Grant the Silent Man and the Art of Public Speech
A observa tion of Ulysses S. Grant in St Louis 1864 reveals why he would not speak publicly. The essay argues many sensible people avoid public discourse due to self doubt, urging speakers to focus on clear ideas and common sense rather than oratorical flair. It reflects on Beecher Phillips Andrew and Conkling as models of conviction over showmanship, and calls for ordinary citizens to voice well reasoned thoughts on public matters.
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New Yor
Ulysses S. Grant
Gen. Grant
St. Louis
Grant
Havana
Lfe
Howe
Republic
Indiana
New York
Conkling
Utica
Horatio Seymour
Roscoe Conkling
Vroncis Kernan
United States
Commonwealth
Times
Brother Higginson
Tremont Temple
Wendell Phillips
Theodore Parker
John A. Andrew
Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
United States of America
St. Paul
Fathers of
Our Republic
Gladstone
Tom
Harry
Sultan honors Ribot as symbol of Entente stance
London reports the Sultan confers the grand cordon of the Osmaniye upon M. Ribot and the Nichani-Chefkat on Mme Ribot to underscore the Franco Russian alliance. The action follows diplomatic chatter in Constantinople about Smyrna and Mitylene, with British notes noting possible British actions and Arkhipelago maneuvers.
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London
Porte
M. Ribot
Mme. Ribot
Constantinople
William White
Pasha
Smyrna
Mitylene
Sigri
Lord Kerr
Kerr
Ers
Sir William White
Levant
Admiral Kerr
Fo Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Russia
Great Britain
Dardanelles
Turkey
Straits
England
Liberal chiefs map leadership at Newcastle meeting
Reform and National Liberal clubs approve a plan for a Gladstone premiership if the general election yields victory with Sir William Vernon Harcourt as deputy. The scheme envisions Gladstone retiring after home rule passes, Harcourt becoming prime minister, Lord Spencer heading Liberal Lords, and the Earl of Rosebery as foreign secretary. Some Radicals remain unreconciled with Conservatism.
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Great Party
Newcastle
Gladstone
William Vernon Harcourt
Willa Vernon Harcourt
Spencer
Earl of Rosebery
Reform
National Liberal
Seals Sly and Shy United in British Stand on Behring
The London Times rebuts American claims in the Behring sealing dispute. It asserts sealing is not a danger to the species and advocates a compromise, proposing a breeding-ground area closure rather than a general close season. A Times correspondent notes seals are wary and cow seals with young largely escape capture after May.
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High Seas
Riot in Shanghai: foreigners suffer looting and arson
Shanghai reports reveal the Zhang riot planned at Kalashui with disguised Hunan soldiers and churchmen blamed. Foreign properties inside the settlement burned while British consulate and customs were guarded by locals. authorities appear inactive. A British sailors detachment heads to Leheny by chartered steamer amid grave tensions. Berlin notes from London Standard warn China may fail to punish perpetrators and protect foreign residents.
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Shanghai
Kalashui
Hunan
Leheny
Berlin
London Standard
China
Spain Feels Pain Of Floods In Consuegra And South
The Spanish cabinet pledges relief as floods devastate Consuegra and southern districts. Rescue teams repair railways and telegraph lines while thousands starve and hundreds of bodies are recovered. Queen Regent donates 10,000 pesetas. troops to aid in burying the dead. Almeria faces 2,000,000 pesetas needed for repairs.
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Maprim
Consuegra
Spain
Toledo
Atches
Fers
Thor
Officials Try to Resume Work as Flood Crisis Deepens
Authorities refuse to resume street clearing due to overpowering stench from bodies and recruit large amounts of disinfectants. Clearing efforts are paused to support victims while marauders plague the flooded region with impunity, though forces are mobilized to aid the distressed and remove wreckage.
