Future of Fusion in Nebraska Amid Open Letter Debate
Senator Allen writes an open letter denying any fusion between Democrats and Populists in Nebraska. He asserts cooperation exists but no fusion, predicts a stronger populist vote in 1904, and argues parties remain clearly distinct with Populists to endure. The letter contrasts Democrat reform ideas with Populist aims and critiques Republican stance on labor and Chinese exclusion.
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Nebraska
Allen
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Wietiam V. Atte
Editorial on Chinese exclusion act in Lincoln Journal
The Lincoln Journal argues for reenacting the Chinese exclusion act and questions if a referendum would reflect a nonpolitical choice. It notes labor issues and the coolie as a labor substitute, then claims repeal may come from necessity as unions grow and arbitration spreads in Chicago garment trades.
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Lincoln
Neb
Income Tax in India
Income tax in India is levied on all incomes of £ 33 and upward, and then only one man in 700 comes within its scope.
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India
Bank of England Salaries and Capital Report
The Bank of England shows capital a little over 72 million dollars with a surplus around 16 million. The governor earns 10 thousand dollars yearly while the twenty four directors receive 2.5 thousand dollars each per year.
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Bank of Eaglana
Bank of England
Germany Boosts China Beer Imports This Year
China imported more beer from Germany than from any other country this year. German Army presence is cited as a contributing factor to the trade pattern.
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China
Germany
Dudley Township Shifts From Palmer to Democratic Rally
The Commoner notes Dudley township in Haskell county Kansas swung Democratic this year by seven votes reversing its sole Palmer and Buckner hold. It cites editorials in major gold standard papers and warns the Democratic party risks if control rests with former reformers who backed Republicans.
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Palmer and Ruckner
United States
Dudley Township
Haskell County
Kansas
Palmer
Buckner
McKinley
Hobart
Bryan
Sewall
Chicago Chronicle
New York World
Louisville Courier-Journal
Gold Standard
Palmer and Buckner
Democratic Party
Balters
Destiny and Providence in a Reversable Watterson Doctrine
A reflection on Brother Watterson's destiny doctrine and the president’s Booker Washington case. The piece questions whether destiny can be genuine if it bears the Comrier Journal editor’s initials in a bottle, suggesting doubt about providential finality.
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Brother Watterson
Booker Washington
Destiny
Comrier-Journal
Siege era horses sold for food in Ladysmith
During the siege of Ladysmith four thousand horses from the cavalry brigade were converted into soup or sausages in a single month.
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Ladysmith
Sleepy Arabs Impress Traveler With Sleep Across Distant Firing
A recent traveler in Central Africa notes Arab servants capable of deep sleep, including one man who remained undisturbed by gunfire within two feet of his head. The account highlights extreme calm and unusual nerve among the sleepers.
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Central Africa
Germany Reassesses Foreign Student Limits in Higher Education
Germany moves to curb foreign student numbers as universities and technical schools protest overseas enrollment. Officials seek feasible quotas while defending educational access amid rising foreign presence.
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Germany
Debating Societies For Independent Public Education
W J Bryan argues for organizing nonpartisan debating societies in every precinct and village to educate citizens about public questions. Meetings should be frequent, with a leadership structure reflecting vote totals, and a motto of Country first, party afterwards. Public discussion is urged to strengthen democracy.
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W. J. Bryan
Elections of 1901 Assessment by Commoner on party strength
W J Bryan's Commoner notes that both major parties show similar strength to last year and cites McKinley’s assassination as boosting Republican turnout. It analyzes off year voting patterns and uses Nebraska as an example where total votes may drop by about fifty thousand.
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W. J. Bryan
McKinley
Nebraska
Bolters Criticized as Demons Backing Ticket Split
The piece reports severe criticism of 1896 gold Democrat bolters by local newspapers and party loyalists. It cites St Paul Globe remarks condemning aldermen who deserted to back a county commissioner, warning treason harms party unity and urging bolters to return to discipline.
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St. Paul
St Paul
Kelly
Local Democratic Aldermen Targeted by The Globe
The Globe denounces Democratic aldermen who refuse party support in a local fight, contrasting with silver Democrats condemning papers that deserted the Presidential ticket in a national contest.
