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Puck, v. 48, no. 1246

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Willing to compromise

Willing to compromise

A native king, sitting on a throne, speaks with his advisers about the presence of a missionary on the coast. Caption: “Your Majesty,” said the right-hand man of the native king, “there is a missionary working his way along the coast.” “Well, we don’t want to have any trouble,” said the king. “Ask him if his people won’t be satisfied with a coaling station.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1901-01-23

In dire distress

In dire distress

President William McKinley, former Senator George F. Edmunds, and McKinley’s advisor Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna are on board a grounded ship labeled “Shipping Subsidy Bill” in rough seas labeled “Press Attacks.” The ship rests on rocks labeled “Opposition.”

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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1901-01-23