Canada and empire views on union and independence
Extracts discuss Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Mr Foster on Canada’s future relation to Britain and the United States, debating independence versus imperial representation. The piece suggests a predicted peaceful political union among United States, Canada, and Great Britain as a future trend.
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Canada
Wilfrid
Mr. Foster
Carcier
Washington
Foster
Micranorta
Cagadz
England
le Soleil
Wilfrid Laurier
Interéal
United States
Great Britain
America
All
Pope Leo XIII's Remains Transferred to St John Lateran
The Irish World reports the planned solemn transfer of Pope Leo XIII from St Peter's Church to the Lateran Basilica in Rome. A night procession four miles long will move the coffin, borne in a hearse drawn by four white horses, with torches and military guard to deter disturbances. Cardinal Rampolla and Cardinal Adtolli will oversee the transfer with local parish priests, as canons assemble for identification before October ends.
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Church of
St. Peter's
Basilica of
St. John
The
Lateran
Vatican
Rome
Church of St John
Leo XIII
Cardinal Rampolla
Vatican Baslifes
Cardinal Adtolli
the Lateran
St. Peters
St. John’s
Pius IX
The Rosary of My Tears and Murphy in the Limelight
An old verse contemplates aging by tears and inner life, contrasting youth and age with spiritual measure. The Buffalo Dispatch reports Charles F. Murphy responding to minority reports on contested seats as Hearst’s critics clash. Rourke Cockran smiles through attacks while Murphy maintains a firm countenance on stage.
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Mr Cockran
Reflections of a Bachelor in a NY Pree excerpt
A fragment from Reflections of a Bachelor critiques self regard and labor choices. It ponders men claiming merit while debating accepting "a job" for a salary deemed small, noting those with wealth can avoid waste while others struggle to balance expectations. The tone mocks vanity and social posturing.
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New York
Sad Rabbit Attack on Chesty Boggs Narrated in Tupelo Tale
A humorous mock news piece recounts a Mississippi rabbit attack on Chesty Boggs as he walked with a young woman near Tupelo. The tale details Boggs’s stylish attire, his heroic stance, and the rabbit’s dramatic assault on his chin whiskers and pink shirt, ending with the implication of Boggs’s survival.
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Tupelo
Chesty Boges
Weoux
Chesty
Boggs
Julius Caesar
Cheaty
Ihawamba
Canada and the Empire debated at the Canadian Club
The Toronto Globe and Empire reports a clash between Liberals and Conservatives over Canada’s future status within the British empire. It notes Le Soleil’s criticism of George E Foster’s view that Canada should stay part of the empire, contrasting Tory plans with Laurier’s patriotism and Canada as a fatherland.
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Canada
Empire
le Solel
Wilfrid Laurier
Quebec
le Soleil
Mark and Empire
Ar. Foster
Met
Foster
Toronto
Afsid Laurier
The Democratic Party and Its Rise in American Politics
The writer traces the Democratic Party from its Jeffersonian roots through Andrew Jackson to the present, arguing that Democratic support would have altered many elections. It praises home rule and sound money while noting the party’s past missteps and asserting its old strength and appeal. The piece ends with a personal reflection on whether the author will remain Democratic, and questions if he ever will again.
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Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Excepton
Taylor
New York
Sammuel J. Tilden
Lincoln
Greeley
Tilden
Grover Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Alton B. Parker
Jefferson
Jonadab
Rovalth and the Princess Royal Publicity Fears
Royal health anxieties surface as the Princess Royal undergoes an operation at Mar Lodge in Scotland. Queen Alexandra delays returning from Norway to stay abroad, urged by Sir Frederick Treven to avoid publicity. The article threads royal elopements, Chiswick House, and lineage through the Fitzjames and Berwick lines, ending with a note on a New York marriage bureau scheme.
