Dunkard Delegates Gather for National Conference in Lincoln
In Lincoln Nebraska a large group wearing broad rim hats and sunbonnets gathers for a Dunkard church national conference. The movement advocates pacifism and farming life, with feet washing at services and monastic origins in Ephreta.
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Lincoln
Neb
Church of the Dunkards
Dunkard
Germany
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Dunkards
Ephreta
100 Mile an Hour Rail Line Might Transform English Travel
The article describes a single rail electric system proposed between Manchester and Liverpool. Trains of two cars would cover the distance in twenty minutes, each car motorized and operating ten minutes. Behr, already testing a similar Belgium line, faces political and safety claims as Parliament weighs approval.
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England
Manchester
Liverpool
M. Behr
Belgium
Schwab Orders Luxury Palace Car From Pullman
Mr Schwab president of the steel trust orders the finest private car from Pullman. Walls and floors to largely onyx. Observation room to be all plate glass. Car cost enough to build at least six comfortable houses.
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Schtwab
Schwab
Steel Trust
Pullman Company
Why the Lowing Cup Has Three Handles
The article recounts the origin of the loving cup from Lord Lyons's tale of Henry IV of France. A three handle cup idea arose after a misserved wine incident, intended to keep the cup clean on horseback. It also discusses General Pope and the South ern army and ends with Ireland's declining population across censuses.
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Lord Lyons
Paris
Henry of Navarre
Henry IV
France
Royal Potteries
General Fitz-John Porter’s Posthumous Vindication and Irish Paradox
The piece recounts General Fitz-John Porter’s unjust Civil War discipline and later vindication after a long sentence. It notes Irish influence across continents and contrasts Irish unrest in Ireland with loyalty of the American Irish community, inviting reflection for English statesmen.
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United States
Fitz-John Porter
Porter
Professor Starr Declares Middle Hair Part Evidence of Degeneracy
University of Chicago anthropologist Professor Frederick Starr tells his class that parting hair in the middle wearing shirt waists and tattooing mark a degener ate streak in modern civilization His remarks ignite student attention among athletes and others in the lecture hall.
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Frederick Starr
University of Chicago
University
Admiral Commerell Dies in England After Notable Career
British sea fighter Admiral Commerell, known to Americans for Civil War blockades at Wilmington Mobile and Charleston, died in England. Born 1829, he served from 1842, fought at Parana and Sebastopol, led Taku fort attacks, commanded the Terrible, and retired from the Portsmouth station in 1891.
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Commerell
England
United States
China
Roberts
Wilmington
Mobile
Charleston
Parana
Sebastopol
Taku Forts
America
Portsmouth
Is Refusal a Crime in Death of Dowie Follower’s Daughter
An indictment in White Plains New York for failing to call a physician for a dying daughter prompts a constitutional challenge to a potential health statute. The text argues a state could not compel an adult to seek medical care or force medicine, as personal liberty would override such mandates.
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Dowie
White Plains
New York
New York State
Causes of Panics in Monetary Crises
The piece argues that panics come not only from credit inflation and fear of shortages but primarily from price inflation. As prices rise, money becomes the scarce asset, straining monetary circulation and making money itself the demand rather than real commodities.
Tanner the Self Made Governor of Illinois
John R. Tanner died suddenly in Springfield Illinois. He rose from an uneducated farming background to become a dominant politician and governor of Illinois through force of will shrewdness and persistence. The note calls him a self made man who faced blame and praise in his long public career. The piece also references Prussia and fears over British coal deposits and a proposed export duty on German coal.
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Conrad Beissel
Dunkard
German Baptist Church
Ety
Beissel
Ephreta
Tanner
John R. Tanner
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Prussia
Earling Praised As Chief of Milwaukee St. Paul Line
Article hails Albert J. Earling president of the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway for ability and leadership. It traces his rise from telegraph operator in 1866 to top executive and notes his collaboration with Roswell Miller. Marquis de Lastyrie, Lafayette descendant, resides at LaGrange near Paris and visits the U S to observe Washington and American life.
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Albert J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee
Earling
St. Paul
Roswell Miller
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Road
Marquis de Lastyrie
Lafayette
Lagrange
Paris
France
United States
Mount Vernon
Washington
Dukes of Leinster
Louis
Guy
Prussia to nationalize coal lands amid self preservation move
Reported plan in Prussia to seize coal lands for fuel security follows Henry George ideas. State to compensate current owners and run mines to support railways. Mention of Lady Mary Sackville engagement to Hamilton Dent and her high profile in New York and Washington. Rumor ties her to Frank Goylg.
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Prussia
Henry George
Mary Sackville
Hamilton Dent
London
Lady Sackville
New York
Washington
America
Frank Goylg
Glasgow University to Host 450th Anniversary Representation
Professor Albert H Smyth of Havre de Grace Pennsylvania sails June 1 to attend Glasgow University four hundred fiftieth anniversary celebration. He serves as official representative of a learned American society and will deliver a Latin oration in tribute to the occasion.
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Albert H. Smyth
Haverford
Scotland
Ee. Oe — University
ISP
Kensipela
Ol Learned Society
America
Iil
Union Lead and Oil Company expands capital to 50 million
The Union Lead and Oil company of St. Louis increases its capital from 15 million to 50 million, signaling growth in its operations and financial position.
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Union Lead and Oil Company of
St. Louis
Chicago Socialite Joins New York Stage Company
Mrs. Bessie Delaney, once a prominent North Shore social figure in Chicago, has left for New York to join a theatrical company. She debuted on the Chicago stage in The Silver Shield with students from Chicago Musical College and now advances a stage career following discussions with managers.
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Bessie Delaney
New York
Delaney
J. H. Delaney
North Shore
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Raphael Dubois
Dubois
Pope
Ireland
Tate
England and
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United Kingdom
General Porter
McClellan
Hue and Cry
Canada
Australia
Starr
Prof. Starr
Lady Mary Sackville
Glasgow University
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