Safe trust formed in Cincinnati prompts questions
A Cincinnati report notes the creation of a trust considered safe yet raises doubts about the overall safety of trusts in modern times.
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Cincinnati
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Newspaper
Mesa Free Press
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
2
Spain seeks Japan test of U S gun loading claim
A provocative remark describes Spain urging Japan to test whether the United States gun is loaded by blowing into its muzzle to expose potential danger and compliance with geopolitical posturing.
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Spain
Japan
Uncle Sam
Mills in New York Up in Arms Over Trade Strife
A New York dispatch reports milliners in the city taking a firm stand amid rising tensions in the trade. The note suggests seaside resorts may see similar protests as craftsmen voice grievances.
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New York
Massachusetts Unveils Dangerous Moth Discovery
A new and highly poisonous moth was found in Massachusetts. The state allocates significant funds to combat insect pests, including this species.
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Massachusetts
London Correspondent Misreads Bicycle Tube Geometry
An excited London correspondent claims a corner in bicycle tubing proves a geometric misunderstanding. The remark highlights a gap between sensational reporting and basic math accuracy.
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London
Genesis of Trusts Exodus Sparks Public Debate
The Atlanta Constitution weighs the Genesis of trusts versus their Exodus, noting public interest centers on the broader departure rather than the origin, reflecting current economic anxieties and policy questions.
Liberty Woman Visits City Amid Local Hype
Miss Brooxye Francis of Liberty Mo visits here drawing attention from residents and headlines. Authorities urge careful behavior around naming during public events to avoid misuses or sensational framing.
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The
Kansas City Times
Brooxye Francis
Liberty
Anarchist Picnic Revels in Fourth of July Feasting in New York
At a New York anarchist picnic held on the Fourth, attendees consumed forty kegs of beer two gallons of whisky and several dozen sandwiches. The sandwiches were likely included by a misstep.
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New York
Clergyman condemns wealth as wicked despite legality
A clergyman states that possessing $100,000,000 may be legal yet remains wicked. He finds some satisfaction in the distance between such wealth and the community, noting that wickedness is thus moved from them.
Moonlit evenings spark outdoor courtship in Boston
The Boston Herald reflects on the charm of warm nights, noting how the moon and breeze invite couples to linger outdoors and enjoy intimate moments. The mood is tender and old fashioned, celebrating simple pleasures under starlit skies.
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Boston Herald
Mystery Surrounds Widow Lizette Woodworth Reese
The Minneapolis Journal quotes a poet Lizette Woodworth Reese claiming I am Thy grass O Lord in a poetic reverie. The text notes she is described as a widow of possible melancholy, with four more similar stanzas referenced in the discussion.
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Lizette Woodworth Reese
Minneapolis Journal
Lizette
Leipsic toErect Monument for Composer Robert Schumann
The city of Leipsic, longtime home of Robert Schumann, plans a monument to the great musician. Werner Stein crafted the model after receiving the commission from a wealthy local music amateur whose name is not disclosed.
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Leipsic
Robert Schumann
Werner Stein
Tourists spend in Europe debated by New York Herald
American visitors to Europe spend about 75 to 100 million dollars yearly, averaging around 1000 dollars per person, according to estimates. The New York Herald questions the figure as too high with many travelers making short trips on 300 dollars and business travelers spending modestly.
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Europe
The
New York Herald
England Leads in Package Mail Transport Policy
A 3 year old child was sent from its father's home to Birmingham England at regular postage rates. The department indicates this line of business will not be encouraged.
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England
Birmingham
New York man convicted in two minute theft case
A New York man was charged with stealing $3, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to jail in two minutes and a half. The case notes an improbable speed of judgment and a remark about ceasing to steal larger quantities.
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New York
Swiss children must attend school six to eight years
Swiss law requires six to eight years of compulsory schooling with fines on parents for unexcused absences. Many families lack funds for basic needs, so cantons provide aid. last year about 40,000 children received state assistance.
Wireless telegraphy hailed as a success in Vienna
A Vienna cable reports Marconi's wireless telegraph proves effective for signaling short distances through wood or iron. The inventor fears military use aboard ships could trigger magazines and cause havoc, and the dispatch offers no assurances on this risk.
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Vienna
Marconi
Melrose Bank Treasurer Escapes With Large Stampede of Corks
Charles Newhall, treasurer of the Melrose Co operative Bank, absented himself recently. Initial estimates of his embezzlement proved small, but a deeper audit shows losses likely in the thousands. A trunk search uncovered 3 000 champagne corks, a find that sheds little light on actual fund missing for depositors.
