Duchess Marlborough’s Royal Carriage Dazzles Buckingham Drawing Room
At Buckingham Palace last drawing room, the Marlboroughs’ state carriage dominated the scene. The $5,000 jeweled coach featured red mounts, a ducal crown, coat of arms, and a princely coronet befitting a prince of the empire. Three footmen wore gold-embroidered liveries, with Italian embroidery to prevent tarnish. The duke’s liveries sparked a color dispute with the tailor, who warned the royal shade was reserved for royalty. The duchess wore the tallest diamond crown and a necklace of Vanderbilt pearls, drawing the most attention among the guests.
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Buckingham Palace
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Duke of Marlborough
Daily Mail
Italy
London On the Make Prepares for Jubilee Riches
London bristles for queen's jubilee with six weeks of upheaval. Scaffolds cloak church fronts and monuments as speculators buy property. Provisions rise in price and hotels delay bookings. Residents rush to the country, all saying everyone is on the make.
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London
Europe
St. Martins-in-the-Fields
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Yawn Locks Jaws Again on Baldwin in Bellmore IL
Frank Baldwin suffered jaw dislocation while yawning and doctors expect a few days of recovery. A similar incident a year prior left him speechless for days until surgeons realigned his jaws. Baldwin’s condition recalls a prior episode and now prompts medical attention. American Timber demand note is attached to another item about Wycombe chair makers increasing imports of birch timber and parts for seats and backfeet.
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Baldwin
Bellmore
IL. I
Frank Baldwin
Itt
High Wycombe
London
Liverpool
Smallest Painting on a Corn Grain Card
A tiny artwork by a Blemish artist is painted on a smooth corn grain showing a mill, a miller with a sack, a terrace mill, horse and cart, and nearby peasants. The piece uses a single grain to depict a miniature rural scene. The rest notes needle production by machinery and a claim from The London Lancet on fish memory for people.
Famine Ravages China as Inland Provinces Suffer
Famine in Sichuan and Hupeh provinces drives deaths by starvation while authorities send grain to destitute areas. Brigand bands raid towns, kidnapping wealthy heirs’ daughters for ransom. Pirates operate along the coast and Yangtze, with murders of merchants and looting reported.
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Hanger
Oriental Newa
Bzechuen
Hupehin
Szechnen
Wort
Nanchang
Kiukiang
Col. Tin
Mrs Herrmann Heroine After Dog Fight At Whitestone
Widow of famed magician Adelaide Herrmann earns praise for halting a fatal dog confrontation at White Stone Long Island. She interposed between two Russian gray hounds, subdued them, and even cauterized her wounds before summoning a physician. Earlier, she rescued the dogs from a deadly battle by plunging them into water and forcing them apart.
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Herrmann
Adelaide Herrmann
St. Petersburg
Whitestone
L. I
Will Surpass Monte Carlo Gambling House Planned at Tia Juana
Concession from Mexican government to Jessa Grant and associates covers lands near Tia Juana hot springs across the border and includes a lottery and gambling devices. Eastern buyers may run the venture while Grant focuses on colonization and mineral waters. Reports name the Dwyers as buyers seeking nearby ranches to support racing stock. A local agent says the project foresees a $2,000,000 gambling palace with every game and a lottery.
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Mexico
Jessa Grant
Tia Juana
Grant
Rierson
San Antonio
Dogs Require Passports for Entry to Great Britain
Great Britain imposes a license and registration for all dogs entering English shores to curb hydrophobia. The British board of agriculture will require a certificate of identification and origin, with owner name, address, destination, and travel route. The American Kennel Club protests, forming a committee to study rabies prevalence in dogs.
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Great Uritiin
Kingdom of
Great Tritain
British Board of Agriculture
American Kennel Club
Pacific Coast Salmon Run Expected to Bring Large Haul
In the far northwest the people anticipate an unusually heavy salmon run starting in July. One winning company plans to produce 150,000 cases of fish. Preparations to set traps are under way. A new Delft ornament portrays a sachet envelope white with a blue Dutch windmill pattern.
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Far Northwest
Delft
Bull Fight in Kentucky Ends with Fatalities and Injuries
In Lexington a pasture melee among Jersey bulls led to a brutal, hours long fight. W C Lyne and Judge Mulligan's bulls clashed with Ex-Lieut. Gov Alford's and two stray bulls joining in. The next day one stray bull lay dead and the remaining five were badly injured.
