Desperate Tactics and a Monte Carlo Escape
Merrick and Jones edge toward Monte Carlo amid danger, disguises, and a secret plan. A fire, a coded paper, and a geometrical puzzle shadow their path as they battle Count Leon and a nearby princess while dodging pursuers on the southbound train.
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Merrick
Jones
Mark
Monte Carlo
Leon
Scott
Law
Marseilles
The
Republic
Italy
Night Watch and Gas Attack on a Train Voyage
Jones and Merrick aboard a night train near Nice face a gas attack from unknown foes. Jones senses danger as he ventilates the compartment and suspects murder by asphyxiation while contemplating their perilous voyage toward Monte Carlo. The scene ends with a cliffhanger.
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Nice
Monte Carlo
Grand Mediterranean
Riviera
Jones
Merrick
Jack
Cause of His Troubles Speech on Ship Worms
A Youth in a Christian Endeavor meeting delivers an allegorical speech comparing ship worms to flaws in Christians. He notes outward piety masking decay, admitting personal struggle with inner corruption while using vivid nautical imagery to warn against empty appearances. The quote echoes Boz sketches in tone.
Reform the Tariff in Missouri Gubernatorial Echo
A Missouri Republican paper recalls Congressman DeArmond’s failed tariff reform push from eight years earlier. It describes rural fear and economic distress in Henry and Osage counties as mule prices collapsed, cattle and cattle markets waned, banks slowed, and workers faced idle mills. The piece links the old tariff drive to political losses and warns the voters may again hear the reform message. It also notes sugar industry activity and new refinery ambitions in Colorado and the West, hinting at broader market shifts.
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DeArmond
Congress
Clinton
Fountain Head
Washington
Sugar Trust
George West
Senate
Grover Cleveland
Sixth
Bob Lewis
Missouri
Shawnee Township
Charlie Powers
Kansans
Henry County
Neck of the Woods
Osage
Skeer
Orthodox Republican Doctrines on Cuba Tariff Stand
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat argues that Republicans oppose tariff concessions to Cuba and reject reciprocity for foreign interests. It cautions that any sugar tariff reduction would threaten protective tariffs elsewhere and undermine Republican doctrine of impartial American protections.
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Congress
Cuba
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Sugar Trust Faces Scrutiny Across Regions
The article portrays the American Sugar Refining company as a focal point in sugar policy debates. It outlines tensions over Cuban sugar imports, duties, and the trust’s alleged roles in Cuba and Porto Rico, plus its involvement with Claus Spreckels and a major Salinas beet sugar factory. It also notes a Denver report that the company aims to enter Colorado beet sugar.
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American Sugar Company
Colorado
New York
Boulder
Weld
Larimer
Arapahoe
Jefferson
Morgan
Washington
Logan Counties
Nics
Sugar Trust
Louisiana
American Sugar Refining Company
The
Congress
Cuba
Porto Rico
Claus Spreckels
California
Salinas
Denver
Henry L. Nies
Southern Democrats urged to back sugar and cotton interests
The New Orleans Item argues that attacking tariffs on cotton goods risks retaliation by Republicans and harms Southern mills. It warns that reducing cotton tariffs would drive business to British and German rivals and favors standing with Louisiana sugar growers and expanding local cotton factories.
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ROE Ucks
Louisiana
New Orleans
Farmers Stand It as Tariff Cuts Loom
The Grand Rapids Herald argues that farmers, especially in the Middle West and Western states, propelled Republican victories and will judge the sugar tariff cut. It warns that lowering farm product protection could threaten farmer prosperity and split farmers from other industries, making tariff reform a major campaign issue.
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Washington
Middle West
Republican Party
Grand Rapids
Mich
Herald
Prospects for Fruit Across States From Experts
Georgia peach prospects are bright and Alabama fruit largely spared by late frosts. Pears face risk while strawberries ripen in southern counties. North Carolina cites cool wet early April delays but expects little damage. South Dakota reports very good prospects. cherry buds hurt by December cold. Wisconsin notes a fall season. Michigan notes damage to peaches but overall favorable outlook with state estimates: apples 84 pears 81 peaches 62 plums 78 cherries 86 small fruits 85.
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Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
N. E. Hansen
South Dakota
E. S. Goff
University of Wisconsin
Michigan
Bordeaux Mixture for Plants and Fungal Remedies
Fabian Garcia explains Bordeaux mixture as a fungicidal spray for rats mildews and fungal diseases. Mix copper sulphate six pounds lime four to six pounds water fifty gallons dissolve copper in water then slack lime and combine to twenty five gallons test with ferro cyanide of potassium to prevent leaf burn.
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Dordeaux
Fabian Garcia
Peach orchard spraying gains support across state
In Michigan letters the question Are peach orchards being curaged for aurilec elicits 124 yes and 254 no. The secretary notes spraying proves profitable and essential for good fruit. Authors hope adoption spreads each year while cropping remains uncertain.
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Fred M. Warner
Michigan
Agriculture Advances in Porto Rico under U S supervision
Under U S government fostering, Porto Rico shows rapid agricultural growth. Sugar crop may reach 95 000 tons this year, with projections of 130 000 tons next year and potential 250 000 tons by 1904. Cotton, tobacco and mineral discoveries accompany railroad expansion and American investment.
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Porto Ricco
United States
Porto Rico
The Hoys Go Back to the Farm
An Indiana report shows up to 10 percent of agricultural college graduates seek salaried jobs, with most returning to farm work. Ohio Agricultural College found a similarly large share returning to farming. Teaching attracts some, but devoted agricultural graduates return to farms, demanding high wages to stay away.
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Indiana
Agricultural College
Agricultural Colleges
Ohio Agricultural College
Fragmentary NYS quip on eloquence and merit
A brief, unclear New York sentence extols merit in quiet eloquence over grand speech, but specifics are absent. The quote hints at a praise of one quality over public oratorical display without identifying people or events.
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Pauline
Miss Caprice
Street and Smith
Mercier
France
South
Milady
General Mercier
Count Leon
Per
Eliot
Harvard
Crane
Massachusetts
Charles River
Boz
Osage Township
House
Tennessee
Treasury
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