Social life of Governor Shaw and family in Des Moines
The Shaw administration is praised for its public functions and Mrs Shaw's sociable role influencing political fortunes. The family includes Enid Earl and Erma, with Enid nearing Cornell and considering study abroad or Vassar, Erma at Denison, and Earl at a military academy in Indiana. The piece also notes royal jewel lore and Paris drawing trends with electric glass flowers and luminous fruit used at dinners.
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Luminous Flowers Illuminate Paris for Public Festivities
Paris hosts electric floral decorations with bulbs and glowing metal petals. Electric tulips violets and roses brighten streets and parks during public fêtes as garlands of luminous blossoms return from the 1900 exhibition.
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Paris
London Telegraph
Chinese Junk Trade Endures Despite Sail Shortcomings
The passage notes that traditional Chinese trading vessels, junk ships, persist in use for general trade with centuries of practice unchanged. They sail well when wind is on the sides but struggle fore and aft, having many bulkheads and fierce, rancorous handling. The text also invites readers to identify the originator of a phrase and mentions a note about a king’s ruby.
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China
Murray
Scriptorium
Oxford
England
Building Rules in Stockholm
Stockholm limits building coverage to two thirds of a lot, except on street corners where three fourths is allowed. the remainder must be reserved for courts, light, and ventilation. Chimney flues must be twelve or fifteen inches and swept monthly from October to April by official chimney sweepers.
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Stockholm
Kron, Germanys first ironclad, struck from fleet rolls
Germany oldest sea going ironclad Kron is removed from the active list. Launched in England in 1867 she once embodied the latest armored warship design and power and was a landmark in naval engineering despite its obsolescence today.
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Germany
England
Japanese girls seek allure with gilded lips
Some young Japanese girls desire a striking appearance and apply gold tinted lipstick to enhance魅力 and draw attention.
Baramunda the Two Breathers Feeds Queensland Rivers
A strange Queensland fish named baramunda with both gills and lunglike organs has been sent to the Paris Museum of Natural History. Reported to reach six feet, it lives in Mary Daweon and Burnett rivers where natives call it a salmon for its flesh. French naturalists note its nocturnal snoring and oxygen seeking jumps from water. The species, once thought extinct, is celebrated as an early fish in chthythology records.
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Paris
France
Museum of Natural History
Mary
Daweon
Burnett
Queensland
Baramunda
Paris Museum
Dress of Students Through Harvard’s Uniform History
The article traces how Harvard students’ attire evolved from strict 1828 specifications to more varied dress by 1870. It details coats, waistcoats, neckcloths, and hats, noting restrictions by class such as crows feet on sleeves for seniors and buttonhole rules, then describes color shifts to blue gray and black, and the gradual adoption of decorative frog closures and buttons across classes.
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Harvard
Curious Portrait Vase Hails From New York Museum
A rare Chinese porcelain vase in the New York Metropolitan Museum carries a portrait of George Washington. Made by a Chinese artist over a century ago, the piece blends Chinese and European dress in a carefully rendered likeness. The work is described as both esthetic and curious, with recognizable Chinese features in the eyes and eyebrows.
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New York Metropolitan Museum
George Washington
Betta Brown Charged With Hot Blackberry Jam Attack
Oklahoma complaint filed before a judge accuses Betta Brown of throwing boiling blackberry jam from the Covett hotel kitchen dishpan onto H. C. Clark in Luther Oklahoma Territory on July 1, 1901. Clark sustained burns to his left arm and back.
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Oklahoma
Betta Brown
H. C. Clark
Oklahoma County
Luther
Covett Hotel
Territory
Woman's costly fad brings Venetian palace to Boston
Mrs. Jack Gardner, Boston widow, imported a 400 year old Venetian palace and rebuilt it in Back Bay. The grand opening will feature lavish decor and two famous paintings by Italian masters valued at $213,000.
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Back Bay
Boston
Gardner
Republican finance shifts toward asset currency and national banks
The Treasury Secretary endorses 12 shipping subsidies, tax repeats, and an asset currency linked to the Overstreet and McCleary bills. He argues gold certificates replace greenbacks, freeing $60 million in bonds and reducing redemption burdens by about $200 million. The plan envisions national banks expanding powers and a windfall for private finance.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
National Banks
United States
Prentiss on Anarchy and Imperialism in Chicago Speech
Judge William Prentiss writes in the Chicago American condemning anarchy and imperialism. He argues government must act with stern justice to prevent anarchy and criticizes subsidies, post office abuses, and U S policy in the Philippines and Cuba, urging public scrutiny and lawful reform.
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William Prentiss
Chicago
Illinois
Chicago American
Poland
Huffalo
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