Pull Versus Learning in Chicago Civil Service Exam
In Chicago Harvard educated candidate faced backlash as civil service examiners debate requiring regular certification. For over a year Frist, a city examiner, has guided the board through puzzles in arithmetic orthography and grammar. The divergence centers on whether formal college education truly matters for exams.
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Chicago
M—Lewie P. Prost
Civil Service Commisioners’ Office
Harvand University
Frist
Mibslers
Iain
Ate Prat
Stend
Harvard
Civil Service Office
Bunco Man Captured After Struggling With Police
In Chicago at Harrison Street and Wabash Avenue a man named J. W Crauch was accosted by two confidence men and a counterfeit sting led to a scuffle. He resisted surrender, grabbed an officer by the arm, and helped seize the con man as Officer Cannes arrived to arrest him. The victim, Garvil, described the encounter and the suspect’s bluff as belonging to a counterfeit ring.
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Scizsz
Omeer Cannes
Harrison Street
J. W Crauch
Harrison Birect
Wabash Avenue
Garvil
Caeritt
California fruit outlook follows unusual growing season
California fruit reports note a varied crop due to unusual weather last spring and winter. Grapes, pears, and plums show strong yields in many counties while apricot and walnut crops face uncertainty. peaches and apples expected near or above average.
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San
Weil
Tenth Triennial National Council Meeting Fortland Ore 1898
Fragmented notice for a 1898 council gathering in Fortland Oregon with ticket sales June 30 and July 3, and round trip rates. Includes garbled lines about routes, dates, and unrelated laundry advertisement content.
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National Council of Congregational Churches
Fortland
Ore
Eule
Sagasta Says Fleet Heads for the Philippines From Puntellaria
In Sicily vicinity a dispatch reports Admiral Cam Bra s squadron with seven warships and five transports moving Tuesday toward the Suez canal. In Madrid Senor Salmeron attacks the government over the crisis, declaring the monarchy to be in peril and warning ministers. Navarro Rodrigo calls Europe complicit in a crime against humanity as tension rises and talk of a ministerial change grows.
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Palermo
Giornale i Sicila
Puntellaria
Sicily
Cam Bra
Suez Canal
London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
Senor Sagasta
Chamber of Deputies
Cam
S Aquadron
Senor Salmeron
Senor Navarro Rodrigo
Europe
Gerave Ganere
Irish woman’s erratic bid ends in insanity asylum case
A young Irish woman, driven by delusions of wealth, walked into a San Francisco bank and deposited a $20 gold piece, later orbiting a scheme with real estate brokers and lawyers. After six months her behavior deteriorated, she was deemed insane and sent to Brockton asylum at age 30. Attorney Oscar T. Shuck traced her funds and reported the case to state authorities.
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San Francisco
Kien Purpey
Clay Street
Uiuys and
Clarke
Anne Salnary
Feller
Ione
Currers
Elute Board of Commissioners
Setaene
Hurd
Kitara
Trio is slain in Tacoma restaurant murder scene
In Tacoma on June 24 Jariea D Bartlett entered Chilbergs restaurant and shot Clarence D Coery and a woman identified as Lilly Charities. A man died after Bartlett was killed by the woman with her own revolver who then killed herself. All three involved perished. Emery, the bartender, was shot and died after being wounded.
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Tacoma
Jariea D. Bartlett
Dyea
Chilberg
Thin City
Clarence D. Coery
Mra Lilly Charities
Ife Wom
Bartlett
Dyca
Seaille
Chirence Emery
Seatle
Falls from tenement windows kill and injure children
In New York on a June day, several children fell from tenement building windows. A girl died at the scene. another died at Harlem Hospital after injuries. Helen Murphy, age one, was the least injured among those who fell. A boy near Victoria Corbett was also injured, later dying after falling from a second story window. A three year old girl, Dina… was hospitalized after skull fracture.
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York
Ding
Helen Murphy
Harlem
Victoria Corbett
Siriklie Ton
Ielen Murphy
St Vine
Vanderbilt Couple Won’t Return to America Soon
Rumor states Mr and Mrs George Vanderbilt will not come back as expected. Reports suggest they remain in Europe, with Parisian society eyes upon their movements. Mrs Vanderbilt, long associated with the household, has relations tied to Paris and the couple reportedly lived there for years.
