New Picture of Clara Barton a Thirty Five Year Gap
A new photograph of Clara Barton is released after 35 years, showing her as she is today. Barton, president of the American Red Cross, is famed as the Angel of the Battlefield for her Civil War relief work and later global humanitarian efforts. She plans to aid Armenia and continues a lifelong relief career in America.
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Evanston
Tils
Miss Barton
Armenia
Washington
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Boys In Blue
Europe
Red Cross Society
Bern
Beloved by the Boys J T Trowbridge Remembered as Schoolboy Favorite
J T Trowbridge famed as a long standing children’s author. Born in western New York about 70 years ago he rose in Boston after an early start in New York. His juvenile Jack Hazard stories popularized his name along with Oliver Optic Horatio Alger and Elijah Kellogg.
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Jack Hazard
Mr. Trowbridge
Oliver Optic
Horatio Alger
Elijah Kellogg
New York
New York City
Boston
Jackwood
Trowbridge
Jack
Darius Green
Arlington
Mass
Mrs Dimmick Becomes Harrison’s Compan ion and Quiet Counselor
The article profiles Mrs Mary Lord Dimmick, niece of Mrs Harrison, detailing her role at the White House as a discreet, steadying presence. It notes her first marriage to Walter Dimmick, a Philadelphia lawyer, and her current residence in New York with sister Mrs Parker. It recalls Harrison’s praise for her quiet counsel and household management.
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Mary Lord Dimmick
Harrison
New State's New Senators Frank J Cannon and Arthur Brown
The article profiles Utah's incoming U S senators Frank J Cannon and Arthur Brown both Republicans and free silver advocates. Cannon, a Salt Lake City native and son of George Q Cannon, is a former Washington delegate and regent of the University of Utah. Brown, a leading Michigan immigrant and mine owner ally, is a prominent lawyer noted for vigorous debate.
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Utah
United States Senate
Frank J. Cannon
Arthur Brown
Mr. Cannon
Salt Lake City
George Q. Cannon
Mormon Church
Senate
Senator Cannon
Washington
Territory
Joseph L. Rawlins
Cannon
University of
Republican Party
Senator Brown
Michigan
Imitation Earth Globe Proposed by Elisee Reclus
Geographer Elisee Reclus envisions a 418 foot equatorial globe to imitate Earth at one one-hundred-thousandth scale. The 636 foot high structure would rotate daily, use electric light, and sit inside a double shell with spiral galleries for study. Cost estimated at 4 million dollars, possibly funded by several governments.
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Elisee Reclus
M. Reclus
Paris
New York
Chicago
Jekyll-Hyde
London Geographical Society
Ravachol
Napoleon III
France
University of
Brussels
Thiers
Europe
Lyons
Switzerland
Iron Ore Shipments Reach Record 1895 Total
Lake Superior mines shipped 10,237,662 tons of iron ore by water in 1895, a new record, surpassing the 1894 total of 7,748,000 tons.
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Lake Superior
They Keep You Guessing About Married Status
The quote notes a belief that American women alone reveal marital status through clothing. The remark contrasts dress signals with other cultures and implies certainty about being single or married based on attire.
Word Counts of 'and' in Bible Across Testaments
The Old Testament uses the conjunction and 35543 times while the New Testament records 16684 occurrences. These counts illustrate the frequent linking of phrases and clauses in biblical texts.
The Unwavering Lord and Master in Domestic Quarrels
A Philadelphia Times reflection contrasts masculine immobility in disputes with a wife's forgiving nature. It argues men exaggerate their grievances while women, shaped by maternal instincts, often forgive and endure. The piece urges husbands to heed its admonition to avoid stirring domestic discord.
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Philadelphia Times
Fight over saloons in Wesster City Iowa sparks petition
A new effort to allow saloons in Wesster City prompts a petition drive amid a past incident where harness maker W E Foral died in jail after setting it ablaze. The piece notes ongoing temperance clashes and cites Montesquieu on madhouses as a digressive aside.
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Wesster City
W. E. Foral
Iowa Boys Win Renown Abroad From Afton Roots
Iowa reports from Apia January 26 say F W Brockman of Afton learns his son Allie in Johannesburg survived the Transvaal war as a civil engineer in a mining company led by President Kruger. Another Afton native Mack Beymer writes from Jamaica as chief engineer of a railway project funded by American capitalists.
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Iowa
Apia
F. W. Brockman
Afton
Allie
Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Kruger
Mack Beymer
Jamaica
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Lowell
Hood’s
Joseph W. Quinn
Husband
Montesquieu
Warton
Florida
Calien
War Department
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Shambaugh
Schlatter
Sutliff
Mt. Pleasant
Chris Ham
Riverside
Thurston & Graham
AMES
Maxwell & Son
Irwin, Randall & CO
Tae
Bingham & CO
Garland Stoves
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