Holland submarine torpedo boat launched at Cresc ent shipyard
The Holland submarine torpedo boat was launched in Elizabeth New Jersey with inventor John P B Holland in attendance. The vessel named The Holland was christened by Mrs Nixon wife of Lieut Lewis Nixon and is designed to travel eight knots underwater for eight hours and ten knots on the surface. It has three torpedo tubes and a six man crew. Holland declined a government observer but will allow engineers from the US Britain and Spain to view after trials. The craft may revolutionize warfare. Separately a nude woman image appeared on a pane of glass in Kankakee Illinois, likely from a lightning flash, drawing local curiosity and a $25 offer for the glass.
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Crescent Ship Yards
Elizabeth
N. J
John PB. Holland
Holland
Nixon
Lewis Nixon
United States
Mr. Holland
Kankakee, Sr
Battle With a Black Cat in Philadelphia Home
Night worker Owen W. Riley found a large black cat in bed with his wife and newborn. The cat attacked, Riley fought back and struck the animal against the wall, injuring himself and scaring his wife. Both were treated. the baby escaped harm.
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Philadelphia
Owen W. Riley
Riley
Polyclinia Hospital
Penalties After Death for Queen’s Murderers
Posthumous punishment is ordered for the murderers of the late queen of Carea. The two ministers who degraded her and caused the king to cut his topknot were executed when the king sought refuge with the Rusalay legation at Seoul. Their bodies were mutilated. The law department is to pursue proper procedure to administer the extreme penalty to the two dead traitors.
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Carea
Rusalay
Seoul
Law Department
Womanly figure of Christ planned for English temperance village
Lady Henry Somerset weighs placing a heroic Christ statue outdoors in Duxbury, England, a bold novelty for the British Tale. A separate note from Friedensburg Pa recalls Squire Frank G Kaufman celebrating his fiftieth by smoking a four year old cigar, an odd aside in the religious fogue.
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Henry Somerset
Christ
Duxhurst
England
Frank G. Kaufman
Friedensburg
The Blue Blazes Confirmation of Corrales
A bishop’s coachman is fined four pesetas after a Spanish blasphemy incident near Corrales Zamora. The bishop and mayor intervene, the coachman is dismissed, and the bishop returns to his residence. The event is humorously dubbed the blue blazes confirmation of Corrales.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Spain
Corrales
Zamora
Cor Tales
France
Sig. Tome
Monsiegneur
Alligator Said to Make Hole in New Orleans Levee
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports a high wind damaged levees along the Algiers shore. At Morgan railroad wharf a work crew found a four foot alligator had bored a hole through the bank, using both dry land and water as resting spots.
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New Orleans
Algiers
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Morgan Railroad
Sergt
Cologne
Bagley Family Dinner Tale Ends With Child Guesser Banished
A Chicago Dimes-Herald anecdote recounts the Bagley family dinner tale where young Johnnie Bagley, a precocious and playful child, outguessed his father and exposed the tale of a near fatal scrape. The father’s attempt to captivate guests turns into a reveal that leads to the boy being banished from further storytelling.
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Bagley
Bagleys
Chicago Dimes-Herald
Bagley Senior
Bagley, Jr
Johnnie
Papa
Curious Dinner at Jericho ends with global tastes
An American traveler in Palestine recalls a Jericho hotel porch dinner featuring butter from Norway cheese from Switzerland marmalade from London wine from Jerusalem diluted with Elisha well water raisins from Ramoth Gilead Jericho oranges almonds from east of the Jordan and Turkish tobacco then notes a Paris area accident where a hotelier fatally injured himself when a pipe exploded after a cartridge mixed with tobacco.
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Jericho
Palestine
Hartford Courant
Norway
Switzerland
London
Jerusalem
Elisha
Ramoth Gilead
Jaffa
Indian River
Florida
Jordan
Mantes
Paris
Grant as a Boy Showed Unusual Resolve and Resourcefulness
A Glimpsed portrait of a young Ulysses Grant through Hamlin Garland's MacClure's account. The 13 year old demonstrated self sufficiency by driving 600 miles solo, handling a wagon, solving problems, training horses, and speaking with firm certainty. His restraint, judgment, and readiness to endure hard knocks marked him as unusually determined even as a boy.
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Georgetown
Ripley
Batavia
Ulysses Grant
Hamlin Garland
MacClure’s
The Clairvoyant Operator at the Wheat Pit
An odd scene unfolds daily at the Consolidated exchange where a group of women watches from the gallery and a broker signals through hand gestures. The clairvoyant operator appears to read the market future by the crowd’s reactions and her own silent cues.
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Consolidated Exchange
Broadway
New York Mail and Express
Cure for Hydrophobia by Dog Liver Remedy
A French missionary in China witnessed two bitten carriers and Chinese riders claim raw mad dog liver within a set time after bite prevents hydrophobia. Five bitten men from March last reportedly ate the liver with believed safety, echoed by Plinius Natural History. Efficacy unknown, but noted as early isopathy precursor to Pasteur and Koch work.
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China
Plinius
Pasteur and
Koch
A Man Cannot Afford Shabby Clothes, Says Lawyer
A Barnesville lawyer at a public gathering defended wearing a new costly suit. He argued that appearance influences respect and outcomes, joking that even Demosthenes or Cicero could be ignored if not well dressed. He insisted he never intends to wear shabby clothes.
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Barnesville
Saga
Atlanta Constitution
Demosthenes
Cicero
New York City Born Abroad Dominates Population
The article notes that over 76 percent of New York City residents today were born of foreign mothers and more than 40 percent were born abroad. It recalls Peter Stuyvesant’s era when 1,400 residents spoke 18 different languages.
