The Earl of Derby in British War Censorship
Lord Stanley of Preston, the Earl of Derby and new censor of British news on the Transvaal war, is the sixteenth Stanley to bear the title. Born January 15, 1841, he rose through Grenadier Guards and held several government roles before becoming governor general of Canada in 1888.
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Lord Stanley
Preston
Earl of Derby
Transvaal
Stanley
Crookback
Bosworth
Henry of Richmond
Earl
London
Eton College
Grenadier Guards
Lancashire
Admiralty
the Treasury
Lord Standey
Canada
Lord Elgin
Paris
Lord Derby
Earl of Clarendon
Stanleys
Plantagenets
the Earl OF Derby
South Africa
Two Bicycle Marvels and a Boy Rider Up Close
The article highlights Joe Grimes a 541 pound traveling salesman and former Barnum engine handler alongside Walter McGrath a seven year old powerhouse who has ridden extensive centuries with his father Captain McGrath of the Century Wheelmen. McGrath’s feats include long cross country rides and early century runs as a child. A separate note reports horses suffering nationwide from Winkeye in Ireland horse-sickness in South Africa and America with a veterinary view on a rare disease.
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Joe Grimes
Walter McGrath
Leslie’s Weekly
Grimes
McGrath
Barnum
Little Walter McGrath
Capt. McGrath
Century
Philadelphia
Fox
Indianapolis
New York
Poughkeepsie
New England
Boston
Ireland
South Africa
America
Northwest
Judge Orrin N. Carter A Republican Nomination Hopeful
Judge Orrin N. Carter of Chicago seeks the Republican nomination for governor. Born in 1854 in Jefferson county New York, he moved to Illinois as a child, studied law, and built a lengthy career as a prosecuting attorney and Chicago election official. He married Nettie S. Steven in 1881 and lives at 1331 West Monroe Street.
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Judge Orrin N. Carter
St. Lawrence River
Jefferson County
N. Y
Illinois
Wheaton
Chicago
Judge Carter
Tie
Wheaton College
Tuley
Gen. I. N. Stiles
Morris
Grundy County
R. M. Wing
8. C. Stow
Carter
Sanitary District
Drainage Board
Nettie
Steven
Allen Steven
la Salle County
West Monroe Street
Dogs as policemen in Gand France use four footed corps
Gand France chief M Vannesmael employs trained dogs to patrol with officers. The dogs protect, assist in capturing criminals, and patrol alleys while the officer walks ahead. Talks of adopting dog police in Paris follow success.
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Chicago
M. Vannesmael
Gand
France
Paris
Mustache of Louis XIV and Berlin lamp fuel
The article notes Louis XIV as the last monarch to wear a certain mustache style until a later revival. It also reports a Berlin firm's tin vessel product marketed as a pocket lamp and stove fuel, consisting mainly of 62 percent alcohol, 20 percent soap and 18 percent water, with a similar product made by dissolving scraped tallow soap in warm alcohol.
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Louis’ XIV
William IT
Berlin
Goldsmiths World Wisdom from The Vicar of Wakefield
A collection of maxims drawn from The Vicar of Wakefield exploring virtue wealth luck and happiness. It reflects on beggary usefulness of moral conduct and the idea that fortune often depends on character and outlook. Contains admonitions about duty hospitality and ambition.
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Wakefield
Global Christian Endeavor reach and church milestones
The article notes 57 Christian Endeavor societies in Edinburgh and a worldwide spread, along with language instruction in Russia and an ordained missionary in Zululand. It mentions Cambridge Muslim students forming a prayer study group, 5 000 new teachers hired annually in Pennsylvania, and the Second Unitarian church of Boston marking 250 years with Samuel Mather as first minister and Emerson later serving there.
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Christian Endeavor Societies
Edinburgh
Christian Endeavor Society
Western Australia
Zululand
Cambridge University
Pennsylvania
Second Unitarian Church
Boston
Samuel Mather
Increase
Cotton Mather
Emerson
Fourteen Massachusetts towns with sewage filtration plants
A list notes fourteen towns and cities in Massachusetts have sewage filtration plants. A divorce suit in Cleveland Ohio orders the wife to pay four dollars weekly until the case ends. A Batavia New York theater theft attempt and a fatal shock from a live wire are reported. A sanitary officer in Atlanta Georgia loses hair after formaldehyde fumigation mishap. Rats in a New York cold storage warehouse prompt experiments with white fur on cats.
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Massachusetts
Cleveland
New York
Batavia
N. Y
Healthiest troops in the German army
The German army has the healthiest troops in the world. England has bought wood from Canada valued at $258,000,000 over the last 30 years. Some native papers in Bombay urge readers to inoculate as a precaution against the plague.
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England
Bombay
Summer Outings by Pennsylvania Lines
The Seashore Mountain and Lake Resorts are promoted as top summer pleasures reachable by Pennsylvania Lines. Agents offer rates train service and through car comforts and provide vacation planning assistance free of charge. Contact the nearest Passenger and Ticket Agent for details.
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Southern Railway
Southern Resorts
Dende
Cincinnati
Longville
Queen & Crescent
Chattanooga
Jesup
Plant
Jacksonville
Louisville
Knoxville
Asheville
Savannah
Western
North Carolin
St. Louis
L E.& St. L. Railroad
Air Line
Kansas City
K. C. F. S. & M Railroad
Birmingham
Alanta
Florida
South
Pennsylvania Lines
W. H. Dowxu
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Master McGrath
Orrin N. Carter
Charles I
Philip IV
Spain
Charles J
Heiskell
Johnston, Holloway. & CO
Philada
Newell
C. A. Berrz
Jones St
Sioux City
Enya Sula
Sterling Remedy Company
Chiesco
Montreal
Erie
Chick Chemical
Madison Sasere
Phila Das Pat
Nice
Trently
Ceieage
Heatreai
Kewt
Remnady Co
Williams
Jamin
Q. J. Noblitt
Chamberlain
S. Dory
Des Moines
Iowa
Haucer & Parker
David Stobo
SEC
CITIZ
ENS. B. & L. Assn
Third Street
W. A.R
Uncle Eli
O. P. McEcarty
Ohio
Eli
Daly
C. A. Baird
WM. H. Taylor
Republican National Convention
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Washington
Baltimore
Warren J. Lynch
W. P. Deppe
G. P
T. A
Miller& McClurdy
G. H. Waitson
Liveryman
Burgettatown
Washington Co
Hauser & Parker
Citizens Building & Loan Association
J. S.appleman, M. D
New York City
New Albany
Columbus
Belvedere
Appleman
Believaé
Hospital Meats College
Ovale
Ind
Newark
Phillis Scrofula
J. S. Appleman
M. D
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
British Columbia
Colorado
Georgia
Ida O
Indian Territory
Jows
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Manitoba
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
T.A
W. P. Beppe
Cincinnati, O
Royal Blue Service
Louieville
Pittsburg
O. P. McCarty
Ar. Mail and Express
Toledo
Michigan City
Peru
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