Dueling Debate Dominates Reichstag Session in Berlin
Berlin observers report the dueling controversy commanding national attention as the Reichstag debates labor rights and a tariff bill. Socialists lodge over 100 amendments while conservatives soften on duels. U.S. is critiqued over Panama actions as tariff discussions focus on protecting German industry.
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Berlin
Owever
Reichstag
Insterburg
Reich
von “Rossler
William
Lynch Claims Sullivan Bribed Jurors in Conspiracy Case
Former Bailiff James J. Lynch testified in Judge Smiths court that attorney Alexander Sullivan asked him to bribe Irish Catholic jurors by labeling them A P A enemies of the church. Lynch described payments of 50 to 100 dollars per juror, sometimes higher for multiple jurors, with payments in the County Building hallway and in Serge’s chambers.
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Chicago
Navy
James J. Lynch
Alexander Sullivan
Smith
Sullvan
Sullivan
Lynch
West Chicago Street Railroadmpany
Barnes
Serge
Lench
Helen Gould Annoyed by A Crank in New York
Miss Helen Gould is troubled by a mysterious admirer who sends roses under the guise of favors. A man named Bix, lacking an address, visited a florist and sprinkled a liquid on roses before leaving a card. The incident sparked police suspicion as clerks relayed the details to Miss Gould.
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New York
Helen Gould
Bix
Miss Gould
Crown Lands Claim Uproar Follows ex Queen Lydia Dominis
Washington Star notes Mrs Lydia Dominis once Queen of Hawaii seeks a congressional grant for confiscated crown lands. Dole vetoed a Hawaii legislature pension plan. article argues the lands belong to the state, not the former queen, and questions a pension as a gratuity. It cites the royal transfer limits and U.S. guardianship as context.
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Washington Star
Lydia Dominis
Hawaii
Congress
Dole
Mrs. Dominis
United States
Liliuokalant
Hawaiian Republic
It Should Not Be Postponed but Held on the Day Set
Philadelphia Press argues against delaying the St. Louis World’s Fair to 1994 or any later date. It urges hastened preparations for a May opening in 1904, noting Congress funding of 15 million dollars and the need to attract visitors on opening day.
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United States
Cologne
Herr Stellar
Germany
Senate
Ftellar
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Jefferson
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louisiana Territory
Chicago
Congress
Missouri
Francis
Filipino Traits and Powers Under Anglo Review
The article asserts Filipino physiology places them closer to primitive stock than Europeans or Americans, noting skull differences and limb proportions. It argues natives possess strong observation and imitation but weaker analytical powers, likening their rites and Christianity’s Oriental adaptations to historical priestly influence, and links the Katipunan to recent disorders.
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Astuto
Sapiente
Egypt
Britain
New York physician warns tetanus risk in horses
A New York physician warns a horse may have tetanus without detection by the most experienced vets. He urges avoiding vaccine lymph from calves stabled with horses, and cautions against combining vaccine virus, anti-diphtheric serum, and anti-tetanic serum in one lab. He favors testing all virus and serum on young horses before public use.
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Philadelphia
New York
Why the meteors failed shooting stars explained
Sir Robert Ball explains why the November meteor shower did not appear as expected. He describes meteors as tiny fast bodies entering Earth atmosphere, the long celestial shoal they travel in, and how planetary gravitation altered their track, causing the 1900 display to miss Earth.
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New York
Robert Ball
England
Robert
America
Harvard University
Sir Robert
Venus
Jupiter
Earth
WEDS A QUARTER-BREED A GUIDE OF SIXTY-FIVE
Mary Ledyard Seymour granddaughter of Gov Hebado Seymour elopes with Henry St Arnauld a Michigan woodsman guide forty five years her senior The couple marry after elopement thwarted by Sheriff Wills and Seymour family pressure wedding held at the bride's home in Marquette The match caused wide comment due to class and lineage details in the upper peninsula community
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Houghton
St. Louis
Oft- Dispatch
Mary Ledyard Seymour
Hebado Seymour
New York
Mortoin
Empire State
Marquette
Seymou
Horatio Seymour
Lora Brassey
Michigan Land and Iron Company
Upper Peninsula
Henry St. Arnauld
St. Arnauld
Seymour
Baraga
Sheriff Wills
Houghton County
Tapis
Wills
Peninsula
Homicides in This Country Reviewed Across Nations
A Louisville preacher claims home murder risk is safer than Kentucky and compares U S crime to Europe and Britain. The Nashville American agrees, citing high U S homicide rates, while praising charity and progress. The piece questions missionary outreach amid a “red record” of crime and contemplates reactions abroad.
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Louisville
Dominions
Afghanistan
Kentucky
London
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Italy
Turkey
Russia
Nashville
Christ
Asia
Africa
Chicago Tribune
India
Whites in the Tropics in the Portland Oregonian
The piece argues that white Americans should embrace tropical ventures like the Philippines despite fears, noting senatorial limits on expansion and praising adaptation to tropical life. It claims tropical labor and liberal trade laws could lure Americans abroad more than other nations, framing empire as a homeward immigrant return.
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Portland
Tropics
Philippines
India
Africa
Brazil
Sumatra
Progressive farmer’s farm sale spurs regional ads
A New York farmer with a farm to sell advertised in leading newspapers across East and West. His success in selling property at a high price prompted neighbors to advertise farms, implements, apples, leaf tobacco and other farm products, proving advertising profitable.
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Philadelphia
New York
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
Hauptmann
Deutsche Theater
Oon
Creed
Fusely
Gould
Crown Lands
Sir Robert Ball
Space
Ce Rural
Washington Post
Wuierhner
Pearson’s
Piano House
Steinway
Hazelton
Krakauer
Kurtzmann
Crown
Ludwig
Regent
Knabe, Chickering
Pearson’s Piano House
Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis
Ralston Health
Wright’ Shoes
Geo. J. Marott
East Washington Street
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