War Department probes Cadet Booz case and unions
The War Department will pursue its own inquiry into Cadet Booz as directed by the House. In related items, New York Supreme Court rulings support workers’ right to strike in certain unions. The piece also notes an ongoing $6 million upgrade by the Union Pacific, rail travel promotions, and various ads and notices including medical products and a Canton, China disaster report.
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War Department
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Booz
Department
Supreme Court of New York
Ue Union Pa ‘Cille Ailroad Company
Renwlt
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F. B. Choate
Salt Lake City
Chuwee
New York
Sriggs
America
Reform Must Come Through Young Chinese Reformers
J T Headland reports from Ainslee's on Chinese politics, arguing the current turmoil stems from four thousand years of Conservative rule. He praises Wu Ting-fang and Yu as reform-minded youths, notes English-educated scholars, and recalls Conservative leaders Prince Tuan and Tung Fu-Hsiang.
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China
Wu Ting-fang
Lo Fengtu
France
Yemen
Mr Yu
Hla
Peking
Japan
Prince Tuan
Lit Ping Heng
Tung Fu-Hsiang
Ex Empress Eugenie Lived Quietly at Farnborough Hill
In a secluded Surrey village ex Empress Eugenie widow of Napoleon III spends her later years in prayer at Farnborough Hill. The white mausoleum near her home dominates the landscape as Benedictines pray for the souls of Napoleon III and the Prince Imperial. Mass is said at her residence and two red granite sarcophagi lie in the crypt beneath the church.
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Surrey
Eng
Eugenie
Napoleon
Farnborough Hill
Prince Imperial
Great White Church
Empress Charities In Farnborough Recall Imperial Glory
A faded reminiscence recalls the French empress as a charitable benefactress in Farnborough. Once sovereign and celebrated for beauty, she privately endows a monastery, travels in modest black carriages, and mourns the prince imperial's death anniversary with deep sorrow.
Russia's Corner on Sugar
The Russian finance ministry fixes annual sugar production and price, setting a legal 1,000,000,000 pounds on the market with a 2 cent excise. An extra 180,000,000 pounds are stored for release. If demand raises prices, the reserve may flood the market tax free, or Russia may import to stabilize the price. Export is not encouraged.
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Russia
What a Doll Did Plaything and Soothing Influence Upon Warlike Apaches
In Arizona General Crook seeks to move Apaches to a reservation without bloodshed. A captured young girl calms when given a doll borrowed from an adjutant’s wife. The doll pacifies her, and the child is returned to her people, where the tribe and mother welcome them.
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Mr. Rourke
Arizona
Gen
Crook
Mr. Bourke
Native community urged to relocate to reserve through mediation
A brief report notes that through her mediation the tribe was persuaded to move back to the reserve. No additional context or names are provided in the fragment.
The Balloon Burst Risk In Early Aeronautics
A historical account recounts a near disaster from Cremorne where a balloon ascended with the neck tied by a handkerchief. As pressure rose and ascent continued, the crew could not free the opening. The balloon burst but somehow behaved like a parachute and the aeronauts landed outside the city unharmed.
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Claude de Crespigny
Burnaby
Cremorne
Ita
Mystery Woman Is Noticed In History
A witty remark notes that Eve may have sparked curiosity yet remains unique as the only woman recorded who never looked back to compare attire with another woman. The line playfully contrasts perception and social observation across history.
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Mother Eve
Parliament of Sark and its Landlord Ruling
A writer in the London Daily Mail laments Sark’s open but unreformed Parliament. The Chefs Plaids is a single house of hereditary landlords, with about 20 actual members representing roughly 570 people over 1,275 acres. Women sit by proxy, and some hold multiple estates, preserving feudal origins.
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London Daily Mail
Elizabeth
Heller de Carteret
St. Quen
Jersey
Normandy
Chefs Viards
Hermit Catharine Bashore Found Dead in Bethel Township
Reading Woman Wequesth of These Datoty Garments. Miss Bashore, aged 66, left a will bequeathing property to four nieces. Executors report the bulk of savings converted into handmade garments, including 111 night caps, 24 sun bonnets, 22 pairs of shoes, 53 aprons, 27 chemises, 56 handkerchiefs, 16 caps, 13 shawls, 1 cloak, 33 sacks, 20 dresses, and 5 other dresses.
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Philadelphia
Catharine Bashore
Bethel Township
J. F. Natsinger
Elias Binner
Isaac Lengle
Daniel Hollenbach
Lipton's Luck in Chicago Pork Corner
Sir Thomas Lipton reportedly cleared 350000 by a Chicago pork deal that cornered October pork, pushing futures from 11 to 20 a barrel. Pork speculators were puzzled as Lipton secured prices at his own terms, prompting questions about how he far outpaced established traders. The note hints Lipton’s Cup bid may reflect his ability to win big by fair means.
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Thomas Lipton
Chicago
Lipton
Bettn Kisses Wager Publicized in Brooklyn Incident
Samuel Weldon of Fifty-sixth street Brooklyn bet Miss Louise Davidson a box of kid gloves against three kisses that McKinley would be elected. The kisses were to occur at her home in front of friends Sunday night. Davidson kept her agreement despite initial bashfulness and Wilson offering to cancel. Her friends cheered as the kisses were given.
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Samuel Weldon
Fifty-sixth Street
Brooklyn
Louise Davidson
McKinley
Miss Davidson
Wilson
New York World
Winner of Unique Election Bet Distributes Sweet Potatoes
Tom Williams president of the California Jockey Club wins a unique bet. He will donate a carload of sweet potatoes to San Francisco orphan asylums from a wager his brother R Porter Ache would beat Julius Kahn in Congress.
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Tom Williams
Calfornia Jockey Club
San Francisco
L. Asha
R. Porter Ache
Julus Kahn
Congress
Insurance strike plan sparks debate in Austria
A proposed system where manufacturers fund a common indemnity for strikes faces mixed verdicts. If a strike is unjust, idle workers are indemnified. if just, no indemnity. Draper notes a loss of 29. Green's Bone is cited in Atanta Georgia. The Wisconsin state grange backs state aid for roads and opposes ship subsidies and Nicaraguan canal plans.
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Draper
Green
Atansa
South Africa
Allen
Draggisia
Stow
Hample
LeRay
N.Y
Wisconsin State Grange
Peruna Recommended for Grip and Catarrh by Brewer
A Westerly letter from Mrs Lizzie M Brewer praises Peruna as a sure cure for catarrhal affections and influenza like grippe. She claims rapid, permanent relief and urges use for weak systems and female ailments, citing multiple testimonials and offering a free treatise from The Peruna Medicine Company.
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Liszie
Hartman
Mra. Brewer
Westerly
R. L
Perune
la Grippe
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