Mitchell Education Board Sees Progressive Progress
The city board of education is praised for its spring selections of instructors led by Prof. L. A. Stout as superintendent designates. Retiring Superintendent Prof. fA. Helwig is commended for steady leadership. New school facilities and a central high school site are noted as key factors in growth and harmony with the town’s university.
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City Board of Education
L. A. Stout
Mitchell University
Mitchell
Fa. Helwig
Graham
Stout
Harper Brothers display at Chicago Exposition features Ben Hur manuscript
Harper Brothers booth at the Chicago Exposition showcases the original manuscript of Gen. Lew Wallace's Ben Hur and autograph manuscripts by noted writers from Harper publications. Also news of Brander Matthews play The Decision of the Court to be issued in Black and White. Caroline Creevey Bobany book Recreations in Botany after serial in Harper's Bazar. W. H. Mallock paper Who are the Greatest Wealth Producers? in North American June issue.
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Harper’s Bazar
Natalia
Havana
Cuba
Mary Elizabeth Springer
Eliza R. Scidmore
Potomac
Helen Egerton Smith
Jesse Lynch Williams
Princeton
Edna Lyall
Chicago Exposition
Messrs. Harper & Brothers
Booth
Gen
Lew Wallace
Harper & Brothers
Brander Matthews
Wis
Theatre of Arts and Letters
New York
Caroline A. Creevey
Harper's Bazar
W. H. Mallock
World’s Pair Rates Drop by Rail Systems
Illinois Central and Northwestern have reduced rates out of this state. The daily record of failures and personal crisis reports grows despite the nation’s abundant resources and current prosperity.
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Illinois Central and Northwestern
Abe VanOsdel Reminiscences Run in Aberdeen Star
Abe VanOsdel, once Populist candidate for governor, continues Dakota reminiscences in the Aberdeen Star. The out of work statesman turns to literature for solace amid political turbulence.
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Abe VanOsdel
Aberdeen Star
Abe
Sister town hosts state G A R and Knights of Pythias
Our sister town on the Missouri will entertain the state G A R and Knights of Pythias this week. The community is prepared to meet all demands fully and graciously, proving its hospitality and civic spirit to visiting fraternal orders.
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Missouri
Knights of Pythias
Opening of Second Reciprocity Convention in St Paul
The second international reciprocity convention opened in St Paul at 2 p m with about 500 delegates and a projected 1000 more. Mayor Wright and ex Govenor Burke welcomed attendees while James Fisher of Winnipeg was named presiding officer for the Manitoba delegation and four secretaries were appointed to list accredited delegates.
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St. Paul
E. V. Smalley
Wright
Burke
James G. Blaine
James Fisher
M. P
Winnipeg
Eustis
Minneapolis
Fisher
Kansas Strike Situation In Leavenworth Mine Notice
Leavenworth Kansas June 6 miners strike remains unchanged as operators post notice at Home mine requiring workers to return by Tuesday morning to receive their prior wages. The office reports no opposition candidate as the chosen official.
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Kansas
Leavenworth
Kan
The Duke of Veragua to visit Columbus from Chicago
The Duke of Veragua and party leave Chicago Wednesday evening for Columbus Ohio to be guests for a few days. He will depart with a military escort similar to his arrival.
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Cuhicago
Duke of Veragua
Chicago
Columbus
Trusts Must Go Convention Opens In Chicago
A Minnesota led convention in Central Music Hall gathers delegates from many states to address coal combines and broader trusts. Governor Nelson urges sweeping statutes and a permanent legislative committee to craft enforceable anti trust laws, citing the Sherman act as a starting point.
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Chicago
Chicano
Nelson
Minnesota
Central Music Hall
Union
Vana
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Massachusetts
Texas
Iowa
Nebraska
California
Kansas
Tennessee
Arkansas
Maine
South
North Carolina
Colorado
West Virginia
North
South Dakota
Montana
Maryland
Florida
New Mexico
Arizona
Idaho
Nevada
Alabama
Ignatius Donnelly
E. F. Clark
G. C. Clemens
Houk
J. B. Johnson
C. E. Henry
J. H. Brigham
W. H. Lawrence
Ohio
Albion W. Toungee
Driver's Chunt Bus Driver and Opposing Conductor Exchange barb
A fragment from a London Tit-Bits piece shows a bus driver taunting a conductor with a boastful line about his mother and siblings. The crude insult hints at stereotypes and a grim joke about a dead child, reflecting period humor.
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London
Lucid Definition Distinguishes Cult From Fad
A Boston editor defined the difference as a fad being anything that arouses evanescent mentality and a cult being anything that inspires permanent mentality, per the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Boston
Philadelphia Ledger
Women Dominance Lifts Washington as a Woman's Paradise
Hundreds of women hold positions in Washington departments earning good wages while maintaining social standing. The piece notes wives of statesmen influence policy, women entering law, medicine, real estate, and clerical work, with female clerks exceeding male numbers in political hubs yet preserving courtesy and status. A lighter aside on shopgirls and riding clubs closes the column.
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Washington
Styx
Central Park
Music as Medicine in Pare Amputation Tale
Ambroise Pare’s famed plan tied arteries after limb removal and a wounded soldier recovered while music and merriment aided recovery. The narrative recalls a month later when the patient could sit, walk, and view crowds cheering. locals celebrated with song, dance, and drinking as Pare returned to Paris with the patient’s wooden leg.
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Ambroise Pare
Pellmell
Paris
Water Clocks and Automata of Tang China
A Boston Globe summary notes Tang dynasty water clocks likely Chinese in origin with Persian ties. A 898 device by Tsiang used a three story terrace with twelve hour figures, automata striking hours, and an orrery in motion. It was powered by falling water, possibly aided by Arab contact but likely distinctly Chinese.
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China
Persia
Tsiang
Boston Globe
Men Are Good Listeners in Society Says New York Times
A quoted New York Times passage extols women as talkers and men as restrained listeners. The excerpt notes women dominate conversations in crowds while men ride along with little to say, highlighting perceived gendered communication styles.
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New York Times
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Lindon W. Bates
Pacific Coast
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Francis W. Coler
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Hubert H. Bancroft
San Francisco
Senator Wolcott
Harper’s Weekly
John de Witt Warner
Paul
Gov
Eustis Tem
Porary
President Burke
Lord Iddesleigh
Robert Lowe
Baltimore News
Ripon
Interlaken
Badecker
U. S. Gov’t
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