Pauline Astor and Duke of Manchester to Wed in Society Circles
New York society credits a match between Pauline Astor and the Duke of Manchester. Astor, daughter of William Waldorf Astor, would join the duchy with a rich lineage but limited means for the duke. The wedding prospects tie to May queen’s drawing room, with family ties to Miss Van Alen and other duchesses.
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Pauline Astor
Duke of Manchester
New York
Miss Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Yznaga
Paul
Philadelphia
Queen's Drawing-Room
Duchess of Manchester
Miss van Alen
James J. van Alen
William Astor
Louisiana
Ter
New England
America
Lord Mandeville
Kimbolton Castle
England
Tander-Agns Castle
Ireland
Astor
Cliveden
Kansas Sun-Worshiper Declares Innocence When Sun Shines
James H. Canyon, a Kansas City resident known as a sun worshiper, told authorities he cannot steal coal while the sun shines. He confessed to previous night thefts, saying the sun watches over him and he aims to steal only in darkness. He lives by the river and vows not to steal while the sun is up.
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Kansas City
James H. Canyon
the Sun
Salvation Army Storms Black Hills in Lead Rally
The Salvation Army drew about 2,500 attendees across three Lead events led by Maj. Gifford from Minneapolis. The Lead corps hosted three meetings in the opera house with a ten cent admission, a banquet that netted $200, and swore in 34 soldiers. Lead serves as Black Hills headquarters, with 9 additional recruits noted.
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Salvation Army
Black Hills
Lead
Deadwood
Sturgis
S. D
Maj
Gifford
Minneapolis
South Dakota
Minnesota
Michigan
Army
Lend Opera House
Treasure Unearthed In Hogansville Gold Cache
A Hogansville Georgia farmer plowing a field formerly cultivated uncovered a jar under two stones and an iron plate containing sixteen thousand dollars in gold. The money appears stolen and the burial site is marked by nine field stones.
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Hogansville
Man with wooden leg stuck in city pavement
A middle aged man with a wooden leg tripped into a cellar skylight hole on Market Street. He wore a drinker's swagger and became wedged when the wooden limb slipped through the gutter. Passers by freed him after coats were removed Screws and hammer loosened the limb. He vowed to sue the property owner.
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Market Street
Philadelphia
Eleventh Street
Shipbuilding on the Clyde Sets Record for 1896
The Clyde shipbuilding trade in Scotland shows 70 firms constructing from 1 to 10 vessels, with 1896 a record year and 1907 prospects bright. Total work on hand nears 310,000 gross register tons, up 50,000 from last year, and 260,000 horsepower, up 46,000. Government orders include battleships and cruisers. Nippon Yusen Kaisha’s ten steamers contract valued around 5 million dollars, with four finished and six under construction in two yards.
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Clyde
Scotland
Fall River News
North British Mail
Glasgow
Nippon Yussen Kaisha
Japan
T His
D. & W. Henderson
Napier, Shanks & Bell
Worst Ted Trolley Collision In Foggy Night
A trolley on the Plainfield New Jersey line at full speed in fog struck a hay wagon drawn by a horse and mule. The motorman was injured, the conductor battered, and a lone passenger panicked as the wagon’s animals survived the impact. The horse escaped unharmed, while the mule toppled onto the car’s platform. The wagon driver was uninjured.
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Plainflek
N. J
Dunellen
The
New York World
Costly Miter of Wales Bishop Mostyn Worthy of Legend
Newly appointed Bishop Francis Mostyn of Wales has acquired a Gothic miter of white embroidered silk studded with 500 stones. The front bears a Holy Spirit motif in gold repousse, a jeweled heart, and a 33-gem cross. Back shows St David and St Winifred in Welsh colors, with Welsh harp motif surrounded by gems. copied from the Mostyn family’s ancient relic.
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Wales
Francis Mostyn
Great Britain
Westminster Gazette
Selots
St. David
Winifred
Mostyn
Thy Sea Serpent Possibility Sparks Scientific Debate
Scientists acknowledge the sea serpent as a possibility amid vast oceans and limited knowledge of marine life. Experts note that prehistoric monsters may still inhabit deep waters, given the ocean’s enormous expanse and unknown mysteries.
Sarony the Photographer and His Freewheeling Style
The late Mr Sarony of New York was seen as a caricaturist with a camera, using surprising poses and sudden snapshots to capture natural positions. His method relied on sitter obedience and unexpected moments, boosting his fame in theatrical portraiture and restoring fortune through originality. He was born in Quebec, once had a Birmingham studio, but New York remained his main base.
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Mr Sarony
Sarony
New York
Jan Exchange
Mr. Blaine
Tle
Ife
Quebec
Birmingham
Tell the Time by Trains on the Illinois Central Line
Chicago residents along the Illinois Central line use passing trains to tell the time. A Thirty-first Street household notes hearing the 211 morning train and the bells of engines at night, saying clocks are unnecessary and train schedules are more reliable.
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Ramilies
Wiineis Central
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Thirty-first Street
Chicago Chronicle
Childish piece on Journalism titled by a small boy
A bright city school pupil writes an essay defining journalism as the science of journals and lists various imagined journal types. He humorously notes fashion and hot journals and a baldheaded “Sally Journal” as the funniest, ending with a student’s aside that a man who oils car wheels is a journalist.
