Weekly Review of Contests Shows American Edge in Sports
The weekly review highlights American success in rowing, sailing, and athletics against Britain, including Defender and Ethelwynn victories and Yale’s win over Cambridge. It notes rising athletic training, calls for voter participation, and discusses election fraud, teaching voting in schools, and concerns over public extortion at the Atlanta expo.
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Cornell
Hunley Regaltar
Fingland
Elasa
America
Valkyrie III
Ethelwynn
Prince TV
George Gould
Jagara
Vmnglish
London Athletic Club
Ocean
Newbyork Athletic Club
Europe
Cambridge University
England
Yale College
Yale Boys
Sousing
Pennsylvania University
Mrs Amelie Chanler and Mr Chanler Divorce Clouds
A retired social column tone notes the divorce of Mrs Amelie Rives Chanler and her husband Mr Chanler. The piece jokes about the scandal while criticizing sensational chatter about the couple. It then shifts to broader remarks on European asylum for anarchists and socialists and U S political divisions, finishing with a jab at health boards attacking school state policies and urging boards of health to tackle political slates.
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Amelie Rives Chanler
Chanler
Boards of Health
Cuban patriots gain belligerent status urged by preachers
The Association of Congregational Preachers at Chicago adopted a resolution asking Congress and the President to recognize Cuban patriots as belligerents.
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Cleveland
Congress
Association of Congregational Preachers
Chicago
French Move on Madagascar Provokes Strong Sympathy
An opinionated note argues inevitable Hova defeat by France in Madagascar. It claims Madagascar is large, culturally advanced, and unfairly subjugated since 1642 with a 1883 protectorate near the port of San Diego. The piece condemns French aggression and praises Hova resilience.
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Atlanta
Madagascar
England
Wales
America
United States
India
Australia
South Africa
France
San Diego
Boundary dispute with Great Britain over Venezuela
The article describes a looming presidential proclamation on the Monroe Doctrine concerning the Venezuela boundary with British Guiana, noting Britain's past reluctance to arbitrate, a U.S. proposal via Blaine, and a Venezuelan Manoa grant to a U.S. citizen. It also reports ivy poisoning of a preacher, ivy types misidentified, severe autumn drought in the mid-Atlantic, brackish Delaware River water, drought effects on Philadelphia, and upcoming winter debates on recognizing Cuban independence or annexation to the United States.
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Cleveland
Congress
Venezuela
Great Britain
British Guiana
United States
Blaine
Salisbury
Manoa
Orinoco
England
Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Delaware
Schuykill River
Glass houses proposed with durable hollow bricks
The idea of glass houses is discussed using hollow glass bricks that resist dampness and can be colored to be opaque. While brittleness is noted as a problem, a historic toughening process is claimed to exist, though manufacturers may suppress the inventor.
Public School Training Emphasis Sparks National Debate
A fragment indicates discussions on manual training and leg exercises in public schools, suggesting a broader national debate about fitness and practical skills in education. The source mentions concerns about the country’s future strength and guidance from ongoing policy conversations.
Country School Teachers Critique of Public Education
John Gilmer Speed argues in The Forum that today’s American farmer is less educated than 40 years ago, blaming politics in public schools. He cites a ward trustee who promoted his daughter to teacher to advance “reform” and notes low pay for country teachers. He warns the country’s illiteracy rivals any civilized state and urges rural readers to verify the claim.
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John Gilmer Speed
Speed
Old Brown
Susie
Visionary Dr Richardson proposes national water and drainage system
The text outlines Dr B W Richardson knighted for medical service who envisions a single nationwide drainage network aligned with rail lines and lakes. Local sewers would feed into a main sewer, with waste transformed into soil fertilizer. A parallel national water system would tap lakes and rivers for irrigation and flushing, alongside road sprinkling. It also notes religious revivals and assesses their value by pledge signings and future behavior.