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The
Globe
Silver Democrats
Charges Past Belief From Mexico on Pan American Delegates
An American observer in Mexico reports that during Pan American Conference events the U S delegation caused offense by the chairman’s refusal to lead in to supper with the Mexican president's wife and by improper dress at a foreign affairs reception. The writer urges Congress to investigate for national honor.
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Mexico
Roosevelt
United States
Legation
Department of Foreign Affairs
United States Party
Foreign Department
Republic
Washington
Congress
Brooke’s Blunder Draws Uproar Over Brooke Speech
Chicago American denounces Major General John R. Brooke for praising England’s aims in South Africa and equating U S policy with British colonial aims. The piece notes neutral stance of the United States toward the South African conflict and calls the remarks a grave impropriety by a U S officer.
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John R. Brooke
United States Army
King Edward
United States
England
America
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Otis
Merritt
MacArthur
Chaffee
Philippines
Kitchener
Brooke
South African Republic
Orange Free State
Great Britain
Germany
France
Chicago
Law's Effect on Silver Highlights Demand Theory
The Commoner notes The New York Mail and Express clings to a flawed measure of silver value. It argues free coinage would lift silver demand and price, contrasting with the Sherman act's purchase program and Secretary Rusk's claims of rising agricultural prices tied to silver.
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New York Mail and Express
Rusk
Mail and Express
Treasury sides on both Philippine status questions
The United States argues the Philippines are not under U S customs laws while the internal revenue chief rules American beer whisky and tobacco sent to Manila incur U S taxes. Brewers face disadvantage versus German rivals as goods move to the Philippines in a situation likened to sending coal to Newcastle.
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Treasury Department
Philippine
Philippines
Supreme Court
United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Manila
Internal Revenue
Newcastle
Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Becomes Rare Remark
A compact note asserts truth outpaces fiction in rarity, signaling curiosity about real events outmatching imagined stories.
Genius as a Man Who Makes Others Believe He Knows More
A quip defining genius as the ability to persuade others that one knows more. The remark frames intellect as confidence and influence rather than raw knowledge.
Monopolizing the West Railroad Trusts Grow Power
The Northern Securities merger unites 47,372 miles of Western rails under a single control, bringing vast wealth from Vanderbilts to Harriman into a dominant network. Critics warn of public harm as competition fades and government oversight grows harder, with Senator Spooner cited opposing bounty schemes.
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United States
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Mississippi
West
Vanderbilts
Rockefellers
Goulds
J. P. Morgan
James J. Hill
E. H. Harriman
Daniel S. Lamont
James Stillman
D. O. Mills
August Belmont
H. E. Huntington
Olden Armour
New York
America
Taxation as a power to extort and the injustice of personal property tax
G. J. Foyer argues that taxation is an extortion by government, citing the broad reach of taxes embedded in prices and criticizing personal property tax as unfair. He notes the difficulty of collecting such taxes and urges newspapers to support tax reform in Ohio and Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
G. J. Foyer
Spooner Opposes Shipping Bounty Principles
Senator Spooner opposes the Hanna Payne shipping bounty bill and urges alternatives to restore the merchant marine in foreign trade. He notes two proposed lines of action: one favoring ocean greyhound passenger traffic and the Hanna Payne bill, the other favoring freight business under the current plan, with emphasis on reform.
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Hanna-Payne
Hanna- Payne
Spooner
Senator Spooner
Trafic
May Prove a Boomerang
The New York Evening Post reports a Republican shift toward sending all questions of duties revision and reciprocity to a tariff commission to report in 1902 or 1903. The plan risks hearings and fact discover, potentially stirring popular agitation and recalling the 1882 tariff commission that was forced to recommend a 20 percent ad valorem reduction.
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New York Evening Post
Congress
Tariff Commission
Great world problems versus American issues says Chicago Chronicle
The Chicago Chronicle argues that U.S. statesmen are not neglecting domestic problems in favor of world issues. It lists fifteen so called world problems and finds most trivial compared with home concerns, asserting that the top world problems are essentially domestic for America.
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John Way
Washington
Chicago Chronicle
Girls as Walters on Rio Grande Dining Cars
T. L. Barnes, Missouri Pacific dining car chief, plans to hire girls as in-car hosts on Denver and Rio Grande dining cars. He cites neater, cleaner service and will test the idea in Colorado before wider adoption.
