Roosevelt and Chilean diplomat clash over Monroe doctrine
Washington reports that former President Roosevelt and Chilean minister Dr Marcia Martinez argued over the Monroe doctrine in Santiago. Martinez defended the doctrine as outdated while Roosevelt asserted its ongoing relevance, with both speeches reviewed by Chilean foreign offices. A Chilean legation official noted no formal protest, and a small student group cheered during Roosevelt’s reception, though not representing public opinion.
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Rio de Janeiro
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Colombia
Ripon Wis a good town to rest in and its oddities
Ripon Wis December travelogue notes the city as a restful town with fine brick and frame mansions many built around a Carnegie library and good schools. Mentions population about 2800, Ripon College, two weekly papers, St Paul railroad impact, varied architecture, and quirky local phone lines and civic quirks.
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Railroad Commission
Chicago
Nigotine
Minute Men Signalers Scarce In Armies Of War And Peace
Readers of Answers! learn that minute men are skilled army signalers who can send the Morse code with a flag in six seconds. They must work fast, endure danger on the march, and often receive little pay or recognition. In peace they face no fatigue duties, but in war they are prime targets and essential for long communication.
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Ignaler
London Answers
Jie
Goley
South Africa
Don’ts for City Visitors From a New York Hotel
A Chicago Post summary notes a New York hotel owner’s practical card of warnings for visitors. It covers securing valuables in a hotel safe, beware of strangers posing as friends, avoid purses and guns, and cautious travel in unfamiliar districts while not becoming overly paranoid. The piece juxtaposes large city hazards with common sense guidance for guests.
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Min
Chebunse
Pecatonica
Chicago
Chicago Post
Murderers Burke and Hare Recalled by London Chronicle
The London Chronicle recalls Burke and Hare, body snatchers who supplied corpses for dissection. Hare, who turned queen's evidence, was released after Burke was hanged on 13 accomplices testimony. Hare later wandered London streets as a blind beggar, his history ending when laborers exposed him and cast him into a lime pit.
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Hare
Burke
London
Ballantine
London Chronicle
Indian Summer Echoes Call Men Back to the City
In autumn the country glows with green, gold, and scarlet as Indian summer seduces men to the country. Yet necessity or winter gaiety pulls them back to the nervous grind, leaving us to dream of striking the long trail and finding adventure, health, and rest in the unknown woods.
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Dever
Hig
Harpers Weekly
Uses for Gold-Filled Wire in Jewelry Making
Gold-filled wire has proven durable and pliable, rivaling solid gold in many tasks once costly. It excels in spectacle rims and other demanding work, with factories consuming vast amounts annually. The process yields a gold shell pressed onto a base metal, creating filled gold.
Eggs as Remedy for Wounds and Dysentery
An old medical note praises eggs for wound soothing benefits when applied as a warm white and as a coating for the stomach and intestines. It asserts eggs are cooling, emollient, and useful in dysentery, suggesting two to three eggs daily in ordinary care with rest, diet, and quiet to aid recovery.
Poem Writing Punished in Cairo Trial
A Cairo court jailed Abdul Hatim El Masri for three months after ruling a poem about the Khédive contained subversive passages. The sentence aimed to punish the lyricist while offering a chance to repent for the crime.
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United States
Cairo
Abdul Hatim el Masri
Temarke Jn
Khédive
Milk in Red Bottles Promises Longer Freshness
A claim from Knickerbocker Press that red milk bottles keep milk sweeter and purer longer than clear or colored bottles. Experiments suggest violet rays cause spoilage while red light may neutralize lacteal microbes, potentially leading to widespread adoption and new bottle millionaires.
Old-Fashioned Rooms Feature Doulton Chintz Dishes
In an old-fashioned room, imitations of Old English chintzes in vest create charm. Royal Doulton dishes echo these designs with gay plumaged birds and bright flowers on light grounds. Some pieces are large shallow bowls with openwork rims, others tall-stemmed, all suitable for quaint chintz decor.
Currency bill conference changes outlined by House and Senate
The report details amendments agreed by conference committees on the currency bill. Key points include retention of the comptroller of the currency and secretary of agriculture on the organizing committee, ex officio status on the Federal Reserve Board, seven directors, ten year terms, and regional reserve banks totaling eight to twelve with four to be named by the parent bank and three by the Fed Board. Also noted are reserve requirements, elimination of certain guarantees, revised rediscount rules, longer transition, vault reserve mandates, and changes to note denominations and gold backing.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Organization
Federal Reserve Board
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