Cincinnati society, prizes, and a railroad president
Cincinnati belles figure in society gossip while Louisville plans prize fights in the arts. The presentation shield for Gen Baden-Powell is completed but its date is postponed. Charles M Hays rises from a $40 a month clerk to president of the Southern Pacific at a $65 000 yearly salary. A St John Kansas man is jailed for forty nine whisky law violations, each with a 100 fine, totaling 4900 and over thirty years in jail.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Baden-Powell
Durban
Charles M. Hays
St. Louis
Southern Pacific Railroad
St. John
Kansas
Scottish Self-Control Society reforms name and rules
The Sober Scot Society becomes Scottish Self-Control Society with a new constitution. Membership terms ban drinking before 17 noon and prohibit accepting or giving drinks as payment for services. The Duke of Sutherland serves as president with many high personages among the members.
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Sober Scot Society
Scottish Self-Control Society
Duke of Sutherland
Mysterious Missing Husband Returns With Flour Pack
In Coventry New York in spring 1884 Mrs. Frederick White asks her husband to fetch flour and he vanishes. He reappears weeks later with flour on his shoulder saying he had not forgotten the errand. He has since traveled east and plans to take Mrs. White to his western home.
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Frederick White
Coventry
N. Y
Tie
White
Sir Thomas Drew Prompts Irish Art Funding Debate
The appointment of Sir Thomas Drew as president of the Royal Hibernian Academy rekindles concern over funding for Irish art. The piece argues that art here is neglected by government and the wealthy, forcing artists to London for patrons or to abandon ambition. It notes dire conditions for architects and sculptors and contrasts Ireland with Scotland in talent and support.
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Thomas Drew
Royal Hibernian Academy
Ireland
London
Scotland
Return to old home places shows familiar scenes
The writer muses that only Annapolia would be recognisable if General Washington traveled from Mount Vernon to Boston along the old route. They note the decay of quaint order and the pleasure of revisiting an old home and seeing which scenes still look familiar despite improvements.
Senator Proctor's Marble Quarry Coup in Italy
Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont has acquired Italian Carrara marble quarries and aims to control world superfine marble output. He travels to Italy to finalize the deal believed worth around 10 million dollars. Proctor, former Vermont governor 1878 to 1880, later served as secretary of war and a long-time U.S. senator.
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Procter
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Italy
Senator Proctor
Harrison
United States Senate
Edmunds
Siberia as an Actuality and American Vibe Highlighted
M Pierre Laroy-Beaulieu reviews Siberia in The Awakening of the East noting Tomsk’s streets resemble Chicago, widespread telephone use, electrification, and trolley lines. he contrasts public life with a thriving university, a 200000-volume library, and student growth. He cites cab fares and cultural offerings like Russian performances.
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Siberia
M. Pierre Laroy-Beaulieu
Aala
America
Europe
Tomsk
Chicago
Russia
M. Leroy-Beaulieu
Mme. Sans-Gene
Seed catalog chaos trimmed by agriculture department
Gricks of Seadmen. The seed catalogues of the country last year noted 692 different kinds of cabbages. The Department of Agriculture has been classifying American vegetables to remove duplicate names given by seedmen who market as improved strains. It narrowed 692 cabbages to about 100 varieties and catalogued 312 lettuces while the department found 87 kinds. Beads and other vegetables were similarly reviewed, each variety having three to four names. Guy E. Mitchell.
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Gricks
Seadmen
Department of Agriculture
Guy E. Mitchell
Indian Millionaire Melvin Dempsey Returns to Fame in Chicago
Melvin Dempsey, a Cherokee multimillionaire and mining engineer, now in Chicago, has 16 mining claims recorded and recently sold one for 100000. He built wealth through prospecting in Alaska and founded a Christian Endeavor society. A chemist, singer, and linguist, he is also a college graduate who plays guitar, piano, and mandolin.
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Melvin Dempsey
America
Chiago
Alaska
All American Idea and the British Canal Issue
The piece argues England must accept an American canal compromise from the senate or risk an American canal by force. It stresses Britain's need to recognize the United States rising world position over fifty years and warns that perpetual veto of US aims risks grave danger for England.
