Duchess Denies Profound Renovation Displaying Jewels
Buckingham Palace drawing room spectacle centers on the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. The duke’s coach, costing $5,000, features a deep red body with ducal crown and royal coat of arms, red mounted silver supports, and Italian embroidery. Three footmen in red liveries with gold embroidery stand behind. The duchess wears a tall diamond crown and a necklace of Vanderbilt pearls, drawing major attention.
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Buckingham Palace
Duke
Duchess of Marlborough
Duke of Marlborough
Daily Mail
Italy
Vanderbilt
London on the Make as Jubilee Looms Over City
London braces for the queen's jubilee with six weeks of preparations and scarcities. Scaffolding mars church façades and notable buildings, hotels withhold room reservations, and house owners flee to the countryside while merchants and households seek rapid profit amid rising prices. The city is described as "on the make" ahead of celebrations.
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London
Europe
St. Martins-in-the-Fields
St. Paul's Cathedral
Yawn Locks Jaw Sees Frank Baldwin Treated Again
Frank Baldwin suffered a jaw dislocation after yawning causing his mouth to stay open. Physicians in Tell, L. I. attempt to reduce the dislocation and restore closing ability. A similar incident occurred about a year earlier with Baldwin later forgetting the event until another loud yawn caused the jaw to lock again.
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Frank Baldwin
Tellmore
L. I
Baldwin
Timber demand spurs Wycombe chair makers to import
English chair makers of Tigh Wycombe have shifted to wholesale importing, ordering a large Birch timber consignment from an American firm plus hundreds of gross seats and backfeet ready for use. The arrival satisfies local buyers, while London and Liverpool hardware traders view the independence unfavorably.
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Tigh Wycombe
London
Liverpool
Smallest Painting on a Corn Grain Revealed
A Flemish artist paints the smallest known print on a grain of white corn. The work shows a will and a miller bearing a sack, a terrace mill, a four-horse cart, and peasants in the road. Also notes on needle production and a claim about fish memory from The London Lancet.
Famine Ravages Inland China Amid Theft and Piracy
Reports from China's inland provinces Sichuan and Hubei describe severe famine causing deaths and banditry. Authorities remit grain, merchants appeal for aid, and empress dowager funds relief. Pirates strike along the coast and Yangtze, with murders and robberies in Nanchang and West River regions. Distinguished figures and families suffer amid widespread destitution and ransom demands.
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Bzechuen
Hupehin
Szechnen
Nanchang
Kiukiong
Col. Tin
Samkong
West River
Heroine of the House Holds Back Vicious Dogs
Mrs Adelaide Herrmann widow of a magician earns praise after she intervened as two Russian greyhounds attacked each other and bit her arms She locked them inside cauterized her wounds and called a physician The incident followed a prior fearful dog fight she restrained by grabbing collars and dunking the pair in water.
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Herrmann
Adelaide Herrmann
St. Petersburg
Whitestone
L. I
Mexican gambling house to rise near Tia Juana resort
Concession from the Mexican government to Jesse Grant and associates covers lands around the hot springs at Tia Juana and grants a lottery and gambling devices. eastern buyers may run the gambling features while Grant pursues colonization and mineral-water development. Rumor ties the Dwyers to nearby ranch purchases for racing stock as part of the scheme. A local real estate man says the project aims to build a $2,000,000 gambling palace with all games of chance and a lottery.
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Mexico
Jesse Grant
Tia Juana
Grant
Rierson
San Antonio
Dogs Must Have Passports for English Travel Edict
British authorities tighten borders to require a special license from the Board of Agriculture for any dog entering Great Britain to curb hydrophobia fears. The American Kennel Club objects and forms a committee to document rabies incidence, while new rules demand each entering dog be registered with owner details and travel route.
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Kingdom of
Great Britain
British Board of Agriculture
American Kennel Club
Pew
Pacific Coast Salmon Run Forecast and Delft Ornament
In the far northwest the upcoming salmon season beginning in July is expected to be unusually heavy. One company plans to raise 150,000 cages of fish as traps are prepared. A new Delft ornament features a sachet envelope painted with a blue windmill in the Dutch pattern.
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Far Northwest
Delft
Bull Fights Draw Fury In Kentucky Pasture Battle
A Lexington bull fight drew a crowd as Jersey bulls owned by W C Lyne and Judge Jim Mulligan clashed across adjoining pastures. Gov Alford’s Jersey and two stray bulls joined, the fight raged for hours. One stray bull died next morning. the others were badly injured. Dr Louis Mulligan and Willoughby W Williams watched as attempts to separate the animals failed.
