Diverse telegrams recap major world and US events
A collage of brief notices reports relief fund totals in Kansas City, a Montana mine owner ill in New York, Augusta population rise, Carnegie library gift in Greenock, bank dividends in Denver, yellow fever deaths in Havana, a boat accident near Eau Claire, a Clarksville death from morphine, and various political, military, and economic updates across continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Marcus Daly
Montana
Hotel Netherland
New York
Inmates Runaways Highlight Nebraska Girls School Scandals
The Geneva State Industrial School for Girls faces scrutiny over costly mismanagement and lax discipline. Superintendent Weber's payroll choices and a runaway incident prompting a $28 bill draw attention to governance, while Nebraska prosperity reports cite wage gains and increased employment alongside rising costs.
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Geneva
Neb
Steward Brennan
Weber
Annie Patterson
Frederia Willard
T. J. Wilson
W. E. Baker
W. H. Kumser
Michael Martin
Omaha
Blanche Green
Poynter
Largest Elk Antlers On Display At Philadelphia Zoo
The world’s biggest elk antlers, over five feet tall with a four foot six inch span and fourteen inch base, hang in the Philadelphia zoo office. The elk carried these massive antlers was sent from the west to the Academy of Natural Sciences where the skeleton stood out for its weight and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Curzon of
Kedelston
India
India Office
Madras
Bengal
Gangetic Plain
M. DeCrais
Rabah
Sahara
Oklahoma City
Okl
Daniel F. Stiles
United States Army
Oklahoma
National Association of Letter Carriers
John M. Parsons
New York
M. F. Finnan
Bloomington
Ill
Edward J. Cantwell
Brooklyn
Alex McDonald
Grand Rapids
St. Paul
Henry W. Peyton
Robert E. Lee
City Hospital
St. Louis
Dennis Dowling Mulcahy
England
O’donovan Rossa
Newark
N. J
Messrs. Fischer
Wolmarans
Wessels
South Africa
McKinley
Orient
George Willard
The
Reformed Church
Dayton
United States
United Kingdom
Allerton
LaCrosse
Glasgow
Valencia
Nome
Seattle
National Tribune
Grand Army of the Republic
Texas
Philadelphia Zoo
Academy of Natural Sciences
The Trunk Settled His Chicago Debt
A man who fled a $200 Tremont house bill left a trunk in his room containing ore from Colorado mines. After the legal period, the trunk was opened and sent to an assayer who valued two metal pieces at over $3100 beyond the owed sum, after fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont House
Chicago
Colorado
Gage
Hardware Clerk Sells Iron and Bolts Defies Defaulter Label
A hardware clerk isn’t necessarily a defaulter just for selling iron and bolts. The piece argues diligence in everyday trades can mask financial risk and questions bias in faulting small sellers.
Mollie and Henri clash as chalfont tensions rise
Mollie faces pressure from Henri Dubois in Chalfont as Mollie resists his unwanted advances and asserts independence. Joyce warns Kate and Mollie about the Beverton gossip while Mollie weighs her fragile position under Madame Dubois.
Mollie Confronts Henri Dubois Over Familial Boundaries
In the White House of comfortable harmony Mollie confronts Henri Dubois after returning from Chalfont. She asserts she is Miss L Estrange, not Mollie, and demands proper distance from Madame Dubois and the Anstruther circle. A tense moment follows as she speaks with resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Mrs. Anstruther
Mollie
Chalfont
Mollee
Anstruthers
Kate
Celestine
Lucie
Monsieur Dubois
Lord Russell Corrects Punctuality At Rugby Kickoff
In October 1898 Lord Russell attended a London Irish vs Hammersmith match at Herne Hill. He waited for tardy players, then lectured Captain Dyas on punctuality as he delivered the opening kick, emphasizing punctual rules for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Russell
London Irish
Hammersmith Club
London County Athletic Ground
Herne Hill
Dyas
London Irish Football Club
London Chronicle
Reasons of French Preparations
Lord Salisbury notes widespread unfriendly sentiment toward England but warns against expecting a specific explosion or date. The Paris Journal des Debats says France would not form a coalition against England without cause and that preparations were forced by unchosen circumstances rather than seeking rupture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Salisbury
England
France
Paris Journal Des Debats
Mongol Idol Exhibit Sparks Paris Controversy
Prince Oukthomsky sent bronze Mongol idols to the Paris exhibition for the Russian Asiatic section. Some figures shocked Paris propriety, complaints followed, and officials later boxed the worst specimens in an Asiatic appearance case labeled Mongol idols for display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Oukthomsky
Paris
Bananas Charged as Sustaining Army March Diet
The piece recounts Col. Willcocks leading a march to Kumasi with the party subsisting on bananas. It notes a river crossing kept the group wading shoulder deep for two hours, underscoring endurance on a vegetable diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Willcocks
Kumasi
Supreme Bench Dignity Burdened by Vacation Remark
Justice Brewer quips that the dignity of the Supreme bench is burdensome as he prepares for vacation saying he will wear one gallus no collar and roll up his pants at a resort. The remark underscores tensions between formal duties and personal ease among officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Washington
Printing ‘Pressmen’s Union
Carpenters’ Union
South
Asion
South Omaha
Republican Party
Supreme Bench
Justice Brewer
Finest Roads in World Mentioned in Bermuda and Bahamas
Bermuda and the Bahama islands boast the finest roads in the world. They are made of coral and are as smooth as a dancing floor. The coral is smoothed and dressed with rollers until it is practically sold.
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Bermuda
The
Bahama Islands
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Osceola
Augusta
Andrew Carnegie
Greenock
Union National Bank
Denver
George P. Gregory
San Jose
Havana
Northwestern Lumber ‘Company
Eau Claire
Wis
Clarksville
Tenn
Grant
Chicago Great Western Railway
Maple Leaf
Secretary of Agriculture
Europe
Topeka
Kas
Martinsville
Ind
Hetta Burkhart
Louis Baker
Prosperity
Aries
Carl Schurs
the Treasury
Schurz
Congress
Bryan
Knoxville
Mr. Gage
Elton
Harris
Anstruther
Madame
Beverton
Reggie
Henri
Joyce
Dubois
Madam
Mne
Moss
Madam Dubois
Jane
Harriet
Clare
Mademe
Monsieur
Madame Dubois
Mademoiselle
Henri Dubois
Monsgieur
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