Cecil Rhodes Plan for Oxford Scholarships Drawn Out
Oxford scholars funded by Rhodes will receive $1550 yearly to study at Oxford from the United States British colonies and Germany. The scheme details, selection criteria, and governance are to be set by new boards. Rhodes funded endowment aims to elevate Oxford's international reach and influence.
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Cecil Rhodes
United States
Germany
Oxford University
Oxford
Rhodes
Sian m&Volves
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Martin II
Vacabirs
University of Oxford
University
Universitas
John
Walter de Merton
Merton College
A. Sheely
Pitt St
New Oxford
The Reach of Concealing Their Knack
A philosopher notes that many women can sew their own clothes while a few can do so in a way that remains undetected. This reflection appears in an Indianapolis News column, illustrating skill and discretion in craft.
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Indianapolis News
Forgetfulness and peril mark coast life in late empire era
A garbled 19th century chronicle notes alarming convulsions of nature and the perilous Gulf coast regions. It laments wrecks at Galveston, rising dangers to workers in unsanitary, crowded districts, and the persistent threat of disease, smoke, and poor ventilation across tropical and immigrant communities.
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Rece
Galveston
Hood
of A
Teddy
Gulf
Benea
United States
West
Labor trends gain in global unions and strikes
Indiana farmers organize unions and San Francisco salesladies join. German soldiers earn six cents daily while Boston fathers push eight hours. England banned labor laws in 1799. Cyfarthia colliers resume work. Only 3.47 percent of local strikes are sympathetic. France mine work force, 1850s figures noted. Manila labor wage fears and eight hour targets recur. Dairy, rice, and textile sectors show high labor costs and employment. War profits for natives fade as mining bosses seek 70,000 to 80,000 workers but secure far fewer.
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Iemae
Oxford
Whitsunday
Trinity
University of Oxford
House of Congregation
Tom Brown
England
Thames
London
Isis
Ostord
America
Rhodes
Indiana
San Francisco
Cal
Boston
Mass
Cyfarthia
Wales
France
San Diego
Mirandola
Italy
Hays
Sconsin
Germany
Manila
Philippine Islands
South Africa
Birth Day Gifts Of Gold For Yang Li From London Express
On the sixtieth birthday of Grand Secretary Yang Li of Pekin the London Express reports he refused gifts lacking intrinsic value. Presentations included solid gold storks and deer a foot high, gold Buddhas, green jadestone vases, diamond belts and rings, and a foot-high God of Longevity in a jadestone temple encrusted with stones. Scrolls and tablets were often refused unless ancient. others were gratefully received.
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Yang Li
Pekin
London Express
A Judge's Remarkable Dog in Charleston
A Charleston judge owns a highly intelligent Skye terrier. The dog is said to tug at the judge's trousers when two o'clock passes and the court has not adjourned. The behavior reportedly extends to other judges and even a lawyer addressing the bench, causing adjournment.
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Charleston
S. C
Baltimore Sun
The Joyous Farmer of Council Bluffs
A humorous sketch from Council Bluffs Iowa portrays a farmer’s daily routine from 4 a.m. to late evening. The narrator notes the farmer milks cows, feeds horses, waters ducks, awakens staff, tends plowing, eats meals, and sends 317 to his college son for expenses, ending with a late return and bed.
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Lown
Council Blnés
Iowa
An Easy Solution and the Top-Loading Joke
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman delivers a genial speech with a humorous parable about three nationalities advising a master on a servant who breaks items. The tale ends with the punchline that the servant’s actions require different remedies. The speaker notes there is room at the top for bald heads.
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Prominent People Mentioned in a Fragmented Column
A fragmented OCR passage mentions Edward as a lover, a SNES King of Portugal, and various dignitaries. It references Washington, the Shawyer family, President, and figures like General Chaffee, Boris, and Crown Prince of Siam. It also notes Joseph Chamberlain’s 33 million, a £25,000 salary, and a planned Assouan dam inauguration with the Prince of Wales and the Khedive of Egypt in December.
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Edward
SNES
Portugal
His &F
Jerr Washington
J. W
Ainder
Ipshire
Vichinson
Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Devlin
America
Villa Erc
Big Redmond
Irish Land League
Prince of Wales
Blitehener
Egypt
Great
Assouan Dam
Khartoum
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Hanover
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Adams County
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York, PA
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Gettysbuurc
Tt Eagle Hotel
Frank Fleshman
Era
Ouse
Geo. L. Colestock
Wauw
ZH. Cashman
Baltimore
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Smiths Safe and Exchange Stables
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Crestant St
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