Editorial notes on world moves and politics in 1898
The piece surveys diverse topics from Captain Kitchen’s reading at a Virginia school to remarks about tax payer language in Congress. It comments on the Arbitration Treaty, customs duties on glass eyes, a proposed 59 story New York office building, and Gladstone’s jubilee. It also pokes at Judge Simonton, Shakespeare, the News and Observer, and Johnny Wanamaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Kitchen
Scotland Neck
Claremont
Customs House
New York City
Hite Law Reid
Wm E Gladstone
England
Christian Sun
Simonton
Czar
Turkey
America
Billy Shakespeare
News and Observer
Johnny Wanamaker
Father McKinley
Johnny Sherman
Johnny
Annexation debate as McKinley backs Hawaiian treaty
The President pushes unconditional annexation of the Hawaiian Islands with a formal treaty signed by Sherman for the US and Hatch Thurston and Kinney for Hawaii. The document cedes sovereignty, outlines land laws, local governance with presidential veto, a five member commission, and immigration limits. Public opinion in Washington splits along party lines amid reform rhetoric and concerns over native rights and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Queen Lil
Cleveland
Sherman
United States
Messrs
Hatch
Thurston and Kinney
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Senate
Lin
Congress
The
United Sates
Hawaiian Legislative Assembly
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Oregon
No Time to Keep Quiet in Progressives for Mer
The Winston Republican critiques self seeking editors and office holders who stop caring after securing meals. It condemns a selfish class that assumes duty ends when fixed financially and notes the editor's refusal to join that mindset. The piece questions public responsibility and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Republican
McKinley
Fountain Head
Winston Republican
Winston
Prosperity Parade Promised By Georgia Bankers
Georgia bankers at Warm Springs say prosperity will come immediately after Congress adjourns. The column mocks repeated banker promises over the past four years, noting endless delays and new assurances while urging readers to be wary of such forecasts.
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Georgia
Warm Springs
Congress
Doctoring Newspapers and the News and Observer
The Winston Republican muses on how new medical licensees might aid journalism and mocks the News and Observer for its editorial stance. It jokes about boomerang bullets, incites debate over independence, and quips that McKinley should be treated with respect by editors and the public alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Republican
News and Observer
Direct legislation debated as reform for national power
The piece argues for direct legislation to empower the people on major national questions. It criticizes party politics and cites reforms like free silver, income tax, and bond issues while noting opposition from gold interests. A satirical aside credits Rev Dr Kingsbury and questions party obedience and conscience in politics.
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Goldbugs
England
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
The Sugar Trust Critique and Book Vanity Tales
A sharp critique of the Sugar Trust accusing it of manipulating campaigns and profits. It ridicules President Cleveland’s forthcoming book and imagines a competing memoir to outshine Grover Cleveland in popularity while lampooning political and press pretensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Trust
Gettysburg
Uncle Sam
America
A Queer Animal And The Prosperity Prediction
A fragmented editorial notes the paradoxical warnings of Dun and Bradstreet about prosperity. It warns readers to tighten belts, curtail expenses, and hold onto money as mortgages, foreclosures, and debts loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
Bradstreet
Dun & Co
Perilous Prospects in the Depot and Debts Debate
The passage mocks Dun and Co. prosperity as a threat to the premises, suggesting mortgages and debts symbolize prosperity for plutocrats. It notes relief at a slow arrival of a nondescript being and compares it to a raging panther chasing us if Dun and Co.'s wealth arrives, urging caution against rapid prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Bradetreet
Dun
Dun and Co
Board of Agriculture Holds Regular Session and Appointments
The Board of Agriculture met in regular session. Walter Montgomery administered oaths to new commissioners and the secretary. The White Rickle furniture bid for 27 show cases was accepted. Bruner remains 30 days to aid new officers. he and Mewborne named honorary directors of the museum. State Geologist Homes and Secretary Ramsey are directors. Fertilizer contract with A M College continued. Chemists elected: Huffram Jr, Prof Blair, L G Kelly. James M. Allen named bulletin circulation chief clerk. monthly Bulletin to grow to up to 50 000 copies. H E King named chief clerk in fertilizer department. H H Brimley reelected museum curator. salary from 900 to 1000. Ned Shore named museum usher at 30 per month. Immigration committee formed by Maultsby Joyce and Browning. J M Allen resigns finance committee. Joyce elected. Board to meet again in October.
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Board of Agriculture
Walter Montgomery
Supreme Court
Commissioners of Agriculture
White Rickle Furniture Company
State Museum
Bruner
Mewborne
Homes
Ramsey
A. & M. College
Board of Commissioners
Messrs
J. D. Huffram, Jr
Blair
L. G. Kelly
Jas. M. Allen
Rutherford County
H. E. King
Onslow County
H. H. Brimley
Ned Shore
Yadkin County
J. D. Maultsby
J. R. Joyce
Howard Browing
J. M. Allen
J. R Joyce
Fertilizer Inspection Details and Editorial Complaints
Discussion clarifies there is no Chief Inspector position. The Board of Agriculture oversees inspection and registration with two inspectors year round. Monthly reports are filed. one inspector travels in fall. The secretary registers brands and enforces the law. Varallon Robinson notes editor pressure from readers on condensed versus full news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Agriculture
Varallon Robinson
Durham , Sun
Big Trade Tale From Kennebec Town Seashore Misunderstanding
In a Kennebec town a doctor advised sea water for a farmer’s wife, prompting the farmer to travel toward the seashore with a jug. He believed the ocean was private property and concluded doctors never prescribe anything free, then entered a scene that ends abruptly in readable fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Elise
Trader’s Beachside Water Sale Stirs Local Gibe
A Lewiston journal recounts a farmer who buys sea water from a beachside trader for a quarter, later returns with a jug for the same price, and quips about the trader’s “gosh darnation of trade.” The tale notes the tide’s impact on distance and price, with a final jab at Jim Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hill
Lewiston
Reform Papers Clamp Down on Money Masters
A collage of editorials and cartoons from Cuero Texas to Philadelphia denounce money power, bank control, and tariff excesses. Writers attack greed, call for unity among reformers, and urge practical action over factional squabbles to curb economic tyranny and restore cautious, inclusive citizen reform.
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L. L. Pole
L. Ramsey
J. W. Denmark
Raleigh, N. C
Progressive Farmer
N. C. Farmers’ State Alliance
Fanuan
L. L. Sul
Harrison
Chicago
Lil
Wanamaker
Nationalhen House
J. T. B. Kingsbury
New Berne
James F. Clark
the Sugar Trust
Ie News and Observer
White House
Grover
Irilby
Robinson Crucee
Board OF Commissioners OF Agriculture
DREAM
Cuero
Tex
Cuba
Tribune
Herod Herod
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Logansport
Monicello
Mankato
Kans
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