The Rule and Ruin Policy and House Leadership
The article argues that Republican leaders threaten to block the tariff bill until the elections bill passes, risking a clash between House and Senate. It accuses leaders of preferring rule over responsible governance, predicting adjournment with failure and an autocratic Speaker, harming constitutional norms and public interests.
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House
Senate
Dalzell
Pittsboro
Congress
Quay
Fourth Ohio River bridge completed linking Panhandle and Fort Wayne lines
The Ohio river bridge connecting the Fort Wayne and Panhandle Railroads was completed yesterday. The swinging of the channel span to the piers was accomplished without hitch and marks a remarkable engineering feat. The Keystone Bridge Company earns praise for the structure and its planners for easing Pennsylvania Company traffic in Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio River
Fort Wayne
Panhandle
Keystone Bridge Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Company
Ft. Wayne
Partisan Tests and Party Loyalty in The Tribune
A political analysis condemns the New York Tribune for pressuring lawmakers to follow party leaders over individual judgment. It argues the paper's stance on the elections bill and tariffs cultivates obedience to caucus demands, branding dissent as treason to the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Tribune
Senate
House
Quay
Cameron
Plumb
Wolcott
Reed
McKinley
Rowell
Congress
Unanimous protest warns against elections bill aims
The piece argues the measure would empower Congress to dictate party control, not by voters but by official action. It critiques party discipline, calls out Hamilton Fish Jr. as a traitor for opposing Platt’s World’s Fair plan, and condemns a system demanding absolute partisan obedience and suppression of individual judgment.
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Congress
The
Tribune
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Fish
Thamas B. Platt
The Avoidance of Strikes Dooms Labor Reform Plan
The New York Commercial Bulletin urges resolving labor disputes without strikes by forming representative councils in unions and in employers. It argues for conference over conflict, notes existing incentives for fair settlements, and cites successful wage agreements in the iron and Pittsburg industries as evidence that mutual self restraint yields peace and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commercial Bulletin
Hulletin
New York
Bulletin
Amalgamated Association
Iron Manufacturers
Pittsburg
Univer
Ex-Senator Emery Targeted as Disturbing Element in Bradford Politicking
The Bradford statesman Mr. Emery declines a Congressional nomination from the Industrial and Commercial Association and letters reveal a plan to discredit the Republican governor candidate Mr. Delamater. The piece labels Emery a disturbing element for his negative framing and anticipated reputation attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Emery
Industrial and Commercial Association
Mr. Emery
Congress
Bradford Statesman
Emery
Delamater
Causes of it and city overpopulation trends
The piece argues urban concentration stems from railway policy and transport costs that push farming to distant areas. It notes Chicago’s 96 percent growth vs Illinois 6 percent, questions explanations, and suggests wages and living conditions in cities lure labor from farms. It maintains abnormal influences in transportation drive urban overgrowth and rural decline.
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Chicago
Illinois
The
Chicago Tribune
Cain
Lsborer
South travel critic opposes elections bill amid party rift
After touring the South, a speaker asserts the elections bill is not desired by white or black or by Republicans or Democrats, predicting distrust and disorder. House leaders appear ready to expel him from the Republican party. Meanwhile summer business shifts to artificial ice plants as iceman prices rise in the heat.
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South
House
Graham
Samoan Cricket Ban and Tariff Bill Threats
The King of Samoa bans cricket to curb indolence, a move viewed as protection against national faults rather than prejudice. Meanwhile alleged protectionists threaten to kill the tariff bill unless the elections bill passes, signaling a shift away from the Republican party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
Republican Party
Tam Lodge bill and fair site debate echoed by press
The New York Tribune likens the Tam Lodge bill to a force bill and compares it to the ten commandments, while Senators note its impractical politics. Meanwhile Chicago World’s Fair directors weigh a dry land site as wind and water sites have dominated. Parliament prorogues spur reflections on Congress leadership as the Exposition in the city gains optimism for better results than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Tribune
Alto
Englishmen and the stubborn stance on the letter H
A Dispatch correspondent argues against the popular notion that Englishmen universally oppose the letter H. The writer praises the effort but notes some entrenched habits prove difficult to change.
ProLert Deaths From Cyclone and Wreck Claim Many
A cyclone in Pennsylvania caused numerous deaths while a Massachusetts railroad wreck killed eleven people. The fatalities reflect a day of severe weather and travel disasters across two states.
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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Parlor Lecture Topics and Transit Tales Across Nations
The Rev Dr Cuyler spoke on Daniel Webster and Abraham Lincoln in Saratoga last week. Keeley’s motor appears in a Philadelphia dime museum awaiting public view. Empress Frederick in London toured large houses for bath ideas. The Hartranft family reunion heads to Dewart Pennsylvania this week. Captain Ebenezer Morgan who died last week first raised the American flag in Alaska. Charles Coomes Texxant visits Newport while Mrs Stanley’s family stays nearby. Janauschek starts her Providence season October 2 with an English Queen Elizabeth role. Dr Groner Wisley seeks Philadelphia medical registration with diplomas from China and Russia. Perxes Hennwy of Battenberg and companion poached in Hampshire. companion fined 10 shillings, royal son-in-law freed. Mr and Mrs Kendal plan a new American tour with a one act piece featuring Mrs Kendal. premiere to be in the United States before England.
