Long Fragmented Echoes of Late 19th Century Affairs
A collage of opinion snippets covers aviation feats, legal ethics, US production claims, Hall of Fame notes, advertising tricks, thunderstorm risks, artesian water searches, naval armament trends, layman legislatures, female boarding houses, earth measurements, bank embezzlement insights, happiness as a social concept, Swedish hardships, Russia and Finland tensions, and suburban migration forecasts. The varied items reflect era concerns and rhetoric without cohesive narrative.
Auntie Duryea Chooses Rose as Traveling Companion
In a family tale from Waverley Magazine, Auntie Duryea selects seventeen year old Rose as a traveling companion for a year abroad, praising her cheerful outlook. Dell and Beulah acknowledge Rose’s talent for looking on the bright side while preparing for life after Rose departs.
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Duryea
Dell
Rose
Benlah
Auntie Duryea
Beulah
Auntie Duryen
Annie
Mareden
Dell Caught the Same Expression On Auntie Duryea
Mrs. Marsden
Alster
Auntie Duryra
Waverley Magazine
Lively Science Notes on Wells Paints and Electric Trials
The piece surveys artesian wells in South Dakota and a solar eclipse effect on Madrid Botanic Garden plants. It mentions fluorescent paint by a German firm for conspicuous night use, fish keeping water pure insights, cork flooring prospects, and early Russian plant life experiments with electricity. It also notes Austrian adoption of electric power in mills and factories.
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South Dakota
Missouri River
Great Falls
Mont
Russia
Ufe
M. Spyeshbue
Hanes
Cecil
Whlawstown
Gloucester County
Christmans
Dickenson
Alloway
Cumberland County
Woodbury
Williamstown
Westville
Gloucester
Ewan
Tales of Pluck and Adventure and a Rescue Tale
A long illustrated column recounts hard luck from naval life ending with a chief boatswain’s mate finally reaching home after years of peril and misfortune. It follows his string of near disasters from Nagasaki to the Mediterranean and a fatal voyage near Mexico. Also told is a dramatic rescue of Emily Marshall at Niagara Falls and a frontier hunter’s battle with a dangerous baboon, plus a sequence of light aphorisms and anecdotes from varied sermons and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rairoad
Bo'sun
St. Louis
Nagashi
Japan
United States
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
St Louis
Mare Island Naval Hospital
Grace Bay
China Station
Baltimore
China
Bo Sun
Colima
Pacific Mail Line
New York
Isthmus
Mexico
Mediterranean
Sun
America
Willan Perrine
Ladies’ Home Journal
Emily Marshall
Boston
Niagara
Nathaniel PL Wills
Job Smith
Gulf
Jol
McKinley Roosevelt Win Huge Victory in Election
Early returns show William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt elected with an unprecedented electoral vote total. Republicans gain control of the Fifty-seventh Congress with aims to push party legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goveornors
Ofidale
United States
Washington
D.C
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
Congress
Senate
House
Middle West
Kenyas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
Wyyning
Kentucky
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Sre
Pettigrew
Wolcott
Colonado
Wiliam A. Chirk
Arlen
M.S. Quay
Pennsylvaia
Senavte
Minehdo
California
Connecticut
Tawa
Kan
Marston
Mietizan
Minnesota
New Stampshire
Rhode Ishi
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Delaware
Whaels
Tiana
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nepraska
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Penneylvania
South Sbatota
Wyoming
Colorado
Misaouri
Tennessee
Meene at the Hippodrome Features Cage Maul and Escape Stay
A cage handler at the Paris Hippodrome in Varle was mauled by a large animal as a crowd watched. The keeper fought off the beast with a whip and restrained it until help arrived, while the cage door briefly opened but the animal did not escape.
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van Niekerk
Niekerk
Hank
Benjamo
Banton
Philadelphia
Maonthly
Cable
Paris
Prominent Figures and Political Notes From Uneven Ledger
Fragmented OCR item notes include Pesey family death in South Portland Maine age 73, references to Atys Marty Peary and Glew tenant Peay. Also mentions Shah of Peralta announcing a book project, and various European and U S figures with garbled details. The piece reads as a mishmash of unrelated society and political snippets with unclear connections.
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Pesey
Bond
Atys
Marty Peary
Glew
Tenant Peay
South Portland
Shah of
Peralta
Zoli
Plarida
Prince
Wiles
Enghind
Crass
Tissaspe
Sete
Sens
Lees
Jia Wririmaker
Ponsvivan Beate
Sathtaie
Setpaak
Asssoe
Huntetr
United States
Manister
Dodtres Hunter
Vasit
Getonite
Gtlisetpeu
Hussi
Jamies
Harrison Re
Padbartai
MacArthur Reports on Philippine Affairs and Guerrilla War
General MacArthur submits to the War Department a comprehensive review of the Philippines including insurgent plan to abandon organized armies for guerrilla warfare. He notes widespread native divisions, 53 to 413 military stations, and casualties on both sides as troops strain endurance. The report covers municipal governance, unity of native populations, and the Moros in Mindanao, with accompanying department briefs by Wheaton Bates Hughes and Kobbe.