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Walters
Denver and
Rio Grande Railway
T. L. Barnes
Missouri Pacific
Rio Grande
Barnes
Denver
Herbert
Mr. Barnes
Should Profit by Experience
Boston Herald argues France’s twenty year shipping bounty experience shows government subsidies alone cannot sustain profitable lines. French vessel owners continually seek higher rates and will likely obtain more for steam and sail vessels. The piece warns Congress against adopting a shipping subsidy policy for the United States.
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Boston Herald
France
Congress
Our Duty to New Possessions
The United States should grant new possessions full self-control and broad liberty of individual action within national jurisdiction to allow the beneficence of American authority to flourish abroad.
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New Possessions
Buffalo Times
United States
Industrial gloom hits German factories across sectors
Industrial low mood in Germany grows serious with surging unemployment claims at agencies. Mining regions report many dismissals and reduced hours. Iron and steel sectors show the same trend.
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Germany
Ihe
Free Government In Danger Proclaims Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record warns that professional politicians' crime and complacent citizens erode the vitality of free government. It highlights corruption risks and a fading democratic vigor.
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Philadelphia
Dangers Taught On Oil Lamp Care In London Schools
London schools instructed by the local board of education to teach oil lamp safety. Emphasized avoid placing lamps on unstable surfaces, carrying lamps while holding other items, using heavy lamps with one hand, and never carrying lighted lamps. Also cautioned never pouring oil on a fire due to fire risk.
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London
Board of Education
Flea Treatment Advice From Historical Almanac
If a dog has fleas, use a coculus indicus infusion or coal oil, rinse with soap and warm water for cleansing. This old remedy suggests topical applications followed by washing to address flea irritation in pets.
One Husband Perennum Spanish Woman
The Spanish Journals recount Isabel Caporal a young Spanish woman in New Orleans who has become a widow six times in six years and awaits a seventh husband. Since 1894 she married Freeman who died of yellow fever then a Spaniard actor stabbed to death then a Mexican Lopez who leapt from a train and was killed then an American officer Knight killed in Cuba then a South Carolina merchant killed in a steamship accident now awaiting a seventh after dowry and a Charleston suitor push for marriage next month.
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Isabel Caporal
Senorita
Isabel
New Orleans
Naimert Freeman
Hany
Lopez
Knight
South Carolina
Niobe
London Pall Mall Gazette
Charleston
Peddled Cards and Bibles on the Kentucky River
A traveling Kentuckian recalls a river voyage from Louisville to Frankfort where he bought a mixed lot of playing cards and Bibles at auction. He sold the playing cards as "playin' beards" for $2 a pack and quickly emptied his supply, then gave away the Bibles along with the beards as they sold fast.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Frankfort
Keards
Detroit Free Press
Young Solomon Makes Final Call for Chief Nurse
A Philippine base hospital chief nurse vacancy sparks a five way contest as five nurses seek the position with a pay raise at stake. The surgeon in charge demands each candidate seal their exact age and the oldest woman will be named chief nurse. The vacancy remains open in Southern Luzon.
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Philippines
Luzon
Solomon
Argonaut
France Clings to Old Styles in Home Goods
The article notes that French tastes resist modern American household items such as ranges with hot-water backs refrigerators and rocking chairs. Americans abroad often crave these items and order them from home, but French demand remains minimal. Fralf will reportedly cling to old-fashioned chairs for a century.
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United States
France
Europe
Fralf
Why He Preferred Wagner in a Washington Star Voice
A reader question about favorite composers prompts Mr Cun rocks to name Wagner. He praises Wagner for consistency and fairness, contrasting with other writers who start a tune and lose footing as time goes on. Wagner, he says, never fools the listener.
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Mr. Cunrocks
Wagner
Washington Star
Proposal by Letter Referred to Life of Paul Jones
In a humorous exchange a man recalls proposing by letter. The reply directed him to a chapter in The Life of Paul Jones, noting that after fruitless requests by letter he finally secured command by meeting one person in person. This anecdote highlights persistence leading to command.
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Paul Jones
What I Told My Wife Novel Teased by Hix and Six
A short note hints author Ronnderly will write a novel titled What I Told My Wife. The joke suggests What It Didn’t Tell My Wife as a possible alternative. The exchange implies publishers preferred a smaller volume.
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Hix
Ronnderly
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Costume Cutters of
Hill- Harriman
Pernnum
Young Solomon
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