Central American War Prospects Among Five Republics
A New York Sun Washington special analyzes Honduras Costa Rica Nicaragua and Guatemala showing population and tax bases and assessing military forces. It notes Salvador's small regular army, larger militia, and possible support from Costa Rica and Nicaragua but questions unity. The piece discusses Mexico's potential role and possible territorial changes if war erupts.
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New York Sun
Washington
Salvador
Costa Rica
Honduras
Nicaragua
Tve
Guatemala
Hamlf
Aeica
Nicaraga
Interocosmic Canal
Nivayugua
Bernardo Soto
Republic
Caraxo
Fernandex
Zaldivar
Barrios
Ezeta
Menandez
Peeaty
Feneral
Villavicencio
Nicara
Scarcity of Wheat Evident in World Markets
The Chicago Tribune notes global wheat shortages as crops suffer damage. Prices rise worldwide amid fears of reduced supply, with French and British harvests problematic and US production likely smaller than last year. A reflective anecdote and charity appeal follow, urging aid for the needy through field flowers and shared goodwill.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Sispman
Rhone
Odessa
United States
A Rose Grows Into a City Flower Mission
A city woman gives a rose to a hungry ragged boy, sparking a wave of children to gather at her door. She shares flowers from her garden, inspiring a flower mission that spreads through the city, bringing delight to needy children and transforming one chance gift into lasting charity.
Literary Landmarks and the Value of Education in Labor
Miss Burt argues that true education for working children goes beyond reading and writing to cultivate a love of books. She recalls a mother teaching seven children by candlelight and a working man who educated himself through his son’s studies, challenging critics who separate books from labor.
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Miss Burt
Abe
Burt
Cook County (II) Normal School
Mavcus Aurelius
John Ruskin
Queen Victoria
Two Swindlers Trapped In Erie Transfer Case
Erie Transfer Co treasurer Clement B Challer and manager William W Chandler Jr were arrested at the foot of Chamber street New York charged with systematically defrauding the company. They confessed while at police headquarters and are believed to have swindled the firm by false bills for horses wagons and incidental expenses, with losses estimated at not less than 10000. Challer 25 years old single and living in Passaic New Jersey. Chandler housed at the Oriental Hotel New York. Detectives traced the scheme after president William H Maginnis reported suspected internal conspiracy.
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Clement B. Challer
William W. Chandler, Jr
Erie Transfer Company
Chamberstreet
New York City
William H. Maginnis
Challer
Chandler
Passaic
N. J
Oriental Hotel
Charler
Confessed scheme tied to falsified bills and theft
A man confessed to a scheme with Chandler to present false bills and fictitious receipts to a company. Salary boosted from 390 to 120 dollars per month. Stolen funds deposited in Chillér's Passaic bank account, totaling about 7,000 dollars traced so far. The plan split proceeds via checks, with vouchers held by police. charges state proceeds from a false bill for horses allegedly sold by an outside party entered defendants' pockets.
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Subres
Challer Nos
Chandler
Chillér
Passaic
Challe’ En Atom
Chandna
Fatal Paris household tragedy shocks neighborhood
The Hayem family of Rue d Avron in Paris perished in a gas suicide pact after mounting debt and threats of eviction. Madame Hayem lies in a coma at Hotel Dieu as doctors monitor her chance to reveal the crime’s full details. The father Maye endured poverty and illness after years abroad, leaving six children dead and a mother in peril.
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Madame Tayem
Hotel Dieu
Paris
France
Guditser
Hayeni
Rue d'Avron
Basy
Angent
Maye
New Orleans
Mexico
Wif
Bor
Tlayemn
Bid of a Worthless Husband
London divorce court records show frequent cases involving actors and actresses touring the United States. The latest case grants Mrs de Gorme Porter, known as Alma Stanley, an absolute decree as her husband Porter pursued a career in the profession. He joined tours, spent her salary, and even pawned a bagatelle in Chicago to cover a wine bill of $400.
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London
Eng
United States
de Gorme Porter
Alma Stanley
Porter
Jack
Gaii
Lawlin Minstrels
Chicago
Porter Scandal Foretold in Postwar Stage Circles
The text chronicles a quarrel between a man and his wife involving kidnapping, a Philadelphia stay, and a violent stabbing incident. It notes his later boastful letters from New York about ties to her friends, a mistress named Elizabeth Ant Robertson admitting cohabitation in the United States, and the wife resuming her maiden name after the Benson episode.
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Philadelphia
Benson
United States
New York
Indy
Elizabeth Ant Robertson
Porter
Porter Lis
Miniden
The Duster and the Detroit Train Tale
A tall, slim man wearing an old greenish duster enters Woodbridge street station in Detroit and chats with a sergeant. He defends his outdated garb noting change in style, claims the duster has saved him through many perils, and then departs saying he leaves the matter in the sergeant’s hands.
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Detroit
Greeley
Woodbridge Street
Ieain
Kiddop
Charlie Ross
Duster
Two Negroes Hanged at Lancaster for Murder in South Carolina
A report states Rochel Catoe and William Clybuch, both described as Negroes, were hanged at Lancaster Court House South Carolina for the murder of Anquet Hennis whose wife was intimate with one of them. Court records note a confession by Clyburn while Hennis’s wife, said to be the instigator, witnessed the execution from a jail window with apparent indifference. The event ends a noted family history as the others in five brothers had been killed hanged or sent to prison.
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Rochel Catoe
William Clybuch
Hegroes
Lancaster Court House
South Carolina
Anquet Hennis
Gator
Iennix
New York
Cittoe
Shervitt
Clyburn
Henna
Clyburnn
Supreme Court opinions on saloon tax in Michigan case
The People v Bouchard concerns sale of liquor without state tax while operated from a scow anchored opposite Bangor. The Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Bay County verdict, ruling the township boundary extends only to the shore, so the saloon was outside township tax reach. The court urged legislative remedy for the defect.
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Supreme Court of Michigan
The
People
Supreme Court
Disgrace to the Blue at Battle Creek Mob
During Michigan state troop encampment in Battle Creek many drunken soldiers insulted women. The Moulders union, about 200 strong, armed with clubs, attacked and beat soldiers, driving them back to camp. Police failed to quell, three armed companies of troops were sent in to disperse the mob.
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Michigan State
Battle Creek
Moulders' Union
Moulders
Blue Coate
Silly Anecdotes from Various Newspapers Edges
A collage of quotable lines from the Philadelphia Times Boston Herald and other papers includes jokes on manners flirtations and social foibles. Bits feature temperate quips about hats dinners trains telephones and stage life with terse witticisms and mockery of everyday social scenes.
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Chiapas
Gaatemala
Delaware
Sid
Mar
Itl
Clus
Hayem
Wit
1fOalon
New Orleans Picayune
Philadelphia Times
Birdie
Uw Jay
Terce Haute
Yonkers Statesman
Harvard Lampoon
Tam
James
Binghamton Republican
Boston
Boston Herald
Sally
Jostonian
Tommy
Papa
Jinks
Washington Post
St. Peter
Dr.of
Lervard
Gaxvain
Preil
Mr. DuAgnoo
Fido
Scott
Harper's Bazar
Dr. Dy Good
N. Y
Terre Haute-Express
Pye
Terre Haute Express
Clairyovant
Lowell Mail
Juice Footlights
Bill
Ediicer
Murnsay
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