Fragmented Historic Notes On World Views And Demographics
A collage of 1900s observations covers insurance woes in Galveston, wartime valor for the flag, and misinterpreted food experiments. It includes a Massachusetts man, a push to burrow underground, Indiana cave age theories, a Siberian handshake habit, and Manitoba picture lessons. Population gains in lake cities are noted with Chicago leading.
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Imp. Rockefeller
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Galveston reconstruction views and naturalization debate
The piece discusses rebuilding Galveston after the disaster and cautions against rebuilding on unsafe land. It weighs civic pride against continued danger, noting many survivors won’t return. It also critiques naturalization procedures and calls for stricter immigration and voting safeguards, citing New York and Massachusetts changes.
Broad 1900s election outlook shifts across states
The piece outlines statewide races for governors and federal offices with emphasis on Western battles, party hopes for majorities, and key contenders such as Odell Stanchfield Dockery Yates and McKinley Roosevelt Bryan and others. It notes large campaign spending, party splits, and the varied slate of presidential and vice presidential candidates across parties.
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House of Representatives
West
Union
Maine
Vermont
Oregon
New York
Benjamin B. Odell
John B. Stanchfield
Clangis
Richard Yates
Shains
Samuel Alschuler
Aurora
New York State
Diana
James A. Mount
Missouri
A. M. Dockery
Joe Llory
Colorado
Kansas
Michigan
Montana
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyomin
Utah
Washington
Massachusetts
W. Murray Crane
Pittsfield
Robert Treat ‘Paine
Boston
Connecticut
George DP
McLean
New Hampshire
Chester B. Jordan
Delaware
South Carolina
Navy
Illinois
Indiana
William McKinley
Ohio
Theodore Roosevelt
Armour Seeks 7000 Cattle Shipment From San Francisco
P D Armour of Chicago, famed market figure, has a contract from the Russian Czar to ship 7 000 cattle to Russia from San Francisco. Transportation is the hurdle, but Armour is believed to solve it. The piece recalls Armour's 1897 Leiter wheat coup and his ability to outmaneuver rivals.
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P. D. Armour
Chicago
San Francisco
Pacific
Armour
Leiter
Joseph Leiter
FP. D. Armour
Duluth
Mr. Leiter
Winter forecasts by Devoe drum up stormy season
Andrew Jackson Devoe, famed for forecasting the Galveston storm, predicts an unusually severe winter with zero weather in January and heavy December storms. He bases his method on astronomical data and foresees a cold wave around November 8 followed by repeated storms and sleet. Local squirrel observers are also mentioned as a whimsical forecast aside.
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Andrew Jack‘son -Devoe
New Jersey
Galveston
Devoe
Hevoe
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Barefoot girl Grace Carr to wed British baronet
Grace Carr of Louisville and Miss Grace Carr's engagement to Lord Newborough in London is recounted. The tale traces her rise from a barefoot girl in Indiana to an American beauty sought by British nobility, with prior life in Louisville and connections to New York society. The piece touches on social mobility and wider world events of the era.
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Naturalization Mills
New York
Massachusetts
George Bruce Cortelyou
Cortelyou
B. Cortelyou
New England Conservatory
United States
Georgetown University Law School
Columbia University
Grace Carr
Louisville
Avas
Indiana
Alice Carr
Samuel
Chauncey
Brooklyn
Grace
Desert
Lord Newborough
Record of Unprecedented Election Wagering Across Markets
Widespread bets surge as markets place enormous sums on the election outcome. Wall Street reportedly split with about $4,000,000 bet on the process, while New York stakeholders claim around $2,000,000 in wagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
William L Wilson Dies Ex-Postmaster General and Congressman
Gen. William L. Wilson former Postmaster General and long time congressman died suddenly in Lexington Virginia at age 80. A Confederate veteran and educator turned lawyer he helped frame the Mills tariff bill and authored the tariff measure that bore his name. He served as Postmaster General after Wilson S Bissell’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wramer
William LL. Wilson
Lexington
Wilson
Congress
Washiington
William Lyne Wilson
Jefferson County
Virginia
Columbia Ce Cpa
University of Virginia
Columbian College
Charlestown
W. Va
University of West Virginia
House of Representatives
Gays and Means
Wilson S. Bissell
Economic and Military Developments in Late 19th Century Dispatches
Reports show eight months imports for manufacturers reached 200 million dollars while exports of manufactured goods totaled 304 million, up from 163 million in 1896. Navy plans delay bounty payments until court decisions and congressional funding. The U.S. opposes the Pirigh proposal to curb arms, and Pekin legation guard measures. Gen. Davis in Porto Rico foresees rapid reduction of forces and promotes native companies. Treasury movement funds for crops reached 400 thousand, total for year about 10.88 million, up from 5.43 million last year. Extensions on twelve torpedo boat completions expired with further extensions possible. Revenue figures for seven months reach about 4.782 million with various departmental allocations noted.
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Manitoba
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Willam Nelson
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Duios
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Galvestaxians
Assur
Democratic
William J. Bryan
Adiat EL Stl Sols
Nebraska
Fenson
Union Rero
Seth Ellis
Samuel Pennsylvania
United. Corist
John G
Social Democ
Eependaet
Deb
Job Gari DE Leon
Joseph
Pennsylva
Bus
Henry Dered
Are ‘Yi
Syndicate
John G. Wool
Henry B.ange Tof Shud
Elem
Edward J. Steele
Staymarket
Stertle
Lieut. Steele
Mime
Wogora
Takahira
Japan
Mme, Takahira
Prince George
Greece
Crete
Athens
George
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Henry S. Pritchetty
Geodetic Survey
Prp
D. Armour
Prichett
Lake Trattle
West Virginia
Santiago
Cuba
Chaffee
China
Germany
Throop
New ‘Zealand
Miss Grace Carr
William L. Wilson
Navy Department
Court of Claims
Pekin
Davis
Porto ‘Rico
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