The Cost of the Government and Tariff Outlook
The Flashington Post reviews the 618 million dollar federal appropriations for the last Congress, noting careful oversight by House and Senate committees. It argues foreign possessions justify costs while criticizing tariffs and predicting a swing toward tariff revision if protectionists block reform.
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Hemenway
Livingston
Congresa
Congress
House Committee On Appropriations
Senate
Spain
United States
West Indies
Congress and the Dakotas Heroes in Treasury Amnesia
A critical column roasts Congress for inaction on tariffs and lauds a band of Sioux names for a 1862 pony slaughter, highlighting Senator Platt and Senator Gamble and a later debate over a 200 bounty from the Treasury. The piece lampoons reform battles, Santo Domingo treaty critique, and press feuds, with satirical notes on political figures and media.
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Pretty Bear
Martin Charger
Swift Bird
Walking Crane
Dakotas
District of Columbia
Grand River
Dakota
United States Treasury
Congress
State Committee
Platt
Connecticut
Gamble
Beveridge
Plat
Red Dog
Treasury
Senator Gamble
Indiana
Cawdor Castle and Macbeths Legacy in Wales and Scotland
The article traces Cawdor Castle at Wairn Scotland and its links to the Macbeths with the Thane of Cawdor meeting the witches on the Blasted Heath. It notes the Campbell of Cawdor lineage, Muriel Calder’s abduction, the hawthorn mission, and the castle’s famed four poster bed tied to King Duncan’s murder. It covers the Lords Cawdor, their Welsh estates, and yearly fall gatherings, plus a thread on the Carnegie family, Southesk peerage, and notable descendants.
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Great Western Railroad
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Campbells
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House of Cawdor
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Thaneship
Caldere
Muriel Calder
Campbella
Calder
Insult to Womanhood in Count De Cini Proposal
A Pittsburg heiress Elizabeth Howe rejected Count Charles de Cini who demanded 50 900 cash, debts paid, and 10 000 a year for life, with a two year limit on “being good.” She married Frank P. Sproull, an American attorney, on the day the tarnished noble arrived from Europe. The piece condemns such terms and notes the lasting dignity of Mrs Sproull.
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Pittsburg
Hansea City Journal
Europe
Elizabeth Howe
Ty Frank P. Sproull
Charles de Cini
America
Leo XIII
Count de Cini
Misa Howe
de Cini
Count de Cink
de ‘Cin
de Cnnt
Santo Domingo Protocol and Fort Niagara Plans
Summary of a New York Sun report on the Santo Domingo protocol pending US involvement to stabilize finances and governance in the Dominican Republic. It notes the arrangement is not a treaty and requires no Senate ratification. Also reports US War Department plans for a Fort Niagara military post and contrasts Canadian border defenses with US fortification.
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John Hay
Santo Domingo
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Hay
United States
State Department
M. Witte
Gen. Pflug
Japan
Pflug
Conger
Peking
New York Sun
Dillingham Ranches
New York Tribune
Washington
Department of State
Guata Domingo
Banto Domingo
Morales
Dominican Republic
Tribune
The
Montreal
United States War Department
Fort Niagara
Niagara River
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Canada
National coffee use cited by Bureau of Statistics
The Bureau of Statistics says Americans drink the most coffee of any nation. The piece attributes this to a nervous, hustling temperament and the strenuous American lifestyle.
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Bouton ‘Transcript
Government Bureau of Statistics
All That Saved Him from the Detroit Tribune
A moralist quips about neighborly life and violence, noting the neighbor could take a life in a minute if law allowed, while another voice jokes that he is learning to play the cornet.
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France
Russia
The
Detroit Tribune
Vardaman’s steadfast duty as Mississippi governor
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes Gov. Vardaman acts firmly against lynchers and white cappers. It suggests Northern attention may or may not follow, but asserts he will continue performing his duties as governor of Mississippi.
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Memphis
Making It Unanimous Senate Probe Debate
Dolliver holds the Senate in error for refusing to probe the railroad question. The nation condemns this and other actions. Japan presses its war effort as spring campaigns loom. California senators face expulsion over bribery accusations. Public discourse stirs from apathy as transgressors face a harsher path.