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George Vanderbilt
Ares
George
America
Wal
Vandermit
Mats
Te Oles
Ciri
Wedding festivities and mountain garden of Eden vision
Fragmentary report cites festivities at Biltmore for a marriage involving Phin S. and plans to tie abroad, praising a Blue Ridge retreat transformed into a Garden of Eden. Also notes a Milwaukee court decree on the Milwaukee Electric Railway case blocking the city from enforcing a West fare ordinance.
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Biltmore
Milwaukee
Wim
Beeman
United States
Milwaukee Eiectric Railway and Light Company
Reform of the Chinese Navy and Army Plans
In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury said Britain was negotiating with China over reorganizing its army and navy. He noted progress in naval talks and hoped a distinguished British officer would assist China, while warning real reform must remove deep seated evils to avoid catastrophe.
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London
House of Lords
Marquis of Saliabury
Lord Connemara
China
Ching
Hogs Eat Dead Horses in St Joseph Bonfire of Scandal
Police report a man named John Venla living on Atchison street feeds dead horses to about fifteen hogs. Officers found mostly butchered carcasses and a strong stench. Authorities say the practice has been ongoing, with dogs also fed such remains, and Venna will be prosecuted under severe penalties.
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St. Joseph
Scott
John Venla
Atchison Street
Venus
Hanna Brother of Senator Hanna Undergoes Major Surgery
Boston June 24 H Melville Hanna brother of Senator Mark Hanna has had a serious operation in Boston and is slowly recovering The operation at St Margarets hospital targeted a throat obstruction caused by a sac behind the oesophagus An opening was made in the neck around the syrinx and oesophagus to remove the sac Despite great danger the sac was removed and the opening closed
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Boston
H. Melville Hanna
Mark Hanna
St Margaret’s Hospital
Hanna
Painter Munkacsy Declared Insane in Paris Decree
Paris June 4 A decree in court, at the request of Mme Munkacay, declares the famed painter Michael Munkacsy, real name Lieb, insane and incapable of managing affairs. Evidence shows no hope of recovery. insanity dated from 1897 after his rise to fame with the painting Chat Before Pilate.
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Christ
Paris
Mme. Munkacay
Mkewlae
Munkacsy
Lieb
Michael Munkacsy
Chat
Pilate
Munksacsy
Hungary
Turner
Woman Cycle Races Run to Close Finish in Oshkosh
Oshkosh Wis June 24 The ladies Six-night bicycle race concluded last night with a full crowd in attendance. The contest was evenly matched with five riders in contention until the final lap. Miss Farnsworth won the race with Miss Williams a close second, marking an exciting week.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Miss Farnsworth
Miss Williams
Germany Views Manila Strain With American Actions
A Shanghai dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung reports strained relations between the United States and the reefs at Manila. It states Americans regret Washington armed the rebels against Admiral Dewey's advice.
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Germany
Berlin
Manila
Shanghei
Frankfort Zeitung
Americana
Washington
Dewey
Infanta Bursts to Visit Viera on Confidential Mission
London June 4 Madrid correspondent for Daily News reports Infanta Bursts is en route to Viera on a confidential mission as part of ongoing royal affairs.
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Gecka
Austria
London
Madrid
The
Daily News
Infanta
Viera
Yale Sails for Cuba With 1600 Troops and Supplies
The auxiliary cruiser Yale, carrying 1600 Michigan troops under General Duffield and Colonel Boynton, sailed from Old Point for Santiago amid cheering crowds. Harvard will depart Monday or Tuesday with another expedition, carrying coal, ammunition, and supplies for Admiral Sampson.
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Newport News
Yale
Michigan
Old Point
Santiago
Duffield
Boynton
Washington
Capes
Government Pier
Harvard
Admiral Sampson
New Post Office Rule From Kentucky Controversy Emerges
Washington June 24 First Assistant Postmaster General Perry Heath announced a new principle after a contest over a Third Class post office site in Mayfield Kentucky. The department will rely on original site selection rather than congressional recommendation, amid protests and suspected fraud.
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Washington
Perry Heath
Postoffice Department
Congress
Mason
Mayfed
Ure
Mayfield
Benator Lipdasy
Evans
Post Office Department
Bicycle Skirt Fashion Sparks Neighborly Dispute
Mrs Maggie McDonald was arrested after remarks about abbreviated bicycle skirts provoked neighbor Mea Allie Benson, an expert rider who favors the diamond frame. A stock yards court dismissed the case, citing lack of proof of intent and urging neighborly restraint.
