Christian schools multiply in China with thousands of students
Weekly Seater notes nearly four hundred Christian schools in China hosting about six thousand scholars. It also mentions Mount Rainier’s snowy expanse, a Columbus snake incident, Portland Maine’s literacy critique, a cow and ram fatality, a sneezing bride, showmen cashing postal orders, and twenty thousand dollars awaiting traveling showmen in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Mount Rainier
Sacramento Union
Portland
Maine
Hawaiian Islands
William Heath
Columbus
New York City
Little Charley's Blind Pool
Charles asks his mother for ten cents to buy marbles and agrees not to play for keeps. He shares the money with Thomas Tough, who deceives him causing a fall and a later punishment from his father. The tale closes with Charles reflecting that he learned a hard lesson about deceit and mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Thomas Tough
Thomas
Papa
Fringe of humor and curiosities in period papers
A collage of puns and anecdotes from various newspapers with jokes about corsets, drawers, society, politics, and manners. Notables include quips from Brooklyn Eagle and Boston Times, plus tales of a gorilla preserved in alcohol and fashion notes on drinking glasses and dinner menu cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Brooklyn Eagle
Phil
Chronicle Herald
Meriden Recorder
Army officers liable to common law courts for debts
Judge Advocate Swaim responds to a secretary of war inquiry by arguing that army officers who refuse to pay debts are subject to common law processes like civilians. He adds that acts damaging the army or impairing discipline justify court martial as sufficient cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swaim
Secretary of War
Editor of Nichi-Nichi Shimbun Fills Column Gap
The Nichi-Nichi Shimbun editor notes a blank space in a recent issue with lines and an apology. He explains last minute content was wrong and there was no time to supply replacement material, leaving the vacancy empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Nichi-Nichi Shimbun
Critic mocks Texas governors portraits purchase
In a satirical note from Texas politics, a legislator objects to the $250 price tags on Huddle's oil paintings of ex-governors, joking that chrome and cheap chromics offer better value and noting none include a hose. The quip appears in Texas Siftings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Alps
Texas
Income of a Rothschild Brothers Reveals Tax Returns
The Rothschild brothers of Frankfurt report annual incomes of 4,788,000 and 4,560,000 marks for the current year. Wilhelm, the younger, appears richer with a daily income of 13,120 marks about $3,250. An anti-Semitic print touts the figures, claiming 504 marks per hour and four cents per second, noting 31,536,000 seconds yearly.
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Rothschild
Frankfort
Wilhelm
Willey
Meyer Karl
Baron Willey Rothschild
New York Sun
Winter Forecast by Fish Tales from Uncle Abe
A Louisville Commercial excerpt records a playful exchange about winter signs. Uncle Abe explains that fish skin thickness might signal a cold or warm season, while the narrator notes the answer is uncertain. The dialogue blends humor with rural wisdom from a historical voice.
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Abe
Chile
Louisville
Sun Probes Meldrum Lottery Vote Probe Deepens mire
The Sun presses the Meldrum lottery vote story as it grows more tangled. The piece hints at a broader political muddle involving corn politics and party dynamics.
Bar Room Shootout Tales From Arizona Cowboys
A Philadelphia Times correspondent recalls a violent cowboy ritual in California City Arizona where eight to ten men enter a saloon demand liquor, improvise a dance, then open fire at heels. The shooter aims to the boot heels, a deadly but common cowboy pastime.
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California City
Arizona
Philadelphia Times
Little sacrifices test of devotion in marriage
In a Philadelphia Times excerpt from A Modern Instance, Mr Howells argues that tiny, daily sacrifices by wives are the true test of love, while husbands often miss these subtler acts. He notes women bear daily burdens to support husbands, yet men seldom live for them rather than just for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Howells
Philadelphia Times
Freighting man falls from mule near Carlin severely injured
A member of the Wyoming Copper Company freighting outfit yesterday morning fell from his mule near Carlin and was crushed beneath the wagon. An ambulance from the camp transported the injured man to town for medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Copper Company
Carlin
Ode on an Opera Coupon by William J Berry
A fragmentary verse recalling a coupon as a relic of love. The speaker laments how the world turns cold and heaven seems transient, noting a shared glance that once linked two people. The poem blends operatic imagery with a personal souvenir.