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Heaata Tate
Lexington
W.C. Lyne
Kentucky Association
Louis Mulligan
Willoughby W. Williams
Lyne
Jim Mulligan
Balaam
Alford
Jersey
Sde
Judge Mulligan
Clifton Heights
Dr. Mulligan
Williams
Silver hits record low at 60 cents per ounce in New York
Silver bullion fell to 60 cents an ounce in New York the lowest since 1894 except for a brief dip. A temporary rally followed as demand to export to Europe grew aboard the steamer Campania, which recently loaded 530,000 ounces. Analysts note Japan’s shift toward a gold standard and anticipate other nations may follow.
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New York
Campania
Europe
Paris
London
Shanghai
Japan
Manhattan Elevated to adopt third rail electric system
The Manhattan Railway Company plans to convert its elevated lines in New York to electricity using the third rail after two years of testing. A $7 million outlay is expected, with annual earnings estimated up to $1 million and annual interest on bonds at roughly $280,000.
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Manhattan Elevated Company
Tts
Manhattan Railway Company
New York City
New York & New England
Hartford
Berlin
Clarke
New Haven Road
Manhattan
Electrical Christianity preacher tours Upper Sandusky
A traveler named George Washington Wilson preached in Upper Sandusky claiming descent from Christ and a mission of electrical Christianity. He says miracles of the Bible were done by electricity, born Christmas Eve 1850, and predicts he will cure diseases within two years while traveling the world without a home.
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Upper Sandusky
Christ
Publica Square
George Washington Wilson
McGill Receives $25,000 Gift for Physiology Chair
McGill University in Montreal received a $25,000 donation from Walter Drake of the city to endow its physiology chair. An odd note mentions that Massachusetts annual census shows a rise of 1,085 horses in the past year.
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McGee
McGill University
Montreal
Walter Drake
Massachusetts
University of Berlin enrollment in winter semester
The University of Berlin reported 7,028 students enrolled in the last winter semester. The figure highlights the universitys size and academic activity during that period.
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University of Berlin
War among astronomers at Lick Observatory threatens harmony
Resignation of Prof Barnard sparks dispute with Director Holden and Prof Hussey. A peace commission led by Judge Slack, directed by the regents, travels to the observatory to hear grievances and arbitrate. Timothy Guy Phelps may assist. Gov. Budd was summoned to Sacramento.
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Holden
Prof
Hussey
Lick Observatory
C. W.slack
Timothy Guy Phelps
Gov. Budd
Sacramento
Businness
Ifolden
Barnard
Stanford University
Molden
Slack
Hudson Bay Expedition Aboard the Diana Sets Sail
The Canadian government plans an expedition to Hudson Bay aboard the steamer Diana which has arrived at Halifax. The ice ready vessel will carry over 50 including scientists and crew. The aim is to determine navigable periods for grain ships to Fort Churchill and study fishing potential. departure around May 20 with a return hoped for by late October.
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Diana
Hudson Bay
Halifax
N. F
St. Johns
Hudson Straits
England
Fort Churchill
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Mail boxes on street cars experiment in Des Moines
Postal authorities in Des Moines Iowa have equipped street cars with letter boxes and stop for passengers to mail letters. The system, proposed by Postmaster Edward W Hunter, began April 19 and has met expectations. All lines meet near the post office, aiding a dispersed population with centralized collection.
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Des Moines
Edward W. Hunter
Hunter
Long-Distance Power to Wire Kansas City Railways
Kansas City plans to run steam plants and streets by electricity generated at Leavenworth. The project aims to build a 1.5 million dollar power plant there with Col. D. A. McKibben Maj. John M. Long Harvey M. Rush George W. Kirstead and ex-Senator Caldwell of Leavenworth as promoters, with eastern capitalists reportedly interested.
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Leavensworth
Kan
Kansa City
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Col
D. A. McKibben
Maj
John M. Long
Harvey M. Rush
George W. Kirstead
Caldwell
Churches and Smokesmoke Lightning Statistics
The article notes lightning striking 3 of 10,000 smokestacks, 67 of 10,000 church spires, and 89 of 10,000 windmills annually. It suggests smoke from stacks distributes electricity around buildings reducing attraction for lightning. It also explains why country fires are lit before storms.
