New English Trust opens Waterman s Arms in London
The public house reform society led by Earl Grey and other nobles opens The Waterman s Arms in Southwark London. The model saloon offers tea coffee and inexpensive meals to laborers with liquor sales minimized by salaried managers. Lord Grey serves as active president guiding the venture with support from notable peers.
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Public House Trust
England
London
Milwaukee Sentinel
Waterman’s Arme
Southwark
United Kingdom
Central Public House Trust
Dukes of Devonshire and Norfolk
Lord Rosebery
Earl Grey
Bishop of Canterbury
Great Britain
Waterman's Arms
Lord Grey
Trust
British South African Company
Cecil Rhodes
Avoid the Fat Oysters
The article warns against plump white oysters common in restaurants and argues that dealers bleach oysters by placing them in fresh water. It notes oysters are normally in sea water and that freshwater exposure makes them whiter and allegedly fatter, urging readers to avoid this practice.
Duke of Connaught Appointed Inspector General of Army
King Edward approves the Duke of Connaught as inspector general under a reform plan. Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, grandson of Queen Victoria, has spent his life in the army and held rapid promotions from 1866 onward. His marriage to Princess Louise of Russia increased his income.
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Edward
Duke of Connaught
Duke of
Royal Engineers
Ward
India
Marks Center Elm of Massachusetts Gains Historic Glow
The old center elm in Rutland Worcester County marks the geographic center of Massachusetts and draws curious visitors. The ancient tree’s age is unreadable, its rings requiring tree-cutting study, but the center spot remains a key axis for the commonwealth alongside the Washington elm in Cambridge.
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Massachusetts
Rutland
Worcester County
Creta
Cambridge
Old Bay State
Abstemious singers guard diets like athletes
A discussion of singers Melba Nordica and Patti reveals strict self control in eating. Melba avoids confectionery entirely while Nordica denies sweets despite craving them. Patti, though desiring indulgence, rarely eats all she craves and shuns pastry for health.
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Mme
Melba
Nordica
Patti
Rich Men Scarce in Japan Report Details Tax Burden
The article notes there are virtually no rich men in Japan with only two paying an income tax above 125000 dollars annually. It states in the empire only seven households reach 1350 pounds per year, while wages remain very low. Male peasants earn about 15 cents daily and female labor about nine and a half cents.
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Japan
Empire
Chief of Mormons Maintains Belief in Polygamy
The article portrays Joseph F. Smith, head of the Mormon Church, as a rich, politically active leader with five wives and 45 children. It details his lineage, wartime service, missions, and lifelong adherence to polygamy, while noting his role before Reed Smoot Investigating Committee and his stature as “prophet, seer and revelator.”
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Reed Smoot
Smith
Salt Lake City
Joesph
Utah
Senate Committee
United States Senate
Joseph F. Smith
President Smith
Far West
Caldwell County
Hyrum Smith
Josephy
Missouri
Hinds
Nauvoo
Carthage
Iowa
Sandwich Islands
California
Joseph F. Smith Ia
Maui
Brigham Young
United States
Harney
Mormon Church
Short Skirts Stir Schools Board Action in Des Moines
Des Moines Indiana teachers faced a board verdict requiring shorter skirts after petitions to re oil dusty unpolished floors led to dust complaints. The board condemned long skirts and announced a move to “cut them off” as clothing innovation spread. dust concerns and fashion clashed with school policy.
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Des Moines
Astructors
Spooner Tillman Senate Clash Sparks Sparks in Gallery Bustle
In the United States Senate Spooner and Tillman exchange taunts across the aisle. Spooner’s sharp, biting retorts meet Tillman’s rapid repartee as they duel at center aisle. The pair escalate until blows seem likely, then shift sides and end in a mutual arm of apparent accord.
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Spooner
Tillman
United States Senate
Wisconsin
Stalder
Spooner-Tillman
Picture of Lincoln Portrait Found in Alabama Frame
A large Lincoln photograph in a frame made from a rail split by the Civil War leader arrived in Sycamore Alabama while H B Earley moved his office. The frame bore a document detailing the relics history and the photo, taken by McClellan at Borinefield, shows Lincoln clean shaven with a rugged unretouched face and a prominent mole.
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Abraham Lincol
Tought
Sycamore
H. 8
Earley
McClellan
Borinefield
Lincoln
The Lighthouse Girl of Elba Island Lights Savannah Port
Miss Florence Martus, known as The Lighthouse Girl, keeps a lonely watch from the Elba Island lighthouse cottage midway between Savannah and the sea. She salutes every vessel with a flag or lantern, earning wide regard from mariners and harbor firms that send Christmas tokens and gifts in her honor.
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Savannah
Goa
New York
Miss Martua
Savannah River
Biba
Lve
Florence Martus
Miss Martus
Elba Island
Fort Pulaskd
Obtal
Elbe Ie Land
Misa Martugia
Charleston
Pilots’ Association
Taree Steamship Company
Lincoln rails frame linked to Hanks and Hawke saga
A fragmented reminiscence traces a frame built from red oak rails split by Lincoln in youth. Dennis Hanks helped produce rails for campaign memory, Hawke supplied one to McClellan, and an artist framed a portrait. Ownership passed from L. Dow of San Francisco to H. F. Knapp and then to his son-in-law H. S. Earley.
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Lincoln
Dennis Hanks
Hawke
McClellan
L. Dow
San Francisco
Dow
H. F. Knapp
Sycamore
H. 8. Earley
Mr. Dow
Bear in Cold Storage At Maine New Brunswick Line
Newcomb Parker, a farmer near the Maine New Brunswick border, discovered a bear hibernating in a hollow log. He blocked the log to trap the animal, planning to exhibit it as a county fair prize once it awakens in spring.
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Newcomb Parker
Maine
New Brunswick
Farmer Parker
Parker
Whee Brain
Klosterneuburg Wine Monastery Legend Given Its Giant Cask
The Austrian town of Klosterneuburg near Vienna hosts a legend linked to a vast monastery cask. In 1106 Margrave Leopold III founded the monastery after a sign from heaven appeared when a veil was found during a hunt. Each November 15 locals and Viennese visitors slide down the giant wine cask at a festival named Fass’s Rutechen, a historic custom still observed.
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Klosterneuberg
Vienna
Leopold
Austria
Ilac
St. Leopold's
Klosterneuburg
Interesting Ballot Box and World War Era Notes
A Fortson camp ballot box in cannon form uses white and black balls from a muzzle to drop into a rear box. Materials cited include Cuban mahogany from Morrocatia and Philippine mahogany from Manila, carried by soldiers. Also mentions wasps’ locating abilities and small Japanese farms averaging about two acres with no hired help.
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George H. Fortson
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Dog Saves Master’s Money From Burglars at Langley’s Corner
Burglars broke into Harry Jenkins house at Langley’s Corner seeking pension money after Jenkins and his sister had just collected their pensions. A pet dog thwarted the entry and protected the cash. Police were summoned but no arrests reported.
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Harry Jenkins
Langley's Corner
Jenkins
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