Thieving Reds and a Battle With Indians at Bruce Camp
A Wind River correspondent reports Bruce’s sheep camp was robbed by Indians, cash and a horse taken, boots cut up, and a gunfight ensued when Bruce and helpers pursued. Four Indians fired from rocks. Bruce, his men, and a squaw were involved. one horse killed, two wounded, and a man struck by a bullet. The attackers fled at dusk, suspected from Fort Bridger.
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Wind River
A. L. Bruce
Bruce
Lander
Justice Stringfield
Frank Porter
Fort Bridger
Assignment Made by P. W. Smith & Co of Arizona
P. W. Smith & Co of Arizona have made an assignment with liabilities of 112000. An indignation meeting was held in Dallas Texas by swindled policy holders in a marriage association.
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P. W. Smith & Co
Arizona
Dallas
Texas
Henry Clark
Park Theater
W. Hendricks
Michigan Central Road
Augusta
Meyers & Marcus
Rival Syndicate Aims at Bee Line Purchase Case
A Chicago source claims the nickel plate purchase was driven by hostility to Vanderbilt. The alleged actors include Vavereaux Burk and a group of English capitalists who supposedly purchased through Vanderbilt and planned a dividend paying arrangement with the Bee line.
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Brownsville
Col
Lester
Nineteenth Infantry
Vint
Tom Davis
Fitzgerald
Rowell
Shreveport
Wallace Plantation
Bossier Parish
Lehigh Road
Vanderbilt
Nickel Plate Railroad
Lehigh
Chicago
Harrison County
South Carolina
Vavereaux, Burk
Bee Line
Captain Hopkins Charged With Desertion At Pensacola Navy Yard
Washington October 28 The general naval court martial has ordered Captain Alfred Hopkins to stand trial on a charge of officer like conduct for deserting his post at the Pensacola navy yard at the first approach of yellow fever.
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Washington
Alfred Hopkins
Navy Yard
Pensacola
Debate on Meldrum’s suitability for federal appointment
A garbled Wyoming Post piece argues Meldrum’s fitness for a Washington post role, questioning loyalty, civil service merit, and leadership. It critiques his wartime service, immigration stance, and party alignment while weighing public service qualities.
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Charley
Bnil
Kun
Fritz
Langtry
England
Herbert Spencer
Tfuman
Boston Post
Max
New Orleans Picayune
Iowa
Anon
United States
Louisville Courier Journal
Mme, G
Boston Times
Mickey
Lowell
New York
Boston
London
Norristown Herald
Frank James
Detroit Free Press
Montreal
Forest City
Cal
Court House
Philadelphia News
Bristol
Mother Goose
Partington
Huddle
A. Cola
Prospect
Emile
William J, Berry
City Hall
Prince Albert Victor
George of Wales
China Mail
Yankton
Dakota
Bill Schmelzer
Black Thunder Creek
Joe
Pine Ridge
Deadwood Times
Lewis LeBoouf
Gardner
Telegraphic News
Christine Nilsson
Tom Buford
John Mellett
Kentucky Insane Asylum
Lyons
Poughkeepsie
Conference of the
Temperance Society
Baltimore
Charles W. Washburne
R. C. Spence
Carroll Spence
Arctics
Fall River
Hendricks
Bogardus
Cole
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
Phil. R. Swing
United States Court For
Southern District
Ohio
Batavia
North Adams
Michael Malloy
Troy & Greenfield
Owen M. Gillice
Pittsburg
Pittsburg, McKeesport & Youghingheny
Central Station
Philadelphia
Thursd
Meldr
Wyoming Post
Shou
Washin
Boomeran
Meldrum
Mel
Mek
Rawlins
Cours
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