Missionaries and Opium Shape China Relations
John Russell Young argues Western missions face native mistrust in China. He notes multiple Christian denominations complicate unity, cites Russian and Catholic aims, and condemns opium as China’s national vice, arguing faith and policy must separate to avoid fueling anti-Christian sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
Navier
Oes Ivy Mountains
China
Muuch
Ipier
Teking
Sthways
Russia
Rusein
Lwight
Coesack
Asia
Secon
Pera
Massiere
Tientsin
France
Ararat
Orient
Japan
Treland
Saja
Jesus of Nazareth
Shan
Chris
Joun Russell YouNc
Turmoil in Quiet Village Over Lynch Attempt
July 4. In a usually tranquil town a lynching party formed after a man named Wright Eckert, accused of criminal assault, escaped custody with aid from a local Justice. The mob ransacked Eckert’s home and threatened Mrs Eckert, while Lawyer Adams defended both town and prisoner as Eckert fled toward Bridgeport.
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Mr. Kisco
Connecticut
Wright Eckert
Eckert
Adams
Curious Lyon Family Tradition Tells of Revolutionary Era
Bai Grounn Ga July 4 a Lyon family tale traces four brothers who helped settle Virginia and North Carolina. One became a Continental Congress delegate who opposed Washington and nearly faced expulsion. Despite later wins at Trenton and Princeton, his name was removed from the Declaration of Independence, a curious omission in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bai Grounn
Lyon
P. H. Lyon
Virginia
North Carolina
Great Britain
Congress
Shin
Trenton
Princeton
Deregate Lyon
Washington
Mengates
Whiskey Spoils a Wedding Bride Casts Out Intoxicated Groom
Mrs Agnes North a young widow in Steinway LI City was set to wed Samuel Bell when he failed to appear. Her father, Francis J. Oakes, ordered Bell from the house after a confrontation as guests watched. The bride swooned as Bell left, with the minister and guests anxious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yoas
Agnes North
Francis J. Oakes
Steinway
Long Island City
Samuel Bell
Group of Brackenridge graves at Prospect Cemetery Tarentum
An article describes a notable grave group in Prospect Cemetery Tarentum, honoring Henry Marie Brackenridge and family. It notes memorials for Caroline Brackenridge Leah Orbison and Benjamin Morgan Brackenridge, with references to their dates and enduring literary heritage.
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Prospect Cemetery
Tarentum
Pennsylvania
Henry Marie Brackenridge
Caroline
Brackenridge Family Legacy in Local History Writings
L. E. Storrn reflects on Judge H. H. Brackenridge and H. M. Brackenridge’s literary output. Notable works include Incidents of the Whisky Insurrection (1795) and Historic and Narrative Work. He notes Brackenridge’s histories of the War of 1812 and voyages to South America, and mentions the old mansion where manuscripts and margins are preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Brackenridge
Major O'Reagan
H. M. Brackenridge
Brackenridge
South America
Congress
Louisiana
E. M
H. M
Aw Pd
Comfon
Brackebridge
L. E. Storrn
Brackenridge Family Legacy and Early Naturalization
The piece traces Cornelia Brackenridge, among the first foreign women naturalized in the United States, and her husband B M Brackenridge. It notes their descendants, the Brackenridge lot tombs, and Judge Hugh Henry Brackenridge’s literary career including Modern Chivalry and his involvement in the Whiskey Insurrection.
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Stiernen
Wnt
Cao
B. M. Brackenridge
Bremen
Brackenridge Homestead
Benjamin M. Brackenridge
Cornelia
United States
Judge Brackenridge
Allegheny County
Valley of the Alleg
Henry M. Brackenridge
Brackenridge
Cornelis McKelvy
J. Erastus Moma
Pittsby
Hugh Henry Brackenridge
J Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Alleghenies
Lee
Deterioration in U S Finances Deepens in June
Washington reports show changing debt statement forms and a sharp rise in outlays. June 1890 revenue fell short by 5.9 million while expenditures rose by 18.99 million, totaling a deterioration of 24.6 million, with last year’s June revenue exceeding expenditures by 22.9 million.
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Washington
Foster
On the Silver Question
The News reports a leading American financier in London saying large upcoming American crops will boost business and prevent a return to silver as standard. It notes higher grain and cotton prices in America as supporting evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
London News
Loxnon
the News
London
America
Second Excursion to Atlantic via B&O Railroad
Excursion on Thursday July 16 1891 to Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia. Round trip ten dollars tickets valid ten days. Special trains with parlor sleeping cars and day coaches leave B and O depot Pittsburgh at 816 AM and 920 PM. Apply to E D Smith General Agent Pittsburgh Pa.
