Delayed executions spark debate on capital punishment
An essay in The London Times argues that delays in disposing of murder sentences harm the cause of abolition. It notes appeals in America as a contrast to swift, public executions, while recounting a humorous Mark Twain anecdote and praising women nurses for San Francisco relief efforts.
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London Times
America
England
San Francisco
Finnton
Huttles
Mark Twain
Mark
Lloyd's Weekly News of London
Cleveland
James B. Bledsoe Elected Superintendent for the Blind
James B. Bledsoe has been elected Superintendent of the Maryland school for the blind and has written a finw lesis titled The Education of the Blind to the United States.
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James B. Bledsoe
Maryland
United States
Why Champagne Is High Its Hidden Craft Behind Fine Champagne
The bartender argues champagne is worth the price due to intense labor. Grape blend ratios, careful tasting, cask refinement, and an 18 month fermentation in a controlled vault follow, with daily monitoring and turning racks. The process continues with liqueur addition and 200 operations over up to 214 years of time, often aged further in vaults.
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Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire County Council
County Council
Trent
Trentham Hall
Egenogg
Cause of Accident on Kearsarge A-Center Shell Line
Details from the incident describe the unloading of a thirteen inch gun where breech and rammer components were involved. A short circuit occurred at a copper switch due to a metal bar contact while workers handled shell tongs and powder bags, triggering an arc and sparks near the turret area.
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Hudgins
Graume
Champion Talker of Congress in a Slow Train Tale
The Maine congressman Littlefield is described as the champion talker of the house, rushing words with a sly auctioneer cadence and snapping his head with each syllable. A note from Four-Track News claims the slowest train runs 13% miles, with Spain’s Castilian flyer taking two hours at seven miles an hour.
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Congress
Littlefield
Maine
Spain
A Lesson in tact from a blunt girl
Louise confesses three blunt slips offend friends Mona Carl ton Marjorie Dean and Miss Tilson. A mentor explains sincere truth without tact hurts and offers practical tips to be tactful, considerate, and helpful while avoiding cruelty. Louise learns to temper honesty with kindness and discretion.
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Margaret &. Sangeter
Janepilt B. Bowles
Lowise
Louise
Mona Carlton
Tom
Mena
Tom Winthrop
Marjorie Dean
Nancy Kent
Marjorie
Miss Tilson
Rose
Menta
Marjoria
Minn ‘Tilson
Loutise
Genevieve
Voile Gowns Show Delicate Trimming and Sheer Charm
Silk volles and grenadines move from plain to sheer, with ribbon trimming in tones and velvet or lace accents. Velvet ribbons, plaited or ruched edges, and lace inserts create elegant daytime frocks over white or colored bases, echoing Second Empire styling.
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Cullen
Ates Tgport
Sene
Washington
Speaker Cannon
Duke OF Sutherland
Lords Rich
Campels County Council
Staffordshire
Eng
River Trent
Stuts
Stafford House
London
Dunrobin Castle
Scotland
Lilleshall
Shropshire
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Devonshire
Sutherland
Allways
Leveson-Gowers
Trentham
Dukes of Sutherland
Lyman J. Gage
United States Trust Company
New York City
Edward W. Sheldon
Mr. Sheldon
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
The
Southern Express Company
Atlantic Coast Railroad Company
Plainfield, N. J
Kearsarge
Loon
Honter
Ialy
Tes
Caroline
Voile
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