Causes of English agricultural despair and dullness in English industry
In London Carnegie notes England and Scotland show low mood and dull markets not from poor crops but from farm tenancy and en tail systems. The land is fertile, but tenants lack ownership and face high rents, long leases, and oppressive terms. Ireland shows similar distress, while England risks decline in manufacture due to foreign competition and American energy, yet remains a strong global trader.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
England
Scotland
Carenegie
Carnegie
United States
United Kingdom
Europe
Gladstone
Ireland
Ger Ca
Peece
American
Germany
Mann
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Eehalty and
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Liverpool
France
Holland
Stars and Stripes
Lloyd
Hamburg- American Packet Company
Hamburg
New York
Africa
Asia
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Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Wyndham
Department For
Marquis of Salisbury
Pitt
Fox
Burke
Sheridan
MclIntosh
John Bright
Disraeli
Liberal Party
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
John Bricht
Joan T. Ellis
Anderson
Ind
Dick the paperboy who never loses his route
A remarkable newspaper boy named Dick delivers six miles in one hour ten minutes by circling streets with perfect memory. He makes four daily routes, learns new evening deliveries in three days, and adapts to changes in subscribers. Sundays and late Chicago dailies are handled with precise, learned adjustments.
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Sixth Street
Taylor Street
Chicago
The Freight's The Thing
Carl Hovey argues that railroads rely mainly on freight revenue while passenger service offers stability. He notes Ohio laws raising platform height caused fewer flag stops and price variation in freight, contrasting with consistent passenger rates. The piece extols freight workers and the democratic path from brakeman to conductor shaping overall railroad service.
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Carl Hovey
Ainslee
Ohio
West
Booker T. Washington praised by Harrisburg conference speaker
In Harrisburg Pa a speaker Justin C Carter called Booker T Washington one of the greatest living negroes provoking ministers to strike the phrase from minutes. The ensuing vote highlighted tension within the black community between praise from white leaders and black self-advocacy. The piece argues true greatness lies in deeds, not self Lauding by leaders.
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Mount Vernon
Ind
Harrisburg
Justin C. Carter
Booker T. Washington
Henderson
Tuskegee
Professor Washington
Pennsylvania
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
W. D. Howells
Fred Douglass
America
Europe
Richest American Cities Ranked by Personal Property
The New York Sun notes wealth distribution by taxable personal property across cities. New York leads, Boston close behind, then San Francisco with 120 million, followed by Baltimore Chicago Detroit St Louis Providence New Orleans and Indianapolis, reflecting taxable personal assets versus real estate values.
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New York Sun
American Cirtles
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate City
Baltimore
United States
San France
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Providence
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Amazing Attica horse Dick delivers papers unaided
Lon Brady, Attica Ledger agent, trains his horse Dick to run newspaper deliveries. After years of guidance, Dick mastered the route alone, visiting Wabash depot and the city’s streets and alleys. He completed 48 turns, doubled back eight times, and even looped past his barn without stopping.
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Attica
Ind
Lon Brady
Lon
Brady
Wabash
Valued relic drum awarded to Indiana drummer boy
A. F. Springsteen of Washington DC, attache at the quartermaster depot, received a drum presented July 7, 186 by Company I Sixty third Indiana Volunteers. Born July 5 1850 in Brooklyn, he enlisted at 11 and served in Civil War battles including Resaca and Franklin, escaping capture after Navy Day 1864, three years and three months service.
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Louisville
A. F. Springsteen
Quartermaster's Depot
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Brooklyn
N. Y
Indiana Volunteers
Indianapolis
Jefferson Springsteen
Resaca
Manson
Navy
Franklin
Tenn
Spring Hill
Young Springs
Indiana battleship silver bowl bears scars of historic battle
The Indiana navy battleship silver punch bowl, highly revered in the United States Navy, was struck by a fragment of mortar during the Santiago de Cuba blockade. A five pound hit wounded the bowl near its central Indiana seal, creating an indentation that officers say enhances its value and tells of the ship’s famed combat.
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United States
Indiana
Santiago de Cuba
Soenpa
State of
Sufficient Provocation. Atchizen man returns home
A man from Atchizen returns after four months away to a tense scene as his wife greets him with a harsh remark about the screen door. The incident underscores volatile home life and possible provocation in domestic disputes reported by the Kansas City Journal.
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Kansas City Journal
Awaited Death at Poor Farm Sparks Condemnation
A local obituary notes the passing of a lifelong loafer at the poor farm and describes the community’s indignation toward his life of worthlessness. The piece reflects harsh judgment and moral tone typical of the era in Atchison.
