West Point Renovations and the Resolution Man
Washington dispatch reviews congressional focus on funding for rebuilding the Naval and Military Academies at Annapolis and West Point, with projected costs of 12 to 15 million dollars. It highlights Representative Burleson of Texas as the noted “resolution man” and profiles Senators Dietrich and Foster and others in Capitol Topics.
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Washington
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Military Academy
West Point
Burleson
Texas
Tle
King Kinerd
Philippines
Tejas
Dietrich
Nebraska
Senate
Tie
Phillippines
Bay City
Mich
Hecla Cement Works
Trecla Works
Ostrich Tactics In South Africa Hunter’s Woolly Tale
A well known hunter and taxidermist recounts an ostrich chase in South Africa as he explains the ostrich’s cunning. He tracks tracks through a ravine, fires as the bird hides behind a bush, but the bird evades by shifting cover, debunking the myth of the ostrich burying its head in the sand.
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South Africa
Philadelphia Post
Writers and Works Behind Famous Classics
Goldsmith wrote the Vicar of Wakefield in six weeks and drew on memories. English penned Ben Bolt in 1845, later popularized by Du Maurier. Pope supposedly wrote much on scraps. Bronte’s Jane Eyre faced widespread rejection before triumph. Whittier’s deathbed remark praised doctors yet lamented futility. Licinius arranged his will to force his widowed wife to remarry.
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Goldsmith
Wakefield
Thomas Dunn English
Ben Bolt
George du Maurier
Alexander Pope
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre
England
Whittier
Licine
Advice to Arab Bride on Securing Future Happiness
A mother offers a veteran bride’s counsel to her daughter entering marriage. She urges submission to the husband, frugality in living, attentive care for his needs, guarding his secrets, and emotional restraint to maintain harmony, concluding that Allah will bless such obedience.
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Endeavoor
Word on Bridal Tour Sparks Hotel Suite Request
A Chicago hotel clerk suggests a suite for a young couple on a bridal tour. The young man praises his wife as the greatest thing that ever happened, reflecting lighthearted city life.
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Chicago News
Paying the Teacher in Brooklyn Life
A witty line asserts that experience is irreplaceable and the teacher is our greatest asset while noting fixed salaries in Brooklyn Life. The brief remark contrasts seasoned wisdom with career pay.
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Brooklyn
Palmer and Stewart Dry Goods Deal Ends With Payment
A Chicago dry goods merchant recounts a tale from the Civil War era. Potter Palmer and A. T. Stewart discuss a large sale, Palmer offering about 110000 dollars on credit but the plan shifts when Palmer pays in cash, prompting a firm but dramatic end to the deal.
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Potter Palmer
Chicago
Level , Leiter
Maerehall Pied
Palmer
A. T. Stewart
Stewart
Talmer
Young Palmer
Bethlehem steel plant gains full battleship production
United States Shipbuilding company now can build a battleship from keel to track and arm it, after acquiring Bethlehem steel plant at South Bethlehem. Morgan leads a syndicate to take control, with capital at $15,000,000 and shares valued at 4 each.
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United States Shipbuilding Company
New York
Bethlehem Steel Plant
South Bethlehem
Krupp
United States Shipbuilding
Steel Trust
Viekera, Son & Maxim
J.P. Morgan
Fishes of Oceanic Fairyland Tracked in Colorful Reef Scene
A vivid description from St. Nicholas portrays two odd fishes the pink hind and the parrot fish. The scene captures Bermuda waters under bright lighting with brilliant corals and sea life resembling a fairyland. The parrotfish glitters green and rainbow edged fins while the pink hind emits warning flashes.
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Bermuda
Hecht
Professor C. 1
Mrtatol
St. Nicholas
When You’re Out Our Way Drop In Friends
The note from the New York Times invites a quick shipment of goods and a visit when the reader is nearby. It emphasizes eagerness to see friends and to keep the connection active during travel.
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New York Times
Tfao
Crane
T. A
Lewis
Palmer
ACG PA
Adame
Chicago
Household Cleaning Tips And Warnings From A Magazine
Instructions cover removing marks with French chalk on dry bread, rubbing hardwood floors with waste and warm paraffin, rinsing muslin curtains in alum water to reduce flammability, cleaning mirrors with methyated spirits, avoiding galvanized iron for drinking water due to zinc corrosion, making furniture polish from olive oil vinegar and alcohol, and cleaning rugs and carpets with dampened cornmeal in soapsuds or ammonia solution before sweeping.
