Queen Victoria Arrives at Nice For Cimiez Stay At Excelsior
The Queen will reside in a dedicated wing at the Excelsior hotel in Cimiez Nice with 60 rooms isolated from the rear by a wall and a private elevator to her first floor apartments. Her majesty’s rooms feature Louis XVI and yellow empire decor with mahogany furniture. Lady Antrim, the youngest lady of the bedchamber, accompanies the queen marking a continental novelty.
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Victoria
Nice
Cimiez
Excelsior Hotel
Regina
Antrim
Stop an Elopement Involving Governor’s Son In Georgia
The governor of Georgia intercepted his 17 year old son John P Atkinson as he arranged to wed Ada Byrd 13, granddaughter of author Mrs Mary E Bryan The father locked both youths away and kept them apart while the girl’s father did the same The pair vow to marry when released The case echoes earlier marriages of the Byrd family in Atlanta.
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Georgia
Gov. Atkinson
Ada Byrd
Mary E. Bryan
John P. Atkinson
Atkinson
Mrs. Bryan
Pearl Bryan
Charles P. Byrd
Atlanta
New York to manufacture remarkable Durr light
A New York company forms to produce the Durr light imported from Germany. The device works by automatic evaporation and overheated vapors from lamp petroleum, creating gas that yields 3,500 to 14,000 candle power. It uses dual burners with a smokeless flame and will consume about 1 1/2 pints of coal oil per 1,000 candle power.
Dig Up A Box Of Gold In Washita County OK
A box said to contain fifty thousand dollars of gold was reportedly found on an old Washita County ranch along Spring Creek in western Oklahoma Territory by three unidentified men. The ranch, abandoned ten years ago, was linked to the Grey Davis band of outlaws who looted horses and cattle over a wide area.
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Washita County
Oklahoma
Spring Creek
O. T
Grey Davis
Outlaywa
Servant Girls in London Driven by Nordic Replacements
Report notes English servant girls in London losing work to Swedish and Norwegian rivals. Nordic workers are described as stronger, more willing, and cheaper, accelerating displacement of local staff.
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London
Bicycle Show in Dublin Reveals American British Differences
Report on a Dublin bicycle show notes 650 machines mostly British with occasional French makes. American models favored wooden rims and wooden handle bars, while British bikes used steel rims and metal guards. Differences in crank brackets, steering heads, brakes, saddles, and mud guards highlight design contrasts and buyer appeal.
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Amefiahn Conant
Hitletin
Ossia
Thera
State Department
Dublin
Ireland
Nonsul Ashby
Circle City Alaska Sells First Beefsteak By Lottery
The first beefsteak seen in Circle City Alaska sold for 48 per pound. A ten pound piece from Forty Mile Creek was shipped 250 miles to Circle City. Miners bought tickets 50 cents to 2.50 for a slice and raised 490 in sales before the drawing for the meat prize at a hospital fundraiser.
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Circle City
Alaska
Bishop Howe
German scientist claims death detecting Kritik rays
Prof. E Friedrich, a German scientist, announces a new use of X rays named Kritik rays. He says these vacuum tube rays reveal death by producing distinct photographic images that differ for living and dead subjects. If the hand shows a living form, the person is alive. if not, the person is dead. Medical men seek further development before opinions.
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E. Friedrich
Vienna
Imperial Academy of Science
Heles
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Olive culture in California grows into market monopoly
California olive culture has surged to dominate the U S market with growers earning about 3 million dollars this year, up from 250000 last year. Many orchards bear for the first time, though seven years are needed for profitable bearing and well tended trees may bear for centuries.
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California
Paris Trees Sustain City Beauty Through Replacement
Streets of Paris are lined with trees and when a tree dies a replacement of the same kind from state forests is planted. The process incurs great cost but keeps Paris noted as the most beautiful of modern cities.
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Paris
Disgruntled Missourian Displays Mock Motto in Osceola
A traveling man in Osceola, Missouri, prior to a fairer country, showed a large wagon with the slogan In God We Trusted in Missouri We Busted. The incident reflects a defiant mockery of state loyalties as he journeys onward.
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Osceola
Missouri
Barrymore in Talk of One Act at Continuous Variety Theater
A report notes Maurice Barrymore may appear in Augustus Thomas' A Man of the World at a theater devoted to continuous variety acts. He, like many in drama and song, favors the play over a vaudeville act, saying terms must be settled and he would not perform a variety act. The piece lists several notable performers who have joined variety stages, highlighting the growing popularity and pay in this sector.
