Melbourne Theosophists Seek Coal Depths at Red Bluff
Melbourne Theosophists have spent 40000 dollars driving a shaft 4000 feet deep at Red Bluff St Kilda hoping for coal after assurances by Mahatmas. So far only ocean mud is found. Chicago donated ten thousand dollars and fifty carloads of corn and wheat to Dr Talmage for famine relief in India. Dr Talmage spoke briefly at the Auditorium and Central Music Hall, delivering a moving appeal.
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Melbourne
Red Bluff
St. Kilda
Mahatmas
Chicago
Talmage
Auditorium
Central Music Hall
India
War pleas and the aims of military operations
Archibald Forbes argues in a recent book that much said about the subject is humbug. He asserts military aims are to land hard blows on the opposing army and inflict so much suffering on civilians that the people demand peace. He cites Sherman and Sheridan on war’s horrors.
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Archibald Forbes
Sherman
Sheridan
Physician Patient Privilege Yields $60,000 Damages
A British court awarded a complaining patient $60,000 against a physician, ruling the physician’s liability does not depend on the truth of the disclosed tale. The law protects physician patient secrecy and imposes penalties for improper disclosures even if the information is false.
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England
Victoria Jubilee Association to fund Chicago hospital beds
The Victoria Diamond Jubilee association proposes a permanent charity to mark Queen Victoria’s sixtieth reign anniversary. It asks all well disposed people, especially those of British birth, to subscribe through its finance committee to endow hospital beds in Chicago. Elias Colbert is president, John Crerar secretary, and John R. Walsh chairs the finance committee.
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Victoria Diamond
Nashville Exposition Offered As A Big Show
The Nashville Exposition is described as a big show with beautiful architecture and spectacular features. While not as vast as the World's Fair, it is praised as an impressive display and a worthy landscape to visit, with the Chicago Exposition offered as a helpful comparison. Excursion plans are expected to begin when the season arrives.
Survivor of the Tweed ring dies in exile in England
Andrew J. Garvey, once tied to Tweed era plastering contracts, earned 2,000,000 with 1,500,000 fraudulent. He fled to England after the gang was exposed, died at Southampton on April 3. His body was sent to New York for private mausoleum burial. He reportedly left large charitable bequests in his will.
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Andrew J. Garvey
Mr. Garvey
England
National Senate party balance after 1897 vacancies
The article notes changes in the National Senate as state legislatures filled vacancies around March 4 1897. Republicans hold 43 seats, Democrats 33, Populists and Silver Republicans 12. Kyle the Populist supports a Republican tariff bill. Florida stalls on a Senator. Oregon fares as one seat vacant with Henry W Corbett leaving.
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National Senate
Kentucky
House of Lords
Senate
Kyle
Florida
Oregon
Henry
W. Corbett
Governor appoints to fill vacancy as Senators linger
The governor appointed a replacement after Mr. Mitchell left the term. Oregon and Florida Senators will balance each other politically. The Kentucky contest cost $100,000. Florida and Oregon legislatures waste time, adjourn without electing or delay.
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Mitchell
Washington
Oregon
Florida
Kentucky
The Ungrateful Greeks in Crisis and Critique
A historical critique argues that Greek public sentiment proved fickle after initial support for King George and Cretan insurgents. It notes royal forces and Crown Prince Constantine faced mob pressure, a proposed new ministry formed to steady the state, and laments the perceived decline from ancient Grecian valor while labeling republics as ungrateful and kingdoms as unjust to capable rulers.
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Greece
George
Grecian
Macedonia
Constantine
Athens
John Bull's Troubles in a Turbulent Europe
The piece reviews European tensions with Britain likely to be affected as continental powers protest John Bull's policy in South Africa and align with Kruger if Britain advances. Turkey’s stance against Greece and Egypt’s status under British influence are noted, hinting at possible war news amid gold-backed diplomacy and bond-holder interests. The tone is cautious about looming conflicts and the enduring habit of conquest.
