Local News Briefs Include Ills and Appointments
The itemized notes report numerous grippe cases and illnesses among residents, a move to recover, and mentions of those sick. It notes the deaths of Mrs. Bertha Christopher and the passing of Geo. Weller in Salem, Oregon, with burial near Mt. Vernon. Railroad ticket deals for a creamery convention are detailed. Frank Weller shares the death notice of his uncle Geo. Weller at age 90 with a long work ethic.
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L. Geiger
Oscar Warfield
S. G. Boyce
Will Harker
Kimball
Cyrus Sayles
B. Angell
Bertha Christopher
Thos. Christopher
Mt. Vernon
National ‘Creamery Butter Maker’s Association
Sioux Falls
Milwaukee Road
A.C. Pollard
Monmouth
Monmouth Merchant Mills
Pollard
Geo. Weller
Salem
Oregon
Rival Chautauqua group forms at Big Stone City
A Big Stone City assembly forms the Big Stone Lake Interstate Chautauqua as a rival to Madison Chautauqua. Henry Noble joins the board and executive committee while Presiding Elder Hager of Mitchell becomes superintendent. Hager travels east to recruit talent for a July 14 to 31 session with Milwaukee Road backing efforts.
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Madison Chautauqua
Big Stone City
Big Stone
Lake Interstate Chautauqua
Henry Noble
Hager
Mitchell
Assembly
Milwaukee Road
Bryan and McKinley May Align on 1900 Expansion Policy
An editorial notes Bryan could align with President McKinley on Philippines policy in 1900. It contrasts Bryan’s criticism of war timing with McKinley’s cautious approach and undecided stance on future Philippine administration.
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Watertown
Bryan
McKinley
Pacific Islands
Philippines
Reform school at Plankinton praised for efficiency
The South Dakota reform school at Plankinton is hailed as well managed under Superintendent Ainsworth who has run it since its founding. The populist trustees propose replacing him with a political striker seeking reward, but the Republican legislature is expected to block this move.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Northwest
South Dakota Reform School
Plankinton
Ainsworth
Board of Trustees
Squeamishness over the Philippines fades as US holds fee simple
The New Orleans Picayune argues annexation is now an accomplished fact. It says restoring Spanish rule is impossible and a native government unlikely, so the Senate should ratify the treaty and defer final disposition of the Philippines to the future. A correction from the Plunkville Bugle is noted with a quip about a vaudeville actor.
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New Orleans
Picayune
Philippines
Spain
United States
Europe
Public Works Reform Debates Over Building Delays
Washington discussions in Congress push for faster government construction. Advocates seek a two year completion limit, criticizing contractor delays and proposing a general law. Treaty fate in Senate debated with executive session tactics and possible army reform linkage. Army pay cited as insufficient for savings, with West Point graduates facing high living costs. Names of Washington state Indian tribes listed amidst discussion of readable names in official reports.
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Washington
Congress
Canate
House
Senate
West Point
New England
New York
Middle West
Washington State
Ozettes
Puyallups
S'Klallams
S'Kokomish
Chehalis
Squaxins
Nisquallys
Quinaielts
Queets
Humptulips
Cowlitz
Boston
Lummi
Swinomish
Snohomish
Skagit
Kitsap
Muckleshoot
Sault St. Marie Canal
Michigan
Arthur W. Dunn
Growing fondness for rural life highlighted by Edward Bok
The Ladies' Home Journal notes a strong trend toward country living. Suburban life increases outdoor activity and nature’s influence is praised as restorative for health, youth, and mental vigor.
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Gov
Ladies’ Home Journal
Edward Bok
Nature
Hor
Famous Dog Actors and Their Canine Legends
A survey of famous stage dogs from Dragon of Captain Montdidier to Carlo and Emmett in London. The piece recalls historic canine performers, dramatic dogs in works like Poor Dog Tray, and a Peckham youth debut, with a New York Times anecdote about a frightened tragedian and his dog.
