Anarchy and the Republic in Peril, Speech in Philadelphia
A dramatic Philadelphia address argues the Republic faces greater danger now than at Sumter, blaming political corruption for sapping national life. He denounces luxury and argues liberty must be coupled with morality, education, and duty to sustain the nation.
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Philadelphia
Laurel
Butherworth
Berane
Republic
Mont Bien
Uberty
Gery
Etter
Wolfe
Syery Mis
Relurion
Thieliikence
Norgeteck
Sumter
Oten
Expose of a Fraud Leads to Bid Rejection for Maps
Washington May 81. After a long inquiry, bids for supplying photographic maps and plates for the General Land Office next year have been rejected. New bids will be submitted June 1. Commissioner Hermann ruled maps must be from pen and ink tracings, not photo duplicates, to protect government records from theft and defacement. The change saves contractors about 35000.
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General Land Office
Washington
Hermann
De Wolf Hopper to Return in Capitan at Grand Opera House
De Wolf Hopper will appear in E Capitan at the Grand Opera House on June 9 his first city appearance since 1892. The veteran comedian rose to fame in Wang at Topeka and is expected to draw a large crowd again. The latest opera is praised as a major comic hit with Sousa music and witty book. Tickets go on sale Monday morning June 7 with prices 310 31 60 cents.
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de Wolsoppers
de Wolf Hopper
Howe
Topeka
Wang
Hopper
Sousa
Colored boy in England draws social attention, not support
London May 31 Paul Laurence Dunbar, the young colored poet, says his reader income in England is poor but his social life is pleasant. He notes Americans face snubs at top hotels and restaurants yet relish being welcomed at fashionable London venues, contrasting with the New York scene.
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London
Paul Laurence Dunbar
England
New York
Cecil
America
Frascati’s
Wire Rod Corner Syndicate Said to Control Mills
Bueton syndicate alleged to have near total command of U S wire rod production. Chronicle telex says output cornered by a syndicate of wire rod manufacturers not by a usual combination. Report claims syndicate secured control of every feed mill but one through trust or by contract for entire output.
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Bueton Syndicate
Milliilsburg
Chronicle
Télexreph
Lesan
Gage Talks Tariff and Currency Policy in Interview
Secretary Lyman J. Gage voices belief that tariff and currency questions will be settled by Congress in regular session. He says the tariff must be settled first, with currency reform following, and predicts a gradual revival of business nationwide. Local leaders express confidence in a sound monetary policy aligned with President McKinley.
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Congress
McKinney
House
Senate
United States
Mr Gage
Ana
Dogs and a Baby Edict Bans Barking in City Home
New York Board of Health rules that dogs must not bark, citing a West 125th Street dispute near an Undertaker’s shop. A grocer keeps two terriers and a Newfoundland to guard his yard, while a baby in the adjacent house is blamed for disturbances. The health board bans the dogs, but the baby’s rights prevail.
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New York Board of Health
New York
Labes
Board of Health
West One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Street
Hlariem
Broadway
Health Board
Governor Lesdy Receives Judge Foster Letter on Temperance
In Topeka Governor Lesdy faced a letter from United States Judge G. Foster praising his temperance stance. Foster commends the new police commissioners for enforcing laws and reducing expenses, notes the police duties extend beyond chasing alcohol, and suggests the governor may push the temperance issue to a public settlement that would aid the state and temperance cause.
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Lesdy
Hamilton Hall
G. Foster
United States Court
Periphet
Topeka
Turners adhere to Chief Steele's liquor order
A prominent German Turners society member notes 25 years of club membership and says members have not drunk beer at the hall for two weeks after Chief Steele's notice. The society has halted liquor procurement and plans a Tuesday meeting of officers and trustees to discuss the issue.
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Steels
Turner Society
Steele
Mrs McKinley Advocates Marriage as Woman’s Highest Mission
Washington notes at a White House reception highlight Mrs McKinley’s enthusiasm for marriage and her view that it embodies devotion, mutual respect, and happiness for wives and mothers. Miss Gary jokes about a school for husbands as the pair discuss married life amid health-related interview limits.
