Makers of Books Debate English City Government
The piece discusses Dr Albert Shaw’s book on Municipal Government in Great Britain and a New York Sun critique by Professor Goldwin Smith. It contrasts English elective councils with American checks and balances, notes the dangers of city governance by reaction and election fatigue, and cites examples from Birmingham to justify differing systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Century Company
Great Britain
Albert Shaw
Review of Reviews
Century
Shaw
America
England
France
London
New - York
Vny
Magland
M. Chatrain
New York
Hryce
Russia
William Dean Howells
J. W. DeForest
Connecticut
Forest
Miss Ravenel
Washington
Samuel Machtemann
Hat
Philadelphia
Thomas Lindeley Bradford
J. A
New York Herald
Shakespearean Opera Fails to Win Popular Favor Despite Shakespearean Roots
A Detroit Free Press note reviews why operas based on Shakespeare rarely gain mass appeal in England and America. It cites many composers and titles, arguing most librettists misinterpret the plays, leaving audiences puzzled by mutilated plots and unrealistic drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotham
England
America
Europe
Zin- Karelli
Dalabrac
Thomas
Ophelia
Concerto
Purcell
Harvey
Sir Henry Bishop
Ambroise Thomas
Verdi
Macbeth
Italy
Pinsuti
Rossini
London
New York
Salieri
Balfe
Adolf Adam
Nicolai
Germany
New York Herald
Prevalent Postage Stamp Swindle Warns Kaneville Town
The Pittston Gazette reports a widespread scam tied to Miss Midna Brown of Kaneville Tennessee. Recipients are asked to copy letters and mail ten cancelled stamps back, creating a chain that grows to enormous, fantastical totals. The scheme floods Kaneville’s post office, overwhelms mail handling, and risks driving the postmaster to insanity.
Reed Banner Advocates Th. Remi for President in 18%
The Springfiell Union endorses Thomas Th. Remi as the sole choice in the coming presidential contest. Reed is portrayed as a leading figure with broad support from Republicans and wary respect from Democrats, praised for moderation and courage in defense of public interests.
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Springfiell Union
Thomas Th. Remi
Democratic Party
Congress
Stamp racket nets Edna Brown a daily postage haul
The fourth class office handles about 17000 letters daily and must hire an extra clerk, with Uncle Sam taking $200 to $300 daily in postage from letters sent to Edna Brown Kaneville d. Edna Grown, not a cripple, is a healthy young married woman who started the scheme for a lark and now grows tired of it.
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Midna Brown
Kaneville
Kane County
Miss Brown
Uncle Sam
Brown
Edna Brown
Edna Grown
Cold Weather and Minds: Effects on Will and Memory
Extreme cold depresses memory and will power after prolonged exposure, as seen in the Moscow retreat where soldiers suffered hunger fatigue and illness. A German physician notes early symptoms include forgetting common names and homes, with some developing dementia-like insanity, influenced by harsh conditions and prior deprivation.
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Moscow
Rose
Medicinsche Monttachrift
Gero Pakenfelt
Will Skirt the States Bicycle Tour for a Record
Thomas W. Winder, a noted La Porte newspaper man, will begin February 28 on a cross country bicycle trek to set a record. The route covers 21 600 miles through 25 states and territories, 20 counties, and 284 towns, with 76 check points. He plans 300 consecutive days riding at least 72 miles daily, starting from New Orleans to maximize warm weather.
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la Porte
Ind
Thomas W. Winder
United States
New Orleans
Great Plains
Northwest
European Language Speakers and Global Distribution
The text discusses major world languages led by English with about 110 million users, noting most reside in the U S and Britain Isles. It provides population shifts for French German Spanish Italian and Chinese speakers, with figures for European and non European residences, though many figures are garbled.
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United States
Tho
Hussalon
Europe
Hospital Mystery After Midnight Ball Incident
A physician notes a man appears near death but finds no clear illness. An ambulance driver recalls transporting him from the Bt Fashion Assembly hall where a ball is underway. The dialogue suggests the man collapsed by a lady’s dress amid the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Thia
Saturday Reflections on a Scranton Youth and Moral Life
The columnist argues that moral backbone is tied to environment and heredity, not solely virtue. He defends a local Scranton youth who frequents saloons, notes the need for practical church outreach, and proposes integrating social venues into Young Men’s Christian Association to lure the masses away from drinking and toward constructive activity.
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Frien
New York
Rainsford
Chicago
Satan
Higland
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
Thin City
Tom
Wyoming Avenue
Life on a Yankee Man-of-War experiences
J. Lyon Woodruff of New York spoke on a voyage aboard a Yankee man-of-war, recounting details from the Trenton wreck in Apia harbor and Ossipee life. He described punishments, diet shifts to canned foods, deck drills in storms, burial at sea, shark hunts, and the ship as a cosmopolitan harbor with many foreign sailors.
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J. Lyon Woodruff
New York
Mr. Woodruff
Trenton
Apia Harbor
Samon
Navy
Geome
Ossipea
John Elis
John Ellis
John
Jackie
Jack
Norway
Sweden
Mme Juicer
Frog-Eater
Johnny Drapeau
Germany
Scandinavia
France
Tower of Babel
Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever Home Remedies Explained
The Carbondale Leader lists at home treatments for diphtheria and scarlet fever, including warm water baths with ground mustard, cayenne pepper and salt mixtures, lemon sugar purgation, hot malt compresses, chicken fat keeps, and a warm salt bacon grease application. It warns no medicines should be given, only mild purgatives, and to keep the patient warm.
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Carbondale
Ocean Colors Painted by Life in Sea Waters
The article notes how pure ocean water appears blue but enriched colors in areas where life forms abound. It explains the diverse coloring effects produced by organisms that mask the sea surface and tint large zones with vivid hues.
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Zola Ja
Sarah Orne Jewett
Tennyson
Lord Tennyson
George Meredith
Allasing
Scribner's Magazine
Emma DD
N. Southworth
The
Cambria Society
Misa Edith Brower
Wilkes-Barry
Alantic Monthly
Venice
Julius 11
Nmi
Napoleon
Cardinal Fesch
Libre
Lord Ashburnham
Laurentian Worary
Florence
Paoli
Matthew Woods
Poe
Woods
Charles Keck Hirst
Philladelphia
Hirst
Raven
Eleanore
Lenore
Detroit Free Preas
Hela
Pittston Gazette
Kane- Ville
Miss
Peraone
Free Library
Young Men'a Christian Association
Swell
Young Men's Christian
Pice
Dr. Robinson
Sulley
Port Li
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Toulon
Tolouse
Hurtul
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