Murphy’s temperance meet opens in Anaconda hall
Francis Murphy led a large Anaconda audience in a temperance lecture at Hi hall with pastors, a big choir, and a pledge drive. He spoke of his Irish life, Lincoln, and the grace of God, urging personal pledge signing, which drew about 45 signers and blue ribbons. He will hold nightly meetings this week ending with a Sunday rally.
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Francis Murphy
Anaconda
A. ©. Hi. Hall
J. H. Egbert
Alfred Brown
KE. G. Cattermole
Frank Minnick
Mr. Murphy
Murphy
Ireland
Abraham Lincoln
Railway Round Trip Rates Set for Sundays Anaconda to Butte
The Butte Anaconda and Pacific railway announces a Sunday round trip fare of 1.00 dollars from Anaconda to Butte, effective June 24. The schedule lists upper works on Tuesday July 10 and lower works on Wednesday July 11, with conversions and refinery and brick department activity noted.
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Upper Works
Lower Works
Butte, Anaconda
Li Hung Chang and the poisoned cake in Chicago tale
A Chicago anecdote recalls Li Hung Chang receiving a poisoned cake during his US tour. He traced the plot to three men, arrested them, and let the accuser and conspirator sample the cake before it was tasted. Two ate calmly while the third showed alarm as symptoms appeared.
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Chicago
Li Hung Chang
United States
Tsung li Yamen
Premier's lethal deception and decapitation scene
The premier taunts three men suffering in a room. He declares a head must be kept as a souvenir for genius, orders one man decapitated, and hints the others will share the same fate after exposing a fake cake and imagined poison.
Suffrage Advocate Anna Shaw At Buffalo Talk
Dr. Anna Shaw critiques male dominance at a Buffalo suffrage conference. She cites Blackstone on male authority, cites Massachusetts and New York laws on wives rights including clothing and widow’s life use, recalls 19 years lobbying to reform statutes, and jokes about legislators responding only after broad suffrage pressure.
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Anna Shaw
Buffalo
Blackstone
Professor Stowe
Massachusetts
State of
New York
Aged Mother Reunites With Long‑Separated Son in Ringgold
In Ringgold Georgia last Saturday a mother Mrs T R Hawkins and her son Rev J D Fry who had been apart for 55 years reunited after his search began when he learned his mother might still be alive. Fry, a former Baptist preacher and current state missionary, traveled with his wife and children to meet his mother. It is believed he will make his home with her now that they are reconnected.
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Atlanta Constitution
Sho
Ringgold
T. 3. Hawkins
Cleveland
Tenn
Pikeville
Bowling Green
Baptist Home Board of
Indiana
Michigan
Northwest
J. D. Fry
Georgia
Dr. Fry
Tragic Death In East Third Street Cabin
Inquest into the death of Mike McNamara in a cabin on East Third street found probable cause of death to be a sudden heart attack. Witness Dan McLaughlin testified McNamara appeared drunk after a Fourth of July spree. another brother said he had no known heart trouble. Justice of the Peace William Devine and Dr. H. W. Stephens concluded no violence. Funeral planned for 2 p.m. today from East Park avenue residence.
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Justice of the Peace
William Devine
Mike McNamara
SS East Third Street
McNamara
East Park Avenue
Nama
Wis
Washington Street
H. W. Stephens
Stephens
W. F. Furay
Charles Houck
Owen O'Neill
Daniel Dwyer
Charles Newman
Revered husband’s front steps blunder ends in comical shoe caper
In Brooklyn a respected husband and father slept with his shoes on the front steps. A police officer woke him to claim the found shoes, prompting bemused disbelief. The man later identified them at the station and praised the city’s careful officers.
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Brooklyn
Mrs McKinley's Knitting Feats Across Years of Quiet Work
A profile highlights the First Lady's prolific knitting of woolen slippers for friends and the poor. Estimates claim about 4,000 pairs produced, with calculations on stitches and time, suggesting years of steady, understated labor without public hurry.
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McKinley
Mege
New York
Earthquake at Sea Touched Saint Mirren Off Oregon Coast
Astoria correspondence reports the British ship Saint Mirren experiencing a two hour sea upheaval near the mouth of the Columbia. Captains Cordiner and Hamilton suspect an earthquake after a late afternoon to evening event with a shifting wind, colossal waves, and a morning barometer reading indicating an electrical or seismic disturbance. No damage ensued.
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Astoria
Ore
Oregonian
Saint Mirren
Yokohama
Cordiner
San Jose
Hamilton
Weather
Johnson
Waves Reach Aftermath of Early Morning Japan Quake
The article notes waves caused by an Japan earthquake early today and explains the distant effect felt here ten days later, estimating the quake's epicenter distance from the observed tsunami influence.
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Japan
It Was Really Alive At The White Lot
A Washington Post scene on the White Lot shows two bronzed cavalrymen observing a garish street persona in a top hat and purple shirt. The odd figure playfully teases them until one soldier declares it alive and they depart to drink schooners.
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The
Washington Post
White Lot
Willie Eane
Bunkie
Claudie
Reggie
Treatment of Young Girls Warns Mothers by Dr Wylie
English physician Dr W Gill Wylie warns mothers to treat girls like boys until age 9 or 10 with balanced food and exercise, avoid excessive mental strain, and shield them from premature contact with older children. He contrasts English and American practices, recounts his own family’s cautious schooling, and criticizes tight corsets and lacing for restricting motion and affecting health.
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W. Gill Wylie
England
Rich Jewels of Princesses Across Europe
A feature on royal jewelry notes the czarina of Russia with Europe’s finest pearls and the queen of Italy following. It mentions King Humbert gifting his queen a anniversary rope of pearls, the German empress’s pearls in blonde hair, and Princess Maria Pawhowna with a remarkable necklace. Lady De Grey travels for sun baths for her pearls, while the Princess of Wales popularizes wrapping multiple pearl strands with a diamond clasp.
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England
Czarina
Russia
Europe
Italy
Whumbert
Maria Pawhowna
Lady de Grey
Princess of Wales
New Year Eggnog Delays Texas Husband On Daring Ranch Tale
A Texas ranch wife recalls New Year’s Day when her husband drank strong eggnog with Alsatian neighbors and vanished for hours. He slept through the day at the dipping vats after returning home late, leaving her to cook and wait in the chaparral. The tale contrasts domestic duties with frontier life.
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Wilds
Mr. Blank
Texas
New York
Norther
Does the villain murder the hero in the first act
The Baltimore American notes a dramatic theme where the antagonist destroys the hero early and reshapes the narrative in subsequent acts. The piece emphasizes overtones of conflict and the shifting power balance within the drama.
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Baltimore American
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Anaconda News
A. O. H. Hall
Sly Old Li Hung Chang
Dan McLaughlin
Henry of
Press
Princessses
East Fifth
A. de B. Smith
Lontans Hotel
Knox
Copper City
Phoenix
McLaughlin
M. A
Columbia Streets
Seattle
Wash
AKER
Alf Tin
Robe Advertising
Axo Aewspape
the Academy
University of Chicago
Morgan Park
Wayland J. Chase
Ilinois
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