Ghostly ruse to scare uncle drives playful plot
In Chapter IX the Cowleys plan a ghost act to persuade Mr. Cowley to leave the haunted house. Rose, Marjorie, and Charles devise a staging to frighten him, while keeping the real players hidden in the turret room as Mrs. Macarthy delays the master’s entry. The scene blends humor with a suspenseful house drama.
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Mr Crowley
Mrs. Cowley
Marjorie
Rose
Charles
Catharine
Papa
Mr. Cowley
Mrs Cowley
Ross
Mamma
Mrs. Macarthy
Sister of Mercy
Ghostly Hoax Unfolds in Cowley House Tale
In a northern home a boastful Mr Cowley dismisses ghosts while his daughters Rose and Catharine plot a staged haunting. A nun and a Black-clad figure appear in the turret chamber as the clock strikes twelve, and a grisly threat looms with a bleeding nun entering the scene.
Domestic Comedy in a House of Rats and Reform
Mrs Cowley hides her nerves while her husband schemes to rent the old house another year. He plans to reveal drains being repaired and to use a pantry floor removal to uncover rats that may imitate a rocking cradle. Their comically evasive banter reveals domestic bravado and sly deception.
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Mr. Cowley
Randalls Island slang terms among juvenile delinquents
The article catalogs Randalls Island juvenile reformers slang terms such as scorft for a big eater and duck scorf for bread eater, sniteh a telltale, up for captain, kid for small captain, spud up for large captain, cities for outside shoes, and whiffing a striker.
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Randalls Island
Leutenant
Boer Colonies in Russia Echo South African Farms
In Grodno and Volin districts Russia there are about ten small poor farm colonies with 400 to 500 inhabitants total. Founded in 1820 by Dutch emigrants, their living method mirrors that of relatives in South Africa. An amateur violinist is continually bowing and scraping.
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Russia
Grodno
Volin
Holland
South Africa
Tariff retaliation warned against and economic case made
The Indianapolis Journal argues there is no evidence of a continental tariff alliance against the United States and cites Germany's discrimination against American beef as a cautionary example. The piece defends protectionism, noting high U.S. wages and a large domestic market, and warns that Europe would suffer more from tariff walls while the United States would maintain strong consumption.
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United States
Britain
Great Britain
England
Germany
Diedrich
Bremen
State Department
Karl Frankel
University of Hale
Europe
Russia
Baltimore Herald
England’s wage cuts mark push to beat American competition
The article notes Britain’s recent wage reductions affecting about 225,000 workers averaging 40 cents weekly. It argues UK manufacturers seek lower costs to compete with higher American and German wages, while criticizing British workers for resisting new methods and still clinging to old practices despite rising ambition.
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England
Great Britain
United States
Free traders urge reciprocity over protective tariffs
The Milwaukee News outlines a sharp split among Americans over tariffs. It argues protection and reciprocity cannot mix and that true reciprocity requires tariffs aimed at trade, not private monopoly, urging the Republican Party to abandon protection to enable reciprocal reforms.
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Milwaukee News
Republican Party
American Trade Balance Elevates U S Industrial Power
The Topeka Capital notes that the United States shows a large trade surplus, surpassing Britain and Germany. This favorable balance spurs domestic industry, strengthens money supplies, and shifts commercial and financial power away from England toward the United States for generations.
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Great Britain
Germany
England
Topeka
Colossal Failure in Campaign Claims on Imperialism
A 1900 campaign talk warned of imperialism if McKinley were elected, called political demagogy and a fabrication. William J. Bryan and others saw it as deception, labeling the claim a colossal failure from Hermitage.
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McKinley
William J. Bryan
Hermitage
Moi Index Gazette
The Difference Between Legs Eyes and Ears of Men and Women
A Chicago Jour article surveys human anatomy and variation noting asymmetry in faces eyes and ears, greater near sight in towns, gender differences in limb strength skull weight and hair counts, and heart beat totals across ages with life-long eye lens growth.
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Chicago Journal
Skunk Farming Profits Debunked by Agriculture Dept
Secretary of Agriculture cautions that reports of lucrative skunk farming are misleading. Z. S. Palmer notes many would be farmers pressed by low skin prices, with prime black skunk skins averaging around 1.45 dollars and white or southern skins often below a dollar, eroding margins.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Z. S. Palmer
Biological Survey
Wilson
Alaska
New York Sun
Lobster Face Slur Suit Dismissed in Connecticut Court
Foster sues Foster for 100 dollars claiming being called lobster and lobster face damaged character. Justice William VT Connor sustains demurrer, finding no grounds for slander claim and likely end of case.
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Robster
Foster
William VT. Connor
New London Telegraph
Connor
Pacific Coast Needs Manufactories for Future Power
The Pacific coast’s future hinges on developing industries that convert local raw materials for domestic use and export. The piece argues this industrial base will mirror Great Britain’s nineteenth century dominance and foreshadow the United States’ progress centered on the Atlantic seaboard in the coming century.
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Pacific Coast
Great Britain
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Engineering Magazine
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