World powers compare military sizes and annual army costs
The Journal of Education lists nations with regular and war footings and annual army costs. Countries include China with 300,000 regulars and 1,000,000 on war footing. Turkey 356,000 regulars. Japan 36,777. Spain 90,000. Russia 984,771. France 502,764. Germany 45,402. Great Britain 191,688. India British 189,597. Austria Hungary 289,190. United States 25,745 regulars and 3,165,000 war footing. Costs range from millions to tens of millions annually.
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Chitihass
Turkeycas
Japan
Spain
Russia
Trance
Germany
Great Britain
Tudia
Austria Hungary
United States
Journal of Education
Doing the Honors Story From the Goods News
A little girl describes attending guests at the parlor while the sick helper and other girls are away. She invites the caller in and suggests standing until an adult returns, noting the misremembered chair for seating.
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Mamma
Street & Smith’s Goods
Dental visit ends with child reluctant to pull tooth
A humorous scene unfolds as a dentist urges extraction while the boy refuses, saying his mother only asked to be examined. The excerpt then advertises Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters and Iron Bitters as remedies for digestive and systemic ills, highlighting their broad family uses and purported benefits.
Happenings From Across Town and Nation
Idle mills resume at Providence with 180 workers. Italy won’t act against archists. Tampa and Ocala Rifles return home. Tennessee appoints officials. North Carolina reports 925 convicts at Roanoke project. Remains of Alfred D. Jones travel to Raleigh for burial. Lima Ohio faced arson attempt. Georgia names new immigration and trade officials. NC agricultural college seeks Navy instructor. Howard case evidence closed at Jackson. Deran Bros. agree wage cuts. ingrain mill to restart employing 400. NY and NE railroad receivers seek temporary replacement. Charleston jail whisky delivery case ends with three months. Paine expects no strike if pay cut persists. Bessemer, Alabama churches eye mill restart. Chicago: Ken dall stables owner risk over mare Yo Tambien. Jacksonville plans prize fight arrests for test case. Carnegie Steel adjusts Homestead wages 1894. improvements raise future earnings potential.
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Wauskuk Mills
Providence
R. I
Con
Spain
Italy
Wildwood
Fla
Tampa Ea Ocala Rifles
Turney
Tennessee
John R. Thomason
W. G. M. Thomas
Chattanooga
North Carolina
Roanoke River
Alfred D. Jones
Shanghai
Washington City
Raleigh
N. C
Lima
Ohio
Northern
Georgia
Thomas P. Stovall
I. W Avery
North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College
Richard Henderson
United States Navy
Howard
Jackson, Tenn
Charleston
Swan
Northern Pacific
United States
Paine
Bessemer
Als
New York
Nashville
Chicago Dispatch
Chris Smith
Kendall Stables
Smith
Leo Mayer
Chicago
Mayer
Jacksonville
Duval Athletic Club
Corbett
Mayport
Pat
Mitchell
Jiville
Calland
A. W. Cockrell
Beaver Falls
Upper
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
National Capital Notes of Interest in Washington
In Washington Mrs. Alfred Hedberg widow of Captain Hedberg seeks action by officials over his Fort Sheridan murder and possible prosecutions. The army debates whistle commands for officers, and post office shifts include stamp contracts and new inspectors in Denver and Philadelphia regions. The treasury shows a shrinking balance and a projected year end deficit around 37 million dollars.
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Alfred Hedberg
Hedberg
Fort Sheridan
Lieweee Haney
Ashington
Maney
Secretary of “War
United States Army
Springfield Armory
Rock Island-arsenal
Secretary of The“Treasury
American Bank
Note Company
Charles.f. Steeler *Company
Nwe
York
Gena ‘Bissell
Mac ¢Machen
Colorado
Denver
MacMachen
James A.” Small
New Mexico
Hvlandt
TAMA
Wyoming
George H.avinlay
Pennsylvania
Spector
Awpom
A. Inpubep
Ander
Jertackneck
Camber
Say‘ers
Washington
Ike
Treasury
PORE SETI No Will Resist Any Government Attempt
A San Francisco special reports that Seti and allies refuse to yield to the provisional government. Dispatches from Sydney suggest plans to restore order by force if the government on a short fuse tries to overthrow the regime.