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Charles 8. Newhall
Melrose
Mass
Fansas Resists Being Dumping Ground for New York Orphans
Fansas resists being used as a dumping ground for New York's cast off foundlings and objects to the practice. The passage notes the city’s strong objections and parallels the situation with Chicago.
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Fansas
Chicago
New York
New York Man Accused of Shipping Foundlings to Chicago
A New York man faces city court charges for bringing foundlings and orphans to Chicago and selling them for a stated sum. A judge ordered him to explain the origins and authorization of the trafficking, though the outcome was not published. The issue calls for investigation of charitable safeguards.
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New York
Chicago
West
Manitou Mayor Claims 160 Acre Pike's Peak Summit
Mayor Lewis of Manitou Colorado filed a land claim on the snowbound 14000 foot summit of Pike's Peak covering 160 acres. The area became public domain after Cleveland transferred the summit to the interior department. He expects income from tourists rather than irrigation or grazing.
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Lewis
Manitou
Colo
Pike’s Peak
Cleveland
Interior Department
British novelist Hawkins courted for American readings
A retiring British author of the Zenda stories, Hawkins, is drawn to visit the United States for potential readings. Unlike Dickens Thackeray or Ian MacLaren, Hawkins is not a public speaker and has no plans to test his oratory, though fans here would welcome a visit.
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Hawkins
Dickens
Thackeray
Ian Maclaren
Prospective Klondike Gold Rush Draws Comparisons to California
The article notes reports of rich Klondike gold along the Yukon and warns would be prospectors to weigh harsh travel, high costs, bitter climate, and long isolation before chasing wealth. It compares to California and Witwatersrand and cites dangers and potential reward.
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Klondike
British Columbia
California
Seattle
Christendom
Witwatersrand
Africa
Yukon
World shifts as Wheeling draws all the crowd
A witty exchange recalls Chicago’s four year ago crowds and notes Wheeling now attracts the world. The Cincinnati Enquirer captures the playful comparison and local pride in Wheeling’s growing attention.
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Chicago
Wheeling
Cincinnati Enquirer
Orphan Applicant Refutes Claim in Aid Exchange
A terse exchange reveals an applicant asserting lifelong orphan status when Mr. Spokes questions the duration of being an orphan. The dialogue highlights a moment in aid proceedings and the applicant’s self description.
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Mr. Spokes
Foot of the class remark in playful classroom quarrel
Anxious mother questions Bertie about his place at the foot of the class. Bertie admits the situation is dreadful easy, a lighthearted exchange from the Boston Transcrint.
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Bertie
Boston
Doctoring a Native by Mary Kingsley in Africa
Miss Kingsley recounts an early attempt to treat a delirious African patient with a mustard blister after learning the local healer’s view of a missing soul. She describes the chaotic scene, the scalp cutting, the roof tearing, and the crowd’s laughter before the patient was finally treated and recovered.
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Mary Kingsley
Municipal ownership of street franchises worldwide
Municipal ownership is widespread with gas plants in 168 cities in England and Scotland and 3388 in Germany, plus Brussels and Amsterdam. Electric lighting is run by over 200 American municipalities and many others abroad, while street railroads exist in 33 English and Scottish cities and in other nations. The piece argues municipal ownership is feasible, not radical, and compares it to docks and water supply.
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England
Scotland
London
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Dresden
Brussels
Amsterdam
Wheeling
Louisville
Richmond
Philadelphia
Dunkirk
Jacksonville
Springfield
Little Rock
Topeka
Bay City
Detroit
Chicago
Switzerland
Holland
Toronto
New Orleans
No More
Univer
Sal
A Wonderful Clock
A South Chicago jeweler planned a clock wound once in forty years. He calculated a forty year lifespan and, skipping daily winding, designed a mechanism that requires winding only every four decades. He claims to have created a unique timepiece, the only one of its kind in the world.
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Philadelphia Times
South Chicago
Language in flux and a California history bid
Herbert Spencer's aging pace slows his five-secretary project for a forty lakh word California history to be sourced entirely from the British Museum. In Chicago, reviews clash over Hichens' Flames while debates on dialects and slang warn of scattered English voices. experts predict no English Babel, only widening depth and clarity.
