Buzzsaw remark spurs Philippine constitutional amendment
Manila reports Aguinaldo pledges to bar any tampering with implements of that sort. The Three Tailors of Tooley Street claim England’s People outnumber those who placed the Charles I monument shield. Paris sees a surge of insanity cases linked to the Zola trial, Dr Michant notes rising lunacy. France calls 1895 the Sad Year of Death.
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Vienna
Manila
Aguinaldo
Philippine
Tooley Street
England
Charles I
London
America
Saya Dr. Michant
France
Airface transportation tabulation shows power shifts
A Street Railway Journal compilation compares two-year figures for mileage, cars, and capitalization of urban transit. US electric track mileage rose from 15,765 in 1897 to 15,672 in 1898, New York City electric mileage climbing from 4,495 to 6,025. Cable railways fell from 639 to 460 miles, horse railways shrank by about 800 miles, and total capital liabilities rose by 144,010,025 dollars as urban transit expands with prosperity and improved facilities.
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Street Railway Journal
United States
New York City
Wall of Utah Seen Shrinking Mormon Faith Says Observer
The New York Observer claims Mormonism loses apostates as a wall around Utah would shrink the system. It says missionaries use fear and promises of wealth to lure victims from the East and Europe, with Mormon poor sometimes relying on Gentiles in Utah for aid. The piece cautions that promises often fail to materialize.
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Utah
New York Observer
America
Europe
Municipal control of utilities shows mixed results in Pa
Reports from Norristown and Easton reveal municipal electric plants differ in cost and outcomes. Norristown pays about 36.50 per arc light yearly versus 100 under private firms, while Easton finds municipal ownership costlier than private service. Judge Lindsay denies Warren Borough’s plan for a water system after private contract, citing investor faith and potential harm to stockholders.
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Pennsylvania
Norristown
Easton
Easton Press
New York Post
W. M. Lindsay
Warren
Penn
Tovvards
Ruined cottage echoes of Scotland in a Highland lament
A poem laments a ruined Highland cottage and lost Lochaber heritage. It contrasts failing homes and wealth in towns with enduring Scottish identity, deer and hunters, and dreams of Lochaber, with references to Yukon gold and distant West peaks. The voice, A. G. B., places Scotland's hills above modern wealth in this Spectator piece.
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Scotland
Spectator
A Juror’s Story of Jealousy and a Narrow Case
In a sweltering jury room a juror finally breaks the deadlock in a circumstantial murder trial. He recounts a past episode when jealousy nearly drove him to murder, only to be saved by a friend who exposes his plan and reveals a shared love story that reshapes the outcome. The tale blends memory, motive, and a surprising act of friendship.
Murder Trial Twist Ends With Innocence Claimed
A narrator recounts a night of legal peril after being accused of murdering Roger Graham, a friend who had saved him. The trial ends in a hung jury, the real killer confesses on his deathbed, and the narrator’s innocence is finally proclaimed, though Meta’s death shadows their tale.
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Roger Graham
Roger
Meta
Samoan Group Islands and Apia as Central Hub
The Samoan archipelago centers on Opolu alone with other principal islands Savaii Tutuila and Manna, plus six smaller isles. Apia became the group’s metropolis and government seat after sailors preferred its reef pass, safer anchorage, and proximity to trade routes. Robert Louis Stevenson lived and died there in a place of promise noted by the New York Times.
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Savaii
Opolu
Tutuila
Manna
Pacific
United States
Pago-Pago
Tutuili
Apia
Steamera
San Francisco
Auckland
New Zealand
Sydney
Australia
Plare
Robert Louis Stevenson
Polynesia
Stevenson
South Seas
Marquesas
Gilbert Islands
Evergreen
How Senators Be Elected and Inaugurated
The Chicago Record describes the process for a Senator elect: credentials reviewed by Privileges and Elections, oath taken at the clerk’s desk, escorted to a designated seat, greeted by colleagues, then adjournment and mileage drawn, with a final stop in the Secretary’s office to sign the red book for the cashier.
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United States
Committee On
Reds
Chicago
Proclamation and Reward in Palmetto Lynching Case
Governor Candler offers rewards up to five hundred dollars for the first mob member and one hundred dollars for each additional implicated person in the Palmetto lynching of March 16, 1899. The state orders vigilance, while eye witnesses describe the mob execution of Henry Bingham, Tip Hudson, Ed Wynn, Bud Cotton, and others as guards watched.
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Henry Bingham
Tip Hudson
Ed Brown
Bud Cotton
Campbell
A. D. Caxparn
Pim Cook
Ed Wynn
John Bigby
John Jameson
George Tatum
Ison Brown
Clem Watts
Palmetto
Candler
John 8. Candler
Breeze Found Guilty. Asheville Bank President Sentenced
A special from Asheville North Carolina reports W E Breeze president of the First National Bank of Asheville was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday evening. The judge fixed the punishment at ten years in prison and Breeze will appeal. He is held by officers and must post a heavy bond if released.
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Asheville Bank
Asheville
N.G
W. E. Breeze
First National Bank of
Breese
Georgia State News Highlights From Atlanta Theaters And Courts
Central of Georgia to announce new weekly schedule effective Sunday the 26th increasing suburban service out of Atlanta. Coweta superior court adjourned after a two week term. County vote on December 14 to retain liquor ban passed by 94 margin. Cornell visits Georgia April 1 for intercollegiate baseball with UGA as host. Georgia UNC debate in Athens favored UNC on direct senatorial elections. Young Men's Library Association accepts Carnegie gift. new directors to be named. Mary Cartledge of Dahlonega first woman to apply for licensed drug clerk. State geological board meets. governor notes survey report but action reserved. Ninth International Sunday School Convention in Atlanta April 26 to May 1 with 2,000 delegates. Southern Express case on revenue stamps appealed. bond set at 250 dollars. Supreme Court bond dispute noted.
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Mary Cartledge
Dahlonega
State Pharmaceutical Board
Capitol
Southern Express Company
Georgia Railroad Commission
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Don A. Pardee
Terrell
Speer
United States Court
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Aluaka
Yukon
Jenny Wren
BOS
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Far West
Talas
Meri
Mota
Charlie
Meta Holden
Tex
Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway
Atlanta
Coweta
Harris
Cornell
University of Georgia
Gate City
University of North Carolina
Athens
Messrs. P. H. Doyal
J. N. Tigon
North Carolina
Messie
EB. B. Broadhurst
T. C. Bowie
Young Men's Library Association of
Carnegie
Young Men's Library
State Geological Board
Statehouse
Legislatve
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