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Cuyler
Saratoga
Daniel Webster
Abraham Lincoln
Keeley
Philadelphia
Empress Frederick
London
Hartranft
Pennsylvania
Dewart
Northumberland County
Ebenezer Morgan
Groton
Conn
Alaska
United States
Charles Coomes Texxant
Henry M. Stanley
England
Fadden Cottage
Bath Road
Newport
Mmr
Janauschek
Providence
CURRENT TIMELY TOPICS AND LOCAL CURRENTS
A scattered column notes sicker calves than the force bill, Pinkerton style dogs in New York, and a Philadelphia man living to 108. It claims Alabama’s Democratic majority around 100000, remarks on millionaires in the next House, Boston Common music, a critical nod to Standard Oil, a girl drinking varnish in Jersey City, a Pa woman losing half her tongue, Yellow Jackets at a Maryland camp meeting, and a joke about Ingalls hair.
Gold Dust Spaniard Bragada in Cheyenne Dance Tragedy
In Cheyenne a Spaniard named Ramon Bragada known as Charlie dazzled at the Gold Dust saloon with a captivating dance and song. After a pistol shot from Stevenson triggered a riot, Bragada fired four rounds before killing himself. The crowd’s anger and mystery surround his final act, the only artistic deed some claim he could manage.
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Cheyenne
Ramon Bragada
Charlie
Braguda
Bragada
Bradford
Gardens
Granada
Madrid
Braguds
Stevenson
Stephenson
Absent-minded Husband Halts Banana Toss in Domestic Row
A tense scene unfolds as a husband chides his wife over his salary and absent-mindedness. He flings a peeled banana from a window, then recoils at the hollow feel of the banana peel in his hand. The young wife weeps, insisting on clarity about finances and their lifestyle.
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Harry
Stotle
Rome
Nazareth
Paul
Chivair
Ats
Europe
Germany
Bathing Bystander Confounds River Police
A river incident ends with a bath ban joke as a visitor from France abstains from lawbreaking after a police officer questions him. The man explains he is Emile Zola and returns to the water, prompting a quip about needing more washing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zees Coontree
Ces Emile Zola
Life's Lottery and a City Editor's Room Scene
An odd diary like scene recalls reporters in a city newsroom as a stammering editor and lurid banter reveal newsroom chaos. A reporter struggles to convey a beer order while a gruff visitor disrupts the desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gtammeerer
Stammerer No. 1
No.2
Jim
Tall End of a Cyclone Shakes Eastern States
A severe storm battered several eastern towns with heavy rain and high winds. Pittsburg reported minimal damage while Wilkes-Barre and nearby areas faced fatalities and property losses in the cyclone that swept a wide region. The piece also notes political rhetoric about federal elections legislation from Philadelphia District Attorney Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Wilkesbarre
Graham
Philadelphia
WEDDED AT ATLANTIC CITY
Pittsburg newspaper man James A. Israel of Taz District writes force married yesterday at the Hotel Albion Atlantic City to May Hussay of Independence Iowa. Rev W A Shipton performed the ceremony in the presence of friends including Mrs K H Price Geo N McCain and BR L Knox. The couple will return to Pittsburg where the groom is highly esteemed and the bride has social ties.
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James A. Israel
Taz Distater
Albion
Atlantic City
N. J
May Hussay
Independence
Iowa
W. A. Shipton
K. H. Price
Philadelphia Press
This City
BR. L. Knox
Ofanes Press
C. B. Ham
Medator
McCondine
Israel
Pittsburg
Stanley's Palace on Wheels lecture tour car
Stanley plans a city to city lecture tour aboard a splendid palace car being built for express travel. He will fly over the country in luxurious comfort, a marked contrast to trudging on foot through dull jungles and rough terrain.
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Stanley
The
Chicago Herald
United States
Curious Investigation of German Rail Worms
The German government dispatched a commission after rail accidents at Hagen pointed to a material defect. Investigators found the surface corroded and a 2 cm gray worm-like creature hollowed the rail, emitting a corrosive liquid that rapidly ate steel. The finding, reported from Cologne, describes a novel pest in railway material.
