Pan-English athletic contest proposed for English speaking nations
The Statesman discusses a Pan-English athletic contest proposed by Astley Cooper to be held every four years. It would gather top athletes from Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and Great Britain to compete in baseball, football, cricket, and other sports. The piece urges support, calling it a grand epic in the making and a beacon for unity and peace among English speaking peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astley Cooper
Greece
Australia
United
Turkey
Europe
Tramp labor plan and foreign policy snippets of unrest
Fragmentary wartime era text contrasts a patrol of tramp reform with street work programs and public baths, then shifts to critiques of Chinese trials and European monarchs. It recalls public sanitation, road repair, and social order, with references to imperial politics and discontent in Metz.
Parliament of Mam Provokes: Talkers Lose Patience
In city crowds, self styled talkers form a talkee-talkee club called the Parliament of Man to force listening. At a late meeting a speaker urged religious toleration but faced hissed interruption. Another claimed this is where Americans discuss common ground. A devotee praised Dr. Parkhurst with a brutal epitaph for his enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bose
Mam
Taro
Parliament of Man
Parkhurst
New York
Compressed Food Ideas Boost Military and Travel Efficiency
The article discusses lightweight food packaging for soldiers, campers, and explorers, noting beef and tea capsules, compressed bread, and portable soup. It contrasts progressive logistics with political tirades, citing Liebknecht and US wealth rhetoric, then critiques Turkish arms deals and a Philadelphia waterworks chief on political morality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Trantarine
Waterworks Bureau of
Philadelphia
Elven
Spain Bound to Conquer as Insurgents Face Uprising
Special Car dispatch from New York Herald reports Major Getern Pedro Molla Montenegro, military governor of Puerto Principe, predicting a short campaign in Puerto Principe and Santa Clara against Cuban insurgents, with Maceo as the leading figure. He critiques Cuban education and the United States stance on annexation, asserting Spain will crush the revolt by March and maintain authority in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Getern Pedro Molla Montenegro
Olvi
Puerto Principe
Fourth Army Corps
Insurgenta
Puerto Princips
Rafael Vagrant
Interglow Ft
Santa Clara
Orlento
Maceo
Gomiez
Gomez
Castila
Leon
Peninsula
United States
Tha’ ‘Anton
South Carolina
Spain
Washington
Canavag
Martinioz “Campoa
Spani la
Madrid
Ora
Great Britain
Canada
Privilegal
Caid
Cleveland
Olney
St Thomas
Santo Domingo
Hawaii
Great West
Preas
New York Herald
The New Ships of the Navy in 1895
The opening of Congress in December will see a stronger navy than before with new steamers and battleships. Major additions include the Brooklyn armored cruiser, the Minneapolis, Olympia, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Maine, Texas, and Oregon. Ten new armored ships, several coast line battleships, and multiple steel gunboats join the fleet with launches and first services anticipated into 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
St. Paul
St. Louis
Navy
Brooklyn
Minneapolis
Olympia
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Indiana
Massachutetts
Oregon
Maine
Terror
Nashville
Wilmington
Helena
Iowa
Two Great International Questions Near Settlement
The piece notes progress on Armenia reform after the May 11 ultimatum signed by Russia France and Britain, with Lord Salisbury and British backing key to the sultan's pledge. It also cites a potential Venezuela British Guiana boundary accord driven by U S mediation, Britain arbitration, and possible concessions to avoid conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Porte
the Turk
Russia
France
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
England
Venezela
British Guiana
United States
Urauri
Colored voters tilt toward tariff friendly candidate at D C rally
The North’s colored voters show strong political influence as Republican peers await endorsements for the presidential nominee in Washington. Their near unanimous support signals a negro preference for high tariffs. W. W. Story’s fame rests as much on his poetry as his marble works. Cleopatra is highlighted as a standout statue and one of America’s most remarkable poems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Washington
W. W. Story
Cleopatra
Treatment for Neuralgia and Erysipelas
If one’s nerves are right he will not have neuralgia. If his blood is pure he will not have erysipelas.
Prominent Grand Rapids Man Credits Pink Pills Cure
N J Snook of 106 Dayton Street suffers neuralgia and blindness but recovers after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He regains appetite, sleep, and strength, resumes work after six boxes, and lauds the remedy. Mrs F M Snook and Mrs Brooks report similar relief from erysipelas and headaches, attributing improvements to Pink Pills. The ad touts wide use and declares the pills cure conditions once deemed incurable.
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West Side
Grand Rapids
N. J. Snook
Dayton Street
Snook
Mr. Snook
Reapair
Dr. Williams
Thad
Mr. Shook
Evening Press
Tam
Chad
Untel
Borane
Mr. Brooks
Williams
Hng
R. Williams
Medicing i Company
Schenectady
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the Statesman
Marshall, Mich
China
Germany
Metz
William
Herr Liebknecht
Brasiau
Hillea
Liebknecht
Consuelo Vander Bilt
General Mella
J. My. Brooks
Grands Rapids
Presa
Grand Rapids, Midh
Finnnces
Dre Williams
Anid Lin
Sant T
Mra. F. MM. Teooke
Quint Strom
Erysinelas
Merv. Brinks
Q’ Leary
East State Street
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