News in Brief from Across the World
A roundup of global incidents reports the death of William A. Wheeler in New York, martial law in Vermosa ending, a Philippine franchise for telegraph systems, violent Swiss thunderstorms causing deaths and injuries, a major fire in Antioch California, a fatal runaway in Heaver Falls Pennsylvania, and a bank closure in Hagerstown Indiana. Other items note bonds approved in Hawaii, a railroad security push in Cincinnati, legal cases in Minnesota and Wyoming, and various political and military updates.
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William A. Wheeler
Council of New York University
New York
Vermosa
Poecadores Islands
Pnys
Tokio
Philippine Commission
Babin Gines
San Francisco
London Daily Mail
Geneva
Switzerland
Antioch
Cal
J. Lindenburger & Co
Charles F. Wells
National Lead and Oil Company
Pennsyvania
Clara
Heaver Falls
Hagerstown
Ind
Mason
Commercial Bank
John L. Flynn
Mississippi
New Orleans
League of American Travelers
Cincinnati
W. H. Whiting
United States Navy
Charles Henry Treat
United States
Robert Treat
Colony of
Connecticut
Harvard College Observatory
Prof
Lowell
Flagstaff
Ariz
Albert ‘R. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Texas
David Y. Hill
United States Supreme Court
St. Louis
J. P. O'Brien
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Portland
Ore
B. A. Worthing
Cardinal Richelmy
Thomas Medill
Frazer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Scott
J. H. Pratt
Omaha
Cartmen's Onion
San Juan
P. I. Western Contractors
Nebraska
Lil Nole
Minnesota
Salt Lake
Pacific Coast
von Maelew
Prince Radosin
Paria
Dr Pierce Proclaims Pure Ingredients in Favorite Prescription
The advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is pure and alcohol free, listing Blue Cohosh Black Cohosh Lady's Slipper and Golden Seal as components. It notes glycerine as solvent, promises clear labeling, and invites confidential, free correspondence from Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Sermon Moves Stones in Bade Tale from Golden Legend
An old blind Bede desires to preach and speaks to a heap of stones believing them an audience. The stones cry Ame at the end, supposedly to spare his feelings in this medieval episode from the Golden Legend.
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Bade
Aed
Bede
New Dahomy Sweet Potato Proves Economically Valuable
A new Dahomy sweet potato variety acclimated in Bordeaux experimental gardens shows high yield and strong value. The plant, native to Dahomy, provides spinach substitute leaves and tubers with high sugar content, offering excellent animal feed and flavor.
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Dahomy
Bordeaux
Leper Colony Charity Mission From Vancouver
Three lepers sailed from Vancouver aboard the Empress of India to live their lives in Ku Mant u Japan, joining four hundred others at the leper colony.
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Craters of Charity
Vancouver
B. C
Empress of India
Kumantu
Japan
Dodd's Kidney Pills Believed Cure for Rheumatism
In Kushequa Pennsylvania residents claim Dodd's Kidney Pills fix Rheumatism and Lame Back after Mrs. M L Davison reports thirty years of suffering relieved by two boxes. Local townsfolk increasingly deem the pills the one sure cure as more similar results surface daily.
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Kushequa
Pennsylvania
Dodd
M. L. Davison
Removing Nicotine From Tobacco Practice Described
A German chemist explains removing poisonous nicotine from tobacco by steeping leaves in tannic acid solution. The passage notes this method as a chemical process used to extract nicotine from tobacco leaves.
Defiance Starch Promoted as Best Cold Water Brand
A vintage ad-style claim touts Defiance Starch as a household staple offering more starch per 10 cent purchase than any competing brand. The message emphasizes superior quality for cold water starch use.
The Real Evil of Poker Is Framing Near Wins
A wry remark on poker culture notes how players waste time explaining near pays and almost wins rather than focusing on execution. It highlights the social habit of overemphasizing near jackpots.
Last Resting Place for Paul Jones Arrives at Academy
John Paul Jones remains arrive in the United States and will be entombed in the crypt of the new Annapolis Naval Academy chapel. Special Ambassador Loomis, Admiral Sigsbee, and a formal naval escort will oversee the ceremonial naval salute and service. The chapel, part of a congress funded reconstruction, features a massive dome and evokes the Paris Hotel des Invalides.
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John Paul Jones
Annapolis Naval Academy
Loomis
Sigsbee
Naval Academy
Congress
Hotel d'Invalides
Paris
Napoleon
Comfort for the traveler pensions in Europe
The article cites Good Housekeeping on European pensions for travelers, noting rates from francs per day, with Naples as the initial example. It says pensions are plentiful in major cities, differ mainly in cooking, and English is often spoken by staff.
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Naples
Italy
Switzerland
France
Germany
Europe
NO PUZZLE FOR STOCKTON
Kipling and Frank Stockton discuss India with a humorous imagined torture scene. Stockton claims he would choose to leave if confronted with the dangerous jungle and a poised elephant.
Strength of Two Nations
The article notes that dotted circles mark Stockholm Karlskrona Gothenburg and Farosund ports, which by order of the Swedish government are barred to foreign warships.
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Stockholm
Karlskrona
Gothenburg
Farosund
The Gate of Europe in Buda Pesth Landmark
A description lauds Buda Pesth as one of the world’s handsomest cities with wide streets grand buildings and lush cafes. It notes volcanic ground smoldering interior fires hot sulphur baths and Apenta waters as famed purgatives. The text calls Pesth the last Turkish outpost before westward expansion.
