Imperial university in Tokio rivaling Oxford in science
The Gazette notes that an imperial university in Tokio is fully equipped for scientific work and compares favorably with Oxford or Heidelberg. Most professors are Japanese, including English teachers. Capt. I. D. Bioypent, famed long-distance swimmer, urges swimming as a lifesaving art, citing 32 lives saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tum Imperial University
Tokio
Oxford
Heidelberg
I. D. Bioypent
America
Versailles Court: Capital Status of France Clarified
A historical note explains Versailles as the legal capital per the constitution. The senate and assembly convene in the palace at Versailles, eight miles from Paris, noted for its attractions and historic significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Versailles
Senate
Assembly
Curiosities and Real Estate Notes From Nineteenth Century Era
A collage of late 1800s items notes a senator’s mother’s interest in French politics, a Harlem river land deed from 1817 now worth about 500000, and Edward Blyden as a leading Black scholar. Other items include natural gas revival methods, a Michigan anti toxine study, a New York riding tournament, paving days in Florida, falling travel costs, free saloon passenger conveyance, and Mrs Astor’s tomb flowers funded by Witam Watcort Astron with daily orchids and lilies year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Harlem River
Ninth Ward
New York
Chicago
White Star
Cunard
London
Witam Watcort Astron
Mrs. Astor
Epitome of the Week in Congress Jan Twenty First
Summary of activity in the Fifty third Congress with debates on Hawaiian policy and fortifications, bills advancing in both chambers, and new measures including bonds and currency topics. Highlights include post office Chicago building funding, gold and silver coinage reports, and canal and tax provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frye
Senate
Gray
House
Chicago
Breckinridge
Hawaii
Denver
Col. Tunsday
Alabaum
Congress
Naval Academy
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Jones
Ark
Taursday
Chandler
Hawaiian
Burrows
Mich
Great Lakes
Allen
Mills
Tex
Secretary of the Treasury
Notable Deaths and Disasters Amid Broad 1895 United States News
Brigadier General Stephen V. Benet dies in Washington at 68. A stable fire near Washington kills 36 dairy cows. Stock exchanges report $917.0 million weekly aggregate, up from prior week. Gold shipments total over $14 million, treasury reserves at $57.6 million. US business failures total 363 in the week. Boston woman Margaret McVerney drowns her two children, then tells police. Keats Stanley jewelry firm of Providence fails for $800,000. Philadelphia canvasser William McGrath kills his daughter and himself. Brooklyn trolley strike involves pay dispute and clergy involvement. Connellsville man Michael Rudak dies of nicotine poisoning. father taught him to smoke. Slieghing party collision near Middleburg kills four. Eviza Elizabeth Jervis dies at 100. Bupp sets 2 mile skating record at Red Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen V. Benet
U.S. A
Washington
United States
Treasury Reserve
Boston
Margaret McVerney
Keats & Stanley Company
Providence
William McGrath
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Father O'Hara
Connellsville
Michael Rudak
Middleburg
Eviza Bpeth Jervis
Joel Jervis
Amityville
L. I
Olan Bupp
Redbank
N. J
Joseph Donoghue
Senators Elected in 22d Legislature and Northern California Snow
United States senators were chosen in the 22d legislature including Illinois Shelby M. Cullom, Wyoming Francis E. Warren, and Texas Horace Chilton among others. A coal mine explosion at Trade Water plant near Sturgis Kentucky killed five workers as walls collapsed. Cincinnati manufacturers' convention urged reciprocity and Nicaragua canal control. Northern California saw 10 feet of snow in ninety hours with trains held eighty hours and a four day blockade ahead.
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United States
Ilinois
Shelby M. Cullom
Wyoming
Francis E. Warren
C. D. Clark
Oregon
J. N. Dolph
Kansas
Lucien Baker
Texas
Horace Chilton
California
George C. Perkins
South Dakota
Richard F. Pettigrew
Tennessee
Isham G. Harris
North Carolina
Marion Lutler
West Virginia
Elkins
Trade Water Company
Sturgis
Cincinnati
Nicaragua Canal
National Convention of Manufacturers
Gold Found In Marysville Creek Sparks Local Excitement
In a creek near Marysville Ta gold was found causing local excitement. Other items report a Detroit cornerstone laid for a 500000 Masonic temple and a two year strike ending with nonunion workers starting Buckeye glass works in Wheel ing West Virginia.
Global turmoil and notable deaths highlighted in early 1900s events
Gossip of presidential pressure in Guatemala and Mexico. Lord Randolph Churchill dies in London at 46 after world travel. Chinese triumph over Japan at Wei Hai Wei. Marines landed at Che Foo to protect the American consulate. Bank of Wales looted for $2.5 million. Guatemala-Mexico ties break after passports issued to the Mexican consul. Earthquake kills 200 in Kuchan Persia. US Senate endorses non intervention on Hawaii question. bankruptcy bill discussed. Russian minister Kegeter dies at 75. Maritime wrecks near New London claim 13 lives including women and children. Crashes kill Joan Snyder and Bridget Murphy in Virginia. Sleepless 103-year-old Mrs. Stupp Baken in Indiana. Congress passes emergency deficiency bill with income tax. Fire in Gomer Ohio kills two children. A man masquerading as a woman found in San Jose. Fire destroys most of Elmore Ohio. 18000 carpet workers threaten strike in Kensington. South Dakota schools face possible closes due to Taylor defalcation. Lehigh & Wilkes Barre coal mines shut for a week. 5000 unemployed. Skating record set at Red Bank New Jersey. Hotel Castle fire damages $100000 and panics 155 guests. William Waren Wheitz shoots wife then kills himself in Lawrence Massachusetts. Note found about joint burial in one grave.
