Cretan insurgent signals reach neighboring island
The Weekly Call notes that a Cretan insurgent commander emits signals with a flashlight to a nearby island, claiming his message is spreading to all civilization while six powers cannot stop it. The piece also cites Queen Victoria’s long reign and interactions with seventeen U.S. presidents, mentioning Martin Van Buren’s early years on the throne.
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Queen Victoria
United States
Martin van Buren
Sleep Habits and Lifespan, A Curious Claim
Nicola Tesua muses that a man who learns to sleep eighteen hours daily could live two centuries. He jokes that nature likely forestalls such experiments by creating appetites and house flies as deterrents to extreme sleep.
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Nicola Tesua
Nature
Tax Increase Triggers Franco Naval Funding Clash
The proposed German naval tax will prompt France to appropriate 160 million dollars for 45 large warships and 175 torpedo boats. England is expected to follow a similar course, while the Kaiser faces continued odds at sea.
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France
England
Greek-Turkish Border Clash Sparks Fragile Peace Push
At the boundary of Greece and Turkey a clash between the Greek and Turkish armies unsettles powers seeking peace. They risk war with a weaker nation to secure stability, inadvertently deepening a blot on modern governance.
Boston Buys Printing Plant To Start City Bureau
The city of Boston paid 30000 dollars for a printing plant with nine presses and bookmaking machinery once used for magazine production. A municipal printing and publishing bureau is a novelty and residents await results with curiosity.
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Boston
Spain Faces Rebellions Across Its Realms
The misgovernment associated with Spanish rule since America’s discovery has sparked revolts and insurrection throughout the Spanish dominions. For centuries Spain has contended with uprisings in almost every decade since the conquest.
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America
Spain
Spanish Premier Eyes Cuban Campaign End Not Clarified
The Spanish premier notified his cabinet that the Cuban campaign is finishing but did not specify whether Weyler or Gomez ended it. It suggests credit to colleagues for reading the handwriting on the wall. The obituary notes William Adams, known as Oliver Optic, died at 75 after a long career entertaining and educating youths with juvenile stories.
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Weyler
Gomez
William ‘S
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Oliver Optic
Unemployed convicts in New York prisons on edge
The report describes prisoners driven to despair by enforced idleness. Guards fear mutiny as inmates spend days in their cells with nothing to do, leading to rising attempts at self harm and mental breakdowns among the incarcerated.
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New York
Plan for a New State From New York City Faces Albany Debate
A proposal to carve a new state from New York City and nearby counties is before Albany. Previous drafts aimed for just New York City, but the current plan expands beyond. The move is unlikely to succeed as New York would not surrender its primacy among states.
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New York City
Albany
New York
Dedication For Grant Tomb To Display Pageants At Riverside
Preparations for the April 27 dedication of General Grant's tomb at Riverside New York are nearing completion. The land and water pageants are billed as among the most impressive in the nation with President McKinley and his cabinet, senators and representatives, Gov Black and officials from various states expected to attend along with many foreign diplomats.
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Gen. Grant
Riverside
New York City
McKinley
Gov. Black
Washington
Vastly Proportioned Greater New York City Facts
The text cites New York City as a vast entity with population around 3,500,000 and an assessed valuation near 2.31 billion dollars. It notes a bonded debt of 216 million and an annual tax levy exceeding 55 million. Manufacturing employs 600 million capital and nearly half a million workers, with factory wages about 200 million annually. It lists 114 banks with combined deposits near 70 million and a 1 million plus surplus.
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New York City
New York
Senate and House Debates on Tariff and Flood Aid
Compiled notes show a busy session with a $250,000 appropriation for Mississippi valley flood protection, tariff bill amendments, and arbitration talks. Discussions cover Cuban relations, naval relief for India, and presidential appointments, with several accidents and notable birthdays reported.
Noted Legal Scandals and Explosions Stir Across States
Indictment of Jacob N. Sampson in Lenawee County Michigan for conspiring in Anton Christinsen’s escape. Maltby coal breaker fire destroys massive Lehigh Valley operation near Wilkes-Barre. two Pennsylvanians killed near Celina by nitro glycerine blast. Button gang executed in Santa Fe for ex sheriff’s murder. Shaimoxin Powder Co dryhouse explosion near Stumpkin pa. Spain to send wax ship Marie Theresa to Grant mausoleum dedication. Crete purchase proposal rejected by Turkey. new Atlantic cable under construction at Calais. riot at Antequera Spain over octroi tax. Italian cruiser Liguria to New York for Grant mausoleum ceremony. wage rise 10 percent for Ironwood mines Norrie East Norrie workers.
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Ironwood, Mich
Norrie
East Norrie
Senate Spares Session and India Relief Telegrams
A condensed telegram summary notes the Senate not meeting, a House message approving a joint resolution for Navy transport of suitable American vessels for famine relief in India, and a late adjournment to the seventh. It mentions a Missouri bank reorganization being declined, tariff bill monitoring by foreign legations, a Havana dispatch about Gen. Ruiz Rivera, Oxford defeating Cambridge in the eight-car race, and financial needs at the Quincy soldiers home. It also cites plans to push railway pooling and the arrival of nearly 1,000 Italian immigrants aboard the Fuerst Bismarck along with ex-Gov Porter’s declining health.
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Freeport water suit upheld by Supreme Court
Illinois news items report Freeport won in lower court as water rates changed by city ordinance over a year ago. The ruling could save Freeport hydrants from higher costs, while other notes cover Soldiers’ Home finances, Rock Island courthouse dedication, an arm loss suit against saloonkeepers, a bank robbery near Oneida, Illinois crop and rainfall updates, India corn relief, East St. Louis tax figures, jail break, school enrollment, a new hospital dedication, and local obituaries noting long-time residents.
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Freeport
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Bar
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Arcola
Illinois Legislature Spring 80 Senate Actions and Bills
Springfield reports brief Senate sessions with bills advancing. Measures include prohibiting insuring property via treaties, foreign employment safeguards, food drug adulteration controls, child labor rules, penalties for false corporate entries, and state salary scales. House votes outline deficits borrowing and court consolidation debates. Senate adjourns to election day.
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Clay
Tanner
Clay County
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Committee On Municipal Corporations
Noah as a girl's name sparks baptism bedlam at Yorkshire vicar
In a Yorkshire baptism tale the vicar misgenders Noah as a boy until the father, choosing names by the Bible, cites Numbers 26 33 showing daughters named Noah. The vestry adjourns to settle the point as the crowd erupts with humor in Youth's Companion.
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Noah
Zelophehad
Freeman and Macmillan Spar Over Ireland Autonomy
Plain Worda, Freeman, a historian, argued irritably about intellectual differences at the Macmillans. When the discussion turned to Ireland autonomy, Freeman mocked Greek terminology, urging English usage. A guest rebuked him, and Freeman eased the tension with a quip about calling it toe wee, restoring amusement and harmony.
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Macmillan
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Ion
Bargain Fever and Fatal Mine Blast Reported
An Indianapolis Journal dispatch from Zatorze Prussian Silesia notes shoppers disdain for a suitor while detailing a colliery explosion at Borsig near Zaborze. Six people died, including the mine owner and a chemical expert who was conducting experiments.
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Silesia
Borsig
Zaborze
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