Washington Letter Delivers China Minister Interview and Cash Talks
Washington report notes a rare personal interview between the Chinese Minister and President, with a Chinese imperial message of thanks. It covers U.S. concerns over China’s good faith, Gen. Sampson’s Washington visit, Ecuador, Hague arbitration, and Treasury views on war taxes and revenue balances. It cites Judge Gray’s Hague appointment and Secretary Hay’s stance on monetary policy and campaign confidence.
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Washington
China
Hay
White House
Conger
Gen . J. Sampson
Arizona
U.S
Ecudor
Congress
Ecuador
Quito
Gray
Delaware
Hague Arbitration
Treasury
Spain
Secretary of the Treasury
New England Cotton Manufacturers Association
Gage
Mr. Gages
Lord Russell's Start in the Prize Essay
A brief recount of Lord Russell’s early life and success in the Newry Institute prize essay competition. At eighteen he won for his work on The Age We Live In Its Ten Tendencies and Exigencies. The judge Mr Justice Compton questioned the rookie, then Russell asserted his defense and impressed the jury.
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Lord Russell
Newry Institute
Bussell
Cage
Edwin James
Justice Compton
Russell
Ainehing
Charles Russell
Jurie
Nice
Mar Russell
Tin
Liverpool Cable Telegraph Agreement Moves Toward Night Delivery
The postmaster general has authorized an arrangement with cable companies and the National Telephone Company to allow overseas messages received after hours to be transmitted by telephone to recipients’ homes. The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce had pressed for this extension, and the postmaster general has pledged to grant the requested facilities.
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Liverpool
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
National Telephone Company
A Boer Maiden and a South African Beauty Rhapsody
A war correspondent extols a Boer beauty in a stylized tribute that blends old time song cadence with vivid, graphic description of her features and bearing. The prose paints her hair, eyes, mouth, waist, and hands in lush terms, comparing her to sunny honey and the sea, while hinting at moral strength and steadfast charm.
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Enon
Heetary
MR. Bunny
Adah L. Sutton
W. H. Fry
Mer
Bunny
Madonna
Christ
Franklin Edson Belden
Jesus
Josephine Pollard
England
Harry Castleman
Teddy
James Otis
Mary A. Denison
John Henderson Garnsey
Edward Everett Billings
Ruth Reid
Nubia
Saracenesco
Hettie E. Miller
Richard Vou
Heinrich Hoffman
Clotl
Tess
Martha E. Buhre
Frank E. Miller
M.C. A
Dallas
Tex
Paddy
Core
Stephen Fixke
George J. Kappeler
Saalfield Publishing Company
Akbron
Ohio
Tobacco and heart disease link discussed by doctors
A French medical congress discussion reports cases of organic heart lesions tied to heavy tobacco use. Experts note palpitations and vascular symptoms vanish after quitting, while French doctors shift away from tobacco as U.S. authorities cite government monopolies and taxation as factors in consumption.
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Internationa Medical Concresk
Taris
Wired
Regia
France
College Education Shows Value For Public Service
An article argues college training benefits public life and leadership. It cites Union and Confederate leaders, cabinet officers, and presidents as college graduates, noting West Pointers dominate prominent roles. The piece asserts college education reduces poverty and boosts national opportunity.
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Odieion
Vollee
Oart
Lowe House
United States
Vo Pr University
Cabnet
Eagle and Buck Fight On Pacific Slope
A hunter recounts a dramatic chase as an eagle attacked a spike buck in a hillside glade. The eagle dodged, pecked, and slashed with talons while the buck fought for life, finally breaking free as the bird fled.
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Pacific
Inp Wong
Tito
Anarchist's Ruse Ends in Shipboard Embarrassment
A notorious anarchist named Maresen, four years into a sentence, plotted to escape from Naples. Involving a wooden case carried by a cargo ship from Naples to Marseilles, a mislaid deception led to the case breaking open and Maresen being dragged out as the ship neared Marseilles. The tale suggests the case contained cloth rather than contraband.
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Naples
Bonga
Maraul
Maresca
Marseilles
Kaiser as censor tightens Prussian theatre control
Emperor William's special wishes have made Prussia stricter on theatre censorship. Berlin submissions for the coming season are largely forbidden or heavily modified, with objections mainly political or social in nature.
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William
Prussia
Berlin
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McKinley
Sampson
Massachusetts Navy Yard
Yorbacco Heart
Eagle
Buck
Kaiser
Censor
Wheeler & Wilson
Undertaker
TR Aiu
A. Heddergott
General Merchant
G. Sats
Bankers
Plakes
Maisi Street
Saasfieli
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