Ex-President Balmaceda Ends Life at Legation in Santiago
A Valparaiso dispatch reports ex President Balmaceda shot himself in the temple in his room at the Argentine legation in Santiago at 8 30 p m He had left Chile Aug 29 to escape but returned Sept 2 and died after a pistol shot The city is in an uproar with crowds cheering and the ex ruler left a letter to his mother saying his generals lied and that circumstances forced him to act His body was moved to the general cemetery under guard
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New York
the Herald
Valparaiso
Balmaceda
Chili
Santiago
Legation
Senor Arriburia
Junta
Senor Urriburia
Senora Urriburia
Santio
Tey
Concon
America
Patrick Eagan
Pe Vale
Domingo Torre
Cemery
Balmaceda Death Rumor Faces No Official Washington Response
In Washington on September 20 Acting Secretary of State Wharton said no official word had been received about ex President Balmaceda and death by his own hand in Santiago. He noted no interruption in communications and doubt about Balmaceda's fate. Envoy Julio Foster failed to verify the report and showed little interest in Balmaceda's whereabouts.
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Washington
Balmaceda
Santiago
Wharton
GLOBE
Julio Foster
Congressionalist Party
Ose
Paris News Roundup on Erfurt Speech and World Affairs
Paris reports react to the Erfurt speech with concern over German nerves and potential armaments while France adopts a calm stance. Discussions touch on Kaiser William’s insult to Napoleon and Austria’s alliance. A statue obituary for Sir John Steele notes his Aberdeen birth in 1804. Cardinal Manning hints at world congresses aiding peace as Carnot reviews men and cavalry in Vitry. News of a fatal mail accident in Engadine and relic miracles near Treves follow, with troop movements near Sestonia and a ukase ordering barracks along the western frontier.
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Paris
Erfurt
Germany
le Soleil
Napoleon
France
la Justice
Kaiser William
Francis Joseph
House of Austria
le Parvenue Orse
John Steele
Robert Burns
Central Park
New York City
John
Aberdeen
Scotland
London Chronicle
Cardinal Manning
Mills
Trades-Union Congress
Universal Brotherhood
Chicago Labor Congress
Vitry-le-Francais
Carnot
Saussier
Treves
Warsaw
Vienna
Seston
Sianens
nations news brief recounts staging and conflicts abroad
Dispatches describe army numbers at Mulausen with 72 men and ongoing elections for the Storthing amid varied party showings. Reports from Paris and Ottawa note European protection in China and a Commons vote on patronage corruption, with outcomes split along party lines.
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Nat Army Manm
Mulausen
Pwnseday
Storthing
Bae
Iff
Kent Terenee Stan
Sweden
Moderate Party
Steen
Paris
Chine
China
Christiana
House of Commons
Ottawa
Ont
Cameron
J. Cochrane
Amos
Yeas
Form a Large Club with WEEKLY GLOBE Private Circulation
The WEEKLY GLOBE offers a new private circular deal to form large clubs. Send for this circular and free sample copies to start growing memberships and distribution quickly.
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GLOBE
Weekly Globe
Largest Farm in the World Spans Vast Louisiana Estate
A massive Louisiana tract measures 100 miles by 25 miles, covering about 1.5 million acres. Purchased seven years ago by Northern capitalists, it now operates with steam powered cultivation, 16,000 cattle, three steamboats, a shipyard, bank, and rice mills. Rail lines traverse 36 miles of the estate, which dwarfs England and Hungary in farm size.
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Louisiana
United States
Southern Pacific Railway
Pogeares
England
Hungary
Europe
Fortunes in Ideas by G E Walsh Epoch
Inventors often find wealth in small, simple devices rather than grand breakthroughs. Accident and utility drive fortunes in pens, shoe hardware, rivets, glass lanterns, smoke protectors, and the famed roller skate. The piece notes many small inventions fund ongoing study, yet rarely gain fame.
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G. E. Walsh
Pbie Moor
Patent Office
Chicago plans 34 story tallest building in world
A proposed Chicago structure would be the temple of the Illinois Odd Fellows and an office building. The 34 story design features 20 main floors and 14 in the tower, reaching 556 feet in height with a ground footprint of 177 by 210 feet.
