City wary of new acetylene lighting plan in Troy
The piece warns Troy voters to consider safety and reliability before April 18 as towns explore acetylene gas lighting. It cites tests by London authorities showing no untested generator should be adopted until proven safe, noting risks from heat, gas buildup, and cheap construction. It argues for cautious, tested approaches and municipal vigilance.
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Troy
Davy Crockett
Scientific American
London Society of Arts
Gen
Roy Stone
U.S Road Inquiry Office
United States
New York
Bunker Hill
Edwardsville
Collinsville
Troy‘Ilhave
Mascoutah
Utah
Brookside
Lincoln warned of a coming crisis and corruption
In a Civil War era quote attributed to Abraham Lincoln, he warned that corporations would dominate, corruption would rise in high places, and wealth would concentrate in a few hands, risking the republic's destruction. He claimed current corruption could fulfill his feared prophecy for the near future.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republic
Noted Anger Over U S Philippine Campaign Costs
A reader voices outrage at the U S purchase of the Philippines and the 10,000,000 Filipinos at two dollars each, criticizing $1360 monthly soldier wages to fight them. The writer accuses America of aiding Cuban independence while later becoming a slaughtering power, calling for politics to be dismissed.
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Spain
A Fishermen’s Shower Compared With Steady Rain
A remark contrasts a furious shower with a steady rain and notes a yearly double column advertisement not as effective as a recurring half inch rain amounting to fifty two events annually.
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