Prominent Topics From The Era Of Prominent Figures
The piece links Barbara Frietchie to myth alongside Billy Patterson. It notes an Argentine law proposal to read the Bible in public schools. It mentions Moody interest in Mount Hermon schooling shifts to three sixteen week terms. A Mount Hermon church, formed before Moody’s death, reports thirty new confessing members. It ends with a Senate dispute over Cuba and a foreign petition rule, resolved in favor of Stewart’s view.
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Senate
Cuba
United States
Stewart
Committee On Military Affairs
Morgan
Alabama
State Department
Congress
United States Advances Arbitration on Global Claims
The United States has concluded five arbitration arrangements with parties including Great Britain Germany and Haiti to settle claims by American British and German residents in Samoa legal tax disputes and related grievances. A sixth arbitration is pending. Advocates urge peaceful settlements for civil suits and national injuries alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Samoa
Haiti
Friends of Peace
Navy armor costs rise under new bill
A new bill lets the secretary of the navy contract Krupp armor at $545 per ton, higher than last year’s $400 limit. As a result three battleships and three armored cruisers authorized previously remain uncontracted, and ships Wisconsin Alabama and Illinois were delayed, with builders seeking redress for losses from armor delays. The authority also covers vessels authorized earlier and those to be authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Navy
Wisconsin
Alabama
Illinois
The Philippines and a Globe-Spanning Trade Tale
The piece extols Philippine news as lively despite dull perceptions, highlighting a imagined route from Manila to Hong Kong and around Asia and Europe, illustrating how a single dispatch can map vast geography and history. It frames trade and industry as romantic adventures across seas and continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
China Sea
Manila
Hong Kong
Brunei
Sarawak
Hue
Saigon
Indo-China
Singapore
Strait
Georgetown
Bay of ‘Bengal
Madras
Deccan
Bombay
Arabian Sea
Aden
Red Sea
Suez
Egypt
Alexandria
Mediterranean Sea
Malta
Gibraltar
Lisbon
Marseilles
France
London
Ireland
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
New York
Britain’s Mainstay Shipping Balance Outlined by Cramp
Four generations of the Cramp family lead American shipbuilding in Philadelphia. Charles H Cramp cites Britain’s 1897 imports exceeding exports by 780 million dollars and details earnings of British steam and sailing fleets totaling about 698 million annually. He argues Congress must act to relieve the burden on U.S. producers and consumers paying British ship owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramp
Philadelphia
Europe
Charles’ H. Cramp
Great Britain
Inganda
Mr. Cramp
United States
Congress
Sibley Platform Emphasizes Prosperity Under McKinley
Congressman Joe Sibley outlines a Republican platform urging higher farm and industrial prices, larger wages, and continued prosperity. He pledges support for hemlock lumber, cotton, oil, corn, coal wages, ore transport, and a $90 million budget surplus, with aims to ban soup houses and boost exports and Orient trade. He adds many planks but chiefs want continuance of McKinley era prosperity.
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Joe Sibley
Pennsylvania
New York Journal
Congress
Great Lakes
Orient
Great West
McKinley
Jeffersonian Imperialism and Jeffersonian critics in 1804
The passage cites a New York Herald quotation from March 21, 1804 criticizing imperial overreach and taxation without representation during the Louisiana Purchase debates. It argues Mr. Bryan’s modern remarks resemble early Jefferson era opposition and fear of despotic powers. The quote warns against rapid expansion and centralized authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Congress
New York Herald
Great Britain
House of Representatives
Jefferson
Southern Political Move Signals Voter Disfranchisement
A recent speech by Senator Tillman on the negro vote is described as preliminary to disfranchisement in the South, with Virginia's leading political party actions cited as evidence of a broader push. The report frames the issue as a wave aimed at limiting black suffrage following the speech.
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Tillman
South
Virginia
Can He Escape a Smash-Up
An editorial argues that Americans fund Britons with 280 million dollars annually for employment and enrichment. It urges rapid passage of a shipping bill, backed by the president and treasury, to revive U S shipping and halt the foreign drain. It contrasts this with debate over granting full citizenship rights to Porto Ricans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Big Trusts Fight Over Trade and Public Scrutiny
The article notes recent tensions between steel and wire companies illustrating that large corporations attract publicity and become vulnerable when not treating the public and their workers fairly.
David Hill Reflected In Political Woods Of 1896
The note recalls Hon. David B Hill and describes him as a plain figure not startling, noting his presence in political circles of 1896 and portraying him as the type of person expected in those woods.
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David deckyll-Hydé Hill
David B
P Political Woods
David
Army officers defend treatment of Coeur dAlene prisoners
The Military Affairs Committee heard testimony from Capt Edwards Major Allen Smith and Lieut Heiberg on the conduct of soldiers at the Coeur dAlene mines in Idaho They defended prisoner discipline the quality of prison food and accommodations and rejected claims of brutality while noting suspicions about a tunnel escape attempt and a disciplinary breach by a miner leader.
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Military Affairs Committee
Army
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Edwards
Heney
Simpkins
County
Mullen
Allen Smith
1St Cavalry
Lieut. Lyons
Major Smith
Hage
Heiberg
Disci
Nebraska Farm Values Reflect Prosperity Amid West Prices
A Nebraska interior paper notes high livestock and crop prices favoring farmers. Steers run 4.60 to 5.00 in Omaha, hogs near 5.60, corn around 30 cents, with a country full of money, suggesting presidential politics won’t dent agricultural gains. Four years ago hogs were 2.80 in Stanton, corn 14 cents, and oats rye barley also low. butter and most outputs have risen since.
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West
Nebraska
Omaha
Stanton
Will Be Represented At Kansas City Convention
Mr. Bryan will not attend the Kansas City convention but will arrange for trusted hired hands to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Kansas City
Railroad Construction Advances with Record Miles Built
The Railroad's Record notes 4500 miles of new track were laid last year surpassing 2410 miles year prior and 1650 miles in 1895, marking a significant expansion in railway capacity and reach.
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Barbara Frietchie
Shiek
Billy” Patterson
Congress of
Argentine Republic
Britain
Gor Shipping
Clenrly
Econor
Hood
Milford
Ohio
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Maas
Malledires
St. Jacobs Oil
Sciatica
Carter
Canada
Land of
Plenty
Superintendent of Immigration
Department of Inerior
Ottawa
Hiveville
Iowa
Dro FE
U. HW. Green
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