Pope Leo XIII and global calamities fill Alma Record page
The Alma Record recounts Pope Leo XIII born near Carpineto and rising to cardinal camerlengo, with three Brussels years shaping Vatican leadership. It then notes vast Chinese disasters with death tolls and villages burned, follows German immigration figures to America post Franco Prussian War, praises immigrant thrift, and highlights summer outings for city children aided by charities, closing with poet Edmund Clarence Stedman on Whittier and Holmes.
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Pope Leo XIII
Carpineto
Begium
Brussels
Perugia
Pope Mas
Camerlengo
Pius
Cardinal Pecct
Leo
Berlin
America
Teutons
Lights for Mariners and the electric future of lighthouses
A lengthy survey traces lighthouse evolution from ancient wood flames to cupola lamps and Fresnel diopters, detailing early electricity trials in England and France, the South Foreland tests, and the shift toward mineral oil, gas, and eventual electric illumination for coastal hazards and major headlands.
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New York Times
England
Micrahy
Arvand
Fresnell
Rogland
France
Capa la
Channel
Lizard
Cornwall
South Foreland
Shattered Faith and the Truth About Santa Claus
A kindergarten boy confronts his father over the Santa Claus myth. The father reveals the truth about Santa as a product of loving parents. The boy, silent and dazed, questions if his family has also invented the devil.
The Vascination of Danger
Pennywailt returns to town and notes a sharp shift of crowds. Mr Cashern explains the crowd moved to the north side while a new building rises at the corner. A ton weight hangs precariously from a derrick above the sidewalk, drawing large pedestrian interest and fear of disaster.
Italian mobilization plans amid wartime test
The Italian war office plans to mobilize 1,000 troops in autumn, aiming to test the country's readiness. The nationwide mobilization is expected to cause a convulsion across Italy and cost over $2,000,000, with many troops drawn from the militia.
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Italian War Office
Broad-Shouldered Girl Beats German Swimming Master
The New York Sun reports a German swimming instructor at a ladies school in the city employs a brutal training pole method. A powerful pupil defends herself with a punch, denouncing the push that forced a girl into the water. The tale, whether true or not, amuses the New York Athlete club.
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Koepe
New York Sun
New York
Foley
Yiel
Alon
Hline Elf
Amin
New York Athlete Club
Nothing Like Praise and the Quiet Helping Child
A reflective piece on parental failure to evoke a child’s helpful instincts and the power of praise. It contrasts a boy who cleans up after his father’s slippers with another daughter who quietly supports the family, showing how words of encouragement foster generosity and emotional warmth.
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Lier
Santa Claus
Silane
Lauppove
Sayling
Sal- Bess
kUlin
Ford
Dr. Jones
Fun
Divorce in New Jersey a Banner for Fair Access
A Texas Sifting column notes New Jersey as a leading example in divorce matters with a system that affords broad access. It describes a Judge in Union County requiring minimal questions, allowing affidavits of improvised wealth, and a Chancellor who can push cases through with little to no cost, highlighting the poor man’s chance to seek relief.
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New Jersey
Chicago
Allie
Union County
Sensible Pony Owned By Montezuma Man
G T Willams of Montezuma Georgia owns a “sensible” Texas pony. At noon he tied the animal at a bank and napped in the shade. Upon waking he found the pony aboard a boat drifting toward the river where fields were greener and grass grew taller.
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G. T. Willams
Montezuma
Mysterious Disappearance Report Sparks Local Alarm
A Baltimore paper reports a mysterious disappearance of a citizen. The fragment notes the person was last seen in a food story with eight dollars in hand and implies foul play. No further details are clear from the damaged text.
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Mnitimore
Catching a Prisoner by a Nightstorm Jail Alarm
A spring night in a town near LA79 brings a fierce thunderstorm and a false escape scare as a nurse, a sister, and a girl race from home toward the jail. They mistake the rain gutter drip for a chiseling escape and alert Dr Jones and the sheriff, only to learn the sound came from a gutter spout, not a prisoner.
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Fan
Hardy
Mighty
Wwe
Uberoto
Imison
Court Square
Court House
Yaluic
Ham Ford
Ford
Fao
Honest Horse and Honest Man in a Moral Note
A rustic essay compares an honest horse to an honest man, arguing honesty equals wholeness and sufficiency. It traces the Latin origin of honesty from honor to Townhood and asserts that a buyer seeks a horse that performs its four days of work willingly and under restraint. The piece links defaulters and rogues to lack of manly resolve and discipline.
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Ian
T. Mayrire
Rome
Cicaro
Cicero
Jin
A Brass Button From a War Supplied in Verse
A fragmentary verse reflects a lover’s departure to war and a soldier’s badge of memory. A man receives a button as a keepsake before marching to battle. The woman’s longing for novelty contrasts with the man’s duty and fate in conflict.
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Tim
New Haven Palladium
Prohibition of Cigarettes Sparks Private Detective Interest
The article reports New York and Brooklyn enforcing a cigarette ban to reduce sales to youths. Private detectives pursue violators as authorities tighten controls. Juveniles increasingly seek cigarettes, and enforcement challenges arise amid public sentiment.
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New York
Brooklyn
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China
Lu Chow
Philadelphia
Boston
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Himerl
Mr. Whittier
Holmes
Providence Journal
Wil
Wheatown
Tweed
Papa
Fran
Ir, Jones
Bin
Hiro Leewlig
Ife
Liberty
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