Yas opens Christian ethics department at American universities
The Express notes Yas establishes a department of Christian ethics and social science. It mentions Oska oosa, a Kansas town name derived from the Indian chief Oska and his wife Loosa. It reports Mrs. Deporag Brown of Toronto born in Maryland August 10 1776 and a daughter aged 84 living with a 118 year old mother.
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Yas
Oskaroosa
Kansas
Oska
Loosa
Deporag Brown
Toronto
Maryland
Telephone Network Scale Reported in Nation
The article notes that the country currently operates 600000 telephones in daily service with 500000 miles of wire and transmits about 600000000 messages annually across the system.
Elder Sawada couple bears 14 kin ages 182 185 and 105 108
A Sawada Japan couple reportedly aged 182 and 185 with fourteen descendants including a 105 year old son and 108 year old daughter is cited. Rev J A Zam places Eden between the Tigris Euphrates confluence and the Persian Gulf in an American Ecclesiastical Review article.
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Sawada
Japan
J. A. Zam
The
American Ecclesiastical Review
Tigris
Euphrates
Persian Gulf
Breach of Promise Phonograph Aimed at Deceivers
A Yankin unveils a breach of promise phonograph with a sofa attachment that records every sentence and sigh of the gay deceiver. The device promises to simplify breach of promise cases by capturing all relevant utterances.
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Yankin
Disaster dates clash with pleasant Saturday in diary
The diary of Prof TFalb marked September 29 as a disaster date, but the Saturday arrived calmly, despite an earlier fixation of August 16 as the quake day for New York.
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Tru
Tfalb
New York
Brooklyn Newsvendor Sells Papers Before Post Office
Josephine Suffeenszka Jawoska described as Pulaski kin and former St Petersburg countess sells newspapers in front of the Brooklyn post office amid local street activity.
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Josephine Suffeenszka Jawoska
Pulaski
St. Petersburg
Brooklyn
Vermont Restocks Forests and Streams Boosting Land Value
Vermont tightens game laws and enforces them to stock forests and streams. Citizens observe land values rising statewide due to the policy. More sportsmen visit the state than in the past, reflecting increased outdoor activity and tourism.
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Vermont
Japan Defies Europe In Front Against China
Tan Japanese show their pluck by notifying the big European pitations to keep hands off. Their parliament declares Japan will not tolerate interference and that the war must continue until China agrees to security that she will not block civilization.
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Japan
China
Russo Greek Church Centennial Celebrated in San Francisco
San Francisco marked the hundredth anniversary of the Russo-Greek church in the United States. Originating from Alaska missions, the church now has ten congregations across the country.
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San Francisco
United States
Alaska
Skowhegan and Norridgewock Connected by Electric Road
The town of Skowhegan in Maine is linked to Norridgewock by an electric railway. The celebration featured a balloon ascent and firemen contests, greased pole climbs, pig catches, and potato races. The piece extols Skowhegan’s prominence.
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Skowhegan
Norridgewock
Norridgewoel
Aluminum boats face saltwater corrosion setback for Navy use
Experts report the new aluminum boats are highly susceptible to saltwater corrosion and likely to attract barnacles, undermining their advantage of lightness. The material may not match steel in strength, casting doubt on aluminum craft for naval service.
Largest steel plate rolled by Wellman at Chester Pa
The Wellman iron and steel works at Chester Pennsylvania produced the largest steel plate ever rolled. It measures 450 inches long 180 inches wide and a inch thick and will serve as a rudder plate for an ocean grayhound built for the International Navigation company with Cramp. Only two mills in the world can make plates this large Wellman and Krupp Essen Germany.
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Wellman Iron and Steel Works
Chester
International Navigation Company
Messrs. Cramp
Wellman Mills
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Philadelphia donor leaves funds for memorial arch and playhouse
Richard Smith, Philadelphia type founder, leaves 590000 for a Fairmount park memorial arch and 50000 for a children’s playhouse and grounds. The monument honors Civil War veterans with statues of McClellan Hancock Meade Reynolds busts of Curtin Wartrant Porter Dahlgren Beaver Crawford and the architect James H Windrim and executor James B Gest. Dunne Harvard notes rising student journalism with five publications and a planned Harvard press club for journalist meetings.
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Richard Smith
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
McClellan
Hancock
Meade and
Reynolds
Curtin
Wartranft
Porter
Dahlgren
Beaver
Crawford
James H. Windrim
James B. Gest
Global steam engine production and capacity figures
The report from the Berlin Bureau of Statistics notes that of engines currently in use worldwide four fifths were built in the past quarter century. It lists boilers and locomotives by country, with United States engines totaling about 7.5 billion horsepower and Germany 4.5 billion, France 8 million, Austria 1.5 million, while locomotives add about 8 million horsepower.
