Democratic Platform Affirmed by Strouse Gibbons Kemble
The platform pledges interoceanic canal control by the United States and protection, rejects further surrender of Alaskan territory, calls fortifications of Pacific points, opposes entangling alliances, supports free trade with Puerto Rico, seeks Cuban independence and Philippine home rule, opposes subject peoples, rejects colonial dependencies, opposes trusts, promotes a vigorous foreign policy, supports an income tax, and backs an amendment for direct election of U S Senators by the people.
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Alaskan
Pacific
England
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Philippine Islands
United States
Democratic State Ticket for Auditor General and Electors
Democratic slate lists P Gray Meek Centre for Auditor General and Harry E Grimm Bucks as Congressman at Large. Nicholas M Edwards Lycoming listed for another seat with a wide slate of residential electors including Hugh Moore James Bell and many others.
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Harry E. Grimm
Bucks
Japanese Government Halts Emigration to United States
June 20 1900 report notes a Japanese decree limiting monthly departures from each prefecture. The restriction effectively bars Japanese workers from emigrating to the United States and is described as a friendly act by the Mikado.
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United States
Japan
Monsoon Rain Offers Hope for South India Crops
Report from India notes encouraging rain in southern districts. Hopeful sign for future, but famine-affected areas face continued hardship as current crops must endure until fall.
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India
Senator Allen Versus Trusts In Senate Debate
The article argues Senator Allen of Nebraska exposed a pro trust influence in the Senate during the armor plate debate. It claims Hanna of Ohio and Elkins of West Virginia defend the trusts, portraying the Republican party as subservient to syndicates and linking this to upcoming November elections.
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Senator Allen
Nebraska
Senate
Hanna
Ohio
Elkins
West Virginia
Hikin
Allen
United States Senate
Republican National Organization
Store Ad Promotes Low Prices on Suits and Furnishings
A local advertisement touts the lowest prices in years with a large stock of suits and furnishing goods at popular rates from BP. A. Stlef.
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BP. A. Stlef
Personal news and visits from Andenried and surrounding towns
John McDonald and Clyde Salmon, two young civil engineers of Andenried, were guests of Walter Fahringer at the Commercial Sunday. Several locals, including Misses Britton, Rhoads, Wardrop, and Wightman, spent Sunday in Ashland with hospitable reception at W. A. Phillips’s home. George Wolfgang returned from Atlantic City to be at his ailing mother’s side and may stay. Laura Siegfried of Mauch Chunk joined guests at the Siegfried home. Simon Collier hosted his brother William of Olyphant for a week, ending with his departure Saturday. Harry Raup and his wife, from Atlantic City, visited his parents on Hickory Street. Mrs. C. L. John and family leave for Lianerch near Philadelphia to stay with her parents. Thomas McManniman, from Philadelphia, visits his parents on East Fifth Street. Miss Carrie Larish of Berwick and Lena Wolf of Nosepeck returned home after visiting Deazoness and Elizabeth Larish. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Dunkleberger of Shamokin renewed old friends during a town visit Sunday. Miss Mary Nolan of West Third Street left for Philadelphia to make her home.
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Britton
Rhoads, Wardrop
Wightman
Ashland
W. A. Phillips
George Wolfgang
Atlantic City
Laura Siegfried
Mauch Chunk
Siegfried
North Oak Street
Simon Collier
William
Olyphant
Harry Raup
State of
New Jersey
Raup
Hickory Street
C. L. John
William Harlow
Lianerch
Philadelphia
Thomas McManniman
East Fifth Street
E. W. Dunkleberger
Shamokin
Mary Nolan
West Third Street
The Girard Estate May Report Details
The Girard College roll reached 1535 pupils with May admissions of 86 and discharges of 25. Indentured 17 and 4 released for various reasons. City property net income for May was 13282.02 dollars. Property without the city seeks 8500 dollars for a new coal field pipeline. Year-to-date net receipts from non city property total 142525.52 dollars, down 33924.69 from last year.
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Girard College
Girard
John M. Campbell
Appointment of John Green as Mt. Carmel chief burgess confirmed
Judge Savidge at Sunbury confirmed Monday morning the appointment of John Green to be chief burgess of Mt. Carmel borough. Earlier the borough council had named Green to succeed John P. Zimmerman, who died while serving as chief executive of the borough.
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John Green
Borough of
Mt. Carmel
Savidge
Sunbury
Mr. Green
John P. Zimmerman
Painting the Depot Work Begins on Interior
Monday morning a crew of painters started treating the interior of the P. and R. depot with a new coat of paint. The ceiling and walls will be painted yellow and the seats varnished. The exterior will not be touched this year.
Oldest Ohio skunk farm shows playful kits and market factors
The six acre Wyandot county farm owned by Silas B. DeBolt near Upper Sandusky raises skunks for pelts and oil. Demand, pelt value, and market routes to Chicago and New York shape a modest profit, with white fur earning more and oil selling slowly. The article notes their doglike playfulness, care routines, and methods of humane killing.
