Six States Practice Annual Legislative Sections
Detroit residents back the Salvation Army with a $74 000 gift in appreciation for relief work during the winter. Subscriptions to the army’s fund total $15 000 pledged by Mr Carlton A Boardaly and $10 000 from Secretary Alger, with broader local donations expected.
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Union
Georgia
Massachusetts
New York
Rhode Tuland
South Carolias
Detroit
Mich
Salvation Army
Bnilfling
Carlton A. Boardaly
Alger
Transcontinental Railway Revival Talks and Joint Commission
News notes revived discussions on a North South American railroad. Mexico and Guatemala resume negotiations after a two year gap and appoint a joint commission to survey feasible routes for the proposed line.
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Amisrica
Mexico
Guatemla
Guitemann
France Faces Rising Railway Fatalities and Injuries
An abstract of French statistics shows sixty seven years of railway accidents with three or four injuries per death. March to October monthly death rates vary and most incidents occur in fields roads or under trees. Over thirty years 1700 people were killed under trass likely avoidable by avoiding rail areas. One in four killed when sheltering under branches. Deaths per 100000 inhabitants reach six in France and two in Great Britain.
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France
Trass
Great Britain
Cityga ant lot farming spreads to thirteen cities
Thirteen American cities have tried Mayor Pingree's farm labor plan, aimed at helping destitute citizens by work. Cities listed include Detroit New York Buffalo Seattle St Louis Toledo Boston Brooklyn Cincinnati Duluth Saint Paul Minneapolis and others. The system is expected to expand next summer and is viewed as a dignified charity that distinguishes workers from the idle.
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Pingree
Datroit
Michigan
New York
Buffalo
Seattle
Bt. Louis
Toledo
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Duluth
Cabinet Officers Through U S History Mentioned
The piece outlines historic changes in the U S Cabinet from Jefferson to Grant, noting term limits, department creation, and salary increases. It cites the push this Congress to expand to nine cabinet posts and discusses past turbulences within presidential cabinets and the varying sizes of the group across administrations.
Bitter and Sweet Parable Recalled in Leader’s Verse
A Cleveland Leader quotation extols the apple grows highest as best on the tray, praising fragrant pears with sharp thorns and implying worth lies in hard effort. It warns against valuing shallow beauty over earned riches and urges striving for true merit.
Deaf Smith and Morton Duel Over Texas Archives in Austin
A dramatic account from ancient Austin describes Deaf Smith and Colonel Morton agreeing to a duel for control of the Texas archives. They meet by the Colorado River opposite the city, weapons loaded, and Morton is slain while Deaf Smith reloads and exits. General Houston then reclaims the archives in Anatin.
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Capitol
Austin
Texas
Sami Houston
Dent Smith
Sota Anna
General Houston
Bon Jacinto
Buffalo Bayou
Houston
Hatening
West
Lone Star State
Ihs
Mexico
Amoll
Stone
Southwest
Stealt
Washington
Brazos
Monte
Tro Banks
Rosiathnos
Morton
San Jacinto
Ortigans
State House
Committee of Anfoly
Colonel Morton
Tima
Canset
Colorado
Webb
Deat Smith
Morton Godly
Wabb
Smith
Deaf Smith
Anatin
Detroit Free Press
Health notes on olives and digestion from old press
Health authorities praise olives from California as strengthening for weak lungs and a pleasant alternative to cod liver oil. Diet and childhood eating habits are linked to later digestion and health, while cold facial nerve toothache can be eased by a vinegar-soaked cloth poultice and rest.
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California
200th Anniversary of the Fork Celebrations in Venice
Obituary style note records a historic anniversary in Venice marking 900 years since forks were first used at table. It cites the Doge Oracle at a royal wedding as the fork’s origin, notes the fork reached France after many years, and that in 1608 it was adopted for table service in Hogland.
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Venice
France
Hogland
Key West as Cuban Colony in War Time
The article describes Key West as a Cuban loyalist enclave with a vibrant street life and markets. It notes a strong pro Union sentiment among 16 000 residents, the absence of chimneys, fuel carried by sticks, and daily auctions for provisions. It mentions La Brisa dancing pavilion opposite the harbor and Club Cubano on Duval Street, with 6000 refugees and exiles awaiting an end to Spanish rule.
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Bunting
al- Monbayery
Bam
Jamaica
Cuba
Nassau
Bahamas
Key West
la Brisa
Loga
Duval Street
fClub Onbano
The
Patriota
Key Went
Yearly Fire Losses and Damaged Properties in U S
The article reports twenty year average yearly fire losses about 100 million dollars in the United States. In the past year 38 008 fires destroyed 88 964 properties with total losses of 142 110 953 and insured losses of 84 689 000. Dwelling houses 22 711 churches 840 colleges and school houses 302 theatres and public halls and 5 251 manufacturing establishments damaged.
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Firea
United States
Imaginary Wheat Line Across Europe Described
The passage notes a fictional line linking Inverness in Scotland to Dronthvim in Norway and St. Petersburg in Russia at specific latitudes. It states wheat growth ceases along this line while barley and rye reach latitude 70 degrees, needing a favorable near term season to yield crops.
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Europe
Europa
Inverness
Scotland
Dronthvim
Norway
St. Petersburg
Russia
Georgia City avoids borrowing for current expenses this year
An Atlanta report notes a new quarterly tax system benefits the city and treasury, while Georgia plans its exhibit for the Tennessee Centennial and highlights an improving state agricultural report. The piece also covers a brick mason strike in Atlanta, state fair site discussion, marble quarry claims in Cherokee county, and various criminal and tax updates.
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Atlanta
Treasuy
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