Cuba War Devastation Described By New York World
The New York World portrays Cuba as devastated by rebellion, with bridges destroyed on the Tunas de Zaza line, rail projects halted, and widespread misery. It notes starving inland populations, demoralized troops, and a sugar estate crisis with 300000 tons left unsold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunas de Zaza
Roloff
Puerto Principe
Santiago
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Havana
Spain
Cuba
New York World
He Embraced the Wrong Girl in Cloquet Incident
Miss Leon ard of Cloquet Minnesota fended off an attempted nighttime hug from Arthur Adams who had been accosting women on the streets for weeks. Leonard fought back with a decisive three whip strikes and thwarted the offender.
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Miss Leonard
Cloquet
Minn
Arthur Adams
Culberson Triumph Spurs Prize Fight Protest in Texas
The Austin and national newspapers praise Governor Culberson for vetoing prize fighting, urging legislature action to end the sport in Texas. Critics claim the move reflects civic progress, while supporters hail his courage against local influence.
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Culberson
Texas
Augusta ‘Chronicle
Bruisers Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Mexico
Lone Star State
Boston Journal
Legislative Department
United States
New York Recorder
Dallas
Austin Statesman
Romance and Resignation Shake Chicago Business Circles
A Chicago businessman resigns after years of near constant work to rest. The owner credits her with saving a failing company while the partner in Europe contemplates his absence. The man declines pay for nonwork and plans to quit effective Friday, seeking a higher pay and growth opportunity elsewhere.
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Chicago
Sa Seipon Noid
Europe
Ite
Chicago Tribune
Saintly minister on stormy voyage finds solace in sailors swearing
A party of wheelmen travels south by steamer when a fierce sea storm hits. An old minister and his wife fear for safety and beg prayer. While passengers share songs, the captain says danger remains while sailors swear. The minister clings to hope, remarking gratefully that the swearing continues as comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheelman
American and French chat ends with mutual admiration
A U S couple tale recounts Zimmer man meeting a French statesman abroad. The American praises America in a prepared speech but the French host replies in fluent English and invites him to dine, prompting humorous remarks about language. A separate Louisville divorce filing claims age deception before marriage.
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Zimmerman
Statesman
President's temperate spell at White House amuses visitors
A New York Sun gossip item reports Mr Cleveland has tightened his ban on drinks at the White House. He now limits state dinners to one glass with half water and half claret, leaving visitors parched and puzzled as German friends from Buffalo recall the old days.
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Cleveland
White House
Buffalo
New York Sun
And Now He's on Top General Miles Observation
A brief note from the Boston Herald remarks on General Miles rising to prominence, noting his early beginnings at the foot. The fragment highlights a career ascent and public perception of leadership.
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Miles A
Boston
Tramp Life in England Aboard a Spike Meeting Tale
Josiah Flynt recounts visiting a spike meeting in London with a companion and meeting a strong friend of Mark Twain. They endure inspection, hunger, and forced labor in a Notting Hill facility, receive aid from a kind attendant, and gain release after three weeks of wandering and work.
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Josiah Flynt
England
Mark Twain
Parson and Willie Debate School Preferences
A Brooklyn Eagle snippet shows a parson asking Willie to choose between day school and Sunday school. Willie replies he prefers Sunday school because it is only once a week, prompting the parson's amused approval.
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New Parson
Willie
Brooklyn Eagle
Conductor Refuses Coin in Change Trade in London Quiver
A short dialogue depicts a conductor declining a passenger’s French coin in change while the passenger insists it was accepted earlier in the day. The exchange highlights a small dispute over currency handling aboard a London setting.
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Conductor
London
Westerner Tag In New York Encounter
A passerby recalls an encounter near Fiftieth Street where a drunk man asked for a quarter and claimed he could tell the other man was from the west. TheWest-origin hint sparks a brief exchange about being marked as a western native.
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Hoe
Hackensack
West
New Yorker
Fiftieth Street
New York Journal
Drink with meals and after: a practical debate
A travelogue notes a debate on drinking with meals, arguing that liquids aid digestion by thinning solids and warning against excessive water. It cites Horace Hayes endorsing no drinking for 90 minutes after meals to curb weight, warns about rheumatic risk, and supports giving animals warm drinks when heated.
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Horace Hayes
Freedom and press fear in America tempts a return to old world rule
A heated quotation from Temple Bar laments U S governance and press fear, claiming widespread corruption and aristocracy of wealth. The critic contrasts American political life with English traditions and questions the honor of public office in the United States.
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United States
Wall Street
Wen
England
America
White House
House of Representatives
Stock Exchange
Temple Bar
Marriage of the Adriatic Ceremony Described
The account recalls the 1174 Venetian victory by Doge Sebastian Ziavi over Otto son of Frederick Barbarossa. Pope Alexander III granted sea sovereignty and the doge annually wed the Adriatic with a gold ring, a flower-filled procession, and the ceremonial blessing in Latin.
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Sebastian Ziavi
Venice
Otto
Frederick Barbarossa
Alexander III
Adriatic
Brooklyn
Eugle
Ugly man near the piano stirs remarks
In a London Answers style quip Mrs Elobson notes an ugly gentleman by the piano. Mrs Bouhson corrects him calling him Mr Hob. The exchange implies the saying that ugly men marry pretty wives, labeled as a witty wager of the occasion.
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Ryborg
Amerika
Ime
Flynt
Notting Hill Station
Main Street
Maynard
Albert * Batley
Acton St, Maynard, Mass
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Franklin Wilkesbarre and
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T.F. Sheehan
Barrett’s Mill Road
Concora Junction
Maas
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Fowler
C. M. Gould
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Concord
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U.S
Acton, Mass
D. Cilmore
W. C. Hancock
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Concord, Mass
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