The Editors Talk Humor From Mississippi to a Silver Speaker
Representative John Allen of Mississippi brings humor to Congress though this session seems dry. He recalls a campaign tale of a silver orator in Mississippi debating a water carrier about sheep and water value if Bryan wins, with the carrier predicting a rise in prices and a barrel worth a thousand dollars.
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John Allen
Mississippi
Congress
Bryan
Iberville South
Senate probes Union Pacific foreclosure bid and Canal talks
Washington dispatch reports Allen’s bid to the government over Union Pacific foreclosure may be larger than Harmon’s statement. Senate directs Attorney General to disclose terms, committee members, and authority behind the foreclosure plan. Protests over Nicaragua Canal talks and arbitration treaty spark questions of British influence. Civil service translator exam ends with a female candidate blocked for being a woman. humorous reference to Uncle Joe Cannon. American Federation of Labor opens national headquarters with Gompers optimistic about 1897 growth.
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Washington
Senate
Union Pacific Management
Central Pacific Road
Washington Electric Light Companies
Nicaragua Cabill
Central America
Olney
Sherman
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Open Senate
Nicaragua
Canal Company
United States
Great Brittain
Morgan
Billy Mason
Perth
Springfield
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Morrison
Treasury Department
A Day of Distress In Weather and a Gun Threat
A humorous column depicts a snowy morning turning chaotic as a crowd provokes an editor who grabs a gun before police intervene. The scene includes protests, a mayor, and satire on journalism culture. It notes Shreveport Progress’s New Year edition and a jab about Morgan City Review.
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Louisiana Press Association
Shreveport Progress
Hicks
Morgan City Review
Brother Jolley
Eve’s Grave Draws Tens of Thousands Each Year
Visitors flock to Jed dah’s cemetery to view Eve’s supposed tomb, claimed to be five cubits long and twelve wide, with Arabs noting Eve as perhaps the tallest woman ever. The annual pilgrim tide reportedly exceeds forty thousand.
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Eve
Jeddah
Picayune
Governor Foster Calm Amid Nasty Attacks
The Clarion Appeal argues Gov. Foster remains untroubled by venomous, baseless assaults from The Item. It notes the pious governor would lead a tranquil life if only The Item troubled him. The paper suggests state executives are rarely disturbed by such critics.
Political quote from Tennessee governor sparks party critique
A Tennessee governor allegedly declares if empowered he would grant Democrats offices, Republicans pensions, and Black people railroad passes, omitting Populists. The Banner-Democrat notes mockingly that he would also give Populists schooling.
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Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Banner- Democrat
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Washington, D. C
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Uncle Joe
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Joe
Ajax
Spingfield
Illinois
Joel
Pitsburg
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