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Guatemala
Diaz
Mexico
Lord Randolph Churchill
London
Wei-Hai-Wei
Chee Foo
China
Carpenter
Bank of Wales
Cardiff
Newfoundland
Canada
Kuchan
Persia
United States
Senate
House
M. Ke Gters
St. Petersburg
New London
Conn
Joan Snypder
Bridget Murphy
Church
Coulterville
Josefa Stupp Baken
Anderson
Ind
Thomas Williams
Gomer
Miuton B. Matson
San Jose
Cal
Elmore
Maggie Flynn
Mary O'Malley
Kensington
South Dakota
Taylor
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Company
Joan S. Johnson
Red Bank
N. J
Fine
Castle
New York
Waren C. Wheitz
Annie
Lawrence
Mass
Three Matrimony Trials and Local Crime in Illinois
Miss Gertrude Arnold and George Ewing wed in Pana while Arnold’s prior marriage to Romeo Ellis ended in desertion and divorce. Other items report saloon damages, a murder linked to bootleg liquor, and various accidents and legal actions across Illinois towns.
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Gertrude Arnold
George Ewing
Pana
Miss Arnold
Romeo Ellis
Harrison House
Ellis
George Cagnet
Cagnet
Illinois Senate and House in session at Springfield
The Illinois Senate opened with Senator Hamer presiding in Gill’s absence and discussed a pension bill for Gen John A. McClernand. Gov. Altgeld's recommendations guided House actions including an emergency $100,000 appropriation for Anna insane hospital and several new bills. Adjournment set for Tuesday.
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Senate
Springfield
Dan
Hamer
Gill
House
Congress
John A. MecClernand
Gov
Bogardus
Ill
United States
Shelby M. Cullom
John A. McClernand
Gen. McClernand
State Bar Associations
Wilson
McKinley
Committee On Elections
Committee On
Noling
Illinois
Homeopathic School of Medicine
Judiciary Committee
Justices of the Peace
Mauritzson
Committee On Penal and Reformatory Institutions
Ward is penniless as Grant's robber near Geneseo
New York reports Ferdinand Ward the man who ruined General Grant is living at his parents old Geneseo home in straitened circumstances. He is believed penniless despite public rumor of a hidden fortune. In Ohio Lorain sees 250 residents sick as winter cholera fears grow. Officials blame impure hydrant water for the outbreak.
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Gen. Grant
New York
Ferdinand Ward
Gen. A. S. Grant
Sing Sing
Geneseo
Livingston County
Ward
Enya
Lorain
Untold Scenes of Pre-Revolution Social Life
Describes medical practices with large doses in early America and daily life details. Notes include candle lighting in homes and public spaces, a boarding school enforcing sermon notes, limited theatre tolerance in Boston, and colonial currency values across colonies. Ends with etymology of Costa Rica meaning rich coast.
Grip and Sword of Endeavor Reflect Steadfast Resolve
A compact line extols strength and resolve, praising unyielding grip and the disciplined pursuit of noble aims. The imagery centers on endurance, steadfast effort, and the power of determination.
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Findlay
Findlay, C
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Wheeling
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Duluth
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Elwood
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Natchez
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Foreign Intelligence
Illinois State News
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Canton
J. J. Smith
J. E. de Wolf
Lewiston
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Andy Warfield
Porter
John Porter
Monmouth
Butler
Warren County
Newton
Pearl Gillmore
Charles H. Smith
J. 11. Larrabee
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C. Gilmore & Son
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Lamoille
Fraf. Small
Chicago University
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Taylorville
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Freeport
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Pratt County
Wade Hampton
John Slovey
Cairo
Augustus Anderson
Rockford
Madison Ford
M. E. McHenry
May Marshall
Dack” Gerry
Ilinois Central
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Matthew Wright
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Ile
Lewis Beason
Lincoln
Audubon
Silas Beason
Carlyle
Buxton
George Champion
Henry Goff
Thomas Rankin
John $. Thompson
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Lacon
Cowden
Jesse
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Jasper Chapin
Hickory Grove
Decatur
Fred Vance
Christman
G. E. Tucker
Louis Wilson
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Charles Meyers
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Ferdinand Wiegand
Jacksonville
William Listy
Russell
Kenosha
Wis
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Maryland
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Georgia
Costa Rica
Mary A. Mason
William H. Hills
N. Y. Ledger
Frank L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Edgar Fawcett
Kentucky
Mississippi
Louisiana
Louisville & Nashville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Arburatism
W. F. Daley
R. A
Co CO
SWIFT
Hood
Parilla
Kilmer
Dr. Kitmer & Co
Binguamton, N
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
E Amrre
Brockton
W. L. Douglas
Walter Baker & CO
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Corchester
Elys
Oscar Ostrum
Hayfever
Ely
Street
Scott & Bowne
N. Y
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