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Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Of Interest to Mothers Reminds of Remedy Benefit
A mother from McKeesport recounts treating diarrhoea in her children during a trip to Johnstown. She used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Rev Chapman and reports both children recovered. She endorses the remedy and notes other successful cases.
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McKeesport
Johnstown
Chamberlain
Mr. Chapman
Rates and Availability for Resort Hotels and Inns
The notice advertises rates and lodging at resort hotels inns and cottages accessible via THE DUTCH business office. It mentions Aero Inox City Bere build up trade and that listings are available wherever placed for sale. Telephone 1188.
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Tar
Disratch Business Office
DTCH
Inox City
Bere
Glorious Fourth Recalls Young Nation's World Plans
The Fourth celebration at Schenley Park featured four bands and speeches on national progress. Musicians like Mascagni and Clarence Eddy drew attention amid plans for a World’s Fair musical program and a national choral union concept.
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Mascagni
Berlin
Clarence Eddy
Schenley Park
Big Pleasure Ground
Paine
Bristow
Buck
MacDowell Chadwick
Thayer
Apthorp
Merz
Krehbill
Bccur
Europe
Seidl
Thomas
Damrosch
Zerrahn
Eummel
Djoseffy
Xaver
Philip Scharwenka
Jadas John
Adolph Brods
Leavin
America
8. G.pratt
Theodore Thomas
Chicago
United States
Boston
Ohio
Cost of Comforts for the Philadelphia Home and Wardrobe
A Philadelphia writer observes frugal elegance in homes, table service, and dress. Modest houses show refined taste with low outlays, and rents are comparatively low. The piece praises practical buying, durable furnishings, and careful hospitality, noting subdued city fashion among Quakers and summer escapes by many via affordable farm-board.
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Dispatch
Philadelphia
Living a Second Life Mary Vennum and the Koff Mystery
In Kansas a girl Mary Vennum of Rawlins County is said to have lived two lives. At the English Psychical Society summer meeting investigators will study her case. She reportedly resembled the Koff family’s deceased daughter and spoke of a pink cape and a dog named Gyp, triggering questions about identity and memory.
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Royal Academy of Music
Stockholm
Jenny Lind
Nicope
Berlin Philharmonic
Brooklyn Choral Society
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Mortimer Wiske
Magm Ritrer-Gorrzn
Metropolitan Opera
Sane
Newark
Milwaukee
Montegriffo
Charles E. Locke
Emma Juch Grand Opera Company
Locke
Locke, and, Bebe
Mascacnt
L'Am Fritz
Brevkmann-Chatrian
Suzel
Philharmonic Society
Berlin
Ehrlich
Tappert
Otto Lessmann
Pla
Carreno
Crystal Palace
London
A. J. Eyre
August Manus
American Art Journal
Carl Ross Company
Zeke de Lussan
Miss de Lussan
Carl Rosa
Mr. Wilson
America
Paine
Foote
Buck
McDowell
Chadwick
Bach
Franz
Jéeder
Bellini
Verdi
Wagner
New York
Cable Dispatch
Abbey
Scalchi
Trebelli
Giulia Ravagli
Lasalle
Maurel
Mme
Ali
Albani
Emma Eames
Melba
Capoul
de Rezke Brothers
New York Times
Howand Pew
Gilmore
Tax
Mr. P
Madison Square Garden
Strauss
Manhattan Beach
St. Louis Exposition
Aril
Abilese
Kin
Kansas
English Psychical Society
Mary Vennem
Rawlins County
Vennam
Kofi
Iitter
Mary
Mrs. Koff
Gyp
Mary Koff
Mary Venoum
Maennerchor Entertained at Clifton Park Home
The Gebhardt Maennerchor was entertained last night at the home of W. J. Gelder in Clifton Park Allegheny. Guests enjoyed refreshments and a display of fireworks furnished by Mr. Geider.
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Gebhardt Maennerchor
W. J. Gelder
Clifton Park
Allegheny
Mr. Geider
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Olte
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Delphian Vales
Palestines
Edward Buernen
Montesquieu
Heat
Butler
Tes
Captain Farrago
Homer
Zoilus
Aristotle
Zollus
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Henry Maurie Brackenridge
Brackenrid
Pos
Contag Oe
Henry H. Brackenridge
Mckenridg
Monongahels
Son
Treasury
Atlantic
George
Ethelbert Nevin
Enra
Be Young
Bagdad
Cornelius
Bote & Bock
Germany
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
Clarence Dy
Christine Nigro
West
Jordan Warsare
Ety
Pittsburg
Gas City
Sighis
Brand Street
Fayette
Somerset
Kip Darling
Mary Vennum
Kensington
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