Plans for Charleston cruise drawn badly in England
The Chicago Herald reports that the Charleston’s plans bought in England were a poor set of drawings. Machinery plans required a total motive power remodel, soilating the claim the Charleston is English built. President Eliot notes modern teaching has changed many subjects since thirty years ago across colleges.
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Chicago Herald
United States
Charleston
England
Eliot
Harvard
Insurance against life crimes prompts global caution
The New York Tribune notes constant police and insurer vigilance to curb life and fire risks becoming incentives to crime. It cites England restricting small child insurance amid rising infant mortality and reports U.S. cases of adults poisoned for insurance money.
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New York Tribune
England
State Songs Seen as Hazard to Nation’s Pride
A New York reader argues for state tunes but critics say Yankee Doodle is not national, and most sing partial words or struggle with tunes. The Chicago Herald notes Americans lack full patriotic songs and fear state songs would worsen the problem.
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New York
Union
Columbia
The
Chicago Herald
War Strength of Alliances, Forbes Figures
Archibald Forbes lists official figures for the dual alliance France Russia and the triple alliance Germany Austria Italy. He cites officer counts, horse totals, and gun numbers for each nation, comparing overall manpower and equipment to show relative strengths and weaknesses in a looming European war.
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North American Review
Europe
Archibad Forbes
France
Russia
Germany
Austria
Italy
Mer
Sunbeams and a Lunatic Suitor Save Daisy from Marriage
A confession of love leads Daisy and Aunt Maria into a village encounter with a madman who abducts Aunt Maria and demands marriage. Dick Johnson arrives, defeats the assailant, and Daisy forgives him as they reconcile. The odd episode ends with a vow to never quarrel again.
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Aunt Maria
Dick Johnson
Sir Henry
Maria
Daisy
Mr. Johnson
Fim
Asglum
Dan
Growth of the English Language Across Centuries
A historical note from the St. Louis Republic cites estimates of English language users, claiming 15,000,099 in 1734 and 105, fees in 1892, projecting up to 129,900,009 speakers by century's end. The piece discusses language spread and future usage.
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St. Louis Repub
Diplomatic Jaos Reflect On Japanese Diplomacy
A fragment from the Buffalo Courier quotes a journalist mocking a Japanese minister in Washington for avoiding a question by claiming his wife was ill. The note suggests the critic questions Japan's diplomacy and skill in handling such inquiries.
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Buffalo Courier
Continental forestry laws summarized by Chief Forestry Officer
The article surveys European forest policy and contrasts State and private forest management. It notes Germany’s mix of state, communal, and private holdings with government planning and expert foresters, and Austria Hungary and Italy’s coordinated public and private reforestation efforts. It explains Russia’s restrictive shift in 1888, Swiss federal oversight with cantonal execution, and France’s state management plus private forest controls.
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New York
B. E. Fernow
Department of Agriculture
Europe
United States
Fernow
Germany
Austria
Orent
Hungary
Italy
Department of Public Works
Castrol
Seil-Credit
Russia
Switzerland
Federation
France
The Reward of Heroism Deserve Better Treatment
A workingman who saved a woman and baby from drowning faced harsh aftercare. He walked three miles to find shelter, was shamed at Rochester Police Court and forced to walk eight miles to Gravesend, then detained while the case continued. Destitution looms for his family as time and work are lost. The piece questions official conduct and motives, condemning retaliation against a Good Samaritan.
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Maria
Ant
Aunt Marie
Rochester Police Court
Gravesend
London
Ninety-Nine Years Sentence For Louisville Murder
Archie Bailey was convicted in Lebanon Kentucky Circuit Court of murdering George Redd last November. The jury sentenced him to ninety-nine years in the State Prison. The killing occurred as Redd stood on a street corner when Bailey approached from behind and fired an army musket loaded with slugs and shot. Death was instantaneous.
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Archie Bailey
Lebanon
George Redd
Redd
Aee Bailey
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Well Signeda Cat Eats Oyster Pie in Greenville Tale
A bizarre Greenville New York item recounts Mr. L B Harding finding a well baked cat in the baking tin after intending to warm leftovers for supper. The cat had crawled into the stove and eaten oysters before curling up in the tin.
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Greenville
N. Y
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