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Ohio
Upper Sandusky
Wyandot County
Silas B. DeBolt
de Bolt
DeBoit
Mr. DeBolt
Chicago
New York
London House
Fowler
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Locusts and Goliath Beetles Eaten by Locals Abroad
The locusts plentiful in Southern Europe and the Barbary States are consumed by inhabitants and praised by travelers who have tasted them. Goliath beetles of Africa are likewise eaten by natives and considered very good by observers.
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Europe
Barbary States
Africa
Noble dogs barred from cemetery in multi language notice
An amused multi language inscription in Rio Janeiro cemetery warns that dogs may not be admitted without being tethered by a cable round their necks. The notice humorously addresses ladies and gentlemen and implies a strict leash rule for canine visitors.
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Rio Janeiro
Great Republican Parade Ahead at 1900 Convention Plans
The 1900 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia is expected to surpass prior gatherings. A grand parade of Republican organizations is planned for the eve before opening, with marshal Gen Louis Wagner predicting 26 000 to 80 000 participants. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway offers excursion fares from June 16 to 19 and a separate Gettysburg round trip for $4, valid June 16 to 23 with return by June 26. Contact ticket agents or Edson J Weeks for details.
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Gen'l Louis Wagner
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Philadelphia & Reading
Edson J. Weeks
Reading Terminal
Free Picture With Sunday Press For Readers
The Philadelphia Sunday Press will include a free original 14x20 inch picture with every copy next Sunday June 24. The Moran water color The Ideal Summer Girl will be featured with a July calendar inset. Order early for the promised novelty and value.
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Philadelphia Sunday Press
Percy Morans
Moran
Number Your Houses in Third Ward Under Postal Rules
Borough Surveyor Kemble numbers houses with blue pencil as rounds begin. The third ward will be numbered first under a system said to comply with law and United States postal rules. Owners must comply or risk no mail delivery.
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Kemble
United States
Children’s Day Observed at Congregation and Lutheran Churches
Sunday observance of Children’s Day in the Congregation and Lutheran churches featured beautified decorations with potted plants and excellent programs by the young folks. Attendance at both churches was exceptionally large.
Not What She Expected
A witty Memphis Scimitar anecdote recalls a city debutante lamenting that no one loves her. A funny beaus replies that somebody does love her, prompting her to ask who. He answers God and her mother, delivering a gentle moral through humor.
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God
Memphis Scimitar
Blair's Claim: Owner Dining Counter Joke
A humorous reminiscence recalls John S Blair who once owned a western railroad and built lunchrooms along its route. He charged 50 cents for employees and 75 cents for passengers, and after dining there he paid with a half dollar, prompting the cashier to declare he did not belong to the road. Blair quipped that he did know the road belonged to him.
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John S. Blair
Western Railroad
AntiClimax and wartime ingenuity in a lecture hall
A lecturer boasts I was one of the men behind the guns, provoking a witty question from the gallery. A Philadelphia plant officer with cavalry experience unveils a patent galloping hospital drawn by two horses to treat six wounded students or soldiers nearby.
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Philadelphia
Explosion of growth in known compounds over 30 years
Thirty years ago about 25 explosive compounds were known. Today the number exceeds 1,100, reflecting rapid expansion in chemical knowledge and safety assessment.
Readers discuss Lodge article on Boston British occupation
In a parlor car between Boston and New York two travelers debate a current issue in Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s Revolutionary War piece. One cites a discrepancy with school history while another defends the article, and a Massachusetts Republican observer reveals the author is Lodge.
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Boston
New York
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senator Lodge
Republican State Committee of
Massachusetts
Saturday Evening Post
Sarcastic Snip Sparks Tour of Security Visuals
A Washington Post item recalls two young women visiting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. A guide jokes about stealing $10,000 bills, noting time as a restraint and mentioning women in federal prisons lacking curling irons.
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New York
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Haides
Guidess
Hardes
Washington Post
Kipling Snake Tale Reveals London Mirror Incident
A Saturday Evening Post column recounts Rudyard Kipling reacting to a smashed mirror in his London rooms. The tale links snakes to Kipling’s India experiences and British empire imagery.
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India
Kipling
London
Villiers Street
Strand
Rudyard Kipling
Saturday Evening Post
Wigs in Vogue in Rome's Late Republic Era
In Rome near the end of the Republic wigs were fashionable and so well made that Ovid noted the impossibility of discerning whether someone’s hair was real or not.
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Rome
Ovid
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E. B. Kemble
Auditor General
P. Gray Meek
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Lycoming
Hugh Moore
James Bell
Henry Feinberger
W.s. Hastings
Matthew Dittman
R. Scott Ammerman
W. Horace Hoskins
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Harvey W. Haines
N. M. Ellis
W Rren Worth Bailey
Albrecht Kneale
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Guffey
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Samuel W. Black
L. W. Reiff
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John J. Brew
Thomas Maloney
J. 8. Carmichael
Michael Melier
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Kimball
John McDonald
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Andenried
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Carrie Larish
Berwick
Lena Wolf
Nosepeck
Deazoness
Elizabeth Larish
Girard Estate
Matus Hox
Burlington, N. C
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Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Joseph Chrusheh
Joseph Homtak
Theodore Danczak
John Worbach
Michael Torashevich
Walter & Vought
John Shoemaker
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Addidas
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