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Monica Barrymore
Maurice Barrymore
Augustus Thomas
Barrymore
Madison Square
Sidney Drew
Johnstone Bennett
Miller Kent
Frederick Paulding
Mme
Matthilde Cottrelly
Signor Perugini
Marie Dressler
Richard Golden
Lily Post
Italo Campanini
Charles Dickson
Marie Halton
FiveYearOld Heiress Inherits Trust Fortune In Chicago
Five year old Mabel Arey, living at 1927 Deming Court Chicago with guardians James H Channon and relatives, will receive about 246 064 dollars upon reaching majority. Her father Elias Arey died in Philadelphia leaving the fortune to his widow to pass to Mabel at her death. Guardian Channon notes no complications and says the settlement was made in Philadelphia.
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James H. Channon
Mabel Arey
Deming Court
Chicago
Mr. Channon
Miss Arey
Philadelphia
X rays seen as ancient by Amelia Weed Holbrook
Mrs Amelia Weed Holbrook lecturing at the Academy of Sciences in Lincoln Park Chicago argued X rays and other so called modern discoveries are not new, citing ancient knowledge from China and old women's rights documents. She noted shell teeth from Santa Barbara islands and early observations of Earth's rotundity predating Columbus, praising Thomas Edison while praising older methods.
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Amelia Weed Holbrook
Academy of ‘Sciences
Santa Barbara Islands
Columbus
Thomas A. Edison
India
Morria K Jessup Plans Major Anthropological Expedition
Morria K Jessup of New York, president of the American Museum of Natural History, will fund and organize the largest private expedition in anthropology and ethnology. America Asia and Africa will be explored to study early man with collected specimens for the museum. Estimated cost is about 60000 dollars, funded entirely by Jessup. Prof. F W Putnam will lead the party with Dr. Ross as assistant, six to seven years of fieldwork anticipated.
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Morria K. Jessup
New York
Morria K, Jessup
American Museum of Natural History
America
Asia
Africa
Museum of Natural History
Jessup Himelf
F. W. Putnam
Ross
The Green Book tale of 1824 Russia and disasters
Hungarian novelist Maupassant Jokai recounts in The Green Book how Russia in 1824 faced multiple calamities. A great flood in St. Petersburg on the Neva is tied to Russia’s refusal to aid Greece against the Turks, shaping the era’s narrative.
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Maurus Jokai
St. Petersburg
Russia
Greece
Lawyers of Pittsburgh and the local bar economy
The Pittsburgh Leader reports about 600 practicing lawyers in Pittsburgh with 160 doing most business. average earnings for the rest under 1000 dollars annually. The city’s lawyers draw about 1.5 million dollars yearly in fees, much from railways and manufacturing firms. Tales recount a $25 000 bill met with a $35 000 check for Standard Oil and a $100 000 verdict for upholding a railroad charter. It notes that a middle aged newcomer struggles to build a lucrative practice due to local customs and established rivals.
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Pittsburgh
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
The American Apple Sells Itself in Europe
Reports to the state department from Europe praise the American apple for quality over price. Consul generals Frankfort and Chemitz note a massive rise in imports into Germany, about 20 times any prior season, with German growers astonished by long keeping qualities. English observers likewise report a surplus of American apples into Britain.
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State Department
Europe
Frank Mason
United States
Frankfort
Germany
Monaghan
Chemitz
Baldwin
England
Meeker
Bradford
Courageous Kentucky Girl Rescues Father From Gaping Wound
A 13 year old Kentucky girl, living in the mountains with her invalid sister, rode through a storm to fetch a doctor after her father accidentally shot himself. She reached town at 1 am, then returned with the physician, ensuring timely aid before the sister fainted.
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Kentucky
Island Doom for Cobb's Island Virginia Coast Resort
A famed summer resort and life saving station off Virginia’s Atlantic coast is being washed away by the sea. A severe October storm wrecked the main hotel and flooded the island creating a central trench. High tides have submerged most structures leaving the life saving station and a few cottages, with the captain warning the island is doomed unless winds and waves reverse course.
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Virginia Coast
Cobb’s Island
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
A Diamond for a Marble Found by Kid Becomes Court Prize
Mrs Sella-Greenspan, widow of Jate Allen Sells, recovers a diamond lost in Topeka last September. Patrick Hussey’s son found the gem and used it as a marble, later selling it for 200 dollars to a jeweler. Mrs Sells-Greenspan proved ownership and the stone was returned to her.
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes in 1896
The Great Lakes iron ore trade totaled 9,057,921 tons in 1896, about 500,000 tons less than the previous Tsar year. Shipments were carried by carriers across the lakes, reflecting the era's industrial pace and regional demand.
