Chinese Change Sends New Ministers to Major Powers
Peking reports Sir Liang Chen Tung named Chinese minister to the United States while new ministers to Russia France and Italy are named. The selections show the dowager empress views diplomacy as unimportant with many appointees unknown to foreign community. Liang Chen Tung educated at Yale is praised by Americans. Washington notes Wu, the current minister, will move to another post and a successor is expected.
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Peking
Liang Chen Tung
Edward
United States
Russia
France
Italy
America
Yale University
Washington
Salisbury Resigns as British Premier in 1895 Change
London reports Lord Salisbury resigns on July 11 and A J Balfour is named his successor. Debate centers on Chamberlain potential leadership and harmony with Balfour. Sir Michael Hicks Beach resigns as chancellor of the exchequer sparking bets on cabinet shifts and Irish party reaction.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
A.J. Balfour
House of Commons
Edward
Newabinet
Chamberlain
Mr. Balfour
Michael Hicks- Beach
A. J. Balfour
Stock Exchange
John Redmond
Associated Press
Michael Hicks-Beach
Unseated Castellane Election Sparks Debates in Paris
In Paris on July 14 the unseating of Count Jean de Castellane triggered a fierce debate in the chamber of deputies. Accusations claimed Gould fortune income in the United States funded bribery of electors and aided royal pretenders to undermine the French republic. Outside, some deputies amplified the charges.
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Paris
Jean de Castellane
Boni
Anna Gould
Chamber of Deputies
Gould
United States
France
Jean
Chamber
Archbishop Feehan of Chicago Dies at 22 Years Head
Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan longtime ruler of the Chicago archdiocese died at his official residence on North State Street and North Avenue. Acute congestion of the brain was the immediate cause.
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Chicago
Patrick A . Feehan
Catholic Archdiocese of
North State Street
North Avenue
Never mind, don't listen, O sweet little maid
Poem excerpt presents a child’s morning joy and a nurse’s caution. The speaker urges the girl to sing despite future sorrows, praising resilience and the bright moments before night. Celia Thaxter’s voice frames the hopeful philosophy of embracing bliss.
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Celia Thaxter
The
Standard
Harriet's Huckleberries Bring Change to a Village
Harriet with sister Polly decide to sell wild huckleberries to help their mother. They recruit Gal Hooker and face mishaps and gossip as they navigate pride, family duty, and a late romance with Andrew Cutter. The berries finally bring cash and a new sense of independence to the family.
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Attie
Polly Fanning
Harriet
Polly
Ellis
Hattie
Tarriet
Savage's
Mother
Gamaliel Hooker
Ellis Wells
Frances
Gal
Morrer
Sam
Cutter
Darter
Maria
Andrew Cutter
Jason
Fanning Sisters
Prattville
Queen Alexandra Home Beauty Through Generations
The Baltimore American review of Queen Alexandra notes her enduring youth and compares looks with her daughter Louise and other royal figures. It recalls the royal family of Denmark and the royal court welcome to Alexandra when she married into England thirty nine years ago, inspiring public admiration and poetry from Alfred Tennyson.
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Alexandra
Louise
Victoria
Carl
Denmark
Christian
Frederick
George
Waldemar
Sea Wing
Europe
England
London
Alfred Tennyson
Baltimore
Panama Hat Craze Grips South America and North America
The Panama hat frenzy drives South American livelihoods as hats from the screw palm are woven in Peru Ecuador and Panama. Prices soar with Lyman J. Gage paying 500 and King Edward 450 while craftsmen toil at night to craft flawless one piece hats. The industry shifts from coffee and rice to hat making as Panama City festoons with brokers and mule trains haul yields toward the isthmus.
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Lyman J. Gage
Europe
King Edward
Jean de Reszke
Panama
South America
Heuador
South American
United States
Carladovica Palmata
New Granada
Ecuador
Isthmus
Andes
Chimborazo
Port Clinton sign warns bridge detour and poor road
A sign near Port Clinton Pa warns travelers to take a road instead of crossing Pine Creek Bridge. The notice contains typos and odd phrasing about access and supervision. The item reads like a local roadside clipping with brief, incomplete guidance.
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Port Clinton
Notis
Pine Creek
Israel Zangwill
London
Ariel
Collis P. Huntington
Henry Ward Beecher
Huntington
Europe
Mr. Beecher
Beecher
Cellis
King Edward
Prince Consort
Eton
Quetelet
Brussels
Benjamin Constant
Death
Fortune
Constant
Yukon River Opens for Large Steamers
When free of ice the Yukon River becomes navigable for large steamers extending 1,065 miles, enabling transport and commerce along a substantial stretch of the river.
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Big River
Yukon River
Hopeful Woman Quips About Fresh Fish Trade
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a wife’s hopeful habit when buying fish, asking sellers if they are fresh in the belief that honesty may someday prevail. The remark contrasts optimism with typical skepticism in everyday commerce.
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Philadelphia Press
His Private View and A Woman’s Folly at Parties
A satirical Chicago News column notes a man keeping his bank account in his wife name and jokes about bachelors. It links social habits to health complaints, suggesting women suffer headaches from afternoon party routines and the linked cake and salad culture.
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Wederly
Cours
Chicago News
Greed of Black Bass in a St. Lawrence River Test
A well known sportsman fishing for black bass in the St. Lawrence River triggers a theory on bass greed. After small bass grab the dropper fly, larger bass strike to nab the fly, misleading the angler into testing a lure that attracts ten big bass. The tale notes selfish behavior in large bass and the angler’s repeated experiments with similar results.
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St. Lawrence River
Fsherman
New York Sun
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