Not Wanted in America French religious societies spurned
United States Catholic prelates in New York and Indianapolis report French religious societies seek entry to the United States but are viewed unfavorably. Diocesans feel they already have enough orders or prefer American dominated by American ideas. Some aim for Washington or nearby areas while language concerns push others toward Canada.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York
America
France
Waildeck-Rousseau
Premier Combes
Lower Canada
United States
Washington
Autumn in the City From The Spenders
An essay on New York autumn as real spring, contrasting city life with nature. Describes trees, grass, and tulips in urban light, then moves through fashion displays in windows, wax figures, and Parisian dress, ending with a broad window of color and life that appetizes the senses. The piece celebrates renewed urban vitality despite air and crowding.
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Broadway Tabernacle Congregational Church
New York
Broadway Tabernacle
Orient
Antilles
Tunis
Japan
Hothouse
Paris
Anecdotes Stir as Wu Tingfang Replaced by Sir Liang Chen Tung
Stories about Wu Tingfang circulate as China plans a replacement with Sir Liang Chen Tung. Detective Boyd recalls guarding Wu during the Boxer crisis and a Chesapeake Beach visit where hoodlums, misidentified as Chinese, forced a bath scene. Wu calmly counted his money afterward, then toured Chesapeake Junction amid gambling dens and dance halls.
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Washington Post
China
Wu Tingfang
Liang Chen Tung
Boyd
Peking
Chesapeake Beach
Mun Grew
Minister Wu
Baltimore
Secretary Yew
Mr. Wu
Chesapeake Junction
Junction
Woman Demanded More From Car Conductor
A woman in a Fourth Avenue car confronted the conductor with an imperious demand of "More" as she stood, carrying a satchel, shawl strap, and umbrella. The incident unfolded on the crowded tram.
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New York
Eating in the Parks Promotes Family Friendly Outdoor Life
President Eliot urges Americans to better use parks by adding affordable restaurants and large shaded pavilions. He argues parks should offer table seating, drinks, and low prices to attract families, boosting morals and city revenue.
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Chicago Tribune
Eliot
Harvard
American Park and Outdoor Art Association
America
Europe
Elot
Ague
Eliot Well
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Cubans Hopeful as Sugar Market Outlook Brightens
Havana Post notes Cuba faces bad times for sugar planters now but sees improvement next year. U.S. sugar tariff reductions expected from Congress and end of European premiums in September could raise prices. Germany’s beet crop damaged by rain and cool weather may tighten supplies. Senor Terry’s $4,000,000 planter aid proposal seems stalled in Cuba’s House of Representatives.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Germany
Senor Terry
House of Representatives
Child Labor Seen as Evil Yet Sometimes Necessary
The Buffalo Express argues child labor is an evil but sometimes required. It urges state action to restrict work for the child’s welfare and to prevent industrial greed from making children into drudges before they can learn to play.
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Buffalo Express
Beale Ghost Case On Macarthy Island Told As Fact
The article recounts Dr Beale’s death on Sierra Leone’s Macarthy Island and the subsequent sightings of his ghost by Dr Campbell and others. Skeptics and scientists, including Winwood Reade, treat the events in cool, methodical prose, presenting a single authentic ghost tale amid broad disbelief.
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Washington Post
Society For Psychic Research
Darwin
Winchel
Froude
England
Bismarck
Africa
Winwood Reade
Reade
Huxley
Lyell
Mr. Reade
Sierra Leone
Macarthy’s Island
Dr. Beale
Savage
Bristol
Campbell
Dover
Beale
Dr. Campbell
Mr. Savage
Trestrail
Trestradt
Bradshaw
Hinds
Specter
Dr. Bradshaw
Drs. Macarthy and Fox
Drs. Macarthy
Fox
Macarthy
Muncarthy
Protecting Roses Through Winter Protection Techniques
E E Rexford explains practical rose winter protection from bending plants to ground and covering with soil or leaves. Advices on soil depth five to six inches, avoiding water stagnation, gentle handling, and use of sod boards evergreen branches or wire netting to keep coverings in place.
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E. E. Rexford
Lippincott
Philadelphia
Arkansas Chills Distinctive Varied Across Arkansas Tale
The Arkansas chill is distinctive, a local peculiarity praised in Arkansas lore. Observers describe Arkansas chills as stronger and more varied than others, with frequent daily and periodic episodes. Pepper and quinine are cited as remedies, and even frogs are said to tremble with Arkansas chills.
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Arkansas
Civil War Remini War reminiscences on MuscShoals visit
A party of U S engineers and friends toured the Tennessee River to view the Muscle Shoals improvements. Generals Joe Wheeler and Johnny Wilder recalled Civil War days, each having led opposing cavalry forces. Wheeler described crossing the river with his division, Wilder replying that he followed closely in pursuit.
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New York Times
United States
Tennessee
Musse Shoals
Joe Wheeler
Johnny Wilder
General Wheeler
Wilder
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