Blees Military Academy Fortunes in Construction at Macon
The Blees Military Academy under Col. F. W. Blees rises in Macon as a grand architectural monument. The founder’s aims blend military history and modern facility, with extensive grounds, a lake, rustic features, fireproof buildings, and plans for 100 cadets initially, expanding to 504. Facilities include gymnasium, life range, pools, running track, outdoor fields, and a 2000 volume library.
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Macon
Blees Military Academy
Cours
Men of Means
Col
F. W. Blees
America
United States
Spain
Col. Blees
Griswold
College Corps of Cadets
Davenport
Iowa National Guard
Horace Boies
St. James Military Academy
Co. Bees
Germany
W. W. Clendenin
Academy
Brees Place
F. W. Elhes
Leading St Louis and Kansas City Dailies Support Students
Newspapers from St Louis and Kansas City will feed the literary appetites of students and instructors, supplying the region with engaging reading material and scholarly inspiration.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Porter Astronomer of Coupar Anguss Station
The article profiles John Robertson a railway porter at Coupar-Angus on the Forfar Perthshire border who pursued astronomy, built a personal telescope in the 1870s, and became known as the railway astronomer. He corresponded with notable scientists, received copies of their works, and kept daily sunspot drawings since 1878, noting observation details.
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London
Donali
John Robertson
Coupar-Angus
Forfar
Perthshire
Dirks
John
Samuel Smiles
Detal
Meteorological
Copeland
Herschel
R. A. Proctor
Dunecht
Ball
Dundee
Filiemin
J. Norman Lockyer
Kempt
New York
Cork trade thrives as waiters flip corks in New York
New York correspondents report corks from metropolitan restaurants fueling a burst of cork dealers. They pay one and one half to six cents for good imported champagne corks. Corks are steamed cleaned and pared and even shavings are sold to fruit shipppers amid high demand.
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New York
Pittsburg
Metropolie
Justice and the Sultan through an American’s gaze
A seasoned American secretary in Constantinople portrays the sultan as deeply cautious of assassination yet poised and courteous in conversation. The piece notes Armenian massacres and European intervention as backdrops, while detailing the sultan’s careful public display, respect for Turkish speech, and occasional French interjections revealing hidden fluency.
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T. P
Connor
Constantinople
Legation
England
Europe
Russia
Germany
Compau'y
Wind Cauldet Stop Wisatch Story From the Cyclone
A veteran wind damaged watch owned by Bryant survived a cyclone with no injuries to the owner. After surveying the ruined home Bryant found only a landscape. the next day he discovered the watch works in an unbroken picket jar, though the silver case was missing.
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Ali
Bryant
St. Paul Dispatch
Where is the feller with the diamond scarf pin
Bronco Bob and Derringer Dan discuss a mysterious man last seen two days ago. The man impressed locals but vanished after a pursuit by a posse. Witnesses recall he acted as if he owned the town and the surrounding garth, prompting action by authorities.
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Bronco Bob
Derringer Dan
Posse
Garth
Ashington Star
Smoking Contests Through History From Oxford to Lille
The piece recounts historic tobacco smoking contests across Europe and America. It notes a 1723 Oxford match with a prize of 12 shillings for three ounces smoked on stage, a London Chelsea steamer event where a man smoked 100 cigars in a day, Lille competitions with rapid smokings, and an American claim of 100 cigarettes in six hours and thirty five minutes.
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London
Oxford
Hearne
Taylour
St. Peter’s
Thames
Chelsea
Lille
Turkey Honors Fourth Sultan's Representative With Flag Display
The Turkish minister in Washington raised a flag on Q Street to honor the nation's birthday. Secretary Hay said embassies seldom celebrate others holidays, but Turkish action showed unusual friendliness amid broad display of national colors downtown.
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Washington Post
Q Street
Eighteenth Street
Hay
United States
Turkey
London
Meandering Mike Debates Sleep and Work in Washington Star Note
In a playful chat, Meandering Mike quips about early rising while Plodding Pete insists the proper plan in this workday weather is to retire late and rise with morn. The exchange captures a regional tone and humor in the Washington Star excerpt.
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Mexia
Mike
Pete
Washington Star
Fragmented Verse Echoes Across Turbulent memories
A stream of archaic imagery and scrambled phrases recalls classical myths and literary power, blending references to Troy Troilus and Cressida Imogen Ulysses and Alexander with fragmented lines. The text drifts through grief memory and dramatic illusions.
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Tove
Jove
Troy
Alexander
Indus
Ulysses
Juliet
Imogen
Basteretta
Tea saloon opens to replace New York alcohol culture
The United States Church Army began a crusade to convert liquor drinkers to tea in New York with a tea saloon set up in a former red light and later a Raines law hotel. The venture charged modest tea prices, offered a savings plan, drew 200 patrons in three hours, and plans multiple locations. Col Hadley and Dr Shrady defended tea as a safer stimulant and a curb to intemperance.
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United States Church Army
New York
Raines Law
Church Army
Bowery
Fourteenth Street
Wall Street
Henry H. Hadley
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Edwin M. , Knox
Walpole Warren
William M. Hughes
George P. Shrady
Shrady
Col
Hadley
Reform News and Ship Launches Highlight Early 20th Century Topics
Reform News notes Belgium issuing school copy books by the Anti Alcoholic League with temperance imagery and statistics. The five masted schooner John 3B christened with roses, not wine, at Bean's shipyard in Camden Maine after its launch. Chicago Chief of Police Ripley orders officers to enforce the no smoking rule while in uniform.
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Reform News
Sehool
Belgium
The
Anti-Alcoholic League
John
Prescott
Bean's
Camden
Ripley
Chicago
Cotmhranding
Saloon Closures and Alcohol Policy Across States
St Pauls grand jury backs closing wine rooms and saloon stalls for morality. San Diego county schools add temperance physiology to library. Milwaukee circuit court narrows alien law scope to laborers. Joliet license cut to 500 but veto stalls dry period. lake region events and dress reform program noted. Iowa toban tobacco for convicts post July 1 1899. Bear Island removal of saloons and liquor prosecutions. Russia limits sales via 25 000 shops closed 3 000 state run outlets. sales supervised by young women with single bottle per customer.
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St. Paul's
Minn
Grand Jury
Lewis
District Court
Board of Education
San Diego County
California
School Physiology Journal
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
Milwaukee
Joliet
Mount
National Sociological Convocation
Lake Bluff
W. C. T. U. School of Methods
Helen L. Hood
Bear Island
Leech Lake
Wilkinson
St. Petersburg
Marketing Investment Stocks Amid Mixed Signals
The article notes pig iron prices at ten year highs and railroad earnings at peak levels as market investment remains promising. It warns of potential price falls before a recovery, citing crop conditions gold export demand political uncertainty and a looming presidential campaign as factors to weigh, advising profit taking and cautious investment.
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Jasper
Lesile’s Weekly
Meanest Man in Brooklyn Weds in South Brooklyn
In South Brooklyn a notorious city figure married recently with a Catholic priest hosting. Guests recalled a church wedding arranged with a familiar organizer. A surprising envelope gift turned out to contain a silver coin, leading to a mixed reaction.
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Brooklyn
Humorous Exchange Sparks Light Moment in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Record quotes a playful exchange where De Tanque jokes about misplacing a keyhole while a friend cautions against drink. The lighthearted banter underscores a social scene of humor and camaraderie in the city.
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de Tanque
Philadelphia Record
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