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Minneapolis Times
Dolliver
Senate
Baltimore
California
Sea Level Canal Plans Debated by Officials
Officials discuss whether the isthmian canal should be sea level or lock-based, noting five years of progress could occur before a decision without delaying work. Excavation needs are similar for both options, allowing exhaustive study. A sea level plan would require more funds and another Congressional authorization, with executive and commission officials weighing a strong recommendation in its favor.
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Beffore
Congress
Executive
Commission
Canal Commission Meets in Panama City
Isthmian Canal Commission held a regular biweekly meeting at the Panama Railroad Company offices in New York Panama Canal station staff attended except Maj Gen George W Davis who is at Panama. Rear Admiral John G Walker said routine matters only were discussed and a dispatch from Washington warned he may not be retained. Panama Railroad directors met briefly then commissioners, except Parsons, returned to Washington. Also 388 West Indian contract laborers arrived to work on the canal.
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New York
Isthmian Canal Commission
Pnce
Panama Railroad Company
George W. Davis
Panama
John G. Walker
Canal
Parsons
Washington
Britain Negotiating Two Treaties With Nicaragua
The British government under Minister In Nicaragua Mr Harrison is negotiating two treaties with Nicaragua. One is a commercial treaty to boost trade. The other seeks to relieve Britain of protecting the Mosquito Indians by having Nicaragua grant lands to the Indians and remove military service obligations. Sir Mortimer Durand has advised on progress.
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Nicaragua
Mr. Harrison
Great Britain
Plea for Neutral Zones at Maritime Interests Convention
The State Department received a memorial from the maritime interests convention in Boston urging an international movement to declare neutral zones across the North Atlantic during war. The proposal ties to exempt private property on the high seas from seizure and may be held for The Hague tribunal’s reconvening after the war for consideration.
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State Department
Convention of Maritime Interests
Boston
North Atlantic
High Seas
Hague
Built of native logs. Forestry building at Portland fair a unique structure
The forestry building on the Lewis and Clark Exposition grounds in Portland Oregon has been completed. It is constructed entirely of logs with mother bark and is hailed as one of the world’s most unique structures. Ninety two giant fir logs form the supports, with two miles of logs and eight miles of poles used in the construction. The largest log measures seven feet nine inches and required twelve horses to raise.
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Portland Fair
Portland
Oreg
Mareh
RECEPTION BY CORTELYOU FOR VISUAL DEPARTMENTS
Postmaster General Cortelyou received over 200 chiefs and assistants from department divisions, signaling his plan to take personal interest in department details and urging full cooperation from subordinates. Leo Vogel, new Swiss Minister, called at the State Department and will be presented at the White House today.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Weaver
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
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Raind
Minister Vogel
State Department
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Hay
White House
Vogel
Fernand du Martheray
Europe
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Ernst Probst
Prominent Indianapolis Figure Guests at New Willard
A. M. Sweeney, head of State Life Insurance and president of the city school board, is featured at the New Willard. Richmond leaders Fairfax Montague and Joseph F. Willard discuss looming state contests and possible Democratic revival. Public figures from New York and Virginia comment on age and leadership, while extradition cases involving Benjamin Greene and John F. Gaynor are clarified by Attorney General aide Marion Erwin. Ernest L. Lyon and Lt. Gov. Willard discuss Virginia gubernatorial prospects and plans for a long, stable term.
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A. M. Sweeney
New
Willard
State Life Insurance Company
Sweeney
Indiana
Roosevelt
Wiliam J Bryan Bryan Js Sil
Virginia
United States Senate
Fairfax TG Montague
Richmond
New Willard
Joseph FE Willard
Montague
Marion Erwin
Montreal
Canada
Raleigh
Erwin
Quebec
Benjamin T. Greene
John F Gaynor
United States
Baal
Pros Council
Secret Service
Hints for the Front Lawn From the St Louis Grove
A fragmentary 19th century clipping advises careful lawn care after snowdrifts. It notes soot on brass plots, suggests daily washing with castile soap, warns against shampooing the grass, and advocates thorough drying with a palm leaf. Newspaper humor jokes follow.
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