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Oklahoma
C. P. Grimes
Stroud
Okla
Riggs
Grimes
Union
Kansas City
Kansas
Washington
George J. James
Pittsburg
Kans
Arlington
Maryland
Alhough
Bryan
Can They Agree The District Commissioners And Public Progress
A provincial commentary urges district commissioners to reach a consensus on locating a substation for a transit project. It argues unity in executive action is essential, warns against factionalism, and appeals to public support and courage to approve a site despite disagreements.
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Earl
Tee Ponse
Uae
Qyrovih le
Amenies
Iev
Hughes
A. D. Corliss
Troy
N. Y
New Willard
New York
Senate
Tere Sualp
Guining
Morocco's New Sultan Faces Foreign Rule and Turmoil
The Moroccan revolt ends with Mulai Hafid acclaimed sultan amid European powers stepping in. Abdul Aziz's defeat weakens his throne as Hafid questions foreign police powers and Algerian Christian safety. The crisis hinges on Hafid's stance toward Algeciras and treaties, with European unity crucial to avoid riot and danger to Christians.
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Morocco
Finilly
Mulai Hafid
Um Sultan aAbdul-Azis
Abdul- Rziz
Abdul-Agiz
Fiie
Bette
Mwai Hafia
Nateral
Mayooro
Algeciras
France
Spain
Algier
Europe
Diplomatic calls and algeciras talk amid hazing case debate
The article discusses calls for a new Algeciras conference under new conditions and reviews the West Point hazing case. It argues that expulsion and suspension, not suspension of the law, best serve justice and the service, noting public and congressional appetite for strict enforcement and no tolerance for hazing or secrecy among cadets.
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West Point
Wright
Congress
Ufe
Calamity seeds and distant wheat tales from old editorials
A long, dense column recalls scams about miracle seeds Baden corn and a mythical Alaska wheat that would yield extraordinary bushels. It notes declining U.S. wheat yields, calls for crop rotation, and references the Pickler weed episode. The piece then shifts to a maritime piece on the U.S. fleet in Sydney, praises the sailors, and ponders European views of the Civil War era, with scattered social quips and notes on sports and politics.
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Baden
Kentucky
Quio
Indiana
Timati
Missouri
Far West
Alaska
Idaho
Agricultural Department
Illinois
Minnesota
Dakotas
Pickler
Congress
Tifa
Carl Schurz
Germany
Count von Bismarck
Aretha
Schurz
Rismarck
Otto von Bismarck
Europe
France
England
Palmerston
Napoleon Iie
Gladstone
Disraéll
Bismarck
Disraeli
Thomas Carlyle
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Queen Victoria
Prince Consort
Trent
Rusia
New York Harbor
The Conquest Order from Missionary to Engineer in Travel
In Scribner's Hagazine the order of conquest places the missionary first, the soldier second, and the contracting engineer third on the scene. The piece extols the explorer who endures cannibals, rough seas, and lone huts while mapping distant regions to make them more accessible, tracing his perilous journeys and the legacy of those who built paths through treacherous terrain.
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Scribner's Hagazine
White House Families Largest in William Henry Harrison Line
The Boston Globe outlines presidential families, noting Harrison had ten children, the largest White House clan. It lists precedents of large and small households, mentioning Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln and McKinley among others, and highlights survivors and infant losses in several presidential lines.
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Boston Globe
White House
Grover Cleveland
James Buchanan
Roosevelt
Hayes
Garfeld
Presdent Grant
Frederick D. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Tona Lincoln
Garfield
Arthur
Atone
Jona~son
Martha
Mary
van Buren
Abraham
Juiin
Prince John
Taylor
Jefferson Lavis
Pierce
John Adams
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Jefferson
McKinley
Will of Jeremiah Carrihanne Becomes Probate Item
James Hamill of Jersey City reveals a will by Jeremiah Carrihanne died aged 60 with no family or estate except a $600 life policy. Funeral costs are paid first, then funds go to a nominee chosen by an executor named Howard KH Doyle to aid an air ship project amid Carrihanne s wish to reward effort toward flight.
