Boxing in Chicago Schools Gains Board Backing
The basement bouts at South Division High School Chicago under Principal Smith win favor with the Board of Education. Superintendent Andrews endorses boxing as the best student sport and urges its continuation. Also raised is a literary query listing Lincoln, Napoleon, Darwin, Thackeray, Pasteur, Froebel, Beethoven, Morse, and Stephenson as great nineteenth century figures.
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Consular Reform Moves Nearer via Congressional Action
Congressional committees report favorable bills to organize the U S consular service aiming to professionalize foreign service and shield appointees from political caprice. The piece also notes European wealth, Illinois University growth, Supreme Court questions on island possessions, and the rise of free town libraries as community landmarks.
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Spring Returns Light and Open Roads for Bicyclists
In northern latitudes spring frees residents from snowbound barriers and frost locked doors. The season brings a sense of emancipation and, for cyclists, new freedom as dry roads invite riding and a fresh look at the world reflected in their tires.
Old Manhattan Fashion and New Year Customs in Early New York
In Collier's Weekly Margaret Sangster recounts John Fiske on eighteenth century New York, noting lavish clothing with cinnamon, silver lace, beaver hats, and towering wigs. The piece describes elegant ladies in blue and silver gowns with high heeled shoes and rosettes, plus the Knickerbocker open houses on New Year’s Day and the luck-bringing first-foot superstition.
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Collier’ S Weekly
Child estimates Carnegie fortune in playful range
A schoolboy toys with vast sums about Andrew Carnegie’s wealth, proposing fanciful trips and purchases from three cents per mile to one hundred million ice creams. His father halts the fantasy with a dollar, suggesting Carnegie might trade places for a similar chance.
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New York Sun
Woman Rejects Suitor on Broadway Car
A stylish young woman boards a Broadway car in New York City with a companion. When he sits beside her and speaks softly, she rebuffs him. An elderly man objects, calling the man a menace, but the conductor learns the man is the sister’s brother, and he refuses to disembark.
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Massachusetts
New York City
New York Times
Witty aphorisms from Philadelphia Times
A collection of short, humorous maxims on marriage money and social conduct. Observations about women mothers wives and everyday life, noting how people judge flaws and handle conflict with wit and irony.
Jephthah Daughter Faces War and Forbidden Love
Namarah, Jephthah’s daughter, wrestles with duty and desire as her father prepares to lead Israel against Ammon. She clings to him and to Adina, the armor bearer, while Adina confesses love on the moonlit edge of battle. The scene ends with a silent, charged confrontation between Namarah and Adina.
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Adina and Namarah Bond Over Carrier Doves
Jephthah introduces Adina to the war room while Namarah tends doves in the garden. A playful moment grows tense as Adina flirts, testing Namarah’s loyalty and her forthcoming claim of faith in carrier birds. The scene blends affection with looming danger.
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Obedience to Orders Marks Rail Boss Candidates
A Boston rail supervisor tests two applicants for an engineer position. One admits uncertainty, the other pledges to follow orders if signs and signatures seem valid, prompting the chief to assign the latter to the roundhouse.
In the Tunnel A Governess’s Pocket Surprise
A governess on a long journey follows a tunnel precaution and finds her money pocket already occupied. She grasps the intruder at first, and as the train emerges into daylight, the man next to her explains both hands were in his pocket.
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Weekly Telegraph
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