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B. W. Richardson
Richardson
Great Lakes
Reorganize Subtreasury into Federal Bank to Back Notes
The Social Economist urges Congress and the nation to recognize that for 134 years the United States subtreasury has acted as a bank of issue to back the public debt. It argues the issues are large, must be redeemed, and calls for reorganizing into a federal bank with at least three dollars of assets for every dollar of notes.
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Congress
United States
Ex banker exposes vast bank embezzlement losses in The Arena
The Arena cites an ex-examiner of failed United States banks who claims average annual losses of over 10 million dollars from bank swindles and defalcations over the past decade. He notes rising totals, with 9 million in 1892 and 25 million in 1894, and argues officers and employees who gamble or dissipation endanger public funds.
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United States
Domestic service reform and October reflections in a single column
A column discusses elocutionists and teachers turning to establishing housekeeping schools to elevate domestic work and dignify service. It contrasts reform through competent housekeepers, notes South Carolina’s divorce stance and inheritance rules, extols October’s vitality, and reports Illinois Central’s plan to electrify suburban trains.
Diary of Craven Reveals Davis Shackled At Fort Monroe
The Washington Post recounts Brevet Lieutenant John J. Craven's diary detailing Jefferson Davis's prisoner life at Fort Monroe in 1865. On May 29 he faced shackles imposed by Captain Titlow, resisted with defiance, and endured inhumane restraint until the restraints were removed on May 28 after Craven's plea.
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Fort Monroe
John J. Craven
United States Volunteers
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Craven
Confederacy
Crayon
Jerome EK. Tithow
Third Pennsylvania Artillery
Mr. Davis
Captain Titlow
Washington
South
America
Titlow
Mgr. Davis
Dr. Craven
Curious medical quip and global gender ratios
A New York Work quip notes a doctor explains headward blood flow when inverted and asks why feet don’t receive more blood when upright. A separate census comparison shows France at 1,007 women per 1,000 men, Switzerland 1,064 men per 1,000 women, Greece 938, and Hong Kong 366 women per 1,000 men.
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New York
France
Switzerland
Greece
Hongkong
Roses Run Wild Across Dakota Prairie June
A Dakota Prairie in June glows with prairie roses forming a vast floral display across acres of red pink and white blossoms. Train crews collect bouquets for women and children while travelers admire the perfumed mosaic of blue spiderwort white waxflower evening primrose purple wild peas and yellow blooms. A four year old cries over crushed flowers as pigs eat wheat near a pigpen lined with blossoms.
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North Dakota
Lucy Larcom
Christ
Earth
Heaven
Ivah Strachan
Carter
New England
Clever Trousers Quote Stirs London Court
An east end witness turns into a salesman while testifying in a court over a stolen pair of pantaloons. He quotes variable prices from 80s to 20s 2d depending on buyer, prompting the magistrate to demand exact value and causing the gallery to laugh. The magistrate finally buys nothing.
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London
Pittsburg
Lack of Pure Coffee In England
A Lancet writer laments the limited public notice for pure wholesome coffee compared with tea and chocolate. He notes continental travelers enjoy excellent coffee at little cost and asks why English homes often serve undrinkable coffee. The best brew reportedly comes from a plain earthenware jug with fresh grounds. Demand and supply decline, but wider knowledge could raise use and lower price.
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Lancet
London News
Indian Photographs Not Much Sought
A Washington photographer laments low demand for portraits of noted Indians. He recalls offering Sitting Bull $20 for a sitting in Washington, deeming the venture unprofitable. Sitting Bull hid his face with a blanket during a capitol steps group photo to avoid likeness.
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Washington
Sitting Bull
Capitol Steps
Washington Post
Beefs Hope As Mexican Cattle Flow Cut to Cut Prices
Secretary Morton will admit Mexican cattle for fattening and slaughtering starting Oct 22. Cattle will enter from San Diego Nogales El Paso Eagle Pass Brownsville and Laredo to help absorb a large corn crop. The move could lower consumer beef prices but prices are not set by producers or consumers.
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Morton
San Diego
Nogales
el Paso
Eagle Pass
Brownsville
Laredo
United States
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