In' Kinley's Entree at the Inaugural Day
Washington February 27 The article outlines the 4 March inauguration, detailing the oath ceremony, parade, and ball rituals. It notes McKinley as president elect and Hobart sworn in as vice president, with Cleveland to Jersey after festivities, describe crowds, processions, and grand displays on inauguration day.
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Cleveland
Princeton
Ebbitt House
Custon
Berouene
Soute
Mr. Hobart
Arlington
Major McKinley
Tle
White House
Mr. McKinley
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
McKinley
President Cleveland
President McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Ted
Porter
Howe
Senatoria
Cleveland Ord Blu
Goveral Horace Porser
Poats
Artllery
Navy Yard
Mille
Capitol
Imatoad
Costclaldom
Ohio
Galeries
Army
Uty
Srace
Otension
House
Vicor
Garret A. Hobart
District of Columbia
States of the Union
McKinlay
Massion
Jersey
Pension Building
Grand Ball Preparations At The Capitol Scene
Ten thousand people are invited to a grand ball with music from hundreds of musicians, flags, flowers, and plentiful refreshments. The president and his wife will attend and host a reception, though the president no longer leads the event as in early history.
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Che Firat Jagy
Balla
James Madison
Mountaineer Seeks Letter in a Daze at Post Office
A mountaineer named T. J. Louder visits a neighboring town and, after asking for mail, argues with the postmaster over his name and status. A letter from his girl is found, but his brusque manner and government job boasts spark tension in the Washington Evening Star report.
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Sbe
Tsay
Tony
Mountaineer
T. J
Washington Evenley Star
Old Settlers Remember Gallant Yet Flawed Men
A reflective piece questions modern gallantry and reputation. It contrasts old fashioned men in overcoats with today’s behavior, noting how love, aging, and dignity shape perceptions of virtue and fault among men and women.
Falita and the Lent at St James’s Village Ballad
A satirical verse contrasts two groups at Saint James churches. Falita, faithful in devotion and charity, stays home to mind her affairs while others critique gowns and sleeve fashion. The poem labels St James’s ladies as vain hypocrites, praising Falita’s modesty and real music. Reprinted as a critique of postures and pieties.
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St. James
Falita
Falilal
St. James's
Yalila
Sii & Pate
Falia
Mor
Furbelowa
Fatila
Falllaf
Gantrill
St. Mark's
Che
Professors at Cairo University Rely on Voluntary Gifts
An old report notes that instructors at the University at Cairo in Egypt receive only voluntary gifts for their services, reflecting a tradition of paid teaching through patrons rather than formal salaries. The piece underscores local scholarly reliance on private generosity.
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Great
Cairo
Egypt
Etchenta
Why Wellie’s Blue Eyes Baffle Multidisciplinary Minds
In Chicago Record L McDuroy ponders whether metaphysical, phrenological, archaeological, and other scholarly angles can explain why Wellie’s eyes are blue. The poem-like piece Playfully probes limits of science and belief in attributing a color to sight.
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Wellie
McDuroy
Chicago
Teaching by phonograph in language instruction
R D Cortina has adapted the phonograph to language teaching and already sent over 500 machines loaded with his instruction. Each package includes a textbook, twenty lesson cylinders, and blank cylinders. Pupils listen to modeled speech with correct accent, repeat until fluent, then receive corrected cylinders and expert feedback via stenographer.
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R. D. Cortina
Cortina
New York
New York Herald
Why Churches Are Sold On Second Avenue Foreclosure
A foreclosure sale of four brick and stone church buildings on Second Avenue near Peach Street is again announced. Mortgage holders, the New York City Baptist Mission Society, seek to recover about 6000 dollars while the Tabernacle Baptist Church defends. The collapse stems from declining local support as residents moved away and the street lost its former prominence, leaving the property under debt.
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Second Avenue
Peach Street
New York City Baptist Mission Society
Tabernacle Baptist Church
The
Mail and Express
the Lollery
Fifth Avenue
Church-property sale linked to relief prospects
From a New York Mat and Express report. The text notes property being taken from a church and involvement in a debacle, with relief seen only through sale of the property. It hints at immediate financial pressure and urgent disposition of assets.
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New York Mat and Express
The Isle of Man Cat and the Manx Milk Woman
A girl recalls summer country visits to Elm Lane with cream from a milk woman in a red house and tales of a tailless Manx cat. She visits an old lady spinning linen on a coining wheel, notes a green parrot and a red frocked boy who steals her parasol, and ends with the cat’s tail remark as Mrs Frangere calls the thief. The memories blend curiosity, homey detail, and a street scene of old Elm Lane.
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Zim Lane
Elm Lane
Isle of Man
America
Kitty
Yellow House
Mamma
Heartles
Polly
Jace
Toom
Monkey on the Parasol and Ocean Stewardess Tale
A narrator recalls meeting a monkey aboard a steamer owned by a former stewardess who laughs at the animal as curious. The woman shows a parasol and corn, then makes Joco shake hands before the speaker returns home, cherishing odd memories from a past New York Ledger item.
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Joco
Jn Klin Lang
New York Ledger
Mexican navy orders new 69 foot coastal boat built in the United States
Reporter visits Walnut street workshop where Mexico’s KaVerDMet firm is assembling a 69 by 24 foot coastal craft for the Mexican Government. Lieutenant Blanco notes the boat will carry two guns and be used off Yucatan and in Chetumal Bay. Local suppliers supplied materials as Mexico shifts timber trade controls aim to curb river log rafts headed to ships.
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Walnut Street
United States
Eigutenan
Obhed
P. Blanco
Une
Me Burger
Blanco
Yucatan
Chetumal
Govercoramt
Indiana
New Orleans
Young Married People Seek Frugality and Self Denial
Advice urges newlywed couples to start small, avoid costly tastes, and skip debt. Emphasizes independence from flashy possessions, cooperative budgeting, and shared self-denial to live within means while valuing truth and duty over social opinion.
Fragmented OCR verse and military message in one text
The passage blends a garbled poetic fragment about love and desire with a historical line noting Sir Francis Scott addressing troops of the British Expedition to Asrand in lag winter, expressing disappointment that they have no chance to share bravery in battle.
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Girwins
Mily
Agray
Great Ass
Witbold
Heya
Sir Francis Scot
Asrand
Hie
Homemade Underwear Sparks Platitudes at Plaza
A garbled note suggests a debate over silk underwear and handmade garments. A speaker, not an Iniabmar, notes that if fighting had occurred, many would be absent today. Pathflnder comments imply attendance linked to conflict or unrest.
Swallows Flight From Farm to London Reported
An untamed swallow from a farm near Chetwynd Shopshire was captured and caged in London. It completed a journey of about 145 miles at a pace near two miles per hour, with the bird reportedly returning after eighty minutes of effort.
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Chetwynd
Shopshire
London
Boston
Evenlog Transcript
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Mexlou
Warship
Shem
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