Manasseh Reforms and Jerusalam's Sinful Path
A religious lesson notes Manasseh's reign over Judah, his idol worship in the Lord's house, and the people's resistance to God. It contrasts Hezekiah's righteousness with Manasseh's evil, cites biblical parallels, and urges repentance, affliction as correction, and eventual penitence.
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D. M. Stearns
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Progressive income tax plan outlined by French minister
The New York Sun reports M. Peytral proposes a highly complex progressive income tax scheme in France. Taxable income would start from the rental value of dwellings plus wages, with classifications by town size and additional charges for servants vehicles horses dogs yachts and dependents. The plan aims to raise about 35 million francs annually, with various allowances for families and dependents.
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M. Peytral
Paris
Inet
New York Sun
Pets In the Navy Peggie the Maine Dog Remains Famous
Mrs. Charles D. Sigsbee describes Peggie the pug aboard the USS Maine in St Nicholas. The lively pup, blown up with the ship, now at Key West, loved shoes, mischief, barking at civilians, and bold stunts like somersaults and jumping between carriages. Her bone and flower antics amuse the captain and crew.
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Charles D. Sigsbee
Maine
St. Nicholas
Navy
Peggie
Key West
Funeral in Manila Reveals Odd Funeral Practices
William O. Martenson of Company Thirteenth Minnesota then stationed in Manila writes Rev. J. Adam Detzer of St. Paul describing a Manila funeral he witnessed. The procession, a music band leading to a bright red pasteboard coffin, a long grave, and discovery of a skull, ends with a simple dirt covering by the mother while natives are accused of theft in a wary view of the city.
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William O. Martenson
Minnesota
Manila
J. Adam Detzer
St. Paul
Union Depot
St. Paul Piercer Press
Stage Glints of 1900s Theatre Season
Murray Carson plans a collaboration with Max Beerbohm while Ada Rehan returns to New York after a summer in England. Mrs. Fiske will present Horace B. Fry’s one act Little Italy. Rough Riders copyright noted in Hoboken. George Bancroft writes What Will the World Say for Edward Terry. Minnie Palmer to produce A Showman’s Sweetheart in London. James O’Neil’s When Greek Meets Greek adapted by Joseph Hatton. Mme. Jeanne Granier to perform in Marseilles in December. Julie Opp to star in Walter Frith’s A Man of Forty at St James London this fall. Heisses Blut renamed A Dangerous Maid in adaptation by Sydney Rosenfeld for Lederer & McLellan, aiming Nov 1. Kendals begin London season with The Elder Miss Blossom at St James.
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Murray Carson
Max Beerbohm
Ada Rehan
New York
England
Rough Riders
Hoboken
N. J
George Bancroft
Edward Terry
Minnie Palmer
London
James O’neil
Joseph Hatton
Mme
Jeanne Granier
Emile Simon
Varietes Theatre
Marseilles
Julie Opp
Walter Frith
St. James Theater
Sydney Rosenfeld
Lederer & McLellan
Mrs. Kendal
Ernest Hendrie
Metcalfe Wood
Miss Blossom
Hairpin Mistaken for Dynamite Wrecks Fingers
Mrs. Ray wife of City Clerk A W Ray of panies 0 found a dynamite cartridge on a dresser in her son's room and, not knowing what it was, picked at it with a hairpin. The cartridge exploded blowing off three fingers of one hand and two of the other. She was briefly unconscious and later said the blast came from curiosity.
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Mollie
Grandma Pingree
Elsie
Webb Donnell
Russia's Depositors Demand Funds Amid Surprising Liberality
A New York Tribune summary notes that Russia, despite political sentiment, pursues strict financial management as deposits are recalled in France with unexpected generosity. The piece contrasts sentiment with hard business realities worldwide, implying the move as a strategic, self interested action.
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Russia
France
Republic
New York Tribune
Items of Interest Historic Observations and Oddities
A collection of brief notes includes etiquette propensities of French judges avoiding omnibuses, private bullfights by Madrid elites, Rome church music in manuscript form, and restrictions on performers. It also recalls Indian burial grounds near Providence and notes Switzerland’s tourist industry generating 115 million francs yearly, far surpassing the Confederacy’s revenue.
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Madrid
St. Peter’s
Rome
Providence
Switzerland
Navy Plans New Naval Station on Culebra Island
Washington cor report: navy department will establish a major naval station on Culebra east of Porto Rico. The site offers a 54 foot deep harbor, easy approach, and strong fortifications, with a coaling station planned and notes that other stations may follow to secure the Virgin passage and south Atlantic. Captain Chester endorsed the location after examination.
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Navy Department
Culebra
Porto Rico
Virgin Passage
Culchis
Atlantic
South Atlantic
Chester
Cincinnati
United States
Washington Cor
Chicago Tribune
Bank savings joke and fox terrier tattoo tale
The excerpt references a humorous line about saving money in banks and a small dog named Trixy with a fox terrier tattoo on its body. It mentions an operation in New York led by surgeon Edsyard N ieney.
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W. Colt
Bristol, R. A
Aris
New York
Edsyard Nieney
Boston and Maine Southern Division Station Notice
Dana J. Flanders, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, issues train stop rules for the Union Passenger Station in Boston. Stops occur only on signal or to leave passengers, with service to Oakdale and western stations.
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Oakdale
Dana J. Flanders
BOS
Boone
South Acton
S . Bas
Magnara
Whitman's Crossing
Gleasondale
Hudson
Marlboro
Arrive
Marlbors
M. Hudson
Whitman’s C
Maynard,rossing
Matt Acton
South Whitman Crossing
Passengro
Gers
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