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Duke of Fife
Msr Lodge
Scotland
Alexadra
Norway
Frederick Treven
Frederick
Mar Lodge
Zingland
Lord Townsend
Marchioness of
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England
Charles Fox
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Hare
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Lfe
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Indo-China
France
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Parisian
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Faubourg
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Pitzjames
James II of
Arabella Churchill
Col
Godfrey
Duke of Marlborough
James I
James
Berwick
Great Britain
Fitzjames
Louis XIV
Liria
Spain
Lirie
Lo Tg
Lira
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Atha
Alba
Albe
Eugenie
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Tme
Charles
Lirla
James 1
Witzjates
Marques
Fontenoy
Harmony at Saratoga and Buffalo Fight in New York Press
The article contrasts harmony at the Saratoga Republican convention with a bitter Buffalo battle. It argues corporations and trusts shaped the Saratoga nomination, while Buffalo showed the people’s fight against corporate control. It questions Hughes’s nomination without trust support and highlights Ryan’s delegates spending. The piece warns readers to read the implications of these conventions.
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Balteriet
New York
American
Saratoga
Buffalo
People
WR. Hearst
Democratc
Democratic
Mame
Democratic Party
Hughes
Ion
Republican Party
Butsie
Ryan
Timoney
New Witlard
Cyrus Darey
Twent Sith
Lucius N. Littauer
Charles B. Knox
Hamilton
Fulton
Thfs
Friends of Knox
Montgomery
Darey
Col. Knox
Col Knox
Repub-ican
Independence League
The
Democrats
Col
Knox
Lattauer
The South’s Rapid Growth and Wealth Gains
The South is booming with large yearly gains in wealth and industry. Manufacturing capital rises toward 1.6 billion dollars, factory output grows 120 million annually, coal oil and iron production surge, and railroad mileage expands. Cotton, farm products, and exports fuel ongoing progress across the region.
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South
Te Financial Institutions
Cupa's Revolutionary Leader Gen Ping Guerra in Cuba
Harper's Weekly special correspondent William Inglis visits Gen Ping Guerra at Jibaro. Guerra is portrayed as calm, strategic, and physically unassuming yet keenly perceptive, with a demeanor suited to steady leadership in battle. Pittsburg analysts note a contrast with local tycoons, implying a cultural temperament in Pittsburgh.
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William Inglis
Cuba
Harper's Weekly
The
Weekly
Gen Ping Guerra
Jibaro
Gen. Guerra
Inglis
Hala
Andrew Jackson
Fragmented Notes on Women and Work in Early Chicago
A garbled paragraphic meditation mocks women and doctors, jokes about engagements, money, and social roles, noting stubborn voices and social pretensions. It interleaves references to chiropodists and domestic labor, ending with a bleak image of the prodigal daughter and a plain meal.
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Chicago Daily
Borat
Prisoner of the world fair coin and other quirky tales
A miscellany of urban vignettes and humor from the era. A conductor rejects a World’s Fair half dollar as counterfeit and the couple rides on after a quarrel over the coin. Anecdotes follow about a convalescent boy and a mother’s misplaced pride, a little girl’s club scene, a country visitor at the National Hotel, school rivalries, a fowl buying quip, a temperance tale, and Gen Funston arriving in Chicago with an undertaker’s wagon mistaken for a carriage.
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Anna
Pennsylvania Avenue
National Hotel
Pennsylvania
Funston
Mitchell
Cuicago Limited
Sidney Clomaz
Gen. Funston
Quartermaster’s Department
Ald
Gulf Coast hurricane talks spark cautious view in New Orleans
Judge Alec Boarman at the Arlington questions early hurricane damage figures along the Gulf Coast and notes Pensacola and Mobile likely felt the storm but warns reports have often overstated effects. Martin Eagan, a veteran correspondent, arrives at the New Willard amid political chatter on Col. Knox and the Independence League.
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Gulf Coast
Alec Boarman
New Orleans
Arlington
Pensacola
Mobile
Gulfport
Galveston
South
Martin Eagan
London
Associated Press
New Willard
Hagan
The
Press Association
San Francisco
Philippines
Japan
Russia
Mr. Eagan
Tokyo
Peate
Eagan
Campaign chatter on Hughes and Hearst in two papers
Excerpts from Dr. Parkhurst in the New York World discuss Hughes and Hearst, noting Hearst as a figure aligned with labor and cautioning against overstatement after the election. The Chicago Daily News and New York World commentaries reflect mixed impressions of the 1900 era campaign and the public’s interest in Hughes.
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New York World
Hughes
Hearst
Repubean
Canital
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