Imports and Exiles Move Across Borders in Baltic and North American News
Notes discuss expensive orchid offerings at Antwerp, Finnish artisans fleeing conscription to Sweden Norway and potential emigration to Canada and the US. Ohio allows Polish and Bohemian official notices alongside German and English. Michigan’s Angell offers educated volunteers for consular service abroad. Canada’s vast forests produce $85 million yearly with 1.25 million square miles of woodland.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Angell
University of Michigan
Bethel Postmaster Offers Telephone Reading of Letters
A Missouri postmaster in Bethel installs a telephone in his office and announces he will open letters for out of town patrons and read their contents over the phone. This service aims to aid patrons connected by wire who cannot visit in person.
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Missouri
Bethel
West Virginia University Creates School of Domestic Science
The regents have passed a resolution to establish a school of domestic science. President Raymond was instructed to hire an instructor for 1600 dollars annually. The new department represents a novel direction for the university and is expected to attract many women students.
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West Virginia University
Raymond
Chicago Man Seeks Name Change to Frederick Schley
Frederick Schlehuber of Chicago petitions the Circuit Court for permission to change his name to Frederick Schley. The petition offers no stated reason but speculates the appeal may be due to Admiral Schley's fame inspiring the would-be new name.
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Frederick Schlehuber
Chicago
Frederick Schley
Admiral Schley
Growth of Charlotte Mills Reflects Southern Prosperity
The prosperity of the South is shown by Charlotte North Carolina. Ten years ago population was about 10,000 with one cotton mill. Now population exceeds 28,000 with twelve cotton mills and five clothing factories running continuously to meet orders.
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South
Charlotte
N.C
Yale Youth Named Ideal Man of Class
The poem notes Yale recently declared the handsomest member of a class and reports Philadelphia Pennsylvania University awards a gold medal to the senior judged by peers to possess the finest qualities of an ideal man. It questions which honor would bring the greatest happiness to the recipient.
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Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Toledo's Centennial Rename To Centennial City
The article notes Toledo, Ohio, the third largest city, changing its designation to Centennial City as it reaches its sixty‑twond year of independence and prepares for the state's centennial celebration in 1902. It highlights Perry’s victories Forts Miami and Meigs and Toledo’s long regional prominence.
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Toledo
Ohio
Perry
Miami
Meigs
ISU vacant post filled by Hutchins from Ann Arbor
The Iowa State University vacancy drew debate over hiring a native of Iowa. To attract the best candidate the salary rose to 7000 dollars and the appointment went to Prof. H. P. Hutchins, dean of the Ann Arbor University Law School.
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Iowa State University
Iowa
H. P. Hutchins
Ann Arbor University Law School
Japanese expert from Kyoto discusses iron and steel ventures
Mr. J Yoshii of Kyoto outlines his work in this country related to iron and steel industry development. He notes ongoing collaborations and potential projects influencing industrial growth and foreign investment in the sector.
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J. Yoshii
Kyoto
Japan
Japan’s Railways and Wires Drive Industrial Growth
Japan expands its railway system beyond 5000 miles with another 5000 planned. Telegraph and telephone networks grow rapidly using American wires while instruments are Japan made. The US is expected to lead in technology. Kushu island builds an iron and steel mill readying for future output, relying on imported pig and ingot metal initially.
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Japan
United States
Kushu
Russian Police Warns Social Democracy Spreading
A Vienna secret report from Russia’s chief of police warns that recent strikes have empowered social democracy, training workers in solidarity and power. The official urges force to suppress this so called education, fearing it could threaten the old regime.
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Vienna
Russia
Cuban Claims Against Spain Not US Damages
Foreign residents of Cuba sue the United States for damages from the Cuban insurrection but the claims are viewed as against Spain, not the US. The American commission at Paris refused to assume Spanish debt, and the peace treaty placed Cuban claim settlements on Spain. Foreign ministers in Washington show no intent to push these claims unduly.
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Cuba
United States
Spain
American Commission
Paris
Washington
Piano practice harms nervous health says Dr Watzhold
Personal experience and medical science warn that piano practice can trigger nerve damage in listeners and cause resentment in children. The British Medical Journal reports Dr Watzhold urges limiting daily practice before age fifteen and restricting who should endure the routine beyond that age.
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Watzhold
Outdoor summer fads for the open air
The New York World urges keeping summer fads outdoors. Suggested ideas include collecting local rocks and insects, photographing landscapes, playing music outdoors, biking, golfing, baseball, and handball, all to be enjoyed in the fresh air.
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New York World
Milwaukee school self government ends amid girl policeman clash
In Milwaukee the experiment of self government in public schools collapsed as boys proved troublesome under girl “police” supervision. Girls faced mockery both in and out of school, turning students into petty-spy vigilant censors and fueling parental complaints about surveillance and revenge.
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Milwaukee
School vices prompt return to old discipline methods
A school experiment in municipal court showed degradation and inefficiency as students faced time wasted on trials. A boy was caught attempting to buy votes with pencils to secure election as an alderman in the school government. The principal was ordered back to traditional disciplinary methods.
Wireless telegraphy trials and parabolic reflector tests
General Greely reports experiments by the signal corps on wireless telegraphy. Messages can be sent between stations but regular-message reliability is imperfect. Parabolic reflector work shows partial success, with bets on future use for military targeting and potential commercial viability uncertain until Marconi's Cup race outcomes.
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General Greely
Signal Corps
Atlantic
Graveyard Insurance Scheme and a Strychnine Purchase
A former insurance agent recalls a ruthless ploy in which a man bought life policies on eight relatives, then sought strychnine to curb vermin. The agent admits canceling every policy and refunding premiums after conscience awoke, describing the era as rife with lax ethics and unsafe practices.
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Che
Canyvasser
Tie
Jim
Conseteres
Ex-Enayasses
New York Sun
Cromwell Descendants Traced Through Female Lineage
The article notes several hundred descendants of Oliver Cromwell, all tracing ancestry through female lines since the last male Cromwell, Mr. Cromwell of Chestnut, who died in 1821. It lists prominent English figures with Cromwell blood, including Prime Minister Lord Goderich, Sir George Cornwall Lewis, Lord Clarendon, Lord Ripon, Lord Cowper, and Charles Villiers, plus Sir William Warhurst through his first wife.
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Cromwell
Protector
Mr. Cromwell
Chestnut
Lord Goderich
George Cornwall Lewis
Lord Clarendon
India
Lord Ripon
Portland Licenses End Local Theatre Ticket Brokers
Portland, Oregon imposes a daily license fee of 20 dollars, crippling local theatre ticket brokers. The Biberian railway reports fifty refrigerators on hand to transport butter to Russian cities.
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Portland
Oregon
Biberian Railway
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