Speaking Passing Ships Dwindles Among Modern Masters
Lloyds secretary Colonel Hozier urges captains to speak to ships in sight to ease anxieties over overdue vessels and share news with maritime communities. Shipmasters' society captain Freud notes the loss of a once common practice, citing indifference and lack of effort among crews, while an old skipper recalls how routine ship-to-ship exchanges have faded.
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Colonel Hozier
Lloyds
L'Roud
Shipmasters’ Society
Hozier
Freud
Landon
Troop Deployments reach sixty five thousand to Gulf and coasts
Washington reports 65 000 troops mustered for rapid movement assignments issued directing 53 regiments of infantry 11 light batteries of artillery 30 cavalry to Chickamauga 9 regiments and 5 battalions of infantry and 4 batteries to San Francisco 1 regiment to Key West 4 regiments and 9 troops to New Orleans 1 regiment to Mobile 14 regiments and 7 battalions to Washington 13 regiments to Tampa Camp Thomas allocations list Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Michigan units named.
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Pointe
Gulf of Mexico
Washington
Chickamauga
San Francisco
Key West
New Orbbeans
Mobile
Tampa
Camp Thomas
Nlinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Senate Debate Opens on War Revenue Bill in May
In Washington on May 17 the senate began debate on the war revenue measure. Senate Finance Committee chair Allison spoke in Morrill of Vermont’s absence. The bill, as passed by the House, would raise about 100 million dollars annually, with the Senate committee estimating 151,497,066 dollars. The bill becomes unfinished business and will be pressed for passage. The House sustained President McKinley’s first veto, vetoing a private claims jurisdiction bill for the Court of Claims. The day featured suspension of the rules with no major items of general interest.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
Allison
Morrill
Vermont
House of Representatives
House
McKinley
Court of Claims
World Wheat Crop Shrinks to Lowest Since 1890
The May 17 finance and commerce bureau report shows world wheat production last year at 2,139,549,168 bushels, the smallest since 1890 except the United States which rose to a high since 1891. Farm prices in 1897 reached near record highs apart from a few years. Freight rates from Chicago to New York and via lakes and canals also fell to multi year lows.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Chicago
New York
Fire at Materie St. Joseph Claims Seven Lives in Quebec
A blaze at Materie St. Joseph in St Hyacinthe Quebec yesterday killed seven inmates and injured many of the 200 residents, with five listed as missing. The dead include two Beauchemen boys and Sisters Alexandria Philo mena and Des Agnes, plus Mrs Guertin and Mrs Dr Chagnon of Fall River Mass. Missing are Maria Millette Noffette Menatt Mrs Berthiaume Sisters Bouvier and Nuge.
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St. Hyacinthe
Quebec
St. Joseph
Beauchemen
Alexandria
Philomena
Des Agnes
Guertin
Dr. Chagnon
Fall River
Mass
Maria Millette
Noffette Menatt
Berthiaume
Bisters Bouvier
Nuge
Southern folk tale prompts letter carrier exam escape
A Civil Service Commission examiner interview in the South tests a young colored man with a geography riddle about the moon and earth. The applicant, laughing at the absurd questions, pretends not to understand and quits the process with a joking remark about the route.
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Sulloway
Civil Service Commission
Child workers in Japanese watch factories toil for pennies
In the watch factories boxes and labels are produced by young girls highly skilled in the craft. They earn from 1 to 2 cents for 12 hours of work, illustrating harsh labor conditions and low pay.
Brownson's Smile and the Blockade at Rio Harbor
In January 1894 Admiral da Gama’s insurgent fleet blockaded Rio harbor while Admiral Benham’s American squadron approached. Commander Brownson of the Detroit calmly warned Trajano and fired no shots, his smiling defiance guiding the US vessels to the docks as the revolt collapsed. The tale persists among sailors as a notable act of composure under danger.
