Revival of Polygamy Sparks Federal Debate in Utah
The nation confronts polygamy as Utah faces a political clash over Brigham H. Roberts a polygamist elected to Congress and a church push to control the outcome. Protestant Utah denounces plural marriage while Mormon leadership defends Roberts and the faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham H. Roberts
Congress
Utah
Roberts
B. H. Roberts
Tennessee
Lorenzo Snow
Mormon Church
Presbytery of
Heber J. Grant
Mormon Church Campaign and Polygamy Critique
A critical note alleges Mormon Church leaders influenced political actions to secure Rob ert s nomination for Congress. It accuses church hierarchy of aggressive campaigning and promotes polygamy as a religious practice, claiming birth rates rose since statehood and that men may become gods through plural marriage.
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Gress
Roberto
Roberts
Congress
Heber J. Grant
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Kintai Bridge First Cantilever Design in Japan
The Kintaikyo near Iwakuni on the Sanyo Railway is cited as the earliest cantilever bridge. Built about 240 years ago by the daimio of Iwo, it spans Nishikigawa with five semicircular wooden arches. Piers measure 33 by 15 feet, spans center eighty feet above water, and arches are renewed every five years for full replacement over twenty five years. The bridge draws travelers for its engineering appeal.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Niagara
Washington
Utah
Bright H. Noborte
McDowell
Salt Lake City
Ling
Kintai
Iwakoni
Sanyo Railway
Japan
Daimio
Iwo
Nishikigawa River
Accommodating She First Season Droll Exchange
A brief quip from the New York Weekly presents a shy debutante in her first season confessing awkwardness in social company after long boarding school isolation. A companion offers to help by offering to hold her hands, highlighting the era's lighthearted flirtation and etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Among Georgia Farmers Big Crops Show How They Were Made
G H Turner of Burgese Mississippi reports on Mersie G W Truitt and J C Sims of Troup County Georgia producing four bales of cotton per acre on poor soils. Five acre plots yielded over 900 pounds per acre with intensive fertilization including high potash, illustrating how maximum fertilizer use drives record harvests and cash prizes from Atlanta companies.
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G. H. Turner
Burgese
Misa
Mersie
G. W. Truitt
J. C. Sims
Troup County
County of Troup
Mr. Sims
Five Acres
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Mesara
Sims and Truitt
RB. G. Ray
M. ©. Pyron
Campnell County
Sims
Boundary clash between Brazilian natives and French troops
Advices from Cayenne report a joint France Brazil boundary commission on the Counani river. Both sides moved out with heavy escorts and collided in the interior. No details of bloodshed were given, but Kingston Jamaica notes governor sent 200 troops to reinforce, signaling seriousness.
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Brazil
Kingston
Jamaica
Cayenne
French Guiana
France
Counani
Paris
Wheeler May Go to Manila for Michigan Visit
A Washington dispatch reports General Wheeler accepted an invitation from Michigan's congressional delegation led by Representative Smith of Grand Rapids to visit Michigan in June and attend the state troops encampment at Petoskey. He said he would attend if he stays in the country, with the understanding this may align with a possible assignment to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Washington
Wheeler
Congress
Representative Smith
Grand Rapids
Petoskey
Philippines
Woodpulp Uplifts Many Goods in Early Industry
The article notes woodpulp as a substitute for ivory metal and animal fibers, claiming high durability and elasticity for car wheels and heat resistant properties for telegraph poles. It cites uses in bricks, drains, cables, cannon, bicycles, fabrics, leather, and even porcelain ware, with silk production from woodpulp emerging as an English and French industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Chicago
Vienna
England
France
Wild Rush of Diamond Miners at Nullagine
Report of a frenzied rush by miners in Nullagine Western Australia amid a large diamond discovery. The chaotic scramble risks health consequences as men suffer nervousness sleeplessness and debility. Claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters can cure them all. A coal mine fire at Daily Scotland is mentioned as extinguished after five year delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nullagine
Western Australia
Hood's Sarsaparilla Health Claim Adverts
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health aid for various ailments. Testimonials claim cures for scrofula in a child, chronic nausea and weakness in a mother, and eczema in a toddler, with emphasis on health over wealth. The text features several named locations and individuals supporting product efficacy.
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Hood
Mia
Davin Larap
Ottawa
Kansas
Neurnigia
Mme. M. A. Warrgra
Washington, D.C
A. van Wyex
Montgomery Street
Paterson
N. J
Teaching the Landsman to Sea Duty on a Navy Ship
The article describes breaking in landsmen for sea duty on a receiving ship, noting enthusiasm on both sides, limited hazing, and better meals and pay of $16 monthly while performing deck chores and drills. Most early enlistment is idle until assigned to duty and shipped to Norfolk or the awaiting vessel.
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Norfolk
New York News
Begging Across Lands Aimed at Ceylon Perfection
A harsh travelogue notes begging as a cultural practice in several countries and hails Ceylon as achieving perfection in the art. It describes beggars from children to priests seeking alms, with extreme persistence and a willingness to beg for anything, including food and clothing, while critiquing social and mental health notions and concluding with unrelated advertising text.
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London
Genoa
Shanghai
Ceylon
Buddah
Bowery
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Oranada
Pacred
Presa ‘Orringe
Snow
Thenited
United States
Louisa Smith Roberta
Celia Dibble Roberts
Margaret OC. Shipp Roberta
Centreville
Grand Jury
Third District Court of
State of
Ufa
Koments Disguired AB
Salt Lake
Gounell
Heigham Young
Mommon Tithing House
Great
Mormon Temple
Tabernacle
Great Temple
Tabernale
Gaotilu
Piret
Manila
Iver
Jacob Weaver
Hushnell
Ill
William Pink
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Mor Line
Beriik
Jecatur Street
Atlanta, Ga
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