Pageant and Mourning as Victoria Leaves Isle of Wight
From Cowes to Portsmouth the funeral procession of Queen Victoria drew immense crowds. Naval pageantry mixed splendor with grief as ships, including the Japanese battleship Husar and the royal yachts Victoria and Albert, carried mourners and royal mourners toward burial at Windsor. The ceremony featured uniformed guards, salutes, and a solemn tolling as the fleet and crowds paid tribute to the late monarch.
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London
Victoria
Solent
Nelson
Cowes
Grant
Powell
Quves Victoria
Osborne
Portsmouth
England
Tesh Pan
Alberta
Osborne House
Resideres Gronnilor
Liem
Vega
Lown Hill
Queen Victoria
Europe
Toutsdy the Holy
Borth
Bogulyn
Windsor
Alamond Juuilte
Byury Polar
Vantage
Trafalgar
House of Lords
House of Commons
Frm
Victora Station
Dartsmouth
Britain
Portugal
Spain
Carlos V
Majestic
Alverta
Ino
Thea
Cormac
Edward
Emperor William
Victoria and Albert
William
Hohenzollernm
Mortsmouth
Victory
National Irrigation Debate Faces Opposition in Senate
In Washington on January 26 the senate debated an amendment to the Indian appropriation for surveys and an irrigation dam on the San Carlos Apache reservation. Senator Platt led opposition, arguing the plan would obligate the government to fund irrigation. Senators Quarles Stewart Chandler and Thurston backed the project, while concern grew over the method of securing support via appropriations rather than full legislation. The amendment remained pending as the House pressed postal codification efforts.
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Washington
Senate
San Carlos
Gila River
Platt
Connecticut
Quarles
Wisconsin
Stewart
Chandler
Thurston
Benater Quades
Nflan
West
House
DIM
Loud
California
Congressional debate on irrigation and shipping bill chaos
Senators Towne and Ives spar over the irrigation plan while the Senate advances the Indian appropriation and a controversial shipping bill. The House debates agricultural appropriations, a Utah polygamy amendment, and bureau of animal industry funding as leaders push to front the shipping bill this session.
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Washington
Irs
Senate
Turner
House
Wiworth
Mr White
N. C
Lie House
Corliss
Bureau of Animal Industry
Mann
Secretary of Agriculture
Turley
Tenn
Jouss
Ark
Mer. Landis
Indiana
College of
Utah
King
Roberts
Utah Agricultural College
Wutt
Tunnel Collision Sparks Curious Town Visit
An affable young man recounts a crash in a tunnel where two cable trains collided recently. Uncle Si and two companions decide to investigate, intrigued by the unexpected scene. The newly made acquaintance soon vanishes, leaving the group eager for outcomes.
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Uncle Si
Uncle Sl
Conn
Reforming views on Uncle Tom's Cabin by F Hopkinson Smith
A critical piece analyzes F Hopkinson Smith remarks about Uncle Tom's Cabin. It argues the novel correctly exposes slavery’s harsh realities and condemns Smith's defenses as superficial and extreme. The author cites Stowe, Shelby, and the slave system to defend the book’s portrayal and its impact on the North and South.
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F. Hopkinson Smith
South
Lada
Virginia
South Carolina
Kennan
Russia
Catisons
North
Smibh A
Baltimarn
Stowe
Smith
Cal
Cartersville
Mrs. Stowe
Th. Smith
Mr. Smith
Phillips
Lycreitt Mott
Isaac T. Hopper
Wesley
Charles Sumner
Stainless Statesman
Wald
Fragments Call Slavery Rhetoric a Criminal Mistake
The Springfeld Republican quotes abolitionist sentiment arguing that Uncle Tom's Cabin exposed slavery as a crime and a moral mistake. It contends the Civil War era proved human equality must be proclaimed and slavery removed from law and flag, marking a grim national appraisal.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Republic of
Freemen
Trist
Springfeld
American manicures rise in London demand outpacing natives
The New York Sun notes American manicurists in London command higher demand than local workers. English technicians use blunt strokes and red polish, while American operators leverage skill from Paris training. A few American pros still find work abroad, often advertising as Americans, with fees far higher than their work might justify.
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Eaghe
London
Paris
Tonton
Leienster
Shearis
Uner
New York Sun
Imported Jokes and Society Gossip in Punch Style
A fragmented collection of humorous quips and social curiosities from a Punch style page. Dialogues include remarks about invitations, fashion, neighbors, piano practice, and amusing mispronunciations. The piece references Miss De Fashion and Miss De Pretty, with playful exchanges and character snippets.
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Elvie
Mooney
Smasher
Roy Nurey
de Fa
Ds Pashion
Miss de Pretty
Mr. Rickfellow
Sam
Husbiné
A Century in Human Invention and Counting
A Hartford Cousant reflects that a century is a human construct not tied to celestial markers but defined by invention and counting. He notes counting began with humans using ten fingers, suggesting a century would be only 64 years if two fingers were unused. The piece ponders the significance of a century beyond astronomical measures.
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Hartford Coustant
Century’s End Bell Toll Marks Quiet Transition
A reflective line suggests a celestial bell toll to signify the end of a century and its successor, aiming to end disputes over the exact moment of transition. The wording evokes solemn ceremony and finality without naming people or places.
Mortality in Porto Rico Reveals Poor Hygiene
Dr King reports on Porto Rico mortality showing widespread malnutrition and sanitation problems. Ponce’s mixed population suffers from underfeeding, contaminated water, and poor drainage. Anemia from ankylostomum duodenale and dysentery are prominent, with malaria variably involved. The note stresses the need for scientific study of this newly acquired territory.
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United States
Porto Rico
Dre W. Wo King
United States Marine Hospital Service
Ponce
de Burelaine
King
Coust
Yofrid
Philadelphia Medical Journal
Bluffing Saloon Wreckers in Sioux City Campaign
Twenty women gathered at Mrs. William Luther’s home in South Sioux City with Mr. Luther as the town marshal and a council member leading a saloon wrecking drive. They smashed John Péygon’s front door and scattered furniture, then approached Jon Blenkiran’s building where Geo. Ammerman allegedly ran a gambling joint and warned intruders would face violence, but the group paused.
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Sioux City
Nation
William Luther
Luther
Steve Casser
Youscil
John Péygon
Jon Blenkiran
Geo. Ammerman
Wkirai
Robert H. Mc Bride Dies in Poverty After High-Profile Career
Former war correspondent and newspaper man Robert H. Mc Bride died yesterday in Mitchell, South Dakota, after a career that included marriage to Mrs. Dousman, a millionaire widow who later secured a divorce. He passed away poor and alone amid fading notoriety.
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Sioux City
Robert H. McBride
Trous Ag & War
Mitchell, S$. D
Rumors of a War in Cairo Dispatches
A Cairo dispatch reports that Zionist forces from Abyssinia arrived in Paris by rumor for a great battle in which 7,000 men were killed. The piece suggests King Menelik is absent and at the Egyptian frontier to limit the Egypt Abyssinian border.
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Abyssinia
Paris
Ironcals
Cairo
Menelik
The Way to Keep Cider and Bottle Making Tips
A historical note describes preserving cider by boiling and reducing at least a third, bottling with aralsen or mustard seeds, corks sealed with wires, and storing bottles in a dark cool closet. A fragment mentions a party of scientists visiting a scientific mirage experiment.
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Lanres’ Home Journal
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