Democratic tariff debate sways senatorial prospects in 1898
Amid New York senatorial talk, Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun is seen as a top candidate though deemed too good for the post. Democratic papers pledge repeal of McKinley tariff, defend protection, and vow bold platform adherence as Cleveland and a new Congress approach in December 1803.
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Obief
Charles A. Dana
The
New York Sun
Dana
Nashville
Tenn
South
DePew
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Cleveland
Ohio
Mobile
Ala
Augustine on Antipodes and Scriptural Limits
The article reviews Augustine’s view that no inhabitants exist on the earth’s opposite side, arguing that Scripture and Paul’s writings support a world without antipodes. It notes debates echoed by theologians over centuries and claims Augustine taught there could be no humans beyond the world’s far side.
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de Augustine
Augustine
Adam
Christ
Science Monthly
Paul
David
St. Paul
Holy Ghost
Aleut Canoes Brought to Washington From Alaska
Two firemen returning from the Yukon on the steam er Alice Blanchard brought back two Aleut canoes. Made of rawhide with ribbed frames, they have a circular central hole for a seated occupant and are nearly watertight when paddled. Some models seat two. the single patterns measure about fourteen feet by thirty inches. Owners plan to keep them at Lake Washington after noting past mishaps on Alaska journeys.
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Washington
Alice Blanchard
Yukon River
Saga
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Basto
Lake Washington
Alaska
How Much the World Eats
An estimate of global consumption places the average person at about 2.5 pounds of solid food daily, with children and the vulnerable consuming less. With 1,497,000,000 people, total solid intake nears 3,007,770,000 pounds, while liquid intake reaches roughly 4,047,000 pints daily.
High-Priced Labor and Hard-Working Longshoremen
An article discusses longshoremen as highly paid laborers with steady factory or store work paying nine to ten dollars weekly, while dock work yields thirty to forty cents an hour and large unloading jobs can earn twelve dollars per man. It notes the strength and intelligence of the workers and describes a scene involving a large crew assisting with furniture.
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New York
Butterflies Nest High Above New Hampshire Peak
A small colony of butterflies resides on Mount Wi in New Hampshire staying above two thousand feet. They are isolated from other butterflies and are said to descend nowhere in the surrounding area. The invitee notes ancestral beings stranded after the glacial period, with subsequent experiments involving electric current and its effects described in cryptic terms.
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Mount
New Hampshire
Population Growth and Immigration in 19th Century America
The text analyzes national population trends from 1790 onward, noting doubling periods, birth and death uncertainties, and a surging 36.38 percent rise in the first decade of the 1900s. It compares age structures, fertility, and immigration, citing rates, regional differences, and the impact of natural increase on growth. It cites figures for 1850 to 1880 and discusses per decade increases and total population expansion.
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Malthus
North American Review
France
Instantaneous Photography Shows Speeds of Rifle Bullets
An analysis of exposure times using rotating mirrors and sparks reveals three flash durations. The magnesium flash blurs portraits, while electric sparks capture fast motion such as a clock face at 40 mph and a train at 100 mph. Prof Boys demonstrates sparks that photo rifle bullets from 1295 to 3000 feet per second.
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V. Boys
A Gingerbread Barometer and Churchgoing Cockfights
A Frenchman uses a gingerbread general as a weather barometer, calling its state the omen for his day. Nicaragua planters joke about churchgoing faith, plantation workers, and roosters in Moravian services, with cock fights shaping Sunday rituals and headlines.
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Thalr Neesters
Charen
Nicaragua
Jamaica
Paris Umbrella Guide Imposter Faces Farce
Fir Right M Tetard a countryman in Paris sought directions in pouring rain from M Bezuchel. The guide led him a mile off course under an umbrella then told him to retrace steps. Tetard slapped the Parisian and was arrested for assault but acquitted. the guide had to pay costs.
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Paris
Rue de Richelieu
M. Bezuchel
Chateau @Eau
Chateau d
M. Teterd
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