Emus and Odd Tales From A Bizarre Post
A garbled clip from the York correspondent describes emus and curious events aboard a clipper ship from Melbourne to London. The tale includes a man named Thatener, a pipe scene, and bewildering details amid a distracted narrative of emus and peculiar observations aboard the Money-Wigram Line voyage.
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Ginnacle
Bill
Zno
York
ISUS
Melbourne
London
Thatener
Inauguration Splendors and the Case for Simplicity
Editor questions the lavish displays planned for the March fourth ceremony. He asks whether grandeur eclipses republican dignity, if excessive pomp pleases the public or alienates others, and whether time spent on pageantry would better aid the distressed or be wiser to curb ostentation in favor of simplicity.
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Han
Enn
Paiblic
Earth
Wanry Thompson
Deportation and immigration views on race and voting
Editorial letters discuss southern land ownership and white control to curb Negro population, advocating emigration and immigrant labor. It cites a 1893 Arkansas voting amendment and warns of political power shifts with North immigration and planter labor needs influencing race relations.
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Fedstor
Conegro
Tropics
Europe
New Orleans
India
Rrs
Industrias
P. J. Odrien
Arkansas
Bute
House of Representat
Ssy-Rnor
United Straile
Plitt Bil
Sena- Southern Statens
Stat Sato
Cerral
Arkansa
Arkaris
Washington life as portrayed in novels sparks debate
W T Lre lan argues against sensational Washington fiction like the Gilded Age, contending official life often shown as corrupt is misleading. He calls for a different kind of Washington novel that reflects decent officials rather than ribald sensationalism.
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Washington Iife
Washington
Fryen
Criti
W. T. Lrelan
Washington college rowdies and city governance urged
Chadwick Hunter argues that city and college authorities must curb student disorder from theaters to streets. He claims no current law blocks campus disturbances and urges rules to confine rowdy students to campus precincts while improving city governance.
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Washington
Kingdon Gould
Gould
Wallashington
Hfe
San Francisco
United States
Christian Science Critics By Edward E Norwood
Edward E Norwood argues that the Christian Science movement meets a broad social need and offers healing and spiritual insight. He urges critics to study scriptures through Christian Science with patient prayer to gain understanding of its aims and effects.
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Buiter
Christian Science Movement
Muerphine
Paul
Edward E. Norwood
Burr Defends Traditional Rule Against Saxon Transport Theory
William Henry Burr disputes editor Griffith’s claim that an old Saxon rule was transplanted to England and shaped the American republic. He cites Kemble and Du Chaillu to argue Saxon history is unreliable, noting Norse and Roman influences predating Saxons. Burr also questions Domesday Book dating and Magna Charta references, suggesting broader doubts about medieval narratives.
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Burr
ST. ¥. Griffith
England
Sidney Tapp
Kemble
John Mitchell Kemble
Eingland
Tacitus
du Chaithi
Johnson
Din Cassius
Bee
Great Britain
Pase Xmili
Bracton
James
Charles J
William Henry Burr
Reckless Handling of Trains Worries Editor
Editor James H. Ria argues railroads kill or injure 120000 yearly, blaming one system for over half. He calls for psychological investigation of conduct, alarm at economy measures, and a damages schedule to deter injuries and restore safety, urging action to stop maiming nationwide rail service.
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James H. Ria
Raines Law Iniquities and Reform Failures
CHAS THEO MURRAY writes that the Raines law aimed to regulate Sunday liquor sales but ended up enriching saloon hotels through legal evasions. He argues reformers and upstate wealthies created hotels to circumvent restrictions, turning moral efforts into a perverse sale of liquor, with ultra respectable elites responsible for the mess.
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Iquors
New York
Raines Law
Chas, Theo. Murray
The Christmas Madness and the respectible poor
Editor F. W. Connor argues that true Christmas spirit requires restraint in giving to the respectable poor. He condemns charity driven by frenzy at Christmas that places burdens on modest families and children, urging self-respect and consecration of gifts to the Christ Child.
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Jones
Jess
Christ Child
F. W. Connor
Misconception corrected on League of American Pen Women programme
Laura Hull-Mokries writes to the editor to correct a report in Sunday's Post December 18. She states resident members who write verse contributed to the winter programme and denies any selections or special requests. The event was titled An Evening with the Poets of the League, honoring the league motto All for one and one for all.
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League of Pen Women
Poat
League of American Pen Women
League of American Pen
League
Laura Hull-Mokrres
Monroe Doctrine Reasserts Black Teachers' Southward Limits
Alfred Jefferson Moss argues that Northern Eastern and Western black teachers face doors closing in the South and calls for dedicated Negro schools and teachers from primary through high school. He condemns both Northern and Southern elites for prohibiting Black teachers and urges consistent, location-specific opportunity.
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North
West
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Washington City
Henee
Alfred Jefferson Moss
Types of life insurance and policy differences
Henry Wysham Lanier explains two main policy divisions, participating and non participating. He notes that term insurance is rarely desired in the U S, and outlines endowment full term and limited payment forms with their sub divisions as variations within the participating class.
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Henry Wysham Lanier
New York Clearing House Averages Report For Week
The weekly statement of averages shows deposits and loans down while circulation and legal tender rise. The Financier notes limited cash gains, stock exchange inactivity, and a modest reserve recovery. The piece hints money rates unlikely to harden soon amid seasonal fund flows and optimistic banking reviews.
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New York
Associated Banks
New York City
Clearing-Henge
Lang
Stock Exchange
Amenior
Live stock market reports from New York and Chicago
The December 24 market notes show receipts and pricing across cattle hogs and sheep. New York lists cattle, calves, sheep and lambs with steady or slow demand and varied quotes. Chicago reports cattle and hogs with higher activity, firm to strong prices, and lambs steady to firm in a mixed trade.
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New York
Chicago
New York Produce Prices and Stocks Report
New York reports Butter receipts 4,749 with street and official prices for creamery and common to extra. Cheese quiet with 1,278 receipts and 2,086 weekly exports. Eggs quiet. Poultry alive steady with fowls 10 to 14 cents, Western chickens 9, turkeys 12 to 13 a dressed market easing.
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New York
Des
Baltimore Markets Report December 24 Prices
Baltimore markets show butter steady to unchanged with several grades listed. Eggs steady with a high range, cheese steady with varied sizes, sugar strong and unchanged. Swift & Co. reports weekly fresh beef sales averaging 6.035 cents per pound for the week ended December 24.
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Baltimore
Swift & Co
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F Street N.W
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Corcoran Bldg
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