Startling report on child marriage customs in India
Dr Dhuleep Arend of Calcutta University reports that the system of child marriage weakens the Hindustani stock through early unions and insufficient nutrition. He argues the practice fuels inertia and disease, calling for humane reform despite religious and political resistance, and cites a village case where a father was jailed for dowry-like coercion.
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Faculty of Calcutta Unity
Dhuleep Arend
Calcutta
Kelemme
Rovern
Hindustan
Azend
Rane
England
India
Bena Savatki
Not Much From a Wells Street Car Encounter
A polished man boards a Wells Street car on the Milwaukee East Side and captivates onlookers with his appearance. A stranger notes the scene then reveals the man is a lawyer, prompting derisive comments about the perceived significance of his status.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Blank
Littell Named Navy Mathematics Professor at Washington
Frank B Littell now with the United States Naval Observatory has been appointed professor of mathematics in the navy. He placed first in a competitive examination at the Washington navy yard where two other competitors also took part.
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Frank B. Littell
United States Naval Observatory
Washington
Navy
Littell
Washington Navy Yard
French Colonists and Seasickness Explain French Endurance
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer mocks French colonization failures by blaming seasickness, noting an anti seasickness league in Paris and questioning the French endurance on land and sea. The piece ridicules the idea and suggests the Norman strain underlies perceived weakness.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paris
Charity Bazar
France
la Bourgogne
Pastor Resigns Atchison Church Over Conflicts
The Rev. Mr. Sims resigns as pastor of an Atchison Baptist church claiming he cannot get along with the congregation. He cites women in the flock wanting to mold him into a social figure and demands to be paid $100 owed before he will move to another church awaiting him.
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Mr. Sims
Atchison Baptist Church
Ant
Missouri bandits and the James Younger gang history recounted
The piece revisits the James and Younger gang era in Missouri tracing letters forming a hidden wartime network, Glendale and Winston train robberies, the Bassham confession implicating Jesse James, and the rise of a 500 member Confederate veterans committee of safety. It notes prosecutions of Bill Ryan and formations of gang defenses around Independence and Kansas City.
Mysterious James Gang Links and Wives of Outlaws
The article details the James gang era with the discovery of a body tied to Dick Liddle, the Ford brothers joining Jesse James at St Joseph, and Mattie Collins in Jackson County. It recounts a dramatic sequence of testimonies, a veiled capitol interview with Governor Crittenden, a clandestine note to Sheriff Timberlake, and Liddle surrender discussions as authorities seek to break up the gang.
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Fords
Liddle
Hite
Charley
Bob Ford
Jesse James
St. Joseph
Howard
Dick Liddle
Mattie Collins
Jackson County
Independence
Miss Collins
William Warner
Congress
Kansas City
William H. Wallace
Wallace
Crittenden
Woma
State Capitol
Patti
Frank
Timberlake
Liberty
James Gang
Bible Absence in Hotels Sparks Travel Warnings
An author laments the removal of Bibles from hotels across towns large and small. He questions hotel managers and the Tract society about why traveling men no longer find Bibles in rooms and suggests the possibility that guests are deemed beyond redemption or that new Bibles are unnecessary. He rejects the idea that travelers are too good for Bibles and notes personal inconvenience.
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New York Sun
Corts
The
Tract Society
James Gang Saga and Aftermath Recounted
The article recalls the 1882 Jesse James killing by Bob Ford in St Joseph and Frank James surrendering to Governor Crittenden. It notes the Ford brothers’ $10,000 reward, Charley’s marriage, Bob’s death at Ed Kelley’s Creede dancehouse, and Dick Liaule's witness against Frank James who was later acquitted in the Winston train robbery case. Liddle marries Mattie Collins.
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Independence
Kansas City
Committee of Safety
Friends
Crittenden
Sup Intendents
Frank
Jesse James
Wallace
Bill Ryan
James Gang
United States
Mussel Shoals
Tenn
Nashville
Ryan
Whig Keshlear
Missouri
Keshlear
Jackson County
Glendale
Charley
Bob Ford
Ford
Ray County
Richmond
Dick Liddle
Wood Hite
Hite
Miss Ford
Liddle
Clay County
Liddie
St. Joseph
Frank James
Ford Boys
Bob
Ed Kelley
Creede
Colo
Trials of a Minister at a Rural Iowa Church
Washington Iowa Sunday after the M E conference congregants scrutinize the new pastor amid gossip and curiosity. Questions about his marriage status and legitimacy swirl as he endures a public, nervy welcome. The absent wife packs household goods for a later appearance, stirring ferment among the Gentile community and sisterhood.
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Washington
Iowa
M. E
Real estate men push for White House enlargement
Baltimore dispatch notes that Washington real estate interests urge early expansion of the White House, deeming a larger residence indispensable. President Roosevelt, in contrast, says the old house, with its flaws, has cherished associations and is good enough for him.
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Baltimore News
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Immense Yakima potato crop boosts export figures
An irrigation claimed harvest on the Yakima Indian reservation in Washington yields 2000 carloads for export. A single farmer could net about 10000 dollars from the season. The crop is estimated at 40000 tons with a value around 1 million dollars.
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Yakima
Washington
Irrigation Transforms Mendoza Desert Valleys into Vineyards
Irrigation has converted the South American desert valleys near the city of Mendoza into some of the most productive vineyards in the world.
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Mendoza
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