New Egypt Emerges As England Expands Nile Valley
The article details Britain's expansion along the Nile after the Omdurman victory, describing the Delta as Egypt proper and the upper Nile as a growing frontier. It notes American involvement in Sudanese affairs and Col onel Prout's observations on the land, people, and potential trade along the Nile including trade in ivory and ostrich feathers.
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United States
England
Omdurman
Upper
Nile
H. G. Prout
Railway Gazette
Soudan
Prout
Hedive
Egypt
Cairo
Mediterra
Colonel Prout
Gordon
Khedive
Emin Pasha
Nile Valley
Equator
Two Bishops Lead Divorce Agitation in Episcopate
The article notes two bishops in the American Episcopal Church guiding divorce debate. It outlines church doctrine on divorce, its practical effects, and the October convention's stance against stricter marriage rules.
Episcopal Divorce Canon Prompts Dissent at Albany Meeting
The article discusses church debates over marriage and divorce canons, noting Bishop Doane’s push and opponents’ resistance. It outlines civil law vs church discipline, with examples of consequences for ministers and the broader implications for Episcopal practice. It also contrasts Albany and New York bishops and highlights their differing temperaments and priorities.
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Potter
New York
Doane
Albany
Testant Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
America
Society of Friends
Nine Miles Long Film A Novel Kinematograph Project
A photograph film nine miles long is described as a novelty. Three articles of the site are under construction for kinematograph use. Scene content undecided but the length promises extensive viewing time and the cost cited is about 1000 dollars per mile.
Cyclone and Tornado Differences Explained by Weather Service
Weather service experts define cyclone as a large wide moving storm with calm center and uniform air currents, covering 500 to 1500 miles and 40 to 90 mph winds. Tornado is small in area, may last up to 200 miles, moves with great speed, central destructive power, and always brings lightning, rain and hail.
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Weather Service
Chinese Brides Prepare in Round Baskets for Good Lives
Chinese brides wearing bridal garments on the wedding morning stand in shallow round baskets during their preparation. The custom is believed to ensure placid and well-rounded lives in their new homes.
Before Columbus Professor Proctor’s Population Claim
A professor asserts that 100 million people lived and died in the Americas before Columbus's discovery. The statement frames pre Columbian population as vastly larger than later estimates, highlighting the debate over ancient demographic scales.
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Proctor
America
Mosaic Portrait Found at Pompeii First of Its Kind
A life size woman portrait in mosaic was unearthed at Pompeii. Experts say the craftsmanship is so refined it resembles a painting, marking the first known antique mosaic portrait of this kind.
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Pompeii
Chicago Nontreating Club Reaches 5000 Members Fast
The Nontreating Club in Chicago quickly grew to about 5000 members within its first days, signaling strong local interest and rapid enrollment.
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Chicago
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New Jersey
Burlington
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THE
Neon
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Mississippi
Kitchener
Khartoum
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West Indies
Macdonald
Kartoum
Upper Egypt
Dongola
Sennar
Blue Nile
William Crookes
White Nile
Luther Gulick
Popular Science Monthly
Gulick
Diocese of
Doanne
All Souls
Child’s Hospital
Iowa
Horatio Potter
Alexandria
Dongoba
Suez Canal
Obdurman
Brassala
Aryartum
Tsana
Meshra-Er- Rek
Bishop Potter
Bishop Doane
Weather Service Bureau
Columbus
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