Labor Training School Sparks Rising Career Paths
The piece discusses labor training in workers rising from humble roles to higher paid positions, aided by training schools and company programs. It notes many move from nonmanual jobs to elevated management, with veterans and sailors also entering industrial ranks and public service. The article reflects on barriers from bottom to top and the appeal of practical advancement.
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Rednas
Boston
Binoconoilly
William A. Bancroft
Feostir
Ares
Eer
Olleze
Bubbly Creek Fire Hazard and Other Oddities
A local paper claims Chicago’s Bubbly Creek could ignite after stockyards discharge into it. The piece also reviews advertising claims by Japanese tobacco rivals and a science of fear cure in Germany, plus anecdotes about Archbishop Murphy and a misused word phinomeena with a listening friend.
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Chicago
Manchuria
Germany
Daniel Murphy
Tasmania
Leo
Dr. Murphy
Vatican
London Globe
Elis
Faker Sells Cement With Gravity Defying Demonstration
The Buffalo Inquirer recounts a traveling vendor who hawked cement on a village street corner. He demonstrated by cementing a plate and hanging increasing weights until it broke, then claimed the plate could be repaired to hold securely, a ploy that drew smiles from a watching audience.
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Buffalo Inquirer
Tie
Alamos Messenger Reveals Last Alamo Courier Highsmith
Benjamin F. Highsmith, last survivor who spoke with Travis Bowie and Crockett, dies near Utopia Texas in Uvalde County. Born 1817 in Lincoln County Mississippi, he served in Texas battles from 1832 and rode to Fannin for a bomb to blow the Alamo, then watched the siege from Powder House hill. The tale blends heroism with late life reflections on everyday joys.
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Utopia
Tex
Uvalde County
Andrew Jackson
Texas
San Antonio
James Bowie
William B. Travis
Ben Highsmith
Highsmith
Cos
San Antonio de Bexar
Galveston
Alamo
William Barrat Travis
Santa Ana
Travis
Fannin
Golard
Mexico
Bexar
Powder House Hill
Borgia Poison Tale From Last Line Heir Duke Riario Sforza
Ilan Vaniahed relays a Louisville Courier-Journal story about the final male Borgia descendant, Duke Riario Sforza, a Paris opera figure who owned the Cutarella poison formula. He spoke of his family burden and the centuries old secret, mentioning music and potential legitimate issue before death.
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Ilan Vaniahed
Blaze de Bury
Italio- American
Borgia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Duke Riario Sforza
Paris Grand Opera
Warriors At Play Celebrates Yalu Victory in Manchuria
A London Times correspondent describes General Kuroki and his staff staging a large imperial pageant in a Manchurian valley to recreate Japan’s homeland. The elaborate spectacle featured pine and cherry groves, a carved bronzelike statue of General Kuroki, and a dragon and carp illusion, using cotton, matting, and paper flowers. The same soldiers then resumed scouting and night charges against Russian positions.
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Kuroki
London Times
Japan
Manchuria
Robert Bruce and
Deception
Fujii
Piau-chi-tun
Suroki
Mukden
Fujiyama
Borgia Secret Poison Halted by Final Suicide
The Duke of Borgias recounts the Cutarella poison and its deadly potential. He claims it could cause instant death or a lingering demise and envisions its use to eradicate crime and tyranny, though he vows never to unleash it and dies by a pistol shot soon after.
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Catarella
Blaze de Bury
Cutarella
Russia
Texan Ranger Ben Highsmith Remembered as Gallant Soldier
The obituary recalls Ben Highsmith who rode from Gonzales to Houston to report Travis and the Alamo siege. He aided Fannin’s forces then fought Comanches from 1838 onward and saw action at Palo Alto Monterey and Buena Vista. He died near his 89th year, hailed as a gallant volunteer and upright citizen.
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Alamo
Gonzales
General Houston
Travis
The
Houston
David B. Kent
Fannin
Golaid
Guadalupe
Ben Highsmith
Mexico
Palo Alto
Monterey
Buena Vista
Highsmith
Take Your Pleasures Now in Everyday Life
A reflective column urges embracing daily joys rather than postponing happiness. It contrasts chasing grand experiences with savoring simple moments, friendship, and the beauty of nature, arguing many miss ordinary delights while toiling for future pleasures.
Not a Comfortable Seat, Conkey at Peak of Prosperity
The Philadelphia Press notes Conkey is at the pinnacle of success and wealth yet remains unhappy. A joking reply asks if anyone enjoys such a high perch, highlighting the irony of excess.
