Carter Talks River and Harbor Bill to Death in Senate
Washington March 6 Senator Carter Montana spoke the river and harbor bill to death delaying passage as the Fifty-sixth congress neared its end. The senate adjourned at 11:56 after a lengthy address, with colleagues signaling the session’s close and President to transmit no further business.
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Senators Sworn In and Senate Actions in March Session
Washington reports sworn in were Bacon Bailey Berry Blackburn Burnttam Burton Carmack Clark Cultom Dolliver Dubois Elkins Foster Fry Gamble Pettigrew successor McMillan Martin Morgan Patterson Sewell Bimmons Tillman Warren Wetmore during a string of March sessions. Debates on rules limits and a treaty abrogation drew focus as Frye presided pro tempore and a supplemental treaty with Great Britain was confirmed.
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Tur News Roundup from Brikh March Week Highlights
A chaotic digest from Brikh for the week ending March 24 cites political noms in Chicago, disasters from bombings to tornadoes, and a string of legal cases. Notable items include Hancey as mayor candidate, Hartieburg death, Kidnaping case against James Callahan, religious and social upheavals, and regulatory shifts affecting railroads and taxes.
Remarkable Pat Hand Poker Session At Baltimore Club
A notable five luckless titleholders played a full house showdown at a Baltimore club. A railroad man won after rounds of raises and a dealer’s neutral draw. Each player kept a photographed keepsake of their hand as a record of the remarkable sequence.
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Scene of Centuries in London Proclaims Edward IIIIs Reign
A vivid description from the London Telegraph recalls the 700th anniversary of Edward IIIIs proclamation in London. Medieval pageantry with heralds, pursuants, and lord mayors echoes the city’s ancient ceremony as the monarch and queen mother are saluted amid grand public homage.
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Mammoth index of British Museum books completed at last
The St James Gazette reports the British Museum catalogue now complete after twenty years work. Printing began in 1881 from a manuscript of 3 000 000 references and about half as many titles. Since then roughly 500 000 new books arrived, averaging 40 000 yearly. The printed catalog cost much, with subscription options and price changes. about 690 volumes exist, with 250 copies per issue. The index remains the museum’s goal for the new century, not ready for another year.
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Fae Whole Thing Big Sister Helen Receivers
Fragmentary OCR hints at a local item involving a person named Helen and a family or household matter. The readable fragment suggests a focus on a “big sister Helen” and receivers or receivership. Full context unclear. report remains incomplete.
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Jesus Before Pilate and Judas Lesson in Repentance
The text recounts Jesus before Pilate, the Jewish council seeking his death, and Herod's involvement. It contrasts Judas’s remorse with true repentance, noting Judas’s suicide and the gospel parallels Matthew 27 and related passages. It explains Pilate’s hesitation, the release of Barabbas, and the Herodian mockery before Jesus’s final fate.
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Press Agents Among Women Public Figures
In a street car debate, two women criticize a self-styled hustler who lectures on reform and sanitation yet does little practical work. They accuse her of lifestyle excess, spending for help while claiming virtue, and say she serves mainly as her own press agent.
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Chicago Chronicle
Sable Cape
Teddy Roosevelt
Bargain Offers of Odd Trades in New York Paper
An evening New York newspaper lists strange barter proposals from readers. Items include swapping an accordion for a parrot cage, trading 2000 pieces of copyrighted music for clothing, and offering a life size bust of Edward VII for a roll top desk. Other offers feature a sewing machine for a canary, a coin from 1794 for a 1800 coin, and a medical diploma for diamonds.
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Edward VII
Women in colonies show rise in marriageable figures
Census figures reveal a notable increase in marriageable women in two colonies, with an estimated uplift of around £00,000 in related demographic shifts. The report highlights a considerable change affecting social dynamics and potential marriage markets.
The Gavee in Germany: A Goose as National Luxuries
The domestic goose holds a central role in German cuisine, rivaling turkey in the United States. For nine months each year it dominates festive and everyday dining as a standard luxury among the German people.
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Turkey
United States
Unsanitary Habits and Ventilation Protect Children
Despite unsanitary habits, Chinese households are now well ventilated which helps escape disease. Children receive a daily sun bath to bolster health and immunity, reflecting contemporary beliefs about hygiene and climate.
Soldier Beer Jelly Aims For Field Use In South Africa
A new invention named soldier beer is a jelly made from malt and hops that can be turned into beer anywhere. Reportedly simple to prepare, it works in hot or cold climates and has received favorable notices from military authorities.
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South Africa
Chinese Wedding Customs Reported in Ceremony At Temple
The account describes a Chinese wedding where the wedding party enters a temple and light fireworks and crackers to awaken the Great Joss. The priest speeds through the service as the bride and groom share two small glasses of wine before being declared man and wife.
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China
Telegraph Ends Nile Flood Uncertainty for Egyptian Farming
Egypt relies on irrigation and reservoir storage but drought risk looms if Nile floods fail. The telegraph to Victoria Nyanza now enables rainfall data to be known months ahead, allowing savers to ration water and secure a partial crop when rainfall is low.
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Chance and ignorance in thought and language reasoning
The piece discusses chance as a concept tied to unknown causes and urges banishing careless reliance on the word. It argues that recognizing our ignorance can transform thinking and reduce the use of chance as a placeholder for unknown factors.
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