Diverse Eastern items on labor, crime and politics
A wide array of notes from Eastern hubs reports Canadian protests against imported labor, saloon crackdowns in Philadelphia, murder and lynching cases in Tennessee, and legislative moves in Maryland and Connecticut. It also notes weather in Baltimore, industrial shifts, and prominent figures in finance, journalism, and international affairs.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
South Dakota
Senate Committee On
Canada
Minneapolis
Cronin
Kansas
Plymouth County
Mass
J. B. Wellington
Dr. Stewart
Clay Center
Kan
Pacific Coast News Roundup Sparks Across Regions
A large Pacific Coast item list reports fires in Fresno and Seattle debris cleanup in Seattle after fires, drownings in Portland and San Francisco, a ferry sinking on the upper Columbia, a monster Salt Lake concert for Johnstown victims, and new post office at Valle Vista San Diego county. Also notes offbeat incidents from Tehama to Tacoma, including a murder arrest, mine explosions, and railroad director elections.
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Valle Vista
San Diego County
Home and Farm Tips on Soiling Fodder and Grafting
Agricultural notes cover soil sanitation, hot beds, feeding hens and pigs, crab grass control, corn fodder, and sorrel use. Instructions include roadside trees, grafting basics, and a discussion on when to plant trees along roadsides and the economics of upkeep.
Catholic Church Stance on Divorce and Remarriage
Cardinal Gibbons discusses Catholic doctrine on divorce and remarriage, affirming marriage as irrevocable except in separation under certain conditions, and that divorce does not permit remarriage while both partners live. He cites Gospel teaching and church law, noting penalties for divorced Catholics who remarry. Baltimore American.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Moses
Mark
Luke
Paul
Clement VII
Henry
Baltimore
Earth’s Duration Explored Through Eternal Timelines
In a discussion from Arkansaw Traveler, M. Adolphe d Assier challenges Thomson’s 100 million year earth age. He outlines three stadiums: igneous nebulo stellar, solar illumination with life, and darkness with death, estimating the present epoch at about 16 million years and suggesting total evolution may exceed a million centuries.
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William Thomson
M. Adolphe d’ Assier
Arkansaw Traveler
How do you make such beautiful verses, Herbert
Two people discuss poetry with admiration. Herbert says it is easy once started and that poetry is everywhere if one knows where to look. He remarks there is a basket full of it near an editor he visited.
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Herbert
Jypissee
Maud
The Physical Man and Hand Training in Education
The article argues that repeated practice can perfect human motion from gymnasts to workers, suggesting hand and eye training in schools strengthens both body and mind. It cites German kindergarten and turning to labor education as models, asserting such training boosts health, quick thinking, and skill without sacrificing mental learning.
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Baltimore Sun
Maud and the loan in a hall door encounter
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a young man visiting Maud with a $25 loan promised to be repaid next week. The piece contrasts a quiet hall doorway meeting with a broader note on social manners and a saber’s placement.
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Maud
Detroit Free Press
Gretna Greens Romance Lingers In Modern Elopements
The London Globe notes Gretna Green's romance endures as Scots law allows marriages after three weeks' residence yet modern trains and telegraphs threaten pursuit. Post beds and banns publicity have changed elopement dynamics, leaving Gretna Green as a lingering ideal despite changed times.
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Gretna Green
Scotland
Greton Green
England
London
Mary
Ethel
Constance
Brown
Iman
Soireton Green
London Globe
Minster’s Honest Fee Mixup In Sussex Marriage
A Delaware groom asked a minister to marry him after a revival. The fee, based on the man’s generosity, was initially set at 1.40. The groom slipped a two dollar note, and the minister later learned the couple had paid two dollars and fifty cents by error, which he returned in full.
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Italy
Lombardy
Sumatra
England
Hunh Caime
Sussex
Minis
Dover (del
Parlor scene and gas bill quips amid French court lilies
The piece outlines a conversación in a parlor at 11 30 with Flora pressuring Charley to stay. A flippant remark about gas bill discounts reveals mercenary motives. It also notes Mme Carnot from France popularizing lilies of the valley as a court emblem and mentions historic Fleur de lis symbolism in France.
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Charley
Chicago Herald
Mme Carnot
France
Carnot
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