Great Britain censored by size in arbitration lessons
The Weekly Journal notes that Britain uses power to shape arbitration outcomes and contrasts Japan’s censorship for scandalous private life articles. It discusses the cost of the armored cruiser New York and questions the allure of spending on warships versus other luxuries. French astronomer M FuamManion argues Mars has Earthlike conditions and potential life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Japan
America
New York
M. FuamManion
Mars
Prison Commission Uses Inmate Labor For State Goods
The New York prison commission aims to employ prisoners to manufacture items for state institutions. The plan reduces costs, ends the contract system, and removes prison labor from competition with free labor. Its trial could guide other states.
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Prison Commission of
New York
The Statistician’s Teeth as Gold Reserve Suggestion
A statistician posits that 25 million Americans walk with $100 million in their teeth while $50 million remains in deceased individuals, implying a government power to extract teeth when gold reserves run low. This provocative idea treats buried wealth as a potential national resource.
Nicholas Alexander medal limited run from French mint
Som correspondents ask if copies of Chaplain's Nicholas Alexander medal struck at the French mint during the czar and czarina's visit can be had. The editor notes only nine impressions were made, three in each metal, after which the dies were broken up.
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London Truth
Nicholas-Alexander
Land transfer system praised for simplicity and certainty
The Torrens land transfer system, declared unconstitutional by the Illinois supreme court, is not available. It has operated admirably in Australia, where freshness of land titles created favorable circumstances. It is praised for simplicity directness and certainty in establishing titles and transfers, freeing ownership from costly processes.
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Torrens
Ilinois Supreme Court
Australia
Supreme Court
Ottawa
County Recorder
Salvation Army launches street rescue program for intoxicated
An innovation in religious rescue work will be inaugurated soon by the Salvation Army. It provides care for drunks on the streets including lamp-post hangers-on. The rescued will be carried to the army barracks and cared for until sobered, with both men and women volunteers taking part.
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Salvation Army
Army
Questionable Kleptomania Case Sets Precedent in London
Mrs Castle’s conviction sparks debate over kleptomania as a disease of the rich or a broader condition. The case is described as a cause celebre for establishing a precedent, challenging views that thieves are inherently degenerate and irresponsible.
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Castle
London
The Devotion to Football Echoes Ancient Sun Worship
A modern football devotee dons padded armor and enters the arena to battle for the ball, honoring ancestors who called the ball a sun and fought in its name, sometimes dying. The piece links contemporary sport to ancestral reverence and ritual.
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Lirtlx
Fragmented Electoral Certainty in Early American Posts
The passage describes how presidents are elected through electoral votes and formally certified, while lower offices like civil-service clerks and postmasters receive commissions or notices. It contrasts the citizen elected to the presidency with other offices and emphasizes formal certification.
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Mex. McKinter
United States
Civil-Service Commission
Congress
Senate
Noted Legal Eagle Garesche Dies at 76 in St Louis
Personal and political briefs report Alexander Garesche a longtime St Louis bar member dying of paralysis at 76. Other items note Venezuela arbitration, missed Cuban reverses, Annie Howard's London wedding, and various political and crime notices across the era.
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Alexander P. Garesche
St. Louis
Sweden
Annie Howard
Charles T. Howard
New Orleans
New York
Carter Harrison
Chicago
London
England
Walter Parrott
Egypt
Mary Sureve Ransom
Melkinley
From the City and Countryside Telegrams of 1890s
Bank reserves exceed required margins in New York City. Army officer Dr. Tomas M. Vincent retires at age 83 after a long service. Chicago factories of National Linseed Co reopen, and a $10,000,000 trust deed is filed in Chicago. New York bank weekly statements show large gains in reserves loans and deposits. Reports from Cuba warn of a spy’s execution. Barnato group eyes Ontario mining properties with options valued at $250,000. Chicago real estate scrambles as Porter questions U.S. land rights in the Northwest. Ottawa rules Torrens Law unconstitutional. A Belgian mob tears down the U.S. flag in Atkingen. A man jailed for mail misuse in Illinois. Centralia loses several aged citizens. Dixon leads county seat contest. Decatur man Frederick Aholtz dies suddenly. An ex-convict plans pardon requests. Rev. C. E. Garst dies in California. Lovejoy friendship noted in Alton. Local swindle case and a Cayuga pickpocket among notes.
