Debate on Electric Chair and humane execution methods
The article argues against electricity as a method of execution, noting unknowns about how electric shock kills and how to apply current. It cites Dr. Bleile of Columbus and Professor W. Apee on the need for a swift, certain, and non torturous death, proposing alternatives and criticizing the idea of painless instantaneous death. It also mentions Austrian crown relics including a cross nail, wood from Bethlehem, and other sacred items.
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Bleile
Columbus
Acjn
Synamo
W. Apee
Chicago
Electrical Journa
Thirteen and a Preacher
A New York World item profiles Ray and another young preacher, noting Ray began preaching at about age eleven and joined reforms at 1898. It highlights his early revival work, church backing, and plans to attend seminary. It also mentions 17 year old Rev Ervin Leake of Mount Carmel Illinois as a fellow young preacher assisting at Pertle Springs.
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Ray
Edie
R. L. Kirkland
St. Joseph
Pertle Springs
Ervin F. Leake
First Baptist Church
Mount Carmel
Ills
United States
New York World
Miracles at Lourdes Move Compassion Beyond Belief
London Truth notes Lourdes fosters compassionate action as elites like the Comtessa d Eu and her son assist in bathing and treating pilgrims. The piece praises selfless service yet cautions against “shop” at Lourdes and compares grotto income to Canterbury’s archbishop.
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Lourdes
Comtesse d’Eu
Imperial
Brazil
Tarbes
Archbishop of Canterbury
London
Whisky, the Potent Cause of Vagrancy in America
Josiah Flynt argues in Century that liquor drives more people into trampdom than other factors and that temperance could curb vagrancy. He contends the wandering poor mainly seek freedom from drink, not steady work, and a sober life would enable them to return to productive citizenry.
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America
Josiah Flynt
Strange Lahore Miracle Thief Fails With Sacred Railing
A daring thief uprooted silver railings around a Lahore tomb of a Muslim saint but could not move them far. The saint’s miraculous power allegedly weighed the rails heavily, forcing the thief to drop them and flee in terror.
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Lahore
Pall Mall Gazette
Horse Car Line Suspended After Bicycle Collision
A bicycle struck a horse drawing a street car in Mankato, killing the horse. The city street railway company plans to suspend horse car service on October 1 after eight years of operation. St. Paul Globe reported the incident.
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Mankato
Street Railway Company
St. Paul Globe
Japanese officers die by own hand over peace terms
Report from Europe notes at least 47 Japanese officers reportedly killed themselves by hanging or shooting as they deemed the peace terms too favorable to China and felt they could not endure life under the arrangement.
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Europe
China
Duchess of Marlborough Pleases American Women
The Boston Journal notes that the position of Duchess of Marlborough seems especially pleasing to American women, reflecting public sentiment on royal titles and social status.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Boston Journal
New Woman Pictured Composite Faces Reformers
A Chicago Chronicle commentary depicts a composite portrait labeled the new woman, blending features of Frances Willard Elizabeth Stanton Susan B Anthony Lady Henry Somerset Annie Besant Anna Shaw Belva Lockwood Mary Lease Lilli Devereux and Mary Livermore. The piece argues for equal rights, economic opportunity, and governance roles for women while honoring traditional maternal care.
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Frances E. Willard
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Lady Hen
Ry Somerset
Annie Besant
Anna Shaw
Belva A. Lockwood
Mary E. Lease
Lilli Devereux
Blake
Sarah Grand
Mary Livermore
E. B. Grannis
The Paradise of Tots A Lesson About Babies by Japan
A Philadelphia press article praises Japan as the paradise of babies noting polite children, ample care, and filial piety. It contrasts gentle temperaments with Western meat diets and cites Lafcadio Hearn on classroom harmony before acknowledging Japan’s historic warrior code.
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Japan
West
Paris
Lafcadio Hearn
Philadelphia
Battlefield Commanders Demand Critical Artillery Support
In Bruce's Life of General Houston a Civil War scene shows a Confederate commander on a hilltop watching a devastating Union battery. His aid-de-camp rushes to rally the reserves with orders framed in blunt language as the general, though unmoving, quietly demands the guns and upheaval follows.
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Bruce
Houston
Ald
Boya
Middlesex County Tax Increase Reported for 1895
Middlesex County commissioners explain the 1895 tax rise due to state law reducing prison labor and diverting fines to cities. They detail income losses, court cost increases, salaries, and new probation officers, with total impact and approved 1895 estimates totaling 420 000 dollars. The figures include debt payments and the Lowell court house extension.
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Middlesex County
General Court
News Registry
Comptroller of County Accounts
Committee On
Lowell Court House
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Wanate
Middlesex U County
J. Henry Reap
Samuel O. Arnam
Francis Bigelow
DeWitt
B.F. Johnson & Son
Maynard
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Fred J. Vehy
Gu Ormesi
Thomas Lehy
Adm
Mass
Maynard, Mass
Halladay
Gem
Grass Widow
Miles
Ilusten
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Wiard
Morgan
Ajax
Thomas
Evans
Coeeping
Acme
Champion
Tiger
Oliver Chilled
Centennial
North American
Yankee
Lufkin
National
Syracuse
Times
Geo. C. Keith
Concord Junction
Mas
Warner
Area Rand
Main Street
Railroad Crocers
Mrs. Stetson & Moran
Concord
DR. Stetson
Err Sayers
John J. Flannery
Bedford St
H.P.N. Dahl
Riverside Block
Maynard Mass
James Mullin
Hapgood
Stow
Anterprise
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Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
Concord Mass
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