War prices in view amid war scares and demand shifts
New York dealers report some price rises in groceries and meats as war fears spread. They find most increases stem from normal market forces, not the Spain affair, though canned and corned meats and imports may rise with war needs. Sugar, tea, coffee and other staples show modest upticks. overall U.S. production capacity remains strong with 70 million people and government needs shaping future costs.
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New York
United States
Spain
Cuba
Confederacy
Congress
China
Europa
Coudity
South America
Brazil
Venezuela
Central America
Mona Strait
West Indies
New York Sun
Santa Clara Battery Eyed as Highly Potent Defense
American engineer George Hyatt arrived from Havana at Key West and described the Santa Clara battery near Havana as the strongest defense of the city. He notes four 12 inch mortars west of Santa Clara and two near Morro, with a stone wall, sand piles, a 10 degree sand slant, railroad iron layers, and disappearing gun carriages on concrete Emil Mounts.
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Havana
George Hyatt
Key West
Santa Clara
Hoe
Morro
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Power and influence of the speaker of the house
The piece notes the growing power of the speaker since the first Congress and cites Samuel J. Randall as shaping the office. It argues future Congresses would reflect public will and advance national interests, citing General A. W. Greely. Also includes a humorous exchange from the Chicago Tribune.
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House of Representatives
Republic
A. W. Greely
U. A
North American Review
Tobacco smoke and the searching waiter tale
An item from London Tit-Bits notes a traveler jokes that tobacco smoking makes people indistinguishable in a room. A waiter uses bellows to blow away smoke from each face until the right person is identified.
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Holland
London
Primitive Marriage and Tribal Control in Early Societies
The article traces marriage from primitive communal arrangements to feudal control. It explains how collective duties shaped union, with tribes aiding brides and grooms, then how lords claimed marriage rights, demanding consent or fees for heiresses and restricting alliances beyond the manor.
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Philadelphia
Early coffee use and egg hatching experiments revealed
The piece notes ancient medicine using coffee to awaken monks and treat ailments with green coffee infusion. It also reports experiments on hen eggs showing fat hens’ eggs hatch poorly while eggs from active hens hatch earlier, and two sterile hens among 27 produced no chicks, with disturbed temperaments observed.
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Coles
Martinique
Isle de Bourbon
New York Ledger
Gazette
Nothing Like Praise in Pierre's Dinner Scene
A Strand Magazine sketch shows George praising his wife after a pie, while a Paris canal scene unfolds. Two gendarmes find a Russian deerhound named Dimitri whose rope is broken, leaping to rescue a drowning boy and a man, saving two lives before vanishing into the crowd.
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Jack
George
Strand
Canal l’Ourey
Seys la Gazettea
Dimitri
Duni de la Marne
Emil Welle
One Trait of Yankee Inventions in the United States
A French engineer touring the United States praises American attention to small details and efficiency. He notes a machine that automatically grinds tools, saving labor and boosting output, arguing that US inventors rethink work through precise domestic economy and industrial efficiency.
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United States
America
Uta Big Works
German Canaries and Song Trade in the United Kingdom
German canaries fetch high prices in England as birds of passage from Thuringia and Lyrol regions. Dealers ship 10 top birds yearly, with prices rising from 5 to 10 shillings and climbs up to 40 percent by year end. The best birds sometimes sell for 20 to 40 in the US market, averaging around five shillings per pair in England.
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United Kingdom
Vale of
Tuci
Catandey
Lattish Dbalirs
Engigno
Barts Iountsius
Thuringia
Wewyers
Charmmaakers
England
Th & Agen
United States
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Dian
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Boston Transcript
Weure
Ana Thainy
Don
Shiloh
Croup
Kendrick & Co
Barre
Klondike
Country
Alaska
Mie Hook
Ui Tientals
Mapa
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Comte
W. I. Conkey Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Mark Twain
Hawaii
Australia
Fiji Islands
India
South Africa
Dan Beard
A. B. Frost
B. W. Clinedinst
Ann
American Publishing CO
Bartford Conn
Merica
Scott
OTT & Towne
Anchor Lane
United States Mail Steamships
Glasgow
Londonderry
CILY
Rome
Henderson
Bowling Green
N.Y. Ors
Batharp
Gordon
Anette Rey
Bass
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Partionhirs
2. G. Cieash CO
Malden
Miss
Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Lai
Mothers of America
Hax
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Lfe
Milia
Mational Business College
Amprics
Busin’sses
Clement C. Gaines
Pres.dent
Pougumeepste
New York City
Bro
Staten
West Virginia
Ev Prizos
Conpona
Levee Brother, Ltd
de Lever Brothera, Ltd
Prigessuiity
Lever Brothers, Ltd
Aenual
Lever Bros., Ltd
New Yorks
Tebild
Sterling Remedy CO
Montreal
Can
Wwewew
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