President Urges Peace League Concert of Power
President Wilton urged Congress to join a world peace league, arguing lasting European peace requires a concert of power and US participation. He framed no entangling alliances, promoted consent of the governed, freedom of the seas, and arms moderation as American principles. News wires note reports of the British cruiser Glasgow sinking a German raider near Para.
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United States
Congress
Wilton
Senate
Tde
Sense Chamber
Adams
Madison
Europe
Monroe
Buenos Aires
la Prens
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Glasgow
Para
Farmers Clubhouse in Seymour Revives Rural Trade Ties
In Seymour Indiana a Farmers Club with 1000 members and a paid upkeep draw s farmers from Jackson County and beyond. The Blish brothers funded the project as a civic investment, creating a well equipped lounge nurseries and a lunch area while preserving privacy for women and children. The club, self perpetuating and bank managed, has spurred more farm traffic to town and attracted attention from colleges Granges and commercial groups statewide.
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Seymour
Indiana
Blish Brothers
Capt
Meedy W. Shields
Bilsh
Jackson County
Farmers’ Club
Irving
Agriculture
Hoosterdam
Farters’ Club
United States
Danish Steamer Sunk Off London by Lloyds Report
The Danish steamer Klampenborg of 1285 tons gross was sunk, announced Tuesday at Lloyds Shipping agency. Built at Newcastle in 1889, it was owned by Copenhagen interests. Potatoes Sent from England, Chicago High prices draw large English shipments competing with American, according to a Monday statement. Benson Heads Naval Board Washington Admiral Benson named president ex officio of the Navy General Board following Admiral Dewey’s death. Smallpox in Utah Payson Thirty cases found Monday, officials order strict quarantine to prevent spread.
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London
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Newcastle
Copenhagen
England
Chicago
Benson
Naval Board
Wahsington
Admiral Benson
Dewey
Navy General Board
Utah
Payson
Remarkable tree surgical operation in Virginia
Edward Fontaine, a tree surgeon of Charlottes ville, Va., has completed the greatest tree surgical operation ever attempted for Mr. John Armstrong Chaloner of Merrie Mills. The red ash tree is about three hundred years old, 24 feet in circumference, eight feet four inches in widest diameter. Cement filling extends 53 feet from the surface and a root is embedded five feet deep to brace the tree against heavy winds. Materials used include six wagonloads of sand, 12 loads of field stone, 28 bags of cement, 14 iron straps, 44 eyebolts, and galvanized wire. So far the operation is successful.
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Edward Fontaine
Charlottesville
John Armstrong Chaloner
Merrie Mills
Timekeeping by Pocket Watchless Device Attracts City Attention
A Columbus citizen has adopted a pocket watch free device to tell time without removing the watch. The public was startled by the odd comfort of the invention, but after explanations the device was deemed practical and accepted by the patent office. Most people doubt its popularity and fear federal principles could be upset, predicting the device will not gain favor in exchanges.
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Columbus
Patent Office
Soldiers Trim Hats Wayward Talent at Grass Mead Meadow
Canadian sports day at Grassmead Meadow near Orpington Kent showcased wounded soldiers proving talent in the handlerake after victory 18 won. Some may start millinery shops in Canadian towns rivaling famous New York firm Malson Lewis.
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Grassmead Meadow
Orpington
Kent
Malson Lewis
New Ysskee
Doctors' Sons Rise To Notable Roles In History
The New York Evening Sun notes many eminent leaders likely descended from physicians. William Browsing in the Medical Record suggests a link between physician fathers and sons who rose to high public positions such as Lincoln era aides McClellan Davis Hay Douglas, with prompt action and public service as possible inherited traits.
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New York Evening Sun
Willam
McRo
Lincoln
McClellan
David Davis
John Hay
Stephen A. Douglas
Young ore deposits reveal rich late tertiary veins in Nevada
Geologists note ore deposits dating from crablike ancestors to mammals reveal late tertiary veins. These veins, progenitors of Tonopah Goldfield and Comstock, crop near the surface, aiding interpretation of surface conditions and lab studies. Nevada hosts many such late tertiary veins within Inca rocks or closely linked formations.
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Tonopah
Goldeld
Comstock
Nevada
Queer laws and the risk to personal rights in Switzerland
The Buffalo News notes that certain Swiss laws can punish people for potential future consequences of past actions. Authorities may send a person to a penal workhouse if conduct could lead to future destitution, threatening individual liberties and rights.
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Switzerland
Buffalo News
The Stage Coach Ride Near the Cliff Edge
A timid tourist peers over a steep precipice as the stage coach nears a cliff. A driver reassures her, noting the dangerous edge is seldom crossed, with a calm quip about a single past fall. The exchange captures a moment of danger tempered by humor amid a rugged journey.
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Christian Herald
Girl Says She Will Marry and Have Mixed-Race Children
A little girl informs her mother of plans to marry and raise three white and two colored children to do the work, provoking her father's amused question and response.
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Mary
Diplomatic Lute Play Sparks Quiet Family Feud
Helen, her sister Annie, and a cousin were at play with toys when a boy named Charlie sought Helen’s belongings. Helen replied calmly that Annie was enjoying the best time, defusing the dispute with restraint.
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Helen
Charlie
Annie
No Setup Your daughter has a remarkable
A fragment notes a daughter with notable qualities or achievements. The text hints at praise or discussion of her abilities, though details are limited. No dates or places are present to anchor further facts.
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