Freeland Tribune notes school bath facilities and shipping cable deals
A Freeland Tribune item reports Indiana schools form plans to equip buildings with bathing facilities, and the sale of 750000 dollars worth American cables to Glasgow signals strong bridge builder competitiveness. It comments on Philadelphia Ledger opposition to changes to the presidential residence and notes labor effort groups in Boston seeking to shield women workers.
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Indiana
South Bend
Elkhart
Mishawka
Glasgow
Pension bill for Mrs Gridley mother of war hero
A pending bill in Congress seeks to raise the pension of Mrs Anne Gridley mother of Capt Charles Gridley who served at Manila. An aged land office clerk she receives a nurse pension of 20 dollars a month from Civil War service and can no longer work. The Providence Journal notes a future where most households will have telephones like other modern amenities.
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Heys
Congress
Anne Gridley
Charlies V. Gridley
Manila
Land Office
No pockets in a shroud Dowmer Post reflects on wealth
A Downder Post verse questions the profit of life devoted to Mammon. It warns a bridge of gold cannot bridge the pull between earth and heaven. It laments the greed for wealth and reminds that at death there are no pockets in a shroud and eternity awaits.
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Mantmon's
Earth
Heaven
Atlenth
Mary Pairchild’s rise from hardship to store purchases leader
In a Western town Mary Pairchild overcomes poverty after her father’s death. She fails at teaching and canvassing before joining Mr Harper’s store. Rising from lace department head to purchaser, she earns pay and enemies, while a wary cashier, Mr Mullen, shifts from attention to calculated humiliation.
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Mary Fairchild
Mary
Mra. Fairchild
Five Ways to Keneholivia and a Lace Scandal
A tale recounts a cashier and a lace clerk plotting to ruin Miss Mary Fairchild. The president Harper discovers the scheme, dismisses the collaborators, and later marries Mary who becomes mistress of his home. The piece shifts to Bolivia travel routes detailing five paths to La Paz and future railway links to Buenos Aires.
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Miss Fairchild
Irl
Mr. Bray
Mr. Harper
Mary
Ince
Keneholivia
Bolivia
Antofagasta
Oruro
Tin Paz
Arica
Tacna
la Paz
Mollende
Arequipa
Puno
Lake Titicaca
Potosi
la Plaza
Buenos Ayres
Earope
Lyddite shells and Boer fortifications discussed
The Boer statements on lyddite shells note they destroy rock and rocky ground but are harmless on earth. They say Lyddite then could prompt builders to make defensive works with barbed wire and entanglements, aiming for impregnable positions when held by determined, well armed men.
Kidnapping Saga in the Rocky Mountains and Other Tales
A Montana kidnapping case unfolds as banker A J Seligman was seized by miners near Wickes and held for 10000 in wages, with his wife delivering the ransom after perilous mountain travel. The account also recalls a British soldier’s early exploits, a Bristol Channel rescue, a grizzly chase, and a Kansas well rescue hero.
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Minera
Helena
Montana
A. J. Seligman
New York
Rocky Mountain
Seligman
Gregory
Wickes
Rocky Mountains
Jesse Seligman
J. & W. Seligman
New York City
Mr. Seligman, Sr
J. ©. Barclay
Chicago
Lis
Narrow Escape on Balti more and Ohio Bridge
Frank Gaines and his child narrowly escaped death near Lawrenceburg Indiana when a passing train forced him to sprint onto a crossbeam above a 200 foot ravine. He steadied himself as the engine thundered past, feeling the heat of the steam before collapsing in relief once back on solid ground.
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Frank Gaines
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Gaines
The Merry Sude of Life and Humorous Eccentricities
A compilation of light humorous vignettes from late 19th and early 20th century papers. It parodies social scenes on streetcars and in public spaces with witty exchanges, punchlines about etiquette, fashion mishaps, and gentle critiques of vainglory, miscommunication, and everyday foibles. Strong names and places appear via fictional snippets and period voice.
Amalgam of iron and zinc resists sea water deterioration best
A review highlights that scarlet fever has not shown outbreaks in tropical Asia or Africa. It notes experiments over two years revealing iron zinc alloy resists sea water damage, and cornell studies describe aluminum zinc alloy with high strength yet low melting point. Also covered are protein functions, soil frost depth, lunacy statistics in Ireland, and the carbon cycle in trees.
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Asia
Africa
Ak Kies
Siberia
Sibley Laboratory
Cornell University
General Lawtons Bravery Amid Tuberculosis Battle
General Lawton, diseased with tuberculosis, kept his illness secret while in the Philippines. He believed his life would be short yet pressed on, hoping to die in battle with his boots on. Professor Worcester notes his bravery went beyond fearlessness as he insisted on personally directing every move despite the risk.
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General Lawton
Lawton
Philippines
Professor Worcester
Philippine Commission
Manila
Chicago Record
Lily of the Valley Poisonous Warning from German Papers
The Boston Traveller reports that the lily of the valley is denounced for concealing a deadly poison prussic acid in both stalks and flowers. The sap can cause swelling and severe pain if it enters a lip crack, making ingestion dangerous. Dead flowers should not be left where birds can reach them as they kill young fowls and pigeons.
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Boston
Rubber Shoes Kept Carette Horse Safe in Chicago
A carette horse in downtown Chicago and the North Side travels with rubber shoes to prevent slipping. The Anti Cruelty Society promoted the shod condition, with mothers advocating rubber footwear for all carette horses in the city.
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Chicago
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Saly
Yang Imen
Pacfe
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Sadler
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Larbor
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Ellis County
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Meis
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Henry Karlin
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Pelzel
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Boston Transcript
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Maas
South Africa
Indianapolis Journal
Tam
Slumper
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Nelnoney
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Detroit
Free Preas
Johnny
Gushleigh
Gazzam
Mullina
Harper's Bazar
Indianapolis
Tadge
Ireland
Boba
Lord Roberts
Travelers’'Club
Bobs
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