Hidden Coup in Monte Carlo as Paris Warns
In Monte Carlo a tense plot unfolds as Count Leon and the princess confront a suspected American ally Jones. Paris officials reveal a dummy president planned an audacious abduction, triggering a swift, dangerous mobilization in the gardens and Casino as the signal whistle echoes chaos.
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Paris
Monte Carlo
Dreyfus
France
Leon
Jones
Satan
Equatorial Africa
Voulet and
Chanoine
Monsieur Jones
Olgavitch
War
Africa
Monsier
Delilah
Merrick
Barbary
Leutenant
Don
Villebois
Stromboloff
Fair
Duke of Orleans
Count Leon
Taney
Constance
Fortunes Made in Tips From One Waiter’s Twenty Year Total
A waiter kept tips for twenty years, averaging 1300 dollars annually. In New York and Paris tipping practices vary, with some sharing tips and others keeping individual earnings. The worker’s son may pursue fees instead of tips, a shift seen in American norms.
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New York
Paris
John Gilmer Speed
Lippincott’s
Equator Described as Menagerie Lion Between Poles
A playful metaphor depicts the equator as a lion roaming between the north and south poles. The image emphasizes global rotation and climate boundaries in a vivid, stylistic line.
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Equator
North
South Pole
Protection and Free Trade Policies Across U S History
A Cedar Rapids Republican opinion explores how the protective tariff shaped American industry and labor, contrasting it with free trade. It argues tariffs foster national independence, higher wages, and industrial strength, while free traders push for cheap goods and ignore wage competition.
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America
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Receives Canada Reciprocity View From Chamber Delegation
A Chicago Tribune report states a U S Chamber of Commerce delegation urged Roosevelt to pursue reciprocity with Canada. The president said he would consider it, but warns passage faces mixed U S interests. Canadians seek lower farm duties, while American farmers oppose cheap Canadian produce.
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Chambers of Commerce of
United States
Roosevelt
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
Dominion
Congress
Ohio
Indiana
Nova Scotia
New England
Chicago Tribune
Protection With Reciprocity and the Tariff Debate
A conservative view argues for maintaining protection alongside reciprocity. The United States has strong home industries and vast buying power, making free trade risky. Citing historical tariff shifts, the piece urges careful revision by experts, warning against hasty changes during prosperous times. The Republican party should stay united in whatever policy chosen.
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United States
Lord Salisbury
England
Gen
Harrison
Wilson
House
Cleveland
Pittsburg Dispatch
Washington
Republican Party
Indianapolis Journal
Reciprocity with Protection, Aims for Mutual Benefit
A Troy Times editorial argues reciprocity should accompany trade advantages with reciprocal nations. It contends protection remains essential and that the United States must yield gains only if other countries are equally obliging. The piece frames this as sound Americanism and Republican policy.
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United States
Troy Times
Reciprocity Threatens Tariff Unity Across Nations
The San Jose Mercury argues that reciprocal concessions to one nation would provoke retaliation from competitors, shifting tariff decisions from Congress to the State Department and causing ongoing trade tinkering. It favors direct broad tariff changes rather than piecemeal market expansion that benefits some while harming others.
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United States
Congress
State Department
Senate
San Jose
Cal
Mercury
Freight Handlers End Chicago Strike After $10 Million Loss
Chicago business leaders report a $10,000,000 cost from the freight handlers and teamsters strike. By 2 p.m. most of the 24,000 workers had returned to duty as the state board of arbitration helped secure a peaceful end and unions push for protections against future sympathy strikes.
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Chicago
Teamsters
State Board of Arbitration
State Board
Daly-West Mine Disaster Kills Dozens in Utah Pair Explosion
Two powder magazines at the Daly-West mine at 1200 feet exploded early today near Park City Utah. Reported dead and missing number in the dozens with twenty seven confirmed dead by 4 a.m. Others were rescued from the Ontario mine shaft a mile away. The Daly-West and Ontario levels are connected by tunnel and many workers were present in both mines.
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Park City
Utah
Ontario
Daly-West
Miners Die in Utah Blast at Daly-West and Ontario Mines
Thirty five miners are killed in a Utah explosion at the Daly-West and Ontario mines. John Burgy, a miner, caused the blast by entering a magazine with a lighted candle, costing him his life and the lives of many others. Many victims are recognizable to relatives.
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Park City
Utah
Daly- West
Ontario
Daly-West
John Burgy
Whisky price up on Peoria board of trade
The whisky price rose 1 cent on the Peoria board of trade this morning reaching $1.31 per gallon for finished goods.
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Peoria
Peoria Board of Trade
Cholera Spreads in Philippines Provinces Reported
Cholera continues to spread with provincial totals reaching 14 567 cases and 10 937 deaths. Manila records an average of forty cases daily.
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Manila
General Smith Found Guilty by Court Martial
Secretary Root delivered the Manila court martial verdict against General Jacob H. Smith. He was found guilty on charges related to orders to Major Waller and was admonished by the reviewing authority and retired under the law age of 62.
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General Smith
Washington
Seecretary
Root
Oyster Bay
Jacob H. Smith
Manila
Waller
Smith
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Monte Garlo
Riviera
ST George Rathborne
Street and Smith
Weandenan
Philippines
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