McKinley memorials tied to Derry ruin amid Irish history
The article recalls the McKinley family in Derry and their burial of an Irish patriot in the local churchyard, marking how the home became a point of historical interest. It then shifts to a continental crusade against trailing skirts with fines in Saxony and Prussia and public reform actions in Ischl, Ischl gardens, and Ems.
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Derrack
William McKinley
McKinley
McKinleys
Derreek
Coleraine
Ireland
Ems
Prussia
Ischl
Upper Austria
Englishman Recalls Meeting Chinese Ambassador Aboard
An English writer in London describes meeting Sir Chi Chen the departing Chinese ambassador to London in Tianjin when he was Lo Feng Luh an undersecretary. Lo questions European philosophy and letters, then shifts to American authors and humor, highlighting cross cultural dialogue.
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London
Chi Chen
Tien-Tsin
Lo Feng Luh
Li Hung Chang
Bismarck
China
Far Cathay
Lo Teng Luh
Europe
Spencer
Huxsey
Darwin
Bollinger
Comte
Maliers
America
Oliver Wendell Holmes
James Russell Lowell
Chauncey Depaw
State game laws clash over winter quail trade
The article notes New England states protect the robin, but winter quail shortages persist as rules on imported game collide with local sales. Nebraska bans out of state shipments to Philadelphia markets while Pennsylvania limits intrastate sales, raising prices and hindering native bird protection. Enforcement gaps allow evasion, harming local game stocks.
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New England
Wnebrazska
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Leslie’s Weekly
Ancient Provencal Poem Found in Manuscript
A Fortuguese savant M Leite da Vasconcellos discovers a long lost Provencal epic in a forgotten manuscript. The poem written in honor of Sainte-Foy d Azen dates to the end of the eleventh century and contains 593 stanzas. Reading it will take time as the language would be incomprehensible to Rhone readers today.
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M. Leite da Vasconcellos
Sainte-Foy d'Azen
Rhone
Paris
Europe Enacts Law Enforcing Short Skirt Dress
The piece reports that several European countries plan to enforce shorter skirt attire for women by law. It notes legal measures being considered or implemented to regulate dress length.
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Europe
Persia Rich in Minerals and Untapped Resources
Consul General reports Persia holds vast undeveloped mineral wealth including petroleum fields in Mazanderan Gilan Chamsee Kerman Luristan and Arabistan. Naphtha may exist in mountains. coal veins are extensive but mined poorly. Copper lead iron ore arsenic sulfur cobalt borax tin and more exist, but lack of transport hampers development.
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Oliver J. D. Hughes
Coburg
Mazanderan
Gilan
Chamsee
Kerman
Luristan
Arabistan
Sahab
Schusenter
Asia
Africa
Japan
China
India
Egypt
Baku
Pennsylvania
Persian
Persia
Industrious Wren Feeds Nesting Young With Bounty of Insects
A Virginia vacationer observes a mother wren making 110 nest trips in 4.5 hours while her three chicks consume a feast: twenty green caterpillars sixteen May flies twenty-nine unidentified insects eleven worms two bugs ten grasshoppers seven spiders and two chrysalis.
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Virginia
Farmer uses rattlesnakes to curb rat plague near Red Bud Illinois
Jack Froind a Missouri river area farmer and chicken fancier kept three pet rattlesnakes in a box then released them in his chicken yard. The snakes drove away rats and saved the remaining chickens though they now retreat to their den when approached.
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Jack Froind
Mississippi River Bluffs
Red Bud
Ill
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Froind
London School Opens First Cripples’ School
London school board opens the first in a series of schools for crippled children. Ambulances transport pupils from homes to school and back. The curriculum includes a substantial midday meal.
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London School Board
S. D. Miller Sues For Divorce In Indianapolis Custody Fight
Indianapolis attorney S D Miller seeks divorce from Helen Miller of New York and asks for custody of their son. The case recalls a year-old kidnapping attempt when Mrs Miller seized the boy in New York and was halted near Lawrence, Indiana. He notes their separation over residency and Miller’s refusal to move from Indianapolis.