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John Bull
Europe
Great Britain
John Ball
South Africa
Kruger
Transvaal
Turkey
Greece
Egypt
Macedonia
Jesus Christ
Asia
Bethlehem
Jordan
Calvary
America
Sandwich Islands
China
Atlantic
Central Pacific Railroad
California
Union Pacific Railroad
Nevada
Arizona
Earth
Heaven
Ms of World
What Pleases Her as a Relationship Ideal
A poemish reflection on feminine desire for respect, partnership, and a balance of independence and guidance. It articulates pleasure in being valued, consulted, and governed by a strong, protective partner who leads while honoring her dignity.
Tacoma Women Battle 110 Pound Devil Fish in Puget Sound
Katie Herbruck and Lillian McKee rowed in Puget Sound when a twelve foot devil fish grabbed Miss Herbruck by the foot. They fought it with oars and a fish hook, cutting off a tentacle and six mile tow ending with the creature dead weighing 110 pounds.
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Katie Herbruck
Lillian McKeehan
Tacoma
Puget Sound
Miss Herbruck
New York Sun
Bread for India Sermon Urges U S Aid and Missions
Dr. Talmage argues to American and European Christians to fund a relief ship of corn to famine ravaged India, urging bread first to save lives and then to open Asia for the gospel. He cites 1877 Bengal famine figures, missionary work, and the circular movement of gospel from Asia to Europe to America and back.
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Dr. Talmage
India
Iowa
Illinois
United States
Ahasuerus
Ethiopia
God
Xerxes
Greece
Heber
America
Persia
Siberia
China
Arabia
Egypt
Carey
Warren Hastings
Edmund Burke
Delhi
Christ
Rome
Germany
Asia
Europe
Alphonse Lacroix
William Butler
the Scudders
Reformed Church of America
Alexander Duff
Broadway Tabernacle
New Yorke
Leeakheade
Otland
Inda
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Senate
House of Representatives
Secretary of the Navy
Bengal
Arabian
Christian Herald
Church of God
Colfax Driven From Politics Over Credit Mobilier Scandal
E V Smalley recalls Colfax and other lawmakers entangled in the Credit Mobilier affair. He notes Colfax’s fall from power, his later life on lecture circuits, and the public uproar that followed the revelations. Smalley recounts meeting Colfax in Minnesota and hearing him speak with emotion about leaving political life.
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Colfax
Credit Mobilier
Congress
Tribune
Capitol
Oakes Ame
Oakes Ames
Ames
United States
Minnesota
E. V. Smalley
Chicago Times- Herald
A Queer Fact About Vision and Blind Spots
A description of visual illusions and the brain’s perception in the eye. It explains that bright stars seen after head impacts are not real lights and that a blind spot exists where nothing is perceived. The discovery is linked to Mariette’s reasoning about the eyeball, cited from April St. Nicholas.
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Mariette
Reason for Her Coldness Revealed in Coal Bin
A man confronts a woman about her coldness and threatens to leave. She guides him to the cellar coal bin, where he learns the reason behind her chill. He embraces her and curses the empty coal bin as the truth emerges.
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N. Y. World
The Great Remedy for Pain St Jacobs Oil Promoted
A promotional block extols St Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism, arguing long delays cause pain and wasted life. It claims the 50 cent remedy saves time and money, urging readers to use The Great Remedy for Pain. It also notes Moscow’s bell weighs 423000 pounds as a curios detail.
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St. Jacobs
Grain-O replaces coffee with grain drink claims
An advertisement extols Grain-O as a pure grain beverage that mimics coffee’s color and digestion-friendly qualities while avoiding coffee’s alleged harms. It promises no jitters, easy on the stomach, suitable for children, and cheaper per cup, urging readers to try a week and compare. Also notes Himalayan elevations as a separate factual line.
From Fold to Solons pamphlet offered by Kohn Bros Chicago
A four color illustrated brochure titled From Fold to Solons is being mailed free by Kohn Bros Chicago. It is not a catalog or price list but a gift for readers to request copy. The note mentions the Castle of Simonetta near Milan and a pistol echo repeating sixty times.
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Chicago
Kohn Bros
Ill
Simonetta
Milan
Drunk for Twenty Years and the Anti Jag Remedy
A correspondent recalls twenty years of drinking and recovery after his wife used a secretive remedy called Anti Jag. He credits Renova Chemical Co. for mail order access to the treatment and mentions Britain as the largest empire at 8,567,658 square miles.
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Renova Chemical Co
Broadway
New York
Great Britain
Globe
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