White ants devastate Japanese style buildings in Keelung area
Auping correspondence reports a white ant plague in Keelung and surrounding areas injuring wooden structures across Japan style houses, offices, and mail facilities. Keelung post office, governor residence, and Taipoth office show severe damage. bricks and stone only harbor tunnels to wood. White ants breed in damp, dark places across the island.
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Formosa
Keelung Hospital
Keelung Post Office
Taipeth
Taichu
Keelung
Auping
South China Post
American Heiress Anna Gould on French Marriage Ideals
In a Bonnefou interview, Anna Gould criticizes American pursuit of European titles, reflects on marrying a French aristocrat, and questions whether American women can truly love. She recalls Parisian life, financial control issues, and the contrast between American practicality and European romance.
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Mme
Anna Gould
Jean Bonnefou
France
Paris
Europe
Hfe
Ant destruction damages Keelung hospital and post office
The white ant menace damages Formosa facilities. Parliament approved 30,880 yen for Keelung Hospital and 30,876 yen for Keelung post office to cover repair costs from the infestation.
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Formosa
Keelung Hospital
Keelung Post Office
Ban Johnson tells amusing tale in New York cafe
The Fan Waiter recounts Ban Johnson’s visit to an uptown cafe with a Boston terrier. A Chicago waiter refuses dogs, then a friend arrives, and Johnson is greeted warmly by the same waiter who asks what they will have. The story ends with the waiter cheerfully serving them.
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Ban Johnson
New York
East
Chicago
Ban
English Turf Tragedy At Newmarket In 1883
The Two Thousand Guineas day at Newmarket saw Prince Batthyany die shortly before the race while Gaillard led his colt to favor. He died as St. Simon’s progeny Gaillard won amid cheers, and the owner of Gaillard died during the event, affecting Derby prospects for 1884. Bailey Willis estimates North China coal at 605 billion tons.
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St. Simon
Prince Batthyony
Lord Cadogan
Jockey Club
Newmarket
Weatherby
Galopin
Westminster Gazette
Bailey Willis
The
United States Geological Survey
North
China
Cross-Country Riding in Illinois West.
In the Milwaukee Sentinel reminiscence, B N Green recalls fox hunting traditions migrating westward into Illinois. He describes riders without red coats, packs of hounds, or formal hunts, but emphasizes hard riding across sectioned farms, creek bottoms, and open fields. Ministers and townsfolk joined for lengthy, vigorous chases with plenty of foxes and strong finishes.
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Linois
B. N. Green
Eost
Illinois
Milwaukee Sentinel
Wisdom in a Brickyard Battle Offers Practical Advice
In a brickyard a quarrel between two workers ends in a severe head wound. An onlooker counsels arrest, while a burly man advises simple first aid using two pieces of plaster to treat head and mouth injuries. Tit-Bits.
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Bill
Missing Will in Old Book Discovered in Dijon Case
A 1906 Dijon will, long believed lost, is found inside a German book bought by a Paris via Dijon collector. M Frossard, director of Mont de Piete, died heirless leaving about 100000 francs to distant relatives, but a residuary legatee named in the will now seeks court aid to distribute the fortune.
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Paris
M. Frossard
Mont de Piete
Dijon
M. Irossard
London Globe
Dories In School Of Sharks Near Martha's Vineyard
Reports from No Man's Land ships describe schools of ravenous sharks near Martha's Vineyard. The Priscilla crew say dories battled a shark group attempting to overturn boats as three giants fought among themselves. A fisherman claims a shark exceeded fifteen feet in length.
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No Man's Land
Martha’s Vineyard
Priscilla
Fred de Wolf
Priscilla’s Dories
Boston Herald
Fishing in Wheat Fields Report Reaches Goodland
Saline settlers report many fish caught during recent high water of the Smoky Hill River. One man returned with fifty five pounds of fish using a houok and line. Farmers were seen fishing in wheat fields where water stood one to four feet deep.
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Goodland
Smoky Hill River
The Passing of the French Population Trends in Harper's Figures
Harper's presents a demographic snapshot of France at the century’s start and a century later. It notes population totals, gender balance, marriage status, widows and widowers, and family sizes with many children concentrated in a few households.
Circumstantial Evidence Through a School Lesson
A teacher explains circumstantial evidence with a tale of a student seen with a hook and a smeared face beside an apple core, proving a student had eaten an apple despite not witnessing the act directly. The tale ends with Tommy confirming the definition as eating apples in school.
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Tommy
Prisoners' Dodges and Deception at Dartmoor
The Dundee Advertiser reports that prisoners use foreign substances and improvised methods to feign illness. Major Arthur Griffiths described a Dartmoor case where a convict hid two needles bound with thread in a foot wound, creating a claimed disease until the needles were removed and the man recovered.
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Arthur Griffiths
Home Office
Dartmoor
Dundee Advertiser
Boston’s Stump Tower Guided by Time in Four Seasons
The St Botolph church tower in Boston England rises 272 feet and ranks as a leading parish spire. It features 865 steps one for each day of the year, seven doors fifty two windows and twelve pillars for week month and year. The porch stairs total twenty four to reach the library with two stair flights of sixty to the roof representing seconds and minutes.