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Herbert Spencer
London Daily News
California
British Museum
Chicago
The
Tribune
Times-Herald
Robert Hichens
the Tribune
W. T. Stead
London Spectator
America
Australia
Feeds His Mule Fence Rails in a Vine Yard Tale
A Southwest Georgia man explains his mule subsists on fence rails to whet his appetite. The animal allegedly ate a gable end of Ebenezer chapel and aimed for the pews and pulpit before being stopped. He plans hard plowing this morning.
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Georgia
John
Ebenezer Chapel
Atlanta
The Benefit of Self Help From Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington urged self help to his audience and shared a tale about an old man praying for a Christmas dinner. After steady effort and perseverance the proverb is illustrated that work yields rewards rather than idle prayer.
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Booker T. Washington
Darkey
Darky
Sitting Hen Defies Fire Brigade at East Washington Shed
A blaze at 54 East Washington Street in Indianapolis threatened a shed owned by George Hoffman. Firefighters saved a life and prevented spread while a drenched sitting hen clucked from her nest. A firefighter carried the hen and nest to safety amid the smoke, the bird expressing displeasure with loud cackling.
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East
Washington Street
George Hoffman
Indianapolis Journal
The Waziris On The Afghan Frontier Reinforced Punished
A description of Waziris attackers on the Afghan frontier of India and their long history of raids. It notes past punitive expeditions by Sir Neville Chamberlain, General Kennedy, and Sir William Lockhart, and suggests a likely severe punishment for the recent outbreak.
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India
Neville Chamberlain
Waziristan
Twin Ash Trees Joined Above Ground in Dayington Ohio
Remarkable twin blue ash trees near Waynesville Ohio fuse at fifteen feet to form a sixty to seventy foot trunk. Each tree measures fifteen to eighteen inches in diameter and shows normal upper boles with no split or flattened join. Question remains if a natural graft or native use caused the coalescence, possibly pre dating settlement.
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Scientific American
William Werthner
Dayton High School
Waynesville
Ohio
State Papers Mutilated in House Files
The article reports that in the House files signatures of Webster, Clay and Lincoln are missing from papers. It notes hundreds of letters from these figures should exist but are gone. Lincoln’s many signed originals sent to Congress have had their signatures cut off. Other important documents in the House files are similarly mutilated.
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House
Webster
Clay
Lincoln
Washington
Senate
They Demand French Labels On American Wines In Paris
An attache of the state department notes the Parisian insistence on French language use by any American representative. Miss Cayenne adds that French labels for American wines are demanded.
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Paris
State Department
United States
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Root of thins: boy at medical college lingers near bottom
Lea sighs over her son's failure to rise in medical college after two years. Perrins jokes about turning him into a chiropodist as Tid-Bits ponders whose fault it is for spreading bad stories and keeping them alive.
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Thins
Lea
Medical College
Perrins
Duke of Wellington’s Honest Courtesy and Fair Dealings
Reminiscences portray the duke as utterly genuine with no vanity and unmatched punctilio. Stories recount his courteous yet decisive manners, his fair dining invitations, and a quixotic honesty shown when correcting a steward over a bargain by insisting the seller receive the £300 difference.
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Duke of Wellington
Lord Douro
Dover
Walmer Castle
John Wilson Croker
Waterloo
Croker
Jowett Humor and a Story of Sermon Publication
The piece recalls Jowett of Balliol College Oxford famed for humor during illness. It notes his quips about fidelity to truth and a citation from Sydney Smith. It also recounts Bishop Barrington and secretary Philpotts debating twelve sermons to publish and their decision not to publish.
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Jowett
Balliol College
Oxford
Sydney Smith
St. Paul's
Barrington
Philpotts
Exeter
Not Extinct Arctic Anecdote from Doctor Kane Banquet
The tale recalls Dr Elisha K Kane after his Arctic expedition visiting a New York banquet. An after dinner speaker filled an hour, and Kane likened the talk to an Arctic sunset bright and engaging yet notably lengthy in duration.
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Doctor Kane
Elisha K. Kane
New York
Thief Hoisted Into Ice Box at Tompkinsville Store
Gustave Staib owner of a Tompkinsville store surprised a burglar as he began packing goods. The thief fled into the icebox and Staib secured him by sealing the door. Police arrested the man after he surrendered in the icebox, noting he was cold but asked to be returned there. A closing quip about a toothpick-wielding passerby follows.
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Gustave Staib
Tompkinsville
Staib
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