Threshold of Life and Death Echo in New Year
A poem by Margaret May, published in the Observer, contrasts two shadowy figures at the year’s doorway. One beckons toward strife and victory for the brave, the other toward a dreamless rest for the burdened. A hidden golden key opens to eternal blessedness, with both forces guiding human fate and no fear needed.
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Margaret May
Observer
Pension Boards of Examining Surgeons
John W. Reynolds
Interior Department
Bureau of Pensions
Byron A. Predmore
Company C
Third New York Cavalry
Bureau
Board of Examining Surgeons
Reynolds
Pension Peart AY
Bicycle 11 152 and the daring rescue at the rails
Charles Stillwell earns a bicycle by proving self reliance. He saves two trains from collision when a freight and an express threaten a head-on crash, using speed and a red flag to alert brakemen. His father, impressed by the boy’s sacrifice, forgives the debt and records bicycle 11,152 as part of the railroad’s history.
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Mr. Stillwell
BB. & W. Railroad
Pather
Charles
Mr.Stillwell
Rand
V- Station
Lis
Laus
Firat
Leslie
Illustrated Magazine
Hydrophobia a Real Fear or Medical Theory
A 1896 overview weighs hydrophobia as a theory rather than a proven disease. Medical scholars from Jefferson, Penn, and Philadelphia reference dog bite cases and note no confirmed hydrophobia, highlighting public fear and misinterpretation. Market data cites American cheese exports, 60,448,421 pounds to Europe for $5,407.
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Philadelphia
Sam
Joseph W. Stearn
Jefferson Medical College
Charles W. Dulles
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Europe
London Hospital
St. George’s Hospital
London
Pennsylvania Hospital
Edward C. Spitzka
New York
Baltimore Sun
Dispatched Olney Letter Could Shape Arbitration
Aug 15 progress report from Wasumetos notes Secretary Olney’s dispatch to British ambassador Pauncefote. The missive discusses Salisbury proposals for the Venezuelan boundary dispute and a counter-proposal hailed as paving the way to a fair settlement. State officials praise Balfour’s reply and expect an agreement on exhaustive arbitration by December, despite Olney’s absence.
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Wasumetos
Olmey
Julian Pauncefote
House of Commons
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Balfour
State Department
William Haccourt
Olney
Dr Nansen Talks on Fram Route and Pole Hope
Aug 15 Varna Norway Arctic explorer Dr Nansen says Fram may reach Spitzbergen as it drifted to 84 degrees west. He failed to secure dogs at Olensk river mouth due to rough seas, hindering a north pole attempt. Depth measurements showed 3800 meters deep water warming above 100 meters. He describes a hard land voyage yielding valuable results and notes wintering at Franz Joseph Island in 1895.
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North Pole
Varna
Norway
Dr. Nansen
Fram
Spitzbergen
Olensk
Nansen
Franz Joseph Island
Concessions Granted to International North and South American Transportation
Minister Baker reports that Costa Rica and Nicaragua have granted authorizations to the International North and South American Transportation and Express Co., a U.S. citizen corporation, to do business in those nations. Both governments offer favorable concessions to promote the enterprise aimed at extending American trade into Central and South American ports.
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Wasamneroy
Baker
Managua
Department of State
International North and South American Transportation and Express Co
United States
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Troy
Henry E. Haydock
Express
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