues that where doctrines favor ease and property of easiness society breeds misery. He warns that the nation stands on the eve of an election and laments jealousies and bickerings fed by such notions.
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Walter Munford
Jersey City
N. J
The Canteen in 1782 at Fort Muncy
A reader from Melbourne, Florida, cites an 1782 requisition for canteen supplies issued by Captain Thos Robinson at Fort Muncy. It requests 100 pounds beef 100 pounds flour and whisky for three officers and notes possible backing by George.
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New York Times
Fort Muncy
Thos. Robinson
Armstrong
Standard Oil Pales Price Comparison In Mississippi Stocks
In New Orleans June 14 1900 a clipping notes Standard Oil shares around 410 are high yet cheap next to Mississippi River Logging Co stock six shares selling for 187 00 equal to 149 500 per share par value 1000 Fred Meyerhaeuser president born Mentz Mayence started with nothing now highly wealthy stock sold to close estate of late D J Young Clinton Iowa
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New York Times
New Orleans Times
Mississippi
Standard Oil Company
Mississippi River Logging Company
S&87
Fred Meyerhaeuser
Mentz
Mayance
D. J. Young
Clinton
Iowa
A Cyclist Complains About Mud From Street Sprinkling
A New York cyclist writes to the editor in 1900 lamenting mud on Eighth Avenue from Forty-fourth to Fifty-ninth Street. He asks authorities to leave a dry track about three feet wide beside streetcar tracks to keep bicycles and clothing clean. The letter is signed F. E. Clark and dated June 19, 1900.
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New York Times
Eighth Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Fiftyninth Street
F. E. Clark
New York
Enormous Cost of War Expression by W. W. Hallock
A letter argues war drains wealth and harms society. The author cites high Navy budgets since 1881, suggesting funds could better aid the poor, reduce charitable needs and prisons, and promote general welfare in a call for permanent peace.
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The
New York Times
United States Navy
W. W. Hallock
New York
Table of Vetoes Correction From Washington
George Leland Hunter argues the published veto table is incorrect. He cites specific miscounts for Jackson Tyler Johnson Grant Hayes and Hayes totals, asserting the total should be 49S instead of 4 and urging verification against Mr Richardson's counts.
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New York Times
Washington
Jackson
Tyler
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Richardson
George Leland Hunter
New York
Editor disputes Port Arthur massacre claim in 1900 letter
A New York correspondent argues against reports of a massacre at Port Arthur, recounting a 1895 Japanese Port Arthur siege and citing testimony from the English Medical Attaché who said no massacre occurred and killings were limited to taking a fortified position.
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New York Times
Japan
Port Arthur
Z& New York
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