Live Towns and Public Works in Early News
Enterprising citizens promote urban vitality while small ads grow into bigger campaigns. Trojans anticipate electric lights breaking night monotony. Rumors claim Admiral Dewey is demoted and Mrs. Dewey’s second mate. St Louis World’s Fair funding faces Congress push. Eastern papers cite rural free mail by electric cars may start this year. Chicago plans burying thirty miles of overhead telecom lines over six months at about half a million dollars.
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New England
Chicago
Monday's Total Eclipse Delivers Notable Exhibition
The event proceeded on schedule and drew praise as one of the finest displays of its kind. It showcased a strong gathering of knowledge among astronomers and scientists observing the eclipse.
Paris Exposition Losing Money Daily Amid Visitor Pressure
The Paris Exposition reportedly loses about 5000 dollars each day since opening. Officials may seize control if 150000 American visitors do not arrive with ample funds. Tur CALL proclaims itself the leading local news and advertising medium in Troy.
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Tur Call
Troy
Advertising and single life misadventures in old satire
An old quip likens advertising to farming and mocks merchants who rely on luck. A Brooklyn bachelor attempts to sew a button without a thimble, presses the needle with his teeth, loses grip, and breaks his collar bone in a fall.
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Brooklyn
University President Urges Business Careers Over Professions
President Harper of the University of Chicago argues young men should prepare for business, noting the ministry law teaching and professorships are overcrowded and poorly paid. He cites labor market crowding and suggests expanding consumption as remedy, warning economists’ curtailment ideas worsen the problem.
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Harper
University of Chicago
Protecting the Birds Passes in Congress
The lower house approved a bill expanding the Agriculture Department power to protect wild birds and regulate interstate transport of game killed against local laws. The measure, praised by sportsmen and conservation groups, aims to curb trade in game shipped to markets like Chicago, with enforcement by federal authorities.
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Congress
Agricultural Department
The
Chicago Tribune
Uncle Sam
Chicago
League of American Sportsmen
Washington U S Political Wrangles and Boer Visits
Washington notices the opening of the presidential campaign with daily partisan wrangles in both chambers. The Senate debates Cuban investigations and Philippine bills while the House feuds over extradition law to cover Neely. Boer envoys in Washington seek peace efforts without party bias and plan city visits to spur public support.
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Regules
Washington, D
Sigins
Congress
Senate
House
Neely
Washington
U. S
South Africa
Richardson
House Committee On Ways and Means
Spain
C. F. W. Neely
Cuba
House Judiciary Committee
U.S
Neeley
Hay
Rathbone
Commendable suggestion on US Agriculture progress
The piece extols the Department of Agriculture’s growth from a patent office section to a driver of applied science. It praises Secretary Wilson as a strong cabinet figure and notes his large Horn herd, farming expertise, and widespread outreach to 60,000 farmers. It mentions samples of life’s necessities grown in American possessions and admiration for progress in farming methods. Consul Monaghan cites Germany’s farm methods as a benchmark.
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Department of Agriculture
Jerry Rusk
Department
Patent Office
Wilson
National Magazine
Monaghan
Chemnitz
Germany
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KOR
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Haberdasher, Gad Fellows’ Building
A. Heddergott
West Clay’ Street
Reliable Store
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Sais, Malem
Lakers
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Neips
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