Quarantine Order Debate Hits Western Nebraska Cattlemen
Western Nebraska cattlemen protest a quarantine order over dipping rules for shipments. Senator Millard discussed with Secretary Wilson and Dr. Salmon, arguing inspections should not force herd losses. Officials say measures protect cattlemen and no instruction changes are planned.
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Nebraska
Ef.mccrilliss
Board of Stock Inspection
Colorado
Millard
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Salmon
Denver
Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
Church Collapse Kills Eleven In Brooklyn AME
A Fleet Street African Methodist Episcopal church collapsed trapping and killing eleven people and injuring upwards of fifty as the second floor auditorium gave way during a funeral service for Sidney Tainter. The ramshackle structure, sixty years old, stood in Brooklyn amid the colored section near Myrtle Avenue. The crowd of over 300, mainly women, awaited the arrival of the body when timbers splintered and the ceiling and pews crushed more than a hundred mourners.
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Fleet Street
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Fleet “Street
Myrtle Avenue
Sidney Tainter
Schoor
Oil Refinery Sure Thing In Kansas Under Way
Arrangement now under way to issue bonds for a Kansas state refinery within ten days. Work will begin after sale. Warden Jewett to select site, with Peru as branch penitentiary location. Peru residents to pay for site. convict labor and convict made brick to be used. Kansas House passed anti gas pumping bill now law. prohibits pumps on gas wells but allows compressors on pipelines.
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Kansas State of Refinery
Jewett
State Penitentiary
Peru
Kansas House
Kansas
Aluminum and iron ore discoveries spark industrial push in Calcutta
In the Central Provinces of Calcutta iron ore and aluminum finds are confirmed. A $5,000,000 capital company backed by the Tata network plans blast furnaces and cooking plants. Three million tons of iron ore proved, with coal and limestone nearby, plus sizable aluminum ore for global needs.
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Calcutta
India
Parsee Tata Connection
British steamer Carlisle towed into Manila amid siege
The Russian government chartered steamer Carlisle, 85 days out from Vladivostok with a cargo of war munitions, was carried to the Philippines by winds and currents and anchored in San Miguel Bay off Luzon. A Russian supercargo is in charge and authorities may detain the vessel until the year ends.
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Carlisle
Vladivostok
Philippines
San Miguel Bay
Luzon
Manila
San -Miguel Bay
Arta A
Countess of Cuba Sues Brooke for 250000 Damages
Maria Francisco O Rielly countess of Buena Vista Cuba sues Major General Brooke U S A for 250000 damages alleging his acts as governor general of Cuba confiscated her hereditary right to slaughter cattle in Havana. Judge Holt at U S district court in New York overruled a demurrer by Charles W Russell special assistant attorney general noting the conduct was an unlawful confiscation contrary to Spanish law.
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Cuba
Brooke
Maria Francisco O'Rielly
Buena Vista
U.S. A
Havana
Holt
United” States District Court of New York
Charles W. Russell
General Brooke
Swayne Impeachment Concluded With Acquittal
The senate acquitted Judge Swayne on all impeachment charges after a vote tally that saw the largest support for impeachment at thirty five and the strongest opposition at forty seven. Conviction votes totaled only thirteen, with party lines guiding the margins.
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Swayne
Senate
Chinese Minister Tao Tai Lang Shao Ki Named for London Post
Tao Tai Lang Shao Ki of Tien Tsin has been appointed Chinese minister to London. He is negotiating a convention for China's adhesion to the Anglo Thibet treaty. Lang Shao Ki studied at Yale and was formerly secretary to Yuan Shi Kai, progressive viceroy of Pechili province.
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Tao Tai Lang Shao Ki
Tien Tsin
London
China
Lang Shao Ki
Yale University
Yuan Shi Kai
Pechili Province
Woman Marries Lawyer After Damages Win
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson of Charlotte recounts a Virginia woman who won a $50,000 railroad damages suit last year and received the full amount. The story claims the woman married the attorney to secure the entire settlement.
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Stonewall Jackson
General
Charlotte
N. C
Toto
Jackson
Napoleon's War Horses Remain Nameless in History
An old essay notes Napoleon rode constantly in campaigns and was depicted on white horses by artists, yet history records no favored charger. It cites Sloane on Napoleon’s final Waterloo day and says the horse that carried him is nameless and largely forgotten.