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Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
S. D. Miller
W. H. H. Miller
Harrison Cabinet
Helen Miller
New York
Mrs. Miller
Mysterious prophecy ends in doctor’s death in nine days
In Louisville a physician Dr. Alfred C. Lemberger died of heart failure on the ninth day after a mysterious woman predicted three calamities including the death of his mare and his own demise. Investigators seek the unknown soothsayer who claimed McKinley’s death earlier.
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G. W. Enorr
Dr. Lemberger
Louisville
Alfred C. Lemberger
Lemberger
Kate Schuster
Schweitzer
Gossavenue
McKinley
Colie
Dr. Miller
Y M C A Building Damaged by Fire In Saturday Morning Blaze
Fire at the Y M C A on Calhoun street caused extensive water and smoke damage totaling about 2600 dollars. The blaze began on the second floor behind a stairway and heavily damaged the Eureka bowling alley rooms and first floor Fruit House stock. Insurance covers most losses. A nearby stable owned by Mrs Wilhelmina Blase also burned Friday night, with losses around 150 dollars.
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Calhoun Street
Eureka
Fruit House
White
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Ooof Renuate
Smc
Wilhelmina Blase
Washington Street
B. Gutermuth
Columbia Street
Strong Women and the Battle Against Female Weakness
A discourse on historic insults to women, the shift toward recognizing female intellectual and physical equality, and the role of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription in curing what is described as “womanly weakness.” Testimonials from Mrs. Mollie F. Carpenter and Mrs. Mattie Hays illustrate perceived improvements, with appeals for readers to consult Dr. Pierce at the Buffalo institute.
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Pieres
Mattie Hays
McDonald Co
Missouri
Fec
Golden Medical Discovery
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Refunding School Fund by Dowie Bank Official
William S. Peckham former school board treasurer in Lafayette Indiana repays 393 dollars he kept as interest before joining Dowieism. In a letter to President Johnson he says he did no wrong and acts to make things right while condemning hypocrites who profess Christianity but do not live by it.
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Lafayette
Ind
William S. Peckham
Dowie’s Zion Bank
Chicago
Johnson
Peckham
Bank Robbery at Narka Kans Nets 15000 in Cash
Beatrice Nebraska reports that the Narka Kansas bank was robbed Thursday night by safe blowers using dynamite. The theft yielded about 15000 mostly cash. Beatrice bloodhounds were sent and, with a posse, followed a trail into the countryside.
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Beatrice, Neb
Narka
Kas
Beatrice
Honor Prof Virchow's Eighty-Eighth Birthday Observed
Berlin marks the eighty eighth birthday of Prof Virchow with gatherings by prominent scientists from around the world. Newspapers publish tributes citing his vitality and lifelong dedication noting he sleeps only four to five hours per night.
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Berlin
Virheon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure for Untarrh
Feang J. Genny, senior partner of F. J. Caenex & Co., swears to a $100 reward for each Untarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advertisement notes the remedy acts internally on blood and mucous surfaces and invites testimonials. Notary A. W Gleason dated December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio. Hall's family Pills endorsed as best by druggist.
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City OF Toledo
Lucas County
Feang J. Genny
F. J. Caenex& Co
Toledo
Frm
J. Cheney
A. D
A. W Gleason
J. Cheney & Co
T.c. Hall
Headley Seeks Credit Against Alimony in Divorce Case
Elwood Indiana. October 12. Joseph Headley, a farmer, asks the court to credit him 4 per month of alimony after his wife obtained a decree and alimony. He says she occupies his house, refuses to vacate or pay rent, while he has paid alimony promptly and believes she should pay up or move out.
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Elwood
Ind
Joseph Headley
Pear-Raising Championship Prompted by Allen County Lead
Express company reports a strong bid for the Allen county pear-raising championship with a leader by several laps. Yesterday Peaver displayed a mammoth Bartless pear from his Lakeside home weighing exactly two pounds.
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