Steam Baths and Electric Car Dreams of a New Century
The piece surveys steam sweat baths as athletic aid, notes British and American adoption, and predicts electric cars will supplant steam locomotion, traveling 100 miles an hour within this century. It also critiques urban tenements, fire safety, and Trinity Church’s role in New York housing woes, urging drastic civic fires.
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Glyn
Liverpool Dock Board
Atlantic
St. Louis
Oma
St. Paul
Chicago
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seed distribution costs prompt reform proposed by secretary Morton
Hon. J Sterling Morton argues federal seed distribution is wasteful and costly. He notes 9.5 million seed packages sent last year, with most containing small edible varieties, and urges shifting duties to state agricultural stations. The piece also references Casimir Perier and other varied topics.
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J. Sterling Morton
United States
Morton
Congress
Agricultural Bureau
Labor Church Movement Claims Global Reach
Rev John Prevor of Manchester promotes a labor church founded by him and reports a Lynn Massachusetts congregation organized by Mar Herbert N Casson with his brother Charles W joining and starting one in Providence England has 24 such contractions across Britain and Scotland The movement links religion with labor and seeks cooperative social reform through the New Testament teachings and shared moral laws
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John Prevor
Manchester
Mr. Prevor
Lynn
Mass
Herbert N. Casson
Mar. Casson
Charles W
Providence
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Trevor
Labor Church
St. Christopher
New Church
Labor Movement
American Women and Foreign Suitors Attractiveness Debate
An American criticizes why some U S women prefer foreign suitors citing polish restraint refinement and tact as the appeal even when the foreigner lacks wealth or status The piece argues Americans should cultivate better manners and a calm courteous demeanor to improve social fortune.
Newspaper Policy Request on Divorce Names in Millsboro NH
Millsboro county clerk requests newspapers print no names of divorce applicants to spare families in shock. The note argues publicity inevitable and cites varied esteem of those involved, noting even upright people may divorce and public disclosure remains unavoidable.
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Millsboro County
N.hs
Missouri Governor Urges Militia Building for State Readiness
Governor Stone of Missouri urged the legislature to use news to boost militia efficiency citing that a fully equipped trained state soldiery is a positive necessity. He argued it would remove any pretext for regular army intervention in purely domestic affairs.
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Stone
Missouri
Hoe
St. Louis Plans $2,000,900 Cotton Factory Amid Debates
The article notes St. Louis aims to build a large cotton factory to employ Black workers and lower textile costs. It also mentions a Chinese doctor’s belief about digestion, a church minister’s view on sermon engagement, and a satirical tone on Southern race and labor issues.
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St. Louis
America
Prominent Argonauts in Early San Francisco Tales of Gold
In San Francisco of 1849 50 the Argonauts peers Flood O'Brien and Meiggs gather fame as the era's wealth seekers. The text recalls the mass migration to California with canvas tents crowded streets and ships, the brutal journey overland and by sea, and the hardships endured chasing gold. It notes McClatchy the Sacramento editor and early California figures, plus dramatic scenes of the era.
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Argonauta
Flood
O'Brien
Harry Meiggs
Porn
Tom Maguire
Lieut. Derby
John Phoenix
William Vincent Wallace
David Scannell
Fire Department
San Francisco
Ned Wakeman
Isaac Friedlander
Grain King
California
Thos. N. Cazneau
Harry Byrne
John Nugent
William Sharron
William C. Ralston
Palace Hotel
Henry Haight
Congress of Nationa
Chicago
Sonora
Sandwich Islands
Oregon
Atlantic
Mexico
Californian
Suiza
Aurerais
San Jose
James McClatchey
The
Sacramento Lee
Halley
Alameda
New York
Mazetlan
Lower
McClatchey
Sacramento County
Sacramento Daily Bee
McClatchy
Henry George
Sacramento
Edmund Randolph
Albert Sidney Johnson
Senator Baker
Pony Express
Washington
Sumner
Johnson
Shiloh
A. C. Ferrie
Century Magazine
Mazatlan
Asn
San Diego
Harsh Hardships of the Paria Siege and Gold Rush Party
A narrative recalls siege hardships and survival by a party seeking fortune in the gold mines. They foraged venomous snakes for food, endured blistering heat, slept on ragged blankets, and pressed on toward San Francisco, amid parallel tales from McClatchy and Rev Briar of Centreville.
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Paria
San Francisco
McClatchy
Mr. Briar
Centreville
Cal
The Rising Cost of a College Education in America
Professor Charles F Thwing notes the growing cost of college, citing Harvard expenses from 1740 to 1898 and arguing that even with higher prices many Americans can still pursue college through work. He contrasts the need for libraries and labs with the fact that notable figures like Edison Lincoln Franklin Nightingale and Joan of Arc did not graduate from college.
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Charles F. Thwing
America
Harvard
New England
Thwing
Republic
Thomas Edison
Lincoln
Ben Franklin
Plorence Nightingale
Joan of Are
Clean Up the Legislators Editorial Calls for Harrsiburg Reform
The Philadelphia Telegraph pores over the Pennsylvania legislature with a satirical plea to clean up lawmakers inside and out. It notes $25,000 spent on luxurious fittings including bathtubs and mirror plate, urging reform and self sacrifice to justify the expense.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pennayvania
Shift of Cotton Goods Manufacture to the South
An observed ten year movement shows cotton goods production moving from the north to the south as New England mills open in cotton states. Coarser cotton already cost less to make in the south aided by climate fuel and labor, hinting at prosperity, while New England mills need not shut. The piece contrasts French and American governance and notes suburban annexation protests around Pittsburg.
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New England
French Guiana
Dreyfus
Siberia
American military might and militia urged for national safety
The piece argues that Europe’s armies dwarf the US regulars and militia, urging expansion of the US militia and state forces. It cites Ludlow’s Europe comparison, notes Russia and other powers, and calls for broader citizen soldiery as physical training and national protection, citing past militia actions to quell riots.
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Ludlow
Europe
Russia
Germany
France
Italy
Austria
United States
Union
Change In Newspaper Processes At Cornell Speech
Charles A. Dana praises printery advances over 30 years, noting automatic presses from Poe New York that print and count 20 000 papers per hour and fold sheets. He recalls early counting duties at The Tribune and lauds the new typesetting machines using piano like keyboards and mechanical setup for ready press.
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Cornell University
Charles A. Dana
Poe
New York
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Trinity Church Corporation
Christendom
Trinity
Ree Seed Distribution
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Casimir Perier
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Faure
Edgar &. Whitman
Nantucket
Webb
Armenia
Emperor Biller
Majesty
Dr. Hepworth
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C.D. Clark, John M. Thurston
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Julius Caesar Burrows
Michigan
Messrs
Warren and Clark
Wyoming
the Flusie Times OF
William Halley
Part
Argonauts
Continental Congress
Santa Clara College
College
C. T. Ryland
Pittsburg
Aoman
Wilfrid Smith
Newark
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