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Boston
St. Botolph
England
Springfield Republican
Smelling Delights Behind Kitchen Door
Striking and Average. Children forbidden in the kitchen yet sniffing odors from a crack at the doorway. Ethel accuses Tommy of unfair sniffing as they compete for scents, while Tommy claims fair play despite a cold reducing his sense of smell.
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Ethel
Mrs. Harwood
Tommy
yYouth
Spelling Bee Mentioned by Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune notes that the concept of educated insects is linked to a spelling bee. The item hints at a playful or metaphorical angle on learning and insects without detailing events or participants.
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The
Salt Lake Tribune
Few Pennsylvanians attend church by phone
The Pittsburg Gazette notes farmers who use telephone church services participate fully except for the collection. The Baltimore American proclaims mankind’s prodigality toward nature’s resources and the US as a land of boundless possibilities. Frances Folsom Cleveland is praised as an admired and beloved figure. The New York Tribune asserts the nation’s potential remains vast despite financial disturbances with factories reopening and wages stable.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Grover Cleveland
Republic
Frances Folsom Cleveland
The
New York Tribune
United States
Great Men of Europe and America Vote Results
A Japanese newspaper poll on opinions of great men shows Washington and Napoleon as the top favorites. Hannibal Caesar and Charles XII follow, while Charles Darwin Brutus and Cromwell appear among the most disliked figures.
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Europe
Amerca
Washington
Napoleon
Hannibal
Caesar
Charles XII
Sweden
Charles Darwin
Brutus
Cromwell
Rocking a Boat Labeled Criminal Folly
The Inquirer condemns rocking a boat with people aboard as deadly lunacy. It warns that such acts threaten lives and warrant severe, swift punishment, urging those distressed by the behavior to register their displeasure firmly.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Market signals warn of beef price rise in summer
The Buffalo Commercial notes that market and seasonal forces suppress beef demand in hot months, with abundant market variety enabling families to cut consumption. It predicts a price rise will follow as demand falls and supply remains constrained.
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Buffalo
Illinois Governor Funds Study of European Education by Dr James
Dr Edmund J James president of Illinois University was sent by Governor Deneneen to study recent educational developments in Germany and Europe. Findings will inform a report to the State Educational Commission of Illinois. He will also review European veterinary schools to aid planning for a new College of Veterinary Surgery and Research at the university.
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Edmund J. James
University of Illinois
Deneen
Germany
State Educational Commission of Illinois
James
College of Veterinary Surgery and Research
The Topolobampo Dream Then and Now
A generation ago Owen sought a two coast city at Topolobampo with equal rights and a U S railway concession. He failed to fund the railroad and the venture collapsed, but now capitalists plan a harbor and railroad with a hope of a flourishing city rivaling any on the coast.
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Topolobampo
Mr. Owen
United States
May migration swings show large departures and slower arrivals
In May only 42,000 immigrants landed while 75,000 sailed home. A year ago arrivals reached 198,000 and departures 33,000. Since last October, about 550,000 have left and 150,000 arrived. The mass exodus eased local hard times and reduced unemployment pressure as steerage traffic remains active and may swing again with prosperity.
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Rapor
Gures
Tokyo Embassy District Under Restoration Plans
The United States embassy in Akasaka Tokyo sits near the palace moat in a wooden, aging building. Officials note Tokyo’s vast expanse and battle between ancient and modern as boulevards replace small moats and walls. Major renovations aim to complete before the 1912 Japan Exposition, with city planners envisioning a modernized Oriental skyline in twenty years.
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United States
America
Foreign Office
Imperial Palace
Japan
Tokio
Corps Diplomatique
Philippine dishes boom as Portland firm expands exports
J. L. Brooks of Portland Maine, touring New York en route to the Philippines, says US crockery exports now dominate the Philippine market. Unbreakable china sells to cheaper eateries while wealthy Filipinos pay hundreds for fine sets. Chinese buyers largely ignore overseas wares.
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J. L. Brooks
Portland
New York
Philippines
England
Germany
Never Says Good-by
A dialogue from a New York Press item notes a financier who avoids saying goodbye. Instead he uses greetings like good day or see you later, reflecting possible painful associations with farewell phrases and a common human tendency to avoid parting words.
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Goodby
Tigan
New York Press
Signs of the Times in Kansas Prairies
Western Kansas towns report pelicans killed by hunters. The paper links abundant pelicans to a predicted huge wheat crop, high prices, and a strong Republican slate statewide, signaling election prospects for the Kansas City Journal.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
The Same Old Success Joke
A witty suburban exchange about gardening and country plots. The suburbanite asks what garden was planted at the country place and the city person replies with a sharp jab about ingrowing varieties.
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New York Press
Traffic injuries and deaths among New York City children
In the past year 186 children were injured by vehicles in New York City streets and 97 were killed. The figures reflect ongoing dangers for young pedestrians and call for heightened street safety measures and enforcement.
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New York City
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