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New York
Lews
Guy
Howard KH. Doyle
Hamill
Carrihanne
Possible Heir to France Throne and Royal Intrigues
A sprawling feature traces a possible heir to the Bourbon line through the Duc de Guise and kin, pairing dynastic plots with scandalous Vienna scandals. It recounts Count Marcel Veith’s circus past and alleged child sale, then shifts to Ungern Sternberg lineages and baronial intrigues touching Sweden and Russia, ending with a copyright note.
Scientists Track Scares Over Tuberculosis Experiments
The Chicago Evening Post reports on Professor efforts to study microbes in trivial settings. Experiments include examining telephone mouthpieces for tubercle bacilli and inoculating guinea pigs with sediment from dirty money. Results show low reaction in animals, while cautions urge cleaner handling of money and more frequent redemption of worn bills.
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Chicago Evening Post
England
The
Times
Warren H. Hildreh
Yale University
Hilditch
Old Time Texas Feud Between Jaybirds and Woodpeckers
A Baltimore American report details the Texas feud era in Fort Bend County near Richmond. It recalls the Jaybird and Woodpecker factions waging years of extermination warfare over politics, with heavy casualties and a marble shaft later erected in Richmond honoring Jaybird dead.
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Texas
John ©. Sullivan
San Antonio
Rock Hill College
Ellicott City
Belvedere
Fort Bend County
Cotton Belt
Waybird
Richmond
Fort Bend
Redhead Station
Jaybird
Bridge Replacement Sets Time Record On Rail Line
A Baltimore and Ohio task on the Philadelphia division replaced the Chester Creek bridge between this city and Upland with a new 150 foot double track steel span in 3 12 minutes. No traffic was disrupted. The bridge weighs about 34 tons and was built beside the old structure by the Pittsburg Construction Company using steel from the American Bridge Company.
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Philadelphia North American
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chester Creek
Upland
Pittsburg
American Bridge Company
Goats That Do Business in Cordova Region
Goats swarm Cordova Alaska areas, biting skin and surfaces as ailing residents report goats pervading the face and neck. The piece also notes a concise will filed in Elmhurst Long Island and an employment agency anecdote about servant economizing in ministerial households.
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Vungencer
Cordova
Alaska
Kirwin
Twentieth Century Highwayman Outshines Old-Time Robbers
The New York Times recounts a Yellowstone park legend where a lone highwayman held up seven stage coaches in succession. Most passengers, Easterners or city folks, accepted the robber’s earnings of six thousand dollars with reluctant admiration for his daring.
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New York Times
Yellowstone Park
Pndeggor
Doubtiass
Father Dear Father Come Home By The Trolley
A humorous mixed-page fragment recalls a plea for a father to return home before disaster. The piece blends busily rhythmic pleas with verses about car trouble, a broken down vehicle, and a looming threat of domestic upset. A follow-on joke touches a circus elephant incident and blunt reflections on luck and gender.
Pointed Paragraphs on Honest Men and Public Life
A compact Victorian style reflection argues honest men are rare and women are silent audiences. It suggests a cautious, assertive approach to marriage and public life, noting that few prosper by mere gentleness or by delaying action. The piece mocks installment morality and social conformity.
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Chicago News
Bahia navel orange tale and Oklahoma rushes in 19th century notes
In Washington a Bahia Brazil expert lauds the Bahia navel orange as superior to American varieties and discusses Saunders early grafting efforts. Oklahoma land rushes alarm horse shortages, with developers buying timber farms and speculators racing Choctaw lands amid heavy rains. Politically Oklahoma skews Democratic, though Republicans gain influence. speakers from Kansas to New York discuss prosperity, immigration, and public reforms.
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Bahia
Brazil
Wiliam G. Saunders
United States
Richard G White
New York
Peryjee
Willard
Saunders
Department of Agriculture
Washington
R. H. Gibson
Oklahoma City
Riggs House
Oklahoma
Dennia Mynn
Congress
United States Senate
Flynn
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