A Soldier of the Rhine Faces Metz Arrest Bluff
Rhinelander uses bold persuasion to delay a major’s arrest within Metz citadel. Paul asserts his parole, guards tighten, and Countess Aimee watches as Karl and Beatrix navigate a perilous standoff. A timely arrival disrupts the scene as tension peaks.
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Paul
Rhinelander
Metz
France
Beatrix
Karl
Worthy
Legion of Honor
Berlin
Rhine
MacMahon
Monsieur
Conrad
Monsieur le Major
Marshal Baxaine
M. le Major
Jean
Old Holland
Blarney Castle
Paul Rhinelander
Aimee
Nervy scoundrel turned crook who robbed $5,000 in Akron
Philadelphia Times recounts a bold Akron case where a clever thief banked $5,000 in a hidden cache after cracking a depot safe. He served three years, was pardoned, and later boasted the loot to a messenger. The tale ends with a wry note on human vanity.
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Akron
D. S. Blodgett
New Willard
Express
Express Company
Philadelphia Times
Cuba Tariff Debate and Sugar Trust Influence
The piece argues against tariff cuts citing Cuban sugar planters who claim prosperity and warn of future suffering. It accuses the Sugar Trust of fixing prices and urges keeping the pledge to protect Michigan beet sugar at home, while opposing special favors to Cuba. It cites Republican platform support for protection and reciprocity, warning that exceptional aid to Cuba would harm taxpayers and U.S. industries.
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Cuba
Ways and Means Committee
House
Sugar Trust
London
Michigan
Antilles
Detroit “Journal
Beet Sugar Facts and the Case for Protection
The Helena Montana Record argues beet sugar boosts farmer profits and lowers consumer prices, justifying tariff protection. It notes mixed factory profitability, emphasizes protection as beneficial to labor standards, and cautions against the Argentine wool treaty hurting wool producers.
Protection for Cuban sugar sustains American farmers
The San Francisco Call argues free trade with Cuba would ruin domestic sugar, noting protection expanded to agriculture and benefited farmers across states. It questions abandoning that policy to aid Cuba and suggests letting Cuba mature under its own government before risking US sugar markets.
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Cuba
Congress
Republican Party
Trenton Gazette
Spain
United States
San Francisco
More Than Our Duty We Have Performed Toward Cuba
A brief statement declares that the speaker’s group has done far more than its duty toward Cuba and asserts an inability to continue under the current conditions.
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Cuba
One Cent Tariff Sparks Citrus Growers’ Profits
The citrus fruit growers in several states see higher profits from the one cent per pound tariff on oranges. Prices in American markets rise while freight costs to the East remain high. The free trade doctrine will be fought again, as growers realize these tariffs boost their earnings.
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Petaluma
Cal
Argus
Herald Critiques Babcock Free List Plan
The Boston Herald praises Congressman Babcock for placing iron and steel on the free list but criticizes keeping crude materials on dutiable schedules. It calls the approach neither scientific nor reasonable and questions the plan's logic amid hopeful claims.
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Boston “Herald
Babcock
The
Herald
Detecting barren ewes before lambing season
An English writer explains several field methods to identify barren ewes. Observations include walking style, body condition, tail dirt, and activity when placed on a bank. Tests cover udder examination for milky secretion and waxy tissue, along with fleece condition, to decide selling barren ewes.
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Milik
Pinching In. Growth control in young trees explained
The Tennessee Experiment Station notes pinching as a practical growth law. Pinching top of a fast growing shoot slows it, allowing other branches to catch up and create a symmetrical crown. Each pinching moment increases maturity of buds below and guides future branching.
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The
Tennessee Experiment Station
The Young Swine Kalaer
The article argues that a genuine liking for hogs drives successful swine raising. It urges apprenticeships with established growers to learn gentleness, care, and practical husbandry beyond book knowledge.
Slag Usage in Europe and Prospects for U S Markets
The article notes heavy Thomas slag use in Europe by 1899 with 1 655 000 tons consumed, led by Germany and France. It contrasts 1885 Germany’s 5 000 tons, highlights half of German and French phosphatic fertilizer use from slag, and cites limited U S use with imports, a Pottsown production as odorless phosphate, and future Birmingham Alabama plans.
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Europe
Germany
France
United States
Pottstown
Birmingham
Ala
Why Some Feeders Lose Money
Andrew M Soule recounts a university farm visitor who chose the three best looking steers, yet they were the poorest gainers. He owned 100 cattle and shows that exterior development misreads value. A stiff soil note mentions irrigation suitability and retentive power.
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Andrew M. Soule
University
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Street & Smash
New York
Montana
Wyoming
Efort
Kasson
Cullom of
Halinois
Argentine
McKinley
Helena
Mont
Thomas Slag
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