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New York City
Peter Stuyvesant
Measuring the Earth Reach Sets Record Across Peaks
The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and international partners measure the earth with a 183 mile span between Uncompahgre Peak in Colorado and Mount Ellen in Utah, surpassing prior eye estimates of 168 miles between Algiers and Spain. Observers on the Pacific coast report signals from Mount Shasta to Mount Helena at 190 miles though no reply was received. The project uses astronomical timing from Greenwich and Washington, star passages, and cross checks with the Lick telescope and Tokyo’s Imperial University to derive an averaged, highly accurate distance. Continuous signals between Uncompahgre and Mount Ellen last an hour or more on several occasions.
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Stara
Aatronomera
Colorado
Mount Ellen
Utah
Unite States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
Mount Shasta
Mount Helena
Algiers
Spain
Greenwich
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Lick
California
Imperial University of Japan
Tokio
A Man of Prudence: Why He Didn't Kill the Barkeep
A Detroit Free Press tale follows Dick, a cowboy, who avoids violence after learning the barkeep tried to arrange a life policy for $10,000 in favor of his widow. Dick explains his restraint, citing safety and a pending confrontation with the barkeep and his widow, then plans to visit later.
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Detroit Free Press
Widder
Dramatist Colman on Oaths and Regret in Plays
Colman testifying before the House committee on theatrical matters says he removes oaths from revisions. He admits Heir at Law and John Bull contain many antics he disapproves of. Asked if he regrets writing them, he replies he is glad to have made a good pudding though bad plums crept in.
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Colman
House of Commons
New York Advertiser
Law
John Bull
Tortie as a Fox Trap in Herrick Pa Yard
C R Perry of Herrick Pennsylvania fattened a twenty pound snapping turtle all winter. One Sunday the turtle escaped the barrel and confronted a fox feasting at nearby henneries. The turtle seized the fox by the nose in a yard scuffle and did not release until the fox's nose was severed, the creature returning home with the trophy.
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C. R. Perry
Herrick
Perry
Farmer Perry
Explorer's claim on Mississippi River source at Rockies crest
An explorer states the Mississippi River source lies at the Rockies crest near Montana at 8,000 feet, with a stream two feet wide and two inches deep fed by melted snow. He cites distances of 4,221 miles to the Gulf and 2,945 miles to the river's confluence, claiming it is the world's longest unbroken current.
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Mississippi River
Mississippi
Rockies
Montana
Gulf of Mexico
Footprint in Elysian Park Stuns Archaeologists in California
Discovery of a fossilized human shoe imprint in solid shale near Elysian Park Los Angeles draws scrutiny. The right foot imprint shows a high narrow heel and broad flat sole from antique Mexican footwear, with other preserved organic remains and a fish outline found nearby in the same layer.
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Los Angeles
California
Elysian Park
Popular Idea of Siberian Exile Is Questioned
A late Tit Bits report notes seven Russian exiles who escaped Siberia and reached San Francisco. All were later punished by U S law including a 24 year burglary sentence and hangings for two murders. Investigations show each was exiled for crimes justifying Siberian punishment.
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Siberia
Russia
Pacific
San Francisco
Romantic History of Chief Quanah Parker of the Comanches
The article recounts Quanah Parker, son of Cynthia Ann Parker, detailing his mixed heritage, education after his mother's discovery in Texas, and his standing as a wealthy, intelligent leader. It notes his five wives, a favorite companion, and his young son accompanying him, all during his travels in this city.
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Quanah Parker
Oklahoma
McKenzie
Cynthia Ann Parker
Jackson County
Tex
Few Americans Among Them Warwall Population Largely Japanese and Chinese
A Washington received Hawaiian census shows Americans under three percent of the population and just over two percent of the male population. Despite this, Americans hold government control since Queen Liliuokalani’s deposition. The article notes fears of losing power or seeing it spread more widely under current administration.
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Warwall
Hawaiian Islands
Washington
Manchester
N. H.) Union
Lilluckglani
Obstacles of an Evil Spirit in Chinese Farming
The piece describes superstitious obstacles in repairs and farming, noting astrologers, protective symbols, and imp bribery as barriers to home renovations. It explains neighbors must be warned before work begins on Ah Sin’s dwelling and mentions farm timing tied to festivals and agriculture. Chinese farming is presented as scientific handwork despite these beliefs.
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Saya Lippincott
Ah Sin
Matrimony Procedures Among Mennonites Described
The article explains Mennonite marriage customs with ministers handling proposals and negotiations. After engagement, the minister leads the process, the couple may meet privately two weeks before the wedding, and the ceremony includes a long sermon on duties before the couple is pronounced married. The wedding occurs in church with all in attendance.
Curious Nervion River Bridge Enables Passenger Transit
At the mouth of the Nervion River spanning to the Bay of Biscay between Portugalete and Las Arenas, a novel engineering structure suspends a rail line for a trolley system. Towers rise 200 feet, clearance 150 feet, with a suspended deck carrying passengers and a moving tram, allowing quick, regular transit without delaying ship traffic. A similar apparatus is planned near Rouen, France, likely inspiring wider adoption.
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Nervion
Bay of Biscay
Portugalete
Las Arenas
Manchester Guardian
Seine
Rouen
Spain
One Way to Cure Green Reporters
The Albany Journal recounts two green English reporters sent to a suburb to cover an orphan asylum fire. A telegraph arrives with a cheeky note from the pair claiming presence at the scene and the editor orders, Find out where the fire is hottest, and jump in.
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Albany Journal
A Ros sing Joke From a Russian Periodical Comic Corner
A fragment notes a joke column in a Russian periodical that dedicates four corners to the comic. The item hints at satire or humorous sketches without detailing specific content or authors.
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Baconte
Klisabeth
Nid
Severni Nationa
Grant
S Rejginder
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