South Africa and the question of emigration future
The piece weighs South Africa's appeal to settlers against Canada, Australia, and other lands. It argues that despite British influence, long-lasting political and social tensions between Boers and Britons will hinder peace, with memories of past battles shaping future relations and immigration choices.
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Mears
Pesce
Hetween Boer
Hi'ton
South Africa
Ufe
Canada
America
New Zealand
Australia
Borneo
Pampas
South America
Cuba
Egypt
North Borneo
Cape Colony
England
To-Say
Sweeney Wins Big As McDonald Delivers Fake Arrest
The Roxborough Athletic Association of Pennsylvania boasted a strong amateur baseball club led by Sweeney whose heavy batting carried them through crucial games. On a key Saturday, police officer McDonald used a fake warrant to compel Sweeney’s attendance. Sweeney arrived in uniform and delivered a heroic performance, hitting a home run with three men on base. He now holds a new job as replacement sources note.
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Sweeney
Roxborough
McDonald
Theaptain
First Chemical Factory Opens in Salem in 1811
The first chemical factory in the country began operation in Salem Massachusetts in 1811. Early residents opposed the plant arguing that the fumes filled the air and made life intolerable for those nearby.
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Salem
Mass
Indian School at Carlisle Seventy seven tribes represented
The Carlisle Indian Training School in Carlisle Pennsylvania educates 1,007 pupils from seventy seven tribes. Senecas are the largest group. Last year the pupils produced a return of twenty eight dollars. The piece notes one admirable aspect of the work and a remark about someone acting natural.
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Carlisle
Indian Training School
Veteran writer of boys stories Henty famed author of military tales
Veteran writer Borger Alfred Henty of London is the leading author of boys books on both sides of the Atlantic. He crafts at least three long historical novels yearly and has produced about eighty juvenile novels and nearly a hundred volumes overall. At 69, his literary output remains undiminished. He left Cambridge to join the Crimean War and has served as a battlefield correspondent in major European conflicts.
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Borger
Alfred Henty
London
Henty
Cambridge University
Woman Bravely Survives Niagara Barrel Run
Mia Anna Edson Taylor of Bay City Michigan celebrated her forty third birthday by riding a six foot barrel over Niagara Falls. She survived after being spun around and striking rocks, saying she would not repeat the peril for any sum. She planned the stunt to raise money for a Texas ranch mortgage and history records her as the first to attempt such a feat.
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Mia
Anna Edson Taylor
Bay City
Mich
Niagara Falls
Taylor
Auburn
N. Y
State Normal School At
Albany
Texas
Niagara Rapids
Barrel Rescue Flung From Niagara Falls Blued by braving water
A barrel containing Mrs. Taylor plunged over Niagara Falls near the Canadian side. After 50 minutes the container surfaced in the river below and was hauled ashore. She suffered a head contusion and numerous bruises with severe headaches but survived the ordeal. Spectators watched in anxious suspense as the perilous drop ended with a dramatic rescue.
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Horseshoe Falls
Mrs. Taylor
Revolver Wounds More Dangerous than Rifle for War or Civil Life
A New York Medical News article explains revolver wounds carry higher risk of septic infection than rifle wounds. It notes revolver cartridges are dirty, grease-coated, and frequently handled, possibly introducing infectious material into tissue. Rifles sterilize bullets by heat and rifling aids cleansing, reducing infection risk, while revolvers may harbor dormant microbes that later multiply and cause septic conditions.
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New York Medical News
Man of Iron Porter Survives Lead Wounds Told as Iron Chancellor Tale
A Westminster Gazette piece recalls a German porter who bragged of being a man of Iron after a sportsman fired at him with at least ninety lead shots into his back. His brother removed about half the load, and medical checks later confirmed the tale. The porter avoided surgeons, fearing the hunter gamekeeper who shot him during a poaching expedition.
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Westminster Gazette
Granite Boston Streets Use Cement Joint Fill
Boston streets are paved with granite blocks on concrete with pebbles and grout. Formerly pitch was used in joints, now cement and sand fill them, hardening like stone and expected to last decades. Also notes the World Seacoast Line length about 134000 miles and that money accumulation is a habit.
