European insurance plans shape future U S policy
A survey of Western Europe shows policymakers pursuing social insurance for aged and sick workers, with early gains noted and implications for the United States. The piece discusses education, rural life, temperance remedies, and public policy on natural resources and eminent domain. It also critiques modern explosive developments and notes Jay Gould’s controversial career as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Olcott in India Promotes Theosophy and Mahatmas Visit
Theosophy advocate Col H. S. Olcott travels in India and abroad, speaking on the gospel of truth. He describes mahatmas as real spiritual beings, notes letters from masters, and mentions Blavatsky’s influence. He cites letters from mahatmas, some written by non Indians, and recalls travels with Mme Blavatsky and others.
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Olcott
Mme. Hlavataly
Japan
Watter
Mme Dilavatsky
India
Nombay
Mme. Misvateky
Madras
Hesants
Col Olcott
Aya
Italy
Inai
Imahatmna
Malatia
Mme. Dravatsky
Mall
Ople
Mahatma
Theosophical Society
Thave
Mra. Stosant
Moses
Thibat
Belgian-born critic helps create Maurice Maeterlinck
William Archer, London critic, described as keen observer of theatre, traces the Belgian playwright’s rise. He credits Archer with spotlighting Maeterlinck in the Fortnightly Review, portraying him as a pessimist tragedist who writes dark dramas for posterity yet hides a gentle, athletic, and cultured personal side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isben
Munich
William Archer
Belgium
Europe
Maurice Maeterlinck
Archer
Screed
Maurice Madterninck
Wagner
Maurice
Hoe
Athelat
Erobua
Miss Helen Mather A Gifted Novelist With Admirers
The portrait portrays an English novelist who counts nearly as many admirers in Europe and America as in this country highlighting her celebrated status and literary influence across continents.
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Europe
America
Helen Mather A Gracious British Writer Emerges
A portrait of Helen Mather from Great Britain lauds her sprightly readable books that avoid strong emotion. The critique portrays her as industrious, high-bred, kind, and broad-minded, with modest emotional range, an admirable figure for steady, patient readers.
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Great Britain
Raine
Helen Mather
The Great Heresy Case Trial Near for Briggs
The article discusses the upcoming trial of Professor Briggs for heresy before the Presbytery of New York City. It notes public interest rivaling political upheaval and predicts the case will move from Presbytery to Synod and then General Assembly, with outcomes potentially affecting wider denominational decisions beyond Dr Briggs himself.
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New York
Prof. Theological Seminary
Heological Seminary
Allo
New York City
General Assembly
Briggs
Use for the Tendon Reveals New Soudan Application
A use has been found for the Soudan with a long term supply of sand. The country produces sums and las omens to leasen way fh Sagin able. The text is garbled and lacks clear details.
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Sum Berlasens
The East and West Rival Fur Trade Secrets
The article traces the global fur trade from Astrakhan to Mantchoorin and Hudson Bay, noting traders like Ni'al Novgorod and the wide range of furs such as bear, otter, lynx, and ermine. It details the finishing process from soaking and fleshing to dyeing, pest removal, and the fine art of matching fur pieces for garments, highlighting the labor, skilled crafts, and specialized equipment involved.
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Astor Fortuna
Great Fur Mart
Ni'al Novgorod
Astrakhan
Mantchoorin
Hudson Bay Company
America
London
Galt
Thames
Senlakin
Ermine
Blind Stare Sparks Carroom Confrontation
A middle aged man, blind and accompanied by a younger handler, stares persistently at a woman in a train car, provoking embarrassment for the lady and rising anger in her husband until the standoff ends with the man apologizing and claiming blindness. The crowd expected a confrontation, but the revelation shifts the scene to a moral misread.
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Oglera
Indy
Blindness in Horses Entertaining Facts From a London Journal
A London journal notes remarkable blind horse behavior. They avoid fences, sidle near obstacles, and seek water by sensing facial impressions. Observations discuss facial perception as a possible sense and compare to human blindness. The piece questions if skin sensations trigger brain input and notes coat changes with seasons.
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London
Odd Bits From Nature and Science Notes
A collage of curious claims ranges from snake behavior and plant chemistry to Jupiter physics and ocean forces. It cites naturalists, astronomers, and unnamed observers about antipathies of rattlesnakes to ash leaves, high wave pressures, and speeds of light-related concepts, all in a breezy period newspaper tone.
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Jupiter
Coals
France
Darwin
Michelot
California
Seeeas Tees
Baron Hirsch Fortune Origins Told From German Ancestry
The piece traces Baron Hirsch’s wealth to his grandfather Joseph Hirsch of Wurzburg. It notes a strategic land purchase at Rottendorf, long-hidden church treasures including a Madonna and Child with diamond eyes, and a later fortune that made Hirsch’s lineage one of Europe’s richest. It frames the tale as a centuries-old hunt for the source of the baron’s riches.
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Baron Hirsch
Lye
Wurzburg
Havaria
Joseph Ilirsch
Joseph Hirsch
Joseph
Europe
Tottendorf
Franconia
Nacoléon
Rottendorf
Wurtzburg
Napoleon
The Copts of Egypt Guardians of Christian Legends
Harper's Magazine notes the Copts of Egypt as ancient Christian guardians, their language and rites in a shifting mix with Arabic. It highlights their hidden convents and churches in Cairo, the old liturgy partially preserved, and the potential for future scholarly discovery and translation into popular tales.
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Prea
Egypt
Heliopolis
Cairo
Ita
Mohammed
Harper’s Magazine
William Blakeney the Pilgrim Storyteller And Frauds
A Harper's Magazine piece recounts William Blakeney a shuttle-maker who posed as a world traveler and pilgrim. He boasted of journeys to Seville Rome the Holy Land and even the Pope but was exposed as never leaving London. He stood in pillory and later died likely from suppressed fiction.
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William Blakeney
Seville
Rome
Holy Land
London
Jerusalem
Damascus
St. Paul
Harper's Magazine
Nihilists as Siberia’s learned helpers clash with stereotypes
In Siberia officials claim nihilists and “malchishki” are unfit, yet museum directors seek the very educated youths for archaeology, art, and excavation work highlighting a conflict between public stereotype and practical need for capable locals.
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Siberia
Malchishki
Sa Nariata
Minualnsk Museum
Biberia
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