The Surgeon’s Vengeance and a Father’s Burden
In a packed operating theater, Mr. Menzies faces a life or death decision as he operates on a patient who is his former friend and former wife’s lover. The conflict between vengeance and duty tests his steady hand while his daughter waits in the courtyard. A tense climax follows the momentary slip that might cost the patient his life, ending with a quiet plea for deliverance from evil spoken by the surgeon’s child.
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Menzies
S Urgeon
Mr. Menzies
Mr.Menzies
Father
Leara
Lettesdale
Mr Menzies
Fevens
Jove
Chere
Negrence
Poking Fires for a Living in London
A London trade called poking fires employs Jews to light and tend fires for Sabbath observance. A Jewish woman in the East End oversees up to fifty houses, earning substantial tips and small payments for lighting lamps. Police often receive gifts for such services, including helping with kettles on fires.
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London
England
East End
Life-Saving Ship Suits Described In 19th Century Armor
London Answers describes a sea rescue suit with watertight rubber trousers and a chest bladder, inflated to buoyancy. The outfit, spanning over six feet at the top, includes pockets for a spirit flask biscuits lamp and a pistol, plus an air pump to fill the suit for emergency buoyancy.
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London
The Secret of Success in Bishop Dudley’s Move
An anecdote presents Bishop Thomas W. Dudley describing his success as he moves to Kentucky. A skeptic warns of danger, citing a fatal violence in a Kentucky town. The bishop calmly replies that he will not tread on the dogs.
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Thomas W. Dudley
Kentucky
Peat Fiber Textile Factories in Sweden
Textiles from peat fiber have been produced in Sweden. The peat fibers, created by a mechanical process, can be blended up to 75 percent with pure wool to produce yarns that resemble standard woolen yarns in appearance.
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Sweden
Wise cracks spark a joke on women in the army
A comic exchange mocks gender roles as Mrs Wise questions why women would not join the army and Wise quips that uniforms are all alike, reflecting a playful old newspaper style.
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Wise
Mrs. Wise
Puck
The Cook’s Position and a Capitol Valley Feud
An African American domestic worker Maria from Virginia quits after a tense breakfast dispute with a congressman’s wife in Washington. Maria insists on returning to Shenandoah Valley, citing homesickness and clashes over state and liberty fixed by miscommunication. The scene ends with the mistress left to arrange new help.
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Congress
Virginia
Maria
Shenandoah
Washington Star
LAW AS INTERPRETED IN 19TH CENTURY CASES
A digest of cases discusses possession of trout for sale across state lines and unlawful sale under state statutes. It covers a burglary attempt thwarted by arrest, compelled medical photography in personal injury suits, and corporate stock transfer effects on liability for unpaid subscriptions plus a note on related decisions.
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Wittenberg Vs. Onsgard
Minn
Rochester
Raymond
N. Y
A Poor Listener in a Domestic Mishap
The Chicago Tribune recounts a cautionary tale of George who ignores Laura’s talk while reading. An hour passes in silence until Laura calls that dinner was ready an hour late, revealing a comical miscommunication inside a quiet home.
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Chicago Tribune
George
Laura
End to Firing on Chinese Legations Urged by State
The State Department released a note to the Chinese government through Minister Wu calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities against the legations. It urges imperial cooperation with the relief expedition to protect foreigners and restore order in Peking, citing dispatches from Minister Conger and a July edict. ALVEY A. ADEE signs as Acting Secretary of State.
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Chine
Warner
State Department
Conger
Peking
Legations
Pekin
China
Bryan and Stevenson Nominated for President and Vice President
In Indianapolis at Military Park on Wednesday, William J. Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson were officially notified of their nominations. The crowd estimated 20,000 to 30,000 cheered as the pair led the procession through a sweltering, festive scene. The day marked the opening of the 1900 campaign with speeches emphasizing anti imperialism and party unity amid a hot, patriotic atmosphere.
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Bryan
Stevenson
Military Park
Indianapolis
William J. Bryan
Democracy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Bryant
Grand Hotel
Col
Russians Capture New Chwang After Destructive Battle
After a fierce clash with Chinese forces at New Chwang the Russians stormed the forts, overran trenches, and outnumbered the defenders. They captured the city and set it ablaze, destroying the native town following the victory.
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New Chwang
China War News and Tien-tsin Tensions
Reported war flare with dum-dum bullet claims and a Boxer gathering south of Tien-tsin. Gen Miles denied China service, Li Hung Chang host to Grant, and Shi Heng as a military general. Raid fears rise as Mukden governor urges massacre of Christians amid Sino foreign tensions.
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Tien-tsin
Miles
China
Chefu
Telfer
Lo Cossacks
Li Hung Chang
Gen
Grant
Mukden
Manchuria
Seymour
Nanking
Shanghai
United States
Russia
Seeping Heng
GG Tor
Opr
Bresci Portrait and China Dispatch Sparse in Print
Portrait of Gaetano Bresci the assassin of King Humbert notes his Tuscany origins and Paterson silk mill work before his emigration to the United States. The China dispatch describes Mr. W R Carles at Tien Tsin amid siege, and mentions Kuropatkin as Russian war minister and potential commander. Pauline Astor teases a clash between English and American loyalties and a vast inheritance.
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Gaetano Bresci
Humbert
Bresci
Tuscany
Prato
Italy
Technica
Paterson
N. J
Hamilton Booth Company
Clinton Avenue
West Hoboken
United States
China
Tien Tsin
W. R. Carles
Tien ‘Asin
Alexei Nicolaievitch Kuropatkin
Kuropatkin
Turkestan
Europe
Russias
Odds and Erie Inquiries Tie Chicago to Fatalities
Ed Carey of Chicago killed Michael Prindiville. J. P. Close of Toronto died from mosquito bites. Chicago weighs an underground railway estimated at 20 million dollars. Mamie Spencer of St Joseph faced suicide over postponed marriage. Corned and roast beef prices up twenty five cents a dozen per pound can.
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Erie
Ed Carey
Chicago
Michael Prindiville
J. P. Close
Toronto
Ont
Mamie Spencer
St. Joseph
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Department of State
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la Gascogne
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Kukopaterin
Pauline Astor
Sir Berkeley Milne
Marlborough House
Miss Astor
Sir Berkeley
Pauline
William Waldorf
Mary Dahlgren Paul
Philadelphia
Gresal
Migs Astor
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