An Odd Bargain at the Bazaar for Charity
A male suitor pressures Miss Hewitt at a charity stall to accept a plan that would end the selling stall and benefit a hospital. He hints ata duchess and a dramatic sacrifice while pushing for fifty pounds to fund the purchase of toys and flowers for children, as Miss Hewitt remains cautious yet tempted.
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Miss Hewitt
Saaid
Miss Chudleigh
Duchess of Devonshire
Devon
Shire
Sunflower Uses and Prospects in Agriculture
Sunflower is forecast to reach wide cultivation in this country due to its vigor rapid growth and prolific yield of seed leaves and stalks usable in many ways Seeds feed fowls and mix with grains for farm animals A bushel yields 50 gallons of oil valued at one dollar per gallon Stalk fibers aid silk weaving in China and provide fuel and potash Flowers offer dye honey and wax Sunflower resists extreme weather in the United States The Boss Frog A petrified Elmira New York frog found in 1886 measured two feet eight inches and weighed over one hundred pounds
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China
United States
Elmira
N. Y
River and Harbor bill vetoes and medical ads note
Congress passed over the president's veto of the River and Harbor bill and sustained the veto of the deficient appropriation bill. A proposed French application claim item and military deficiencies were omitted and passed. An advertisement warns against mercury for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co. plus Hall's pills. The American Line steamer St Paul set a new westbound record for big liners at six days five hours twenty eight minutes from Southampton, beating the New York's prior six days seven hours four minutes.
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Billa
Congress
St. P’aul
Southampton
New York
St. Paul's
St. Paul’s
Outrage in Barcelona as Bombs Kill and Wound Many
A Barcelona cable reports anarchists resumed activity and a 9 PM bombing during a religious procession killed six and wounded twenty four. Authorities met to pursue culprits and prevent further outrages after another device was found near the cathedral during Corpus Christi. Several anarchists were arrested though no proof ties them to the blast. The explosion’s force suggests a very powerful explosive was used.
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Barcelona
Spain
Madrid
Death of Miss Kate Field in Hawaii on 19th inst
Honolulau reports the unexpected death of Miss Kate Field at 2:55 PM after fatigue from taxing rides on Hawaii. She traveled from Kohala to Oulua on May 18, then to Kaawhaloa before steamer to port and burial the next day at Central Union church. She was 55 years old. Floral tributes came from Mrs. President Dole and many prominent ladies. casket placed in John H. Patry family vault awaiting orders.
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Honolulau
Kate Field
Hawaii
Save
Kohala
Oulua
Kaawhaloa
Central Union Church
Dole
John H. Patry
Laura E. Mims
Dawson
U.S.S
Swift
Atlanta
Consul General Seeks Better Quarters for Filibuster Prisoners
Under the 8th inst Havana dispatch Consul-General Fitzhugh Lee visited the men captured on the filibustering schooner Competitor. Confined at the Cabanas fortress under death sentence, they were found in unhealthy quarters. Lee will ask Captain-General Weyler to provide improved accommodations. He also met Julio Sanguilly, an American citizen, imprisoned for conspiracy.
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Fitzhugh Lee
Cabanas
Lee
Weyler
Julio Sanguilly
Dawley to Be Released From Morro Castle
The article reports Dawley, the Harper's Weekly correspondent, held at Morro Castle, may be freed tomorrow after a request by General Lee to Captain-General Weyler. The case on appeal sits before the court of cessation in Madrid amid tension over Spain's peace.
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Spain
Madrid
Lee
Weyler
Dawley
Harper’s Weekly
Morro Castle
A Natural Fernery Delights A Curious Neighbor
A neighbor’s old curbed well is covered with lush ferns growing from moss on rock walls. The plants thrive with shade and frequent watering, appearing to originate from spores embedded in the earth and rock. The fernery spans three wall sides, with new fronds emerging, creating a refreshing summer spot.
Hawaii Asks Annexation by United States
The Hawaiian legislature unanimously passes formal resolutions in favor of annexation. President Dole cites Hawaii’s financial strain from last year’s insurrection as justification for close ties with the United States and ongoing political and fiscal concerns.
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United States
Dole
Chesa peake Ohio and Southwestern road sold by court
In Louisville, Judge Lurton ordered the Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern road to be sold within six weeks. Upset price set at 1,500,000 dollars. the road now sits in a receiver's hands and is expected to be bought by the Illinois Central. Mayor Walbridge of St. Louis urged Governor Stone to call an extra session to fund rebuilding of city institutions destroyed by the tornado, including the city hospital, insane asylum, four court buildings and the poorhouse, with broad citizen support.
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United States
Louisville
Lurton
Illinois Central
Walbridge
St. Louis
Stone
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Savannah
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