Hart on Chinese politics shocks common sense and policy
The interview with Sir Robert Hart criticizes fortifying Pekin legations as a mistake and weighs the risks of withdrawal. He argues that keeping defenses influenced foreign judgments and cautions against repeating the concert’s errors while commending restraint for future diplomacy.
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Robert Hart
Legations
Withir
London
Pekin
Chines
Rales
Spen
Siroubert
Iweny
D ‘Raautier
Funerals in New Castle Alleged Ministerial Bias
Unclear cents of a New Castle ministerial group debate over funeral practices and grounds. The report notes rising pressure and claims of expense growth affecting the costs of conducting funerals.
Reform Voices on Funerals And Public Morals In New Castle
A New Castle ministerial association pushes reform toward simpler funerals and fewer Sunday services. They urge discouraging lavish last rites, trimming eulogies, and avoiding post mortem excess to honor the dead without burdening mourners. The piece also notes broader industry concerns, Britain and Argentina naval moves, and Bryan’s barbed critiques of Democratic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Jess Shaw
Islands hailed as rich, undeveloped region by returning soldiers
The text praises the Philippines as a land of great undeveloped riches. It notes a portion of returning regiments stay behind for business and references shifting views on the gold standard, U S loans to England, and political figures amid scattered unrelated items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Islands
United States
England
New leather substitute boasts durable sole material
A patent describes a midtown style leather substitute for boot soles using a mix of metal shavings, leather dust, and other reject materials bonded between rollers to form a tough fabric like sole leather. It claims water resistance and strength while cutting costs.
Reform drive in Pennsylvania Bar Association election
Alexander Simpson Jr of Philadelphia is favored to become president of the Pennsylvania State Bar Association at its seventh annual convention in Bedford Springs next week. The meeting is expected to draw large attendance from Pittsburgh and local lawyers, with focus on uniform statewide practices and law reform including expert testimony and a magistrate court proposal.
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Wittsburg Dispatch
Alexander Simpson, Jr
Philadelphia
Wilam Scott
Pennsylvania State Bar Association
Bedford Springs
Simpson
United States
J. 8. McPherson
Pittsburg
Committee On
Siresson
Bar Association
Walter George Smith
Pennsylvania Commissioners
Thomas Patterson
Patterson
Law on baled hay regulation passes legislature
An act regulates selling hay and straw, requiring proper binding with wire and clear weight marks. It bans overweights and excessive binding materials, penalties include fines up to 140, and provisions repeal conflicting laws. Also notes a fundraising update and a physician advertisement.
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Baling Long Bay
Nerewich
Apel
Wages of House Workers in Boston and New England
A Boston Globe summary cites a Massachusetts bureau report on wage comparisons among house workers, shop workers, and restaurant staff. It notes average weekly income and living costs across Boston area roles, with house workers offset by expenses and a generally upward wage trend as women move to stores and workshops. The piece discusses the label servant and its social stigma, urging a new designation to reduce workplace friction.
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Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics
Boston
Fall “River
Lojell
Haverhill
Eas
Forum
Pittsburg Post
A Woman’s Ways
A Chicago woman Mrs. W. BE Hall, wife of the president of a local automobile repair firm, traveled to Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II liner. Homesickness and a desire to return to her baby and husband drove her to cut her European trip to two days, abandon planned funds, and seek a second cabin return voyage, crying aboard, ashore at Southampton, and finally seeking help in New York to reach Chicago.
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New York
Tye
Europe
America
Chicago Automobile Repair Company
Chicago
London
Barbarassalm
Long Island
Southampton
King
Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Parla
Worth
Bremen
Terre
Belvidere
Eighteenth Street
Ourth Avenue
Hesband
Modern Beauty Thrives on Food Sunshine and Exercise
A woman named Vier glows with health from good meals and outdoor activity. The copy notes beauty flourishing with sunlight and regular exercise while recommending a gentle laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs, made by the Californian Sig Syrup Co.
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Glown
Californian Sig Syrup Co
June Wants Me and I Want June
A poem by Tames Whitcomb Riley celebrates summer longing for simple days in the orchard. The speaker envies June’s freedom and rejects March and April, imagining sunlit fields, blue skies, blooming timberlands, and carefree doses of warmth and laughter.
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Jess
June
Waller
McKinley Cabinet Portraits Reveal Humble Early Lives
A May Success 4 Mor feature examines President McKinley’s advisers, noting humble origins and self-made climbs. It cites John Hay, Griggs, Grigs, Hay, and others reaching high office after early work as clerks, teachers, or farmhands, with brief biographical sketches and era sketches.
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Mortimer A. Downing
McKinley
Spears
Grigis
Paterson
Brian Rout
New York
Clinton
Hay
Brown University
Grigs
Lafayette College
John Hay
Lincoln
White House
Elihu Rant
Rome
N.Y
John W. Griggs
N. J
Ethan Alien Hitchenglk
Hongkong
Olyphant &.Co
Lyman J. Gage
W. Y
Charles Emory Smith
The
Albany
N.Y Knickerbocker
John) Dang
Bucksfiel
James Wilson
Towa
Voting qualification laws across southern states outlined
The piece surveys southern voter rules, noting Louisiana must read or own property or prove 1867 eligibility, North Carolina mirrors with no property test, Georgia failed to pass similar bills, South Carolina bills voters on reading and tax payment, Mississippi requires reading and interpretation, Arkansas and Maryland demand ballot marking without guidance, with expected shifts in Alabama and Virginia.
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Mississippi
South
Louisana
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Phillp Crutcher
Vidsburs
Arkansas
Maryland
Hing
Altabama
Virginia
Potential Speed Advances for Electric Railways and Locomotives
The article discusses rapid progress in electricity over two decades and predicts electric railways with high speeds. It compares electric and steam locomotive speeds and notes a Berlin to Vinniburg line design aiming for 140 miles per hour, acknowledging safety concerns and the need for safeguards.
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Berlin
Vinniburg
Rain Spoiled the Berries and Stem Troubles
An old newspaper item notes rain ruined this season’s strawberries by making cores and tough stems. Housemaids lament cannot stem many quarts as before, claiming one must pull out the stem to eat the berry. The piece markets Pepsin remedy products as superior and discourages competing brands.
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Castile
Fulton Pharmacy
Titlsburg
Main
NEW Castle News
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Carnet Sycamore
Agiple Alley
the News Company
Fred 'L. Herz
Asurer
George Ww
Sti AW
Citizens’ Line
Bell Line
Abe
Assqelaflen
Damon
Englund
Great Britain
Argentina Bay
France
St. Pierre
Wiliam Jennines Bryan
Mad Mullah
UK Ai
Pearle
Willian
Bryan
Arnesie
State Bar Association
Allegheny Voller
Meadville
Crawford
Hutton'a
Mkinley
Lawrence County Lumber Co
Devoe
Hendrickson Avenue
J. W. Stritmater
Jackson Building
Wneshaneck Avenue
Big Shoe Sale
Waion
John Kelley
Wea
Sale
Drew
Wise
Wlae
V. M.C. A. Baliding
Interest
Lawrence Savings and
G. W. Johnson
Terey L. Craig
Pres. Co. WH
Akens
Pres. ii
EB. McGill
Sec
Treas
Washington and
Mill Sts
New Castle Transfer & Storage Company
St. Hanes
Citizens
Fire and Accident Insurance
Jackson Uuiiing
Neshannock
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