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Bureau of Statistics
Berlin
France
Germany
Austria
United States
Washington News Briefs Include Debts and Taxes
Postmaster general offers rewards for highway mail robbers and post office burglars. Education report credits newspapers for influence. President appoints Willett Washington postmaster. Thanksgiving day set for Nov 29. October debt up by 18.7 million. cash balance 107.8 million. net debt 1.897 million. Government receipts October 19.14 million. customs 11.96 million. October expenditures 32.7 million. October weather favorable for farm work. October coinage total 4.15 million. Clearing-house exchanges 923.6 million. German imports to face inspection over cattle embargo. 249 US business failures in week ending 2d. New income tax law plans advance under Superintendent Pugh.
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Tur
James P. Willett
Washington
Clevelland
Treasury
Frederick Wiel
United States Marine Corps
Annie Grandy
Tuk
United States
Pugh
Pennsylvania law delays operative date to October 1895
A compilation of disparate news items reports delays in marriage license implementation, fatal freight wrecks on Beach Creek near Peale, a Philadelphia woman's peppering attack, a sugar cargo arrival in New York, and multiple other incidents across the Northeast. Notable deaths include a 100 year old in New York and a Buffalo matricide case.
Distillers challenge tax provision in whisky bond section
Baltimore distillers plan to test the constitutionality of a tariff section raising whisky in bond tax. TIENRY SCHMEHL won $500 after a 71 hour 9 minute Indianapolis to Chicago walk. Maryland senator L trotted 4 miles in 10 12 lowering a world record in 4016 seconds.
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Baltimore
Tienry Schmehl
Indianapolis
Chicago
San Jose
Cal
Maryland Agricultural College
Edwin Gott, Jr
Maryland
Hazers
New Albany
Miss
Gilchrist Porter
Congress
Hannibal
Sevier County
Tenn
South Omaha
Neb
Hammond Packing Company
Eignty
Cincinnati
Texas
Louisiana
Danie Woop
St. Joseph
Willie Ware
Rose Delaney
Amos T. Root
Whitewater
Wis
Supreme Court upholds Berien County seat move to St Joseph
Michigan high court sustains proceedings moving Berien county seat from Berrien Springs to St Joseph. Other items note deaths of Albert Jennings known as Amazoo in Cincinnati and Philip Augustus Sloyne longtime U S commissioner for northern Illinois in Chicago.
Passenger train collision at Red Fern shocks NSW
Reports say passenger trains collided at Red Fern in New South Wales with seven people scalded to death and thirty injured. Other world items include the Russian emperor Alexander IIIL's death at Livadia aged 49 after fourteen years on the throne, and a Toltec city remains discovery near Rio Grande with hundreds of stone dwellings and three temples. Strong Mexico City earthquakes caused extensive damage and casualties, while Japan captured Port Arthur per Yokohama advices. A Czar Nicholas II manifesto proclaims accession, and Eugene Oudin dies in London after a brief illness. London Times owner John Walter dies aged 76. Valencia battle claims six soldiers and twenty insurgents killed.
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Redfern
Russia
Alexander Iil
Livadia
Rio Grande
Mexico
Yokonama
Port Arthur
Nicholas II
Eugene Oudin
London
Senor Sapasta
Valencia
Venezuela
London Times
John Walter
Punjab
Grain supplies and incidents in early times
In the United States on the fifth the visible grain stocks stood at Wheat 80,027,000 bushels Corn 2,658,000 oats 9,873,000 rye 444,000 barley 8,810,000 The Iron King and C Baldwin collided in the St Clair river sending the latter to the bottom A U S Supreme Court associate justice Edward J Wilrn and Mrs Virginia M Kent wed in New York Simon Lewis the condemned Choktaw murderer was shot at Wilburton I T amid alleged strangling to end his suffering A judge Lavombe in New York signaled an act limiting habeas corpus in deportation cases A diphtheria antitoxin trial proceeded in Philadelphia Four cities reported hypnotic aids in surgery A Pittsburgh fire injured twelve workers one possibly fatally Mrs James Donnally of Evergreen Ohio died while relatives suffered poisoned water exposure British steamers burned at Savannah Twelve jealous acts led to a fatal shooting and suicide A Chinese appeal to Britain and France urged mediation with Japan for peace Tramps killed two children near Lauding Ohio and arson followed A Wainwright reporter died in Montevideo Fung Wang Cheng fire evacuation confirmed Claude M Johnson reports 55,516,961 sheets issued for United States notes and stamps at a cost of $1,317,389
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United States
Iron King
C. Baldwin
St. Clair
Epward J. Wilrn
United States Supreme Court
Virginia M. Kent
New York
Simon Lewis
Wilburton
I.T
Chicago
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
James Donnally
Evergreen O
Joseph Doolittle
Savannah
Humphrey Johnson
Collinwood
Great Britain
France
Japan
Tramps
Samuel Good
Laulding
Wainwright
Brazil
Montevideo
Fung Wang Cheng
Claude M. Jonxson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
Internal Revenue and Customs
Alexander III Dies and Nicholas II Becomes Czar
News from St Petersburg and abroad reports the death of Emperor Alexander III at Livadia. Nicholas II is proclaimed emperor amid public ceremonies in Russia and telegrams from European rulers express sympathy and support for the new reign.
