Working One's Way Through Women's Colleges
The article contrasts male and female self-help work during college days. It notes Smith College students sell craft items to cover expenses, while college censors restrict women to limited jobs. grants and loans offer some relief, but workers face social scrutiny and stricter rules than male students. A male student’s labor options are broader and less restricted.
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Alice Fallows
Smith College
Gibson
Smith
Aira
Maine
California
Belgian Missionary Discovers Huge Bat Cavern in Africa
A Belgian missionary M Chaudois reports a vast cavern on the German East Africa coast near Tanga. The entrance forms a 30 foot arch with a water stream beneath. The shaft rises 120 to 240 feet high and features ashlar chambers and a labyrinth of halls. Darkness prevails and bats inhabit the cave, making navigation extremely difficult.
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East Africa
M. Chaudois
German East Africa
Tanga
Safety for Telephones and Lightning Arrester Case
A Vermont Supreme Court decision upheld an heirs claim against a telephone company for a physician killed by an electrical discharge from a wire. The court found no effective lightning arresters connected to ground, leaving the device inoperative. Evidence showed a two-plate top of the house with a plug between plates but no ground connection.
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Supreme Court of Vermont
Supreme Court
Companis
New York Sun
Jeffersons Fishing Tales On Helen Keller And Amber Jack
In the Ladies Home Journal, Joe Jefferson says Palm Beach fishing lacks appeal as fish are not good to eat and killing them is wanton. He notes he catches more fish than he can eat, but the excess are sold or eaten. Helen Keller asks how he justifies killings, and Jefferson cites cannibal fish and humane reasons, prompting Keller’s amused reply.
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M. Chardois
Tygmiett
Noor
M. Chaudois
Helen Keller
Jefferson
Joe Jefferson
James S Metcalfe
Ladies Home Journal
Palm Beach
Florida
Mr. Jefferson
Miss Keller
The American Woman in a World of Stamps and Style
A fragment describes the American woman as born from fairies with gifts of sharp style and natural bearing, a unique national type among women, contrasted with French charm and English sculpture. It laments misused stamps and encourages two one cent stamps for letters.
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Max "Bell
Government Report Details Corn Crop Collapse
The government crop report dated August 1 warns of a severe drought impact. It forecasts total corn yield at 1,295,977,000 bushels, down from 2.6 million and far below 1896. The report lists acreage and expected yields across states like Ohio Indiana Missouri Kansas Nebraska and notes price rises for corn oats and potatoes amid the drought. Market open in Chicago reacted with sharp gains as wheat and corn futures jumped on the alarming figures.
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Great Corn Belt
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Washington
Francesco Crispi Dies in Naples at 81 After Long Career
Francesco Crispi Italy’s veteran statesman died in Naples Sunday evening surrounded by family and friends. Born October 4, 1810 at Ribera Sicily he rose from revolutionary activity to lead the Sicilian resistance, helped annex the Two Sicilies to Italy, and for two decades led government policy as a prominent figure in the Italian Parliament and cabinet. His death follows a life marked by political ascent and national influence.
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Grant
Italy
Naples
Francesco Crispi
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Ribera
Sicily
Palermo
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Crispi
France
Garibaldi
Two Sicilies
Kingdom of
Markets Hold Steady Despite Crop Shortages And Strikes
The piece notes crop shortages will hurt several states this year, with wheat ample enough to help the nation. Steel strike tensions threaten American manufacturers and European markets. Small banks show ongoing issues but provide cash flow relief to crop movements. Berlin faces failures, yet European health improves and U.S. gold shipments may rise. Money remains easy abroad, New York and Chicago money rates sag, and overall market activity is dull with vacations and lower public interest.
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New York
Eversthine
Hants
Berlin
Europe
Unites States
Chicago
Curiosity on Heat Wave Harshly Bending Temperate Climates
The piece notes how abnormal heat turns temperate zones tropical for a time, citing New Orleans 78/92 and New York 99, with cities like Vicksburg 99 and Memphis 92. It discusses fatalities from unexpected heat and the need for adaptation in northern cities to endure extreme temperatures. It also mentions a new labor order in navy yards and the arrest of Wilhelm Alverbach in Britain for alleged Boer espionage.
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New Orleans
New York
Vicksburg
Memphis
Atlanta
Galveston
Nashville
el Paso
Kew
Navy Yards
Washington, D.C
Navy Yard Employes” Protective Association
Census bulletin shows population by sex nativity color
The census bulletin outlines Indiana Iowa Kansas and Indian Territory populations by sex native foreign born and color. It notes male dominance in 1900 across states with percentages for each region and details white and colored shares, plus foreign born proportions and shifts from 1900 to 1960 context.
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Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Indian Territory
Bates
Coles
Ters
Merriam
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mich
Illinois Town Burned In Devastating Blaze At Rantoul
A fire leveled the business district of Rantoul Illinois and burned about six blocks of homes. A passing locomotive spark, six weeks of drought and dry tinder plus no city water aided the blaze. Champaign and Paxton sent aid but water was scarce and dynamite failed to halt the flames. Over fifty structures were destroyed with losses over 300000 and less than half insured. Most shops and the town’s best hotel burned. temporary groceries opened, food and clothing distributed, and rebuilding planned soon. One live wire killed Frederick Petty of Zanearille Ohio.
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Rantoul
Champaign
Paxton
Government partners for fruit trade study proposed by Pomological Bureau
Secretary Wilson approves a plan to form partnerships with merchants to finance pomological investigations. The government would bear losses while exporters gain profits, with Congress backing market studies, harvesting methods, packing, storing, shipping, and international fruit shipments to boost exports.
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Agricultural Department
Wilson
Comptroller of the Treasury
United States
Department
Congress
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Kimberley
Schley Court of Inquiry
Arkansas City
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Orhmen
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Berliner Tageblatt
Franton
Frederick Petty
Zanearille
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Oklahoma
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el Reno
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Okisahonma City
McKie
Annapolis
Iloilo
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Rohrer
Palestine
Jerusalem
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Shechem
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Jericho
Dead Sea
Jordan
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Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Francis Zeighie
Havana
Post Office Department
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