Nomination pended in Senate and global briefings
The week’s items include Franjois nomination delay in the Senate on motion by West. Rural free delivery extended to Opelika Kla and Quitman Georgia. James E Quigley named bishop of Buffalo. Lumber tariff support from Cincinnati meeting. Multiple deaths arrests and sport notes fill the page.
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Senate
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Opelika
Kla
Quitman
James E. Quigley
D. F
Buffalo
N. Y
Cincinnati
R.solum
Minnesota
Fens
Raa Commercial
Cod Eyes Swell and Blind Ocean Fish at Aquarium
A report recalls cod kept in bright tank light growing oversized eyes and becoming blind as rapid eye development occurs in a single generation. The piece contrasts shallow versus deep ocean adaptation and notes the remarkable, speed driven change observed. The text then shifts to essays on eggs and a blind girl, reflecting on perception and time.
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Amsterdam Aquarium
Bueestrom
London Spectator
Peacock Feathers and Luck in England Notes
A historical note argues that the belief in peacock tail feathers bringing misfortune arose in England, likely spreading from crusader curiosities and reinforced by successive unlucky events tied to feather owners. The idea is linked to modern times and Crusades as possible origins.
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Juno
England
Chinatown High fee shocks slumming party
Four members recalling a Chinatown expedition recount how a local tough charged ten dollars for a brief guide service. They note the trip included theater admissions, unsavable suppers, joss tributes, and bought curios, making the outing costly. One man told his sister.
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Chinatown High
Chinatown
Joss
New York Press
Lunatic's Comment Provokes Outcry at Asylum Performance
English entertainer Mr. Robert Ganthony performed at Prestwich Lunatic asylum where inmates initially enjoyed his monologue. A woman rose and shouted angrily during a scene in which he impersonates a magistrate, complaining about being kept there while a van runs loose.
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Robert Ganthony
Prestwich Lunatic Asylum
Carborundum Industry at Niagara Power Site
The Sun describes the Carborundum plant at Niagara as a newly established industrial marvel. It explains the compound of carbon and silicon, its glassy iridescent surface, extreme hardness second to diamonds, and its use as a polishing abrasive. The article outlines the furnace process using quartz sand coke and sawdust, heated by a powerful electric current for several hours before extraction and final preparation.
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Niagara
Fackel
New York Sun
Running For Office Education From A Political Campaign
A man describes a rough campaign for a minor office sharing stray lines about money losses and personal costs. He reflects on his honesty and declares he will not win but values the educational aspect of the race. The quote appears in an African American or Southern newspaper excerpt.
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Sittrapain
Twamp
Cary
Simay
Carl
Ofc
Atlanta Constitution
Street railway men blame electric power for hardships
A Philadelphia railroad conductor laments aging, eye strain, and worn glasses from electric current flicker on the Columbia avenue line. The piece blends humor and moral musings as it cites Moody on sin as humanity’s bitter enemy and social derangement.
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Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia
Irish Wit Ends With Receipt For Pat Flynn
A village store clerk refuses to issue receipts by crossing accounts off the books. Pat Flynn insists on a real receipt and is told the account is settled. He reveals he still has his money, and the merchant concedes with a final, humorous outcome.
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Pat Flynn
Pat
Paith
Honest Judge Shields Saved Case in Court Testimony
The Washington Star recalls Judge Arthur Shields, praised as one of the most honest men. In a Kansas early days case, he asked to be sworn as a witness to prevent a client’s loss, saving the lawyer’s case when opposing witnesses seemed clearly false.
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Arthur Shields
R. Markham
Cheyenne
Kansas
Tudge Shields
Washington Star
Cremation Advocates Rise Among Women Across Nations
The piece notes women led the cremation movement abroad with Lady Dilke of England and a German woman being cremated in Dresden. In the United States from 1876 to 1895, 4,647 cremations were recorded, with men in New York twice as many as women. It cites advocates including Olive Thorne Miller, Mrs. Lippincott, Mrs. J. C. Croly, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Alice Le Plongeon, Kate Field, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, Edith Thomas, and public speakers like Mrs Ballington Booth.
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Dilke
England
Dresden
Europe
United States
Rose Mary Crawshay
Olive Thorne Miller
Lippincott
J. C. Croly
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Alice D. le Plongeon
Kate Field
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Edith Thomas
Ballington
New York
New York Tribune
I Love You and a Poodle’s Wagging Tail
A playful New York Journal excerpt contrasts a couple’s cloying romantic exchanges with a dog’s indifferent reaction. The man’s deep longing is mocked as he merely bites his lip while the poodle wags its tail, unfazed by romance.
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New York Journal
When You See It In Print
A sensitive man endures humiliation reading proofs as type mocks the writer. Vivid manuscript phrases lose force, wit pales, and the author wonders who would pay for the work. Boston Journal notes the harsh transition from draft to print.
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Boston Journal
The Good and Beautiful A Moment of Inaction
A contemplation on seeing goodness and beauty without strength to live it. The quote likens such powerlessness to Moses on Nebo with the promised land at hand but inaccessible. Olive Schreiner’s reflection remains a meditation on desire versus action.
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Moses
Nebo
Olive Schreiner
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