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Napoleon
Meissonier
Waterloo
Sloane
Rossomme
Belle Alliance
Monthyon
Bertrand
Lost Faith in America Boxer Cited for Jury Duty in Philadelphia
Italian fighter Joe Grim faces jail risk over jury duty after missing fighting bout with Hugo Kelly in Chicago. He pleads naturalized status and laments his missing money, blaming political backers while promising to fight on. The judge warns of jail if he fights abroad, leaving Grim in tears.
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America
Joe Grim
Philadelphia
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Joe
Ameerican
Little
Italy
Mike da Costell
Pris
América
True Greatness and the Lonely Sea Poem Reflection
The verse laments greatness as sorrowful and solitary. It argues true greatness lies not in power or fame but in simple love, companionship, and humble contentment, contrasting Caesar and the Sequoia with a mote of affection around a child. Joaquin Miller reflects on isolation and idealizes loving sacrifice.
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Caesar
Cesar
Joaquin Miller
Spread of Electric Power worldwide by country totals
The list shows water power electricity output by country with figures for the United States 527467 hp Canada 228225 hp Mexico 13470 hp Venezuela 1200 hp Brazil 800 hp Japan 3450 hp Switzerland 133302 hp France 161343 hp Germany 81077 hp Austria 16000 hp Sweden 71000 hp Russia 10000 hp Italy 210000 hp India 7050 hp South Africa 2100 hp Great Britain 11906 hp. London Engineer. Women are more truthful than men but some say they do not want to marry.
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United States of America
Canada
Mexico
Venezuela
Brazil
Japan
Switzerland
France
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Russia
Italy
India
South Africa
Great Britain
London
Cost of Tuberculosis Debt to Nation and City
Dr. Harmon Biggs estimates the annual U S tuberculosis cost at 330 million dollars nationwide. He cites New York City losses from lives valued at 1,500 each and added care costs, totaling a multi million municipal drain. He argues stronger public health action saves lives and reduces suffering.
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Harmon Biggs
New York
American Medicine
United States
New York City
Biggs
City of
Oil Rubbing for Cold Weather Skin Care
The article explains oil rubbing as a preventive and treatment method for cold weather skin issues. It notes that extra clothing and warm baths strip protective skin oils, so oil rubbing helps maintain skin function, supports infants and children, and may aid cases of dyspepsia diabetes and malnutrition with dry skin.
Plato Says Mind Must Heal While Body Suffers
The philosopher noted a critic called a man lame for exercising the mind as the body endured hardship. This remark reflects a view that intellectual effort should not be neglected during physical trial.
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Plato
Horrors of the Cocaine Habit Exposed in Lecture Room
An instructor in materia medica extolled cocaine as harmless and urged students to test it. Of thirty two listeners, five became cocaine users within two years and thirteen were later drug and spirit addicts. Four died from direct cocaine use and the professor himself later retired, a victim of his own counsel.
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Materia Medica
When anything is growing one reformatory is worth more
Horace Mann quote on growth and reformatories emphasizes the value of reformative institutions over numerous small rules. The concise observation links education and reform to broader societal progress.
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Horace. Mann
Tuberculosis Classed With Contagious Diseases in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Health department will classify tuberculosis with other dangerous contagious diseases and require physicians to report all cases. The law, already in Pennsylvania and most states, aims to enable disinfection and control to prevent disease spread in occupied apartments.
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Health Department
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Union
Brazil’s Early Inhabitants Said to Live Simple Lives
A contemporary writer claims Brazilians once lived naturally without laws or labor, gathering food with no excess, and aging was noted as extraordinary. An 141 year old woman in Rio de Janeiro, cited decades later, underscores the era’s extraordinary longevity claims.
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Rio Janeiro
Beauty of Form and Face and the Law of Use
A reflection on natural beauty arising from right living and usefulness. It condemns relying on massage, drugs, or idle physical culture to shape appearance, arguing such shortcuts undermine the foundation of health and virtue. Nature dictates that all should be useful, regardless of talent.
Quiet Way Gest Poem On Calm Amidst Turmoil
Poem contrasts restless striving with the blessings of quiet temperance. It argues that calm self-control prevents ruin caused by wrath and violence, praising serene conduct as superior and uplifting for all.
Exercise Builds Strength to Fight Illness
Regular gradual exercise increases physical power and boosts the body's ability to resist sickness, improving health and endurance over time.
Healthful Dishes And Yet More Edible Ideas
A colonial era kitchen note lists fruit nectar stew, macaroni au Gratin with cottage cheese and cream, and a vegetable bouillon recipe. It also suggests a decorative bread plate with coconut butter and cheese straws. The Golden Salad uses deviled egg halves and mayonnaise rings for plating.
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