England's Good Name in Uganda Crisis Debated
Lords member Lord Harris pressed for a Uganda inquiry into clashes between Captain Laugard of the British East Africa Company and French missionaries. Lord Salisbury defended British officers, doubting reports of hostility, and promised a full inquiry if needed. Parliament set to dissolve between June 19 and 24, with debates on Irish education and other bills, while immigration and trade concerns drew attention.
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Saisbury
Lord Salisbury
Uganda
Laugard
Earl of Kimberley
Jones
House of Commons
Balfour
G. N. Curseon
India Office
Government of India
Calcutta Tea Association
James Stuart
Hoxton
Shoreditch
House of Lords
Rival Irish Nationalists clash in Limerick melee during campaign
Rival factions of the Irish Nationalists fought a destructive clash at a Parnellite meeting in Limerick. Anti Parnellites attacked to disrupt the gathering. Parnellites defended with shillelahs as police struggled to restore order. This marks the third street confrontation ahead of the election after Navan in Meath.
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Dri
Tralee
Limerick
Shillelahs
Iis
Navan
Meath
Messrs. Mahony and
Shiel
Bi-Metallism Movement Gains Indian Support
In Sruua India on June 13 a large meeting unanimously urged Parliament to reform currency through bi metallism or a gold standard. The Calcutta Chamber of Commerce president urged energetic action to achieve the reform, noting growing nationwide support.
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Sruua
India
Calcutta Chamber of Commerce
Danube Flood Expands Isolation of Raab Town
The Danube at Raab rose further isolating the town, which lies 67 miles northwest of here at the Raab confluence with an arm of the river. Here the Danube has risen 14 percent inches since last night, flooding surrounding areas.
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Raab
Irish oppose education bill at every stage says MP
In the House of Commons Mr Thomas Sexton of West Belfast declared that the Irish would strenuously oppose the Irish education bill at every stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Sexton
McCarithyite
West Belfast
House of Commons
Mighty Mouses Go Up in Smoke
Fire devastates eighty houses in the town of parts on June 13. Fire crews battle the blaze as residents assess the damage and losses. Local authorities investigate the cause of the townwide fire and coordinate aid for affected families.
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Mighty Mouses
Destructive Spanish Lightning Strikes Churches Across Spain
Terrific storms swept Spain with lightning targeting churches. In Melins parish church ten worshipers were killed and 28 injured during mass, in Muncientes five killed and 10 injured, while Burgos Cathedral sustained structural damage but no injuries reported.
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Maprio
Spain
Melins
Orenz
Muncientes
Valladolid
Burgos
Americans Expelled From Russia After Coast Voyage Plans
The American Legation reports that Poultney Bigelow and Frederick Remington have been expelled from Russia. They left for Tilsit in East Prussia and planned to return to Berlin by canoe. Their expulsion followed Germanophile writings by Bigelow. They aimed to canoe the Russian coast while Bigelow wrote and Remington sketched.
India and Silver Conference Urged by Government
The Indian Government urged the Imperial Government to back international silver talks. The dispatch warned that a stoppage of silver coinage in America could depress prices and come suddenly, leaving India unprepared and seeking thorough pre discussion to safeguard its interests.
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CalcutTa
America
Wilhelm’s Imperial Visit Returns Czar’s Call
Emperor William plans to return the Czar’s visit in autumn as the Czar heads to Skierniewice for hunting. Russian troop withdrawals near the German frontier have been ordered, signaling possible military adjustments.
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St. Peterssure
William
Skierniewlée
Why Ice Cream Triggers Headaches In Warm Weather
A St Louis Republic writer cites physiology on ice cream headaches. Large first spoonfuls irritate throat nerves and trigger a reflex along the facial nerve, causing temple pain that may extend to the eyes. Repeated exposure harms the nervous system.
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St. Louis Republic
Senator Hill The Woman Hater Jokes At Washington Dining
A New York Ledger humor article recounts how Senator David B Hill avoided female attention in Washington. Reportedly, a head waiter avoided seating pretty women near him after a clever rumor about his supposed admiration for women and five dollar tips.
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New York Ledger
David B. Hill
Society of the Fair Sex
Washington
Arlington
Senator Hill
Girls urged to exercise for health and social success
Dr Cyrus Edson in the North American Review counsels girls to enjoy fresh air and exercise. He proposes dumbbells Indian clubs and chest weights as routines. The article links training to bright eyes perfect health and stately carriage in young ladies.
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Cyrus Edson
North American Review
Congress to Aid Righting Oil Creek After Flood
Titusville relief efforts push as 250 workers clear ruins and assess damage. The plan seeks congressional aid to redirect Oil Creek back to its natural channel, with discussions of state help if needed. Total funds and goods reach extensive totals as 822 people receive aid.