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Dragon
Montdidier
Bondy
Macaire
Landry
Waterloo
Lamb
Emmett
Carlo
Marylebone Theater
London
Joe Cave
Tray
Peckham
John ‘Baldwin Buckstone
New York Times
Disputed Hero Novelty In Detroit Trotting Tale
A Detroit Free Press vent adds humor to a boast about a fire rescue siren Whittem who saved a paper from a burning office. The supposed object is the pedigree of his trotting horse that allegedly never beat 2 28 and never will.
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Whittem
Detroit Free Press
Not So Bad and His First Client Bridge Tale
Comic tale from the Boston Transcript contrasts Brown Gray and Green over a barking dog with a $5 barter payoff that nets Brown a $3 return. The second anecdote recalls Rev Edward Everett Hale recounting James Russell Lowell's first client, a bill collector who visits the young lawyer.
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Brown
Gray
Green
Boston Transcript
Hartford
Edward Everett Hale
James Russell Lowell
Lowell
Forgetful Sheridan Knowles Misses Dinner Again
The dramatist Sheridan Knowles recalls a dinner engagement he forgot after being greeted coldly on the Strand. He records the new date in his diary to avoid further lapse, only to realize he cannot even recall the gentleman's name or address and jokes about checking the directory.
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Sheridan Knowles
Strand
Knowles
Argonaut
Eggs and menus puzzle ends with customer exit
A man asks for eggs in a restaurant and is told there are hundreds of cooking methods. After the waiter enumerates 70 scramble styles and 40 fry options, the customer leaves declaring there is only one way out of the door. Philadelphia Record.
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Philadelphia Record
Props in the Theater A Look at Stage Department Equipage
The article explains props as portable theater items from pies to gourds and gilt goblets. It highlights pantomime as the prop master’s peak season with masks sausages vegetables fairy wands and other stage devices.
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Chambers’ Journal
Essay on Nelson echoes duty and sacrifice for boys
A Scottish Leader extract from a schoolboy essay on Nelson praises duty. It recalls Nelson with one eye and a wooden leg winning a great battle, the queen greeting him, and his burial at St Paul’s. The piece urges schoolboys to do their duty despite hardship.
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Nelson
Harding
St. Paul’s
Mascagni as conductor and family scenes described
The Pall Mall Gazette portrays Mascagni at work with his wife Signora Lina and children Mimi Dino and Emilia. He writes feverishly, the family gathers, and after a playful upheaval Signora Mascagni curbs the chaos to set a steadier example. The Indianapolis Journal adds a quip about ideal women in a stylish suit.
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Mascagni
Signora Lina
Mimi
Dino
Emilia
Signora Mascagni
Pall Mall Gazette
The Albatross and The Kingmaker in Historic Sketches
A London Spectator excerpt describes the albatross as a master of aerial velocity and vast appetite, while a Nugget essay recalls the Earl of Warwick, famed as kingmaker, who rode into battle at Barnet and died with his brother Montacute defending him.
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Nea
London Spectator
Earl of Warwick
House of York and Lancaster
Barnet
Edward IV
Warwick
Montacute
Gold in Pyrites Confounds Early Gold Mining Facts
Experts in gold mining note that small grain pyrites contain gold, but the form of the gold—chemical in the sulphide, coated with sulphide of iron, metallic and alloyed with silver, or other states—remains unresolved. Particles are extremely minute and tests cannot settle the question, illustrating how mill design can fail to recover values.
Stupidity Rewarded in a Walter Scott Anecdote
The tale recounts Sir Walter Scott visiting his old school and asking to meet the dunce. A shy pupil is paraded, and Scott awards him a crown for “keeping my place warm.” The story illustrates a ribbing of the student while honoring humor.
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Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Saadi Portraits and Notes on Sea Birds in Trinidad
The text cites Saadi’s humility and his learning from the blind and the unmannerly, with quotes about contentment and restraint. It then notes Trinidad as a major breeding site for sea birds in the south Atlantic, highlighting large guano deposits and traces of extinct vegetation.
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Trinidad
South Atlantic
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Frank Weller
Informa
Karl
S. C. Wells & CO
Leroy
S. H. Scallin
Omaha
C. B. Wilt
West Freight
R. J, Taylor
Madison
Ent
Plunkville Bugle
Opera House
Bugle
Indianapolia Journal
Indianapolis Journal
Albatross
Sa’di
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