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San Francisco
Marigosa
Sydney
Aia
United States
Willie
Vast 1893 News Digest Reports Crises and Disasters
A broad United States dispatch cites cholera deaths in St Petersburg and a Pennsylvania earthquake near Bradford. Banking troubles loom as Greensburg Kansas closes its bank owed to about 68000 dollars. Rail receivers manage Santa Fe assets while gunfire and court cases unfold in Chicago. A boat wreck at Sydney, spiking bombs in Spain, and a Denver political call for extra legislature surface amid winter stock losses and deer shortages.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Bradford
Bridenthal
Bank
Greensburg
Kansas
Wilson
Santa Fe
Topeka
D. B. Robinson
Keystone Stock Farm
Kittanning
Bowser Brothers
Manor Township
Pennsylvania
Kiami
Sydney
New South Wales
Vallvidrera
Barcelona
Spain
B. Sandeger
Batmner Brewing Company
Cincinnati
Alex Darusmont
Herman Huzman
Winter Palace
St. Andrew and St. George
Chicago
Todd
Timothy Kane
East Fourteenth ‘Street
Charles Parkhurst
Francis J. Dawes
New Orleans
Mtllinois Central
White
Milwaukee
Deliance Iron and Wire Works
White Fish Bay Association
Chartes
D. Starhope
Phoenix
Northern Pacific Road
St. Paul
Kendrick
Atchison, Topeka
St. Louis
San Francisco
United States Circuit Court
Little Reek
Ark
Union Trust Company
New York
Atchison, Topeka ,and
Mercantile Trust’ Company
Denver
Waite
Union
Colorado
Postmaster Arraigned on Embezzlement Charge
In Jacksonville Florida the postmaster Wo H Merrill was arraigned before Commissioner Walter on charges of embezzling government funds. The case was prepared by Post Office Inspector Fred D Peer who uncovered a money order shortage in Merrill's accounts.
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United States Court of Jacksonville
Fla
Wo H. Merrill
Walter
Post Office
Fred Dpeer
Merrill
Fire Devours Sheffield Drapers. Women Escape Narrowly
A London dispatch reports Hooves and Sons drapers in Sheffield caught fire on Thursday. Sixty assistants were rescued as five fire escapes were used. The blaze spread to five more buildings, destroying Hooves and Sons and two others. Many victims were burned or injured while others escaped in nightdress. Firefighters and bystanders aided the injured as nearby structures suffered severe damage.
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London
Hooves & F Sons
Sheffield
Hovey & Sons
Horner
Growth of the South Industrial Review for Last Week
The South’s industrial scene shows seasonally fewer new ventures in the week ending December 26. Twenty four new industries started, with several factory enlargements and new buildings. notable entries include Florida Mining and Chemical of Tampa with 1000 capital, White Cliffs Cement and Chalk of Little Rock with 1 million, Potta Valley Furnace and Mining of Charleston with 500 thousand, and many others across Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, and beyond.
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Sonth
Flori Ls Mining and Chemical Company
Timps, Fla
Capital
W. S. Warner
White Cliffs Portland Cement and Chalk Company
Littl Rock
Ark
Lewis Metesor and Associates
Potta Valley Furnace and Mining Company
Charleston
Ws Va
Long
Powell Novel
Marshall
Texas
J- D. Crawford
J- D. Crawford and Associates; the Southern Fruit Packing Company
Churchland
J. E. Trotman
Guyton Coal Company
Richmond
W J. Winegar
Gibbons Clothing Manufacturing Company
Houston
Gapital
R. B. Morris
White River
Claresiden
Sagh Carter
Charlotte
N. C
Norfolk
Mobile
Ala
Coal Ami Coke Company
Weeo
Salisbury
Augusta
California
Raleigh
N.C
Lyew Furniture
Kingwood
Kilgore
Obat
Attala
Alatanoogs
Prin
Will Fight for Silver Delegates Confer in Denver
Six hundred delegates from nearly every Colorado municipality gathered in Denver for the business men's convention. Governor Waite, present, said he would consider arguments for a special legislative session while affirming support for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Resolutions denied need for an extra session and argued the state’s recovery from panic and strength in gold, coal, and agriculture.
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Business Men’s
Denver
Col
Waite
Colorado
Women Fend Off Robber In Missouri House Attack
A masked burglar forced entry at a house five miles southwest of Argentine Missouri. Mrs Ellen Kelly and her daughter Eliza fought back with a long knife and a corn knife. The attacker was wounded on the head and fled as neighbors pursued with a posse forming. Mrs Kelly and Eliza suffered serious head injuries in the struggle.
