Foreign money, navy builds, malaria study in Indian paper
The Indian natives distrust foreign cash while Madras residents wear sovereigns as jewelry. Russia plans a 13 000 ton cruiser with 17 000 horsepower and 18 knots, and a 6 400 ton protected cruiser with 19 400 bore power at 23 knots. An Italian medical paper reports malaria protection success with masks. one of 104 men studied still contracted malaria due to nightly displacement of the mask. A large share of annual penal sums go south with nearly 1 000 000 Civil War pensioners. 179 563 resided in southern states last year, as those states pay substantial pensions for veterans of the Lost Cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nivolafe
Maryland
Missouri
Emigration and a Thoreau Pencil Find Reported
Reports from St Petersburg note the Duchoborzins leaving the Caucasus for Canada and 60,000 Molukanes in Transcaucasia seek emigration to North America due to land shortage and taxes. In Concord Mass a Thoreau lead pencil find recalls the elder Thoreau's pencil making. such pencils now command high prices.
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St. Petersburg
Duchoborzens
Caucasus
Canada
Transcaucasia
North America
Tiflis
Jehnawetpol
Baku
Kare
Indusrious Agriculturists
Concord
Mass
Thoreau
Thora
Monster schooners and sweet music at sea headline tone
A fragment reads of six master George Wells built at Camden last summer with large cabins and uprights for piano like instruments aboard ships. It also notes a bond between U S public school children and Hawaii, a pledge of flag ceremonies, Arbor Day musings, and memorial trees as civic tribute linked to historic figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiaton
Milne
George Wells
Camden
United States
Brothers and Sisters
Hawaii
Poly
America
Slavery Debate Shocks North and South Unite on Child Labor
A Georgia legislature speech condemns child labor in cotton mills, detailing 8 to 12 year olds working up to fifteen hours daily for meager wages. It argues mills exploit children to enrich owners, while laws aim to curb child labor, and accuses Republicans of opposing reform to protect trusts.
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Walla
Georgia
Seaborn Wright
South
United States
Tariff Repeal Debate Aims to Blind Trusts Charge
The piece accuses Republicans of using a tariff repeal bill to thwart a steel trust, arguing the move is a political fraud meant to mislead voters about protecting industry. It claims the act is designed as a grandstand and shows the party as deceitful and self-serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Babcock
Congress
Republican Party
Bryan
Republican Congressional Committee
Ways and Means Committee
McKinley
Tara
The Mortgage Harms the Farmer in This Poem
A Ye olde agricultural complaint frames the mortgage as a merciless, omnipresent burden. It claims the loan grips farmers from dawn to night, consuming grain, cattle, horses, and family sustenance, while remaining unaffected by weather or market swings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Laber News
The Pinch of Land Monopoly Explains Wealth Gainers
In this column Ralph Hoyt argues land monopoly concentrates wealth in cities. He cites a Chicago deal where H. Wohleant bought $210,000 property at Dearborn Street and Custom House Place, held 15 months, and sold for $350,000, netting $140,000 profit. He warns speculative land grabs drain the economy and urges fair taxation to curb monopoly.
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Far West
United States
Ner
H. H. Kollesat
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Custom House Place
Diene
Go Hibtery Haeli
Ralph Hoyt
The
Star
Why Labor Hates Him Story on Wage Readjustment
A tale from labor disputes shows wage readjustment where employers call it a fair reallocation. A bookkeeper notes he did junior clerk and his own work, proposing a salary split that halves the pay, illustrating harsh effects of wage practices. The anecdote ends with Scroggs approving the adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scroggs
Old Scrogss
Empire gown highlights Paris satin and rose garland
A Paris arrival presents an empire dinner frock in violet satin trimmed with a white rose garland and black velvet knots. The tunic reaches from shoulder to belt, with Mecchio lace appliqué in white, draped and caught at the front.
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Paria
The New Spring Street Frock Described in Detail
A detailed description of a spring and summer street frock features huge masses of mange and white roses with foliage, transparent Mechiin lace on the left sleeve, velvet ribbons, and ornate buckles. The model is a princesse style with a trailing corselet skirt in biscuit colored cloth, black gulpure over mauve silk, double box plaits, and broad shoulder straps. The deep yoke uses matte muslin tucker, and the white crinoline hat is crowned and girded in black.
Idle letter from Pennsylvania man and neglected kin
A Pennsylvanian heir leaves home at maturity and loses touch with family for eighteen years. Returning, he finds father mother and siblings buried in the family cemetery. The piece notes the folly of neglecting loved ones and quotes a Minot J. Barage reflection on failure as divine discipline and release from hindrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Culture for All Aces Self-Improvement Across Class Lines
In a Chicago talk J T Hut argues culture should be open to all Americans including workers. He decries lingering slave ideas about intellectual growth and notes European norms fading in the United States. He contrasts eight hour workdays freeing laborers with professors' routine grind and urges self-improvement at the highest level.
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Perron
America
J. T. Hut
Chicago
Celibacy Insurance and Old Maid Homes in Europe
In Denmark a celibacy insurance concept offers a life annuity if a policyholder remans unmarried at 40, but forfeits if she marries before 40. Sweden and Norway feature old maid homes funded by wealthy benefactors, with strict privacy, private suites, and special trustees. The piece laments American old maids and bachelor women seeking similar options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glover
Denmark
Hood
Sweden
Norway
The Railroad King of the Northwest James J. Hill
James J. Hill of St. Paul is described as a towering railroad magnate who built a transcontinental system and shaped the Northwest. The piece notes his energy, hate, and influence, contrasting early frontier builders with his era of consolidation, and highlights the Red River Valley farms feeding his Great Northern line.
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James d. Hil
St. Paul
Linge
My. Hill
Dia Prentice
Mr. Mill
Collis
Honington
Northwest
Red River Valley
Hills
Great Northern Road
Im” Hill
Harpor'a
Pierpont Morgan to Attend Episcopal Convention in San Francisco
The busy financier Pierpont Morgan plans to attend the Episcopal general convention next October in San Francisco. The Crocker mansion in the city has been placed at his disposal for the duration of the event, underscoring his long-standing commitment to the gathering.
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A. Pinepost Morgan
F. Pierpont Morgan
San Francisco
Crocker
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