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Great Lakes
Tsar
Oldest Pennsylvania rail crew fired over wine theft
Five veteran Trenton railroad workers were discharged after breaking into President Cleveland’s wine during transit to Princeton. An initial alibi implicated Princeton expressmen, but investigators found wine poured into a caboose coffee pot and the men heavily intoxicated. The company plans no reinstatement.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
Washington
Princeton
White House
Trenton
Monmouth Junction
Princeton Express Micn
Caboose
Grant Monument Inaugural Parade Planned in New York
Arrangements for the Grant monument inaugural parade on April 27 in New York City advance well with expectations of the largest demonstration of its kind in the nation. The event will include the president, cabinet, Supreme Court justices, foreign dignitaries, governors of 20 states, and the national guard. Grand marshal Gen. Dodge says the U S Army and Navy will feature prominently, with significant participation from state national guards, school cadets, and veteran organizations under orders from leaders such as Commander in Chief Clarkson, Commander Rohl, and Col. Donohue. Invitations extend to the Loyal Legion and war army societies. many applications from elite groups across several states.
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Grant Monument
New York City
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
National Guard
Dodge
United States Army
Navy
National Guards
States
Clarkson
Grand Army
Rohl
Sons of Veterans
Col
Donohue
Union Veterans
Loyal Legion
Army Societies
Massachusetts
Indiana
Virginian
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Project Aims Vast Scale
The Alaska Juneau Gold Mining company plans a major expansion in the Silver Bow Basin Alaska. Capt. Thomas Mein Alfred Bell and Robert Duncan Jr lead new West Virginia reincorporation with 5 000 000 capital 750 percent abroad. A 500 stamp mill and 500 jobs expected if vein holds. Ore value last season at 81 cents a ton with 1 184 days and a 30 stamp mill producing 80 677 dollars.
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Alaska
North America
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company
Silver Bow Basin
Charles D. Lane
Archibald M. Campbell
Thomas Mein
The
Exploring Company of London
Alfred Bell
Wember, Belt & Co
London
Robert Duncan, Jr
Alaska Treadwell Mines
West Virginia
Discovery of Iron in America
A historical authority notes the earliest iron discovery within present U S borders occurred in western North Carolina. The first attempt to manufacture iron into workable form took place in Virginia in 1619, with the foundry destroyed by the Arriving in 1622.
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America
North Carolina
Virginia
Real Estate in a Cemetery Sworn False In Bail Case
At Louisville a man faced perjury charges after swearing he owned a $400 lot. Investigators found the alleged property to be located in a cemetery, reframing the dispute and potential penalties.
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Louisville
Brave brakeman saves skaters on thin ice bridge
Nemarkatiettesene of a nto, a brakeman aboard the PB. W. & 2. railroad near Baltimore, signaled a halted freight train and jumped into frost water to rescue a boy and his sister who plunged through thin ice on Bush River beneath a highway bridge. He pulled them to safety and returned to duty unscathed.
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Nemarkatiettesene
Nto
Baltimore
Wiliam Frasher
Philadelphia
Washington
Bush River
Frasher
Half Cat Half Rabbit Owned by Lambertville Barroom Keeper
A Lambertville New Jersey barroom keeper owns a three month old animal described as half cat and half rabbit. The creature resembles a kitten from head to midbody with front paws like a cat and hindquarters like a rabbit. It can nibble food with front paws, stands on hind legs, and displays both catlike and rabbit behaviors when disturbed or frightened.
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Oda
New Jersey
Nature
Lambertville
N. J
Why Engaged Couples Share News Later
A newspaper notice of an engagement prompted a rush of suppliers to the future bride's home. Awning makers printers engravers and many merchants offered services and bids for wedding preparations while ministers also weighed in on bargain ceremony options.
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Buffalo Courier
Sparrows Attack a Rat in Circleville Yard
In Circleville Ohio residents witnessed a hensday clash as sparrows swarmed a large gray rat at 117 West Water Street after dinner. The birds, starting with six or seven, surged to about five times that number and pecked at the rat until it retreated to its hole, though one sparrow was captured. The flock then resumed feeding, finishing all scraps in sight.
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Circleville
West Water Street
Counterfeit Bank Note Paper and Church Carpet Theft
The article notes the Bank of England note paper is distinctive with thicker areas to protect the vignette and shadows, baffling counterfeiters who copy flatly. It also reports two Jasper County churches robbed of carpets, including aisle and pulpit area coverings, evidencing thefts at religious sites.
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Hord
Bank of England
Jasper County
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