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The Government Printing Office released official state papers on the Louisiana Purchase with Jefferson Madison Livingston Monroe documents and French Spanish correspondence. Other items note steamer Saginaw’s inspection after Hog Island collision, crime theories tied to modern tech, Post Office leadership shakeups, and Manila walls protest, plus naval, rail labor, and Manchuria policy signals.
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Humbert Case to Go to Trial in Forgery Swindle
Paris magistrate Loudat ends inquiry in the Humbert fraud case and orders Theresa Humbert Frederick Humbert and her brother to stand trial for forgery forged documents and swindling. Eva Humbert and May d Aurignac are dismissed. Trial for Madam Humbert and relatives likely in July.
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Fleeing From Turkey Reported by Washington Minister
Minister Lieshman states that under orders to aid naturalized Americans of Ottoman origin returning to join husbands and fathers in the United States, 25 families began their departure last week with more expected in the coming weeks.
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Chinese Treaty Revision Delegation Refuses Further Talks
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese foreign office instructs the revision commission to decline further discussion with the American delegation on article 12 of the proposed treaty. The article concerns opening ports in Manchuria to foreign trade.
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Love at First Sight Explored by Winifred Oliver
In this New York Journal piece Winifred Oliver discusses love at first sight as a glamorous but fleeting illusion. She argues true romance grows slowly, clarifies faults, and warns that sudden passion often leaves wounded hopes rather than lasting happiness.
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New York Journal
The Art of Stump Speaking in Modern Politics
The piece argues that public speakers must rely on specific facts and evidence rather than personalities or generalities. It contrasts old stump style with contemporary expectations, citing a North Dakota crowd and a Massachusetts Congress member who used the Congressional Record to prove his point.
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An Age of Dyspepsia by the Rev Dr De Water
A reflective piece arguing Wall Street is no worse than other streets, praising work yet warning the nation faces dyspepsia from rushing lives. It urges rest, family life, and recognition of the soul beyond commerce, noting modern urgency and moral concerns.
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United States Senate
Animals and Intoxication in India
Ellen Velvin reports that several Indian animals drink palm juice and become intoxicated. Elephants, sloth bears, fox bats, and the palm civet, among others, are drawn to palm juice, getting drunk and staggered. Heat and thirst may drive this behavior, noted in Collier's Weekly.
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India
Collier's Weekly
Sermon on Building a True Spiritual Life on Faith
Dr. Roderick Terry in New York City urges Christians to build life on the revealed faith once delivered to the saints. He warns against human reasoning eroding Scripture and calls believers to live by faith, prayer in the Holy Ghost, and steadfast love and hope in eternal life.
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