Senate Fires Up Bills and Naval Funding Debate
In the U S Senate yesterday Anthony introduced a bill to raise navy efficiency. The appropriation bill faced political clauses debated by Blaine Bayard and Vance. The Navy Department appeals a Court of Claims ruling on eight cents per mile travel expenses for officers on public duty.
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U. S. Senate
Anthony
Messrs. Blaine
Bayard
Vance
Senate
Navy Department
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Claims
United States
Hayes
Yale College
U. S
Constitution
Lisbon
New York
Shufeldt
Ticonderoga
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Denver
Leadville
Richmond
William C. Roane
Rainey
South Carolina
Hughes
Kinney Hall
Afghan treaty draft and regional distress report
The dispatches note the Afghan treaty draft discussed by the Vice Regal Council, Ya koob Khan terms, and a British frontier plan with a British Resident in Cabul. Bad news from Cashmere and Peshawar worsens famine fears, cholera risk, and colonial security amid dacoit suppression near Poona.
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Loupon
Durham
Simla
Cashmere
Peshawar
Afghanistan
Punjanb
Behar
Chota
Nagapore
Calcutta
Bengal
Bombay
Poona
Bombay Presidency
Lospon
Times
Yakoob Khan
Cabul
Novel Wedding Trip on Mountain Sled Down to Station
A Williamsport Bulletin item recounts a high life wedding atop a mountain near Carpenter’s, where the newlyweds rode a hand sled 40 mph toward a station. A sharp curve, mules, and a steep embankment forced a drastic turn over the bank, landing bride, groom, and baggage in snow but with no serious harm beyond a crushed hat and a humorous brush with danger.
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Carpenter’s
John
Maria
Williamsport
Bible Arithmetic and Virtues in Scriptural Letters
A compact devotional piece noting biblical commands and sayings on growth through faith virtue knowledge temperance patience godliness brotherly kindness charity and the contrast of malice deceit hypocrisy envy and evil speaking. It cites II Peter and I Peter passages and urges separation from unclean things and divine reception as son and daughter of the Lord.
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God
Jesus
Peter
What a pity is you have such a bad master
A boastful youth proclaims independence as he nears adulthood. A French prince once quips that the boastful man is ruled by a bad master, provoking a sharp, witty reflection on rightful ownership and authority. The exchange underscores themes of self and control.
Hoses and Lilies from Sea mon's Dyes
The article notes the use of Sea mon's Dyes by Weiss, Richardson & Co. to color ribbons, feathers, kid gloves, and stockings. Barlington Vermont firm offers twelve principal colors with any tint achievable, enhancing floral motifs like roses and lilies.
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Seamon
Weiss, Richardson & Co
Barlington
Fresh Alps visitor on cold, city weather in wit
A man fresh from the Alps says it is horribly cold, noting no thermometers and that coldness follows the mood of the place. In a lighter exchange a grocer quips about Colonel being trustworthy, adding that trust lasts once earned and he never pares.
When the Rich Hoard Costs All in Hard Times
A Harper's Bazar excerpt argues that in a downturn the rich should not cut back on spending to avoid collapsing the economy. It warns mass layoffs across service sectors and deeper misery if luxury consumption vanishes, asserting charity alone cannot match the stimulus of buying goods and sustaining industry.
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Walter Finn
George Kopp
Griffith Smith
James Monaghan
Wilmington
Newcastle
Perry Demby
Summerville
Mass
William. H. Goodspeed
John Curtin
Middletown
N. Y
William Nimmons
Nimmonsburg
Binghamton
Boston
Pottaville
Reading Company
Keystone
Ewell
Earth
Heaven
Harper's Bazar
Revised and Improved Patent Remedy and Curious Anecdotes
A balf Kidney-Wort package promises cure for kidney or liver disease and constipation. An Englishwoman calmly notified a burglar under her bed by calling the porter after securing valuables. A princess dress feature is described for children with kilted plaitings and a scarf gash held by trims. Miss Virginia Hicks died after a head injury from a saddle accident. A Fall River couple totals over two hundred five years of age, husband 102, wife 104, both mostly bedridden.
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Fall River
Mass
Francis Miner
St Marys
Canadas
St. Charlea
Canada
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