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Treasena
Whalen
Hingenheimer
N. Payne
National Transit vanEeer
Petroleum Center
Payne
Oil City
Oil Exchange
Titusville
Oil Creek
Crescent Oil
Tie Stephens Barrel Works
Western National Refineries
Cyclops Steel Works
Galena Lubricating Works
Climax Gasoline Works
Church Run
Stephens
Congress
Messrs
Roger Sherman
E. 0. Emerson
H. ©. Bloss
Jesse Smith
A. B. Howland
Johnstown
Coroner’s Jury Probes Benzine Tank Explosion at Oil City
Witnesses describe the fire from a Keystone refinery tank linked to Eclipse Oil Works Franklin. Fire chief Daniel Fisher testifies the benzine ignited near Dew Drop refinery after explosions near the bridges. The disaster claims victim Louw Hassenfritz and two of his sons.
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Oil City
Benaine
Keystone
Crry
Eclipse Oil Works
Franklin
Standard Oil Company
New York
Daniel Fisher
Somme
Dew Drop
Dhat
Henry Lubr
D. F. Byles
Some Shark Lore Are They Maneaters
The War and Navy Departments records are cited to support the belief that sharks can be man-eaters. An 1845 incident on the Falmouth reports a missing crewman and a shark with a severed head later identified as James Griffin. A 1852 Kearsarge entry documents a shark carrying Edward H. Tibbets during a bathe and sinking beneath the water with him.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Falmouth
Griffin
J. Griffin
Saratoga
James Grifin
Navy
Kearsarge
Gibraltar Bay
Edward H. Tibbets
U. S
Tibbets
J. M. Browne
What Is Beauty Different Queer Ideas of Loveliness
A Jetnshek Miller Monthly piece surveys global beauty norms. It details varied practices from Arabia finger stain and blue lips to Greenland body tattooing, India tooth dye, and New Holland lip cutting, noting long nails and ornate facial modifications across cultures.
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Jennesk Miller Monthly
Arabia
Persia
India
Hottentet
Greenland
Pacific
Indian
New Holland
New Guinea
America
Guinea
Freaks of Fish and Frog Hatch Their Young in Mouths and Sacs
The article notes several species with unusual brooding habits. Chromis and Arius fish hatch eggs in their mouths and carry young in the pharyngeal space until they can feed. A Chilean frog Rhino derma Dawinii uses paired vocal sacs as brood pouches for eggs and developing tadpoles.
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Chromis
Sea of
Galilee
Arius
Chili
George Gould Visits Father Aboard Private Car in Colorado
George Gould arrives in St. Louis by special train with Missouri Pacific officials to visit his father and sisters living a picnic life in the Gould private car in Colorado. He notes his father’s health improving and says the wheat crop outlook is favorable for fall business.
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Dispatch
St. Louis
George Gould
West
George C. Smith
Missouri Pacific
H. C. Townsend
H. G. Clarke
Colorado
Gould
Jay Gould
New York
el Paso
Union Depot
Wabash Naght Express
Clarke
Union Pacific
Kansas Crops Rise In Yield Estimates
Kansas crops are projected to be prosperous with higher yields than last year. Winter wheat 53,386,208 bushels up 2,415,514. spring wheat 4,827,168 up 2,447,209. corn 131,347,720 down 2,016,236. oats 43,961,100 up 4,056,657. Clinton Franklin of the Union Pacific releases the figures.
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Kansas City
Clinton Franklin
Union Pacific Railway
Kansas
Decree Settles Ryan's Sons Bankruptcy in Atlanta
Judge Marshall J. Clark approves a settlement between secured and unsecured creditors in the Ryan's Sons case. The fund in receivership, about 175000 dollars, is divided. secured creditors cancel mortgages totaling roughly 250000 dollars. Contempt of court case remains separate but secured merchants receive added funds.
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Atlanta
Marshall J. Clark
Stephen A. Ryan
John Ryan
Strike on the N Y Central Switchmen Refuse New Schedule
Lockport New York June 13 special. NY Central switchmen refuse to accept Vice President Webb new time and wages schedule boosting hours to 12 and cutting pay. Shipments halted on the Central today. Knights of Labor leadership avoids confirming if today’s walkout is order tied or general.
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Lockport
N. Y
New York Central
New York
Webb
Knights of Labor
Central
Knights
Order
Rail traffic updates and expansion plans across midwest lines
Rail news shows Velasco Texas becoming a southern terminus as lines seek charter amendments and branch extensions. Trains from St Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern now reach Burlington after three weeks. Alexandria remains water-logged with tracks submerged. A price drop on bulk meats follows a Lake Shore rate pact, and a June 16 uniform rate action spreads across lines.
