Emperor Menelik Learns of America and Seeks Trade
London dispatch reports Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia expressing admiration for the United States and promising a gradual abolition of slavery. William N. Ellis arrives in London to push talks, visit Addis Ababa, and prepare a US Abyssinia treaty. Menelik praises American liberty, notes no desire for African territory, and sees cotton and minerals as major export opportunities.
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London
William N. Ellis
Abyssinia
United States
Washington
Department of State
Menelik Welcomi
Menellk
Mr. Ellis
Addis Abbaba
Menelik
America
Menel‘k
Mgr. Ellis
Lincoln
Africa
Roosevelt
New York
Eliis
Paris
Ellis
France
England
Piccadilly the Essence of London in Harpers Essay
Harper's Magazine portrays Piccadilly as London’s living studio. The essay notes the street’s pearly haze, constant crowds, and shifting social types drawn from Dickens and Thackeray. Regents Street may rival it in sweep, yet Piccadilly channels the tide of social London.
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Piccadilly
London
Harper’s Magazine
Perfect du Mauriers
Phil Mays
Thackeray
Dickens
Punch
All England
Empire
Regent Street
Elevation to Exit Delayed by Distinguished Woman Leader
A Chicago Tribune snippet recounts a descent in a tall building where a powerful gentleman allows a woman, identified as the president of the Women’s National Association for the Suppression of Several Kinds of Evil, to exit on the fifth floor. The moment creates notable tension among riders as the scene unfolds. The Massachusetts birth rate contrast is noted, with 62 per 1,000 for foreign born and 17 for native born residents.
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Chicago Tribune
Women's National Association For
Massachusetts
Heavens Fell Over New Baden Affects Lovers Court
In New Baden Illinois Antoine Bordeaux forbids his daughter Louise and journalist Frank Leslie from marrying. A cyclone destroys the family home and town while Leslie and Louise escape. The priest speaks of divine judgment as Bordeaux forgives the couple and vows to rebuild on the ruins.
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Antoine Bordeaux
Illinois
Louise Bordeaux
Louise
Frank Lesiie
Leslie
Old Bordeaux
New Baden
Antoine
Lfe
Heaven
Evelyn
Belleville
St. Clair County
St. Louis
Nan
Frank Leslie
Les Me
Bordeaux
Napoleon
Louigse
Bast St. Louis
Father du Prez
Fred
Lesiie
Land policy faces scrutiny as western land sale booms
A survey from the General Land Office shows 19,742,000 acres sold into private hands in the west, boosting cash receipts to over 10.5 million dollars. Timber land and homestead commutations drive growth while critics accuse laws of widespread abuse benefiting big interests. three quarters of revenue funds arid land reclamation, with a Moltke statue planned for Beslig.
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Far West
General Land Office
Oregon
Washington
Arid Land Reclamation Fund
Geological Survey
The Coal We Use A Lesson In Ash Types From Home Heating
The article contrasts red ash and white ash coal through anecdotes from homeowners and a veteran merchant. It notes the rise of anthracite use in America from 1,965 tons yearly to millions, and recalls early Philadelphia trials with burning coal.
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New York
Wroth
Philadelphia
Falls of the Schuylkill
America
New Table Linens and Oriental Influences in 19th Century Decor
Harper's Bazaar surveys table linen trends featuring Armenian work white and blue Chinese grass-linen sets with dragon motifs and floral embroidery. It notes ease of laundering, contrasts with lace sets like duchesse and Irish point, and foresees Irish linen motifs with shamrocks and lilies gaining popularity.
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Harper's Bazar
Handless billiards wonder Sutton stars in Paris academy
George H. Sutton, 28, Milwaukee born and Ohio raised, loses both forearms but plays billiards with stumps. He joined a Paris academy on an eight month contract paying $4,000 and expenses from New York. Doctors hail his evolution and physical adaptation as a remarkable lesson in perseverance and skill.
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Chicago Tribune
George H. Sutton
Paris
New York
Jacob Schaefer
Frank C. Ives
Sutton
Milwaukee
Ohio
Martin
Toledo
Sandusky
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Maurice Daly
Daly
L. L. Mail
Schaefer
Europe
Louis Bensinger
Randolph Street
Varieties of Bread Fill New York Streets Markets
A New York Times report describes a vast array of loaves sold in city stalls and shop windows. Shoppers can find seventy shapes, with prices around five or ten cents, including French style crispy loaves, German and Russian caraway breads, pumpernickel, and Greeks advertised as sweetened shapes.
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New York
New York Times
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Emperor Menelik
Commerce
Charles D. Batwell
General von Moltke
Beslig
James M. “Buckley
Republic
George
George H. Stratton
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