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Buda Pesth
St. Lucas
Danube
Buda
Apenta
Oriental Express
Europe
Fewer Medics From Columbia Class This Year
Only five men from Columbia's graduating class of over 100 plan to study medicine. Twenty aim for law, fifteen for commerce, and nine for teaching. Law and medicine usually lead, but medicine shows a notable decline this year.
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Columbia
Ufe
Wars Will End Only When Humanity Evolves
The editorial argues that wars persist as long as existence struggles and economic contests dominate attention. It warns that wars of vanity and prestige should be restricted, or they will continue, a view attributed to the Washington Times.
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Washington Times
Langtry Plans Vaudeville Tour Despite Wealth
English actress Langtry heads to America for a vaudeville tour. She does not need money but seeks to boost her cash balance, turning assets into cash when her funds dip. She previously built a London theater at a loss and sold jewels last spring to shore up her bank account.
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America
The Fells at Lake View: John Hay’s Grave Memorial Day
The body of John Hay rests in Lake View Cemetery Cleveland among granite monuments to local notables. Roosevelt attended the services from morning to afternoon without incident, marking an official day at the Hay burial site near Garfield and the Rockefellers.
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John Hay
Hay
Lake View Cemetery
Cleveland
Ohio
Hes
James A. Garfield
Feller
Roosevelt
Immigrants Adopt New Surnames on Arrival
The New York Sun reports many immigrants change their names after arriving in the United States due to spelling difficulties. East Side residents have adopted new surnames in Rivington Street and nearby areas, including a tailor Isaac Delancey and others such as Bolo mon Ludlow and Abraham Clinton with Israel Christie listed in Orchard Street.
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New York Sun
East Side
Eiroets
Rivington Street
Isaac Delancey
Weat Broadway
Bolomon Ludlow
Abraham Clinton
Israel Christie
Orchard Street
Russell Sage Subscriptions Faced Charity Visit
A late tale recalls a society women committee appealing Russell Sage for a charitable subscription. Carnegie Rockefeller and Morgan pledged substantial sums, while Mrs Russell Sage appeared for a modest 100 dollars, only to have Sage pause and misread the form as Mr and Mrs Sage before correcting.
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Russell
Must Give Wife Pay Envelope Penalty Shocks Dayton Court
William Tieman a Dayton Ohio tailor appeared before Justice Carlin charged with drunkenness and abusing his family. He received a strange sentence to hand over his weekly pay envelope to his wife each Saturday night and present a signed receipt the following Monday or pay 19.60 and spend ninety days in the workhouse. He chose to comply immediately by giving the envelope to his wife.
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William Tieman
Dayton
Ohio
Carlin
Prominent Mexican Veteran Gen Leonardo Marquez Returns
The city of Mexico recalls Gen Leonardo Marquez a veteran who led the Maximilian garrison and returned from exile. The piece notes the thirty eighth anniversary of Porfirio Diaz and republican forces entering the city, following Queretaro's fall and Archduke Maximilian's execution, with Marquez pursued by death in 1867.
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Leonardo Marquez
Mexico
Porfirio Diaz
Queretaro
Archduke Maximilian
Marquez
Maximilian
Avoid Cheap Baking Powders Buy Calumet Instead
A critique warns against low cost baking powders claiming inferior materials yield poor lightness and taste. It argues Calumet delivers consistent leavening, uniform quality, and better long term value despite moderate price, noting that cheap powders require more quantity and can taint color and flavor.
Boon for Tired Housekeepers Prophecy from Canada
A Canadian newspaper envisions the city home of the future with no stoves cooling by power central heating from a plant and elevators from cellar to garret. Meals would be supplied by a cooperative center and cleaning done by power with pneumatic dust removal.
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Garret
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement prompts buyers to seek relief
An old ad urges customers to ask their dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease Browse claiming it rests the feet and cures swollen hot callous aching feet and ingrown nails. It lists druggists and shoe stores at five cents and invites no substitutes with a free offer address Allen 5 LeRay NY.
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Allen
Allen 5
LeRay
N. Y
London lodgings man offers help to convicts
A writer from a London lodging house sends letters to convicts whose names and addresses appear in papers. He promises to supply “wrinkles” on prison life to improve their comfort while jailed. He asks only for clothing or boots and railway fare paid in advance in return.
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London
Against the Newest Methods and Medical Opposition
The passage recalls early resistance to new medical methods including Pare’s ligature and the backlash of ridicule. It notes opposition to innovations and the defense that such ideas echoed Hippocrates.
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Pare
Hippocrates
Pearl Profits From Clam Shells in Simple Oyster Beds
A farmer finding pearls in clams may earn from $2 to $20 daily with $6 as average value and about one in a thousand shells yielding a pearl worth $100. Regular finds provide income beyond shell sales, though valuable pearls are rare.
Parsees Bar Converts End of Marital Admittance
Parsees announce they will admit no more converts and will not recognize children of Parsees married to Christians as Parsees. The change follows years of unusual matches with European spouses and aims to preserve caste and religious purity within the community.
Prize for Hydrophobia Poison Found by Commenc Discovery
The Lom Bardy Institute holds an unclaimed special prize from Commenc for the discovery of hydrophobia poison. The award has remained unawarded for a long period and is still open.
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Lombardy Institute
Bird Delivers Letters Despite Nest in Draper’s Box
A wren sits on her eggs in the letter box of Mr D Baker an English draper and receives letters dropped two or three times daily yet remains on the nest.
Minister credits Grape-Nuts for relief of indigestion
A minister describes lasting relief from indigestion after six months of consuming Grape-Nuts. He says after Sabbath duties he sleeps better, his nerves calm, and he and his family always include Grape-Nuts on their table, with a note from Postum Co Battie Creek Mich.
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Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Wellville
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the Gate
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the Fells
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