Sensory delay makes a sun touch deadly to a century
The passage explains that sensation is not instantaneous and travels along nerves with a minuscule delay. If a person could reach the sun, at the known transmission rate they would not realize their fingers were burned for well over 100 years, highlighting the vast gap between action and perception.
Local Sunday talk ends with a humorous Bible punch line
A Pennsylvania town’s Sunday school address on Elijah and the mocking youths ends with a girl’s quip. The tale of the bears that punished forty two taunting children is retold, and a child answers that two she bears can hold many children.
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Dr. Pierce
Robert Harden
Trandon
Manitoba
Pennsylvania
Elijah
Bethel
Near Miss in Bethlehem Shipbuilding Deal with Cramp
The Bethlehem shipbuilder nearly sold to Cramp but Vickers completed a year earlier bought the firm. Schwab offered $1.50 a share more, blocking the Cramp bid. The deal involved B. H. Harriman’s syndicate aiming to form a shipbuilding combine, but fell through as the steel trust underwriting group took Bethlehem off Schwab’s hands.
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Vickers
Bethlehem Company
Cramp
Vickers Company
Schwab
Iis
B. H. Harriman
Steel Trust
Bombardment of Nan Ning by Rebels Reported from Hong Kong
Advices describe Nan Ning being besieged by large rebel bands. The city gates were crowded for admittance, troops fired on attackers, and a three hour bombardment followed. Rebels breached walls but were repelled, causing heavy casualties among inhabitants.
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Nan Ning
Victoria
B. C
Athenian
Hong Kong
The Holy City Jerusalem as Fortress and Enclave
Walter Williams describes Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives as a fortress with ancient layers yet a crowded water starved city. He notes seven historic names and repeated sieges, and mentions street conditions and fanatical residents alongside a timeless gaze over the holy site. He then shifts to a brief guide on horse head anatomy, detailing proportions of head and ears for correct carriage.
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Solomon
Nehemiah
Herod
Tmadrian
Constantine
Omar
Godfrey
Saladin
Suleman
Walter Williams
Holy City
Columbia
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives
Steeli
David
Jesus
Dickens Ties to Togarth Daughters and a Hidden Love
The text notes Charles Dickens wed Catherine Togarth and implies he favored sister Mary earlier in 1836. It cites Percy Fitzgerald’s Harper article proposing Mary concealed her feelings to shield Catherine from disappointment. A gravedigger line follows: everyone ends up in a hole eventually.
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Charles Dickens
Catherine
George Togarth
Mary
Percy Fitzgerald
Dickens
Harper's Magazine
Court transcript snippet reveals mallet assault behind ear
A witness describes a mallet struck behind the ear as the attorney questions the defendant. The judge presides over a murky exchange regarding possible malice aforethought.
Devil out of town quoted by Brother Dickey
Fragmentary quote from the Atlanta Constitution describes a preacher or figure named Brother Dickey claiming someone will not be kept down while staying at the best hotel in town. A stray note mentions ink research by Dr. Lewis and Kibave in 1798.
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Des Moines
Charles Pell
Drake University
Iowa
Chicago
Iowa Collegiate Athletic Association
Gold Heels
Sheepshead Bay
Pentecost
Brother Dickey
Bes
Nex
Atlanta Constitution
Lewis and
Kibave Court
Soft coal strike tensions and union actions across regions
Central Pennsylvania UMW president Patrick Gilday reports soft coal deliveries curbed to protect anthracite markets as 42,000 workers rally behind Mitchell policies. He warns only limited nonunion coal enters the anthracite area and foresees slow mine declines without broad general strike. Separately, dynamite targets a Harleton officer and union disputes flare in Rhode Island and Michigan.
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Witkeeharre
Tmatrick Iilday
Pennsyilvania
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Gilday
Mount Carmel
Philadelphia
New York
Gil Day
Pentnsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Seft
Antareacite
West
Harleton
Jerome Applegate
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Wellington County
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Madison Medicine Co
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