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Chicago
The
Illinois Odd Fellows
One Way to Save a Postage Stamp
In a Chicago Daily News piece a Grand Pacific hotel guest performs a prank to show how a stamp could be saved by letting staff mail an envelope. Clerk Shader notices the improvised letter and warns the trick could spread, though its use remains cautionary.
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Chicago Daily News
The
Grand Pacific
Goonpanton
Bigelow
Adams and Jones in tense drunken dispute on privacy
In a terse exchange Adams asks Jones about drinking, Jones defends his right to privacy. The scene notes a rising tension as Adams pursues the question while Jones responds with irritation and a calm assertion about personal matters.
Checkers Column Notes and Game Notations from Boston 1891
Edwin A Durgin edits a Boston chess and checkers column with notices of clubs at Tremont Street Water Street and Taylor's. It includes multiple positions and game analyses by Washburn and Gourlay with game numbers 1580 1584 2431 and 2432, plus editor notes and a solving section.
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Vervepet
Boston
Edwin A. Durgin
Mass
Chess Divan
Tremont St
C. Taylor’s
Water St
A Ladd Reports Chess Problem By A J Heffner Var 5
Tolland Connecticut resident T A Ladd describes Position No 1571 by A J Heffner Var 5. The analysis shows Black to play after moves 7 8 A 21 25 15 19 25 22 32, with White pieces on 16 23 and a king on 12. Result concludes Black wins. Heffner’s 7 10 allows White to draw.
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H. B. Washburn
Brewer
Ack
King
Alte
Hite
Edwin A. Durgin
Boston
Mass
A. Sa.Se
Maid of the Mill
F. Tescheleit
London
Eng
Viet
Taylor's
Messrs
Parkman
Fitzgerald
W. Wins
Checker
T. A. Ladd
Tolland, Conn
A. J. Heffner
Mt. Heffner
Barker Reed chess match dominated by Chicago confidence
The Chicago contingent argues Reed cannot win as Barker gains support from coach Clarence Freeman while Barker battles past a strong lineup. Reports detail games from Sept 14 to Sept 17 with draws and Barker victories, plus new arrivals in Pittsburgh and Detroit circles, and ongoing world championship tension.
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Curiaco
Ill
Reed
Clarence Reeman
Providence
R. I
Epper
Barker
Chicago
Roe
T. Mester
Cuicano
Til
America
Laird
Lamypening
C. H. Freeman
Pittsburg
A. O. Robinson
Albany
N. Y
Detroit
Mich
E. de Munn
R. L
Commonwealth
Bristol
Black
White
Mair
Wiave
John Forrest
Hamilton
W. Gorman
Motherwell
W. Agnew
J. M'Mann
A. Hay
J. J. Jarvie
Fife
W. Kirkland
Strathaven
Victoria Hall
West Lothian Courier
International Draughts Magazine
London
F. M. Tescheleit
Hill
J. H. Irwin
Boston
J. T. Denver
Denver
Irwin
Toronto
Cc. F. Barker
Eng
New York
East Lob St
J.T. Denvey
de Frust
Durgin
A. L. Meyers
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Beyond the Bar poem by Frank Walcott Hutt
The excerpt portrays a bleak sea scene with fog and stormy waters, contrasting with a remembered love. It hints at departure from a harbor, the last watch set, and a resolve to meet again despite fears from the past. The narrator emphasizes a current calm, leaving behind longing and unspoken regrets.
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Frank Walcott Hutt
Salem Gazette
London Plane Trees Shed Bark Early This Year
The London Daily News notes plane trees shed bark earlier than usual despite hot days, ample air, and rain. Most trees appear healthy, with stronger growth in central areas than outskirts. Embankment trees flourish while Trafalgar Square trees lag and a northeast corner tree shows signs of decline.
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London Daily News
London
Shames Embankment
London Greener Yet Needs Clean Air Reform
The excerpt notes that delicacy comes from sewer gas rather than city smoke and highlights bright bay trees in Nineteenth Century tubs funded by the Metropolitan Gardens Association near the National Gallery. It laments limited experiments and suggests areas along the facade railing could be greened, calling for broader urban greenery despite London’s relative greenness.
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National Gallery
Metropolitan Gardens Association
London
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