Century Clockwork Chronology Sparks Congress Debate
Extracts cover diverse topics from census challenges with Cherokee enumeration to Mrs. Gladstone’s funeral and Wheeler’s promotion. A Washington correspondent notes a century date bill and Cruzen’s proposed Christian chronology charts, predicting committee handling and future printing.
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Curtis
Kansas
Washington
Congress
James H. Cruzén
United States
Cruzen
C. W
A. D
Committee On Judiciary
Okawville’s curb appeal and cannon cautionary tale
A Kansas City discovery reveals an old Spanish cannon loaded with powder and projectiles, quarantined for safety. The Okawville editor urges a brick for paving or a fifty cent fine to visiting locals, while local boosters push rail expansion to spur growth and extend city limits. Newspaperdom counsels editors to educate communities and avoid flashy itinerant advertising in favor of homegrown papers.
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Kansas City
Okawville 77Mes
Okawville
Editor Boeschenstein Declines Secretary of State Bid
Charles BorsonensteIn editor of the Edwardsville Intelligencer announces in a Tuesday issue that he will not be a candidate for Secretary of State and asks that his name not be used. He pledges to perform duties faithfully and cites no other desire than ongoing business success and independence.
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Charles Borsonenstein
Edwardsville Intelligencer
Boeschenstein
Columbus Sense and a Lament for Money Power
A family tale in a Chicago Times-Herald voice quotes Georgie the paw on Columbus discovering America without millionaires. He jokes that J Pierpont Morgan would claim land and set prices, describing him as the man who presses the button and owns wealth, shaping the nation nightly in prayers and plans.
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Georgie
Chicago Times-Herald
America
Columbus
Paw
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chris
Daw
Moren
St Louis World’s Fair urged as a grand national event
The St Louis Globe-Democrat argues Congress should back a broad international exposition to commemorat e the Louisiana Purchase and mark a new era for the republic. It condemns few lawmakers who oppose the celebration and urges Missouri to show leadership for the city’s welfare amid a streetcar strike that has caused deaths, injuries, and political strife under rival city and state officials.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Congress
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Republic
St. Louis
Missouri
Paris Exposition Report Aimed at Delay and Art Notes
The writer reports the Paris Exposition at 45 Rue de Clichy will not be ready for visitors for at least five weeks. Inside the Art Gallery, French sections show strong works though lacking past glories, with notable depictions of Russia friendly ties and portraits of McKinley near Napoleon. A humorous aside describes a merry-go-round with live donkeys and a saddling illusion, amusing children and onlookers alike.
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Rue de Clichy
Paris
France
Europe
Chicago
Miessonier
Jerome
Dore
Bennat
Corot
Russia
Seine
Czar
Czarina
French Academy
Academy
Cambon
Spain
United States
McKinley
Napoleon
Charles H Marks Uses Remedy at Santiago De Cuba
Charles H Marks serving as a nurse with the Second Division Hospital of the Fifth Army Corps in Santiago de Cuba reports Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy effective for diarrhoea. Sold by Kingston Druggist. Taig Capl is everybody's paper.
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Charles H. Marks
Fifth Army Corps
Santiago de Cuba
Kingston
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