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Cologne
Hagen
A Queer Case From a Frequent Phone Obsession
A Cincinnati Enquirer report details John Bicker hot of the West End, once a copy clerk, who, driven by a lifelong ear ringing, becomes fixated on phone numbers and Stella. He visits drugstores, demands numbers, and at times acts violently, though judged sane in all other matters. The piece notes his long tremor of nerves and his past in Newark.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Stella
Valentiner
John Bickerhot
West End
Newark
The sort of bait and a poet in a period voice
A collage of verse and light social prose from a Chicago Post page. It contrasts a playful bawdiness about bait for romance with romantic lyric about women and a dimple in a cheek, framing two poems by unnamed authors and a literary aside from Merchant Traveler and August Lippincott s.
Accuser to Produce Proofs in Pennsylvanian Governor Case
From the Boston Herald the Pennsylvania Republican who charged the Republican candidate with forgery bribery and other offenses now says he will present his proofs. Delamater pleads not guilty leaving the accuser with little difficulty in producing the documents to substantiate the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Pennsylvania
Delamater
Harrison Appoints Government Repre sentatives to World’s Fair
August 12 report lists officials named to the Board of Control and Management for the Government exhibit at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Levellon A. Brown represents State, A. B. Nettleton Treasury, Major Clifton Comly U S Army War Department, Gautain B W Meade Navy, A L Hazen Post Office, Sylor Commissioner of Roads, an Assistant Sonnac Justice, Prof S B Goode Smithsonian, J W Collins Assistant in the Division SS to Represent United States fassetan Secretary Willets chairs the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assistan
Smithsonian Ened
J. W. Collins
United States Fassetan
Willets
Kansas school feature sparks kissing spelling game
In Minneapolis Times report a Kansas school teacher allows boys who correctly spell a missed word by a girl to kiss her. The practice leads to improving male spelling and poorer spelling among the girls, prompting questions about discipline and classroom norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Times
Kansas
Ma’am
Getman and Duffy Wed in Evening Ceremony
In the Third Presbyterian Church Rev E R Donehee joined John P Getman of William A Herron Son and Louie M Duffy as husband and wife. Due to a family death the wedding was held, with many friends presenting valuable gifts. The bride wore a neat traveling dress and the couple intended to depart for their honeymoon shortly after the ceremony.
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Third Presbyterian Church
E. R. Donehee
John P. Getman
William A. Herron
Deaths of a Day and Western Pioneers Chronicle
Obituary notes mark the death of Mrs. McFaden widow of John McFaden of the old McFaden Devis line linked to the Reliance Line. It recalls her Meadville origins and ties to Western Pennsylvania history. Also notes the death of David Hardy Sr prominent ice dealer aged years at West Penn Hospital.
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Meadville
Pitts the Wilderness
Ts Fredsburg
David McGann
Trinity On
David Hardy
McKeveport
West Penn Hospital
Chautauqua Democracy Promoted by Wide Range Lectures
The August Chautauqua program in this dispatch celebrates democratic representation across its platform. Mrs Helen Campbell lectures on Women and Social Economies amid discussions on Real Chivalry, women’s rights, and historical status. Attendees observe a busy schedule with concerts, readings, and debates, highlighting public interest in social reform and education.
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Walter
Chautauqus
America
Pier
Laland Powers
Evary
Deaconess’ Society
Farmers’ Alliance
National Act For the Protection of American Ins
Woman's Club
Helen Campbell
Game Note
Bhushan
Curious Condensations Harbors Odd Tales and Oddities
A garbled miscellany from a 19th century page recounts a tattooed performer, a Flint man’s dispute over a debt, a mountanous Yosemite view, and a peculiar river log jam. It also notes snake and reptile sightings, New York monkey markets, Japanese fashion shifts, a boot grain joke, a Carrollton drowning, and a Cordele hybrid reptile with fishlike teeth. The column mixes odd anecdotes, local curiosities, and brief social notes from various regions.
Ridgeview Campmeeting Grows as Sessions Advance
Ridgeview campmeeting draws wider interest with each passing session. A Ladies Aid Society forms to oversee public buildings and general improvements. Friday’s feast features children’s day with recitations and singing aided by a strong choir. Dr A H Norcross, C V Wilgon, and others will preach with Rov C E Cartwright among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeview
Ee Cane
Frida Gay
Shaheen Yuna
A. H. Norcross
C. V. Wilgon
Weaver
C. E. Cartwright
Postamater Prize Offered for Biggest Lie in Girardsville
The Savannah News notes a promotional Postamater in Girardsville Pennsylvania offering 75 in gold to the woman who can tell the biggest lie and attend to others’ business better than her own. The contest is limited to Girardsville women, prompting speculation about local interest in the post office management.
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Philanthropic
Savannah News
Girardsville
Girardsvilla
Funny Men’s Fancies And Unruly Exchange Banter
A collage of comic snippets from 19th century papers showing quips at social manners and flirtations. Jokes include a seaside kiss claim by a summer maiden, a manager hiring quick, a brutal husband quarrel, a mad dog shot by a policeman, and a sharp exchange about William in a bonnet tale. The tone mocks everyday miscommunications and social pretensions.
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