The Union Editorials and Local News Snapshot
A. A. Holmes's Union column critiques the Philippines policy and calls for Senator Mason to resign. It discusses labor and a Western Union damages case, praising the verdict against Moss while urging accountability of leaders. Also reports on Worthington cattle shipment and a wildcat killed near Worthington.
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Mason
Illinois
Senate
Philippines
Billy
Western Union Telegraph Company
William Moss
Bloomfield Democrat
Moss
Mark Hanna
Mark
Coal Famine and Patriotism in a Rural Ledger
The piece rails at the Democratic Party, notes coal mine prosperity locally while contrasting a Chicago shortage with a looming coal famine. It recounts a mishap involving County Superintendent Cushman and a foreman killed near Riley. The column closes with a patriotic address by Orlando McCune urging flag reverence and liberty.
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Chicago
Coal Association of Chicago
Great Northern Hotel
A. O. Tandy
Island Coal Co
Mr. Tandy
Bishop of Alton Letter on War Policy Cited
The Oct 3 1899 letter from Bishop James Ryn of Alton criticizes US policy toward the Philippines and questions intervention for the Transvaal. It argues the Philippines are already U.S. territory under constitutional treaty and accuses administration supporters of candor in wartime actions.
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United Senate
Philippines
William Mcixinley
House
United States
Ryan
Alton
McKinley
Transvaal
Ills
the World
James Ryn
Corbinville Emerges In Missouri Forest Town
A letter from William A. Corbin reports Jackson township settlers founded Corbinville in Buchannan Missouri. The town includes a running saw mill a storehouse stocked with goods six dwellings a blacksmith shop a barber shop and a school. It lies fourteen miles from the nearest railroad in rough country.
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Bloomfield
William A. Corbin
Buchannan
Jackson Township
Corbinville
Big cattle shipment by Combs and Walker announced
Wide awake butchers and stockmen Luther Combs and Ira Walker have bought and shipped a large cattle consignment. The purchase signals a robust trade and strengthens local livestock markets with new stock moving to destinations.
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Luther Combs
Ira Walker
Pinkston Writes From Independence on Wheat, War News
Jesse Pinkston of Independence Kansas reports on weather with rain reviving dry wheat fields and notes plans for a reception in the county for Company G under Captain Elliot. He recalls Captain Elliot and Lieutenant McTaggart killed in action and praises General Funston, while expressing support for McKinley and Philippine involvement.
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Wesley Kaufman
Indian Territory
Lind, Wash
Kansas
Elliot
Calocan
Leiutenant McTaggart
Malolos
20Th
Funston
Philippines
McKinley
Jesse Pinkston
Our Flag and the Patriots Who Guard It
A reflective piece defines patriots as those devoted to liberty and the flag. It questions who established the flag over the original colonies and who carried it through eight years of bloodied battles, honoring sacrifice and national unity.
Artist Shaves Dead Man To Finish Portrait
A New Orleans Times-Democrat anecdote recalls an artist who shaved a corpse to alter a family portrait. He painted off whiskers based on recalled chins, faced conflicting memories, and finally added two warts to satisfy all claims. He earned his fee but vows against future tensorial work.
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Illinois
Billy Mason
Senate
Congress
Republican Party
United States Senate
Lincoln
Senator Mason
Bloomfield
H. K. Cushman
Cushman
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President McWhinney
The President proclaims November 15 as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer. He cites national prosperity, peace with foreign nations, Cuba aid, and recovery in Porto Rico while urging church services, cessation of labor where possible, and charity for the sick and needy.
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Wasuimatron
D. C
Fsar
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Luzon
William Meliiley
William McWhinney
Curious Swiss funeral custom shocks social norms
In Switzerland death rituals include a public sympathy assembly shown by a black lined notice. A somber cloth table and jar placed before the deceased’s home receive mourning cards from attendees. The funeral day doubles as the jar’s exhibition, and historically no ladies may follow at the ceremony.
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Switzerland
Dolly bonnet mishap prompts a motherly sigh
A mother consoles her crying child as she jokes about a bonnet mishap. The anecdote, styled in a playful domestic voice, reflects humorous exchanges in a family scene.
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Clara
Dolly
Divorce court jokes on locksmiths in Philadelphia Inquirer
A wry aside notes that love defies locksmiths but divorce court records show locksmiths face later irony, as recounted in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Love
Philadelphia Inquirer
Man Expects Similarities Only to Disappoint Him
A reflection from the Atchison Globe notes that a man grows consistently disheartened when told he resembles another man. The remark highlights humor about identity and perception in everyday life.
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Atchison Globe
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Fowler
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Greene County
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Robinson
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Sullivan County
Linton Record
John Roman
Cvang
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Fox
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Kentucky
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San Francisco
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Eureka
Standaru Oil
Stansil’s
A. B. Stansil & Co
R.h.crowder
J. R. Crowder
R. H. Crowder
C.D, Hunt
Goodman’s Clothing Store
Sullivan Ind
Isaac H. Kally
Sullivan
Ind
McNamimon
H. H. Ward
South Side Square
Mullane Block
Sullivan, Ind
S.c.chanehy
A. G. McNabb
Southside
J. H. Drake
Crowder
Eastside Square
J. Jd. Thompson & Son
Arthur D. Cutler
Carlisle
Indiana
L. K. Stock
M. D
5S. D. Weir
Washington Streets
C. H. Edwards
Public Square
John T. Hays
Farmers’ Bank
Merom
New Lebanon
W. E. Wagp
Gil Township
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