The Ohio River Nomads and Their Free Life
The Cincinnati Tribune describes river wanderers living on shantyboats along the Ohio, with 40 families returning to shore from Cincinnati to Maysville Kentucky. It portrays a mobile river population of over 10 000 from Pennsylvania West Virginia and New York, mostly illiterate youths seeking an easy life on the water.
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Maysville
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
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Tlonesta Creek
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Notable Figures and Oddities Highlight World News
A collage of brief items notes General Booth touring 38,000 miles in seven months. George Crocker plans a New York palace. Alfred Austin tied to the London Standard during the Franco German War. The pope may award a golden rose to a Bulgarian prince’s wife. Sir Edwin Arnold claims 8,000 editorial leads for the London Telegraph. Quotes from Speaker Reed reflect on life’s zest and surprises. Millais once toiled as a gold digger in Ballarat. A Massachusetts mayor funds a $125,000 library memorial. Thomas W. Hall dies at 101. Bismarck recalls retirement idleness. A Rus sinville couple marks 69 years of marriage and quits tobacco. The Chinese emperor’s two names and etiquette. Strong Maine’s toothpick industry anchors its economy.
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Why Kipling Declined Offer for War Article
A garbled clipping reports Rudyard Kipling declining a four thousand word essay titled Why America Would Not Conquer England. It suggests fear of betraying state secrets and notes a playful defense of unclear motives amid advertising context.
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Rudyard Kapling
America
England
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