National cemetery ordered for Custer battlefield site
War Department classifies the Custer battlefield in Montana as a national cemetery. Other items note Island Heights Camp Meeting near Tom's River New Jersey with 4000 attendees, 15 yellow fever cases in Memphis, and a coastal wreck of the Gem of the Ocean with crew saved. Volcanic fire destroys Volcano West Virginia. Zodiac or related crimes and political notes follow.
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Tom’s River
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Memphis
Edward Doyle
Seattle
San Francisco
Vancouver’s Island
Volcano
Wood County
West Virginia
Zibe Studley
East Killingly
Conn
Bank run as notes refused at Exchange Bank of Montreal
A run on the Exchange Bank of Montreal prompted some holders to reject the bank’s notes yesterday. Reports describe public hesitance and partial bank reserve strain amid the incident.
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Chester Stage Line
Charter House
Media
Chester
SES Media
Upland Pioneer Stage Line
Chester Depot
Upland
Exchange Bank of
Montreal
Nancy
Vezelise
France
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Labourinus Days and the Meaning of Work in Society
The piece contemplates labor as human security and virtue, praising steady toil while noting envy of idleness. It contrasts chosen work with imposed duty, arguing growth accompanies burden, yet highlights the plight of workers crushed by misfortune in harsh conditions and limited prospects.
We're on Our Side Temperance Tale Sparks Minister to Lead
An anecdote from Dr Reid recounts a Scottish meeting where a temperance pledge was debated. A silent parish minister opposed teetotalism until a drunken worker shouted, That's richt, sir, we're on our side. The minister responded, If I am on your side I am wrong, and afterward joined the temperance association, his name leading the list.
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Professor Miller
Scotland
Richt
Dr. Reid
Raising Quails In Old World Style And New
A Southwestern journal writer recounts keeping a pair of quails with a 27 chick brood. The old pair perched on gate posts singing Bob White, while the young ones grow quickly. A lady friend started raising quails by accident last year after finding a sick bird, and she raised over 200 this year, suggesting partridge-like quail propagation under hens may be possible.
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Bob White
Bens
Prohibition in Maine Examined in Opposition to Law
Discussion notes how Maine saloon laws reduced liquor consumption, citing Lewiston Journal figures of far less per capita drink, and recounts old Maine town scenes of frozen drinkers. Ex governor Dingley says prohibition supplements moral forces, restraining crime. state parties oppose tinkering with the law.
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Maine
Lewiston Journal
Victor Hugo
New England
Dingley
Alcohol and hospital regimes questioned in London report
A London infirmary study suggests denying beer accelerates discharge while daily ale use delays recovery. The piece notes nurses using ale and an annual saving of over twenty five hundred dollars with alcohol excluded. It argues sanitary principles could improve prevention and cure, with moral benefits to society.
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London
St. George’s Union
Ocean
Death of William Prince of Orange Shifts Dutch Rule
The Prince of Orange dies at thirty nine ending a lineage lacking strong military qualities. William I abdicated in 1815 and William III’s rule faced reforms aided by Queen Sophia’s popularity. The dying prince spent most of adulthood in Paris among lower-ranked circles. his brother Alexander becomes heir at twenty eight, in poor health.
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Netherlands
Europe
The
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William III
Sophia
Tee
Paria
Alexander
Twe Onsy
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