Diverse Curiosities From Nature and Society
Japanese flurinia reddens in sun and white in shade. Belgie added 3000 pores yearly through drainage. Three barking-less dogs include the Australian dingo and Tibetan hion-tended breed. About 200000 geese enter Saxony yearly from Russia. A truck carries 1700 geese. they receive food and drink en route. The czar grants women same admission rights as men at Helsingfora University. Whitney's New York staircase copies Venetian design, took six months. A government machine promises to replace thirty mathematicians at Capito l Hil. Bir mingham, with Chamberlain’s support, hires William James Ashley as commerce chair. Buffalo bankers’ convention marks first in America. John Clinton Jr leads First Colored Bank and a negro daily in 189. Jerome pursues Comique theater lease, to host a fully colored troupe. Fish produce sounds. trigla sings across nearly an octave, opitlium species have bone-based rattle mechanisms, and um- Drinas drumming reaches 30 fathoms deep.
Public recreation grounds and Manila school noted in article
The piece describes London public recreation spaces and burial grounds, then highlights a Manila free normal school teaching modern methods to native teachers. It cites 45 American teachers led by Dr Barrows, with 600 Filipino teachers attending, and notes high attendance and funds-driven support for summer schools in Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Normal School
Manila
David Barrows
California
Lalanda
Zambales
O'Neill
Ialande Presenta
Porto Rico
San Jian
Prosperity Rights and the Sovereign Power over Property
The article argues property rights are subordinate to state power, with eminent domain allowing public seizure without full compensation. It notes personal property, stock and debt creations rely on laws, which can be repealed, and warns against absolute ownership. It cites legal precedents and critiques political rhetoric about property and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
H. M. Ashton
Chicago
Tariff Walls and American Labor Debate
A Republican rally in Ohio advocates tariff protection for American labor, arguing tariffs shield workers from low foreign wages. The author questions how tariffs on iron and steel help labor if exports rise, challenging claims that higher costs deter imports when English producers can still compete abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
England
Organized Capital Organized Labor War of Extermination Debate
A Minnesota Farm Stock and Home column cites Interaily press dispatches from New York noting a 43 1 6 percent extra dividend for Pennsylvania Coal stock holders after J P Morgan Co acquired the Erie railroad. The piece condemns employer plans to wage war on trades unions and calls for parity in the capital labor dispute amid nine hour day strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interaily
New York
Pennsylvania Coal Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
Erie Railroad
Minneapolis
Parks and Boulevards Work Prompted Mayor’s Inquiry
Mayor Johnson pressed Director Salen to speed up unfinished park and boulevard projects during horse show week. He cited torn up Superior Street and suspected expired contract time limits. The exchange urged faster progress at Wade Park entrance on Euclid Avenue and questioned contractors’ headways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STI
Johnson
Cleveland
Public Works
Charley
Superior Street
Salen
Wade Park
Euclid Avenue
Appeals to Reason on Gold Exports and Court Contempt
A fragmented column questions cause of export of gold as America borrows wealth abroad while securities remain overseas. It cites a Los Angeles judge fined for contempt after remarks about a case involving a theft worth $9 and notes the judge’s stance on courtroom decorum. It argues the contempt law remains in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Smith
Los Angeles
For Women and Home Incongruities in Dress
A Baltimore News column reports on women’s fashion missteps amid rainy weather. Observers note white skirts, long planes, and fragile footwear reflecting floodlit streets. A male passerby and a dateless suitor critique attire from a concert invite to casual day wear.
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Fmn
Fashion notes and quips on a lace blouse in white linen
A fragmentary Philadelphia Bullet item comments on a blouse described as white embroidered linen with rose taffeta, featuring black velvet trim, a strapa front, and a wide black velvet girdle. The tone is playful and era specific, noting embroidery and cuff details.
Striking Black and White Costume For a Luncheon Drink
A vintage recipe describes a berry julep style beverage using crushed fruit juice, ice, sugar, mint, and whole berries or peeled grapes. It notes serving in tall mint-garnished glasses for a dainty look at company luncheons and ties with luncheon color ribbons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fear of Leprosy Sweeps Europe With Medical Alarm
The article notes rising leprosy cases across France Germany and Britain amid concerns of a wider outbreak. It cites 19th century conferences and proposed isolating facilities including a French leprosy sanitarium and strict German quarantine measures, detailing regional spread in Brittany Nice Sagra Alicante and mobile transmissions among military missionaries and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Europe
Western
French Academy of Medicine
Berlin
Hesnler
Brittany
Nice
Alpes-Maritimes
Orient
Sisters of Charity
Itta
Russia
Meme
Great Britain
Portugal
Spain
Alicante
Philippes
Jalon
Parcent
Orba
Voter Post Ballot Rights In Victoria Enacted
In Victoria the new law allows a voter to record a vote by post. A ballot paper is obtainable through the local postmaster from the returning officer, filled in in the presence of a policeman who must not view the voter's name, and then posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micke
Victoria
Coyotes In Oregon Profit and Plausible Plentitude
Coyote hunting is profitable in Oregon as bounty warrants reach 100000. A Harney county hunter claimed 1100 dollars from last month’s payments while the season records show 490 coyotes and 63 wildcats taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Harney County
Compulsory Non-Mealstance Doctrine Cited
A fragmented reminiscence notes Contuciua teaching the doctrine of non-resistance and expresses doubt about lending money when funds are unavailable, reflecting a terse dialogue on frugality and moral stance.
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Kansas
Qarsett
Belgie
Tibet
Saxony
Alexander University
Helsing Fora
William © ‘Whitney
Venice
Whitney
Acientie
Capitol Hil
Washington
Bureau of the Coast Survey
the Conneil
University of Birmingham
Joseph Chamberlain
William James Ashley
Harvard University
Faculty of Commerce
Buffalo
America
John Clinton, Jr
First Colored Bank
Philadelphia
William Jerome
Comique Theater
Broadway
Jerome
London
Epping Worst
Wanstead
Tettle City Gardens
Prkin
Pekin
Ross
Johnstown Democrat
Drese
Aftgen von Mieure
Pneumonis
Baltimore
Mademoiselle
J. Playiis le
Baltimore Newa
Old Mother Hubbard
Twat
Nurwary
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