Famous Author Robert Buchanan in Critical Illness in London
The noted poet and critic Robert Buchanan, famed for Under Tones and Thylls and Legends of Imverburn, lies critically ill in London after a high profile feud with Swinburne and Rossetti, who he labeled the fleshly school. Canon Christopher nearing eighty inspires a Wycliffe Hall Ridley Hall scholarship. Henry C Townsend chosen president of the American General Passenger and Ticket Agents Association, respected nationwide for Mr. Townsend’s long Missouri Pacific tenure and broad reach from Maine to California.
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Alness
Robert Buchanan
London
Inverburn
Swinburne
Roesett
Henry C. Townsend
American Association of General Passenger and
Maine
California
Gulf
Missouri Pacific
Chicagoan William Cherry Returns from African Exploration
William Stamps Cherry of Chicago arrives in Paris after four years exploring Africa with Maj Marchand’s expedition and leading a second Congo voyage. He supervised steel river steamer construction on the Nile and aims to report on the Kittu region and unseen African social life. Cherry is joined by Charles H. McClintock, who later died of African fever.
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William Stamps Cherry
Chicago
Paris
Africa
Maj
Marchand
France
Great Britain
Nile
Mr. Cherry
French Congo
Cherry
Congo
Fashoda
Kittu Region
Congo Free States
Kittu
Central Africa
Henry M. Stanley
Charles H. McClintock
Mr. McClintock
Lincoln lookalike immigrant draws New York gaze
Antonio Lovogna an immigrant from Gibraltar with a Spanish appearance resembles Abraham Lincoln. He arrives in New York with his wife, tall angular figure with Lincoln like facial hair and a poised, dignified expression. Also notes Captain Seeley of the British Parliament who never took his seat due to South Africa service.
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Lincoln
Captain Seeley
South Africa
Dutieta
Safety gear for football players guards noses and chins
As football season nears, parents fear facial injuries and a new inflated rubber nose and mouth guard is shown. The guard touches only the forehead and chin, with elastic straps to adjust tension. It cushions blows without contacting the mouth or nose and does not hinder breathing.
Death of Charles Dudley Warner in Hartford Conn
The Hartford Courant reports the death of Charles Dudley Warner in Hartford, Connecticut last week. Born in Plainfield Massachusetts on September 12, 1829, he graduated from Hamilton College in 1851 and earned law degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1856. He served as editor and co editor at major publications, wrote widely on travel and society, and co authored The Gilded Age with Samuel L Clemens. He was an abolitionist, Republican, and active in prison reform and university extension.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Hartford
Conn
Plainfield
Mass
Hamilton College
Missouri Frontier
University of Pennsylvania
Chicago
Hartford Press
The
Courant
Harper's Magazine
Europe
the Orient
United States
Canada
Mexico
Republican Party
Harvard
Dartmouth
Nile
Italy
Samuel L. Clemens
Richard La Gallienne Returns to New York Looking Changed
Upon arriving from Europe Richard La Gallienne appeared a markedly different man. He had cut his flowing black hair which had long distinguished his appearance, leaving his face more recognizable only to those who knew him well.
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Richard la Gallienne
New York
Europe
Princess Eulalia Remembered In Royal Biographical Sketch
The article recalls Princess Eulalia of Spain as a popular Madrid figure once third in line for the throne. It notes her 1893 World’s Fair presence with late husband Prince Antonio, their two sons in care, and her years abroad. It also comments on Antonio’s Paris reputation and their Chicago visit.
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Eulalia
Antonio
Duc de Montpensier
Chicago
Spain
Madrid
Christina
England
France
Paris
Rosebery to publish Napoleon volume The Last Phase
Lord Rosebery plans a literary debut with Napoleon The Last Phase a study of the emperor’s final years at St Helena The former British premier is a noted student actor and raconteur who rarely socializes beyond certain circle friends The piece also notes naval hero Lt Walter R Gherardi and his tall son contrasting father and son heights
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Rosebery
Lord Rosebery
Napoleon
St. Helena
England
Earl
Nepoleon
Mentmore
London
Walter R. Gherardi
Suitor Bernard Heinrich of Saxe Weimar Dies at Twenty Two
Prince Bernard Heinrich of Saxe Weimar, a suitor once rated strong for Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, died at age 22 from a cold he caught while hunting. Denison Wheelock, a Carlisle Indian School graduate and former leader of the Carlisle band, joins a Green Bay newspaper as a reporter.
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Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Prince Bernard Heinrich of
Saxe- Weimar
Prince Bernard
Denison Wheelock
Green Bay, Wis
Carlisle Indian School
Carlisle
Use of mallein to detect glanders in horses described
The Illinois Livestock Commission reports that mallein testing can reveal glanders without slaughter. Highly affected horses are destroyed after repeated tests, while lightly reacting or recovering animals are isolated and kept under quarantine. The text notes a shift from killing diseased horses to using serial tests to identify recoveries and limit spread.
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Livestock Commissioners of Illinois
Pork Cutting Methods and Byproducts Detailed
The article explains pork cutting for various markets, describing ham hip bone handling, shank length, shoulder and bacon segmentation, rib removal, and definitions of moss and clear pork. It outlines carcass division, recommended pieces for curing, roasting, or chops, and notes on salt pork, mess pork, and clean mess. It also covers head chopping, head cheese, pickle souse, and mentions Uruguay’s arbor day style tree planting holiday.
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Robt
Buchanan
Canon Christopher
Wycliffe Hall
Oxford
Ridley Hall
Cambridge
Lord Kinnaird
John Kennaway
Liverpool
H. C. Townsend Lines
Equatorial
William S. Cherry
Lovogna
Antonio Lovogna
P. Dillingham
Vermont
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