Optimistic jingoism and looming harvest hope in 1897
The article argues prosperity will follow a bumper wheat crop with a U.S. yield of 575,000,000 bushels in 1897 and world shortages outside the United States. It contrasts imperial Germany under William II with rising liberal pressures, citing Prussia's restrictive measures and a shadow war against socialists. It closes with Dr. Theodor Herzl outlining a Zionist program to colonize Palestine, including a London-based Jewish Company and large-scale settlement plans.
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Bradstreet
United States
India
Russia
Germany
Hungary
William
Prussia
Reichstag
Diet
Europe
England
America
Canovas
Barcelona
Theodore Herzl
Pall Mall Gazette
Herzl
Paris
Palestine
Society of Jews
Jewish Company
London
Palestine Reclaimed Plan Sparks Jewish Resettlement Debate
The article discusses hopes of Jews reclaiming Palestine by conquest or purchase, notes long term emigration to the Holy Land, and mentions Dr Max Norden as originator of a restoration scheme enlisting several supporters in Jerusalem and nearby suburbs.
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Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Max Norden
Millionaires Abroad At Queen's Jubilee Parade
The Jubilee procession in London spotlighted about thirty American fortunes totaling roughly 800 million dollars. Notables like Cornelius Vanderbilt Carnegie Flagler Depew Gould Morton Reed Mrs. Bradley-Martin and William Waldorf Astor dominated attention as English aristocracy hosted lavish banquets and open houses. American wealth and hospitality intertwined with royal spectacle as Anglo American elites competed for prestige and influence.
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Carnegie
Flagler
Chauncey Depew
Vanderbilt Railroads
United States
George Gould
Comtesse de Castellane
Levi Morton
Whitelaw Reid
France
Bradley-Martin
Hotel Waldorf
William Waldorf Astor
England
Prince of Wales
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
America
Christ Wonderful in His magnetism and mercy
A sermon on Jesus as Wonderful in nature, teaching, and sorrow. The speaker recalls Lincoln era imagery, contrasts Christ with worldly power, and extols Jesus's acts from miracles to resurrection. He calls listeners to faith, evangelized nations, and a lasting spiritual marriage to Christ, ending with the biblical line about the beloved coming.
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Jesus
Edgaiah
Christ
West
Isaiah
Antietam
Napoleon
Jerusalem
Galik
Long Island
New York
Judea
Christendom
Kingdom of Heaven
John
Matthew
Omega
Egypt
Euphrates
Mississippi
Amazon
Great Lakes
Oceans
Olivet
Orion
Aurora
Galilee
Eye
Nature
Jairus
Toarus
Spain
France
Earth
Heaven
Russian Pickpockets Hoax at Diplomatic Banquet
At a dinner a Grand Duke of Russia and the French ambassador tested Russian pickpocket skill. A renowned thief concealed in a sham servant stole from both men, including watches rings rings snuffboxes and a toothpick. The trick exposed mutual pilfering and left guests amused and astonished.
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Russia
Harper’s Round Table
The Sheep of Lebanon by Harry Fenn
The April St Nicholas recounts a Lebanon visit noting silk and mulberry cultivation. A boy lowers earth and cuttings to plant hanging gardens, enabling leaf production for silkworm fodder. Sheep fattening uses leaves as a culinary feed, with women guiding mulberry leaf stuffing to the sheep, yielding preserved fat for winter.
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Lebanon
Harry Fenn
St. Nicholas
Cedars of
Mr. Fenn
Strasburg
Soildomen
American Orange Trade Drives Foreign Fruit From Our Markets
A New York Tribune summary notes dramatic growth in the U S orange industry led by Florida and California. Florida now produces about 6 million boxes annually, California about 2.5 million, with freight advantages favoring steamship shipments from Florida. Imports from Sicily have fallen from 1 798 000 to 632 000 boxes, as domestic growers expand and attract stronger firms while foreign competition wanes. The piece cites history from 1865 onward and forecasts 10 million boxes from Florida as groves mature, with Arizona and Louisiana beginning to grow oranges.
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Mediterranean
New York
Sicily
Palermo
Spain
Pacific Slope
Florida
California
Arizona
Louisiana
New York ‘Tribune
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Indiana
Constantinople
Turkey
Basle
Divine Magnetism
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