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Conkey
Jokeley
Philadelphia Presa
Gallant Sailor Pays More Than Worth At Benefit Table
A theater manager recalls a New York Tribune account of a benefit performance where Lillian Russell and others sold souvenir programs. A young bluejacket paused at the lobby table, lingered in admiration, and finally slid extra silver aside with the line I had more than my money's worth already.
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New York Tribune
Lillian Russell
Ethel Barrymore
Anna Held
Edna Wallace Hopper
Edna May
Pye
Neck Verse Used to Save Life in Ancient Trials
A fifty first psalm verse known as the neck verse served as a literacy test to spare condemned men. In past times a reader could prove literacy by reciting the verse, offering a chance to escape death.
Had to Nail the Cheese Joke Tells a Dining Exchange
A witty exchange unfolds as a diner asks for anything not nailed down and the waiter replies that cheese is not available today. The Yonkers Statesman presents the humorous exchange in a brief, period-appropriate tone.
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Yonkers Statesman
Club in the Wrong Hands Shapes Public Debate
A reflective note argues the club is poorly run, accusing leadership and governance decisions of mismanagement. The piece questions control, direction, and impact on members, urging accountability and reform.
Spokane to Moscow Electric Railway Contract Closed
A contract to build and equip the Spokane and Inland Railway from Spokane to Moscow Washington 146 miles has been closed. The line will use Westinghouse single phase alternating current with 50 000 volt transmission to fifteen substations and 4000 volt distribution. Power from Washington Water Power will run four 100 horsepower motors per passenger car and 150 horsepower motors per freight car. The system will support passenger freight mail and express service and the project is valued near 1 000 000 dollars. The railway will become the longest electric railway in the United States.
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Spokane
Moscow
Wash
Spokane & Inland Railway
J. P. Graves
New York Times
Westinghouse
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Westinghouse Company
Washington Water Power Company
Herefords and East Bend Wheat Harvest Hiring Tale
Western Kansas farmers face a clash with Eastern labor buyers as trains bring hopeful harvesters. A Wichita farmer hires fifty men and locks them in a special rear-car carriage to prevent abduction, paying their fares and ensuring they reach the fields for wheat gathering.
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New York Sun
Kansas
Wichita
Tye
Frightful Lord of Heredity and the Czar
A critical portrait of Nicholas II using hereditary decline to explain his rule. The author compares him to Alexander II, noting memory lapses, fits of hysteria, and erratic judgment, with episodes of euphoria and despair. It argues his perception shifts between rose and black, shaping autocratic decisions and ministerial scrutiny.
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Nicholas
Maisfortune
Nicholas 11
Nicholas II
Russian Empire
Alexander II
Czar
Alexander
Nichols
Euheria
Witte
Believes Heaven Filled with Men Story Told by Helen Taylor
In Moncure Conway's Reminiscences Helen Taylor, John Stuart Mill's step-daughter, recalls visiting a grieving Scottish mother who lost her son. The mother laments that heaven is full of men and they will not know how to care for him.
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Moncure Conway
Helen Taylor
John Stuart Mill
Scotland
Public Ownership Debate Cited by Washington Star Quote
A dialogue fragment features Dus tin Stax questioning belief in government ownership. He argues the public need not rush to remove assets from capitalists and hand them to politicians, quoting the Washington Star on the theme.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Famous Old Broadway and Its Endless Goods
A vivid excerpt describing Broadway as a sprawling bazaar of everything from hats to land, theater tickets to ships, and old to new. It contrasts the living and dead nearby with churches like St Paul’s and Trinity, framed by bustling buildings that could host a village in their numbers.
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Broadway
Old St. Paul’s
Trinity
Faith Against the Mountain Standoff Reveals Railroad Debate
A pessimistic railroad director calls a mountain an effective block to progress while the chief engineer insists they can tunnel through. The exchange ends with a jab about faith not moving mountains as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Corrects a Mix Apprehension In Family Conversation
A Cleveland Plain Dealer line clarifies a young man’s visits. The father questions why he comes nightly, and the daughter explains she met him only last Thursday and that he visited Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
One Advantage Comet Can Keep Train On Time
A Baltimore American quip notes a comet as motive power with the advantage of staying on schedule even after it has been telescoped, contrasting it with locomotives. The remark highlights a playful image linking celestial travel to railroad timing.
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Baltimore American
Not Sure Did You Contribute To Campaign Funds
Quote highlights a dialogue on campaign funding and life-insurance premium payments as discussed in the Washington Star. The exchange questions political contributions while noting unrelated premiums.
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Washington Star
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