Colonel John Hay as Future Ambassador Candidate
People of the Day profile Colonel John Hay described as a potential ambassador to Bigleid. He has diplomatic experience as secretary of legations in Paris Vienna and Madrid and often led embassies. A Wench Republican and ally of Major McKinley, Hay is wealthy literary figure famed for Life of Lincoln and Pike County Ballads. He studied law in Lincoln's office, served in the war, and edited the New York Tribune before marrying Amasa Stone's daughter in 1875. He now resides in a Washington mansion near the White House.
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John Hay
Bigleid
Paris
Vienna
Madrid
John G. Nicolay
Pike County
Hay
Abraham Lincoln
New York Tribune
Amasa Stone
Cleveland
Baat
Washington
White House
Bliss Named as Navy Secretary Candidate
Cornelius N Bliss, a wealthy New York merchant long active in Empire State politics, is said to have accepted a place in McKinley s cabinet as secretary of the navy. A New Englander by birth, Bliss has built one of the nation s largest firms and helped found the Protective Tariff league during 1888 campaigns. He has frequently served as a convention delegate and is treasurer of the Republican national committee.
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Cornelius N. Bliss
McKinley
New York
Empire State
Harrigan
Mr. Bliss
Rander
Protective Tariff League
Republican National Committee
Boies Penrose Rising in National Politics
Boies Penrose, set to succeed J Don Cameron in the United States Senate, emerges as a strong new figure from Pennsylvania. A Harvard 1881 graduate, he studied law with Wayne MacVeagh, joined politics in 1885, led a revolt in the state legislature, and rose to president pro tem of the state senate as a young man. He is described as tall, aristocratic, and among the best looking men in the Senate.
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Boies Penrose
J. Don Cameron
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
John Wanamaker
Penrose
Philadelphia
Harvard
Wayne MacVeagh
Quay
State Senate
United States ‘Senate
Keene Plans to Race Large Stable Next Year at Sheepshead
James R. Keene appears set to race a large stable next season at Sheepshead Bay as he shelters more than 322-year-olds this winter, signaling a strong start for the outfit in upcoming racing.
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James R. Keene
Sheepshead Bay
The Arctic Mails and a Whaling Chief’s Delayed Letter
Ex detective Dorsey recalls numerous troubles yet none match a nightmare letter stamped and canceled, addressed to a chief engineer of a steam whaling vessel. Hawkshaw volunteers the record breaking item as the tale unfolds of a letter that cannot reach its recipient.
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Hawkshaw
Mislaid Letter Reveals Arctic Postal Mixup
A reader recounts writing to a whaler who would anchor at Herschel Island in the Arctic. The letter returned misdirected, stamped misdirected, prompting a trip to the Alaska post office where staff readdressed and mailed it properly, preserving the envelope and joke in the process.
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Herschel Island
Alaska
Third Avenue
Mackenzie Bay
Mackenzie River
Dominion of Canada
Dayton
Arctic
Sam
Arctic Mail Puzzle Traces Frozen Routes to New York
A Sun reporter recounts misdirected Arctic mail and the baffling path from Herschel Island to New York amid whalers and Sitka stations. Experts note a floating ocean mail cask frozen in the Arctic, with delivery only possible in warmer seasons, and suggest improvised routes via Mackenzie Bay for potential swift forwarding.
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Juneau
Third Avenue Cable Road
Herschel Island
New York
Sun
Arctic
Sitka
Alaska
Polar
Arctic Sea
Massacre cited as state policy in Armenian genocide account
English Illustrated Magazine reports that authorities armed mobs to massacre Armenians, with police complicit and ministers admitting instructions to supervise killings. Eyewitnesses describe street guards and home invasions, while foreign residents witness the grisly events and a disturbing refusal to call it suppression.
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Bosporus
Trovcha Explained and Evolving Meaning in Dispatches
The term trovcha pronounced trotsha with accent on the first syllable originally meant a footpath or shortcut. In Cuban affairs its sense has shifted to a fortified high road as used in dispatches and Havana pews, reflecting evolving usage in English speech.
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Havana
New York
Mmes
Embroidery Styles and New Colors in Household Linen
A survey of embroidery trends notes natural flower motifs remain popular with borders and arabesques. New laces, heavier insertion edges, and bold English forms such as bleeding heart and fuchsia appear alongside Cosmos in white on Heminway embroideries. New silk colors include sunset rose and dull rose, plus poppy greens. Bulgarian designs offer Turkish floss work with bias-styled stitches, and basket-style stems with three parallel buttonhole rows provide raised texture.
Poinsettia Roses Dominate Winter Floral Trade
Poinsettia roses draw attention in winter decorations with blooms lasting a month when well cared for and kept warm. Cut flowers stay fresh about a week in water, while prices for long stemmed American Beauties rise from 12 dollars a dozen to as high as 40 dollars during Christmas week. New fashion trends favor artistic gift boxes or Bohemian glass vases, enhancing the flower’s appeal.
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The
New York Tribune
Photographs for Wall Decoration Advice
The Art Amateur recommends choosing a few large photographs with a definite purpose for wall decoration. Large framed photos look best under yellow glass and simple wooden moldings suit them. Reserve gilt frames for oil paintings or their reproductions. The era suggests selecting toned prints from masterworks for home rooms.
