Gun Runners Threaten Indian Frontier As Black Market Arms Surge
A report details rising gun running from Muscat and the Persian Gulf into Baluchistan and Afghanistan, fueling frontier warfare fears. British naval limits hinder suppression while dhow trade, Lop trade, and caravans move rifles and ammunition to tribesmen. Navy actions. Sikhs mobilized. camel transport raids depicted. Muscat port and the Oman sultanate’s famed dhow culture are described along with historic aims and regional power shifts.
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Warirls
Baluchistan
Ameer
Kabul
Afghanistan
Indian Northwest
Persian Gulf
India
Muscat
Gulf
Makran
Northwest
Khels
England
H. Warrington Smyth
Europe
Asia
Red Sea
Karachi
Bombay
Malabar
Zanaiter
Quetta
Rabat
Jacobabad
Sind
Nushki
Tuberculosis Prison Spread Presses Reform Efforts
A report shows only twenty one prisons across fifteen states offer special TB treatment for prisoners, with capacity for 800. Most facilities allow infected prisoners to mingle freely, heightening spread. New York and Massachusetts run limited central TB transfers, Manila hosts the largest TB jail hospital with 200 beds, Clinton Prison Hospital in New York next with 150.
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New York
Massachusetts
Manila
Clinton Prison Hospital
Insomnia and Circumstances Alter Everything
An Albany legislator recalls Senator Platt’s cynical wit about political shifts and belief. He cites a friend troubled by insomnia who, every morning, sleeps soundly as his wife wakes him to start the fire, illustrating how circumstances can change even health and views.
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Platt
Albany
When Servants Were Slaves and Emancipation Progress
A brief reminiscence notes how servants once bound out for years endured harsh conditions but contrasts that with modern improvements driven by social progress. It credits Easy Task laundry soap for easing chores by cleaning pots pans and painted work, claiming it halves the effort and costs five cents a cake.
A Sage’s Summer Doubts His Wisdom
Solomon sighs and frets over remembering to water many plants while away for the summer. The scene hints at questions about his claim to wisdom and title.
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Solomon
Concept of virtue outweighs cleverness and success
A reflection on values quoting Romanes that goodness and character matter most in life, arguing intellect and achievement are less final measures of worth than moral quality.
Triplets Surprise Tennessee Home Visit Draws Interest
A Tennessee family welcomed triplets at their home and invited an Irish visitor to view the infants. The man declared he would save the middle child, remarking on his choice. Also included is a quip about avoiding bores and a line about half the world chasing the other half’s money.
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Muscat
Persian Gulf
Oman
Africa
Zanzibar
Mombai
Quiloc
Laristan
Moglatan
Bender Abbas
Baluchistan
Mombasa
Quiloa
Sototra
Yemen
Ahmedbn Said
Nedjed
Sutan Said
Sultan Thuwany
Hin
Selim
Seyyid Feisal Ibn
Turki
Tennessee
Everybody's Magazine
Writing fears over Russian rail protest books
A Yonkers Statesman debate notes that if a plan to require complaint books at Russian railroad stations were adopted it would greatly increase writing and possibly cause writer's cramp, with Bacon remarking on the idea and Egbert reacting to the proposal.
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Bacon
Passegera
Egbert
Yonkers
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