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Washington, D. C
Arthur MacArthur
Philippines
War Department
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
United States
Mindanag
Lloyd Wheaton
Department of
Street Duel Ends in One Death at Bowie Texas
Richard Waggoner and Walker Hargrove dueled in Bowie Texas. They exchanged nine shots. Waggoner was killed and Hargrove was injured.
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Richard Waggoner
Walker Taregrove
Bowie
Texas
Waggoner
Hargrove
Hart
Vermont Population figures from Census Bureau
The Census Bureau announces Vermont's population as THEO EL with 822 ae TSOU. It records an increase during the decade of 11.210, or ih per cent, indicating a growth trend for the state.
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Massachusetts
Healust
Census Bureau
State of
Vermont
Theo EL
Ae Tsou
Ann
New York City Bicycle Race and Winter Plans
A winter bicycle event is planned in New York City. Cyclists Walinetaga and Lawson, with John Chapman, head to Australia for the winter while Proust Watson Fares is elected captain of the Yale bicycle team. The era of Velocipede academies wanes as side path cycling grows amid rising fatigue and occasional cyclist deaths from overexertion.
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New York Independent
New York City
Proust Watson Fares
Cleveland
Yate
Thevelo Academes
Cyeling Wi
Fes
Lawson
John Chapman
Australia
Tecenve Ag
Petas
Quany
Secretaries Return and War News Globe Across Washington
The president and secretary Long returned to Washington amid crowds and receptions. Reports indicate French field gun plans and renewed talks on buying the Danish West Indies. Elections in Porto Rico show Republican gains. Philippine peace prospects fade amid insurgent resistance.
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Long
Washington
Colorado
Population figures show New Jersey up 30.8 percent since 1890
The Census Bureau in Washington reports New Jersey’s 1890 to 1900 population rose from 1,144,933 to 1,883,669, a gain of 438,730 and 30.8 percent. Essex retains second, Camden fourth, Union rises to fifth. Cape May remains last.
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Census Bureau
Washington
New Jersey
Essex
Hudson
Passaie
Camden
Union
Mercer
Httle Cape
May
Atlantic
Bergen
Burllngeton
Cape May
Cumberland
Hasex
Gloucester
Hunterdon
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passage
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Warren
Pneumats Services For Chicago Drive Invasion Probe
Pneumats services for Chicago are taking active steps to invade the city using a pneumatic tube system. Officials report the operation targets Box lu and involves new tube routes and evacuation plans.
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Pneumats
Chicago
Estan Cuetaists Ane
Orshice KuitWe
Boxlu
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Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Hall of Fame
Mohave
Peace Conference Arbitration Board
Hew
San Francisco Chronicle
Lynn
Athos
Philadelphia Record
Alvord
Knaves
Sweden
Ruasla
Finland
Norrland
Scandinavian Peninsula
Noray
Carroll D
Wright
Colonel Wright
Sydney J. ‘Low
Eges
No Man's Land
Edwin Markham
S. Jennie Smith
Madrid Botanical Garden
New Holland
Sebrero
Turin
Austria
Tales OF
Medister
Sour Alch
Gowan
Coe Colony
Batons Airaygod
Coumtey
Aeater
Tadtievidia
Sumach
Rutlan
Troy Press
Edward Osborne
London
Yorkshire
Pall Mall Gazette
Dug
Rom
Ripley
Bogok
Heme Inne
Bryan
Lion
Varle
Digaln
Maneachuset
Ton Lapust
Abel P. Upham
Gen. MacArthur
The
Germany
Hanover Courier
Woroming
Wymodug
Olee
ITEMA
OUL
Manila
John A. Russell
Elgin
Porto Rico
Reed
Havana
Rio Pedras
House of Delegates
Federico Degetati Ag
Gustave Erickson
Worcester
Mass
Richard Rush
Black & Co
Mathews
N. C
Cape Nome
Admiral Dewey
Jersey City
N. Z
Pennsylvania
Nationality Bank
Wall Street
South Africa
Richard Croker
Platt
Greater New York
Athinta
South Aimerica
Sehley
Liz” Nobors
J. L. Holcomb
White
Guar Conham
St. Paul
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hriish
Salson
Emperor Kwang Si
Tung Fu Hoslung
Villaca del Nodes
Spain
Amullecou
Azcarringa
Bromler
Republic of Acre
South Amend
Bathory
Steva Wars
Kauser
Wild
Daristadt
Europe
French Chamber of Deputies
Stussia
Roberts
Mabe
Johannesburg
Gener Wl
Kitchener
Pretoria
News OF the
Springer
Linwood Morris
Emerson Lippincott
Charles Peacock
Harry Sutton
Platofield
George W. Rockfellow
Plainfield
J. Fred MacDonald
Dssignee
Rockfellow
Stephen F. Reed
Lawrenceville
Chum
Babranbury
Mr. Reed
Bahranbury
Mary Scudder
John Scudder
First National Bank of
Trenton
Wiram Wellers’ Sons
William Jackson
Willam Hogan
Union County
Elizabeth
Pliainfield
Bridgeton
Adjutant-General’s Office
Company M
Paterson
Dover
George S. Ruce
Quakertown
Lower Alloway
Blackwood
Ilistovie Houl
Kloroht Widen
Johm Brosusham
Gull Point
Escambia Bay
Pensacola St
Jack Ron
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