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Washington
White House
McKinley
Misa Gary
Ars McKinney
Marrigge
Tax for Each Agency Under License Law
License Collector L C Bailey tightens tax on insurance firms applying the city license law. He finds a 25 tax per agency, noting some firms own several outlets but none have paid more than 5. Bailey argues agencies must be taxed individually, risking closures or consolidations as firms drop extra agents across North Topeka.
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L. C. Bailey
Webb Wilder
Bailey
Lcense
North Topeka
Railroad assessors to report figures this week
The railroad assessors’ report is ready but awaits approval from Secretary Bush Treasurer Heflebower and Attorney General Boyle. If approved by midweek Governor Harvey and Auditor Morris will publish immediately. if not, revisions will delay release. Rumors suggest Missouri Pacific assessments are low and trigger ongoing friction with Governor Leedy and the railroad list.
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Bush
Heflebower
Boyle
Harvey
Morris
Missouri Pacific
Leedy
Infidel turns Catholic in surprising conversion tale
A performer once allied with Hob Ingersoll and a follower of freethought has reportedly converted to Catholicism. Baptism occurred May 17 at St Jerome's Catholic Church, officiated by Rev William A McLow of St Stephens. The convert, formerly an actor, is described as embracing the faith with public fanfare.
Race extinction claim sparked by Professor Wood speech
A sensational piece reports Professor O. M. Wood claiming the Afro American race will fade within a century, with data on census tables and intermarriage. It discusses color lines in New Orleans and argues whites rise while blacks diminish, urging uplift through intellect.
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Wood
Thomas Fortune
New York Colored
The
New Yorker
Tousssaint L’ouverture
Hayti
Sai
United States
New Orleans
Woods
Claes
Prof. Woood
Congo
Arace
European Powder Trust Threatens to Invade U.S. Tariff Move
A San Francisco May 31 report cites a Nobel Trust plan to establish dynamite factories in the United States to offset tariff policy. European firms seek to regain markets in British Columbia and Australia while undercutting California manufacture with cheaper dynamite powder shipments. The London stockholder meeting quotes indicate a coordinated push to extend exclusive privileges to U.S. production and sale.
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United States
San Francisco
California
Nobel
London
Nobel Trust
Tartu
Princial Qudinaree
Bate Bininay
British Columbia
Australia
New Zealand
Robert Gaylor's Peril at Mount Clemens Bath
Comedian Robert Gaylor, an Irish performer, was rendered unconscious for two hours after mineral bath water was accidentally turned on at Mount Clemens Michigan. Despite warnings, bathhouse patrons often risk injury by activating mineral water without staff presence, leading to dangerous near drownings and other incidents each season.
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Gan
Mount Clemens
Mich
Hubert Gaylor
Easat
Erests An Ol
Annual Meeting of German Baptists in Frederick Md
The B&O will sell round trip tickets from all points west of the Ohio River for trains June 23 with return by June 30. Chicago fare listed at 17.26 dollars, with other points similarly priced. Tickets also sold at coupon stations across the West and Northwest. B&O runs daily fast express from Chicago to Frederick with through Sleeping Cars. Address BR. Austin, G. PA, Grand Central Station, Chicago for details.
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Ita Tnes
Chicago
West
Northwest
B&o
Chiago
Frederick
Pathman
Austin
G. PA
Grand Central Station
National Educational Association Meeting in Milwaukee
An advertisement extols Union Pacific service to Milwaukee Wisconsin for the 1905 National Educational Association meeting July 9 to 9. It highlights daily coaches chair cars Pullman sleepers dining cars and fewer changes via Omaha or Kansas City at one fare plus 250 round trip from west of the Missouri River. Contact LOMAX GP T A Omaha Miner Street Water The Quest to the West.
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The
Nations Educational Association
Burtaly
Union Patifie
Milwaukee
Wis
Union Pacific
Union Pacle
Omahe
Kansas City
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Gage
Foster Stu
Mrs. Mac
Peerless
Ottawa
Cheanal
Nicor
Railroad Report
0. M. Wool
St. Loui
O. M. Wood
L'Ouverture School
Ann Arbor University
Ham
Aecro US
Prof. Wood
ISCO
Suse
South Atlantic
South Central Division
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
March &, 1897
European Powder Trust
Robert Gaylor
Annual Meeting of German Baptists
Frederick, Md
W. Phillips
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