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Sir Heasts
Lexington
W.C. Lyne
Kentucky Association
Louis Mulligan
Willoughby W. Williams
Lyne
Jim Mulligan
Balaam
Alaam
Alford
Judge Mulligan
Clifton Heights
Mulligan
Williams
Silver hits record low at 60 cents an ounce
Silver bullion in New York plunged to 60 cents per ounce the lowest since 1894’s 58 cent low, with a brief rally to 60 14. Analysts say demand for export on the steamship Campania caused the rebound. The decline draws international attention as South American dollars flood Paris and Indian markets hit new lows. Japan’s shift to gold standards accelerates the trend.
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New York
Campania
Europe
Paris
London
Shanghai
Japan
Manhattan to switch to third rail electric transit
The Manhattan Railway Company will convert its elevated lines in New York City to a third rail electric system after a two year search for viable power. An estimated $7 million investment is planned with annual savings projected at $750,000 to $1,000,000, while bond interest may total about $280,000 yearly.
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Manhattan Elevated Company
Manhattan Railway Company
New York City
New York & New England
Hartford
Berlin
Clarke
New Haven Road
Manhattan
Faithful of Electrical Christianity Tours Upper Sandusky
An unnamed religious activist in Upper Sandusky, Ohio preaches electrical Christianity. George Washington Wilson claims to be Christ’s descendant born Christmas Eve 1850 and travels the world. He says Biblical miracles come via electricity and predicts healing power within two years. He says he has no home and can hear two sounds at once.
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Upper Sandusky
Christ
George Washington Wilson
McGill Receives 25000 Dollar Endowment Gift
Walter Drake of Montreal donates 25000 dollars to McGill University for the endowment of its chair of physiology. An annual Massachusetts horse census shows an increase of 8086 horses. The University of Berlin reports 7036 students enrolled in the last winter semester.
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McGill
McGill University
Montreal
Walter Drake
Massachusetts
University of Berlin
Iget
Astronomers at War Over Lick Observatory Dispute
A peace commission led by Judge C. W. Slack and regents travels to the Lick Observatory to hear grievances between Director Holden and Prof. Hussey after Hussey accepted Barnard’s vacancy. Gov. Buda was recalled to Sacramento. Timothy Guy Phelps to assist. talks aim to arbitrate and restore harmony on the mountain.
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Holden
Prof
Hussey
Lick Observatory
C. W. Slack
Timothy Guy Phelps
Gov. Buda
Sacramento
Barnard
Molden
Stanford University
Judge Slack
Slack
Canadian government expedition sails to Hudson Bay aboard Diana
The Diana will carry a government exploration party to Hudson Bay from Halifax after provisioning at once. The crew and scientific team total over 50, aiming to map navigability of Hudson Strait and fishing potential. Planned departure around May 20, route past Newfoundland, with a hoped return by late October.
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Hudson Bay
Halifax
N. S
St. Johns
N. F
Hudson Straits
Iudsan Straits
Lord Wheat
England
Fort Churchill
Manitoba
Newfoundland
Mail Boxes On Street Cars In Des Moines
Des Moines postal authorities trial a unique system placing letter boxes on street cars. Cars stop for passengers and mail, with stops at existing passenger points near the post office. All city lines are carried by one company, radiating from a central hub, aiding a dispersed population. Initiated April 19 by Postmaster Edward W. Hunter, the experiment has met his expectations.
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Des Moines
Edward W. Hunter
Hunter
Long-Distance Power Plan To Send Electricity From Leavenworth
A Kansas City Times report outlines a project to transmit electricity from Leavenworth to Kansas City to power steam plants, manufactories, and street railways with an eventual electric railroad link. A $1.5 million Leavenworth power plant is planned, led by Col. D A McKibben Maj. John M Long Harvey M Rush George W Kirstead and ex Senator Caldwell, with eastern capitalists possible. The piece also notes lightning striking rates for smokestacks churches and windmills as an explanation for distribution of electrical sparks and lightning avoidance.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Kanesaw City
Kansas City
Col
D. A. McKibben
Maj
John M. Long
Harvey M. Rush
George W. Kirstead
Caldwell
Wires Underground in Isater England Undergrounded
Isater England completes full undergrounding of telephone wires, placing all lines below ground to improve reliability and reduce weather-related outages. Municipal officials say this marks a major modernization benefiting residents and businesses.
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Isater
England
Nymph Portrait Linked to European Aristocracy
The painting in the Brazilian minister Don De Mendonca’s drawing room is revealed to feature Countess Zichy as the nude nymph model. Baron Arpad Paszthory-Bellerini, who wished to marry her, allegedly lost his chance after Count Zichy robbed him of the model. The artwork shows a blonde woman kneeling by a pool in a forest setting, her hair brushed back while she gazes into the water.
