Open tariff clash over Philippines tax and open door policy
Editorial argues the Payne bill extends the Dingley tariff to the Philippines, creating a tariff wall for a domestic territory while Puerto Rico and Cuba receive favorable terms. It questions consistency with open door aims in China and praises American English usage versus foreign accents.
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House of Representatives
Philippine Islands
Senate For
Dingley
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Senate
Europe
United States
China
Roosevelt
Congress
Porto Rico
Cuba
Washington
Alappine
Asia
Africa
Great Britain
The Man in the Street and Wu Tingfang’s Opinion
A New York Times Sunday Magazine essay titled The Man in the Street presents a story illustrating Wu Tingfang’s favorable view of the subject. The piece frames a broader commentary on public perception and international relations through a personal anecdote.
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New York Times
Wu Tingfang
Congress urged to pass ship subsidy bill amid political turmoil
The piece notes subsidists and the President urging immediate action on a ship subsidy bill, with criticism of The Times for misinformation on ship cost. It highlights calls to investigate Sampson and Navy actions, Teller joining the Democrats, Neeley prosecutions, Boer relief donations, and rising Spanish war claims. It ends with holiday store hours at Zeckendorf & Co. and Doran Bros. assistance.
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Congress
Hanna and Frye
the Times
Europe
Times
The Ship Subsidy Steal
An excerpt from The New York Times debates Roosevelt’s ship subsidy reference in his message. The paper says the remark is mild and general and will neither comfort supporters of the Hanna bill nor discourage opponents, suggesting mixed editorial stance.
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The
New York Times
Roosevelt
Man in Poverty Takes Poison in Christmas Tragedy
Chicago report recounts Michhael Le viche losing his job with no money to soothe his children's Christmas wishes. A lisping baby asks for pennies, prompting the father to declare a cruel fate and then kill himself with poison, letting his wife bear the loss.
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Chicago
Michhael — Leviche
Santa Claus
Silence of Life To Silence of Death Mystery double deaths in Kneeland Street lodging
A suspected double suicide by poison was found on the second floor of 37 Kneeland Street lodging house in Boston. Brothers Maurice and Edward Fitzgerald, middle aged, lived there eight months in a sparsely furnished room. Maurice, believed to be a silenced priest, dressed in black and kept to himself. Edward was a cutlery grinder who also spoke little. The landlord Peter Tallon was unaware of their past and did not inquire much about them.
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Boston
Kneeland Street
Maurice
Edward Fitzgerald
Edward
Peter Tallon
Tallon
Evangelist Credits One Minute Cough Cure Relief
Rev James Kirkman of Bele River Illinois describes years of bronchial trouble and lasting relief after using One Minute Cough Cure It claims instant relief for coughs colds throat and lung troubles and is praised as safe and effective for children Available at Be s Pharmacy 22 N Church Street
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James Kirkman
Bele River
Church Street
Urainuypa's Met
A little boy asks his grandfather if he will leave his watch when he dies and how soon the grandfather will die. The grandfather hedges with a brief reply about possibly leaving the watch. Columbus Dispatch.
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Urainuypa
Grandpapa
Columbus Dispatch
Railroad town rails at a flying barnstormer
A sharp exchange plays in a rural town as a barnstormer warns locals who claim they ran him out years ago. The citizen and traveler duel, noting barb wire fences now guard the plains. The line hints at frontier tension and outlaw bravado.
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the Plains
Philadelphia Record
Borax soap from scraps and broken pieces
A simple mix of melted scraps with borax and warm water yields a jelly like soap that cleans without fading fabrics. The piece notes a second item about New York's American Museum displaying what is described as the world’s largest moose head after a Alaska expedition. It claims a 74 inch antler spread and a weight near 2,000 pounds, with the animal said to stand about 22 hands high.
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American Museum
New York
Alaska
Arctic
Costs of a big crew highlight collegiate rowing finances
A fragment discusses annual costs of a major college rowing crew from $6 000 to $10 000 plus equipment and travel expenses. It notes salaries, boat building, and race week expenditures, with Navy training and student pay shaping the budget. Also includes assorted curiosities and quotes from period publications.
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Cornell
Ox Tv
Navy
Frank Leslie
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SWIFT
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Crystal Palace
Sir John
Uunnery
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Babies
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Malta
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Orient
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