Western Intercollegiate Meet Draws Nationwide Hope
The Western intercollegiate meet attracts entries from Michigan, Chicago, Northwestern, Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Grinnell, Minnesota, Iowa, Oberlin, Purdue, Notre Dame, DePauw, Knox, Lake Forest, Illinois College, Drake, Nebraska, South Dakota and smaller colleges. The event at Ravenswood field promises one of the era’s most watched showdowns with a strong Chicago and Michigan clash and top sprinters, hurdlers, and vaulters from major universities competing for top points.
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Western Uiversities
Ravenswood
Michigan
Chicago
Northwestern
Illinois
Wisconsin
University of California
Grinnell
Minnesota
Iowa
Oberlin
Purdue
Notre Dame
de Pauw
Know
Lake Forest
Illnois College
Drake
Nebraska
South Dakota
Uthex
AL OA Stacy
George Huff
Harry Cornish
Cherry Circle
Cornish
Consumption in Norway Highlighted by British Officials
United States Consul Victor E. Nelson reports Bergen experts on tuberculosis note a rise of one percent in the Bergen district and a four percent yearly death rate among ages 15 to 60. He cites England's gains from sanitation and the spread of consumptive hospitals, while praising public sanitariums in Germany for extending work capacity and reducing long term care costs.
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Norway
United
Tes
Victor E. Nelson
Bergen
Claus Hansen
Christiania
Gergen
Psu
Stig
England
Germany
He Had a Chance in Pittsburgh Chronicle Quote
Miss Homewood sings of the man in the moon while Mr Beechwood asks if she loves him most of all in a brief Pittsburgh Chronicle item.
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Miss Homewood
Mr. Beechwood
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Lions Terrorize Indian Railway Camps in Kilimanjaro Valley
A dramatic account describes two man-eating lions terrorizing camps 130 miles from the coast in the Tsavo river valley. They attacked Sikh jemardar and coolies, forcing hundreds to abandon work and many to seek refuge in trees as engineers chased the beasts by day and night.
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Tsavos
Kilimanjaro
London Spectator
Canadians Speak English With An American Accent Debate Rages
A Montreal journalist notes Canadians often use a distinctly American influenced English while most educated Canadians from Toronto to Magill speak fluently and well. The piece contrasts slovenliness of English across nations and argues for broader education and diverse female suffrage advocacy, citing Rev. Anna H. Shaw and the need for national constitutional reform.
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Montreal
Dboston Transcript
Canada
Cape Town
Roston
Toronto
Magill
South Afr
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Women and suffrage push to balance in government
Mary A. Livermore reflects on women’s divine drive to help society and argues for voting rights. She recalls Civil War sacrifices and urges classifying women with men, not as prisoners, to enable full public service. Wyoming and Colorado voices extol practical, elevating benefits of female suffrage.
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Republic
Twentieth Indiana Regiment
Chicago
Gettysburg
Indiana
Mary A. Livermore
Wyoming
Joseph M. Carey
Colorado
John F. Shafroth
Unites States
Lombardy Composer Abbe Perosi Delights Pope
Abbe Perosi swiftly composed a musical piece for Lombard pilgrims visiting Rome. He delivered the score to performers after four rehearsals and conducted a splendid rendition before Leo XII who praised the work.
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Abbe Perosi
New York Herald
Lombardy
Rome
Cardinal Ferrari
Vatican
Perosi
Leo XII
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