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New York City
Tomas M. Vincent
Army
Ohio
Military Academy
Chicago
National Linseed Co
Oil and Lead Works Manufacturing Co
Turee
County Recorder’s Office
West Chicago Street Car Co
Central Trust Co
New York
Washington
Max Peralta
House
Maceo
Havana
Cuba
Barney Barnato
Johannesburg
Lake of the ‘Woods
Rainey River
Ontario
Atttorney
Henry E. Porter
United States
Northwest Territory
Diipis
Indiana
Michigan
Wsconsin
Soldiers Orphans Home inspection and Thanksgiving proclamation
The Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Normal was inspected by a Grand Army of Illinois visiting committee led by Past Commander Powell. Gov. Altgeld issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation designating November 26, 1896 as a day of thanks, with the seal dated November 9, 1898 and signed by Secretary of State William H. Hinrichsen.
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Ed. Harlan
Board of Trustees
McCauley
Illinois Woman's Relief Corps
Hoene
Powell
T. G. Lawler
W. F. Calhoun
Ed Kirk, Jr
W. H. Rose
John 8. Cook
George D. Lyon
W. PF. Kanaga
C. W.sanders
J. N. Reece
J. S. Gregory
T. W. Scott
Cadwallader
Charles A. Partridge
Altgeld
State OF Illinois
Springfield
A. D
John P. Altgeld
William H. Hinrichsen
Time of Peace Adage Put Into Practice by US
Washington reports emphasize calm Cuban policy while preparing for potential conflict with Spain. Officials state no trouble is expected, but departments remain ready to act if an emergency arises. Fortifications and defensive works are being strengthened as precautionary measures. Military officers along the Atlantic coast push heavy ordnance readiness under strict secrecy. Secretary Lamont seeks returns on defense expenditures while the maxim that peace time should prepare for war is repeatedly echoed.
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United States
Spain
Washington
Atlantic
Navy Yards
Lamont
Desperate Battle Report in Pinar del Rio Spain vs Insurgents
A Jacksonville special reports a fierce engagement at Pinar del Rio with Maceo and Weyler in action. Insurgents occupy high ground and fire upon Spanish troops who attack fiercely and attempt to surround elevations. Several towns appear aflame as artillery lights the sky. The outcome remains uncertain with both sides resolved to fight to the last man.
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Pinar del Rio
Weyler
Maceo
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
Cuba
Adda
Spanish Victory Report From Manila Disputed
A Manila dispatch to the Imparcial says Novaleta’s 400 killed claim is false. Spaniards attacked rebels at Novaléti on November 8 but failed to take fortified positions. A second attack on November 11 led to a 200-man loss for Spain. A Havana dispatch notes Cuban exiles’ arrival in Spain impacts authorities who think prisoners should be sent to Mernandes Po instead of confinement in Spain.
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Madrid
Imnparcials
Hong Kong
Manila
Novaleta
Novaléti
Mapnio
Havana
Imparcial
Spain
Cuba
Mernandes Po
Alan
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Northampton
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Canovas del Castillo
Burchard Bank of
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Neb
Edward T. Bennett
Bay City
Mich
Tribune
John F. Eddy
Edward Carrington
Spencer
W. Va
Simmons & Co
Danizel J. Greenwald
Reformed Church
Bonner Springs
Kas
Greenwald
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Ind
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New York’ City
Providence
R. I
E.C. Jones
Walters
Monroe Street
Supt Robinson
James Faain
Carlisle
Covington
Polics
Brooklyn
Thomas Bram
Herbert Fuller
United States Circuit Court
Boston
Capt
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Fuller
Landa
Augustus W. Bramberg
Treasury
General Missionary Committee of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Detroit
R. G.dun & Co
Canada
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Northern Pacific
Iowa
Delaware River
Navy Department
Ericsson
Atkingen
Kewanee
William Stierlin
Quincy
New Salem
Thomas McNeil
Centralia
David Blythe
Thomas H. Robertson
H. L. Lowe
8. L. Hand
Lee County
Dixon
Reemoval
Amboy
Frederick Aholtz
Decatur
Daniel Lyons
Chester
C. E. Garst
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Unitarian Church
War Lovejoy
P. B. Whipple
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