Senator Stewart Returns to Nevada to Rebuild Fortune
Seven decades old William M. Stewart, the famed "Santa Claus" of the Senate, relocates to Nevada with a young wife to build a new fortune. The former governor and long-time mining lawyer plans a one story home, a veranda, a stable, and mules, betting on Nevada's fields and legal work to restore wealth after leaving the Senate.
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Comstock Lode
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Andrew Johnson
Hirkwood House
New York
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Orville H. Platt
Congress
Connecticut
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Climate of Manchuria Shapes Russo Japanese War
The article notes M J Ross details on Manchuria climate influencing the war. March and April bring southwest winds and thawing, sowing begins late March, summer from May with wheat harvest by June or July, heavy rains after July, and frosts by November. Mukden and Niuchwang show low winter and hot summer extremes. annual mean around 47.1 F.
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Russia
Japan
M. J. Ross
Scientific American
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Niuchwang
Gulf of Liaotung
Russian
Vladivostock
Rights of Man and land use spark debate
The Detroit News Tribune argues that rights to work come from nature, not law, and condemns regulations that block self employment. It cites homestead aims to place land in productive hands and warns against lawyers hoarding land to charge others for opportunity.
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Political machinery and the independent voter
An examination of how party organization shapes American politics. The piece traces the rise of party discipline from Tilden to Hanna, notes the active national and state committees, and argues the modern voter remains independent despite pervasive party machinery.
Ancient and Modern Jew Peculiar New Year Customs
A historical look at Jewish New Year practices, noting differences between orthodox and reform groups. It explains the shofar horn, the holy convocation, and the strict requirements for the shofar blower in orthodox communities.
Emperors by Assimilation The Century's Global Rise
The piece argues the twentieth century will see vast empires formed by assimilation rather than conquest. It predicts Japan will become central in Eastern Asia, Russia and Germany expanding, Latin Europe uniting for protection, England continuing empire building, and the United States spreading across the continent and beyond while absorbing diverse peoples.
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Asia
Russia
Germany
Austria
Europe
England
United States
National Committees and their Central Structures
The piece describes how Democratic and Republican national committees control subsidiary bodies down to voting precincts. It notes the Republicans’ Washington headquarters under secretary Elmer Dover and former Hanna aide, with George B. Cortelyou replacing Hanna as chairman, reflecting ongoing party organization.
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Watterson Hints at Political Move in Fall
Colonel Watterson says he will enter the political arena in the fall but declines to disclose details. The New York Sun notes his favorite punch line and hints at prodding the elephant in a forthcoming strategy.
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