Indianapolis to expand public schools with new buildings
The city plans new structures including the Robert Gould Shaw school for colored children at Senate and Walnut streets and Irvington School No 57, with six other enlargements. Total costs approach 65 000 for several additions, expanding capacity to about 2 000 pupils across twenty eight buildings.
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Henry Schnell
Indianapolis
Lincoln School
Kendall
Lincoln
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George W. Benton
Lawrence C. Hall
Shortridge
Emmerich
Indians and Squaw Men Described by Gen Bart
Gen Bart criticizes so called squaw men as non tribal traders who marry into tribes to gain wealth and influence. He argues they corrupt Indians, act as spies, foster crime, and shape white perceptions of both sides, urging their abolition and warning about the broader harm to society.
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India
United States
Andrew
Burt
Home of the Franklins A Pilgrimage to Ecton and Franklin Legacy
Bedford, England Aug 15 A correspondent visits Ecton Northamptonshire birthplace of Josias Franklin father of Benjamin Franklin. The article recalls the Franklin family’s long blacksmith and bellfounder trade in the village, the Franklin well, old gravestones, the rectory visit by Dr. Benjamin Franklin in 1726, Hogarth and Gainsborough connections, and local relics tied to the Franklin lineage.
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America
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Indianapolis Journal
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Josias
Thomas
New England
Banbury
Oxfordshire
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St. Mary Magdalene
J.C. Cox Edwards
Thomas Palmer
Hogarth
Questions and Answers Buzzard Scent and World Facts
Questions and Answers cover topics from animal senses to canal locations and human heights. It discusses whether a buzzard scent is reliable, Corinth and Kaiser Wilhelm canals, German and American heights, Michigan railroad officers, the Sullivan fight, D Arcet and Wood metals, hair differences, Indian caste, and ginseng cultivation timelines with details and figures.
Satire on Authors and the Publishing Push Toward Fiction
A Boston Transcript observation notes publishers lean toward novels as the main literary influence. It discusses royalties, typical sales, and the gamble of first works, with examples from Churchill, Johnston, and others. The piece suggests publishers test new writers hoping for future best sellers and warns readers may encounter debut works from unknown authors.
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Boston Transcript
New York
Churchill
Miss Johnston
Allen
Page
Thomas Dixon
Bachellor
Cable
Miss Hegan
Hopkinson Smith
Tarkington
Connor
September Bookman: Hall Caine Plans Iceland Novel Plant
Iceland erupts with excitement as Hall Caine sails equipped for a massive Iceland setting novel. He assembles a mobile production unit and a crew to write, photograph, and file scenes from life on the ice. The project targets an August 1 release with a later dramatic sequence and themes of primitive man and civilised modernism.
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Iceland
Hall Caine
Mr. Caine
Vale of Cashmere
Caine
London Lady Aids Rider Haggard in Life and Labor
Mrs Haggard, wife of H. Rider Haggard, assists in his work as his first critic and editor, shaping every published line since their marriage. She also helps publicly and domestically, influencing his role as a respected English justice of the peace. The couple, with their two daughters, have gained court presentation and social standing, with her dowry from Norfolk helping establish Ditchingham Manor near the Waveny valley.
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London
Ditchingham Manor
Waveny River
Bath
Haggard Households and the Decline of Letter Writing
The piece discusses Mrs. Haggard’s resistance to employing a lady help at Radcliffe Square and Mr. Haggard’s humorous threat to serve a future servant himself. It then shifts to Gunton's Magazine praising the newspaper’s impact on letter writing and the art of correspondence, noting that news removes incentive to write. It extols the letter writer who can derive interest from simple, everyday subjects and retain grace in style.
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Ist
Radcliffe Square
Mr. Haggard
Brandenham
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Gunton’s Magazine
Goldsmith
Wordsworth and the secret of inspiration in poets
Bradford Torrey notes that Wordsworth’s genius remains a mystery beyond full explanation, like the wind blowing where it will. He cites critics and Lowell on inspiration, arguing poets are often not artists in the strict sense yet possess a rarer gift of being greatly inspired.
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Bradford Torrey
Atlantic
Wordsworth
Raleigh
Coleridge
Lowell
Isaiah
Great Men of Literature and Art in Earlier Times
George Moore in Lippincott's Magazine reflects on Balzac and Hugo as perpetual creators, writing or painting with extraordinary speed and energy. He likens Balzac's all night sessions and Hugo's month long Hernani to Veronese improvising a masterpiece in a morning and enjoying leisure afterward.
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George Moore
Lippincott’s
Balzac
Hugo
Hernani
Veronese
Cana
Fiddler
True
Henry James Completes Book on William Wetmore Story
Henry James has finished a new book about sculptor William Wetmore Story and plans publication soon. The Ambassador, a novel by Henry James, has been running as a serial and is nearing completion.
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Henry James
William Wetmore
Mr. Henry James
New Books and Characters Draw Notice in Autumn Arrivals
A serial in the North American Review will become a book in the coming season. Kipling announces The Five Nations for October 1, Just So Stories translated into French as Histoire Commeca. Ibsen isolates himself, rarely leaving Copenhagen, aided by two canes, with routine and minimal contact. Canon Rawnsley recalls Wordsworth as a plain, simple man. John Luther Long plans a fall short story collection, known for rapid drafting on a typewriter and intense revision to produce a polished manuscript.
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North American Review
Copenhagen
Kant
University
Mr. Wordsworth
Canon Rawnsley
Rydal Mount
John Luther Long
Lighthouse project at Folkestone valued over two million
The Folkestone lighthouse is under construction with costs surpassing 2.5 million dollars. Other notes include a stamp collection selling for 5575 dollars and a New York Sun report on life expectancy by gender, insurance practices, and migration trends in British colonies.
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America
E. L
John Adams
Pennsylvania
New York
Carolinas
Connecticut
Folkestone
Chicago
Bodleian Library
Oxford
G. Owen Wheeler
London Philatelic Society
New York Sun
Newport
Slow eating fad spreads through London and beyond
The article describes munching as a extreme method to curb appetite and lose flesh by very slow chewing. It notes society hosts dinners termed munching parties where eating and drinking slow down. Americans adopt the system, aiming to avoid depriving life while recognizing King Edward VII.
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Edward VII
London
Song Promoter Relives Fame Making a Hit in New York
A well dressed promoter recalls how he makes popular songs rise in a town. He stages in theaters then teaches audiences to whistle and sing the chorus. He recounts using orchestras, galleries, and even a sleeping incident that sparked a riotous reaction, boosting a song’s popularity.
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New York Sun
Reading Music Houses
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