A Court of Nations and the Call for a Permanent Tribunal
Edward Everett Hale argues for a permanent international tribunal to resolve disputes between nations, citing the U S Supreme Court as a model and outlining a six-nation council appointing process. He envisions jurists digesting international law and gradually handling major questions between great powers. Vienna reports debunk a bachelor club tale and notes Viennese women may resist the reformist group.
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Cheeryble
London
Goodchild
Kansas City
Atlantic
Supreme Court of the United States
Massachusetts
New York
Missouri
Iowa
Europe
Supreme Court of the
United States
Rhode Island
High Court of Judicature
San Carlos
Edward Everett Hale
New York Recorder
The Great Feat
The Boston Transcript notes it was the only paper to publish the pickpocket’s name and arrest details in the street car robbery and to report the car number along with the recovered money.
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Boston Transcript
Tobacco Benefited Him in Kate Field’s Washington
A historical snippet notes a man who credits tobacco with benefiting him while a cigar store runs in his life. The dialogue hints at a nervous temperament and a proprietor’s pride in his trade. The source reflects a period voice from Kate Field's Washington.
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Taco
Kate Field
Washington
Peru Promises Reparations After Mollendo Attack
Secretary Gresham secures early success for the state department as Peru pledges full reparation for the Mollendo consular attack. Peru has removed the offending subprefect and expressed regret, while indemnity terms are expected to be settled promptly. The incident tests courteous vigor in diplomacy.
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Peru
Gresham
Department of State
Mollendo
Hicks
Griffith
Penn
State Department
New York Sun
Praying Up the Steps on Mount Adams
Cor St Louis Globe-Democrat reports Catholics in Cincinnati multiply on Good Friday praying up the 267 steps to Church of the Holy Cross. Ten thousand penitents silent three hours each, each step sung with Hail Mary and Lord’s Prayer, petitions ranging from marriage to sick relatives. supposedly miracles include rheumatism cures.
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Cincinnati
Mount Adams
Church of the Holy Cross
Third Street
Mary
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Reforms Urged as Civil Service Postmaster Removals Spark Backlash
Political observers condemn Maxwell's dismissal of fourth class postmasters as political. Critics liken the action to prior Republican tactics and warn protests may erode public support for the administration.
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Maxwell
Clarkson
Cleveland
Death by Own Action Club Formed in Galveston
A notorious hoax claims a "death by own action" club has formed in Galveston led by a popular young man. A meeting is said to plan six members drawing straws to determine the first to kill himself. The loser must within 80 days end his life in his chosen way. The tale says creditors and life burdens drive the joke.
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Vienna
London
Bachelors’ Club
London Telegraph
Galveston
New York Tribune
Everyday Darling Brings Quiet Strength and Duty
A portrait of a wife and mother described as an everyday darling. She is praised for empathy, loyalty, and quiet courage, her happiness found in love and service rather than outward beauty. The piece contrasts her with fashionable ideals and notes her supportive role in a world where women ride and socialize in New York.
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Genila
St. Paul Globe
Home Book Cover Craft Improves With Silks
The Boston Record notes a practical home art to improve worn books by concealing covers. It suggests using silk fabric with a black ground and colored figures for dark bindings, carefully cut to fit like slip covers, leaving a small portion to turn in on the inside.
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Boston Record
English Muffin Breakfast Admired By English Housewife
The New York Tribune extols English muffins as the ideal breakfast when served hot, torn apart and toasted with crisp surfaces. It notes muffins are undercooked in the center before toasting and praises the dish with strawberries eggs and coffee or milk.
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New York Tribune
Jay Gould at the theatre a shadowy patron
The Chicago Herald notes Jay Gould sits in a theatre box, rarely appearing to the audience. He avoids constant attendance and never applauds, sometimes leaning from his hidden box to watch a gripping scene before retreating again.
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Jay Gould
Chicago Herald
Young People and Illusions of Professions
Oliver Optic in the Buffalo Express notes that many youths aspire to law or authorship with little understanding of the duties, trials, or required dedication. He warns that some cannot spell basic words and lack awareness of the struggles inherent in these careers.
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Oliver Optic
Buffalo Express
It Was Foreordained
He explains a connection through studying law with the brother of the woman and being admitted to the bar together. She asks why this matters, and he notes he viewed him as a brother-in-law.
Education in Hayti: Plight of Public Schools
A Haytian Letter in the New York Post laments there are no worthy public schools and few institutions outside select towns. It notes teachers endure neglect yet remain willing to devote their lives to a thankless, unremunerative task.
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Haytian
New York Post
Almost as Bad Eastern Boy-Did you ever play football
A humorous dialogue from the New York Weekly features Western Boy asking about football and Eastern Boy recalling an incident with stampeded mules, highlighting light regional banter and sports culture.
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New York Weekly
New Machine Sews 8,000 Buttons a Day in Norwich
The Norwich Bulletin notes a factory machine now sews eight thousand buttons daily. It quips that the world needs more thread to the button rather than more buttons per minute, signaling progress in manufacturing efficiency.
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Norwich Bulletin
West Virginia Representative Challenges Attorney General Olney
In the attorney general's crowded office Representative Wilson of West Virginia confronted Attorney General Olney after being told to return to the line. Wilson, normally mild, asked if he must go back and await his turn, then declared he would not return and that Olney could send for him when desired. The exchange occurred in Washington as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Representative Wilson
West Virginia
House
Mr. Olney
Mr. Wilson
Wilson
Olney
Washington Cor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Age of Publicity and Privacy Clash
A Harper's Weekly essay argues publicity as a modern force exposing abuses through Paris mob actions and New York journals. It criticizes invasive press coverage of weddings and coroners while defending sunlight as essential to wholesome life despite its harms.
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Paris
Eliot
M. Taine
New York
Harper’s Weekly
Cuban bets 2000 sandwiches in under a day
A Cuban man wagered 1000 francs that a chef could cut and assemble 2000 complete sandwiches in 24 hours. The chef achieved the feat in 19 hours 40 minutes, consuming 22 hams. The sandwiches were donated to major Paris area hospitals for inmates’ meals.
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Paris
Paris Cor
London Telegraph
Admission Fees at the Big Fair
A Chicago Sun correspondent argues the great exposition offers most sights for a single admission, with extra cost for side shows. He notes Eskimos and other acts are cheaper inside the main gates, comparing genuine exhibits to Bowery fakes.
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Bowery
The
Chicago
Cor
New York Sun
Boston Audience Responds To Drummond Evolution Talk
The Boston Transcript notes mixed reactions to Professor Drummond's lecture on evolution. Scientific minds and the young embraced the ideas, while many older or less scientific listeners felt unsettled by the notion of humanity's link to apes and the final leap to man.
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Browning
Boston Transcript
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Jones and Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
Sam Smith Finney
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T. H. Farrell
Undertaker
Summer St
Maynard, Mass
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Pratt
Lexington ST
Concord, Mass
Intellectual Progress In
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Wright Tavern
John H. Davis
Prop
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
Concord Mass
J. C. Friend
E. Jones & Co
J.P. Fletcher
DR. F. S. Morton
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E. H. Davis
Concord Junction
Jeremiah Sheehan
Collector's Office
County of
Middlesex
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Mary W. Claflin
Lowell Road
Jonathan Wheeler
Wheeler
Luther R. Forbush
Forbush
Luther Conant
Conant
John C. Woodward
Middlesex South District
Clara W.standish
John E. Cutter
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Heigh-At
Lucinda B
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Sudbury
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Agar
Charles Thompson
Cambridge
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George M. Brooks
Esquire
H. Folsom
Register
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