Hints for Statesmen From a Boston Congressman
A satirical note on Montana legislators and Boston congressman Henry F. Naphen. The piece mocks miswritten bills urging free land and social programs, and jokes about misprint slips like “by twauest” and “by request” as lawmakers debate word choices and import. It cites Anna F. Goodyear of Boston and references Senator Blair’s Will. The tone is humorous and editorial.
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Montana
Henry F. Naphen
Boston
Ricienly
Ani
Naphen
Boston Statesman
Anna F. Goodyear
Joy Street
Mike
Merleys
Wnaphen
Massachusetts Statesman
Blair
North Pole
Thiv
New Hampshire
Ale
State Health Board proposed to unify disease control
A State Health Board bill will be presented in the coming legislative session. Physicians urge a central health authority due to lack of uniform vaccination and quarantine rules across cities. The plan, drawn after months of study, aims to place health and contagious disease measures under a central director to ensure cohesive action.
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Board of Health
Smith
Héwth Wite
Staw
Eco Head
Ale
The Cudahy Abduction and Ransom Debate
Omaha police voice dissatisfaction with Million alze Cudahy paying the $25,000 ransom. Critics suggest a felony angle and question the father’s actions. The ransom is paid to secure the boy’s safe return, while detectives receive a reward but fail to deliver results.
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Omaha
Alze Cudahy
Cudahy
West Point debate over Cadet Booz case at academy
West Point methods discuss a claim that Cadet Booz was mistreated and died from religious persecution. Ulysses S Grant White argues the charge conflicts with academy tradition, noting a diverse cadet body and insisting cadets do not stand for lying or cowardice. He recalls a 19th century incident where plebes beat peers for falsifying, leading to congressional scrutiny but no change in commissions.
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Ulysses S. Grant White
West Point
United States Naval
Booz
Military Academy
Boox
Bloom
Cincinnati
Willard Young
Ealt Lake City
Mornon
Brigham Young
Mr. White
Academy
Congress
Wwe
Naturalization Laws Probe at Harvard by Oscar S Straus
Oscar S Straus former minister to Turkey lectured at Harvard on U S citizenship and expatriation He urged swift reform for naturalized Ottoman origin citizens whom he regards as a fraud on their birth and adopting nations He proposed measures including presumptive abandonment of U S citizenship upon permanent return to nativity and other reforms to curb abuses that threaten foreign relations.
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Oscar S. Straus
Turkey
Harvard University
United States
Mr. Straus
Straua
Straus
Great Britain
Typhoid Prevention Measures Highlighted
An article from the Medical and Surgical Reporter discusses typhoid fever as caused by germs and spread mainly through water or milk. It notes that ordinary precautions can practically guarantee immunity and outlines practical preventive steps.
Disinfectant hydrazone touted as safe germ killer
A historical note extols nascent oxygen in active form as Nature s disinfectant. Hydrazone, a peroxide of hydrogen, is claimed to yield thirty times its volume of oxygen when added to water or milk. It is presented as a cheap, non taste altering antiseptic for drinking water and typhoid fever prevention, with a physician’s warning to use antiseptic treatment to save lives.
Mr Bryan plans and the rise of a fusion party
Hoke Stith in Washington discusses Mr Bryan and a potential fusion party with Dubois Towne and others. He argues Bryan will seek the Democratic nomination again in 1894 and maintain influence, planning to use the Commoner to sway public opinion. The piece notes Bryan’s enduring prominence and possible departure only after a forced retirement from the party.
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Washington
Alberta
Tiryan
Bryan
Democratic Party
Dubois
Idaho
Charles A. Towne
Northwest
Mr. B
Democratic
The
Com
Democracy
Mr. Bryan
Hin
Notable figures across arts science and politics
Sir Wilfrid Laurier accepts Melbourne opening of Australia's first parliament on May 1. Kipling’s Absent Minded Beggar raises 485000 for soldiers’ families in South Africa. Miss Margaret Hawley, Connecticut senator’s daughter, wins Corcoran Art prize and may study abroad. Joseph Jefferson displays sixty five of his paintings in Washington. Sidney Cooper RA, at 97, paints a five foot canvas of sheep from 1845 studies, works daily 9 to 12:20. Dr Kann of Vienna, 25, a rising explorer, earned top degrees and travels scholarship, joined Arctic expedition. Army and Navy Journal recounts Sayres episode of amputation talk to medical students.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Commonwealth of Australia
Melbourne
Margaret Hawley
Connecticut
Corcoran Art School
Sidney Cooper
R. A
Cooper
Dr. Kann
Vienna
University of Vienna
America
Cornell University
Stein
Waymbuth
Army and Navy Journal
Lewis A. Sayres
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
Action on the Canal Bill in Boston Journal
The senate ratified the Hay-Pauncefote treaty by 55 to 18, a Lodge-led victory for foreign relations. Davis’s amendment allows naval action at the canal’s ends in war, with no permanent fortifications. The treaty supersedes the Clayton-Bulwer arrangement and omits inviting other powers to join. Britain’s acceptance is urged to maintain peace between nations.
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Boston Journal
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
Davis
Hay
Nicaragua Canal
Pacific
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Western
Nicaragua
Egypt
Suez
London
Suez Canal
Aden
Cyprus
Malta
Gibraltar
Pauncefote
Surgeon’s improvised dressing shaped early army wound care
On the operating table the patient cried for breeches and collapsed. Dr Say later found the knee swollen and opened it, saving the patient’s sex. A lack of lint led to using tow from a horsehair sofa, dipped in balsam, as a wound dressing. The method helped reduce pus and popularized oakum dressings in military surgery.
Under the Snow Poem Echoes Lost Christmas Dreams
The verse laments absence at Christmas as a loved one lies under the snow. Recurrent motifs ask what dreams remain and whether joys of life can be reaped. The speaker vows never to know the beloved's fate or dreams, ending with a bleak refrain.
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Newbro’s
Newbro
The Spice of Life and Odd Dialogues
A collage of humorous snippets and dialogue from a variety of sources. The excerpts feature a coroner’s verdict discussion, a sportsman and a clergyman exchange, a bride-to-be declaring a heroic husband, and a guide describing tombs in St Paul’s with a skeptical visitor.
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St. Paul's
Europe
Fragments of a Yankee Tale about Nelson's Tomb
The text describes Lord Nelson's tomb as a marble sarcophagus weighing forty two tons with a steel receptacle of twelve tons and a hermetically sealed lead box over two tons inside a mahogany folding urn. A Yankee observer comments on these weights and the ashes of the great.
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Lord Nelson
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