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Brazil
Admiral da Gama
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Europe
America
Admiral Benham
Rio Harbor
San Francisco
Benham
Brownson
Detroit
Aquidaban
Tamandare
Viana Island
Trajano
Guanabara
Cobras
Villegaigon
Liberdade
Admiral de Gama
Guazabara
Encados Island
Amy
Endados
Cobras Islands
Howse
Navy
Emile
New York Sun
Vast South African coalfields near gold mines
The piece notes a coal seam feet thick near gold mines, adequate for miners, with many coal deposits around the Vaal river area and across the Middleberg and Ermelo districts between Pretoria and Delagoa Bay. It emphasizes iron ore outcrops and a new railway to Delagoa Bay, boosting coal industry prospects.
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Vaal
Cape Colony
Middleberg
Ermelo
Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Indian Ocean
South Africa
Younghusband
The Bicycle Fiend and the Possessive Case
A columnist recalls the obnoxious habit of a bicycle enthusiast who drags in possessive terms like my wheel my saddle and my inner tube in every sentence. The piece humorously notes how nonbicyclists find this excessive and irrational.
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New York Sun
Latin Knowledge and Punishment Debate in Washington Star
The Washington Star debates the old standard of Latin proficiency by age 16. A pedantic citizen argues boys once learned Latin early, while a mild friend counters that modern reform shows greater humanity and consideration, even if it requires harsher discipline.
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Washington Star
Illegible Hand Sparks Debate Over Motives
In New York Weakly a dialogue compares scribblers and dribblers. One argues illegible writing signals vanity, another defends obscurity as modesty. The exchange calls handwriting clarity into question and labels a writer a composting chunk of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dribbler
Scribbler
New York
Dialog in Evening Gossip at Chicago News Party
A fragmentary exchange shows Miss Cutting and a guest at a Chicago News social event. The aside hints at social etiquette and a light cordial mood amid guests formed by a newspaper page item.
Boyer Dog Returns After Each Sale Says Dealem
Quote notes a dog named Boyer who affectionately returns to his owner Dealem after being sold four times, as cited by Fliegende Blatter.
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Boyer
The Readiest Way to Rid Censure Is Self Correction
The quote attributed to Demosthenes argues that removing censure hinges on self reform. It emphasizes proactive correction of faults as the sure path to public approval and legitimacy. The warning reflects classical rhetoric on accountability and virtue.
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Demosthenes
Singular coincidence at a Connecticut graveyard
A pension examiner Mr Felix Mahoney and a temporary worker drive through snow in a sleigh when their conveyance breaks down and a grave is revealed. Mahoney questions the gravedigger about the resident Jim Smith, who is reportedly at home as the digger finishes the grave. A separate London Globe mention notes Waldorf Astoria’s billiard room behavior with attendants offering lounge jackets.
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Felix Mahoney
Connecticut
Mahoney
Jim Smith
Mr. Mahoney
Fortissimo
Washington Star
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
The
London Globe
Early English fruits and vegetables reach limited cultivation
The article notes that raspberries strawberries and cherries were rare in England before later centuries and that turnips cauliflowers and quinces were not widely cultivated until after the sixteenth century, with the early earset also scarce until the seventeenth century.
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England
Henry VIII
Doings of Iowans Will Make It a Daily
Marshalltown May 14 Henry and Dotson publishers of Reflector plan to convert the weekly into a morning daily edition. Budd Shoot Ended Des Moines May 14 Live birds handicap events concluded with Gilbert Fanning and Power first, Marshall second, Merrill Grimm and Hallowell third.
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Marshalltown
Des Morages
Gilbert
Fanning
Power
Marshall
Merrill
Grimm
Hallowell
Des Moines Receives Receiver for Milliner Firm
A receiver for M. Reigelman wholesale milliner was appointed today in Des Moines. Assets amount to 200000 dollars with liabilities not exceeding 100000 dollars. Creditors will be paid and the business will resume. Weather and war caused slow collections.
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Des Moines
M. Reigelman
Examination Complete for Fiftieth Iowa Mustering Soon
Des Moines May 14 The physical exam of the Second regiment now known as the Fiftieth Iowa finished yesterday and mustering into United States service will begin today. The regiment will go to the front Tuesday.
