Montenegro and Its Place in European Politics
Austria reports from Vienna on Prince Mirko of Montenegro as a Serb throne claimant potential ally via marriage to Natalie Constantinovitch. The piece outlines Montenegro’s dynastic ties to Italy Russia and Battenberg, the role of Prince Nicholas, and possible union with Servia despite Austria-Hungary opposition. It notes Mirko’s talents and youthful prospects and sketches Montenegro’s strategic Adriatic goal and financial fragility.
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Austria
Mirko
Montenegro
Alexander
Natalie Constantinovitch
King
Italp
Francis Joseph
Battenberg
Victoria
Nicholas
Italy
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Adriatic Sea
Prince Mirko
Balkan
Rome
Peter
Danilo
Hungary
Peter Skarageorgevich
Obrenovich
Prince Nicholas
Europe
Crete
Black Mountain
Serv Ia
Ivan the Black
Cettingne
Dinner Table Gallantry and Reform The Brute Husband
A short dialogue snippet shows Mrs Strongmarries to reform her husband who was a brute. The judge asks reform about the extent while Biggs and Bogg discuss the idea. The exchange ends with a hostess praising the dinner guest Stuffer for his epi cure and the pleasure of his company.
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Biggs
Bogg
Mr. Stuffer
Stuffer
N. Y
Defense of the Onion Delights in Prose Praise
A playful defense of onions as a needed culinary muse. The author contrasts onion lovers and haters, jokes about a weekly onion ban, and cites poets who extol the bulb as the “rose among the roots,” noting its artful role in gastronomy.
Trolleys for Farm Produce Costs Claim
A local paper contends farmers in the country pay 82 million dollars more to haul produce, a figure described as remarkable by a contemporary. The claim centers on transport costs and their impact on farm prices and market access.
Massive 287 Mile Train Demonstrates Freight Gridlock
Dispatches from Pittsburg show five railroads moved 927 trains totaling 46 225 cars and about 1 756 550 tons in a single day as congestion ebbs and flows. Sidetracks within 30 miles remain full with cars bound for the city awaiting movement. If all cars averaged 35 feet, the combined length would exceed 287 miles, underscoring the scale of the backlog.
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Pittsburg
Cleveland Leader
Superstitions Around Burial Practice In Illinois Towns
Observers note strong burial superstitions in Illinois and neighboring areas, making grave digging before funerals rare in small towns. The belief holds graves must not remain open overnight, a rule often observed by local friends and communities.
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Ilinois
West
The
Chicago Tribune
Samuel Offers Prayer as Philistines Fall before God at Mizpeh
Readings from First Samuel recount Israel’s reform under Samuel after the ark rests at Mizpeh for twenty years. The Philistines attack as Israel gathers in fasting prayer. Samuel’s burnt offering prompts a thunderous Lord that defeats the foe. Ebenezer is set as a reminder, and Philistines are subdued for Samuel’s lifetime.
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Kiryathjearim
House of Israel
Samuel
Ashtaroth
Israel
Baalim
Mizpeh
Bethear
Shen
Ebenezer
Issse Bam
B. C
Ebenzer
Ashdod
Gait
Ekron
Beth-shemesh
Eli
Elf
Dagon
Shiloh
Samuel Israel
Tennyson
Electric feeder roads urged to aid farmers
The piece argues that rail and canal access often helps move freight less than direct farm road and trolley freight links. It notes The New York Tribune and Electricity support building many electric feeder roads, predicting farmers would pay well if such lines existed and were expanded in coming years.
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Ucts
Anyboddy
The
New York Tribune
Global tobacco consumption and cost rise in world
The world now consumes 6.3 billion pounds of tobacco annually, about 2.813 million tons, worth 200 million dollars. The weekly smoke bill amounts to around 5 million dollars.
Mortuary chambers in Germany curb fear of burial
A century ago German cities funded mortuary chambers with bellropes in corpses to signal living fears. Prof Brouarde notes no recorded cases of rings. Vienna stage novelty by Count Stagard to feature a thousand trained rats following the Pied Piper on stage.
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Brouarde
Vienna
Count Stagard
Hamelin
Great teeth underpin health and digestion across life
The passage argues that without good teeth there is no thorough mastication leading to digestion and assimilation, resulting in nutrition and health. It emphasizes that health gives life value, stressing the paramount importance of good teeth.
The Churches and the Poor Tragedies of New York and the Aleutian Bishop
The Aleutian bishop Tikhon consecrates a new Russian church in New York costing $140,000. New York hosts diverse faiths including Greek Armenian and Russian churches and a variety of non Christian rites. Commuter life from Philadelphia and distant towns shapes social clubs and hotel life as workers travel daily to Wall Street.
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New York
Aleutian Islands
Tikhon
Alaska
San Francisco
Russia
Plender
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Europe
Josa
Mott Street
Hindooo Ca&tes
Aste
Broadway
Philadelphia
Wall Street
Port Jervis
Poughkeepsie
Greenport
Servant shortage drives New York households to hotels and relatives
The piece notes a collapse in private domestic service as immigration shifts. Women from old immigrant groups now join families of relatives or enter hotels, raising wages and rents, with many homes lacking enough servants as luxury housing grows. It profiles Anson Phelps Stokes and Robert Hunter's efforts in urban relief.
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New York
Ellis Island
Carnegie
Schwab
Senator Clark
Anson Phelps Stokes
J. Graham I
University Settlement Society
Robert Hunter
James Reynolds
Lowa
Stokeses
Willie” Stokes
Jim" Fisk
Ansom Phelps Stokes
Phelps
William Walter Phelps
Stokes
The Servants Hall and a Ford Tragedy Remembered
A New York house features a large servants hall, French cook, English maids, and high wages that strain city households. The article recalls Paul Leicester Ford and Malcolm Ford, their lives, wills, and the 1890s tragedy when Malcolm killed Paul before taking his own life amid poverty and jealousy. The elder Ford’s wealth, literary ties, and family dynamics are outlined alongside Malcolm’s athletic talent and later death.
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New York
Loudoun
Ford
Paul Leicester Ford
Malcolm
Malcolm Ford
Leavy
Youny Brewer
Brooklyn
Clinton Avenue
Paul Ford
Paul
Standard Oil
Horace Greeley
The
New York Tribune
Worthington Ford
Walt Whitman
Long Island
George Douglas
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Oettingne
Miss Bertha Krupp
Herr Krupp
Essen
Bertha
Miss Krupp
Miss May Goelet
Madam Krupp
Barbara
Saya
Providence Journal
Pitttsburg
Illinois
Donvig
English Channel
Johnikman Wallace
Charles Spurgeon
Lfe
Murat
Bishop Tikhon
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