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Maggie McDonald
Chicago
Allie Benson
Gen
Senate debate on Hawaiian annexation interrupted by critique of Indian lands rights
Washington June 24. Senate discussion of annexation was interrupted by Utah Senator Hawkling who attacked a conference report provision recognizing Indians rights to lease mineral lands on reservations. He warned the measure could jeopardize tens of millions in land leases and revenue. Senator Pettigrew followed with a two hour speech opposing annexation and advocating Kiss Harbor as a naval base over Honolulu, arguing Manifest Destiny justifies territorial expansion and could erode U S government if applied to peoples unlike us. He also backed a resolution directing the committee on the Nicaragua canal to investigate stock securities tied to the Maritime Canal Company under Nicaragua’s concession.
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Senate
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Utah
Hawaiian Islands
Alaska
Pettigrew
Kiss
Great Kiska
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Philippines
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Manifest Destiny
Morgan
Republic of Nicaragua
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaraguan Canal Company
Sald
Morrow’s Kidneoids touted as cure for kidney troubles
A letter from H H Collis of Springfield Ohio praises Morrow’s Kidneoids as a rapid remedy for kidney disorders. The writer, a pressman, says two boxes cured severe back pain and night pain, allowing return to work. Dealers or Herb Medicine Co Springfield offer postpaid boxes.
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John Morrow
Morrow
H. H. Collis
Mr. Collis
Barrett Pub
Ashing Co
Nvea
South Center Street
Springfield
Ohio
Herb Medicine Co
Sprincfield
Debate on annexation of Hawaii sparks constitutional arguments
Lawmakers discuss annexation with concerns over policy shifts and foreign entanglements. Pettigrew and Melinery argue against rushed action fearing crime, colonial expansion, and an armed nation. MeHnery yields, Pettigrew presents Dawes commission Seminole treaty conference report and adoption follows.
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Pettigrew
McEnery
Dem
Melinery
Hewaii
Hawaii
Oriental
United States
Philippines
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Porto Rico
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Azores
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Cape Verde Islands
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House
Senate
Pittsburg wins ten inning baseball tilt in expiring game
Pittsburg defeated Salina in ten innings on a three bagger by RicCurthy and hits by Davis and Sly. Warner ejected for kicking. Menefee pitched well after relieving. Attendance and other city scores featured in a roundup style recap of games across Boston Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Cincinnati Baltimore Kansas City Milwaukee Omaha and Santa Fe brief.
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Atchison
Salina
Pittsburg
RicCurthy
Davis
Sly
Warner
Menefee
Mitchern
Rock Island
St. Josn
Beare
Saling
Ereekam
Blockade Run Continues as Cuban Port Siege Tightens
News reports detail a near complete land and sea blockade of Santiago de Cuba with added shipments of arms and provisions to Havana. Ships from Jamaica and Kingston move covertly to supply the island as a U S and Cuban naval pursuit intensifies. the cruiser Reina Christina evades capture after a dramatic chase toward Havana.
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Santiago de Cubs
Vie
Kingston
Jamal
Santiago de Cube
Santiago
Cape San Antonio
Havana
Bay
Jamaica
Parlaima Concepcion
Mae
Montantthy
Isle of Pines
Yosemite
Ger
Thal
Cape Crulew
Pines
Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Aunon
Marin Christine Naa
Quinine Pills To Aid Army On Hospital Ship Belle
Washington reports Surgeon General Steinbers orders 1,000,000 quinine pills for troops at Bandaga and potential insurgents. General Miles notes the hospital ship Belle will carry supplies to Santiago, hoping the quinine will sufficiently sustain the forces for a reasonable period despite tropic conditions.
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Cubs
Washington
Steinbers
Bandaga
Miles
Tellel
Santiago
Recruiting Under Way in Testments and States
Report from the adjutant general indicates rapid formation of new units under the president’s second call for troops. Detachments pour to mobilising points, with few changes requested. governors align rendezvous sites with those used for prior mobilizations. Also includes ads and notices for health products and medical remedies interspersed in the text.
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Waslington
Adjutant General
Beerslary Alger
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