The Cost of the Government and Tariff Signals
The article analyzes the national budget and compares Republican and Democratic views on federal appropriations totaling about 618 million dollars for the latest session. It notes careful scrutiny of items, argues foreign commitments justify large outlays, and warns tariff reform may come with a shift away from protectionism amid rising sentiment for reform.
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Hemenway
Livingston
Congresa
Congress
House Committee On Appropriations
Senate
Spain
United States
West Indies
Tribute to a band of Dakotas and stalled tariff reform
A satirical critique of Congress for inaction on tariffs and a nostalgic look at the Dakota figures led by Pretty Bear and Red Dog. It recounts 1862 Grand River pony slaughter, a proposed $200 bounty, and a long fight in Congress concluding with the claimars alive and the payment likely to be a last hope for Treasury.
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Congress
Mere
Port Simon
Costa Rica
Boston
United States
Pretty Bear
Martin Charger
Swift Bird
Walking Crane
Dakotas
District of Columbia
Grand River
Dakota
United States Treasury
State Committee
Platt
Connecticut
Gamble
Beveridge
Plat
Red Dog
Treasury
Senator Gamble
Indiana
Cawdor Castle and Macbeths in Historic Scotland
The article portrays Cawdor Castle in Scotland linked to the Macbeth tale, detailing Lord Cawdor’s lineage, family estates in Wales, and annual autumn house parties. It notes the hawthorn, the donkey legend, and historic ties to the Campbells, Muriel Calder, and the earls of Carnegie and Southesk.
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Lord Cawdor
Cawdor
Wairn
Scotland
Macbeth
Duncan
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Earl of
John Campbell
MacCallum More
Wales
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Earl of Carbery
Cawdor Castle
Macbeths
Lady Macbeth
Lord Canéor
Great Western Railroad
Muriel
Campbells
Thane
House of Cawdor
Beotland
Thaneship
Caldere
Muriel Calder
Campbella
Calder
Insult to Womanhood Ended in Pittsburg Heiress Marriage
A Pittsburg heiress, Miss Elizabeth Howe, rejected Count Charles de Cini after a婚 contract demanding 50,900 cash, debt payment, and 10,000 yearly for life plus a two year limit on “being good.” The suitor, a nephew of Pope Leo XIII, would have taken her title but faced a life of constraint. Howe wed Frank P. Sproull, an American attorney, on the Count’s arrival from Europe, amid public ridicule of patronage and expectations.
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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 U S Naval Fort Plan
The New York Sun notes a January declaration on Santo Domingo where U S agents may tax and administer the Dominican revenue and customs to stabilize finances without a treaty or Senate ratification. It contrasts U S fort plans at Fort Niagara with Canada’s border defenses, noting cross border tensions and criticism in Canadian coverage.
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Barbados
Lou Payn
Justice Truax
New York
Luzon
Senate
Kuropatkin
Czar
New York Sun
Dillingham Ranches
Santo Domingo
New York Tribune
Washington
Department of State
Guata Domingo
United States
Banto Domingo
Morales
Dominican Republic
Tribune
The
Montreal
United States War Department
Fort Niagara
Niagara River
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Canada
Americans Consume More Coffee Than Any Nation
A national characteristic noted by Bouton in the Transcript cites the Bureau of Statistics claiming Americans drink the most coffee of any nationality. It adds that touted nerves and hustle are blamed on a strenuous modern life rather than other causes.
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Bouton ‘Transcript
Government Bureau of Statistics
All That Saved Him from the Detroit Tribune
A moralizer extols life, while a demoralizer jokes about neighborly harm as a man studies to play the cornet, illustrating a sharp exchange on violence and virtue. The fragment hints at a debate on ethics and art amid a Detroit Tribune story.
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The
Detroit Tribune
Vardaman of Mississippi Holds His Duty Against Lynchers
Gov. Vardaman acts as a suppressor of lynchers and white cappers in Mississippi. Whether Northern attention follows or not, he will continue performing his full duties as governor.
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Memphis
Making It Unanimous in Senate Probe Refusal
Dolliver triggers backlash as Minneapolis Times blasts Senate for refusing to probe railroad questions. Across papers, condemnation mounts and calls for accountability grow amid national discontent.
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Minneapolis Times
Dolliver
Senate
Sea Level Canal Plans debated by executive and commission
A plan to build the isthmian canal as sea level or with locks is given time for study. Excavation remains similar for both options, allowing five years of construction before final choice. A sea level route would require more funds and possible new authorization by Congress, with authorities weighing a strong recommendation in its favor.
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Beffore
Congress
Executive
Commission
Joseph E. Willard
Virginia
Wuillargd
Old Dominion
Capt Willard
Massachusetts
Canal Commission Meets in Panama City
Isthmian Canal Commission held its regular biweekly meeting at the Panama Railroad Company offices. All commissioners attended except Maj Gen George W Davis now in Panama. Admiral Walker said routine matters were discussed and a dispatch hinted he may not be retained. Directors of the Panama Railroad met briefly and quietly. Three hundred eighty eight West Indian contract laborers arrived this week 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 Negotiates Commercial and Mosquito Indians Treaties
The British government and Nicaragua are negotiating two treaties via Minister Harrison. One aims to boost trade. the other would modify protections for the Mosquito Indians by transferring land grants and relieving military obligations. Sir Mortimer Durand has advised on progress.
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Nicaragua
Mr. Harrison
Great Britain
Plea for Neutral Zones Prompts Maritime Convention Talk
The State Department received a memorial from the Boston maritime interests urging an international agreement to declare neutral zones across the North Atlantic in war times. The proposal ties to exempt private property on the high seas from seizure and likely will await 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 at Lewis and Clark Exposition
The forestry building in Portland is completed and praised as a unique world class structure. Constructed entirely from giant fir logs with bark, it rests on ninety two massive supports, spans two miles of logs and eight miles of poles, and uses forty three thousand fir shakes and thirty thousand fir bark shingles. The largest log measures seven feet nine inches, raised with twelve horse power.
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Portland
Oreg
Mareh
Reception by Cortelyou and federal officials
Postmaster General Cortelyou formally received over 200 division and bureau chiefs pledging personal interest and urging cordial cooperation. Swiss Minister Leo Vogel called at the State Department and will be presented at the White House. Ernst Probst continues as interim secretary. Secretary Metcalf assigns Richard K. Campbell to study alien naturalization laws. several fourth class postmasters appointed. Wisconsin circuit judge oath for Senator Quaries administered by Trustee Day.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Coartelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Weaver
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Raind
Minister Vogel
State Department
Leo Vogel
Hay
White House
Vogel
Fernand du Martheray
Europe
Legation
Ernst Probst
Metcalf
Richard K. Campbell
Bureau of Immigration
Department
Senator Quaries
Gistsiee
Wisconsin
The
Supreme
Noted Indianapolis figure visits New Willard Hotel
A. M. Sweeney, head of State Life Insurance and president of the city school board, is a guest at the New Willard. Richmond magnates discuss Virginia politics, Governor Willard, and Democratic prospects amid a broad talk about age, capability, and future elections.
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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
Hints for the Front Lawn From the St Louis Grove
A fragment from the St Louis Grove notes snowdrifts leave a thin sticky soot on brass plots. Wash the lawn with castile soap each morning to cleanse it. Do not shampoo the grass. Dry carefully with a palm leaf. A quirky collage of jokes from various papers follows, including ads and humor lines about insurance schemes and talking canaries.
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