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Nicholas II
Death of Alexander III and Reactionary Czar’s Reign
Telegraphic reports from St Petersburg London Paris and Balmoral recount the death of Alexander III at Livadia noting the oath of allegiance to Nicholas II and military honors to be paid. The czar’s health and the queen’s reaction are described along with historical context of autocratic rule and antisemitic policies.
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Nicholas III. Czar
Russia
Nicholas II
Seventh Army Corps
Yalta
Odessa
St. Petersburg
Wasmeaton
Prince Canteccazune
M. de Giers
Sr. Petersburg
Alexander III
Livadia
Prince Cantecazone
Department of State
Adee
Gresham
Prince Cantecuzune
Victoria
Lonnon
Balmoral Castle
Wairapa Wreck on Great Barrier Island Claims 139 Lives
The steamer Wairapa struck rocks off Great Barrier Island during a dark night voyage from Sydney to Auckland. Of the 139 aboard, 111 passengers and 28 crew perished. a few passengers were saved after boats failed and life-saving efforts on shore succeeded for others. Captain McIntosh and most of the crew were lost. Survivors reached Auckland after lifeboat and breeches buoy operations with shore help. Emperor William orders mourning for Russia's ruler.
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Great Barrier Island
Sydney
Wairapa
Auckland
N. Z
McIntosh
Wairaipa
Aukland
Luxuriously Appointed Electric Trains Advertised by CMStP
An old ad touts the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway vestibule trains between Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago, Omaha, Sioux City for warmth and comfort with references to small and large bills accepted for tickets. A separate item notes a two and a half year old, Lulu, resisting face washing amid a family quip about pigs.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Sioux City
Geo. H. Hrarrorp
Vapor and remedies warned in marshland tale
A moody narrator warns of creeping marsh vapors causing chills and fever. The piece touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a protective tonic and promises relief for dyspepsia and bodily complaints, while a dialogue moment ends with a quip about ill-fitting shoes.
Syrup of Figs Promises Permanent Constipation Cure
The article contrasts lingering laxatives with Syrup of Figs claiming permanent relief from habitual constipation, noting well-informed buyers will prefer it. A Scottish divine raises a dilemma about facing and moving on with modern criticism.
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Pennsylvania
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Beach Creek
Peale
Anna Stanton
Thomas Roland
Tony
Dutch East Indies
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Road
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James Lynot
Elmer Scull
Wiliam C. Hosey
Newburyport
Mass
Gror
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Hermann
William Gipp
Buffalo
N. Y
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Point Breeze
Offman Island
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Tur Supreme Court of Michigan
Berrien County
Berrien Springs
Albert Jennings
Alamazoo
Willamette
Ore
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Illinois
Owensboro
Ohio River
Masonic
Indiana Medical College
Natural
Lake Superior Iron Ranges
West India & Pacific Steamship Company
New Orleans
Hiram G. Smith
Des Moines
Grant
Golden Gate Park
Cook Gang
Sa-Sab Ka
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Pullman
Thawatha
Kan
Goldberg, Bowen & Liebenbaum
Terrell
Tex
Post Office Department
Artisans’ Savings and Loan Association of
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American Saving and Loan Association of Chicago
Foreign Intelligence
Czar
Russias
St. Peterspura
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Daily News
Foreign Office
Casimir-Perier
Ile
William
Bretlin
Tle
Denmark
CormennaAaen
Alexander II
Czarowitz
Dagmar
Princess of Wales
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Moscow
Alexander
Oliver Otis Howard
U.S. A
Leeds
West Point Academy
Florida
Governor's Island
Howard
Paris
Gatschina
Caucasus
Lunn
Gulu
Lulu
Mary
Peggy
Philadelphia Record
Sartor
Detroit Tribune
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Fence
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo, N. Y
Wm. Fraser, Roch
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Drugegista
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Alton
Alifornia
California
James Chariton
Chicago & Alton Railroad
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Lebanon
Ohio
Hood’s
Hood
Ares
Kivmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Boston
Wy L. Douglas
Wek Douglas
la Te Enrett AE
Brockton
W. L. Douglas
Knickerbocker $Pecial
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Peoria
Bean Valley
T. Lv
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Cleveland
Equipa Wagner
Ping Cars
Ming Cars
Big Four
Lake Shore
New York Central
Boston and Albany
Mle
Ingalls
McCormick
Door NorvinAat
Martin
Gen
Scott
Scott & Bowne
N.Y
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