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Boston
Globe
Southern girl crafts a living by mending clothes
A tale highlights Miss A D as a resourceful Southern girl who left poverty for New York to study art. After printing patronage cards she mends wardrobes on premises, earning up to eight dollars daily from repairs like replacing buttons and darning socks, proving initiative and trade adaptability. The account notes her success and cites a remark on Southern women’s aptitude for new trades.
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Maryian
New York
How Diaz Is Guarded By Diaz's Secret Service Detail
Dr. Frank J. Toussaint describes Diaz’s security regime in Mexico including constant surveillance by detectives. He notes precautions against concealed weapons and suspicious behavior, and cites instances where guards blocked potential threats in public. The Milwaukee Sentinel quotes his observations on protection measures for the Mexican president.
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Mexico
Frank J. Toussaint
Toussaint
Chihuahua
Sonora
City of
Diaz
Yaqui
McKinley
Secret Service
Milwaukee Sentinel
Width of a Lightning Flash Measured at Hamburg Observatory
George Rumker of Hamburg observatory measured a lightning flash. A photo taken last August showed a tower discharge about one fifth of an inch wide, with ruler to focal distance yielding the breadth. The image reveals ragged side ribbons due to gale conditions and wind drift. A closing, humorous note says a woman on a long train journey wants all to know she is not an ordinary passenger.
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George Rumker
Hamburg
What It Costs to Marry In the United States
A survey shows marriage costs range from a nominal fee to officiants in many states with licenses and witnesses. It notes varied requirements by state, including ministers, judges, or justices of the peace officiating, and mentions laws in Tennessee Pennsylvania West Virginia Idaho and others. It also cites a rare Tennessee provision allowing nicknames without affecting validity and notes elaborate certificates in sixteen states.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Tennesseee
Old Dominion
West Virginia
Idaho
Union
Helen Gould Named Official at St Louis Exposition
Miss Helen Gould, who has accepted appointment as a member of the Board of Lady Managers for the St Louis World's Fair, is a distinguished member of the late Jay Gould's family.
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Miss Gould
People Who Wear the Kilt in Scotland Society
The kilt is a yearly custom in Scotland among the smart society. Peers and wealthy chiefs wear Highland dress, with dukes and lords among those who don tartan for various daily and formal occasions, including a full dress outfit with sporran and dirk.
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Scotland
Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Argyll
Archibald Campbell
Kinnoull
Cameron of Lochiel
the Mackintosh
London
Sweet Revenge in the New World Nursing Rise
A Newcastle Chronicle item reports a Canadian niece of a British matron avenging an English cousin by sweeping across the boundary and impacting American society. It highlights Canadian trained nurses achieving prominence in major training schools and top U S hospitals, taking positions of responsibility.
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United States
States
Newcastle
Eng
Lafayette Monument Fund and Plans for Statue at Paris Exposition
A USA driven project led by Hubert J. Thompson raised funds from four million schoolchildren totaling 45 858 80 dollars in four weeks. Congress allocated 50000 dollars for the Lafayette monument, with plans for a grand equestrian statue in gold and silver alloy atop a colored marble pedestal, using the lost wax casting method. A star reproduction will stand during the exposition as the permanent work is begun.
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By Adesteren
Lafayette
American Republic
Hubert J. Thompson
Iowa
Thompson
Lafayette Commission
Fnur
Naclens
Congress
Lafayette Monument Fund
Duel Flares At Paris Station Over Round Trip Ticket
American student Johnson quarrels with French man over a duel and at 7 AM they meet at a railroad station ticket office. Johnson demands a round trip ticket in a fierce tone, then apologizes after the clerk stammers. The incident leads to a duel location in the suburbs.
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Johnson
Paris
Collier’s
American in Paris Tries Odd French at Hotel
An American woman in Paris asks for a mysterious phrase in a doubtful Amer ican Ollendorff French at a hotel. Employees speak English, a waiter asks to see the manager, who investigates. The guest loudly complains of incivility, asserting the French is frayed, and the phrase "a bottle of em bowpoint" is what she meant, only to reveal she intended a bottle of stout.
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Paris
Hote
Stout
New York Tribune
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George A. Henty
Niagara
Barnet
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