Delicious Oyster Loaf Recipe from the New York Tribune
A recipe describes making a baked oyster loaf. Scoop from a Vienna loaf, fill with raw oysters about a quart, parsley, cream, butter, pepper, salt, and two drops tabasco. Top with upper crust, bake 20 minutes, baste with oyster liquor, then slice and serve hot.
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The
New York Tribune
Cream Ribbon Candy Fun for Home Makers
Good Housekeeping notes cream ribbon candy as a novelty for home candy makers. The process uses thin layers of fondant in multiple colors pressed together with a rolling pin, then cut into squares or oblongs to produce a dainty appearance.
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Good Housekeeping
Soap Bark Cleaning Fluid For Black Garments
A home remedy uses soap tree bark as a cleaning fluid for removing spots from men's clothing and black goods. Dissolve ten cents' worth of powdered bark in a quart of soft water, let it sit an hour or more, strain into a quart jar, add three tablespoons of alcohol, and apply with a soft brush to the stained areas.
Gibraltar under threat from new Spanish batteries
A Spanish military officer's article in Memorial de Artillería argues that modern artillery extends to 9000 yards, threatening Gibraltar from Algeciras bay. It suggests mounting 40 heavy guns and howitzers could shell the fortress from the Queens Chair ridge, jeopardizing ships at Moses and the harbor defenses.
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Memorial de Artilleria
Gibraltar
Bay of
Algeciras
Gallerias
Murcos Point
Moses
Spain
Cuba
Madrid
Somme
England
New York Herald
Poor man loses luck to bootblack theft in gutter windfall
A very poor man in Council Bluffs finds a large roll of greenbacks in the gutter but cannot claim it due to his accident. He tries to move it quietly but a bootblack intervenes and steals the money, then flees, leaving the man empty handed.
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Council Bluffs
Bis
Sir Francis Cruise Endorses Sand Bake for Potatoes
Sir Francis Cruise strongly recommends using the sand bath or the common oven for potatoes, arguing these methods allow higher temperatures and more thorough starch cooking than boiling or steaming. Many delicate patients can use baked potatoes who cannot touch them when boiled.
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Francis Cruise
Apples Cost a Dollar in Paris Memoir of a New Yorker
New Yorker J W Phillips returns from Paris after breakfast at Grand cafe on Boulevard des Capucines where a napkin fee and mutton chops add to a surprising one dollar apple bill. Waiter explains Pommes americaines are sought after and costly, leaving Phillips with a memorable receipt.
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J. W. Phillips
New York
Paris
Millonaire
Boulevard Des Capucines
Waite
New York World
Health, Wealth, and Dr Pierce’s Cure for Consumption
Health and wealth mean little without health. The ad promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a preventive and cure for consumption, claiming 98 percent success and blood-building effects. It cites testimonials and promotes Pleasant Pellets for constipation, urging readers to buy from druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Memory and memory as essential elements of character
Camille Melinand argues that success in any task relies on memory of admired figures and past experiences. He claims memory shapes judgment, with opinions gaining value only from observed, exact memories of particular cases. Conscious restraining of arbitrary assertion is urged, showing memory as the core source of prudent resolution.
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Camille Melinand
Worn by the Sea and Coastal Erosion
The article notes that steady sea waves erode coastlines more than sudden storm surges, citing English coast data. Between Flamborough Head and Spurn Head a 37 year trend shows beach retreat at about six feet per year. It also discusses how sand withdrawal near Dover cliffs weakened bulwarks, with long piers diverting sand and necessitating sea walls.
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England
Flamborough Head
Spurn Head
Dover
Folkestone
Czar Reform Moves to End Siberian Deportation for Politics
Russian minister of justice files a project with the empire council to abolish deportation to Siberia for political offenses while keeping existing deportation of criminals unchanged. The move signals potential reform without altering the broader penal system.
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Siberia
Council of the Empire
Chicaro Inter Neean
Pain Balm for Chest Pain Relief Promoted
For chest pain a dampened flannel with Chamberlain's Pain Balm bound over the seat of pain and another on the back between the shoulders provides prompt relief. Useful when pain comes from a cold and pneumonia is a danger. For sale by Emmert and Burrell druggists.
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Chamberlain
Emmert & Burrell
London Burglars Use Summer as Cover for Entry
A writer notes that many burglars or “family” men pretend to be costermongers or tradesmen in London during summer, using loitering as cover. Their main activity occurs in winter when long nights provide access to houses, with professions like carpenter or plumber offering excuses for entering interiors.
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London
Perry and Cameron Endorse Chamberlain Cough Remedy
In Flushing Michigan Perry and Cameron druggists praise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine they have sold and always give satisfaction. Emmert and Burrell, druggists, offer it at 26 and 50 cents per bottle.
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Perry & Cameron
Flushing
Michigan
Emmert & Burrell
Bank of England Clerk Allocation by Directors
The patronage of the Bank of England belongs entirely to the directors with a clerk appointed by each director in rotation until vacancies are filled, except for one clerkship in every seven given to a son of a clerk who has served satisfactorily.
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Bank of England
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Skin Ailments Sold Here
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims cure for oats bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands boils or eruptions and even piles with a money back guarantee. Price is 25 cents per jar. Sold by Emmebert & Burrell.
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Bucklen
Brest
Frice
Emmebert & Burrell
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