Wires Underground in Manchester Telegraph Project
Wires Underground Manchester announces its telephony lines are being laid underground to improve service. The project aims to reduce outages and protect infrastructure while upgrading urban connectivity.
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Manchester
England
Countess Zichy Named Model For Nude Nymph Painting
The Countess Zichy is identified as the model for a nude nymph portrait hung in Brazilian minister Don Mendonca’s drawing room. Baron Arpad Paszthory-Bellerini painted the scene titled The Nymph at the Pool, a work later sold after the baron’s revenge, revealing the aristocratic link.
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Countess Zichy
Don de Mendonea
Arpad Paszthory-Bellerini
Count Zichy
Mendonca
Europe
Belville Man Bit by Snakes In Practical Jokes
Belleville telephone employee Ben Ward, staying at a St Louis hotel, faced a rattlesnake prank when friends Frank Groskey and Steve Woods smuggled a snake into his valise. Ward described it as a 11 foot creature with teeth and fire in its eyes, but staff found only a two foot nonvenomous snake. He fled the room and refused to return until the animal was removed.
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Belleville
Nadly
Ben Ward
Bell Telephone Company
Belleville, IL
St. Patrick
St. Clair County
Frank Groskey
Steve Woods
Ward
Metropolitan
St. Louis
Corwin
Mr. Corwin
Grain shipments to South Africa resume from New York docks
The New York Herald reports a rush of grain to South Africa is about to begin. The Kurdistan loaded 50 000 bushels of wheat and Mount Sephar started loading 60 000 bushels at the iron elevator. No. 1 spring wheat is worth about one dollar per bushel here. Freight, bags, and sowing bring the cost to roughly 1.49 per bushel delivered. Over the next three months shipments to the Cape and West African ports are expected to match last year’s record, with large quantities of mining and agricultural machinery and other American goods joining the cargoes.
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New York Herald
Brooklyn
South Africa
North Central Pier
Cape
West African
Bones in a Silver Vein Unearth Ancient Remains in Colorado Mine
A Colorado find in the Rocky Point mine Gilman 400 feet deep yields human bones embedded in silver ore with over $100 worth of ore still clinging. An eight inch tempered copper arrowhead lies with the remains. Also notes a 38 year old iron horseshoe embedded in a red oak trunk in Michigan.
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Colorado
Rocky Point
Gilman
James Maynard
Portland
Mich
Bull Terrier Kills Wildcat in Florida Showdown
In Ybor City near Tampa a large white bull terrier named Tip fought a wildcat in Sportsmen's Park for spectators and money. After 21 minutes Tip, severely injured with one eye gone and ears torn, finally grappled the cat by the throat and killed it, drawing a crowd and attention to the brutal display.
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Ybor City
Amipa
Fla
Luis
Tip
Lip
Tombs Prison to Fall in New York City Demolition
Demolition of the Tombs prison will start soon under Paul E. O'Brien. A new Center Street front building will span 200 feet by 50 feet, costing 5.471 million dollars. The yard and prison proper occupy the enclosed block with temporary quarters inside. Two stories will be added to the existing prison. Many New Yorkers decry the loss of this Egyptian style historic building tied to the city’s history.
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New York
Old Tombs
Center Street
Paul E. O'Brien
America
Valuable Lecture Courses at Columbian College
President Whitman announces new lecture courses in politics sociology and ethnology at Columbian University Law School. Dr Les Davis Lodge chairs political science and international law teaching theory of the state comparative politics and sociology to connect law as organic growth following Freeman Maine Pollock and Maitland.
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Columbian College
Whitman
Columbian University
Law School
Les Davis Lodge
Freeman
Maine
Pollock
Maitland
Lodge
First Woman Graduate Spurs Union Theological Seminary Honors
Emily Grace Briggs, daughter of Prof. C. A. Briggs, becomes the first woman to graduate from Union Theological Seminary at its sixty fifth anniversary. Despite her father’s suspension by the general assembly after a 1894 heresy trial, the 21 year old Briggs passes all male graduates, drawing wide interest at the ceremony.
Beehive Drunkenness Noted in Journal of Botany
The Journal of Botany notes certain bees intentionally seek intoxicants in specific flowers. After a debauch a bee returns to the same blooms, then is helped home to the hive and collapses into deep sleep. Old California book stores hold rare volumes as many 1849 migrants sell belongings, including books, when fortunes fail.
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Journal of Botany
California
San Francisco
New York
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