European War Clouds and Courtroom Notes From The Press
The Marble Hill Press laments European war headlines and notes a prisoner pleading guilty to murder after counsel advised otherwise. It highlights Judge Hilton’s wealth of influence, mocked by satire on A T Stewart heirs, and ridicules the lord chamberlain’s censorship of a Turkish-caricaturing burlesque. It also reports on the German court embracing a new gavotte lanciers and describes rising distress from town tramps as winter nears.
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Gavotte Lanciers
Royal Ylayhouse Company
Abdallah
Wisconsin paper charged with criminal libel over diphtheria claim
A Superior Wisconsin newspaper faces a criminal libel charge after alleging Iron River had 15 diphtheria cases and calling for quarantine. City attorney and health commissioner filed the prosecution, noting no such cases exist. The item contrasts with discussions of James Russell Lowell and posthumous writings.
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Wiscoysix
Superior
Iron River
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Stamp size debate and a massacre remark in disjointed pieces
The fragment argues for smaller postage stamps and references a massacre involving British colonials and Matabeles in South Africa. It then contrasts U S reactions to Brazilian ships and Admiral Mello, warning of potential U S action against ships bound for delivery and delivery disputes near U S ports.
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United States
Admiral Mello
Uncleham
Rio
Jane Club in Chicago Aims at New Social Model
An Eastern observer describes the Jane Club in Chicago founded by Hull House’s Miss Jane Addams. It houses about forty young women, offering a shared home with receptions, library, music room, and meals for a weekly dues of three dollars. The article highlights leadership roles, monthly meetings, eligibility, and a glimpse of similar clubs forming in other cities.
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Chicago
Jane Club
New York Sun
Jane Adams
Hull House
Garret
House Committee
Bulfinch
Dwight
Keightley
Ake
Ible
Philadelpha
London
Whackem
Johnny
Washing Fianness Plannels and Laundry Tips
A guide advises washing flannels separately in warm soapy suds, not rubbing on boards. Rinse in warm water until soap is removed, then dry indoors near a fire or over a register. It also notes Chicago’s library houses 7,000 volumes across 23 countries and languages.
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Chicago
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Marble Hill Press
Tom Allen
Marble Hill
Missouri
Paris
Berlin
Stewarts
A. T. Stewart
Hilton
Turkey
St James
Poisteols
Kentucky
Woman's Department
Colo
South
Afica
Indiana
Salley Gardens
Hester Stanhope
Hester Stan
Earl of Stanhope
Earl of Chatham
William Pitt
Hold
Wales
Mt Lebanon
Recov
Tey
Dnees
Fridzety Nan
St. Nicholas
Heaven
Earth
Jimime Bolvin
Canadas
Winnipeg
Nicholes
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