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Richy
Countess Zichy
Don de Mendonca
Arpad Paszthory-Bellerini
Count Zichy
Mendonca
Snake in Valise Scares Belleville Man in St Louis
Belleville Bell Telephone worker Ben Ward was gifted a live snake by friends Frank Groskey and Steve Woods. Ward fled his Metopolitan hotel room in St Louis after finding the reptile in his valise, believing it to be a dangerous rattler with teeth and fire in its eyes. Hotel staff removed the creature and a search for additional snakes followed.
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Belleville
Ben Ward
Bell Telephone Company
St. Patrick
St. Clair County
Frank Groskey
Steve Woods
Ward
Metropolitan
St. Louis
Corwin
Mr. Corwin
Jord
Vallse
Mr. Ward
Grain for South Africa shipment rush resumes
The New York Herald notes a surge in grain exports to South Africa. The Kurdistan loaded 50,000 bushels of wheat from Brooklyn, Mount Sephar began 60,000 bushels at the iron elevator, with No 1 spring wheat valued around a dollar per bushel. Freight, bags, and sowing raise cost to about $1.40 per bushel delivered. Over the next three months Cape and West African ports are expected to match last year’s unprecedented shipments, alongside large cargoes of mining and agricultural machinery and other American goods.
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New York Herald
Brooklyn
South Africa
North Central Pier
Ita
Cape
West African
Bones in Silver Vein Read Like Ancient Life Clues
A Colorado miner finds bones 400 feet underground in the Gilman Rocky Point mine with silver ore adherent to remains and a four inch tempered copper arrowhead nearby. Separately a red oak trunk on James Maynard’s Portland Michigan farm yields an iron horseshoe embedded 38 years. Comparative weights show Boston men 142 pounds on average while women weigh 115 pounds. Cincinnati men 15 pounds and women 131 pounds.
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Colorado
Rocky Point
Gilman
James Maynard
Portland
Mich
Boston
Cincinnati
French Tasom Theater Tickets Funded by 10 Percent Tax
A ten per cent tax on theater tickets funds a public program for paupers. The revenue averages about $10,000,000 annually, supporting welfare and access to performances.
Bully Tip the Bull Terrier Triumphed in Brutal Fight
In Ybor City Florida a big white bull terrier named Tip fought a wildcat at Sportsmen's Park attended by hundreds. The dog and cat exchanged brutal strikes over 21 minutes with Tip sustaining severe injuries including one eye lost and ears torn. The fight ended when Tip finally choked the cat to death after a lengthy struggle.
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Ybor City
Tampa
Fla
Tip
Tombs Prison in New York to be Razed and Rebuilt
Demolition of the Tombs on Center street will start soon under project lead Paul O Brien. A new prison building 200 feet by 50 feet will span the block, with two stories added to the existing structure at a cost of 5 471 000 dollars. The yard remains enclosed by a wall with a temporary quarters area between the old prison and the wall. The historic Egyptian style structure faces criticism as vandals seek a modern replacement.
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Twicitoria
New York
Old Tombs
Center Street
Paul TE. O'Brien
America
Valuable Lecture Courses at Columbian College
President Whitman announces a new series of lectures at Columbian University incorporating politics sociology and ethnology. Dr Les Davis Lodge professor of political science and international law will teach the courses in the law school introducing comparative jurisprudence and the connective tissue of law as an organic growth per Freeman Maine Pollock and Maitland.
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Columbian College
Whitman
Columbian University
Law School
Les Davis Lodge
Freeman
Maine
Pollock
Maitland
Lodge
University
School of Comparative Jurisprudence
First Woman Graduates From Union Theological Seminary
Emily Grace Briggs, daughter of Prof. C A Briggs, becomes the first woman to graduate from Union Theological Seminary, receiving her diploma at the sixty first annual commencement. Briggs, who faced a heresy trial in 1894, wins honors at twenty one, surpassing all male graduates.
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Brigged
Union Theological Seminary
Emily Grace Briggs
C. A. Briggs
General Assemblyj
Miss Briggs
Bees Drunken Bees and Old California Books
Bees drink honey from certain flowers to become intoxicated and stumble home to the hive after debauched bouts. A note from The Journal of Botany describes this deliberate mischief among bees and their recovery. Old Books in California notes that San Francisco shelves hold rarer volumes than elsewhere, as families who struck west in 1849 sold personal property, including books.
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Journal of Botany
California
San Francisco
New York
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