Bill Murphy resigns crossing flagman post in Kansas City
The Kansas City crossing flagman Bill Murphy resigns amid a pre sentment of imminent disaster. He lost an arm in a railway accident previously and says he was warned of danger before that crash. Moody in London appears detached from Sankey though meetings draw effort to neglected masses. Philadelphia woman Eama Bioxar is acquitted by insanity after fatally shooting her lover W J Menon, jury initially split eight to four for acquittal then hung verdict. The scene follows the verdict with emotional reactions.
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Bill” Murphy
Kansas City
Murphey
EvanGhust Moody
London
Sankey
Moody
Eama Bioxar
Philadelphia
W. J. Menon
Miss Bickel
Vision of a ship and hanging duck in last words of Monroe murderer
Waen Curry cited a vision of a ship Zion floating along Peachtree Street Atlanta with children in white as he faced execution in Monroe Georgia. He described a duck killed by a shotgun blast and claimed the Lord would hang a duck, yet he was still hanged. The Mount Sterling Kentucky church demands reform from Judge Reid and Corneilson over remarks.
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Waen Curry
Monroe
Georgia
Zion
Peachtree Street
Atlanta
Mount Sterling
Kentucky
Reid
Corneilson
A Congressman's Tale Of A Day In The House
A congressman recalls arranging support for a bill and telegraphing allies it would pass. He rushes to lunch as a stampede of members floods the corridors and discovers there has been no adjournment. The article highlights the Methodist Church General Conference in Philadelphia and its global representation, noting its unique legislative role in church law and policy. Containing details on delegates like Ram Chander Bose and the conference’s authority over church rules and the itinerant system.
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Mack
John D. White
Kentucky
Tur General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Unit Organization
United States
Europe
Africa
India
China
Japan
Ram Chander Bose
Methodist Church
General Conference
Ex-Gov Henrickshog On Becoming a Democrat During Jackson Campaign
Ex Governor Thomas A Henrickshog recalls the Jackson campaign era at age nine when a neighbor explained a hickory broom atop a pole as a symbol that Democrats would sweep public offices clean. He resolves to join the party that keeps offices clean.
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Thomas A. Henrickshog
Jackson
Thomas
Secretive witness in Hamersley will trial resists courts
In a New York court scene Rebecca Jones refuses to disclose a rumored secret linked to the Hamersley will. She stands by her name and insists she will not answer, even under imprisonment threats, prompting the judge to refrain from locking her up.
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New York
Rebecca Jones
Miss Jones
Hamersley
A Nanted Girl's Dance Described in Antiquarian Tone
A Ceylon Letter in the San Francisco Chronicle reviews a dance with expressive gestures. The dancer uses varied hand movements and footwork to portray a tale of love, ecstasy, jealousy, and reconciliation, concluding as a scholarly antiquarian spectacle rather than pure beauty.
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Ceylon
San Francisco Chronicle
St Helena Island Home of Napoleon and Whaling Stop
A detailed panorama of St Helena describing its isolation, harbor, and provisions for ships, the anti termite iron slate buildings, Longwood and Napoleon’s tomb, and the island’s history, with notes on the fierce white ants, climate, and the famed emperor’s resting place guarded near the Briars.
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Napoleon
South Atlantic
Cape of Good Hope
St. Helena
James Town
England
Sir. Helena
Holland
East India Company
Indian Islands
Longwood
the Invalides
Prince de Joinville
New York Sun
Were Whales Land Animals Findings by W H Fowler on Cetacean origins
Prof W H Fowler of the London Zoological Society argues that whales originated from land mammals rather than aquatic ancestors. He notes placental mammals with hair and strong smell sense once adapted to land and discusses the challenge of identifying the exact land group from which the whale family Cetacea arose.
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The
London Zoological Society
W. H. Fowler
The Boarding House and Its Vexed Inmates
A sharp, satirical survey of boarding houses types and miseries. It contrasts swell, cheap, farmer, and student houses, detailing tir ing meals, vile food, and the torment of life among fellow boarders, ending with a plea to spare the agony of making it home-like.
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Ganus
Farmers
Howe
Pech
Insurance company ruse ends with fool’s loss lesson
A peasant in proper attire visits an insurance office and demands one hundred dollars claiming fourteen years of coverage. The president insults him, a lawyer guiding him to a stairway explains that insurers pay for losses, not savings, and charges fifty dollars. The deal nets nine hundred dollars.
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Chicago
The Bland Drummer Quits Over a Mercantile Bust
A Chicago bound drummer confronts a New York merchant over slights and misdeeds. After a heated confrontation detailing bad checks, misrepresented goods, and personal indiscretions the drummer resigns, declaring he cannot retain self-respect in the employer’s presence. The exchange ends with the drummer leaving the office.
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Chicago
Europe
New York
Drake
Travelers Magazine
John Young Brown Quiet Life After Stormy Congress
Washington Correspondence recalls John Young Brown once a brilliant Kentucky congressman who clashed with Henry Butler and was reprimanded. Now living quietly in Evansville Indiana, he practices law, enjoys wealth and a refined home, and shows only one notable flare of temper when a butcher provoked him leading to a brief gunfire incident. He remains eloquent and highly regarded in Kentucky. A Persian esp provides a festive look.
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John Young Brown
Congress
Kentucky
Jjen Butler
Evansville
Ind
Brown
Young
Washington
Family Doctor tips and household cures from Foote's Monthly
A collage of old time remedies and home advice appears including how to treat a sty with iodine, a milk and mustard remedy for dropsy, and a beef and rice kitchen cure. It also notes a stammer cure from Dr. Lewis with rhythmic speech practice and reflects on character and death shaping family life.
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Dro Lewis
Lewis
Dr. Lewis
Fish as Food and Nutrient Value in Diet
The article explains government efforts to restore streams for fish, notes nutrients in fish flesh, compares with beef, and outlines three main food classes albuminoids fats and carbohydrates. It describes protein as albuminoids containing nitrogen and discusses energy roles of fats and carbohydrates in respiration and muscle.
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Baird
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati News-Journal
Gas bill mystery cited in Philadelphia Galt line
A reader quotes a domestic dispute over gas consumption and billing. The householder argues higher use with a returning visitor noted, while the bill reflects meter readings. The gas is reportedly turned down at night, leaving the narrator puzzled by the discrepancy and seeking clarification.
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