Editorial clash over Hawaii and politics on hot day
The piece cites The New York Sun and The New York Times calling Hawaii a rotted republic and proposes unfurling the American flag amid national heat. It contrasts Times and other editorials with Tribune, praising a benign poem like prose and condemning Mugwump mediocrity while avoiding violence.
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New ‘York Sun
Dana
Hawaii
New York Times
Mugwump Evening Post
Times
Evening Post
Hawaiian Islands
Republic
Tribune
Ike
Vacation Privileges Across Federal Service Cited
The article outlines broad vacation and sick leave allowances for federal employees including 30 days of vacation and 30 days sick leave annually with pay, plus 60 days sick leave for merit cases. It notes executive discretion on details and compares leave patterns across ministries, diplomatic posts, and legislative bodies, citing Uncle Sam as a generous employer. It also mentions an insurance case in Paris where journalist Henri Martin’s death in a suspected suicide raises questions about policy payout and the nature of the death.
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Harn
Marine Hospital Service
Army
Seagion
Uncle Sam
Washington Star
Faris
Henri Martin
Courier de Lyon
Moorish Execution Martyrdom of German Banker Murderer
A Tangier correspondent recounts the public execution of a Moorish murderer of Herr Hasner, a German banker. Spaniard and two Moors were arrested. one Spaniard confessed under torture. The two Moors were chained in a dungeon, then shot after two soldiers refused, with European onlookers present. The affair sparked Moorish martyr sentiment despite European authorities.
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Tangier
Herr Hassner
Worman
Gibraltar
Soko
Sunday Conscience Starts a Bank Cashier Tale
An exchange recounts Stephen Girard of Philadelphia ordering workers to unload a new ship on Sunday. A clerk refuses, citing religious conscience, and after weeks of no work a banker notes the conflict and hires the man as cashier for the bank's future needs. The cashier proves trustworthy.
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Stephen Girard
Philadelphia
Hlawharf
Girard
Queen's descendants inherit vast global territories
The text notes the Queen's descendants will control key realms including the British Empire, German Empire, Russian Empire, Kingdom of Greece, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Hesse, Saxe Meiningen, and Hanover Denmark and Belgium royal lines. It claims their dominion will cover at least half the globe, with the Queen described as grandmother at age 40.
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England
German Empire
Russian Empire
Kingdom of
Greece
Duchy of
Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Grand Duchy of
Hesse
Saxe-Meiningen
Hanover
Denmark
Snake bite and corn crib incident reported in Indiana
In Paoli Indiana Thomas Pruett was bitten on the thigh by a copperhead concealed in corn husks. He killed the snake with a pitchfork after a hasty retreat. Coal oil was applied. swelling and purple spots appeared but the injury was minor.
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Thomas Pruett
Thomas
Paoli
Ind
Republican
Book Plates In Demand Show Personal Touches In Design
The rise of book plates reflects owners expressing taste through engravers and stationers. Women designers weave symbols of music, nature, or family into labels, with figures like Ellen Terry cited.
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New York
Giroud
Norman
Shakespeare
Corneille
Buge
Thackeray
Ellen Terry
Gordon Craig
Winchesser
Albert Durer
Gether
Debates Over Liquid Air and Perpetual Motion Claims
A discussion critiques using liquid air to power engines and claims three gallons yield ten gallons of air, challenging the idea of perpetual motion. The piece notes historic experiments offer only partial insights, preserving the cautious stance of scientists about new energy sources and the limits of existing theories.
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Ao Ann
Edwin WW
Usul
Iigst
Pendinare
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