Which state leads in higher education and public schools
The article asks which state has the most educated population and the most students in colleges and universities, naming Illinois and Tennessee as top in higher education, with Illinois recording 13 757 students and New York and Pennsylvania close behind. It also notes Kansas leads in public school enrollment with 270 260 students, and cites West and South ahead of the East in public schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Seswer
Massachusetts
Boston
Musle
Emerson
Weil
Ty Agein
Chicago
Teang
Gramper
Illinois
United States
Miinals
New York
Pennsylvania
Bee York
Ilmle
Kansas
Y. Herald
London Overcrowding Drives Radical Street Reforms
In a Philadelphia Press dispatch from Bomerville, eminent figures like Sir John Wolfe Barry and the Society of Arts argue London must widen streets to keep pace with growth. Proposals include a new multivault system with tunnels and viaducts, costing about 30 million pounds, to relieve congestion and support 16 amoduses, thousands of cabs and carts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir John Wolfe Barry
Society of Arts
Meer
Harry
Hyde Park Corner
Mieradilly Circus
Ludgate Hill
Oxford Street
Toppinmac Court Road
Gelay
Philadelphia
Mixed Newspaper Humor Snippets Highlight 19th Century Wit
A collage of witty exchanges from various papers features jokes about Boston taxes, a store fire, cold rooms, and ship talk. Jokes touch on genius, marriage, and charity, with quips from characters like Cholly at a yacht club and a blind man seeking sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia
Walter
Cholly
Yacht Club
Mall Steemer
Jody
Indianapolis Journal
Jane
Philadelphia Press
Syracuse
Philadelphia Bulletin
The Boer Women
An article portrays Boer women as strong and adaptive. It highlights Generals wives, schooling, intercultural marriages, and the shift from rigid customs to cosmopolitan tastes due to mine influx and foreign contact. It notes courtship norms and roles in home and field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joubert
Amber
Lannie Kruger
Harper's Bazar
Boss Barber Grievances Prompt Queue of Shaves
A Philadelphia Record item reports patrons at a "boss barber" shop grumbling about the proprietor who is slow, distracted, and acts as cashier, delaying customers with lather, errands, and sales pitches. The piece then notes geography trivia from the Times, detailing New Hampshire's 406 lakes and ponds and other state water features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Home Life in France Based on Family Ties and Duty
Prof Jean C Bracq outlines French home life contrasting it with America’s. He argues the French social body centers on family, duty, and inherited ties, with the father’s authority paramount and the mother often involved in business management. Dowries and sacrifice accompany parental support, while Sunday family outings and restaurant dinners reinforce unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Land of
Washington
Brest
Paulfee
Paris
Prof
Jean C. Bracq
MODISH MATRIMONY AND WEDDING FASHIONS OF THE DAY
A long excerpt outlines bride and wedding customs from attire to etiquette. It covers who pays expenses, the bride’s prerogatives, the roles of bridesmaids ushers and the maid of honor, veil handling, and gown trends. It notes gifts, invitations, and widow bride attire as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Kingsland
Robbed Keetoo Yahs and Cherokee Delegation Travel
A Cherokee numeric and political vignette recounts J H Dick being robbed while funds were raised by non English speaking fullbloods for a trip to Warrington and Washington. The piece notes promises of tribal rights, a pending delegation, and a push to ratify Cherokee agreement while reporting broader federal timber rights and modernization.
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J. H. Dick
Gritte
John Grass
Warrington
D. C
Keetooyah
Bug Tucker Spring
United States
Fort Smith
Little Rock
St Louis
Mississippi
Muskrat
Indian Sentinel
Katy
T. M. Buffington
L. B Bell
Percy Wyly
Jesse Cochran
Benj. Hilderbrand
U. S
Washington
Democrats Reorganize at Court House Meeting
A Vinita Democratic club gathered harmoniously at the courthouse to organize, electing Preston S. Davis as president Edgar Smith first vice president J. S. Davenport second vice president F. E. Amos secretary and Dr Clinkscales treasurer. Committees were named for enrollment bylaws invitations and reception with next meeting set for March 10 at 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
A. M. Clink+oales
Preston S. Davis
Edgar Smith
J. 8. Davenport
F. E. Amos
Clinkscales
D. M. Marra
A H. Bertram
E.N. Williamson
W. P. Thompson
W. L. Chapman
Speskere
Sheehan
A. L. Churchill
Louis Wyckoff
Vinita
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Uost Lothia Sti
Witsets
Distinctoe
New Hampshire
Florado
Texas
Alabama
Minnesota
N. Y
Ts Mall
Daily Chieftain
Interior Department
J.C. Grays
Vinita, I. T
Gray’s
Democrats
Secretary of the Interior
Atoka
Jobe R Thomas
Kendall College
Judge Thomas
Muskogee
Abraham Lincoln
Denison Herald
Frisco
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Pror
Wagonet
Ition
Claremore
Cherokee Board of Health
Chieftain
Indian Territory
Cherokee Medical Board
Tce
Congress
Kansas City
Preston
Davis
Henry Clay
Vinita Bar
McAlester
George Washington
Purcell Register
Dawes Commission
Setien
District Court of the United Taxes
Tin
Ludtan
Wagener
VS. Taut
Wagney
Besarte
Alamb
H W. Metrteo
Baakragtey
Chalta
Winthan
Choa
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