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Eorthan
Atlanta Constitution
Fashion Journal
Hot Journal
Sally
Remarkable Whale Story From Caen Harbor Encounter
Paris correspondent of the Morning Post reports A M Dubosq duck hunting at the Orne mouth where a whale surfaced near his boat. He fired twice, leaped aboard, and stabbed the creature. After a toss into the sea he returned and drove the whale ashore. The capture was sold to a company and towed to Caen. It marks a rare coastal catch after a year.
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Caen
Paris
London Morning Post
A. M. Dubosq
Orne
M. Dubosq
French
Parisians Find 800 Bodies From 1871 Uprising
In Paris the waterworks project in the Charonne quarter uncovered about 800 corpses from the bloody May 1871 clashes. The remains were collected and buried in a corner of Charonne cemetery as reminders of those days.
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Enmindera
Charonne
Pawnshop tale of Trish and copper kettle loss
Trish is described pawning a copper kettle to raise money. The pawnbroker questions the item and hints at its value or desirability, signaling a dispute or misunderstanding about what should be pawned and why. The fragment hints at a local, simple financial transaction within a broader story.
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Trish
Plan to lay up United States warships in reserve
Naval experts favor laying up several vessels to save costs and free crews for new battleships. In 1908 sixtyone ships served actively, costing about eight million dollars. Proposed reserves include six ships like New York and Olympia, with savings of over one million dollars annually. New reserve stations include New York, League Island, Norfolk, and Puget Sound.
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Naval Administration
Coast Survey
Asiatic Squadron
Mediterranean
Smyrna
Atlantic
Capt. Mahan
New York
Olympia
Columbia
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Amphitrite
Iowa
League Island
Norfolk
Puget Sound
Philadelphia
Miantonomah
Pioneer
Europe
Detroit
China
Loyal to Ins New Wife Skeleton in Closet Revealed in Sioux Falls
A long hidden family tragedy emerges as P. P. Boylan city treasurer dies. neighbors find his wife, Mrs. Boylan, insane for 36 years, barred from the outside world and unaware of her husband’s death. He cared for her alone for decades, and she now faces asylum.
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Sioux Falls
P. P. Boylan
Boylan
Rare 18th Century Jerusalem Print Belonged to Miss Crook
An English colored print of Jerusalem made in 1766, owned by Miss Mixy Crook of Chicago, No. 3403 Vernon Avenue. It is an heirloom with no copies known, the original and three of four copies destroyed by fire, the remaining copy preserved. The print shows 25 Biblical localities, numbered and described, with Solomon's Temple apparata in the border. measures 28 4 2 by inches and kept rolled in brocade.
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Mixy Crook
Chicago
Jerusalem
Miss Crook
Vernon Avenue
Solomon's Temple
Paper bags and hard times thrive in lean years
The Chicago Chronicle notes paper bag manufacturers prosper as hard times drive small purchases. Grocery and fruit buyers increasingly use bags for single or small quantities, with demand rising while prosperity is delayed. When times improve and bulk buying returns, bag demand will shrink.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
Mayor in Jail Story From Mansfield Era
The Mansfield News recounts how William J. Strong, then a Mansfield figure, was jailed for six weeks by Judge M. May after refusing to answer questions in a case involving alleged financial fraud. Strong, later known as New York City’s mayor, drew support from Mansfield’s elite as he served his term before a higher court released him.
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New York
M. May
William J. Strong
New York City
Mansfield
Manuel May
Strong
Regar
Verne Lauded for Modest Demeanor in Chautauquan Portrait
The Chautauquan praises Jules Verne as a quiet, unpretentious writer who appears almost retired from public life. The article notes his simple manners, sincere bearing, and a demeanor that contrasts with any artist’s vivacity as he discusses his works with abstracted reserve.
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Jules Verne
Verdi
Verne
Size and origins of kangaroos and bicycles
A report notes kangaroos average three to four feet tall with specimens from six to seven feet common on Australian plains. It records a kangaroo leaping up to 90 feet. The bicycle origins are traced to 1731 in France when two pedal propelled chairs were shown to the academy.
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France
Sieur Maylord
Academy
Water bear impresses with extreme survival powers
A curious description outlines the tardigrade or water bear, noting its ability to endure boiling water, vacuum, and desiccation. Found in house gutters, it remains revived after years when placed in water. Its body relies on albumen and two tough skins, with four leg pairs and a simple nervous system.
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Tidlits
Life in the Spreewald Swamp Dress Customs
A Century description details village life near Burg through Leipe and Lubbenau, noting school departure rituals and distinctive female costume. It contrasts short, winged caps and bright skirts near Burg with longer, plainer attire toward Leipe, where garments become more modest and practical.
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Wendland
Burg
Leipe
Lubbenau
Longfellow Statue in Portland Best Memorial of Poet
The Longfellow statue in Portland stands as a dignified bronze seated figure in Longfellow Square. Raised by a local fund, chosen for being a Maine man, it honors the poet in his native town with a beautiful likeness. The work inspires youth and honors a man remembered where he was born.
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Portland
Longfellow
the Atlantic
Longfellow Square
Maine
Island or Peninsula Joke Teaches Geography
Ansland and a Penignnala. A school scene features a teacher asking pupils to distinguish an island from a peninsula. A bright student explains with a two-glass demonstration using water, milk, and a fly. The fly in water becomes an island, the fly in milk becomes a peninsula. The class applauds.
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Ansland
Animatograph to Capture Royal Events for Posterity
The device known in England as the animatograph will be used to preserve images for posterity. It will document Princess Maud’s wedding and the Prince of Wales’ triumph, marking the queen’s jubilee and significant moments in London.
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England
Maud
Prince of Wales
London
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