Loses His Wager A New Jersey politician disputes tariff history
The Washington Post notes a New Jersey political figure wagers on Democratic tariff consistency from 1834 to 1844. The paper corrects the claim, citing Polk era compromises and the Fifty-four Forty or Fight slogan as context, detailing why the wager fails.
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New Jersey
Cleveland
Congress
Jim
James K .Polk
Henri Clay
Ware
Freedent Polk + admigietraven
Pitk
Pulk
Great Britain
van Decill
Methods of barbarism in care for the helpless
The piece cites official reports from governors and legislatures criticizing neglect in state and municipal care of the mentally ill, prisoners, orphans, and the poor. It condemns inhumane treatment in jails, almshouses, and reformatories, arguing such conditions harm prisoners and broader taxpayers and calling for humane reforms.
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Pendiliania
Illneis
Porslims
Athaei
Post
Fmnelly
Bragg
Alabama Board of Inspectors of
Exery
Albana Therare
Brage
Nat G. Clark
St. Louis Republic
Diamstes
St. Louis
Alabama
Pensions to Civil War veterans praised as wise national policy
The article lauds the service pension bill granting monthly sums to Civil War veterans aged 62 to 80. It argues pensions are a modest, prudent use of public funds to reward those who saved the nation, while criticizing penny-pinching abuses elsewhere and praising future patriotic spirit.
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New York Law
Alversa
New York
New York Preas
London
Lord Rosebery
Berkeley Square
Barney Barnato
Park Lane
Alfred Beil
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Tariff Politics and Jamestown Exposition Debate
The piece rails at tariff revision efforts led by Gov. Guild and the Democratic stance, predicting a Republican defense of high duties. It lauds Jamestown Exposition funding, praises Maynard’s fight for the appropriation, and argues naval displays favor peace and national strength, with Beveridge recalling his child labor past.
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Massachusetta
Congress
Massachusetts
Winfield Scott Hancock
Republican Party
Pennsylvania
Canton
Aldrich
Hepburn
Hale
Dalzell
Burrows
Gov. Guild
Proctor Knott
Sige Pinkston
House
Senate
Maynard
Jamestown
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Old Dominion
Beveridge
Nineteenth Century Snippets on Politics and Oddities
A collage of satirical observations and brief notes covers political figures like Speaker Cannon, headlines on reforms and endorsements, quirky cures and foibles, oddities from Illinois to St Louis, and light gossip about divorces and predictions, all rendered in a pithy, period newspaper voice.
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Census Bureau
Cleveland
Speaker Cannon
Society For
Terre “the Salvation Arroy
St. Louis
Harry Thaw
Cassie Chadwick
Taft
Oliver
Springfield
New York World
Uliness
Tony Cermak
Chicago
Cermak
Mr. Carmak
Kleeman
French Duke Seeks Papal Annulment For Disputed Marriage
The Duc de La Salle Rochemaure, famed for backing church causes, fights through Vatican channels to annul his son Count Marc de La Salle’s marriage to Marika Ka usos of Athens. Marc vanished after the wedding, with his wife returning home. the duke alleges mental incapacity to secure an ecclesiastical decree. The piece also threads through ties to the Newcastle family and the famed Hope blue diamond saga.
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Count Marc de la Salle
Aftlantic
House of de la Salle
Annels
France
Ureel
Bearn
Francis de la Salle
Rocehmaure
Comte Feu de la Salle
Leo XIII
de la Salle
Count de la Salle
Count
Catalonia
Alfonso
Spain
St. Francis of Sales
Order of the Visitation
Clavieres
Cantal
Faubourg St. Germain
Paris
Athens
Vatican
Ios
Duke of Newcastle
Adeline
Kaye
England
Sir John
Lister Kaye
Consuelo
Duchess of Manchester
Antonio Yznaga
Ravenswood
New York
Misa Sarah Granga
Meeway
Beatrice Lister Kaye
Atlantic
Francis Hope
Francis
May ¥Ohe
Beatrice
Hope
Kerelm Lister Kaye
Lne
Lord Francis
Deendene
Sussex
Lord William Beresford
Duke of Marlborough
Castle Blaney
Ireland
Princess Doria
Rome
May Yohe
Melbourne
Oliva Thopgan
Beatrice Kaye
Muckno Lough
Tuileries
Napoleon
Fope
Seize the Nation’s Coal for Navy Power and Defense
A speaker argues the United States should seize the entire anthracite coal field of Pennsylvania and nearby deposits for national defense. He cites naval advantages from smokeless fuel, warns of foreign coal prospects, and suggests compensation to owners as the government builds stores and coaling stations for the Navy. The piece also recalls Admiral Dewey and contemplates long term strategic stockpiling and modernization to deter rivals.
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North Americas
United States
Pennsylvania
America
Atlantic City
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
McCullough
Corregidor Island
Geological Survey
Equipment Bureau
Atlantic Reef
Caribbean Sea
San Francisco
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmentary humor piece critiques politics and manners with satirical lines about government, money, and relationships. The readable text hints at jokes about surplus government funds, mating behavior, and prudent spending, reflecting a jittery old style recital of social foibles.
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New York Press
NEW FHEUMONIA CURE DISCUSSED BY DERBY DOCTOR BEARDSLEY
Dr George L Beardsley city medical examiner and health officer reports using anti pneumococcic serum to treat pneumonia in a Derby woman Mrs William Drelstow. The case shows rapid improvement after serum injections and supports hopes for wider use.
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Derby
Cono
New York World
George L. Beardsley
William Drelstow
Beardsley
Beardeley
Drelsen
Dirk Beardsley
World Today
Beadsley
Pane
Royal University of Naples
Paris
Goldsboro
Maryland
Osler
William H Welch
Johns Hopkins University
Yale
Phtheria
Turk
Columbus
Cassie Chadwick
Ohio Penitentiary
Roosevelt
Cassie Cnadwick
Ohno
J. H. Thomas
Cnter
Chadwick
sYich
Fragmented Chicago Daily News Paragraph Reflections
A garbled passage from the Chicago Daily News reflects on wealth and happiness, noting that money cannot buy joy, widowhood tempered by past losses, and the idea that power often yields money rather than virtue. The text also touches on varied mindsets and the futility of dwelling on past actions.
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Chicago Daily News
Hells
Fpme
Notable politicians puzzle Rhode Island hotel talk
In Raleigh and New Willard hotels, prominent figures like Alexander Troup and Theodore Schroeder discuss Bryan Roosevelt prospects and social questions. Senator Smith and Representative Towne recount boyhood ambitions leading to future Senate seats. Other officials comment on Rhode Island politics and the new Higgins administration.
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Bryan
Alexander Troup
New Haven
Senator Stone
Missouri
Roosevvelt
Theodore Schroeder
New York City
Raleigh
Lower East Side
New York
Spencer
Huxley
Gerky
Fifth Avenue
America
Mr. Schroeder
Salt Lake City
Representative Roberts
House of Representatives
Senator Brown
Halt Lakeeley
Annie Bradley
Washington
Bradley
Schroeder
Northcott
Springfield
Til
United States
Southern District
Illinois
New Willard
Fedare
Quincy
Sena
Eleet
William Ald
Smith
Charles Nett Towne
Michigan
Representative Towne
Towne
Towna
Dela Mina
Grand Rapids
Senate
Cushman K. Desis
Alger
Rhode Island
Senator Wetmore
John Scheminger, Jr
Providence
R. H. Goddard
Pomeroy Colt
Charles A Gravton
Rhodes Island
Brayton
Scheminger
Department of Agriculture
Gov. Higgins
Georgetown University Law School
Higgins
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