Muddled 19th Century Notes From Silver Messenger
A jumble of clipped items mentions a Polish worker in Idaho, a John Brown connection in St John Michigan, and a Shogwistar child’s journey to Poland. It discusses walls in Ching, South Africa horse costs, Havana mortality in 1898, baby carriages named variably by region, and a Crown lease reform in Balun district with new royal revenue terms after 1900.
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Havana
Jaouary
Eixty
D Combur
Towenty
Rwesin
Crown
Balun
Sual Bay
Natura
Power trends of motive engines at Paris expositions
M Ente compares motive power figures across Paris expositions. 1867 shows 854 horsepower from 53 engines averaging 16 hp each. 1867 to 1900 shows growth to 30,085 hp from 37 machines averaging 815 hp. French section has 18 machines with 14,495 hp while foreign section has 19 machines with 21,050 hp averaging 1,140 hp per unit.
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M. Ente
Paris
Babylonian Explorer Hilprecht Reports New Discoveries
Prof Herman Y Hilprecht who went to the east to supervise excavations in Syria and Babylonia for the University of Pennsylvania says the findings surpass all prior knowledge of Babylon. They include the great temple archive of Nippur, 16 000 volumes, deciphered inscriptions, and 6000 valuable documents aiding ancient history. The Galatian Army Trust controversy is mentioned, with recent exposure leading to reforms and charity relief for a sick child.
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Herman Y. Hilprecht
Ausyria
Babylou
University of Pennsylvania
Jost
Habyion
Worary
Wehoai
Nippur
Thane
Hitting the Brush and Geronimo in Old News Vignettes
The piece discusses Dr. Lewin at Stanford praising electricity as a youth elixir for students, dubbed "hitting the brush," and describes Geronimo’s Apache captivity and pursuit by U.S. forces. It also notes debates in the Dominions about parliamentary session length, pay, and proposed reforms to speed debate.
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Lewin
Geronima
Neane
Geronimo
Capivity
Vinita
Ind
Fort Sil
Oklahoma
Cerenln
Realinas
Ariwane
la Patience
Sharidas
George Rook
Geronimo Blareh
Ceporal Crook
Milea
Nia
Weekly Panorama in May Fight Duel
The Astor Milne insult incident stirs talk of a duel as many fear outcome. A Pall Mall Gazette apology fails to satisfy Sir Berkeley Milne and associates, with high society taking offense and rumors of further action among the Prince of Wales and friends.
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Astor-Milne
Pall- Mall Gazette
Berkeley Milne
Tls
Prince of Wales
Berkely
Mira Gould Heiress Sails to Aid Leper Settlement
Mira win may Uiemmons, sister of Mrs Howard Gould, sails for China to devote her life to service at a leper settlement. She believes a divine obligation compels self sacrifice, to aid the war-stricken East, with no concern for her rich sister. Mrs Gould in Paris shows no sympathy and does not communicate with the notary.
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Mira Win May Uiemmons
Howard Gould
China
Herioe
Molokai
Damien
Impulae
East
Gayellen
Paris
Two British Beauties The Wilson sisters captivate English society
The Wilson sisters Mia Louise and the young Countess of Chesterfield, praised for red gold hair and perfect complexions, are hailed as leading beauties of modern British society. Commentators compare them to famed debutantes of prior generations and note their prominence among Hull ship owner wealth and high society.
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Guaning
Moncrofte Slaters
Wilson
Countess of Cheaterfield
Mia
Louise Wilson
Countesses of Dudley
War Wick
Helen Vincent
Marchioness
Londonderry
Luly Chesterfield
Hull
Great Britain
Widow of Liscum and tributes to Tian-Tain hero
Prostrate widow of Liscum mourns the fate of her husband who fell leading the Ninth U S A regiment at Tian Tain. She is in Manila with Captain Ahern and his wife. Also reports American Toll Telephone’s new automatic instrument in Cleveland promising independent operation with a mechanical buzzer and coin slide features.
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Liscum
Tien-Tain
Mrs. Liscum
Ninth Regiment
Manila
Captain Ahern
American Toll Telephone Company
Cleveland
Wceme
Grandchild of Grant becomes Princess Cantacuzene in Paris
Miss Julia Dent Grant, granddaughter of Ulysses S Grant, married Prince Cantacuzene in Newport last year. The bride, noted for striking beauty, inherits a Byzantine lineage through the Cantacuzene family.
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Grant
Cantacuzene
Paris
Julia Dent Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Newport
Fred Grant
Byzantium
Chicago's Autevans and Allomuvue rides added for nickel
A dry goods firm added three electric omni buses to service last week. Seven more carriages will be produced. the new carriages resemble large theater wagons, THH AUTOVAN seats eleven beside the driver with a top speed of twenty miles per hour.
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Chicago
New York Weighs Ban on Hand Organs Across City
The Organ to Go. New York seriously considers banning the hand organ. If the city frowns, other cities may follow. The instrument is seen as a doubtful blessing. Some oppose it, others favor its lively music that disrupts daily work.
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New York
Ike George Eliot
Maggie Tulliver
Chicago Heiress Misa Macdonald Engaged to Munich Baron
Misa Bessie Macdonald of Chicago, engaged to Baron Rudolph Ge Hirsch of Munich, began musical training in Chicago and received a London singing offer from Grau. Overwork led to a nervous breakdown. she returned to Chicago arriving last August and later took leading roles with Castle Square. She was expected to join the Sataye-Grou company next.
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Misa Bessie Macdonald
Chicago
Rudolph Ge Hirsch
Munich
Bavaria
Grau
Covent Garden
London
Miss Macdonald
Castle Square
Ste
Sataye-Grou
Bryan and anti-imperialists split over imperialism and finance
W J Bryan argues that many Democrats back imperialism and a gold standard, while anti-imperialists differ on monetary policy. The piece cautions that the wealth concentration through trusts could erode equality, contrasting republic ideals with corporate power and the 150 dollar per day Rockefeller standard.
Growth of an octopus and the trust system
A critical examination traces the rise of Standard Oil and rival trusts over thirty years, comparing nominal and actual values, dividends, and wealth gains. It contrasts trust profits with worker wages, noting massive distribution to oil barons versus millions of laborers, and questions who benefits as dividends soar.
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Standart
Rocketfeller
Carnegie Company
John 1D
Rockefeller
Dagen Associates
John D. Rockefeller
Rathbone Expenditure Scrutiny in Havana Post Office
New York World reports the Post Office Department disallowed about ninety thousand dollars of expenses by former Havana Director General of Posts H. G. Rathbone. Items include gas fixtures over billiard tables and coachman boots. The piece questions imperial duties and proconsular conduct in a colonial context.
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Rathbone
New York World
PostoMes Department
Havana
H. G. Rathbone
Gosta
Mrr. Rathbone
A. Ward
Ip Gul
Mr. Rathbone
Sugar Trust Price Hike Sparks Tariff Attack
The piece argues sugar price raises by the Sugar Trust risk harming consumers and demands tariff protection. It cites McKinley era politics, calls for special session, and questions enforcement against officials amid labor dispute news from New Jersey and Cuba funds. The tone critiques trusts and prods for stronger action.
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Mathoe
Sugar Trust
Sugar ‘Trust
Havermeyer
McKinley
Congress
New Albany
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