Matters Abroad and Diplomatic News
Baron Von Rechoo resigns as Prussian interior minister while Alexander W Terrell returns from Turkey. Miles arrives in London and is hosted by Whitelsw Reid. Laurier hails Canada as a great republic on the banks of the St Lawrence in Glasgow. U S Consul Dekay and Mrs Dekay attend a diamond jubilee in Havana. Spaniards defeat Cuban insurgents. Brazilian forces again rout fanatics in battle. Madrid cables Spain’s secret wish for U.S. intervention in Cuba. Gen Rebillol, 75, duels M. Gamble de Croix in Paris. ReulNot wounded. Military court convicts Bart Wainn and Vanheghe of selling secrets to Russia. second treason charge dropped. Barney Barnato’s death by suicide confirmed. funeral of actress Charlotte Walter held in Vienna with royal and civic attendance.
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Baron von Rechoo
Alexander W.terrell
United States
Turkey
Conat
NLA
Miles
London
Whitelsw Reid
Eddiem Pagha
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Glasgow
Rebillol
Paris
M. Gamble de 5
ReuiNot
Trbune
Bartwainn and
Vanheghe
Barnata
Charlotte Walter
Vienna
Hietzing
Prince Lichtenstein
Court
Champerlain
Lugar
Baron Berseen
Sugar schedule battles in senate amid probes and maiden speech
Washington D C July 12 The sugar schedule saw little progress as the senate debated minor points and one amendment to strike out differences on refined sugar. Senator McEnery Louisiana delivered his maiden speech defending sugar and voting with Republicans. Lindsey of Kentucky and Me Caffery also spoke as the chamber heard calls to recognize Cuban insurgents. A large petition demanding relief for Greer County Oklahoma was presented to Congress.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Myr. Lindsey
Kentucky
Mgr. West
Washington
Ea Journal
Lacer
Ioctor
Greer County
Oklahoma
Heary
Wget
Congress
United States
Sulzar
McKinley
Charatill
Gray
Nitts
Vesco
Whilie
Vetttigrew
J. W. Poster
Harrizon
Hawaii
Senate Agrees Tariff Schedules and Hawaii Annexation
The Senate completed most tariff schedules with Hawaii delay. Amendments on sugar rates were defeated, Pettigrew’s anti trust plank debated, and the tobacco and butter provisions advanced. An executive session announced public release of the Hawaiian annexation treaty and papers.
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Washington
Senate
Mogsrs
Jones Gari
Allison
Ren
Lilac Time Poem Fragment by Florence A Jones
Fragments of a poem describe lilac time with scent heavy on the air as south winds feebly blow and warm grass invites rest. Birds circle in the distance and the verse reflects a dreamy, near heavenly mood.
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Florence A. Jones
The Most Intelligent Dog Reads Human Commands
A Washington Star quote recounts Mr Biykins praising his dog as the most intelligent he has seen. The dog seemingly understands every word and sometimes acts in opposition, prompting the remark that understanding words is key to perfect counteraction.
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Mr. Biykins
Washington Star
Curious Facts From the Fifty Fifth Congress Directory
The Fifty Fifth Congress reveals a younger mix of members with average ages about 44 for representatives and 57 for senators. Few veterans remain, many careers span law farming and business, with 27 foreign born members, 23 of whom are of British origin, and several young figures highlighted.
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Iity-Fitta Ookefess
Butler
North Carolina
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Heitfelt
Tolabo
Bradley
McClellan
Henry
Texas
Kitejin
Sauerering
Wisconsin
House
Congress
Thomas J. Bradley
New York
Isis
New York State
Marion Buller
Senate
Justice S. Morrill
Vermont
Bite
Tennessee
George
Mipps
Pattus
St Ce Lossy
Alabama
Union
Tiese
Towyera
USA
Mr. Handy
Delaware
William Fleming
Georgia
Alexander H. Stephens
B. B. Odell
Join McDonald
Maryland
William Shatturs
Ohio
J. Otey
Virginia
Dominion of
Great Britain
St. Lewis Globe- Democrat
Life Lessons and Household Recipes From the Home Circle
A period piece advises on character building for children, gentle talk, restraint, and practical kitchen wisdom. It includes home remedies for fever, lime water for milk, and a variety of dated recipes such as Snowflake Cakes, German Pulls, and Apple Meringue, all framed as wholesome domestic guidance.
Mrs Commonstalk on Fiancée’s Mending Skills
In a quiet exchange, Mrs Commonstalk questions El about his fiancee’s suitability for home life. Cholly defends her, praising her mending talent after a quick 14 minute repair observed by the speaker.
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Mrs. Commonstalk
Cholly Commonstalk
Harper's
Gems of Thought Teach by Your Lives
A collection of quotes and reflections urging virtue, charity, cheerfulness, and duty. It cites Shakespeare Kant Kempis Montalembert Howard and others, urging action for the common good, visiting the sick, and maintaining a cheerful, Godward demeanor to illuminate the world.
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Shakespeare
Thomas Kempis
Bishop Huntington
Fragmented historic gossip snippets and sly exchanges in period newspapers
Readable fragments show quips and misheard names from multiple papers. Conversations touch on New Year greetings, domestic tension, and light scandal with stray dialect and playful banter. No clear single event, but a mosaic of era style snippets and rumors.
Night Utterance of Vengeance and Loneliness
Fragmented verse presents a cursed, solitary speaker amid tempest and night. It warns against joy, kindness, and memory as torment, urging bitterness to entrench the soul while foretelling a future blindness and excluded entry at a metaphoric gateway.
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