Armenian Atrocities Area Part of the Czar's Plan to Provoke War
Ex minister Straus offers a portrait of the Sultan and Turkey within a broader geopolitics frame. He argues Armenians in the empire face misrule but enjoy liberties, and asserts Russia incites unrest to push a Russia Turkey conflict while praising the Sultan's humane governance and reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Oscar L. Straus
Mr. Straus
Constantinople
Pera
America
Bette
Asia
A Ararat
Elsim
Poland
Russia
Far East
Levant
Straus
Finance
Agop
Eas
Moustachan
Russa
Boussis
Orient
Armenia
Van
Anothet
Uuidler
Rtien
Bebes
Gein Eod
Christine
Johnstown
Europe
Prisoners of Dahomey: Hostage Tale of a Trader
Edmond Chaudoin, manager of a trading firm, describes a Dahomey camp with 15,000 silent warriors and 4,000 Amazon bodyguards. He recalls the captives’ audience with the king, pots of decaying French heads, and a demand to petition France for Lt. Bayol's head as a peace offering before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Chaudoin
Dahomey
Olid
Derring
France
Bayol
Kotonon
Kin Corey
Whydale
Cornering the Sheriff at a Mountain Baptist Meeting
In Brkouce Por North Carolina on August 27 a visiting writer recalls meeting Sheriff and deputy after a shooting spree in a mountain town. He describes the sheriff’s calm bearing, the moonshine case, a Baptist association gathering, parishioners in colorful dress, and a child’s stage fright piece amid local chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brkouce Por
N. C
Roan
Latin Races of To-Day Describe Latin Peoples
The article defines Latin races as the descendants of Latium inhabitants in ancient Italy. It lists Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese, and French as Latin peoples and notes Latin American countries derive from Spanish and Portuguese heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latium
Italy
Porto
Latin America
Wonderful spinning machine the busy little spider
The article celebrates the house spider as a wondrous spinning machine. It describes the spinneret, silk production, and the intricate web building process with vivid detail, noting two silk colors and the spider’s skill in choosing nest sites and weaving strong, delicate threads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madam Spider
Stubie
Markets of Cities and Harrisburg Dutch Market Novelties
An overview of major markets across U S cities from New York to Philadelphia, Washington and Harrisburg. The piece contrasts urban market vibrancy, vendor profiles, and commodities with scenes of rural and immigrant stalls, noting prices, different ethnic goods, and daily routines including early hours and distinctive local dishes.
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Dispatch
United States
Mississippi
New York
Fulton
Pacific
Yaquina Deep Sea Fishing Company
Portland, Ore
Harrisourg
Washington
Dauphin County
Russ
Harrisburg
Cineinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Paris Luggage Robbery Method By Wandering Heiress
A young Parisian woman, in travel dress with a bag, victors male travelers at stations by feigning innocence. Gentlemen offer to escort her to hotels, then she signals accomplices and they remove the luggage, driving away with the items over several weeks.
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Newt Hays
Newt
Justice Blevii
Mackintorff
Jerry
Meer Office
Paris
Constantey
Markets of New Orleans and Danville Described in May Travelogue
The piece portrays a visit to New Orleans French market noting low prices for coffee and bread, saucer-sized fruit portions priced at six cents, and flower bouquets with salads. It shifts to Danville’s antebellum market run by African Americans, a one-story structure with stalls, and vivid scenes of watermelon drinking and rural produce.
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Fortieth Street
New Orleans
Danville
South
Egypt
Virginia
Isreal
Pharoah
Masre V
Maquesyn
The Arab Tribes and Marital Customs
The article explains tribal naming among Arabs, comparing them to Scottish clans, with Beni Shammar as an example. It notes aristocratic marriage limits within tribes to preserve wealth, while blue-blood husbands marry multiple wives or appoint a pure descendant to manage households. It describes adoption and slavery dynamics involving childless wives and adopted children, citing Hagar and Ishmael as examples.
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North Britain
Gregor
Donald
Desert
Beni Shammar
Shammar
Sarah
Abraham
Hagar
Ishmael
Fifteen Years in the Average Life Sentence
A St. Louis Globe Democrat prison physician notes fifteen years is near the average life term for life sentences. Few convicts survive longer. most die or are pardoned. Missouri prison grants five holiday pardons annually by the Governor. on July 4 one white and one negro, on Christmas two whites and one negro, with two long-term inmates benefiting. The speaker endorses clemency as reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Misouri
Fragmentary verse glimpses of a nautical muse
An oblique poem fragment describes a woman in a carriage among poppies and sea scents. Vague nautical imagery surfaces with Neptune, brine, and a vision of blue water, ending on tender regret for enduring love. The piece reads like a decorative, mood driven lyric fragment.
Chinese novelties show Mongolian worship and emblems in New York
In New York August 30mongolian immigration grows with a Chinese church culture that blends sacred space and clubs. The orthodox church at Mott Street exhibits an elaborate state umbrella and a tall war standard with dragon embroidery while another temple shows ancient weapon replicas and armor. Exhibits aim to educate about eastern antiquity, with some items dated to 400 B C. The piece notes aging tricks by traders and amusing Chinatown name trends alongside public displays at Mott Street churches and a doctor’s funeral.
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New York
Congress
Mott Street
Pacific
China
Yen-tsee-hing
Lon Vee-Tong
Chinatown
Central Park
Wa-Shing
Drnogstore
Won Lov
Chinese Theathecal Company
Hop Long
Hop High
Ah Kee
Wun Kee
Pell Street
Bake Soop
Ma Shing
Quong
Mabs Bu Be
Hee Stung
Bak Szchuen
Bloodthirsty Sepoys Trusted After a Batch of ’57
An 1857 Bengal mutiny note recounts native officers and soldiers plotting to kill European officers and other whites after being betrayed by government promises. It cites Cassell’s Illustrated History of India on how broken faith and long service led to a brutal conspiracy amid colonial tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Britain
Bengal
Cassell
India
Samuel Achmaty
Cawnpore
Cawapore
Ghostly apparitions disrupt Dublin cathedral crowd
Rumors of ghostly nuns and priests haunting Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin drew hundreds to gather outside the historic Catholic church. Traffic along the thoroughfare was blocked and extra police were deployed to manage the scene.
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Christ Church Cathedral
Dublin
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Parhey
Thare
Dantes
Jay Gould
Tarkey
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Education
Balkan
Tom
G. Carpenter
Land of
Amazons
Ofdrece
Jerry Burleson
Sheriff's Office
Froman
Treckon
Baptist Association
Little Rock Creek
Snow Creek
Lily Branch
Big Rock Creek
Phebe Willis
Spruce Line
Phebe
Gus
B. G. Johns
M. A
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Golden Gate
Holland
Capitol
Baltimore
Savya
Chattanooga
Philadelphia
Glee
Jace
Shasaine
Pan
Mgrand Peteen
Neptune
Wen
Aermoe
Dubiin
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Rome
Lea Wor Sr
Stain Glass
Chinawane Wits Brain Tinware
Swan Voun CO
Sasxere
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