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Velasco, Tex
St. Louis
Keokuk
Northwestern
Burlington
Alexandria
Pnrgz
Chicago
Sea
Multiple Factory Fires Struck U S Plants Across Cities
Fire reports detail losses at Union Dairy Works Cleveland Joseph street destroyed by oleomargarine fire with 16000 dollars damage, Crescent Paper Mills Hartford City 75000 insurance, Sycamore street Mt Washington minor blaze, M Ehret Company coal tar roofing materials Philadelphia loss about 100000 with unknown insurance.
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Cleveland
Union
Joseph Street
Hartford City
Ind
Crescent Paper Manufacturing Company
Sycamore Street
B. Lamt & Co
Sycamore
Kea E Streets
Mt. Washington
Philadelphia
M. Ehret Comy
Thirty-sixth Street
Gray's Ferry Road
Iceland Shows Women as Equals With No Prisons or Thieves
Buffalo Enquirer notes Iceland grants women full franchise and offices, teaches children by mothers, and claims a society without prisons police or extreme wealth or poverty. It praises universal literacy and equality, highlighting women’s influence on governance and social order.
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Buffalo Enquirer
Iceland
Consolation for the Lazy
Health writers question early rising and bathing as keys to long life. They cite cases of people over 80 who stayed up late and woke late, arguing early rising exhausts the body. The latest guidance suggests long livers abstain from bathing, offering consolation for the lazy and dirty.
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Buffalo Enquirer
Business Brevities Review of May Trade and Finance
Offers to the Treasury reach 534000 ounces with 334000 purchased at 96 8980. London Paris and American Bank attaches 18000 at San Francisco and 80000 levied on Alfred Greenbaum firm. Boston Iron and Steel to upgrade with new engine. Chicago freight and Lake shipments rise week over week. Three Westmoreland gas manufactur ing companies chartered in Pennsylvania with capital of 1000 each.
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Treasury Department
Tur Merchants’ Bank
Canada
Edward M. Field
Daniel A. Sidley
New York
United States
London, Paris and American Bank
San Francisco
Alfred Greenbaum & Co
Chicago
Westmoreland Gas Manufaturing Company
Philadelphia
Hempfield Township
Westmoreland County
Capital
Pennsylvania Gas Manufacturing Company
Penn Township
North Huntingdon Gas Manufacturing Company
North Huntingdon Township
Columbus and the Slaves Historic View
The piece asserts Columbus engaged in slave trading as part of his quest for treasure in the New World. It notes prior Portuguese slave trade in Africa and that Queen Isabella ordered the traffic stopped, framing slavery as a historical fact behind exploration.
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Columbus
New World
Africa
Spain
Isabella
Have Enjoyed Five Jubiles Remarkable Experiences
Florida couple Mr and Mrs Thomas J Perkins of Tallahassee have celebrated five jubilees in one life. They reached age fifty together lived fifty years in Tallahassee as a couple and in one house fifty years and just this month marked fifty years as church members. Both enjoy strong health with Perkins at six feet tall and about 300 pounds.
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Florida
Thomas J. Perkins
Tallahassee
Fla
New York Tribune
Women choose husbands under new principle in Burmah
The article describes a Burmah policy where women select their own husbands with husbands unable to object unless they prove prior engagements. It notes a slim chance for men and mentions divorce allows the wife to end the marriage, portraying the system as making life worth living for the man in that scenario.
Rock Island tariff to Colorado points delays until July
The Rock Island road reports a reduced merchandise tariff to Colorado points but says it will not take effect until July 2. Rapid Transit Ones of Colorado Springs workers strike for higher wages with no cars operated Sunday. Both sides vow a bitter dispute. The Trans Missouri Association meets in Chicago to elect a chairman to replace James Smith, with J N Faithorn as a likely choice. The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway involved in the discussions.
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Rock Island
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Digut
Trans Missouri Association
Chicago
James Smith
J.N. Faithorn
Missouri, Kansays and Texas Railway
Color Coded Piping Demonstrates Sanitary Design at UPenn Institute
The University of Pennsylvania Institute of Hygiene showcases exterior pipes color coded maroon for steam red for hot water blue for cold water white for gas and yellow for drainage. This system lets inspectors trace and test every plumbing line from cellar to roof using up to date drainage devices and new-market equipment.
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Philadelphia Ledger
United States
New Institute of Hygiene
University of Pennsylvania
Mrs Gladstone Lover of Nature at Dollis Hill Residence
Mrs Gladstone cherishes Mother Nature and has planted quiet lanes near her Dollis Hill country home. She tends wild flowers including cowslips primroses dog violets bluebells and hardy ferns along hedged lanes under her direction.
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Mrs. Gladstone
Dollis Hill
Beulah Helps Augusta Wilson Gain Independence
Mrs Augusta Evans Wilson known as Beulah author, found financial independence through her favorite book Beulah. The and her early career and struggles are noted in this brief remark on her literary life and the impact of her work.
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Augusta Wilson
Augusta Evans Wilson
Beulah
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