Reception thefts and political notes span across stories
A foreign minister reception reports a woman caught with chicken salad under her wrap by a caterer detective, highlighting frequent thefts at public events. Other items note a Haywards postmaster bid with a knee bullet story, Speaker Reed’s income, flour and corn adulteration talks, the Dupuy de Lome letter theft, a Washington telephone rate dispute, and local rates based on distance from the central office.
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Washington
Alonzo Bradford
Haywards
Cal
Bradford
Port Donelson
William M Singerly Dies in Philadelphia Banker
Kam M Singerly, a well known Philadelphian banker and publisher, died suddenly at 107 Locust Street Sunday afternoon. He had suffered a cold for about ten days and was in apparent health aside from it. A coughing spell after lighting a cigar caused a fatal heart rupture. his granddaughter Mabel Singerly and two servants were present. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. FE Singerly Balch, abroad. He directed the Record Publishing Co and led several financial and civic posts. The note also mentions unrelated U.S. Supreme Court matters and legal admissions.
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Philadelphia
Kam M. Singerly
Science
Locust Street
Philaia
Heart Lessor
Mr. Serly
Lave
Singer
Mabel
James S. McCartney
Mr. Singerly
Singerly
Singerly Balch
Europe
William M. Singerly
Record Publishing Company
Chestnut Street National
Paramount Park Commission
Ud Iunitil
Mu Sein
Ancient Views on Self Destruction in Greco Roman Times
The article surveys ancient attitudes toward suicide before and after the rise of Christianity. It notes that many philosophers and leaders endorsed self destruction as noble, while others attributed it to insanity and decay. It describes Roman and Greek responses, including tribunals approving or forbidding death by own action and penalties for defiance.
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Boston
Plato
Cicero
Seneca
Mpletetus
Cleanthes
Marcus Aurelius
Europe
Aristotle
Demosthenes
Zeno
Cato
Brutus
Hannibal
Mark -Antony
Rome
Thomas More
Rhinoceros Killed in Assam Earthquake Ambush Tale
A London Mail correspondent in Ha Flong Assam reports two rhinoceros hunters forty eight miles from the station were attacked as the earth shook during a quake. One hunter fired as the animal charged but the ground split, engulfing the beast. The second hunter shot his prostrate companion, then the rhino perished in the chasm. The wounded man was carried to Ha Flong for treatment.
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London Mail
Ha- Flong
Assam
Ifa-Fplong
English Railways and the American Luggage Simplex
An American traveler notes the vast luggage heaps at English stations and recalls a former convict who stole fifty portmanteaux due to the ease of helping oneself. The piece contrasts English laxness with continental systems adopting checks and vestibuled cars like in France and suggests travelers may lose their pride in cowcatchers.
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England
Analise
France
Sprinfield
Republical
Washington as pattern for patriots in private and public life
President McKinley lauds George Washington at the University of Pennsylvania Academy of Music as a master statesman and soldier. The address highlights Washington's faith, education advocacy, public credit, and national honor, urging reverence for his farewell principles and lessons for modern governance.
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McJhinley
University of Pennsylvania
Academy of Music
Philadelphia
McKinley
Chas ©. Harrison
Washington
United States
Virginia
Boston
Congress
Republic
God
Hamilton
Morris, Gallatin
Treasury
Duties of the Rich Ex-President Harrison Speaks in Chicago
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison addressed the Union League Club in Chicago on Washingtons Birthday. He argued wealth should serve public burdens, urged proportional contributions to government costs, and called on the rich to lead tax reform to ensure equality of rights and safe citizenship.
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Harrison
Chicago
Union League Club
Benjamin Harrison
Washington
Circumstances Alter Cases Teacher and Miss Ethel Clash
A playful stanza features a grammar class exchange where the teacher asks Miss Ethel to decline to love, and she responds that she will not if a certain man persists. The quip centers on wit and teen romance in a classroom setting.
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Ethel
McKinley Lookalike Clerk Amuses Washington Fans
A department clerk who closely resembles President McKinley drew attention as he wandered near his lodging. Friends say the double enjoyed the lookalike status until a familiar acquaintance revealed the truth, ending the playful pursuit.
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McKinley
President McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Washington Post
Comin Through the Rye Ransom at Bismarck Estate
In a Lauenburg harvest custom a passing noble party, the old statesman and his son Count Hierbert, were stopped by rye workers who bound ears to their arms and demanded ransom. Bismarck paid two gold coins for himself and his son, while the rye bundle remained on his arm until home.
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Zismareck
Duchy of Lauenburg
Count Hierbert
Bismarck
Schonau
Bismarcks
She Drew the Line with a Firm Refusal
Ethel declares she cannot consent to marry Mr Newrocks after a dinner where he used the tablecloth as a napkin. Mrs Oldham asks what happened. Ethel explains the act and its sufficiency for her decision. The verse ends with a pun about a watchmaker and jeweler.
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Ethel
Mamma
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