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England
Senate
Chicago Inter Ocean
Lord Salisbury
United States
Admiral Farragut flagship to back Loomis in Caracas mission
Historia Weesel plans to reinforce Minister Loomis representation on American conclusions in Venezuela. The Hartford underwent remodeling four years ago and now serves as a training whip. Shola in Venezuelan water.
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Farragut
Loomis
Hartford
Shola
Renewed Boer Activity Delays War Office Jubilation Plans
The new Boer actions under De Wet and other leaders challenge the notion the South African war is over. The War Office now weighs sending reinforcements to General Kitchener, despite 300,000 British troops and a remaining 30,000 Boers, undermining London’s planned January 3 reception for Lord Roberts.
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de Wet
Lord Roberts
London
War Office
Kitchener
Alfalfa farming tips from Kansas agriculture bulletin
The article discusses alfalfa cultivation in Kansas with soil preparation steps subsoiling timing and moisture management. It covers seeding methods broadcast versus drill, seed depth, distribution techniques, and the impact of soil type on root systems. Also notes potato scab prevention, grape storage, and the value of butter production.
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Attaite
Central West
F. D. Coburn
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Geo. L. Clothier
Kansas Agricultural College
Kansas
Kangad
Vermost
The Mulhattan Tale of False News and a Fake Earthquake
A Phoenix dispatch reports Joe Mulhattan, famed for entertaining fabrications, remains in a Phoenix asylum with little chance of recovery. The piece recounts Mulhattan’s early hoaxes, including the “Girl and the Balloon” tale, and a 1833 fake Me Cook earthquake story that spread across papers, proving his knack for harmless deceit.
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Joe Mulhattan
Madhouse
Arizona
Phoenix Dispatch
Mulhattan
Manehausen
Tts
Cook
Neb
NEW BRITISH PEERS PROMINENT IN INSEXBINET ROLES
Sir Michael Hicks-Bench and Sir Matthew Ridley, not yet elevated to English peerage, served as chancellor of the exchequer and home secretary in the Insexbinet. Ridley, eldest son of Sir Matthew White Ridley, began Parliament in 1868 for Northumberland, later representing a Leicestershire seat, wife daughter of Lord Tweedmouth died last year. Hicks-Beach, ninth baronet, has been active in British politics since 1864, first as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1874, and later holding several High offices with Conservative party steadiness.
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Michael Hicks-Bench
Matthew Ridley
England
Ridley
Matthew White Ridley
Ferther
Northumberland
Lamentshire
Tweedmouth
Fragmentary verse about friendship and death
A terse poem recalling two old friends who meet in life and exchange quiet glances amid a crowded world. Death strikes suddenly, freeing a heart and sparking a deep, unspoken communion as one friend lies speechless and apart.
A New German Punishment for Emigrants 1900s
A German punishment system targets emigrants who avoid military service. Friedrich Grobbler, a runaway in Kansas, received a cable from German authorities ordering him to report for duty. His father faces a heavy fine if he fails to ensure compliance, a tactic that could push families to pressure sons to stay home.
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America
Friedrich Grobbler
Kansas
Moistage Needer by Oem Tree Triggers Remarkable Water Lift
An oak of average size lifts about 128 tons of water from the earth during its five months in leaf, a remarkable display observed in a single season. The tree holds roughly 700000 leaves and demonstrates extraordinary transpiration capacity.
Noted Episcopal clergyman Rev Dr Clinton Locke
Rev Dr Clinton Locke dean of the Episcopal church in Chicago for 41 years, founded St Luke's hospital, grew Grace church from a small chapel, wrote for denominational papers, and published books. Born 1829 in New York. educated at Sing Sing academy Union College and General Seminary.
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Clinton Locke
Chicago
Grace Church
That City
New York City
Sing Sing
Union College
Schenectady
General Seminary
Church
Dobb's Ferry
Joliet
Bdprecopal Church
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