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Atchison Globe
Fullness of Christ attainable by all Christians
Rev Thomas A Goodwin argues that the fullness of the gospel blessing is attainable by all who seek aright, tracing hindrances from medieval monks to inbred sin and mystic doctrines. He urges active, moral work by believers, defines true conversion as human effort aligned with faith and love, and cites Indianapolis figures as witnesses to attainable fullness.
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Methodist Ministers’ Association
Thomas A. Goodwin
Christ
Paul
John Morrisey
Von
New York
Abraham
Indianapolis
Williams
Nichodemus
Kingdom of Heaven
Cnurch
David
Timothy
Willliam N. Jackson
New Life Tables Show Longer Expectation of Life
Salt Lake Tribune reports British life insurance actuaries revised life expectancy tables. Based on 100000 healthy males at age ten, the new data outperform the 1869 tables, predicting longer life and allowing lower premium rates and reserves. The surplus for policyholders remains ample without sharing extra gains.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Life Insurance Actuaries
Great Britain
Power of the Traveling Man Protests Pullman Coat Rule
In San Francisco the Pullman Car Company repealed a prohibition that barred meals in buffet and dining cars unless passengers wore coats. A delegation of commercial travelers visited headquarters to oppose the policy, citing passenger comfort and business convenience.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Pullman Car Company
Philippine schools to use English as language of instruction
Minneapolis Tribune reports American educators organizing Philippine public schools resolve English will be the language of instruction and textbooks. They note Filipinos are natural linguists and that Tagalog, spoken across Luzon, is central to the linguistic landscape.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Philippines
Luzon
Resurrection Faith Across Centuries in The Teacher's Lantern
A June 1901 column argues faith in Jesus' resurrection outlasts waves of infidelity. It traces Peter’s Easter proclamation, the empty tomb, and the church’s growth as evidence, then outlines lessons from Mary’s recognition, Jesus as teacher, Peter’s restoration, Pentecost, and Paul’s conversion, ending with ongoing spiritual progression and service.
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Jesus
Strauss
Semler
Paulus
Celsus
Renan
Keim
Peter
Napoleon
St. Helena
the Invalides
Washington
Mount Verdon
Potomac
Victor Hugo
St. Paul
Christ
Joseph
Arimathea
Calvary
Margaret T. Preston
Mary
Canon Lidden
Gotthold
Mark
God
Luke
English As World Language For Philippines Education
The passage argues that replacing native tongues in the Philippines with a common language will aid civilization and unity. It contends that English is becoming the noblest modern speech and a world language, expanding among educated Filipinos as they abandon local linguistic ties.
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Porto Rico
Philippines
President Grant Said He Sought No First Term Or Second
Boston Herald reports President Ulysses S. Grant claimed he never sought a first term and did not care much for a second, expressing willingness to let the people decide his fate in the presidency.
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Boston Herald
Grant
Indiana Sunday School Week to be Marked Across State
The State Sunday School Association gathered in Shelbyville with GW and Indiana Sunday school leaders. It launched a statewide agitation and instruction campaign from October 21 to 27 to highlight youth needs. International speakers and Indiana orators will headline mass meetings each evening. Hugh Cork will lead house-to-house visits Friday October 25 concluding with decision services and evangelistic meetings October 27.
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State Sunday School Association
Indiana
Shelbyville
Hugh Cork
Obedience Is the Only Key in God’s Kingdom
AMOS R. WELLS argues that in heaven’s realm there is only absolute obedience to God. He: urges implicit surrender, outlines three methods to discern God’s will, warns against self-will, and claims peace, power, and divine promises come from living by God’s laws.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Bfe
Amos R. Wells
President Cleveland’s Second-Term Stance Recalled
The passage recalls President Cleveland’s initial pledge not to seek a second term and his later reversal. It notes the emphasis on duty and the implication that the shift reflected obligation rather than personal desire. The remark frames the decision as a matter of imperative duty in a political context.
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Cleveland
Western Kansas Editor Rough Expenditure Account For Buffalo Exposition
A Western Kansas editor who attended the Buffalo exposition records his four day stay costs. He lists room for four days at one dollar, grounds admittance, midway shows, and meals with approximate figures. The piece notes cautious budgeting and reflects a traveler’s practical guide for others planning a similar visit.
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Kansas City Journal
Kansas
Buffalo Exposition
Midway
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