Numerous world notes from science to politics reported
A digest of brief items covers marriages in Manhattan and the Bronx, the 16th anniversary of Baltimore's Ancient Mechanical Society, a Portchester woman’s self harm, New Hampshire’s oldest church, Sing Sing prison condemnation, maple syrup flow by tree side, Zurich coin auction, Oceanic ship table numbering superstition, Connecticut crime rate drop, Hartford’s Noah Webster Library drive, and various global curiosities from storms in Iowa to Sumatra and Rio Janeiro.
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Manhattan
Bronx
Ancient Mechanical Society of
Baltimore
Samuel Miller
Portchester
N. Y
Zurich
Connecticut
Noah Webster
Germany
United States
Chicago
Federal Steel Trust
Royal heir Milan Obrenovitch and the Serb tragedy
A Paris editorial condemns Milan Obrenovitch as a bloodstain in the army leadership saga. Born into the Obrenovitch line, he faced exile, suspicion, and a dramatic Serb courtroom fall from grace. He moments before execution, survived by a deadly misfire until a final shot ended his life.
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Paris
Milan
Miloch
Francis Huet
Milan Obrenoviteh
Michael
Belgrade
Tuet
Mme. Huet
Russia
Ephrem Obrenovitch
Marie Catargi
Milan Rasnovano
Servia
Yellow Shirt Mascot Sparks Luck Tale from New Orleans
A New Orleans tale recounts a sport who wears a yellow striped shirt believed to bring luck. After a laundryman delivers a washed shirt in time, the wearer wins but later loses $150, blaming the garment for tempting fate. The Times-Democrat reports the humorous superstition around the garb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wil
Orlents
Times-Democrat
Legal interpretations on executive endorsements and street regulations
Summary of court notes including estate executor endorsements on commercial paper not binding the executor, municipal ordinances exceeding charter authority to curb street congestion, gripman negligence in presence of children near tracks, foreign real estate mortgages to non residents upheld where land state laws prevail, and association patronage withdrawal illegal when forced by cooperative by laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton National Bank
Wing
Mass
L. St. A
Ex Parte Battis
Texas
Nathan
Obelisk Relic Seeks Safe Relocation in New York
A 2000s era concern notes a 8,000 year old obelisk from Thermes II gifted by the Khedive of Egypt. It suffers rapid decay in Central Park and may be moved to the east wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, supported by Vanderbilt who funded the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
New York
Thermes II
Krameses II
Egypt
America
Metrolitan Museum of Art
William H. Vanderbilt
First Cable Car Remarkable Canal Linking Phillipsburg and Newark
A sixty mile canal in New Jersey runs from Phillipsburg to Newark and predates the state’s rail system. Its notable feature is a system that raises and lowers boats without locks, using a cable or similar mechanism.
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Phillipsburg
Newark
N. J
N.J
New Jersey
Oregon Short Line
Portland
W. H. Hurlburt
Origin of the Cable Car System on Morris Canal
The article explains the first cable car design with high sided cars running on an eighteen foot track. It notes the operation by an endless cable, the same principle used in city cable cars. The Morris canal used this method for half a century, predating urban cable car introductions by about thirty five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Canal
Settled for the Dress in Odd Railroad Claim
A railroad claim agent recalls settling a bizarre case where a farmer’s wife was injured in a collision and a separate demand for five yards of calico appeared. The old man insisted the dress was nearly new, and the agent realized both claims were identical.
Farmer Hahn’s Acting Draws Crowd in Civil War-Era Play
A Philadelphia Post note praises Minneapolis lawyer William John Hahn for his acting in a local drama twenty years ago. Hahn played a reprobate youth in a court scene where he is condemned. Mayor James Richardson acted as judge and Mat Stroup as defense counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Northwest
William John Hahn
Minneapolis
M.nnexsota
Philadelphia Post
Mr. Hahn
James Richardson
Connecticut
Mat” Shoup
Aberdeen
N. D
Hahn
Richardson
Stroup
Glasgow
Mat’ Stroup
Johnny’ Hahn
Spanish Charities Highlight Spanish Community Spirit
Spanish communities show strong charity with self-supporting groups feeding a large local population. The text praises Spanish generosity and notes a substantial population served without a poor tax.
Death Pleased Them Show Delights At Town Hall
A garbled excerpt reports crowd reaction to a dramatized version of Uncle Tom's Cabin with Eva’s revived death scene encouraged by the audience. The text also mentions Danish memorial fundraising, a critical jab at Mormonism, and a plug for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It closes with a note on English language instruction in Russian commercial schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Pettyville Tavern
Eva
San Francisco Examiner
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
The article asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers a $100 reward for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and mentions catarrh as a common cause. Also notes Cuban railway mileage under British control and a cold cure claim with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hell's Family
Philada
Bona
Wisconsin College of Music Opens in Milwaukee
An imposing building in Milwaukee houses the Wisconsin College of Music, marking a new cultural landmark. The note, from Mrs. Lucy Wallace of Marquette Kansas dated December 12, 1894, adds a personal reminiscence.
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Wisconsin College of Music
Milwaukee
Lucy Wallace
Marquette
Kansas
Clerical Ordnance and Mildew Spores study
A humorous exchange notes Rev Dr Bang becoming a cathedral canon. The piece also reports Mr F L Stevens of the University of Chicago proving mildew spores are disturbed by snails and worms as they travel over fresh leaves.
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Hobbs
Bang
H’m
N. Y
F. L. Stevens
University of Chicago
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Portland Directory
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First St
Portland, Or
John Poole
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