Timely Topics On Anarchy And Puerto Rico Reform
A long opinion piece argues against anarchy and praises civic education to deter disorder. It cites historical violence, African American literacy suppression, and the need to enforce laws while acknowledging limits of drastic change. It also reviews economic reorganization as a cure for overvalued fixed capital and highlights Governor Allen’s report on sanitation and public works in Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
San Juan
Ponce
Peary's pole quest and school discipline debate
A survey of explorer Peary's polar attempts and his impact on Arctic mapping. The piece discusses the ethics and practice of corporal punishment in Waukegan public schools, weighing discipline, authority, and outcomes for pupils and teachers. It includes opinions from officials and references to broader juvenile justice views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Indianapolis
Cowboy christening by a Texas justice of the peace
In old Texas a cowboy named Wilson sought a formal christening for his son when no minister was nearby. Justice Bill Scruggins, unfamiliar with the rite, improvised a baptism using a makeshift form from memory, reflecting rough frontier attitudes toward religious ceremony.
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John Wilson
Mary Wilson
John
Old Scruggins
Justice of the Peace
Greare Parente and Child
Rio Grande
Wilson
Texas
Bill” Scruggins
Desiccated Vegetables For Military Use And Diet
Desiccated vegetables like white potatoes carrots and sweet potatoes are being studied by the War Department for weight efficient field rations. The process preserves nutrients while reducing bulk, soaking required before cooking, with potatoes rich in muscle forming elements and carrots and sweet potatoes high in starch. Regional differences show eastern vegetables are starchier and poorer in muscle forming material than California varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jam
War Department
California
Chinaman's New God and a Widow's Black Band
A North China Herald joke claims Chinamen would worship Mexican dollars as genuine worship. A widow notes a widower wearing a black armband is called an old hypocrite by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North China Herald
Becoming a Reporter. Bit of Experience for an Immigrant
Immigrant narrator recounts his failed attempts to gain newspaper work in New York. He tries the Courier and Express offices, faces disdain or rough treatment, and resolves that journalism is his true calling. He recalls Jacob Riis in The Outlook.
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Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Amer'c
Courier
the Express
Jacob Riis
Celestial Bride Widow of Brigham Young Dies in Salt Lake
Mrs Zina D Young, famed wife of Brigham Young and former wife of Joseph Smith, died in Salt Lake City Utah. Born 1821 in Waterford New York she joined Mormonism at 15 and traveled to Kirkland Ohio then Nauvoo Illinois before sealing to Smith and later to Brigham Young. She endured polygamy, joined the Salt Lake group, and remained a staunch advocate of the practice. Four widows of Brigham Young survive, all living in Salt Lake City.
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Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Zina D. Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
Water, Town
N. Y
Kirkland
Ohio
Younes
Temple
Smith
Nauvoo
New Zion
Old Peruvian Roads and Inca Transit Networks
The Incas built two road systems in Peru, one across the plateau and another along the seacoast. The coastal route reportedly stretched 1500 to 2000 miles in length and twenty feet wide, with portions still usable today. A remark on boldness in seeking money closes the excerpt.
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Peru
Death of Brigadier General William Ludlow
Brigadier General William Ludlow dies at Morristown New Jersey after a storied career. West Point graduate and veteran of the Civil War the Santiago campaign and Cuba duty he commanded in Havana and later led in Europe and the Philippines before succumbing to tuberculosis. His service earned him praise as a brave skilled engineer and trusted leader.
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Morristown
N. J
William Ludlow
United States Army
Ludlow
West Point
Santiago
Hooker
Sherman
Havana
Brooke
Cuba
United States Army War College
Europe
Philippines
Visayas
Manila
First sugar from New Orleans 1706 and other notes
The piece lists historical facts such as the first sugar from New Orleans in 1706 and the first US table cutlery in Greenfield Massachusetts in 1824. It also covers topics from silkworms in China to a Paris invented stamp-licking slot machine, car costs, measles remedies, hair dye issues, olive versus cottonseed oil distinctions, and public health observations with advice on oil health effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Greenfield
Mass
China
England
Norway
Paris
Chatinier
Portugal's King in poverty amid tight royal finances
Portugal's king is described as Europe’s poorest sovereign. Though he is said to receive 410,000 dollars annually, reports suggest no payments for some time as the national exchequer remains tight and royal dependents struggle with traders.
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Portugal
Europe
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Herr
Andrew Jackson
Corbett
Failroyds
Mr. Corbett
Salem
South
Peary
Buffalo
Pole
Greenland
M. Michalet
France
India
Spain
Madrid
Greenwich
H. F. Witherby
White Nile
Egypt
Great Salt Lake
James E. Talmage
University of Utah
Talmage
William J. Scroggins
Waco
Willyam J. Scroggins Wilson
Boston Courier
Eweken
New Orleans
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