War in the East Greece and the Porte clash over Crete and Macedonia
The article traces the eastern crisis to Greek irregulars in Macedonia and Crete battles with Turkish posts, while Turks advance into Thessaly. It discusses crete autonomy plans, powers' roles, and leadership by Edham Pasha and Constantine, noting Greece's irregulars, geography, and international reactions.
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Greece
Turkey
Porte
Macedonia
Thessaly
Nezeros
Mount Olympus
Crete
Europe
Ireland
Mussulman
Fife
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Constantine
Epirus
Mediterranean
Baltic
Athens
Ionian Sea
Gulf of Arta
Gulf of
Salonika
Pirenus
Gina
Algean Sea
Bolos
Volo
Larissa
Klassona
Hlassona
Verria
Elassona
Janina
Crete Crisis and Greek Turmoil in Late 19th Century
The article traces Crete’s struggle against Turkish rule, the organic statute's failure, and repeated insurrections through 1894. It describes shifting governorships, massacres, and burning of homes, churches, and mosques, plus the 1894-1895 reshuffle and renewed unrest. It then analyzes the Greece-Turkey frontier, troop movements, terrain, and strategic shortcomings.
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Crete
Turkey
Treasuries
England
Porte
Alexander Khratheodory Pasha
Turkhan Pasha
Mussulman
Turkhan
Guardsman Refuses to Shoot in Revolt Confrontation
A guardsman in Edgeware Road discusses politics with two Hyde Park orators in a public house. They probe how many troops would fire on a revolt, and he replies that all the band in his barracks would act as him, joking that he plays the big drum.
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Edgeware Road
Hyde Park
London
Fashion's origins traced to royal whims and lazy cutters
The piece notes caprices of fashion stem from historic origins and royal influence. It cites the split collar shirt waist as a vogue born from a lazy cutter in a fashionable tailor shop, with saleswomen promoting the style and customers accepting the result.
Ninety-Year-Old Hyde Park Resident Celebrates Birthday
Mrs. Leroy Sunderland of Hyde Park Massachusetts marked her ninetieth birthday with a Lyric hall gathering attended by four generations. She voted in the March school election as she has every year since women gained voting rights and helped nominate a full ticket in 1870. Sunderland, born 1807 in Salem New England, has lived in Hyde Park since 1857 and is active in the Woman Suffrage league and Hyde Park Historical society. Paris dresses dominates its fashion trade with 70 000 dressmakers and earnings over 250 million dollars annually.
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Leroy. Sunderland
Hyde Park
Mass
Lyric Hall
Sunderland
Hattie
William Sailor
Margaret Cooper
Ada Lester
Woman Suffrage League
The Yellow Badge
A witty dialogue contrasts rose colored lamps with saffron lighting at a dinner. A true woman praises rose lamps for flattering complexions while a true man questions the effect, noting saffron lamps prove the yellow badge of courage for women.
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Princeton
Philadelphia Press
The Preliminary Step in Training a Waitress
A Chicago Post anecdote notes a housekeeping course for young matrons where a lecturer asks the first step in training a waitress. A seasoned attendee replies that the first task is to convince her she is not yet trained, a response the lecturer approves.
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Chicago Post
An Excuse For a Senator
A satirical remark centers on a senator and the abolition demand. The exchange highlights the issue used to win the senator’s nomination. The quotes suggest partisan or rhetorical maneuvering in a political contest.
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Senate
Ammusant
Phebe Couzins Profile and Suffrage Viewpoints
Phebe Couzins, longtime advocate for women's suffrage, has been brought from California to St. Louis due to rheumatism and prognosis of nonrecovery. She reflects on suffrage work noting women face dangers and that most women prefer domestic life, advising young women to marry and stay home.
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Phebe Couzins
California
St. Louis
Miss Couzins
Penitentiary Admission Ties to Church Involvement
A New York Journal note recalls a man once entering a church but later being captured and sent to prison. The brief implies a fall from grace linking religious visit to criminal confinement.
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Sam
Brudder
New York Journal
Silk chest protectors for evening wear described
The article details brocaded silk chest protectors for women to wear with evening dresses. They resemble bolero jackets without sleeves, meet at the neck with a front tie, and finish with a small standing collar.
Goldfish Raising Details from Shelby County Farms
A Chicago Tribune summary notes Shelby county Indiana goldfish farms near Indianapolis cover eight to ten acres and a later site larger by half. Over 200000 fish occupy Spring Lake fishery ponds with channels linking breeding ponds protected from wind. water and fish move between ponds. Goldfish hatch pale and dull and gain color within a year, fed toasted bread with sun driving color. Pest threats include snakes dogs cats frogs and many insects requiring constant watch during peak season. Unique tail varieties and color patterns command high prices in markets.
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Shelby County
Ind
Indianapolis
Spring Lake
Union
Royal Aquariums
Europe
Shoup
Chicago Tribune
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Robbie
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Paris
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Superior Court
Middlesex
Concord
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Massachusetts
Main Street
Hosmers Crossing
Damon
Oliver. Rice
Concord Junction
Harvey Wheeler
Joan M. Keyes
Joan B. StupLey
Moncy
Saidaris Railroad Company
Concor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Concord Enterprise
Theo C. Hurd William Sullivan Percy G. Bolster
Walter C. Wardwell
John Hunt
Sudbury
Charles Thompson
Cambridge
Sudbury Enterprise
Subury
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
H. Folsom
Register
Mary T. Cutler
Postpid
S.H. Fousom
Richardson
H. Maker
Concord Mass
D. Dilmoore
Maynard's Block
Maynard
James T. Foote
Horseshoes
Summer Street
Maynard, Mass
H. S. Hapgood
Stow
Shearnian
Horace Tuttle
W. A.cunningham
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