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Ellen Kelly
Argentine
Eliza
Honsée
Rolie
Englishman Charley Mitchell Draws Florida Welcome
Charley Mitchell and party arrived in Jacksonville on Wednesday morning to a 1500-strong crowd. He weighed 186 pounds and claimed little flesh would fall. Local gossip ties his visit to betting by Brady about Mitchell leaving the ring. A Jackson, Mississippi speaker notes Governor Stone pardoned several prisoners, and a governor’s hand in debt totals are discussed as public and private indebtedness reach 100,000,090,000 dollars.
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Charley Mitchell
Jacksonyville
Mitchell
Florida
Brady
Southern News Items and Local Incidents
The Southern club of Birmingham elects officers with John W McQueen as president and Ernest A Deftinisk as vice president. Montgomery Refinery removes sugars and syrups with a $10,000 capital. Wayne McVeagh visits Jacksonville and plans Rome trip. A Christmas morning clash in Wildwood, Florida leaves two white men shot by Negroes. Birmingham fire causes $10,000 damage to a cotton warehouse and junk shops. 150 bales of cotton damaged. Howard trial jury count changes. Montgomery Groceries gutted by fire, Excelsoir Printing damaged. Alabama Baptist building affected. Knoxville mill explosion kills three and injures others. boiler and smokestack reduced to wreckage. several workers fatally harmed.
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Southern Club
Birmingham
Als
John W. McQueen
Earnest.a. Deftinisk
Frank Foster
Montgomery
Southern
Wayne MicVeagh
Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Fla
Windsor Hotel
MacVeagh
Florida
Rome
Wildwood
Ala
Jackson
Terrell
Alex. McKinzie &Co
Leass
McKinzie
Excelsior Printing Company
Alabama Baptist
J. M. Wattle
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
English Troops Massacred by Matebele Tribes
Dispatch from London reports a British scouting party under Captain Wilson annihilated by the Matebele while pursuing King Kobebgu la. Barrow’s reinforcement detachment reportedly cut to pieces as word spreads of 40 to 100 men in each unit. No confirmed press verification yet amid city excitement.
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London
Wilson
Kobebgula
Wylson
Matebeles
Mosenthal & Sons
Merchaants
Hirsh
Barrow
Eit
Strike threat and jail terms spill from Ohio and Texas dispatches
A strike is feared in Belaire Ohio as miners along the Baltimore and Ohio line may abstain on January 1 if wage cuts to 60 cents per ton are not revoked. Operators argue WV coal undercuts Ohio, while miners insist 70 cents remains viable. Also, Captain Joseph Shely reports three Mexicans tied to Garza’s revolutionaries arrested near the Rio Grande. 550 total detainees have faced federal court actions and are jailed or confined. Brooklyn chatter closes with a domestic exchange between Jerling and Charlie.
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Wuesday
Belaire
Ohio
Ansners
Baltimore and Ohio
West Virginia
West ‘Virginia
Jos. Shely
United Stated
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Tex
Tuedday
Tho
Star’ County
Ste
Garza
Brownsville
High Ligh t of All in Leavening Power and Odd Facts
The latest U S government report surveys baking powder purity and various oddities. It notes walnut shells adulterating coffee and the high consumption of cranberries in turkey seasoning. It also covers a Sonoma California case where Joaquin Carrillo, once rich, was placed on the poor list at ten dollars monthly.
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Sonoma
Cal
Joaquin Carrillo
California
Not a Happy Lot. Editor Voice and Threats in 19th Century Paper
A New York Weekly fragment recalls an editor facing a threatening figure with a gun. The editor argues that killing him would not harm the outlet as many others would replace the job, while a friend notes the editor is a good shot. The exchange highlights fears and dangers in early journalism.
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Boom City Boomer
New York Weekly
A Landlord in Gloom Wile
A landlord asks a tenant about rent and repairs revealing concern over potential move. The exchange shows the tenant silent on large repair costs, hinting at imminent vacancy.
General farming principles for crops and stock
The piece urges focusing on general agricultural principles rather than special crops. It advises growing a variety of crops suited to the soil, maintaining a mix of stock, and converting crops to marketable goods. Wool, mutton, a yearly colt, and pigs are highlighted as profitable, with careful sowing toward these ends. It cites India’s 19 million goats producing milk and consuming assets.
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Piochan
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