New York man cites small home disputes and Klondike caution
A New York man says he and his wife avoid disputes due to limited space at home. The New York Tribune notes Klondike news urges caution about going there. The Dallas News predicts Texas becomes top pork and grain producer in ten and twenty years, while Kentucky endures a strong hold on whisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Tribune
Klondike
Switch
Dallas News
Texas
Kentucky
Labor shortage in Alabama coal region sparks growth outlook
The New York Mail and Express reports a seven year delay in labor supply in Alabama's coal and iron region. Rapid industrial growth and soaring demand push employers to recruit in other states, signaling unprecedented regional development and a forthcoming era of prosperity for Southern industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
New York
Western Massachusetts Farmland Shift Sparks Park Plans
The Lynn Item notes millionaires buying large tracts in the western part of the state to convert into game preserves, arguing the land suits parks better than farming under modern conditions. It recalls Berkshire Hills farmers once thrived, while now Western farmers profit less from tilling, and Eastern smallholders seek other avenues for wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
NASA
Berkshire Hill
Russia to become major gold producer in Siberia
New findings place Eastern Siberia as the world’s richest gold source with deposits rivaling any nation. Mines now yield over 35 million dollars annually as plans advance for a Brent Biberiga railway to boost output. Amoor River remains the sole transport route, hindered by harsh winters and heavy transportation challenges.
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Russia
Baome
Siberian
Brent Biberiga
Tts
Amoor
English trades unions and labor gains in Britain
John Burns notes that British trade unions, legalized over fifty years ago, now exceed 1.6 million members with more than 10 million in treasury. He cites wage increases averaging fifty percent, hours cut from twelve to nine, free education, and moral improvements in home and society as labor representation grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burns
Jaxa
Haya
Charitat Movement
Imperial
The Ahkund of Swat and the Swat Valley Crisis
The Washington Star notes the Ahkund of Swat as a political force in India, shaping the uprising. He influences the Mad Mullah alliance and controls the Swat valley where fighting rages, a constant institution beyond any single personality, tied to imperial politics and regional power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swat
Washington Star
India
Hod
Mullah
Ahmid
Ameer
Afghanistan
Ahjund
Ahkund
Lanigan
To a Worthy Man From the Ohlengo Journal
A lyrical tribute praising a virtuous man whose heart is warm and true and who bears misfortune with steady grace. The speaker desires that such a man be blessed with enduring honor and that his spirit be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nona Wut
Ohlengo Journal
Cupid on Pike’s Peak Sparks End to Feuding Romance
On a San Francisco bound tour, Jock Knight and Mina Arbuckle quarrel over a trivial slight. A mistaken walk down Pike’s Peak with a pale suitor ends when Arbuckle’s foot is jammed and Knight rescues her. They reconcile aboard a Colorado Springs train, declaring the quarrel finished and promising no repeat.
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Herd
Minny
San Francisco
Mr. Knight
Mina Arbuckle
Jock
Lanren
Misa Arbuskle
Louise
Jack
Jools
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Juok
Louisa
Onise
Miga Arbuckle
Misa Arbuckis
Doubly silly and dear to me in a resistless pull
In a clipped exchange from a Chicago paper snippet a woman recalls being “doubly silly” and a man retorts with a possessive remark. The pair move closer as he asserts affection, leaving the matter unresolved in a tense, intimate line from the Ohisago Record.
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Ohisago
Hunter Selous the Elephant Legend Heads to Rocky Mountains
Frederick Cothenay Selous, famed South African hunter and Britsh Scientists delegate, has traveled to the Rocky Mountains to seek fame and fortune. For years he hunted elephants for ivory, then lions and rhinos for skins, with museum trophies in Europe and America. His age, build, and athletic prowess are noted, including a dangerous encounter where thorn bushes saved him as a bull elephant charged.
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Frederick Cothenay Selous
Toronto
Rocky Mountaina
Mr. Helens
Europe
America
Field Columbian Museum of Chicago
South Africa
Chicago
Selous
Times-Herald
Matabeleland
Lobengula
Lohengala
Dett
End of the War Officially Declared in 1866 by Johnson Proclamation
The piece details that the Civil War did not officially end until August 20, 1866 when President Johnson proclaimed peace and civil authority across all states. It notes Lee's surrender began the end, with other surrenders occurring in late May 1865 and a so-called last battle at Palmetto Ranch on May 18, 1865, amid mixed actions with Mexican forces involved. The article cites subsequent state truces, blockade lifting, and congressional fixation of 1867 as the final dates.
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Appomattox
Sumter
President Johnson
Lee
Johnson
Dick" Taylor
Kirby Smith
Palmetto’ Ranch
Jefferson Davis
Sixty-second
United States Colored Infantry
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Frozen milk export plans in Copenhagen growth
In Europe warmer regions milk bricks are produced and shipped frozen. Copenhagen Denmark sees a formed company with agreements to export frozen milk. Contracts exist to deliver 110000 pounds weekly.
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Europe
Copenhagen
Denmark
A Hint to Wheelwomen From an English Bicyclist
A British cyclist suggests wheelwomen carry an ammonia gun to deter highway criminals amid rising attacks. The idea, praised for quick danger reversal, would quickly discourage attackers and improve safety for female riders on country roads.
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New York World
Old-fashioned Woman and the Pace of Progress
The passage argues that progress should not erase enduring values. It lauds the cautious home loving woman who cherishes children and faith, insisting she remains true to her womanhood and merits respect for being old-fashioned in some matters. It defends tradition as a stable, admirable choice.
Business Woman Nellie Kimball Leads Thriving Coal Yard
Nellie Kimball widowed six years ago expanded a coal and wood yard by Lake Erie into a large, thriving business. She handles contracts for five Government dredges totaling about 2000 tons, books, payroll, and horse care, while starting days at 7 30 a m and working long hours. She recently added an eighty acre farm to the enterprise, with Emma Hamilton also running a sizable coal and wood yard and managing offices and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Kimball
Lake Erie
Emma Hamilton
Woman’s Educational and Industrial Union
Boston Advertiser
Old-Fashioned Woman Reflects On Progress in Life
Edward W. Bok discusses being old fashioned in the Ladies Home Journal. He argues that resisting all modern progressive ideas may not be so bad and notes that progressive minds also yearn to miss certain things, offering nuanced views on tradition versus change.
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Edward W. Bok
The
Ladies Home Journal
Weight and Beauty Standards Across Cultures Move Fashion
An observer quotes Mark Twain on perspective as he discusses Eastern beauty norms, fattening practices for marriage markets in Barbary, and Brazilian praise for stoutness. The piece shifts to Fashion Notes detailing gold and jet on black chiffon bands, laces, violet and pink hats, orange garniture, passementerie, mourning parasols, and new fabrics like grenadine and Roman stripes at eighty five cents.
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Mark Twain
Shrondaltt
Empire
Morocco
Tonis
Brazil
New York Sun
Reyera
Ccrn Lion
Reyers
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Hoska
Jenner
Denis
Jonyon
Cupid
Waters
Abel
Basen Ia
Miss Arbuckle
Simmerson
Wall
Mr. Simmerson
Misa Arbuckle
Tim
Harper's Bazar
USA
Faraso
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