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Des Moines
Fiftieth Iowa
United States Service
Officers Elected at Sioux City and Northern Railway
At the annual stockholders meeting in Sioux City the officers elected were President S. J. Beals Vice President C. L. Wright and Secretary Treasurer Howard S. Baker all of Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Sioux City and Northern Railway Company
S. J. Beals
C. L. Wright
Howard S. Baker
A New Episcopal See In Iowa
With Bishop Perry's death opposition to dividing the Episcopal diocese of Iowa eases. Sioux City Des Moines and Council Bluffs compete for a new see as leading church members foresee its establishment soon.
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Iowa
Sioux Crty
Perry
Episcopal Diocese of
Sioux City
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Grand Lodge Adjourns and Plans Muscatine Meeting
The grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen adjourned in Wateroo Iowa and voted to hold the next meeting in Muscatine. It also decided to keep active the policies for members enlisting in the volunteer army with assessments paid from general funds.
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Wateroo
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Muscatine
Larrabee May Resign Rumors Stir State Board
Des Marxes May 11. Rumors have circulated for a week that ex Governor Larrabee, a member of the state board of control, will resign in the next few months, allowing Governor Shaw to appoint a successor. The board’s absence left no confirmation or denial of the report.
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Larrabee
Des Marxes
State Board of Control
Shaw
Iowa Renumbers Regiments To Preserve Civil War Line
Des Moines reports Governor Shaw assigned numbers Forty-ninth through Fifty-second Iowa to the four regiments, replacing First to Fourth. The move preserves the lineage of veteran units by continuing the Civil War numbering from the existing forty-eight regiments.
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Des Moines
Shaw
Iowa
Taxable Property Turned Up in Davenport
Davenport IA May 16 The city assessor’s work reveals nearly 8 million dollars in property not previously taxed due to stricter assessment laws. The figure suggests about 12 million dollars of property has previously escaped taxation.
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Davenport
Iowa Fire and Casualty Insurance in Iowa
Des Moines May 14. Fire and casualty insurers in Iowa reported total written premiums of 4.806 million dollars and losses paid of 1.514 million. The year shows an 87 percent payout of premiums, down 10 percent from the prior year, indicating profitable business for the sector.
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Iowa
Des Mores
Change of Venue For Storms Set for Sept 5
Burlington May 14 A D Storms self confessed murderer of Mrs Rathbun and her daughter will not be tried in Burlington. His attorneys secured a change of venue to the Wapello district court with the case set for Monday Sept 5. The ground was mob violence and public feeling.
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Burington
A. D
Iowa Butter and Egg Association Plans Tama Mill Visit
Des Moines reports the Iowa Butter and Egg association will meet in late June at Tama to review a mill built for making fillers. The mill was funded after straw paper firms formed a trust to keep the group independent. Bishop William Stevens Perry, prominent Episcopal leader and Mason, dies in Dusougue Ia.
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Iowa Butter and Egg Dealers
Des Moines
Iowa Butter and Egg Association
Tama
United States
Iowa Association
Bishop Perry
Dusougue
William Stevens Perry
Iowa
Perry
Providence
R. I
America
Philadelphia
Grand Priory of Knights Hospitallers
St. John of Jerusalem
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A. H. Beers
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Coal
Transvaal
Softleigh
Miss Cutting
Chicago News
Hood
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Rozena Lewis
Denaville
Texas
Doings OF
Grand Lodge
J. W. Bean, M.D
Fairfield
B. N. Gantz, M.D
Harrison & Rali’s
Calvin Snook
D. G. Higley
W. Fordyce, M.D
Risk & Hufstedler’s
Court Street
R. C. Sayers, D.V.M
Gordon’s Livery Barn
E. G. Grove, M.D
Monfort Building
Savings Bank
Frank Fourt
South Side Drug Store
J. B. Monfort
Fairfield, Lowa
Harris & Cuddy’s
South Side Square
T. L. James
Fairfield, Iowa
Over Held & Kerrick’s
E. R. Smith
North Side Park
M. A. McCorp
I. H. Tomlinson
Southeast Corner Park
Jefferson County
Postoffice
H.C. Raney
Ek, F. Simmons
Raney & Simmons
Bell’s
Rocery
Northwest Corner Square
Owa
First National Bank
B. 8. McElnarney
John A. Spielman
Frank Ligart
Park
Parsons College
Daniel E. Jenkins
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