Vienna Progress Cautions on Armenian Refugees Return
The Turkish authorities allow about 6000 of 10000 Armenian refugees in the Caucasus to return home but have not restored their property. The United States leads in materials Germany seeks, signaling friendly U S relations. Wreck of the Scoteman prompts debate on passenger safety and life preservers aboard steamships.
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Caucasus
United States
Germany
Scoteman
Bourgogne
Inea
Napoleon II and the logic of events in moral progress
In a turbulent era the idea that the logic of events reveals truth guides patient leaders. The passage argues that lasting moral progress depends on decisions grounded in orderly outcomes, not impulsive passions.
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Napoleon II
Berlin municipal farm aids able bodied poor with 1000 workers
The Berlin farm program mirrors a Dutch model to relieve unemployment by directing able bodied poor to public work on a 5000 acre estate. Six model farms subdivide the land, and applicants unable to find work are assigned to one farm for relief.
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Berlin
Holland
Court rules life policy payout despite suicide intent
The United States Court of Appeals at St. Louis holds that a life insurance death claim must be paid even if the policy holder intended to kill himself when taking out the policy. The ruling is described as far reaching and just, settling a long disputed question.
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United States Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Haa
War Threats Hurt Cornish Miners Families In Cornwall
The South African war looms, risking hardship for many far from the fighting. Wives and children of Rand gold mine workers in Cornwall depend on remittances, with supplies from that source likely to fail for months, bringing mounting distress.
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Rand
Cornwall
Wheeling on women’s cycling health craze criticized
The piece laments excessive cycling by women, praising moderation as healthy and enjoyable while condemning the record-breaking craze as dangerous nonsense that harms health and should be frowned upon by sensible people and cycling enthusiasts.
Honesty Pays Best in Business Policy
A century’s insight shows honesty yields long term gains as merchants avoid untrustworthy claims and substantiated products. The era’s exaggerations faded and deception in trade declined, reflecting improved customer relations and fair dealing.
Hatpin as Weapon Sparks Debate Across Atlantic
The piece notes hatpins as offensive weapons gaining attention in Britain, with press coverage urging safety laws. It calls for American ingenuity to create a safer substitute that is easy to use and stylish, challenging developers to design a better alternative.
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Atlantic
London
Thanksgiving Ties in a Missing Piece of Home
A sentimental tale intertwines a college era feast memory with Miss Jocelyn, a secluded shopkeeper, who on Thanksgiving helps a hungry boy Billy Blair. She invites neighbors, shares a warm meal, and discovers love and purpose in caring for another amid loneliness.
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Miss Jocelyn
Mins Tovelyn
Billy Blair
Jocelyn
Herald
Billy
Thanksgiving Turkeys and Tales Across The Press
A collage of holiday humor from Chicago Tribune Harper’s Bazar and Washington Star lines the page. Jokes about dressing a turkey and Thanksgiving appetites share space with quips about thanksgiving dinners, kids, and pumpkin pies.
Fire Walk Across Hot Stones Described By Gudgeon
In a January 20, 1899 account Colonel Gudgeon records a Raiatea fire walking ceremony on Raratonga. He and three companions crossed two fathoms of hot stones unburned, reporting faint electric sensations and noting the ritual’s mana and medicinal plausibility.
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Loodsaa Meduniart Oe
Atheneum
Journal of the Polynesian Society
Gudgeon
Raratonga
Native Land Court
Goodwin
Colonel Gudgeon
W. Craig
George Craig
Habits of the Pygmies of Africa
A narrative describes Pygmies carrying ivory horns and bows. They hunt antelope buffalo and elephants, some arrows poisoned, others iron headed. The tribe moves camp to camp, living on nuts fruits honey and game, eating elephant meat before moving to the next herd.
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Africa
Albert B. Lloyd
Aimslea
Reflective Hull-Pup Shows High Animal Intelligence
A ten month bull-pup and a four year old bulldog live in a house. When the wife was ill the old dog was allowed in the room while the puppy was kept out. The puppy scratched violently and whined, then later copied the old dog’s single gentle scratch until the door opened for both. The puppy seemed to learn by observation from the older dog.
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London Spectator
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Mike Flynn
Tommy
Chicago Tribune
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Kepartee
Impudence
Harper's Bazar
Washington Star
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Maine
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