Capitol Notes and Policy Debates in May 1901
Washington reports discuss possible German war plans and Monroe doctrine stakes as Admiral Dewey warned. Debates move to Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on terminal facilities, plus a plan by Mr. Babcock to repeal the tariff on trust controlled goods. Also noted are mail privilege for Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield, and Boer agent Montagu White stating Kruger will visit in October.
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Profit of Tree Planting in Orsa as Utopian Model
The article touts Orsa Sweden where tree sales fund public services, yielding tax relief and free railways telephones and schools. It argues replanting sustains income every decades while praising a corruption-free government, contrasted with a failing Pan-American Exposition hotel project in Buffalo.
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Hereditary Drunkenness Debate Among British Physicians
British physicians Professor Sims Woodhead Dr Heywood Smith and others argue drunkenness may be inherited under certain conditions through inborn or acquired preferences for alcohol and parental tissue damage. They concede environmental factors and note that habitual drinking could select against strong drinkers, complicating the hereditary theory. They warn degeneration can arise from various causes, not solely alcohol.
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Sims Woodhead
Heywood Smith
W. W. Westcott
Leslie E Keeley
Center of Population Shifts Westward Over Two Centuries
A census bulletin shows the U S center of population moved west 14 miles and south 3 miles in the last decade. Over 100 years the shift totals 494 miles west with small latitude variation, placing the center in Southern Indiana near Columbus and Kansas as the broader area.
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Indiana Church Census Reveals Totals by Denomination
In Indiana there are 725,409 church members owning 5,958 buildings valued at 21,124,528. Last year pastors earned 1,646,477. benevolent giving reached 428,246. Sunday schools total 5,106 with 436,606 members across denominations including Methodists leading with 174,862 members and 1,595 buildings.
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Town Triumph in Last Monday's Election
The town.vote ended in a Democratic landslide over Republican candidates with the entire Democratic ticket elected. The Record notes broad participation and scratches on ballots, predicting a mixed town board and praising the new officials as capable. First Ward results show Democratic T. J. Colbert 68 vs Republican Jack Burt 255.
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T. J. Colbert
Jack Burt
Fickle signs and distant plans overshadow modern concerns
A stream of varied snippets notes political nerves in Washington and Havana, innovations in San Francisco, and societal ironies. Headlines hint at cabinet stability, hypnotism in surgery, Cuban policy, Cripple Creek gold, and a shifting view of crime, industry, and luxury amid a nation preoccupied with signs of war and progress.
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