Reconstruction and governance in the Philippines and Pacific territories
President McKinley outlines U S policy toward the Philippines Jolo islands and Hawaii Puerto Rico Alaska Porto Rico and Cuba advocating civil government local self rule educational development and open trade while preserving federal authority and urging rapid territorial legislation to aid reconstruction and justice. He condemns mob rule and stresses education courts and benevolent governance.
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Hungarian philologist claims Chinese roots behind world languages
Dr. Anton Velics argues that Indo Germanic Semetic Hamite and Altaic stem from 200 to 300 ancient Chinese roots. Some roots vanished from Chinese and survive only in Japanese. He published in Hungarian and plans a German translation for scholarly critique.
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General William Dye Dies in Michigan On Leave
General William McEwen Dye former vice minister of war in Korea died on leave in Muskegon Michigan. He once led Washington police under Garfield and served in the Mexican and Civil Wars. A West Point graduate Dye helped organize and train the Korean army after his Korea assignment.
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World champagne supply seems ample for five years
A report from France’s champagne districts states that even if no bottles were produced, global consumption at current rates would exhaust the existing supply in five years, ensuring continued drinking for that period.
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France
Oldest Great Lakes captain dies not, Milan man Henry Kelley
Captain Henry Kelley of Milan Ohio is described as the oldest living Great Lakes captain. He began in 1831 on the steamer Superior, the second built on the lakes, afloat in 1827. At 83, though retired from active duty, he remains indirectly connected to lake service.
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Ancient China Used Bamboo Gas Tubes and Voice Boxes
A Chinese writer notes use of bamboo gas tubes for sound conveyance and describes boxes that repeated voices of the dead, akin to a phonograph device, indicating early experiments in voice replication and recording technology.
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China
Milkman Offers Free Milk Analyses Twice A Year
An enterprising Cincinnati milkman invites customers to have the milk she serves analyzed twice yearly at his expense. Tests may be performed at any Hest, without warning to the dairy: an unknown detail.
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Cincinnati
Diller Record Supplement Short Readings From 1899
The Diller Record supplement offers assorted philosophic maxims on life and society, with remarks on consecration, speech, trust, and wealth. It notes President McKinley receiving a peace conference picture valued at $20,000 and mentions the idea of protocolors.
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McKinley
Police object to sending bodies in trunks
St Louis police oppose practice of transporting dead bodies in trunks remarking that living people must look after themselves.
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St. Louis
Snow White Fox Spotted by Essex Huntsmen
Huntsmen in Essex Union county England report a snow white fox seen while fox hunting. Likely to die a natural death like other hunted foxes, given its unlikely to survive in the wild long term.
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Archaeologist Discovers Ancient City in Colorado
Prof. G. H. Pepper announces the discovery of an ancient Indian city in southern Colorado covering about 400 square miles. He claims it was once inhabited by approximately 9,000,000 people, suggesting a vast pre-historic urban center with potential implications for modern franchise opportunities.
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G. H. Pepper
Colorado
Submarine Boat Trials Promise Naval Revolution
The VF office unveils a new submarine boat and plans trials to prove its superiority over recent American vessels. Previous submarines stayed submerged and failed to surface. If the French craft can truly dive and rise on cue, naval warfare could be fundamentally transformed.
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VF Office
Surgeons urged to shave beards to curb infection spread
The London Globe, via a French journal, reports that Hubenck of Breslau prompted Austrian and German leaders to consider forbidding facial hair in surgery. Clean shaves or disinfecting facial hair are proposed to prevent disease bearing microbes, with head hair rule left undecided.
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Respect for Office Shown in Public Greetings and Conduct
The piece argues that criticism of officeholders does not erase respect for public offices. It notes that crowds greet presidents with cordial, appreciative behavior even amid partisan opposition, showing civil deference to the office and not to the individual.
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High Court rules Times owns Rosebery speech reports
England's High Court of Justice holds a Times funded volume of Lord Rosebery speeches as copyright, ruling that reported addresses from his lips belong to the London Times. An injunction restrains the author from using his own reported words.
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